New Orleans Public Radio

08/14/2025

We're excited to welcome Report for America corps member Alex Cox to the WWNO/WRKF newsrooms. You can learn more about Alex here: wrkf.org/people/alex-cox

08/14/2025

Frederick Griffith was a personal trainer when he started to care for his mother, Anna Hampton. As he became her caregiver he not only found inspiration to start his latest business, but found a way to serve those whose voices were being forgotten.

Frederick Griffith was a personal trainer when he started to care for his mother, Anna Hampton. As he became her caregiver he not only found inspiration to start his latest business, but found a way to serve those whose voices were being forgotten.

08/13/2025

The U.S. Supreme Court has set the date it will hear new arguments in a Louisiana case that could have ripple effects for congressional redistricting around the country.

The U.S. Supreme Court has set the date it will hear new arguments in a Louisiana case that could have ripple effects for congressional redistricting around the country.

08/13/2025

“The penalty doesn’t fit the crime..."

ICE issued at least 129 immigration detainers through Kenner PD between January and May, a more than sixfold increase from the same period in 2024.

As more local departments, encouraged by Trump, are partnering with ICE, similar patterns are emerging throughout the country. https://bit.ly/3Jg5S7C

08/13/2025

WWNO and WRKF have partnered with the producers of the PBS documentary, Caregiving, to shine a spotlight on America’s caregiving crisis. We talked to people living in south Louisiana about their caregiving situations and the unique challenges the region brings when caring for others.

On Tuesday, we heard from Barbara Youngblood, a dedicated caregiver for her community and family for over 20 years. Now that she is the recipient of caregiving, she has seen the process from both sides of the relationship and considers the lessons she has learned.

Today we hear from Barbara Youngblood, a dedicated caregiver for her community and family for over 20 years. Now that she is the recipient of caregiving, she has seen the process from both sides of the relationship and considers the lessons she has learned.

08/13/2025

The shooting was mentioned in a U.S. Justice Department report this year that found Louisiana State Police used excessive force during arrests and vehicle pursuits.

Louisiana officials have agreed to pay $9 million to a man who was partially paralyzed after a state trooper shot him in the back during a 2018 traffic stop in Baton Rouge.

08/12/2025

Nearly $10 million was paid to managed care organizations over that period, even though no health care services were actually provided.

Obituaries were used to identify more than half the deceased recipients.

08/12/2025

On this episode of Louisiana Considered, The Baton Rouge Advocate education reporter Charles Lussier talks to us about back-to-school changes in Baton Rouge.

Director Jennifer Bouquet and actor Timmie Callais tell us about the Louisiana Shakespeare Company's upcoming production of "The Tempest."

And the Gulf States Newsroom’s Drew Hawkins talked to musicians in New Orleans about how the heat is affecting them — and to get some help turning the data into music.

Today on Louisiana Considered, we hear about back-to-school changes in Baton Rouge. We also learn how an upcoming performance of “The Tempest,” explores the story’s connection to New Orleans, and hear how sounds of heat are impacting musicians.

08/12/2025

WWNO and WRKF have partnered with the producers of the PBS documentary, "Caregiving," to shine a spotlight on America’s caregiving crisis. We talked to people living in south Louisiana about their caregiving situations and the unique challenges the region brings when caring for others.

On Monday, we heard from Marirose Bernard, a registered nurse with nearly 50 years of experience who found that the role of caregiver was just as difficult as anything she encountered in her profession.

Today we hear from Marirose Bernard, a registered nurse with nearly 50 years of experience who found that the role of caregiver was just as difficult as anything she encountered in her profession.

08/11/2025

Amtrak is making it easier for travelers to get from the Capital City to the Crescent City. https://bit.ly/4lqJC8q

08/10/2025

This is an encore presentation of our special program from 1999, dedicated to the late Jerry Garcia and the Grateful Dead.

This is an encore presentation of our special program from 1999, dedicated to the late Jerry Garcia and the Grateful Dead. Jerry Garcia's birthday falls on August 1, and he passed on August 9, 1995. Garcia was one of the transcendent, eclectic American musicians of this century and was able to creat...

08/10/2025

On this week's episode, we venture onto the Pearl River, which flows through Jackson, Mississippi, down into southeastern Louisiana. For more than 100 years, that river has flooded in northeast Jackson.

The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers has been trying to stop the flooding, but each plan has caused backlash and concern from Jackson down to Slidell, Louisiana. We talk with WWNO’s Michael McEwen and hear from Mississippi Public Broadcasting’s Shamira Muhammad about those worries.

WWNO’s Eva Tesfaye also explains why a multi-billion-dollar plan to deal with Louisiana's land loss was recently cancelled.

On this week's episode, we venture onto the Pearl River, which flows through Jackson, Mississippi, down into southeastern Louisiana.