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June 7th is Creole Culture Day!

Clockwise from top right: An early gathering of KRVS advisors and staff; Program hosts Herbert Wiltz, Pete Bergeron and "Nonc" Jules Guidry at a live festival broadcast; Membership drive phone volunteers; Louis Michot and Layla McCalla in the Cypress Lake Studio; KRVS' Fundraising Fais-do-do at the Acadiana Center for the Arts; Longtime General Manager Dave Spizale and Blues Box host Raoul Breaux

Let's Keep KRVS Going Another 63 Years!

Farewell To A Cherished Soul

Louisiana News

Photos courtesy of Julia Letlow's and Jamie Davis' campaigns

Letlow, Davis advance in Louisiana’s U.S. Senate race

Aubri Juhasz, Brooke Thorington

U.S. Rep. Julia Letlow and Jamie Davis, a row-crop farmer in Tensas Parish, won their party runoffs Saturday and will now face off for Bill Cassidy’s U.S. Senate seat in November.
Athina Morris

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WWNO

East Baton Rouge voters overwhelmingly approve funding renewals for library, other agencies

Alex Cox

After an initial stumble late last year, the East Baton Rouge Parish Library system has secured its funding for the next 10 years.
Photos courtesy of Stephanie Hilferty's and Joseph Cao's campaigns

Louisiana election results: Hilferty wins PSC runoff, Cao edges Schroder in BESE Republican race

Aubri Juhasz, Michael McEwen

Republican state Rep. Stephanie Hilferty and current BESE board member Joseph Cao both won their runoff races in Saturday's election.
Photo courtesy of Southern Poverty Law Center

SPLC’s latest ‘Year in Hate’ report details shift ‘From Extreme to Establishment’ in Gulf South

Tanner Riley

The report's central argument is that the hard right is no longer knocking on the door of American institutions. It has walked through.

Medicine Ball Caravan In-Studio Performances

Jason Harrington LIVE IN THE STUDIO

Singer-Songwriter from Vermilion Parish, Jason Harrington, is live on the Medicine Ball Caravan! Profound lyrics and unapologetic sound - tune in for a sneak peek of his upcoming album releasing on July 4th.

Local News

Magic Crawfish LIVE on the Caravan

Gee Scott & Pocket LIVE

Maggie Koerner IN THE STUDIO!

NPR News

Ty ONeil

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AP

Critical fire weather complicates firefighting efforts in massive Utah wildfire

Nathan Rott

Firefighters working on the nation's largest current wildfire, burning in southern Utah, are being challenged by historic weather conditions. Extreme wildfire behavior is expected to continue through the weekend.
Ashley Landis

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AP

Uzbekistan makes its World Cup debut, a first for Central Asia

Charles Maynes

The country is the first Central Asian nation to qualify for the World Cup, and Uzbek fans have reveled in showcasing their country and culture. The country's president calls the team a symbol of the "new Uzbekistan."

NPR News

If a Lyme disease vaccine gets approved, how would it go over? We asked hunters

Bram Sable-Smith

Drugmakers are working on a potential new shot to prevent the tick-borne illness. How might it fare in the era of vaccine skepticism?

60 Years of Radio Acadie - A KRVS Original Podcast

New episodes premiere weekly during the Zydeco Stomp and will air throughout the week during the news and other KRVS programs. They'll also be posted weekly here and on Spotify.