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Politics consume D.C. Mardi Gras; blood donations see winter drop; NOMA presents work of Hayward Oubre
Season 1 Episode 1142
It’s Thursday, and that means it’s time to catch up on politics with The Times-Picayune/New Orleans Advocate’s editorial director and columnist, Step…
3 months, 2 weeks ago
Research into aggressive breast cancer; new online tool for evaluating education policy; king cake baking class
Season 1 Episode 1141
A Louisiana organization that examines how public policy decisions impact the care, education and development of our youngest children has developed …
3 months, 2 weeks ago
NOLA filmmaker to present doc at Olympics; The Nola Project presents ‘Fat Ham’; The Saints are headed to Paris
Season 1 Episode 1140
A documentary by a New Orleans-based filmmaker was recently selected for screening at the Olympic Winter Games Cultural Olympiad and will be screened…
3 months, 2 weeks ago
Drop in La. parole numbers; exhibit explores burial grounds of the enslaved; Tulane prof’s cancer screening invention
Season 1 Episode 1139
Louisiana’s parole rates have sunk to their lowest number in 20 years under Gov. Jeff Landry. This is perhaps the clearest example of the “tough on c…
3 months, 2 weeks ago
What’s on the docket for Miss., Ala. legislative sessions; local investigative journalist writes debut novel
Season 1 Episode 1138
State legislative sessions are well underway in both Mississippi and Alabama. In Mississippi, education has been a major subject of multiple bills th…
3 months, 3 weeks ago
D.C. Mardi Gras; Gov. Landry unveils energy strategy plan; the story behind Black History Month
Season 1 Episode 1137
It’s Thursday, and that means it’s time for our week in Politics with The Times Picayune/New Orleans Advocate’s editorial director and columnist Step…
3 months, 3 weeks ago
Temporary victory for trans health care; civics bee in La.; rebuilding an old tailor shop with ties to jazz history
Season 1 Episode 1136
Earlier this month, an East Baton Rouge Parish judge denied the state of Louisiana’s motion to dismiss a lawsuit regarding gender affirming care. The…
3 months, 3 weeks ago
Immigration enforcement’s impact on Mardi Gras tourism; Acadian Museum set to expand; Across the Pond Guitar Fest
Season 1 Episode 1135
In recent months, New Orleans has been in the spotlight for law-enforcement reasons — a federal immigration surge, a National Guard deployment.
But w…
3 months, 3 weeks ago
Winter weather hits La.; Krewe of Oshun welcomes new captain; Spanish colonial Louisiana’s role in American Revolution
Season 1 Episode 1134
Sunday night, Louisianans prepared for a cold front, protecting their plants, pipes and pets from freezing temperatures.
Meteorologist Jennifer Narra…
3 months, 3 weeks ago
Why immigration officers fell short of arrest goal in La.; Black Masking Indians share how they make their suits
Season 1 Episode 1133
Earlier this month, federal immigration officers left Louisiana in droves and headed to Minneapolis. The abrupt pivot signals a wrapping up of the Lo…
3 months, 4 weeks ago