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How the End of the Corporation for Public Broadcasting Affects KRVS

Status Report on Federal Funding

KRVS is making an urgent fundraising appeal to help offset proposed federal budget cuts to public broadcasting.

An Urgent Appeal From KRVS

Louisiana News

Aubri Juhasz

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WWNO

LSU system sets July 1 deadline for UNO return, maps priorities

Aubri Juhasz

Lawmakers passed legislation in the spring to move UNO from the Louisiana University System back to the LSU system, where it had been from its founding until 2013.
Nam Y. Huh

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AP Photo

Louisiana is suspending its temporary food aid program as SNAP benefits restart

Mel Bridges

Louisiana is suspending its temporary assistance program that would provide November funds to most Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP) recipients in the state amid the ongoing government shutdown.
Elise Plunk

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Louisiana Illuminator

Citizen-led pollution monitoring persists in Louisiana, despite law that limits its use

Elise Plunk (Louisiana Illuminator)

The practice is called community, citizen or participatory science, and it involves data collected from non-scientists that’s passed along to researchers who use their expertise to study and understand what they mean
Brooke Thorington

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WRKF

Luisiana usará $150M en fondos del estado para financiar subsidios de SNAP para algunos residentes en Noviembre

Mel Bridges

Luisiana usará 150 millones de dólares en fondos del estado para crear un programa de asistencia temporal para financiar subsidios para algunos beneficiarios del Programa de Asistencia Nutricional Suplementaria (Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program, o SNAP) en noviembre durante el cierre del gobierno federal.

Medicine Ball Caravan In-Studio Performances

Local Shows

Andrina Turenne LIVE on the Caravan!

Andrina Turenne (vocals and guitar) is taking a spin on the Caravan while on her South Louisiana tour! We are thrilled to have her back along with Trey Boudreaux (bass) & Jim Kolaceck (drums). Andrina's sound is one of a kind in culture and soul with strong vocalism in both the French and English languages. Listen in for more information of where she will be performing near you!

Local Shows

In the Studio: The Holiday Playgirls!

Local Shows

Reece Sullivan in the Studio!

Andrew Duhon LIVE in the Studio

NPR News

MATTHEW HATCHER/AFP

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Getty Images

Bird flu surges among poultry amid a scaled back federal response

Will Stone

Migrating wild birds are spreading the virus to domesticated flocks, increasing the risk of eventually seeing a human outbreak. Scientists are troubled by the muted federal response.
Andrew Harnik

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Getty Images

Trump says election puts shutdown pressure on Republicans but wants to end filibuster

Stephen Fowler

After Republicans lost big in Tuesday's elections, adding pressure to end the government shutdown, President Trump pushed changes to Senate rules to bypass the need for Democratic-votes.

NPR News

The government shutdown is delaying an assistance program families use to heat homes

Sophia Schmidt

The Low-Income Home Energy Assistance Program, or LIHEAP, helps about 6 million U.S. households pay energy bills, buy fuel, or fix broken heaters. The shutdown has stalled funds.

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.