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WEBWhat West Bank Palestinian youths are fighting for, in their own words. The Israeli military vows to stamp out Palestinian militants in the occupied West Bank. Palestinian fighters tell NPR they are willing to die to resist Israeli occupation. 89.3 WRKF is the NPR news affiliate for Baton Rouge and southeast Louisiana.
WRKF Classical
WEBWRKF Classical is available exclusively on HD Radio, online, and on your smart speaker. Tune your HD Radio to 89.3 HD2— a digital sub-channel available on your HD Radio in the greater Baton Rouge area. To stream the channel at wrkf.org on your computer, click the "All Streams" button at the top of the page and select WRKF Classical.
Talk Louisiana - WRKF
WEBTalk Louisiana connects listeners with Louisiana newsmakers through live interviews. Hosted by award-winning journalist and broadcast veteran Jim Engster, Talk Louisiana brings listener insight into the conversation. In addition to the weekday morning broadcast and evening rebroadcast, hear Talk Louisiana at wrkf.org, on the WRKF App, and on your smart speaker.To make yourself a part of the ...
About - WRKF
WEBAbout. WRKF informs and entertains its audience through local, national and international news and cultural programming. WRKF’s 28,000-Watt signal reaches a 60-mile radius around Baton Rouge. That’s why you hear WRKF in Lafayette, Hammond, Ponchatoula, New Iberia, Morgan City, Opelousas, south of LaPlace and even in Woodville, MS.
Louisiana Considered - WRKF
WEBLouisiana Considered brings you in-depth news and lively conversations about the stories that matter most to South Louisiana.The news magazine airs Monday through Friday at noon and features the region's top journalists, newsmakers and artists from South Louisiana. The show is produced by the WWNO and WRKF newsrooms and airs in both New Orleans and Baton Rouge.To subscribe to the podcast:Apple ...
Proposed $15 State Minimum Wage Clears First Legislative Hurdle …
WEBApr 22, 2021 · A Louisiana Senate Committee advanced a bill Thursday to establish the state minimum wage at $15 per hour. Louisiana is one of only five states with no minimum wage of its own, so the state’s lowest earners’ wages …
Gwen Collins-Greenup and Nancy Landry - WRKF
WEBNov 15, 2023 · Provided photos. Secretary of State candidates Gwen Collins-Greenup, a Democrat (left) and Nancy Landry, a Republican. Louisianans will elect the state’s first female attorney general on Saturday — and with two women in the runoff for secretary of state, Louisiana will have two women in statewide offices for the first time since 2008.
How Louisiana’s abortion ban has changed pregnancy care in the …
WEBMar 22, 2024 · Patrick Madden /WWNO. Ochsner Baptist Medical Center. March 25, 2020. Pregnancy care in Louisiana has changed dramatically. In the years since the state passed its near-total ban on abortions in 2022, doctors have had to re-evaluate how they care for pregnant women. Many fear prison time, or other penalties if …
The story behind why Louisiana voted against a ban on slavery
WEBNov 18, 2022 · Last week, Louisiana voters struck down an amendment to its constitution that would have prohibited slavery and involuntary servitude.The four other states where slavery was on the ballot – Alabama, Oregon, Tennessee and Vermont – approved similar referenda. Louisiana was put in the national spotlight for rejecting the change.
New carbon capture plant project coming to Louisiana, bringing
WEBOct 14, 2021 · An industrial gas provider is moving to Ascension Parish with plans to build a $4.5 billion clean energy facility, Louisiana officials announced Thursday. Air Products, the company responsible for the project, will create 170 direct jobs with an average salary of $93,000, more than 400 indirect jobs in the region and more than 2,000 ...