It’s been more than four months since the U.S. Supreme Court overturned Roe v. Wade, and Louisiana’s most powerful anti-abortion organization has been shoring up support for the state’s near-total abortion ban. Louisiana Right to Life helped write the ban, and, as public health reporter Rosemary Westwood found, the organization isn’t done fighting.
The folk-roots group Rising Appalachia has recently recorded and live streamed their music at New Orleans' Preservation Hall. And from songs about the Bywater streets to the murky bayou waters, their music is nothing short of an ode to life in New Orleans.
The band is composed of sisters, Leah and Chloe Smith, who hail from a family of southern musicians. We caught up with Leah – who goes professionally by Leah Song – to learn more about their musical performance at one of New Orleans’ most esteemed venues.
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