- Karl Lengel hosted this Monday’s episode of Louisiana Considered.
- Galactic bassist Robert Mercurio tells us how the band and their venue, Tipitina’s, are doing as COVID-19 case numbers fall and mask mandates are lifted in New Orleans.
- Gulf States Newsroom reporter Brittany Brown reports on how health officials built trust with Black communities in Mississippi, Louisiana and Alabama, where more Black people are getting vaccinated at higher rates than Black people nationwide.
Louisiana Considered: High vaccination rates among Black residents of the Gulf States
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Brittany Brown
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Gulf States Newsroom