Diane Mack

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

Louisiana is the only state where students have gotten better at reading since 2019. Officials credit new laws, and now, the final piece is taking effect: holding back third graders who are behind in reading. Education reporter Aubri Juhasz explains how schools are trying to help kids pass the test. Then, she joins WRKF’s Karen Henderson to follow up on the state’s new third-grade reading law. Four ensembles are gearing up to open the New Orleans Ballet Association’s 2025-26 season.

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

While House Speaker MikeJohnson has been supporting President Trump’s “One Big, Beautiful Bill,” its proposed Medicaid cuts could cause many of his constituents to lose coverage. The Gulf States Newsroom’s Drew Hawkins traveled to Shreveport to hear what people are saying. One of the longest-running Broadway productions, “A Chorus Line,” opens at the Tulane Summer Lyric Theatre this weekend.

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

Protests against President Trump’s immigration policies and deportations are happening across the country. Over the weekend, raids from Immigrations and Customs Enforcement officers sparked massive protests in Los Angeles. President Trump called in the National Guard, and later, the Marines. There have also been protests in New Orleans, with demonstrators demanding the release of people detained in local ICE raids, as well as people held in Louisiana, like Mahmoud Khalil.

3 weeks 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 month 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.