Matt Bloom

Nov 7, 2024 | wwno.org | Athina Morris |Matt Bloom

The forecast cone no longer includes Louisiana. Local impacts will be primarily coastal flooding, winds and heavy rainfall from the system’s outer bands, the National Weather Service said.

Oct 10, 2024 | wwno.org | Matt Bloom |Karen Henderson

Joy Clark’s debut solo album is an ode to her Louisiana roots. The singer songwriter and guitarist grew up in New Orleans in a tight-knit Gospel church family. Clark sang with her parents, siblings and grandparents every week. As a college student at the University of New Orleans, she found inspiration in Southern rock, blues and Americana artists and started playing professionally in bands for the likes of Allison Russell and Brandi Carlile.

Oct 1, 2024 | wwno.org | Matt Bloom |Aidan McCahill

Hundreds of Louisiana longshoremen and maintenance workers walked off the job on Tuesday, shutting down the state’s two biggest shipping ports for everyday products from plastics to coffee. Their union, the International Longshoremen's Association, is striking over a proposed contract with major shipping companies. The union wants higher pay and more protections against automation.

Jul 31, 2024 | wwno.org | Athina Morris |Matt Bloom

A lawsuit filed in federal court on Tuesday accuses one of the South's largest railroad operators of causing repeated delays for passengers traveling along Amtrak's Crescent Route. Norfolk Southern handles dispatching along a 1,140-mile-long segment of the 1,377 mile route, which connects New York to New Orleans. Under federal law, the company must give Amtrak trains preference over freight trains crossing the tracks.

Jun 6, 2024 | wwno.org | Karen Henderson |Matt Bloom

Louisiana elections will see some major changes ahead of the November presidential election under a slate of bills passed by Republican lawmakers. The laws include a statewide ban on ranked-choice voting, new procedures for updating the state’s voter rolls, tighter rules around absentee ballots and the creation of a new Division of Election Integrity within the Department of State. Critics, including state Democrats, say the changes will make it harder for some residents to vote.