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Why thousands of Louisianans are losing SNAP benefits; how La. Dems feel about presidential campaign changes
Season 1 Episode 816
In the last few months, more than 15,000 Louisianans have been kicked off of food stamps. This comes after COVID-era work requirement waivers expired…
1 year, 11 months ago
Louisiana’s role in NASA’s upcoming moon mission; Baton Rouge painter on the relationship between art and health
Season 1 Episode 816
The push to unionize auto plants in the South appears to have lost momentum. This comes after a big loss in May when workers at a Mercedes factory re…
1 year, 11 months ago
Hurricane season forecast; ‘A Streetcar Named Desire’ returns to NOLA stage; staying safe at public pools
Season 1 Episode 815
In the last few weeks, Hurricane Beryl tore through the Caribbean, made landfall in Texas and continued northward. As it drowned Houston in floodwate…
1 year, 11 months ago
Biden drops out; new laws restrict photo sharing; how to get involved with coastal restoration projects
Season 1 Episode 814
On Sunday, President Joe Biden announced that he will not seek re-election. This comes after weeks of calls for him to step down amid concerns about …
1 year, 11 months ago
Gravy: A Shrimp Boat Blessing with no Shrimp Boats
Season 1 Episode 813
Fishing has long been a dangerous and capricious industry, where luck – in harvests, weather, accidents – has almost as much to do with a captain’s s…
1 year, 11 months ago
NAMI merges New Orleans and St. Tammany chapters; novel explores impact of BP oil spill on oyster-farming families
Season 1 Episode 812
It’s day two of qualifying for November elections and there are already candidates vying to represent Louisiana’s new majority-Black congressional di…
1 year, 11 months ago
Update on Baton Rouge superintendent search; Report reveals many deaths in ICE detention centers could have been prevented
Season 1 Episode 811
The East Baton Rouge Parish school system remains without a permanent superintendent after board members delayed their vote on a final pick last week…
1 year, 11 months ago
La. trampoline gymnast Alexi Shostak heads to Paris Olympics; New Orleans Shakespeare Festival closes season with ‘Julius Caesar’
Season 1 Episode 810
Terrance Winn loved sports, was a smart student and planned to go to college. And then at 16, he was arrested for murder, charged as an adult and sen…
1 year, 11 months ago
How three Louisianans wound up playing baseball in Saskatoon; Baton Rouge filmmakers debut musical drama at PBS Short Films Festival
Season 1 Episode 809
July 15, marks the start of the PBS Short Film Festival. The festival is designed to increase the visibility of independent films, and for the 11th s…
1 year, 11 months ago
Former Saints player and ALS patient and advocate Steve Gleason on new memoir; political roundup; assigning names to heat waves
Season 1 Episode 808
On Thursday July 11, Steve Gleason was honored at the ESPY awards with the Arthur Ashe Award for Courage. The former Saints player first rose to fame…
1 year, 11 months ago