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By Eve Abrams

By Eve Abrams

New Orleans, Louisiana – It's been over eight months since British Petroleum's Macondo oil well explosion devastated Louisiana's coastal ecosystems and the industries which rely on them. Job losses from the disaster have rippled far and wide - extending to a group of Vietnamese women, and friends, living in New Orleans East. Eve Abrams visited with a group of former employees of P & J Oyster House.

By Fred Kasten

New Orleans – Singer, songwriter, pianist - and Academy Award-winning composer Randy Newman - returns to New Orleans Friday night, January 7, 2011 - for a concert with the Louisiana Philharmonic Orchestra - performing several dozen of his classic songs - and suites from four of his film scores. Turns out that movie music - and New Orleans - were among Randy Newman's earliest - and most profound - influences. WWNO's Fred Kasten has more...

By Eve Abrams

By Eve Abrams

By Ronnie Virgets

New Orleans – Here's another installment in our new series of audio essays - "Louisiana Moments" - with Ronnie Virgets. This time it's weather - and what seems to be our growing obsession with it - that has Ronnie's attention...

To find out more about Ronnie Virgets - and what he's up to these days - please click here .

New Orleans, LA – Listener-supported radio icon WWOZ makes thirty the first weekend of December. Paul Maassen sat down with the station's general manager to commemorate the milestone.

Beginning at 12pm this coming Saturday, December 4th, WWOZ will celebrate its anniversary with a second line parade on the corner of Elysian Fields and Decatur. A concert will follow at Tipitina's later in the evening. More information is available on WWOZ's website.

By Eve Abrams

New Orleans, LA – Expand your understanding of the BP oil disaster by listening to Paul Maassen's extended interview or by watching The Spill.

By Eve Abrams