Mississippi Public Broadcasting

In 1969, the Mississippi Legislature created the Mississippi Authority for Educational Television (MAET) to offer "educational and instructional professional growth and public service programs for the students and citizens of Mississippi." The organization launched its broadcasting journey in 1970 as Mississippi Educational Television (ETV), consistently delivering high-quality educational programming that connects communities across the state. Over time, MAET has transformed by incorporating radio and news shows, alongside building a strong education department that provides valuable resources and curricula for individuals of all ages in Mississippi. Renamed Mississippi Public Broadcasting (MPB) in 2003 following the merger of Mississippi ETV and Public Radio in Mississippi (PRM), the organization has become a prominent figure in informational broadcasting. MPB is known for its award-winning productions, educational materials, and recognized hurricane coverage and response efforts, demonstrating a strong dedication to educating and informing the people of Mississippi. MPB has consistently been a pioneer in broadcasting, being the first statewide system in Mississippi and the first to transition to digital technology, ensuring it remains at the forefront of the industry.

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How neighborhoods in New Orleans are addressing urban flooding

1 week ago | mpbonline.org | Danny McArthur

After a series of flooding events from late 2023 to early 2024, residents decided to go to the New Orleans City Council to ask them to look into what was causing the issue in the neighborhood. They also sent information to the Department of Justice, asking them to investigate the area. In the meantime, Treme residents are getting creative with how to address urban flooding themselves. Austin points to the rain garden outside of her office.
Court orders Mississippi election board to redraw Senate districts in DeSoto County

1 week ago | mpbonline.org | Will Stribling

The unanimous ruling gives the state Board of Election Commissioners seven days to propose an alternative plan, complicating efforts to hold special elections for the redrawn districts in November. The panel, whose members include U.S. 5th Circuit Court of Appeals Judge Leslie Southwick, U.S. District Judge Daniel Jordan and U.S. District Judge Sul Ozerden, ruled last year that the maps adopted through redistricting in 2022 diluted Black voting power in several regions of the state.
Candidates for Jackson mayor talk economic issues during public forum

1 week ago | mpbonline.org | Will Stribling

Economic issues were the main focus of the questions asked during the Thursday night forum hosted by civic organization Working Together Jackson. Bear Atwood is one of the undecided voters who attended the event, and she says increasing economic development in Jackson is her top issue in deciding who to support in the mayor's race. “If we don’t have economic development, then we don’t have success,” Atwood said. … “I don't think a mayor can do it alone.
MSMA unveils new historical marker for site honoring segregation-era African American hospitals

2 weeks ago | mpbonline.org | Will Stribling

A memorial site on the association’s Ridgeland campus is made up of reclaimed bricks from Jim Crow era African American hospitals across the state. The plaza was built to preserve the history of hospitals that served Black Mississippians when healthcare facilities were segregated, and a new historical marker for the site was unveiled on Thursday. “The day's gonna come when none of us are gonna be here, but you know what's gonna be here?
Federal judges to rule whether new legislative maps fulfill order to remedy racial discrimination

2 weeks ago | mpbonline.org | Will Stribling

During oral arguments at the Thad Cochran United States Courthouse on Tuesday, Ari Savitsky, a Voting Rights Attorney at the ACLU, argued for the plaintiffs that the opportunities for Black voters in those two districts are “illusory.” Savistsky says the candidate Black voters prefer in those districts have about a 50/50 chance at winning, while victory is essentially guaranteed for white voters preferred candidate in the other districts.
Trump’s tariffs have been a source of both hope and fear among Gulf South industries

2 weeks ago | mpbonline.org | Bradley Byrne |Stephan Bisaha

One group celebrating the new tariffs from the Trump Administration is gulf coast shrimpers. Acy Cooper, a shrimper who has three shipping boats in Venice, Louisiana, said the low price of shrimp due to imports means he can only afford to go out with one. It’s had a ripple effect on his business. “If we don't make money the hardware shores, the motor shops, the net shop — everybody suffers,” said Cooper, who is also the head of the Louisiana Shrimp Association.
Mississippi Legislature ends 2025 session without passing a state budget

3 weeks ago | mpbonline.org | Will Stribling

Though lawmakers are back in their home districts, Gov. Tate Reeves will have to call them back to Jackson for a special session to pass a $7 billion state budget. That work will need to be completed before the start of the new fiscal year on July 1 to avert a government shutdown. The Republican leaders of both chambers have blamed the other for the budgeting woes.
How HBCUs are helping grow the next generation of Gulf South environmental activists

3 weeks ago | mpbonline.org | Danny McArthur

The conference was founded by Wright, who at 77 has long been a pillar in the environmental justice movement in the Gulf South. Wright is also the founder of the Deep South Center for Environmental Justice, which hosts the conference in collaboration with the Bullard Center for Environmental and Climate Justice at Texas Southern University.
Data centers bring billions to Mississippi. Are the investments worth the risk?

1 month ago | mpbonline.org | Stephan Bisaha

NewsThe upcoming $10 billion Amazon data center in Madison County was hailed by Mississippi Gov. Tate Reeves as “the largest economic development project in Mississippi history” when it was announced last year. It took eight months for that record to be tied. The new, co-title holder? Another data center project — this time in Meridian, built by Compass Datacenters. Compass committed to building a $10 billion campus of eight data centers over the next eight years.
Louisiana executes Jessie Hoffman by nitrogen gas in 1st use of death penalty in 15 years

1 month ago | mpbonline.org | Kat Stromquist

Louisiana has carried out its first execution in more than a decade, killing Jessie Hoffman Jr. with a new nitrogen gas method that unlatches possibilities for the state to somedaycarry out the sentences of 55 people now living on death row. With Tuesday night’s execution, Louisiana becomes the second state to use the gas method, which has stoked controversy among some experts and horrified death penalty opponents and other advocates.