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Louisiana Considered: Boil Water Advisories, Freedom Riders, Rep. Edmond Jordan on Qualified Immunity

Mugshots of a group of Freedom Riders who were arrested and jailed in Jackson, Miss. 1961.
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Mugshots of a group of Freedom Riders who were arrested and jailed in Jackson, Miss. 1961.

Patrick Madden and Paul Braun co-hosted Friday’s Louisiana Considered.

  • Sara Sneath talked about her investigation into Louisiana’s boil water advisories and what they say about the state’s struggling water infrastructure.
  • Janae Piere spoke to members of Freedom Riders on the movement’s 60th anniversary.
  • Rep. Edmond Jordan discussed his efforts to limit qualified immunity for police officers facing civil lawsuits and other criminal reform bills being debated at the statehouse.
Patrick was the Regional News Director for the news collaboration between WRKF Baton Rouge and WWNO New Orleans, from 2019 through 2023.