08/09 – Hurricane! Lessons Learned: A Special Edition

LPB is partnering with Mississippi Public Broadcasting for an in-depth look at how procedures, policies and planning for hurricanes have changed in the last four years. In that time, three of the ten costliest hurricanes on record — Katrina, Rita and Gustav — struck Louisiana. Katrina made a second landfall in Mississippi, leaving behind unprecedented [...]

The Best of Public Square 2008

Louisiana Public Square hosts Beth Courtney and Craig Freeman look back at some of the more memorable moments from the past season of LPB’s award-winning public affairs program. Topics included: Violence in Louisiana; Louisiana’s Homeless; Economic Development (taped in Alexandria) and Coastal Comeback: Louisiana and Mississippi After Katrina. Watch for it Wednesday, December 17th at [...]