February 13 marked the 102nd anniversary of baseball’s Negro Leagues.
But while some of the most well remembered Negro League teams were in Kansas City, Indianapolis and Newark, New Orleans has a rich history of teams, players and promoters that has often been overlooked. President of the Negro League Baseball Museum Bob Kendrick tells us more about the history of Black baseball in Louisiana.
Louisiana has few policies in place to help schools prepare for or recover from hurricanes — until now. WWNO’s Education Reporter Aubri Juhasz spoke with State Superintendent of Education Dr. Cade Brumley to learn about a new commission seeking to help schools better handle natural disasters.
Today’s episode of Louisiana Considered was hosted by Alana Schreiber Our digital editor is Katelyn Umholtz and our engineers are Garrett Pittman, Aubrey Procell, and Thomas Walsh.
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