Karen Henderson
HostKaren Henderson is an award-winning journalist whose stories have aired nationally on NPR.
Karen spent ten years as your Morning Edition host at WRKF before leaving in 2008 for a rewarding job as a full-time mom. Once her children were in school, she jumped back into radio. She comes home to WRKF after adventures in broadcasting that included Louisiana Radio Network and WJBO.
Karen has a journalism degree from LSU and is married with two children. She is active in her church and enjoys photography and all things chocolate.
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More than 50,000 students in the Baton Rouge area had more than five unexcused absences last year. Plus, the LSU Museum of Art will host a unique exhibition of quilts inspired by planetary science.
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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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Louisiana voters made their choice for Republican and Democratic presidential nominees over the weekend. Plus, Grow Dat Youth Farm in New Orleans faces an uncertain future.
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A group of self-described “non-Black voters” is suing Louisiana over the state’s new congressional map. Plus, a trip to ancient mounds in northeast Louisiana.
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Gov. Jeff Landry issued a disaster declaration last week amid a rough crawfish season, unlocking new aid for farmers. Plus, we take a look at why the state dropped its FAFSA requirement for high school seniors.
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Louisiana’s insurance commissioner’s new plans to address sky-high home and flood insurance costs includes rolling back regulations. Plus, a new exhibition explores the lives of female hunters in South Louisiana.
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Today on Louisiana Considered, we hear about a proposed bill that would expand execution methods in Louisiana. Plus Charlotte Claiborne, executive director of the Bridge Center in Baton Rouge, joins us to discuss the mental health organization’s recent 3rd anniversary. Later, the State Library of Louisiana is celebrating Black History Month with a virtual presentation featuring Mona Lisa Saloy, the state’s former poet laureate.
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Today on Louisiana Considered, we hear about an exhibit exploring the narratives woven into Black hair through an artistic lens. We also discuss how the indictment of one New Orleans priest for sexual assault landed the archdiocese in bankruptcy court and why the U.S. Department of Justice is investigating a small Mississippi town’s police department.
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Today on Louisiana Considered, we hear what happens to Mardi Gras horses after parade season. Plus, we learn about a new grant targeting cervical cancer prevention and learn about childhood hunger in the Gulf South.
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St. George updates; empowering students in the classroom; why LSU removed DEI language from websitesToday on Louisiana Considered, we hear about a Baton Rouge community’s legal fight to become its own city. We also hear from an education activist on his new book, “Freedom Teaching,” and learn how LSU students are responding after the school removed DEI language from several websites.