Louisiana Considered

Patrick Madden hosted this Wednesday’s episode of Louisiana Considered. Dr. Shantel Hebert-Magee , Dr. Thomas LaVeist , Dr. Tina Harris and Dr. Brice Miller join us for a roundtable discussion on COVID-19 vaccine equity for Louisiana’s Black community. To listen to previous episodes of this series and to find accurate information about COVID-19 vaccines, visit WRKFInforms.org . See omnystudio.com/...

Diane Mack hosted this Tuesday’s episode of Louisiana Considered. Lula Elzy and Derek Douget tell us about their upcoming music and dance production, “The Silverbook: Music of the Modern Jazz Masters of New Orleans.” The concert features the music of Alvin Batiste, Ellis Marsalis and other pioneers of modern New Orleans jazz. The show takes place Nov. 14 at the Lafon Performing Arts Theatre. In a...

Karl Lengel hosted this Monday’s episode of Louisiana Considered. Author Elizabeth Rush discusses the continuing impact of her 2018 book on how climate change affects human communities, “Rising: Dispatches from the New American Shore.” She also talks about her 2019 trip to Antarctica to research the continent’s diminishing glaciers, which is the topic of an upcoming book. Bicycle advocate Mark E....

Patrick Madden and Stephanie Grace hosted this Friday’s episode of Louisiana Considered. The Advocate’s Paul Cobler reports on the controversies surrounding the Capital Area Transportation System, which operates public busses in Baton Rouge and Baker, ahead of parish-level vote to renew a tax that funds CATS on Nov. 13. Gulf States Newsroom public health reporter Shalina Chatlani reports on data s...

Adam Vos hosted this Thursday’s episode of Louisiana Considered. Louisiana Department of Wildlife and Fisheries Oyster Program Manager Carolina Bourque tells us why Hurricane Ida was catastrophic for the state’s oyster population, and what oyster harvesters need from the state and federal governments for recovery. The Baton Rouge Symphony Orchestra’s Timothy Muffitt and Eric Marshall join us to di...

Patrick Madden hosted this Wednesday’s episode of Louisiana Considered. State Health Officer Dr. Joseph Kanter , health researcher Abdullah Shihipar and COVID Campus Coalition founder Jordan Tralins join us in a roundtable discussion about low vaccination rates among adults 18 to 29 years old in the U.S. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Diane Mack hosted this Tuesday’s episode of Louisiana Considered. New Orleans Opera General and Artistic Director Clare Burovac tells us about the Opera’s upcoming return to live performance at the Mahalia Jackson Theater. The 2021-2022 season premieres Friday, Nov. 12, with Act I of Richard Wagner’s “Die Walküre.” In an interview from this August, Historic New Orleans Collection art curator Judit...

Karl Lengel hosted this Monday’s episode of Louisiana Considered. Galactic bassist Robert Mercurio tells us how the band and their venue, Tipitina’s, are doing as COVID-19 case numbers fall and mask mandates are lifted in New Orleans. Gulf States Newsroom reporter Brittany Brown reports on how health officials built trust with Black communities in Mississippi, Louisiana and Alabama, where more Bla...

Patrick Madden and Stephanie Grace hosted this Friday’s episode of Louisiana Considered. WWNO/WRKF reporter Ryan Nelsen and Jessica Williams from The Times-Picayune | The New Orleans Advocate join us to talk about the amendments to the state constitution and candidates running for public office in New Orleans that are on the ballot on Nov. 13. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Adam Vos hosted this Thursday’s episode of Louisiana Considered. State Insurance Commissioner Jim Donelon discusses the Hurricane Ida Mediation Program , which aims to resolve disputes between insurance policyholders and their providers over storm-related insured losses. Mia L. Bagneris , director of Tulane University’s Africana Studies Program, tells us about Tulane’s three-year Black Studies Boo...

Patrick Madden hosted this Wednesday’s episode of Louisiana Considered. Meteorologist Dan Holiday joins us to discuss the threat posed by storms heading our way from the west Wednesday afternoon. WWNO/WRKF Public Health reporter Rosemary Westwood talks to Dr. Joseph Kanter , the state’s health officer, about Louisiana’s indoor mask mandate being lifted earlier this week, except in some settings ....

Diane Mack hosted this Tuesday’s episode of Louisiana Considered. The New Orleans Film Society’s Kiyoko McCrae and Clint Bowie join us to discuss the 32nd Annual New Orleans Film Festival . Tickets are available today and the festival kicks off Nov. 5. NOLA Project’s Brittany Williams tells us about “Tell It To Me Sweet: A Winding Trail of Tales,” her upcoming Halloween production to be presented...

Patrick Madden hosted this Monday’s episode of Louisiana Considered. Gulf States Newsroom reporter Bobbi-Jeanne Misick reports on the 10-6 lifers , inmates and former inmates who were promised they’d only spend 10 years and six months in prison for their crimes if they exhibited good behavior. But as laws regarding minimum sentencing changed, their sentences were revised to life in prison with no...

Patrick Madden and Stephanie Grace hosted this Friday’s episode of Louisiana Considered. WWNO/WRKF investigative reporter Rich Webster discusses his investigation of the Jefferson Parish Sheriff’s Office. His reporting, in partnership with ProPublica and The Times-Picayune | The New Orleans Advocate, uncovered a systemic lack of accountability and transparency when it comes to use of force by offi...

Adam Vos hosted this Thursday’s episode of Louisiana Considered. Gulf States Newsroom education reporter Aubri Juhasz speaks with New Orleans educators Cheruba Chavez and Emma Merrill about Louisiana’s strict requirements for high school graduation, which make it difficult for students who don’t speak English as a first language to graduate on time. State Reps. Barbara Freiberg (R - Baton Rouge) a...

Also, we learn about a special lunar phenomenon and station membership. Karl Lengel hosted this Wednesday’s episode of Louisiana Considered. Don Gandolini , international representative for IATSE , discusses why the film workers’ union is asking for better working conditions.   See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Diane Mack  hosted Tuesday's episode of Louisiana Considered. Famed stage and TV actor  Brian Batt  talks about his one-man show "Dear Mr. Williams," which kicks off Le Petit Theatre's season. Author and filmmaker  Jason Berry   discusses his new documentary "City of a Million Dreams", which looks at jazz funerals in New Orleans. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Patrick Madden   hosted Monday's episode of Louisiana Considered. Journalist and radio producer  Eve Abrams  talks about her latest podcast episode for  "70 Million"  and recent criminal justice reform efforts in New Orleans. Donald Remy , Deputy Secretary for the U.S. Department Of Veterans Affairs, on how the effort to booster shots to veterans and the top issues facing student veterans right no...

Patrick Madden   and  Stephanie Grace   hosted this Friday’s episode of Louisiana Considered. New Orleans City Councilor  Kristin Gisleson Palmer   of district C   discusses her campaign to win the Division 2 At-Large council seat. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Adam Vos hosted this Thursday’s episode of Louisiana Considered. Russel Honoré , a retired lieutenant general who was in charge of the U.S. response to Hurricane Katrina 16 years ago, says cleanup of oil that escaped from abandoned oil infrastructure during Hurricane Ida could cost hundreds of millions of dollars. Who should pay for it? Here's what Honore has to say. Shreveport filmmaker Gregory K...

Also, a forecast of Hurricane Pamela’s effects on Louisiana and a look at how NOLA’s criminal legal funds itself through arrests. Karl Lengel hosted this Wednesday’s episode of Louisiana Considered. Film director and actor Taylor Purdee joins us to discuss his most recent musical film, “Killian & the Comeback Kids” (2020). The cast, composers and filmmakers will host a live Q&A session and...

Also, New Orleans cyclists stage a protest, a unique art exhibit in the Bywater and how some charities supported victims of Hurricane Ida. Diane Mack hosted this Tuesday’s episode of Louisiana Considered. WWNO/WRKF Public Health reporter Rosemary Westwood reports on Louisiana doctors’ efforts to convince pregnant people to get vaccinated against COVID-19. The CDC now recommends that pregnant peopl...

Also, Texas residents seeking abortions are traveling to a Shreveport women’s health clinic. Patrick Madden hosted this episode of Louisiana Considered. In a story originally aired Friday on NPR’s All Things Considered, NPR’s Sarah McCammon and Gulf States Newsroom reporter Shalina Chatlani talk with residents of LaPlace about why they choose to remain in the city despite repeatedly being subjecte...

Patrick Madden and Stephanie Grace hosted this episode of Louisiana Considered on Friday, Oct. 8, 2021. New Orleans City Council member Jared Brossett discusses plans and policy ideas regarding his campaign to run for council-at-large in the upcoming City Council elections. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Also, DOTD is planning for a new bridge across the Mississippi River in Baton Rouge. Adam Vos hosted this episode of Louisiana Considered. Louisiana Progress Policy and Advocacy Director Peter Robins-Brown discusses the state’s redistricting process and what fair, competitive congressional districts should look like. DOTD Communications Director Rodney Mallett talks about plans for a third bridge...