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Louisiana Considered

Louisiana Considered: Final Day Of State Legislative Session, FCC Emergency Broadband Benefit, Shuttered Venue Operators Grant

By Adam Vos

Published June 10, 2021 at 5:59 PM CDT

WWNO Music Inside Out Host Gwen Thompkins at Tipitina’s in 2019 with members of Galactic, the venue’s owners.

WRKF/WWNO Capitol Access Reporter Paul Braun gives us the latest updates from the statehouse on the final day of the legislative session.
East Baton Rouge Parish Housing Authority CEO J. Wesley Daniels, Jr. explains how the FCC’s Emergency Broadband Benefit, which funds internet access for those struggling to afford it, can help people cross the “digital divide” and gain access to education and jobs online.
WWNO’s Karl Lengel spoke with Galactic bassist Robert Mercurio about the band’s struggle to hold on to their ownership of Tipitina’s through the COVID-19 pandemic, and about the Shuttered Venue Operators Grant.

Louisiana Considered

Adam Vos

Adam is responsible for coordinating WRKF's programming and making sure everything you hear on the radio runs smoothly. He is Newscast Editor for the WRKF/WWNO Newsroom. Adam is also the Baton Rouge-based host for Louisiana Considered, our daily regional news program, and is frequently the local voice afternoons on All Things Considered.

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