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

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

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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.