Bobbi-Jeanne Misick
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Freddie Woods opened his apartment door in New Orleans East when he heard the sounds of brass music. Moments later, a canvasser for Together Louisiana — a community engagement nonprofit — placed a flyer in his hand and told him that the organization was hosting a vaccination event at a church within walking distance from Woods’ home the next day.
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Paula Burch
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Tulane University
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The president toured the plant on Thursday as part of his visit to Louisiana promote his $2.3 trillion infrastructure plan. -
He arrives in New Orleans to tour the Carrollton Water Plant Thursday afternoon.
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That's seven in all. Two were reported in the New Orleans area and Southwest Louisiana last week.
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Health officials confirmed two cases — one in metro New Orleans and one in Southwest Louisiana.
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At a press conference Monday, Mayor LaToya Cantrell and other members of city government laid out the specifics of the Mow to Own Good Neighbor Program, which applies to a select number of empty lots with unpaid property taxes.
Arts & Culture
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NPR host Lulu Garcia-Navarro speaks to music professor David Rothenberg about the music of the Brood X cicadas and what it's like making music with them.
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NPR's Lulu Garcia-Navarro plays the puzzle with listeners Haneef Pasha and his son Jachobi of Lawrenceville, GA, and puzzlemaster Will Shortz.
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NPR's Lulu Garcia-Navarro speaks to University of Maine sociology professor Amy Blackstone about the declining number of births in the U.S.
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Cricket matches continued in India amid the world's biggest COVID-19 wave. Some called it unethical, while fans say it kept them sane. But now some players have tested positive.
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We hear from four women who acknowledge how difficult life has been to be a mother before and during the pandemic, and what keeps them motivated.
