Mardi Gras parades will come with a new cost, as the New Orleans City Council unanimously approved a tiered fee system that requires krewes to pay different amounts based on parade size.
WWNO Intern Jocelyn Burgess spoke with those involved in Mardi Gras krewes. She joins us with more on the potential impacts
The 16 leaders of the SEC are meeting today to discuss the ongoing controversy surrounding LSU football, after head coach Lane Kiffin attempted to add former NFL players to the team’s roster. While expulsion from the conference is now off the table, they are considering penalizing the university.
Baton Rouge Advocate reporter Reed Darcey has been following this story closely and joins us with the latest.
The New Orleans Sewerage and Water Board needs to replace hundreds of miles of decaying pipe, but the utility doesn’t have the money for the initiative. Recently passed legislation now gives the city government greater control over the utility, but it is unclear exactly what that will look like.
President and CEO of the Bureau of Governmental Research Rebecca Mowbray joins us with more.
__
Today’s episode of Louisiana Considered was hosted by Alana Schreiber. Our managing producer is Alana Schreiber, and our assistant producer is Aubry Procell. Our engineer is Garrett Pittman. Our intern is Ryann Goldberg.
You can listen to Louisiana Considered Monday through Friday at noon and 7 p.m. It’s available on Spotify, the NPR App, and wherever you get your podcasts.
Louisiana Considered wants to hear from you! Please fill out our pitch line to let us know what kinds of story ideas you have for our show. And while you’re at it, fill out our listener survey! We want to keep bringing you the kinds of conversations you’d like to listen to.
Louisiana Considered is made possible with support from our listeners. Thank you!
