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Politics consume D.C. Mardi Gras; blood donations see winter drop; NOMA presents work of Hayward Oubre

A donor gives blood at The Blood Center's truck on Canal Street in New Orleans on Thursday, Jan. 2, 2025. People lined up at the center to give blood after the New Year's Day attack on Bourbon Street that killed 14 people and injured dozens of others.
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A donor gives blood at The Blood Center's truck on Canal Street in New Orleans on Thursday, Jan. 2, 2025. People lined up at the center to give blood after the New Year's Day attack on Bourbon Street that killed 14 people and injured dozens of others.

It’s Thursday, and that means it’s time to catch up on politics with The Times-Picayune/New Orleans Advocate’s editorial director and columnist, Stephanie Grace. Today, she tells us what went down at D.C. Mardi Gras and how the election year changed the tone of the event.

As we cocoon and try to keep warm in the winter months, our normal patterns of helping others typically drop off. And blood donations, like other critical needs, become short in supply.

Dr. Tim Peterson, Medical Director of The Blood Center in New Orleans, joins us for more on why it's important to donate during the colder season.

Recently, the New Orleans Museum of Art unveiled its latest exhibit: “Hayward Oubre: Structural Integrity.” The exhibit features the sculptures created by Oubre, which he often created out of found objects like wire coat hangers or TV antennas.

For more on this exhibition and what it tells us about American southern art in the 20th century, we’re joined by NOMA’s chief curator, Anne Collins Smith. 

Today’s episode of Louisiana Considered was hosted by Bob Pavlovich. Our managing producer is Alana Schreiber. We get production support from Garrett Pittman and our assistant producer, Aubry Procell.

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A longtime fill-in host for New Orleans Public Radio, Bob Pavlovich joined the station full-time in 2023. He hosts "All Things Considered" and "Louisiana Considered" on Thursdays.
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.