Station Status

Festivals Acadiens et Creoles Live Broadcast Schedule

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

Alex Cox

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WRKF

Baton Rouge's Thrive plan: Why the library is key to the Nov. 15 election

Alex Cox

Baton Rouge voters will decide Saturday whether to fill a $21 million budget deficit by redirecting taxes from the public library and two other agencies.
Drew Hawkins

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Gulf States Newsroom

Protestors brave cold snap to support striking nurses at New Orleans' UMC

Drew Hawkins

National Nurses United has been negotiating new staff contracts with UMC administrators since March 2024. This is the fifth strike in just over a year.
Photo courtesy of East Baton Rouge Mayor-President's Office

East Baton Rouge SNAP recipients eat free at some restaurants this week; see list

Alex Cox

Baton Rouge Mayor-President Sid Edwards said his team organized with about 15 restaurants in an attempt to make sure no one goes hungry during the government shutdown.
Alex Cox

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WRKF

With SNAP funds halted, Baton Rouge food drives draw long car lines, early morning starts

Alex Cox

The constant back-and-forth with SNAP funds has left many worried that they won’t have enough food to eat. Now, various governmental and charitable organizations, like the East Baton Rouge Council on Aging, are stepping up to meet the need.

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

Ryan Kellman

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NPR

It's harder to get home insurance. That's changing communities across the U.S.

Michael Copley

Home insurance is getting less affordable, and less available, as insurers raise prices and pull back from areas with extreme weather. That's forcing families across the country to make tough choices.
Anas Baba

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NPR

They found a 'bucket of lentils.' Then it blew up. The menace of Gaza's unexploded ordnance

Rob Schmitz

The United Nations Mine Action Service estimates between 5% and 10% of Israeli weapons fired into Gaza in the past two years failed to detonate, and unexploded ordnance has killed at least 328 people.

NPR News

Google launches a lawsuit targeting text message scammers

John Ruwitch

Ever gotten a text saying you forgot to pay a nonexistent road toll or need to pick up a mystery package? Google's going after the scammers behind those messages.

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.