Margaret Orr, WDSU's chief meteorologist, is set to retire on March 29. During her 45 years on air, she’s become a household name with a strong fanbase.
Louisiana Considered
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After one month of study and public meetings, the task force recommended a temporary board of state officials and their appointees replace the current SWBNO leadership.
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Lawmakers on the House Commerce Committee voted 16-2 against a bill that would have established gold and silver as currency in Louisiana.
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The newly formed New Orleans Pride Center, located inside the headquarters of 102.3 WHIV-FM radio in Mid-City, is set to open its doors to the public on April 6.
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The company wants to build a $441 million natural gas power plant at the mouth of Bayou Lafourche. If approved, the costs would trickle down to customers through increased rates and charges.
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LSU has been the beneficiary of a series of federal grants to fund research into carbon capture and sequestration.
Arts & Culture
NPR News
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Anthropocene refers to the age of humans — the things we've done to Earth. Geologists just rejected a proposal to declare an official "Anthropocene epoch." But everyone agrees: Damage has been done.
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The court said the state did not have enough evidence to prove that Mason knew she was ineligible to vote when she cast a ballot in the 2016 election. She was facing a five-year prison sentence.
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Gossett won the award for An Officer And A Gentleman, and also got an Emmy for Roots. More recent prominent roles for the Broadway star and civil rights activist were in The Color Purple and Watchmen.
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Maynor Suazo Sandoval left Honduras when he was 20 and built a new life in the U.S. He is one of the missing workers from the collapsed Francis Scott Key Bridge.
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A new report by Children and Screens rounds up the changes spurred by the United Kingdom's Age Appropriate Design Code, which went into effect in 2020.