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Bayou Politique
Bayou Politique is a weekly public affairs program focused on the issues that matter here in Acadiana. From cutting edge researchers to civic leaders and everyday citizens, Dr. Philip de Mahy interviews people who offer insight into the unique challenges and opportunities that continue to shape our region.
Latest Episodes
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Dr. Brian Bolton talks about resources to help South Louisiana students from a wide range of backgrounds build their personal financial planning skills.
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Dr. Stephen Barnes, Director of the Blanco Center, and Dr. Rachel Veron, Director of LAFirst talk about this initiative to give Louisiana policymakers and citizens tools to make data-informed decisions.
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Dr. Anna Osland and Dr. Liz Skilton talk about the research that has emerged from a course designed to help college students get firsthand experience with Louisiana coastal restoration projects and the communities that connect to them.
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Local photographer David Simpson joins the founders of this Paris based cultural activist group to talk about their most recent project on rural Mardi Gras runs in South Louisiana
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Midwife Kira talks about her experience founding Louisiana's first midwife-owned free-standing birth center and recent policy changes related to birth centers in the state.
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Randon Dufrene talks about local efforts to preserve this heirloom fiber crop.
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Dr. Natalie Keefer talks about initiatives of LA CREoLL: Louisiana Center for Research and Education on Languages and Literacies
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Dr. Phebe Hays talks about her work as the Founder and President of the Iberia African American Historical Society.
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Jan Swift came by the studio to talk about her own work highlighting the people and stories that make Acadiana unique.
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Dr. Rachel Doherty talks upcoming events hosted by The Center for Louisiana Studies and more.