Diane Mack

4 days ago | wwno.org | Diane Mack |Alana Schreiber

A bill recently advanced in the state Legislature that would give a $10,000 tax break to property owners who install a fortified roof. This comes after a recent study found that houses with fortified roofs in coastal Alabama were nearly 75% less likely to file insurance claims after hurricanes. This bill moves forward while a different insurance bill, written by state Senator Royce Duplesis, died in committee. Capitol Access reporter Brooke Thorington spoke to Duplesis about what comes next.

1 week ago | wwno.org | Diane Mack

After 10 inmates broke out of the Orleans Parish jail earlier this month, law enforcement agencies across the state began pointing the finger at one another. Gov. Jeff Landry blamed the District Attorney’s Office for delays in their cases being prosecuted. D.A. Jason Williams blamed the sheriff’s office for its slow response to his request for the evidence he needed to prosecute them. And Sheriff Susan Hutson blamed jail workers and those outside who were helping the inmates.

1 week ago | wwno.org | Diane Mack |Alana Schreiber

It’s the end of the month, and that means it’s time to catch up with our neighbors in Acadiana. Founder and editor of The Current, Christiaan Mader, breaks down the latest news in the region, including how U.S. deportations are raising concerns in a Laotian refugee community in the area. Following the jailbreak at the Orleans Parish Justice Center, law enforcement agencies across the state began pointing the finger at one another. Gov.

2 weeks ago | wwno.org | Diane Mack |Alana Schreiber

Ten inmates escaped the Orleans Parish Justice Center last Friday, the biggest jailbreak in state history. Three of the men were captured shortly after they fled, and one more was arrested last night. Local and state law enforcement officials all seem to be pointing blame at one another. WWNO/WRKF reporter Matt Bloom has been covering the story and joins to give us an update. Hellenic heritage will be on full display when the Greek Festival returns for its 50th year.

3 weeks ago | wwno.org | Diane Mack |Alana Schreiber

Last Thursday, Robert Francis Prevost was announced as the new pope. Now known as Pope Leo XIV, he’s the first American pope in the Vatican’s history. Father Mark Mossa, Program Director for the Canizaro Center for Catholic Studies at Loyola University of New Orleans, tells us more about what it means to have an American pope and how this could shape the Church’s future. The start of hurricane season is just weeks away, and it will be 20 years since Hurricane Katrina.