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The Migratory Bird Celebration returns with kayak tours, photography lessons and birdwatching

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Today on Louisiana Considered, Patrick Madden and Stephanie Grace give us a roundup of the week’s political news. We also hear about the latest developments on a train from New Orleans to Baton Rouge, and learn about this weekend’s Migratory Bird Celebration in Grand Isle.

According to a recent report from the New York Times, Republican U.S. Rep. Kevin McCarthy planned to tell then President Donald Trump to resign in the days after the Jan. 6 attack. The Advocate’s Editorial Director Stephanie Grace tells us how this might impact the rest of the Republican Party.

A rail line from Baton Rouge to New Orleans has long been a Louisiana pipe dream, but now it may become a reality. The Gulf States Newsroom’s Stephan Bisaha tells us about Gov. John Bel Edwards' recent train trip, and his plans for rail line development.

Today is Earth Day, and this weekend there are events throughout Louisiana meant to help clean up our planet and protect our species. Louisiana Considered’s Alana Schreiber spoke to the Program Manager of the Nature Conservancy, Jean Landry, to learn more about one of these events: the annual Migratory Bird Celebration in Grand Isle.

French Quarter Fest is back this weekend. The Times-Picayune's food and restaurant reporter Ian McNulty tells us about what food will be on display throughout the festival on Where Ya Eat.

Today’s episode of Louisiana Considered was hosted by Patrick Madden. Our managing producer is Alana Schreiber and our digital editor is Katelyn Umholtz. Our engineers are Garrett Pittman, Aubrey Procell, and Thomas Walsh. 

You can listen to Louisiana Considered Monday through Friday at 12:00 and 7:30 pm. It’s available on Spotify, Google Play, and wherever you get your podcasts. 

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Patrick Madden joined WWNO in 2019 as its first-ever Regional News Director, overseeing news reporting at WWNO, as well as our partner station WRKF Baton Rouge. Madden also serves as one of the hosts of Louisiana Considered, and co-hosts Friday's Politics Roundtable on Louisiana Considered with Stephanie Grace, columnist for The Times-Picayune | The Advocate.
Alana Schreiber is the managing producer for the live daily news program, Louisiana Considered. She comes to WWNO from KUNC in Northern Colorado, where she worked as a radio producer for the daily news magazine, Colorado Edition. She has previously interned for Minnesota Public Radio in St. Paul and The Documentary Group in New York City.