Louisiana Considered
MONDAY THROUGH FRIDAY LIVE AT NOON AND REBROADCAST AT 7:00 P.M.
Louisiana Considered brings you in-depth news and lively conversations about the stories that matter most to South Louisiana.
The news magazine airs Monday through Friday at noon and features top journalists, newsmakers and artists from the region. The show is produced by the WWNO and WRKF newsrooms and airs in both New Orleans and Baton Rouge.
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Latest Episodes
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Louisiana wasn't in the path of totality for the 2024 solar eclipse. But that didn't stop residents and researchers from observing it.
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Sea Change heads to Cameron Parish to discover what the expansion of liquified natural gas, or LNG, plants means for the people living near them. Plus, a Mississippi program aims to turn formerly incarcerated people into lobbyists.
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Gov. Jeff Landry recently called for scholarships to be revoked from athletes who miss the national anthem. Plus, new research from Auburn University spotlights the struggle of actors of color in southeast Louisiana.
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Some families in Alabama worry state protections for IVF may not hold after a recent Supreme Court ruling. Plus, abandoned oil and gas wells may pose a threat to Louisiana carbon storage projects.
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Gov. Jeff Landry recently signed policies that limit the release of the state’s sickest patients. Plus, we’ll hear about the second annual Poetry Without Borders Verse & Music Festival in New Orleans.
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The Federal Emergency Management Agency has promised to streamline its Disaster Assistance Program for claimants. Plus, a new research ship will explore the Gulf of Mexico.
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How a massive LNG expansion is changing one Gulf Coast community. Plus, Louisiana lawmakers shot down an abortion rights amendment this week.
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An LSU bridge engineer talks Mississippi River shipping safety after this week’s catastrophic crash in Baltimore. Plus, how Louisiana home buying could change after the recent NAR settlement.
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Lawmakers in Baton Rouge are debating a bill that would create a voucher-like program that gives public money to parents to pay for private education. Plus, Newt Gingrich donates his political records to Tulane University.
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Insurance experts discussed solutions to the state’s soaring rates at a recent Sea Change live event. Plus, behind the scenes of Beautiful: The Carole King Musical now showing in New Orleans.
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Plus, meet the new host and producer of NPR’s Tiny Desk.
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In this final episode of "All Gassed Up," we travel to Japan to learn about the country's liquefied natural gas plant expansion.
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Tulane University closed parts of campus and suspended several students after demonstrators constructed a “Free Gaza” encampment on Monday. The school has since cleared the protesters.
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Louisiana Supreme Court justices ruled against objections by the city-parish of East Baton Rouge, which had claimed St. George’s incorporation was “unreasonable.”
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The Dixie Cups’ 1964 hit “Chapel of Love” knocked the Beatles out of the top spot on the Billboard Hot 100. The girl group is the focus of Jazz Fest’s official poster this year.
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Black infants in Louisiana are more than three times as likely to die from premature birth as white infants. Mothers also have higher death rates.
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Sea Change travels to Japan where they find out the country is making a big bet that good times in the liquefied natural gas industry will keep rolling.
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Speaker Mike Johnson’s support of additional aid for Ukraine has roiled the far-right flank of the U.S. House. Plus, La. teachers are feeling squeezed as wages stagnate.
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The Rice’s Whale is now considered to be critically endangered, with a population in the Gulf of Mexico likely less than 100 individuals.
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Two tornadoes touched down in Slidell, north of New Orleans, earlier this month. The severe weather damaged hundreds of buildings in the area and many residents are still displaced.