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Why La. is exporting record amounts of LNG to Europe; crawfish prices remain historically high

Adler Stelly has been farming crawfish for his entire life. He said he’s been hit hard by the drought. (March 15, 2024)
Eva Tesfaye
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Adler Stelly has been farming crawfish for his entire life. He said he’s been hit hard by the drought. (March 15, 2024)

Today we bring you the first part of “All Gassed Up, Part 2: The German Connection,” from Sea Change.

Why is the U.S. exporting liquefied natural gas to Europe? Hosts Halle Parker and Carlyle Calhoun head to Germany to find out and learn what that means for the future of our climate.

This crawfish season has been a rough one. Farmers and fishermen are catching a tiny percentage of what they normally would, while consumers are paying high prices.

WWNO and WRKF reporter Eva Tesfaye and Maya Miller, of the Gulf States Newsroom, talked to crawfish farmers and fisherman about how they’re navigating one of the worst seasons they’ve ever seen


Today’s episode of Louisiana Considered was hosted by Ryan Vasquez. 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.