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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

Clockwise from top left: 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.

Farewell To A Cherished Soul

Thank you!

Festival International 2026 Broadcast Schedule

Louisiana News

Drew Hawkins

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Gulf States Newsroom

Sen. Cassidy says changes to Louisiana's May 16 election have caused confusion, disenfranchisement

Drew Hawkins

In a “Red Alert” message, the incumbent senator claims “the Jeff Landry election process mess” has kept some from being able to cast their vote for him.
Brooke Thorington

Capitol Access Minute: Senate passes new 5-1 majority Republican congressional map

Brooke Thorington

The map favors the re-election of a Democrat in District 2, which is currently occupied by Congressman Troy Carter.
Wes Muller

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Louisiana Illuminator

Louisiana Senate advances redistricting bill to add Republican seat ahead of tight midterms

Piper Hutchinson (Louisiana Illuminator)

Louisiana lawmakers have advanced a Republican-backed map that would drop Louisiana to just one congressional district that favors Democrats.
Alex Cox

East Baton Rouge parish employees will receive raises after Metro Council approval

Alex Cox

All East Baton Rouge city-parish employees are set to receive a raise soon, after the Metro Council approved a plan in a 10-1 vote Wednesday.

Medicine Ball Caravan In-Studio Performances

Anna La Mare

Anna La Mare joins us LIVE in Cypress lake studios! Yesterday, Mare released her debut single, “Jonna (Find Yourself a Man).” You can support Anna La Mare on her "The Moments Before Tour." For more information click here.

Luke Huval Band

Acath

Vishten LIVE on the Caravan

NPR News

Brent Stirton/Getty Images/Reportage Archive

Elephants eat their crops. Farmers strike back. It's a war that's only getting worse

Diaa Hadid, Susitha Fernando

In Sri Lanka, the islanders revere elephants. But for farmers, there's rising tension that's leading to more fatal encounters — for both humans and hungry pachyderms.
Lisi Niesner

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Reuters

The townspeople of Vilseck, Germany, worry that Trump may pull out 5,000 U.S. troops

Rob Schmitz

President Trump's troop withdrawal threat rattles residents of a small Bavarian town reliant on U.S. military personnel and their families for both income and friendships built over decades.

NPR News

Colleges got more rural students to apply. The challenge is getting them to attend

Jon Marcus

Some of the nation's most selective institutions are slowly increasing their rural enrollment with the help of millions of dollars from a rural alumnus of the University of Chicago.

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.