Louisiana Gov. Jeff Landry signs constitutional carry - KEDM
Mar 6, 2024 · Louisiana Governor Jeff Landry has signed constitutional carry into law. Beginning on Independence Day, July 4, the carrying of a concealed gun by a non-felon will be legal without a permit.
Louisiana Book Festival set for November 2 - kedm.org
Sep 16, 2024 · BATON ROUGE, La. — The Louisiana Center for the Book in the State Library of Louisiana is excited to announce the return of the Louisiana Book Festival on Saturday, November 2, 2024, the 20th year celebrating readers, writers, and their books. This year’s festival is set for 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. in downtown Baton Rouge at the Louisiana State Capitol, the State Library of Louisiana, the Capitol ...
KEDM | NPR News, Classical and Music of the Delta
90.3 KEDM is the listener-supported public radio station for Monroe, West Monroe, and all or parts of eleven parishes of northeast Louisiana and four counties in southeast Arkansas. KEDM broadcasts a lineup of in-depth NPR news, Classical, Jazz and a variety of other musical genres, along with special entertainment and other enriching programs.
Justice Ketanji Brown Jackson, a longtime theater lover, makes her ...
Dec 16, 2024 · Supreme Court Justice Ketanji Brown Jackson made her Broadway debut this weekend. She also made history as the first member of the nation's highest court to grace its storied stage, according to the production that invited her. Jackson appeared in a one-night-only walk-on role on Saturday night in ...
Landslides in coastal California city trigger state of emergency
Sep 4, 2024 · Ari Shapiro has been one of the hosts of All Things Considered, NPR's award-winning afternoon newsmagazine, since 2015. During his first two years on the program, listenership to All Things Considered grew at an unprecedented rate, with more people tuning in during a typical quarter-hour than any other program on the radio.
Parish Playlist - November 21-27
Nov 20, 2024 · Jay Curtis is a dynamic community leader who works to tell the unique stories of northeast Louisiana through news and music. Jay earned a Bachelor of Arts in Radio/TV/Film Production from the University of Louisiana at Monroe and worked in video, feature film and television production for over 10 years before joining KEDM full time.
LDH detects first presumptive positive human H5N1 case in …
Dec 16, 2024 · Baton Rouge, La. (December 13, 2024) — The Louisiana Department of Health (LDH) has detected the first presumptive positive human case of highly pathogenic avian influenza (HPAI), or H5N1, in Louisiana. The individual is a resident of southwestern Louisiana and is currently hospitalized. LDH's ...
House Ethics Committee is deadlocked on whether to release …
Updated November 20, 2024 at 17:00 PM ET. The U.S. House Committee on Ethics is deadlocked on whether to release its report into former Rep. Matt Gaetz, whose nomination to serve as President-elect Donald Trump's attorney general has been plagued by controversy.
In Memoriam 2024: The Musicians We Lost - kedm.org
3 days ago · Wayne Kramer. Guitarist whose revolutionary riffs in MC5 paved the way for punk and later inspired him to co-found Jail Guitar Doors USA, which provides instruments to inmates serving time . April 30, 1948 — Feb. 2, 2024 * Wilhelmina Wiggins Fernandez. Soprano and star of the 1981 French thriller Diva. Jan. 5, 1949 — Feb. 2, 2024
Disney's 'Moana' puts a spotlight on ancient Pacific tradition of ...
Dec 16, 2024 · Wayfinding, the art of sea navigation without modern tools, takes center stage in Disney's "Moana" films. NPR's Steve Inskeep talks to an expert about wayfinding and its cultural significance.