While House Speaker MikeJohnson has been supporting President Trump’s “One Big, Beautiful Bill,” its proposed Medicaid cuts could cause many of his constituents to lose coverage. The Gulf States Newsroom’s Drew Hawkins traveled to Shreveport to hear what people are saying.
One of the longest-running Broadway productions, “A Chorus Line,” opens at the Tulane Summer Lyric Theatre this weekend. And for the first time in the company’s history, all productions this season are directed and choreographed by women.
Director and choreographer Jauné Buisson and cast member Michael Paternostro share the details.
Another performance debuts at Tulane this weekend as the New Orleans Shakespeare Festival continues its run of “The Imaginary Invalid.” Cast members Doug Spearman and Alix Paige tell us about performing Molliere’s 17th century comedy.
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