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D.C. Mardi Gras; Super Bowl preparations; Anna’s Place helps economically-disadvantaged youth

It’s Thursday and that means it’s time to catch up on the week in politics with The Times-Picayune/The Advocate’s editorial director and columnist Stephanie Grace. She reports to us from Washington D.C., where she’s celebrating Mardi Gras in the nation’s capital where Carnival season meets politics.

The Super Bowl is just weeks away, and city and state officials have been busy trying to get a huge beautification checklist done so the Crescent City can put on its best face for the nation.

Spearheading that effort from the private sector is CEO of Greater New Orleans INC and Super Bowl 59 Project Coordinator, Michael Hecht. He joins us with the updates.

There are often big government attempts at breaking the cycle of poverty and crime. But one group called Anna’s Place is finding a way to succeed in New Orleans, working with economically disadvantaged youth. Founder and director Darryl Durham tells us more.

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Today’s episode of Louisiana Considered was hosted by Bob Pavlovich. Our managing producer is Alana Schreiber; our contributing producers are Matt Bloom and Adam Vos; we receive production and technical support from Garrett Pittman and our assistant producer, Aubry Procell.

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A longtime fill-in host for New Orleans Public Radio, Bob Pavlovich joined the station full-time in 2023. He hosts "All Things Considered" and "Louisiana Considered" on Thursdays.
Alana Schreiber is the managing producer for the live daily news program, Louisiana Considered. She comes to WWNO from KUNC in Northern Colorado, where she worked as a radio producer for the daily news magazine, Colorado Edition. She has previously interned for Minnesota Public Radio in St. Paul.