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Protesters from local groups gathered to march around the French Quarter to call for federal immigration agents and National Guard members to leave New Orleans.

Today on Louisiana Considered, why getting a COVID shot is now more difficult across the state — and how you can navigate the obstacles. We also learn about an organization that connects indigenous youth to their food cultures and learn about the protest movement against the proposed Lower Ninth Ward grain train.

Hundreds rallied in downtown New Orleans Tuesday evening against the prospect of President Donald Trump deploying National Guard troops in the city.

The Trump administration announced that it had bombed multiple sites in Iran on Saturday.

A Columbia graduate facing deportation over his pro-Palestinian activism on campus has outlined the “irreparable harm” caused by his continued detention as a federal judge weighs his release.

The demonstration condemned Trump's border crackdown policies that have led to the detention of students, activists and people without documents in Louisiana.

“This is what you should be able to do, is to protest peacefully," demonstrator Sue Phillips said.

The judge gave Khalil until April 23 to request a stay of his deportation and said that if his attorneys miss the deadline, she will order him deported either to Syria or to Algeria

Thousands of demonstrators from New York to Alaska protested against President Donald Trump and billionaire Elon Musk. Protesters criticized the administration’s actions on government downsizing, the economy, human rights and other issues.

One of the students facing discipline was also briefly detained in a separate incident after leaving their backpack unattended on campus with a sign attached to it criticizing the university’s moves away from DEI policies.