Louisiana Considered
MONDAY THROUGH FRIDAY LIVE AT NOON AND REBROADCAST AT 7:00 P.M.
Louisiana Considered brings you in-depth news and lively conversations about the stories that matter most to South Louisiana.
The news magazine airs Monday through Friday at noon and features top journalists, newsmakers and artists from the region. The show is produced by the WWNO and WRKF newsrooms and airs in both New Orleans and Baton Rouge.
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Latest Episodes
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On today’s episode, we get a preview of this weekend’s festivities at the 25th annual Satchmo Summerfest. Also, we learn how a team of researchers is using AI to discover new drugs in an effort to find a cure for ALS. -
Today on Louisiana Considered, four local lawmen were arrested in an immigration scheme in the western part of the state. We break down the details. Plus New Orleans is on the shortlist to host the Next Democratic National Convention. And, we hear why many rural parishes have no candidates in their upcoming elections. -
Today on Louisiana Considered, we bring together a panel of guests from NPR stations in Alaska, Nevada and North Dakota to discuss the potential impacts of federal cuts to public media funding. -
Today on Louisiana Considered, we learn about criminal penalties related to exposing or transmitting HIV. We also hear how a new grant will help LSU Libraries Special Collections digitize their materials and make them available for a wider audience. Plus we hear a conversation from the Story Corps Mobile Tour’s stop in Baton Rouge. -
Today on Louisiana Considered, we hear why the Mid-Barataria sediment diversion plan was recently scrapped – and what comes next. We also learn about efforts to make parks, pools and playgrounds more accessible and get details on The Summer Lyric Theatre’s latest show. -
Today on Louisiana Considered, we hear how law enforcement officers that don’t comply with immigration authorities could face criminal charges. We also dive into the largest-observed black hole merger in human history, and hear about a piece of furniture, older than a century, lost to Hurricane Katrina. -
Today on Louisiana Considered, we hear how a summer camp for burn survivors brings together kids who share similar scars. We also learn how one woman is preserving her father’s legacy after learning that he co-integrated the minor leagues with Jackie Robinson. -
Today on Louisiana Considered, we bring you two stories about people who turned their hardships into opportunities to help others, including a man who’s helped hundreds of incarcerated individuals and another who found his life’s work in helping people who are blind after he lost his sight. That, and the week in politics. -
Today on Louisiana Considered, we hear why the state ranks among the highest for pedestrian fatalities – and what to do about it. We also learn about a new program to encourage more students to enter the nursing field, and hear another segment of “What Was Lost.” -
Today on Louisiana Considered, we hear how Louisiana baseball prospects fared in the MLB draft. We also hear about an upcoming performance by the Tennessee Williams Theatre Company, and long-existing problems at the Orleans Parish Justice Center.
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Today on Louisiana Considered, we hear about the discovery of the USS New Orleans shipwreck near the Solomon Islands. We also hear from a conservative Mississippi mom who is now a major advocate for harm reduction, and hear how a new law will make it harder for inmates to try and prove their innocence. -
Today on Louisiana Considered, we’ll visit with a New Orleans glassblower who’s putting down his blow pipe after 40 years of creation. Norris Cook shares memories and lessons learned from his grandfather’s skiff boat that washed away during Hurricane Katrina. And we’ll get an update on the week in politics. -
Today on Louisiana Considered, we hear about new tax incentives for fortified roofs. We also talk to Erica Johnson, the winner of the Soil and Water Conservation District Board race, about the record-breaking turnout for the election, and hear what books Louisiana youth have nominated for the Readers Choice Awards. -
Today on Louisiana Considered, we hear how Louisiana public health workers are looking to Ukraine for strategies to combat the opioid epidemic. We also get a sneak peak of the upcoming production of “A Midsummer Night’s Dream” at The New Orleans Shakespeare Festival at Tulane. -
Today on Louisiana Considered, Red River Radio in Shreveport is down to just one remaining full-time employee. He tells us what proposed federal budget cuts could mean for the station’s future. We also hear how feral hogs are contributing to coastal erosion and learn how other countries are changing their approach to the opioid crisis. -
Today on Louisiana Considered, we’ll hear about an Historic New Orleans Collection exhibit that takes viewers into the local Civil Rights movement through a multimedia experience. We also learn how Café Reconcile is celebrating 25 years of impact, and catch up on the week in politics. -
Today on Louisiana Considered, we examine the history between the U.S. and Iran and ask “what’s next,” after the U.S. struck three of the country’s nuclear sites. We also hear how neighborhood sounds were never quite the same after Hurricane Katrina. -
Today on Louisiana Considered, we get an update about coastal disturbances this hurricane season. We also get the details behind Tulane’s latest summer performance, and hear how UNO faculty are feeling about rejoining the LSU system. -
Today on Louisiana Considered, we hear why the Orleans Parish Coroner’s office is under investigation for the second time this year. We also learn about the ongoing shortage of sexual assault nurse examiners in the Gulf South, and we hear the latest news from Acadiana. -
Today on Louisiana Considered, we look at the impact of the Roe v. Wade reversal three years later. We also remember Stanley Nelson, a Louisiana journalist who investigated civil rights era cold cases, who passed away earlier this month. And we hear why numerous former inmates in Alabama are alleging mistreatment by correctional officers.
