Louisiana Considered

The Archdiocese of New Orleans recently made headlines for firing leadership of the Second Harvest Food Bank of Greater New Orleans. This was done in retaliation for refusing to divert as much as $16 million of the food bank’s money to help pay for settlements against the church regarding sex abuse claims.  The Guardian reports the Archdiocese relied on public relations assistance provided by the...

The Super Bowl is just days away, and this week New Orleans is abuzz with excitement. And even if you don’t have a ticket to the game, there are plenty of ways to join in on the fun. Our managing producer Alana Schreiber joined us  for more on this week’s Super Bowl activities and events. The Angela King Gallery in the French Quarter is launching two new exhibits to attract visitors in town for th...

This August marks the 20th anniversary of Hurricane Katrina. To remember the event and the lives impacted, Verite News is launching the new series, “What Was Lost.” This collection of stories and personal essays is about things people lost to the storm, be it physical or emotional possessions.  Terry Baquet, editor-in-chief of Verite News, and Drew Costley , lead editor on the series joined us to...

Flooding is the most common natural disaster — by far. As more and more towns are devastated by floods, people are facing the tough question of how to rebuild — or even if they can. In this episode, we travel to two towns to discover how one obscure federal policy designed to stop the cycle of flood damage is leading to opposite destinies. ---  Thanks for listening to Sea Change. This episode was...

It’s Day 2 of Robert F. Kennedy Jr.’s  confirmation hearing to be Health Secretary, and many are wondering how Republican Senator Bill Cassidy will vote.  The former emergency room doctor has concerns about the vaccine skeptic. Although Cassidy mostly votes along party lines, he did vote to impeach Trump on Jan. 6 charges.  The Times-Picayune/The Advocate’s editorial director and columnist Stepahn...

It’s been just over a week since President Donald Trump took office for the second time. One of his first orders of business was signing pardons to all individuals convicted of offenses related to storming the Capitol on Jan. 6, including some Louisianans.  But the pardons were met with mixed reactions from the state’s politicians, with Republican Senator Bill Cassidy speaking out against it.  Mar...

It’s the end of the month and that means it’s time to catch up on the latest news from Acadiana. Christiaan Mader , founder and editor of The Current tells us how the Lafayette area fared with last week’s snow, and about an upcoming special election. A once-in-a-lifetime snowstorm hit the South last week, breaking snowfall records dating back to 1895. Flights were canceled, schools were closed and...

The Super Bowl is coming to New Orleans in just a few weeks, and while the city is buzzing with excitement, the event also raises concerns about human trafficking. The influx of visitors makes the annual event one of the largest for incidents of human trafficking in the country. According to recent data, there were at least 146 arrests related to human trafficking during the 2021 Super Bowl in Tam...

As 2024 comes to a close, we are taking this time to focus on hope. While this year has been rough for the climate and the environment in many ways, there is also so much good happening out there. There are wins to celebrate and reasons for optimism. Today, Sea Change sits down with an expert on hope, and learn why evidence-based hope is essential in our fight against climate change. ___ This epis...

It’s Thursday and that means it’s time to catch up on the week in politics with The Times-Picayune/The Advocate’s editorial director and columnist Stephanie Grace. She reports to us from Washington D.C., where she’s celebrating Mardi Gras in the nation’s capital where Carnival season meets politics.  The Super Bowl is just weeks away, and city and state officials have been busy trying to get a hug...

When Louisianans heard that snow was coming to our state, many were skeptical. But yesterday, a rare winter storm hit the Bayou State, with the blizzard causing highways, airports and schools to close down. Meteorologist Dan Holiday discusses the record-breaking weather and what this says about a changing climate.  A medical study is underway in Baton Rouge that could help determine whether a comm...

New Orleans is gearing up for the Super Bowl, and Gov. Jeff  Landry announced his administration will begin clearing homeless encampments downtown, moving some unhoused residents to a warehouse in Gentilly and others out of state.  The Times-Picayune/The Advocate’s Sophie Kasakove joins us for more.   The flu virus is surging nationwide, with positive test rates reaching higher than 18% in early J...

A diagnosis of amyotrophic lateral sclerosis, or ALS, is difficult for anyone to hear. But that was especially the case for Joe Redmond, a music executive from Denham Springs who spent his career in radio. While he is losing his voice, Joe has been determined to take advantage of all the opportunities he has, including working with the Team Gleason organization, and a new caregiving program called...

Just after 3 a.m. on New Years Day, pedicab driver Tyler Burt was finishing his shift, when a white SUV turned the corner of Bourbon and Canal Street, running over the man he had been high-fiving as the truck rammed down the street.  In his first trip back to the French Quarter since the attack, Burt spoke with the Gulf States Newsroom’s Drew Hawkins about what he saw and how he’s coping.  Concern...

There’s a shortage of specialized nurses who play a critical role in providing care to sexual assault survivors. Particularly in Louisiana, Mississippi, and Alabama. They are called sexual assault nurse examiners — or SANEs. As Drew Hawkins reports for the Gulf States Newsroom, one potential solution is to use telemedicine — but it’s currently not available in the Gulf South. College textbooks are...

The Super Bowl is coming to New Orleans in less than a month. And this year’s logo was recently revealed, featuring the work of New Orleans artist Queen Tahj. She is the first artist to handcraft a Super Bowl logo and her design honors New Orleans artistic traditions, with specific nods to Black Masking Indians.  She joins us more about her design — and her time playing football as captain of the...

A new petition to make Bourbon Street pedestrian-only now has more than 5,000 signatures. The petition comes after the deadly attack on New Year's Day when a driver rammed an SUV down Bourbon Street, killing 14 and injuring more than 30 others.  Chris Olsen, French Quarter resident and owner of the vintage stores Vice and Graft and Swamp Rags, started this petition on Change.org. He joins us for m...

We kicked off this season of Sea Change with a globetrotting journey. A quest to understand a booming new industry on the Gulf Coast: liquified natural gas, or LNG. In a historic move, the Biden Administration froze any decisions on new gas export projects…until it could study how shipping so much American gas overseas could affect the economy, health, and the climate. Well, that long-awaited stud...

For over 50 years, Clancy DuBos has been reporting and commenting on New Orleans and state politics for The Times-Picayune and other news sources. He also owned the alt-weekly newspaper, the Gambit, along with his wife Margo where he contributed as a political columnist.  He covered everything from the 1973 UpStairs Lounge Fire to the upheaval of Hurricane Katrina. Now, at the age of 70, he has de...

The new year means some new state laws are now in effect. A controversial one requires all public schools, colleges and universities to display the Ten Commandments in every classroom. Multiple lawsuits have been filed against the law, and a judge issued an injunction in November preventing it from taking effect in several parishes named as co-defendants, along with the state. WWNO and WRKF’s educ...

Yesterday, President Joe Biden visited New Orleans to mourn with grieving families and remember the victims of last week’s attack on Bourbon Street. He also met with Gov. Jeff Landry to discuss formally recognizing the disaster. WWNO and WRKF’s Aubri Juhasz and Brooke Thorington tell us more about the events and memorials to honor the victims.  It’s been roughly a week since the Bourbon Street att...

It’s been less than a week since the attack on Bourbon Street, and new information is coming to light about the suspect in question, Shamsud-Din Jabbar. Louisiana Considered’s managing producer Alana Schreiber spoke with the Gulf States Newsroom’s Drew Hawkins for more on the FBI’s investigation.  Tonight, the Joan of Arc parade will roll, officially kicking off the Mardi Gras season. The annual p...

Just after 3 a.m. on New Years Day, pedicab driver Tyler Burt was finishing his shift, when a white SUV turned the corner of Bourbon and Canal Street, running over the man he had been high-fiving as the truck rammed down the street.  In his first trip back to the French Quarter since the attack, Burt spoke with the Gulf States Newsroom’s Drew Hawkins about what he saw and how he’s coping.  Concern...

It’s been a day and a half since a driver rammed down Bourbon Street just after 3 a.m., killing at least 14 people and injuring more than 30 others, including two police officers. The suspect has been identified as Texas man Shamsud-Din Jabbar. He was killed by police. An ISIS flag was found on the vehicle and the FBI is investigating the attack as an act of terrorism. Reporters Drew Hawkins and K...

It’s the second to last Monday of the month, and we’re checking in with our neighbors in Lafayette and get an update on the latest news in Acadiana. Christiaan Mader, founder of the Current, tells us about an upcoming special election in Lafayette, and a new Buccee’s coming to the area. The Louisiana Department of Health’s new policy stops staff from advertising or otherwise promoting the COVID, i...