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Louisiana Considered: Louisiana’s Eviction Crisis, Possible Veto Override Session, Vaccinating Undocumented Workers, The Blessing Of The Fleet, Jazz Fest 2021

Phoebe Jones
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WWNO
  • WWNO New Orleans City Hall Reporter Ryan Nelsen joined us from a press conference on the post-pandemic eviction crisis in New Orleans.
  • WRKF/WWNO Capitol Access Reporter Paul Braun updates us on the possibility of the legislature’s first veto override session under the state’s new constitution.
  • WWNO/WRKF Public Health Reporter Rosemary Westwood tells us why it’s important that Louisiana’s undocumented workers get vaccinated and how they’re getting vaccines.
  • WWNO All Things Considered Host Karl Lengel spoke with Nicholls State University Consultant Dustin Reuther about the bayou-town practice of the Blessings of the Fleet.
  • The Times-Picayune | The Advocate music and culture writer Keith Spera joins us to discuss this year’s New Orleans Jazz and Heritage Festival performer lineup.
Patrick was the Regional News Director for the news collaboration between WRKF Baton Rouge and WWNO New Orleans, from 2019 through 2023.