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From the Czech Republic to Cape Verde to Uruguay, we look at carnival celebrations around the world
Season 1 Episode 460
It’s Carnival season in Louisiana and around the world. Yes, you’ve heard of Mardi Gras, and you might be familiar with Carnaval in Brazil, but durin…
3 years, 4 months ago
An aging YMCA facility in Baton Rouge is set to turn into affordable apartments
Season 1 Episode 459
Law enforcement officers from outside of the New Orleans area will head to the Crescent City to help with policing and security during Mardi Gras. Bu…
3 years, 5 months ago
New Orleans jazz meets worship and spiritualism at 29th Annual Jazz Service
Season 1 Episode 458
In the days since abortion became heavily restricted or illegal, pregnancy resource centers have been getting more financial support in states like M…
3 years, 5 months ago
Baton Rouge law enforcement aims for positive traffic stop interactions with new program
Season 1 Episode 457
Baton Rouge law enforcement recently adopted the new program, LightsOn! The initiative seeks to transform traffic stops from punitive interactions to…
3 years, 5 months ago
'We are resilient people': A project to keep cultures and land above water
Season 1 Episode 456
Now through February 24 at the Cary Saurage Community Arts Center in Baton Rouge is “Preserving Our Place– A Photographic Exhibition.” This display o…
3 years, 5 months ago
New SPLC report reveals major lack of diversity in Louisiana law enforcement
Season 1 Episode 455
A recent study by the Southern Poverty Law Center Action Fund revealed that Louisiana sheriffs and prosecutors are overwhelmingly white and male. Whi…
3 years, 5 months ago
LSU launches new modeling system to better predict flooding after hurricanes
Season 1 Episode 454
Last week, two Baton Rouge area elementary school teachers were recognized with the Milken Educator Award, a nationwide honor sometimes described as …
3 years, 5 months ago
The musical “The Color Purple,” based on the book by Alice Walker, extends run at Le Petit Theatre
Season 1 Episode 453
Le Petit Theatre’s production of The Color Purple, the musical based on Alice Walker’s Pulitzer Prize-winning novel, has been extended through Februa…
3 years, 5 months ago
When neo-Nazis came to New Orleans, a group of Holocaust survivors fought back
Season 1 Episode 453
Last Friday was Holocaust Remembrance Day. And even though these days, the term “never forget” seems to be part of public discourse, it wasn’t that l…
3 years, 5 months ago
The Little Book of King Cake brings the story of the iconic carnival dessert to kids
Season 1 Episode 452
In the last few years New Orleans has seen an explosion in the variety of King Cakes one can buy. From Dong Phuong’s Vietnamese style of the desert, …
3 years, 5 months ago