Louisiana Considered: FEMA’s Failures To Address Economic Disparities In Disaster Relief, New Orleans Business Alliance Head Takes Similar Position In Michigan

By Karl Lengel,

Aubry Procell

Published June 30, 2021 at 12:57 PM CDT

NPR Science Desk reporter Rebecca Hersher discusses how socioeconomic conditions determine how people are affected by pollution and climate change, as well as their access to disaster relief and energy.
Outgoing President and CEO of the New Orleans Business Alliance Quentin L. Messer, Jr. joins us to talk about his new position in Michigan, which is similar to the position he held at NOLABA.

Louisiana Considered

Karl Lengel

Karl Lengel worked at New Orleans Public Radio for more than two decades before leaving the station in 2023.

Aubry Procell

Aubry is a reporter, producer and operations assistant in Baton Rouge.