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Inside Louisiana’s massive LNG plant expansion; Republicans defeat abortion rights amendment

A graphic rendering of Venture Global's planned Plaquemines LNG facility, under construction on Plaquemines Parish's west bank south of the Myrtle Grove community.
Venture Global LNG, LLC
A graphic rendering of Venture Global's planned Plaquemines LNG facility, under construction on Plaquemines Parish's west bank south of the Myrtle Grove community.

Today we bring you part one of the first episode of “All Gassed Up,” a special series from Sea Change. We go to Cameron Parish to discover a massive expansion of liquified natural gas, or LNG, and learn what that means for the Gulf Coast.

It’s been a busy week at the legislature for reproductive rights. For a rundown of a few key bills, we’re joined by Rosemary Westwood, WWNO/WRKF reproductive health reporter.

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Today’s episode of Louisiana Considered was hosted by Adam Vos. Our managing producer is Alana Schreiber; our contributing producers are Matt Bloom and Adam Vos; we receive production and technical support from Garrett Pittman and our assistant producer, Aubry Procell.

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Ryan Vasquez is the news director for WWNO and WRKF. He has a 17-year career in public broadcasting with stops at Alabama Public Radio and WUFT in Gainesville, Fla.