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Entergy doesn’t want to reimburse overcharged customers; encore interview with John Schroder
Season 1 Episode 612
The Louisiana Public Service Commission and the New Orleans City Council argue Entergy, the region’s power company, owes $550 million in refunds to c…
2 years, 9 months ago
Sea Change: Abandoned in Plant(ation) Country
Season 1 Episode 611
Earlier this year, we told the story of how a change in the White House had the potential to turn the tide for Black communities fighting against mor…
2 years, 9 months ago
BRPD ‘Brave Cave’ investigation; why NOLA trees are sick; encore interview with Jeff Landry
Season 1 Episode 610
A few weeks ago, allegations surfaced that the Baton Rouge Police Department had been using a police warehouse as an unmonitored interrogation chambe…
2 years, 9 months ago
Impacts of ruling on youth incarcerated at Angola; encore interview with candidate Waguespack
Season 1 Episode 609
Earlier this month, a federal judge ruled that Louisiana could no longer incarcerate teenagers at the notorious state penitentiary at Angola. Several…
2 years, 9 months ago
Birmingham church bombing 60 years later; Culture Collision 13; encore interview with Shawn Wilson
Season 1 Episode 608
Over the weekend, crowds gathered in Birmingham, Ala., to commemorate the 60th anniversary of the bombing of the 16th Street Baptist Church, a racist…
2 years, 9 months ago
EBR school bus crisis worsens; encore interview with Sharon Hewitt; how farmers handle heat
Season 1 Episode 607
Louisiana just recorded its hottest summer ever as temperatures skyrocketed along the Gulf Coast. For agricultural workers, there’s little reprieve f…
2 years, 9 months ago
Retired NOLA priest indicted; unhoused in heat; dance programs for people with disabilities
Season 1 Episode 606
This summer has been the hottest New Orleans has ever measured. Public officials — including the mayor and the governor — have issued heat emergencie…
2 years, 9 months ago
Debate preview; NOPD officer shortage; teaching financial literacy in schools
Season 1 Episode 605
Most New Orleanians are well aware of the city’s police officer shortage — which has led to long wait times and financial consequences. The city is s…
2 years, 9 months ago
Impacts of La.’s ‘three strikes law;’ exploring Creole language and ASL at TEDxBatonRouge
Season 1 Episode 604
Louisiana’s habitual offender law has been in place since 2009. Often referred to as a “three strikes” rule, it’s a controversial law that allows jud…
2 years, 9 months ago
La. school district sues TikTok, Instagram; Tennessee Williams Theatre Co. stages rare play
Season 1 Episode 603
The Livingston Parish school district is suing TikTok and Instagram, saying the social media apps have built addictive platforms that caused a mental…
2 years, 9 months ago