A WWNO/WRKF review of 33 crisis pregnancy websites and the services they advertise found that the majority offer nearly no maternal health care, nearly no reproductive health care, and some provide health misinformation, including the potentially dangerous practice of “abortion reversal.”
Louisiana Considered
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Lona Edwards Hankins, who took the helm at the Regional Transit Authority in March, joins us to talk about bus shelters, rider communications, and rapid transit plans.
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A controversial bill that would have banned gender-affirming health care for youth in Louisiana died in a Senate Committee on Wednesday. The defeat marks a significant victory for Louisiana’s transgender community and goes against a growing trend among other Republican states to restrict youth access to gender-affirming care, which often includes hormone therapy and can include reassignment surgeries.
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Strengthen Alabama Homes gives residents up to $10,000 to retrofit homes to the FORTIFIED standard. Other states see it as a model for their own insurance woes.
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The board of Lycée Français de la Nouvelle-Orléans will consider a three-year, $165,000 salary contract for CEO Chase McLaurin, with the potential for significant annual increases, at its board meeting Tuesday night, as the school grapples with financial concerns.
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Two years after Hurricane Ida hit Louisiana’s coast, the catastrophic damage it caused to homes and infrastructure remains unrepaired in many parts of southeast Louisiana.Despite the slow progress, especially when it comes to home repairs, the Federal Emergency Management Agency recently notified residents that it will soon dramatically increase the cost of the temporary housing the agency has provided to those displaced by the storm.
Arts & Culture
NPR News
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Central Park West draws from James Comey's experience in the FBI and as a U.S attorney for the southern district of New York.
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It's been five years since the U.S. pulled out of the nuclear deal. How close is Iran to a bomb? What can the U.S. do to stop them? And how are regional and global shifts changing the equation?
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A Beluga whale, allegedly a Russian spy, has reappeared in Sweden after a four year absence.
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More than a dozen fires were continuing to burn on Tuesday, and officials said over 16,000 people had evacuated under a mandatory order.
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Video games can get a bad rap when it comes to kids and mental health, but their impact on child development is often misunderstood. Gaming can be a powerful training tool for a variety of skills.