Two decades ago, an Amtrak line used to run from Louisiana all the way to Orlando, Florida. Hurricane Katrina brought that to a halt, but now officials are discussing ways to restore part of that service, connecting New Orleans to Mobile.
Gulf States Newsroom’s Stephan Bisaha tells us why not everyone is supportive of this new proposal.
One Louisiana scientist is touting research that seeks to come up with ways to mimic the health benefits of exercise in some other way. Exercise psychologist and director of the Integrative Physiology and Molecular Medicine Lab, Chris Axelrod, tells us more about what’s being dubbed “exercise in a pill.”
Today’s episode of Louisiana Considered was hosted by Adam Vos. Our producer is Alana Schreiber and our digital editor is Katelyn Umholtz. Our engineers are Garrett Pittman, Aubry Procell, and Thomas Walsh.
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