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From songs about the Bywater to the bayou, Rising Appalachia’s new album is an ode to New Orleans
Season 1 Episode 402
It’s been more than four months since the U.S. Supreme Court overturned Roe v. Wade, and Louisiana’s most powerful anti-abortion organization has bee…
3 years, 10 months ago
Re-imagining 'drug court': A new Baton Rouge program prioritizes recovery over jail time
Season 1 Episode 401
The 19th Judicial District Court in Baton Rouge is launching a new drug recovery program as part of an effort to provide supervised treatment for off…
3 years, 10 months ago
Coats for Kids event offers an evening of music while collecting winter jackets for those in need
Season 1 Episode 400
Louisiana Republican John Kennedy just won a second term in the US Senate, and already he’s saying he will seriously consider a run for Governor in 2…
3 years, 10 months ago
The Louisiana School for the Deaf is in trouble. Today, we discuss it – in American Sign Language
Season 1 Episode 399
The Louisiana School for the Deaf is not up to standards. Not only is enrollment declining, but over the summer, the superintendent of Louisiana’s sc…
3 years, 10 months ago
Conditions at a Louisiana prison violate inmates’ constitutional rights, judge rules
Season 1 Episode 398
It’s been eight months since Mississippi’s largest hospital and the state’s biggest insurer parted ways, leaving many patients without access to affo…
3 years, 10 months ago
Why NPR’s Planet Money started a record label to release a 47-year-old song by a Baton Rouge artist
Season 1 Episode 397
In 1975, when prices at the grocery store and gas station were higher than anyone could remember, Baton Rouge musician Earnest Jackson wrote a song a…
3 years, 10 months ago
Breaking down the 2022 midterm results in Louisiana and across the country
Season 1 Episode 396
Most of the results from yesterday’s elections are in, and it's time to break down the key results. Veteran political journalist from Talk Louisiana,…
3 years, 10 months ago
This podcast looks at recovery and rebuilding in Lake Charles after 4 major natural disasters
Season 11 Episode 395
From the Water Main at American Public Media, season 2 of the podcast In Deep takes listeners to Lake Charles, Louisiana to learn how residents are r…
3 years, 10 months ago
Crime is top concern for Orleans and Jefferson Parish residents, new survey says
Season 1 Episode 394
Short-term rentals — like those listed on Airbnb — have been a hot button issue in New Orleans for years. Now, the city is yet again gearing up to wr…
3 years, 10 months ago
In new documentary 'Hollow Tree,' teens come of age amid rising sea levels in Louisiana
Season 1 Episode 393
Midterm elections are less than a week away! The Times Picayune | New Orleans Advocate’s editorial page director columnist Stephanie Grace and WRKF C…
3 years, 10 months ago