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Elise Plunk/Louisiana IlluminatorThe practice is called community, citizen or participatory science, and it involves data collected from non-scientists that’s passed along to researchers who use their expertise to study and understand what they mean -
Brooke Thorington/WRKFLuisiana usará 150 millones de dólares en fondos del estado para crear un programa de asistencia temporal para financiar subsidios para algunos beneficiarios del Programa de Asistencia Nutricional Suplementaria (Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program, o SNAP) en noviembre durante el cierre del gobierno federal. -
Rebecca Blackwell/APSome Head Start providers in Louisiana have taken out loans to keep operating if the government shutdown stretches into its second month. -
Alex Cox/WRKFThe East Baton Rouge Metro Council hopes to persuade more public service retirees to switch to a government-funded health care plan it offers to help make up for a $21 million budget shortfall.
Hailing from Mamou and Opelousas, Louisiana are Renee Reed and Julianne Mahoney of the Holiday Playgirls. These ladies are here in the studio to harvest our Cajun culture with fiddle and accordion in hand. Not only do they know how to have a good time keeping the culture alive, but their musicianship is pure talent. Listen in to check them out!
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Michael M. Santiago/Getty ImagesMamdani, a democratic socialist and state assemblymember, will make history as the first Muslim and South Asian person — as well as the youngest in over a century — to serve as New York City mayor. -
Michael M. Santiago/Getty Images North AmericaDemocratic Rep. Mikie Sherrill, a former Navy pilot, was first elected to Congress in 2018. She defeated Republican Jack Ciattarelli, a former assemblyman who was endorsed by President Trump.
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Teen Vogue covered fashion and celebrity, but also took in-depth looks at politics and social justice issues. The union representing workers at Condé Nast said six staffers are losing their jobs.
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