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On this week's show, renewal in Gardere, revamping the tax code and a shortage of primary care doctors.

We take a look at the changing neighborhood of Gardere. What was once a place known for high crime is now undergoing a renewal. We check in with members of the community.

Modernizing Louisiana’s Sales Tax Code is a big job, and a commission formed to do just that has begun tackling it this week. Wallis Watkins checks in on the first meeting and tracks some of the ideas already being put forward.

Louisiana faces a shortage of primary care physicians. Wallis Watkins takes a deeper look into the reasons why, and at what the state is trying to do about it.

On Inisight, Sue recaps a tenuous year for Louisiana higher education with with LSU system President and Chancellor F. King Alexander.

Do you have what it takes to beat back the weedy vines in your garden? Dan Gill discusses what you’ll need in your arsenal to keep them under control

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Ann Marie Awad
Ann Marie came a long way to WRKF. Originally from Buffalo, NY, where she was a freelance print reporter, she moved to New York City to get a masters in journalism from the City University of New York Graduate School of Journalism. During her time at CUNY, she interned with Brooklyn's Heritage Radio Network and Philadelphia's WHYY FM. When she's not wielding a microphone, Ann Marie loves comic books, politics and a great cup of coffee.

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