Stephanie Grace (The Times-Picayune | New Orleans Advocate)

For the past few months, The Times-Picayune | The Advocate’s editorial director and columnist Stephanie Grace has been joining us to interview the candidates in the 2023 Louisiana gubernatorial election. You can click on the audio files below to listen to each of these interviews.

Today on Louisiana Considered, The Times Picayune | New Orleans Advocate’s editorial page director and columnist, Stephanie Grace, joins us for a breakdown of the week’s top political stories. Plus, we hear from a photographer who has found a connection between Louisiana and Antarctica from behind his lens, and kids give us advice on how to cope with a changing climate.

Many areas of South Louisiana — particularly in the bayou communities and river parishes — are still facing severe challenges in the aftermath of hurricane Ida. On Friday, state lawmaker Tanner Magee, a Republican representative from Houma, joined Louisiana Considered to talk about the dire need for resources right now.