Louisiana Considered

Gov. Jeff Landry signed a package of bills last week that will deregulate Louisiana’s insurance market.

They’re part of Insurance Commissioner Tim Temple’s plan to address the state’s ongoing insurance crisis, he says by making Louisiana a more attractive place for insurers to do business. Critics say the policies weaken consumer protections and will increase rates.

Sam Karlin, reporter with the Times Picayune/New Orleans Advocate, joins the show with a look at these new laws and the controversy.

Carbon dioxide leaks are a growing concern across Louisiana. Energy companies here are quickly building out a new network of pipelines for carbon capture projects.

Leaks from the pipelines are harmless when small. But in large doses, the colorless, odorless gas can cause drowsiness, suffocation and even death.

Tristan Baurick, reporter for Vertie News, investigated a big leak that happened recently in the southwest Louisiana town of Sulfur in Calcasieu Parish. He joins the show to share more about what he found.

The Arts Council of Greater Baton Rouge has a new leader. Jonathan Grimes has served as interim president and CEO since the January retirement of Renée Chatelain.

Grimes will be formally introduced as the council's permanent head at their annual meeting this Thursday.

He joins the show today to talk about what’s happening in Baton Rouge’s art scene and his vision for the community is moving forward.

Today’s episode of Louisiana Considered was hosted by Karen Henderson. Our managing producer is Alana Schrieber. Matt Bloom and Aubry Procell are assistant producers. Our engineer is Garrett Pittman.

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Prisoners in Louisiana often get inadequate medical care. Gov. Jeff Landry recently signed policies that limit the release of the state’s sickest patients. So, what does that mean for those patients and the healthcare system that cares for them?

Richard A. Webster, investigative reporter for Verite News, has been digging into that question. He joins the show to discuss his recent reporting.

April is National Poetry Month and New Orleans based award-winning multi-disciplinary artist José Torres-Tama is kicking things off with the second annual Poetry Without Borders Verse & Music Festival.

Torres-Tama and Jennifer Pagen, a poet and performer, discuss their lives as African and Latin American wordsmiths, and give us a preview of the upcoming festival.

A year after a deadly tornado tore through Rolling Fork, Miss., residents are still struggling to rebuild.

Danny McArthur, reporter with the Gulf States Newsroom, has more on the barriers keeping people in one mobile home community from rebuilding their lives.

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Today’s episode of Louisiana Considered was hosted by Diane Mack. Our managing producer is Alana Schrieber. Matt Bloom and Aubry Procell are assistant producers. Our engineer is Garrett Pittman.

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In the race to find cleaner energy, Louisiana could soon host much of the country’s production of ammonia. The gas is mostly used to produce the fertilizer used in gardens and on crops. Now, more companies want to turn it into a fuel.

In St. Charles Parish, one such proposal for a so-called “blue ammonia” plant has faced mixed reactions from the community. Halle Parker joined us to explain where this project stands.

When women in Louisiana die while pregnant, or after giving birth, the leading doctor who reviews their cases is maternal health expert, Dr. Veronica Gillispie-Bell. The New Orleans-based OB-GYN is one of 300 Louisiana doctors who oppose a new law that will reclassify two common pregnancy medications as controlled dangerous substances

In her first interview with media about the law, Gillispie-Bell spoke with WWNO/WRKF’s Rosemary Westwood about her concerns and the state of women’s health in Louisiana.

According to a new national study, undocumented immigrants in America contribute significantly to the nation’s tax base. In Louisiana, they pay roughly $118 million in sales taxes, or 2.7% of the overall sales taxes collected in the state.

Carl Davis, a research director at the Institute on Taxation and Economic Policy, tells us more about this data and why it’s important.

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

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Louisiana’s 85-mile industrial corridor along the Mississippi River is one of the country’s largest hotspots for a cancer-causing chemical called ethylene oxide. The Environmental Protection Agency has found that much of the region is exposed to unsafe levels of the carcinogen, but a new study out of Johns Hopkins University found that in some areas, the exposure was even worse than estimated.

The Coastal Desk’s Halle Parker sat down with the study’s authors, Ellis Robinson and Peter DeCarlo, to talk about their real-time air monitoring work and what it says about how well we know what’s in the air.

On June 19, Governor Jeff Landry signed a bill into law that requires all Louisiana classrooms to display the 10 commandments, provoking a national debate over the separation of church and state.

The bill has also resulted in lawsuits, with a handful of civil rights groups teaming up to target this law they believe violates the constitution.

Rachel Laser, CEO of Americans United for Separation of Church and State, one of the groups to file a lawsuit, tells us how this bill represents a rise in Christian nationalism. Then, we hear from Anna Gimilaro, a 4th grade teacher at Morris Jeff Community School in New Orleans, about how this bill may impact students in the classroom.

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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Last Sunday, Saints fans from around the world gathered to watch their team play against the Vikings in London as part of the NFL’s International Series — a set of regular season games played overseas. London-based reporter Jonah Goldman Kay attended the game and brought back this story on the fan experience for Who Dats abroad.

The overturning of Roe v. Wade was not only fueled by activists and politicians. Corporations also played a major part. The Gulf State’s Newsroom’s Shalina Chatlani tells us how some oil and gas companies have been supporting the anti-abortion movement in the Gulf South for years.

And, it’s Friday which means it’s time to talk politics with The Times Picayune/New Orleans Advocate’s Editorial Director and columnist Stephanie Grace. Today we discuss upcoming Louisiana elections – including one political ad about abortion rights that’s causing a stir.

Today’s episode of Louisiana Considered was hosted by Patrick Madden. Our managing producer is Alana Schreiber and our digital editor is Katelyn Umholtz. Our engineers are Garrett Pittman, Aubry Procell, and Thomas Walsh.

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