Louisiana Considered

Patrick Madden  and  Stephanie Grace  co-hosted Friday's episode of Louisiana Considered.   The hosts discuss the upcoming special elections occuring this weekend in Louisiana's second and fifth congressional districts.    Jarvis DeBerry , Editor of The Louisiana Illuminator, joins us to discuss Gov. John Bel Edwards' response to the Hush Blackwell report that detailed LSU's mishandling of sexual...

Adam Vos  hosted Thursday's Louisiana Considered Patrick Madden  discusses surveys that show that white people in Louisiana’s most Republican parishes are getting vaccinated at lower rates than the rest of the state.   Education reporter,  Aubri Juhasz , speaks with Superintendent of New Orleans Public Schools Henderson Lewis Jr. about the one-year anniversary of “pandemic school.” We ask  Pamela...

Karl Lengel  hosted Wednesday's episode of Louisiana Considered.   Journalist  Haisten Willis   reports on sexual harrassment allegations against Pat Mcgee, specifically discussing the Black Hole Award and its effectiveness in calling out politicians.   Laura D. Kelley , a historian at Tulane University, joins us to discuss the history of Irish immigration in New Orleans.   Annie Irvin   discusses...

Patrick Madden  hosted Monday's episode of Louisiana Considered.   The Times-Picayune's  Amie Just  and The Advocate's  Rod Walker   report on the retirement and legacy of The New Orleans Saints' Drew Brees.   WWNO's Education Reporter  Aubri Juhasz   discusses the effort to rename of some New Orleans schools. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Patrick Madden  and  Stephanie Grace  co- hosted Friday's Louisiana Considered.    Tyler Bridges , staff write at The Advocate, discusses the upcoming election in Louisiana's second congressional district.   The hosts speak with Rep.  Aimee Freeman , Rep.  Malinda White , and Sen.  Beth Mizell   about the 10-hour hearing regarding sexual misconduct at LSU. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy i...

Patrick Madden  hosted Monday's Louisiana Considered. USA Today Investigative Reporter  Kenny Jacoby   shares takeaways from the 148-page report detailing the investigation of sexual misconduct at LSU.   WWNO's Coastal Desk Reporter  Tegan Wendland  and journalist  Austin Ramsey   report on the imminent crisis facing Louisiana's groundwater.  Read their story here. See omnystudio.com/listener for...

        Patrick Madden  hosted Thursday's  Louisiana Considered . Discussion with  Sara Sneath  on Jeff Landry's agreement on a Settlement between Freeport McMoran and the Coastal Parishes where it has caused environmental damage.   The Times-Picayune and The Advocate's  Jeff Adelson  and  Emily Woodruff  talk about the 30% rise in deaths in Louisiana this past year. Read  the story here.      Dr....

Karl Lengel  hosted Wednesday's Louisiana Considered.   Bobbi-Jeanne Misick  reports on the toll that Coronavirus-related closures took on bars, and highlights an organization dedicated to ensuring the survival of these establishments.   Rock'n'Bowl's  Johnny Blancher  and Tipitina's  Robert Mercurio   discuss the hits their businesses have taken throughout the course of the pandemic. See omnystud...

   Karen Henderson  hosted Tuesday's show -BESE President  Sandy Holloway  and LFT President Larry Carter on the state-wide decision to make high stakes testing in schools a requirement this year and the rejection of the waiver.  - Rodneyna Heart , Head of Capitol Park Museum, Smithsonian Institution Traveling Exhibition Service’s (SITES) exhibition “ The Negro Motorist Green Book ” coming to the ...

Patrick Madden  hosted Monday's Louisiana Considered. Education Reporter  Aubri Juhasz  and Public Health Reporter  Shalina Chatlani  give updates on the implications that the new Johnson & Johnson vaccine has for the future of Louisiana's vaccine rollout. Sam Karlin  discusses his story for  The Advocate , which reports on divisions within Louisiana's GOP, with our Politics Roundtable co-host...

Patrick Madden  hosted Monday's Louisiana Considered.   Education Reporter  Aubri Juhasz  and Public Health Reporter  Shalina Chatlani  give updates on the implications that the new Johnson & Johnson vaccine has for the future of Louisiana's vaccine rollout.   Sam Karlin  discusses his story for  The Advocate , which reports on divisions within Louisiana's GOP, with our Politics Roundtable co-...

Patrick Madden  and   Stephanie Grace   hosted Friday's episode of Louisiana Considered.  Matthew Cappucci   discusses the possibility of The National Oceanic and Atomspheric Administration shifting the official start of hurricane season from June 1 to May 15.  Read his story here. Executive Director of the  Louisiana Budget Project   Jan Moller   joins us to discuss the budget plan being released...

The Times-Picayune and The Advocate’s investigations editor Gordon Russell made his co-hosting debut on Thursday’s Louisiana Considered .  The Advocate’s Andrea Gallo talks about her story uncovering a decade-old settlement between former LSU football coach Les Miles and a student intern who accused the coach of harasing her. Roger Stolle on his article in Spin on how the region’s last remaining j...

Karl Lengel hosted Wednesday's  Louisiana Considered. WWNO Health Reporter  Bobbi-Jeanne Misick   and WRKF Capitol Access Reporter  Paul Braun   discuss the Baton Rouge Police Department's alleged miconduct against a minor. Simone Levine ,  Court Watch NOLA's   Executive Director, explains a decision by the The New Orleans Health Department's Domestic Violence Program to push for a fifth risk ques...

Karen Henderson  hosted Tuesday's  Louisiana Considered    Casey Tingle ,  Deputy Director Governor's Office of Homeland Security and Emergency Preparedness, discusses the damage assesment and recovery efforts from recent freezing conditions.  Nic Hunter , Lake Charles Mayor, gives updates of damage that affected the city.  Jessica Hendricks , State Policy Director Alliance for Affordable Energy,...

Monday (2/22) on Louisiana Considered:  The Advocate's Blake Peterson talks about his deeply-reported feature looking at how Baton Rouge's oldest Black cemetery fell into disrepair. Jeff Asher on his big piece for The Intercept on the nation's historic rise in homicides in 2020.  And Aubri Juhasz and Paul Braun break down the latest vaccination news in Louisiana.  See omnystudio.com/listener for p...

Patrick Madden   and   Stephanie Grace   co-hosted Friday's   "Politics Roundtable "   on  Louisiana Considered. Staff writer at The Advocate,   Jeff Adelson , reports on Louisiana's recent uptick in drug overdoses.   Read his story here.   New Orleans Councilmember   Helena Moreno   talks this week's power outages, Entergy's failures to disseminate information to customers, and her possible endor...

Thursday's episode of  Louisiana Considered  included:  Southerly's  Carly Berlin  and Gambit writer  Sarah Ravits   both reported in-depth stories this week on homelessness in Louisiana. Berlin's feature  focused on Lake Charles , which is still reeling from last year's destructive hurricanes. Ravits  reports on New Orleans homelessness  for the Gambit's cover story this week.    Tegan Wendland  ...

Karl Lengel  hosted Wednesday's  Louisiana Considered . WWNO's  Shalina Chatlani  discusses vaccine hesitancy among Black healthcare workers.  Read her story .  Meteorologist  Dan Holiday   reports on the particularly harsh winter weather passing over the South. New Orleans Business Alliance CEO,  Quentin Messer , brings us some good news: New Orleans' hospitality industry hopes to make a speedy r...

Karen Henderson  hosted Tuesday’s  Louisiana Considered . Entergy’s  Brandon Scardigli ,  Taylor Scratnz  of La. State Police and LSU professor and climatologist  Barry Keim  provide updates on the winter storm that’s walloped Louisiana and much of the country. Captain  Pat Frey  talks about this year’s Eunice Courir de Mardi Gras. Cajun folklorist and professor  Barry Jean Ancelet  on the traditi...

Tune in for the inaugural episode of  Louisiana Considered. Meterologist  Dan Holiday  and WRKF's  Paul Braun  give an update on the wild weather that's hitting the region. Political columnist  Stephanie Grace  of  The Times-Picayune   and The Advocate  on Sen. Bill Cassidy's big vote in this weekend's Senate impeachment trial.  Will Sutton , columnist for  The Times-Picayune and The Advocate,  an...