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The Historic New Orleans Collection spotlights Norman Francis, who recalls his role supporting civil rights and the Freedom Riders in the segregated South.

El Bosque, Mexico, a tiny fishing village on Mexico’s Gulf Coast, is quickly vanishing into the sea. In this episode, we journey to El Bosque to meet the town’s most unlikely hero—one person determined to fight for a future as her neighbors flee the encroaching waves.

There's still uncertainty over just how the federal government will respond should a major hurricane impact Louisiana this year. Also unclear now is what role Washington will play – if any – in helping reduce the size of the annual "dead zone" in the northern Gulf of Mexico. Plus, we'll look at efforts in one state to remove a reference to slavery in its constitution.

The Light Switch team is off for the Fourth of July holiday, but we are sharing an episode of the Gulf States Gumbo from our friends at the Gulf States Newsroom. We'll be back next week!Editor’s Note: This episode contains descriptions of sexual violence that may be upsetting for some listeners.Public health reporter Drew Hawkins takes over this week’s episode to focus on a single story — the Gulf South’s shortage of sexual assault nurse examiners, better known as SANEs.Over the last year, Drew has been reporting on the impacts the shortage has had on hospital systems and sexual assault survivors. In partnership with Type Investigations, Drew examines who these nurses are, what they do and how they help survivors of sexual assault.

The rust-colored dust that covers everything in and around the Atalco Alumina refinery in Gramercy is clear evidence that neighbors of the facility are forced to cope with its noxious output. But what's gone virtually unnoticed by the public is the escape of toxic sludge from the huge waste pits on the refinery site – for months. Illuminator reporter Wes Muller shares findings from his latest investigative series.

Politics is a spectator sport in Louisiana, so it only makes sense that we talk about actual sports. Specifically, we'll examine how proposals dealing with taxes on sports betting and tax breaks for name, image and likeness (NIL) deals fared in this year's legislative session. We'll also hear from LSU's new interim LSU president, and we take a wide-angle view at the changes being forced on Planned Parenthood.

A Russian couple is seeking asylum in America over fears they could face punishment in their home country for their anti-Putin views. They took all the proper steps to enter the U.S., yet they were separated and placed in ICE detention when they appeared for their immigration appointment. More than a year later, they remain apart – with one of them held in Louisiana facing probable deportation.

On this week's episode, we venture onto the Pearl River, which flows through Jackson, Mississippi, down into southeastern Louisiana.