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Residents in Holly Ridge, Louisiana, are complaining about the health impacts of the construction of the Meta data center \u2014 the largest data center in the country.<\/p>\n
The Gulf States Newsroom\u2019s Drew Hawkins<\/u><\/a> is conducting a community monitoring project to test the air, dust and water. Today, he visits Holly Ridge to talk with residents about how it works and how the data will be analyzed.<\/p>\n Last November, Calvin Duncan,<\/u><\/a> a formerly incarcerated man, was elected Orleans Parish clerk of criminal court. He won with 68% of the vote on a campaign that promised to reform the justice system that kept him locked up for nearly thirty years from a wrongful conviction. But now, the legislature is trying to eliminate his job as he prepares to be sworn in.Jack Brook<\/u><\/a> has been covering this story for the Associated Press. He joins us with the latest.<\/p>\n In the Bywater neighborhood of New Orleans, there\u2019s a venue where the buildings themselves make music. At Music Box Village,<\/u><\/a> artists have created a collection of small, whimsical structures that double as instruments \u2014 creating a sound-rich and quirky environment.<\/p>\n After a quieter period in recent years as the organization faced funding challenges, the venue is back with new leadership and a lineup of spring and summer performances.<\/p>\n Operations manager Jenelle Malbrough joins us with this season\u2019s lineup, and what makes the space so unique.<\/p>\n __<\/p>\n Today\u2019s episode of Louisiana Considered<\/i> was hosted by Sara Henegan. Our managing producer is Alana Schreiber, and our assistant producer is Aubry Procell. Our engineer is Garrett Pittman.<\/p>\n You can listen to Louisiana Considered <\/i>Monday through Friday at noon and 7 p.m. It\u2019s available on Spotify, the NPR App, and wherever you get your podcasts.<\/p>\n Louisiana Considered <\/i>wants to hear from you! Please fill out our pitch line<\/u><\/a> to let us know what kinds of story ideas you have for our show. And while you\u2019re at it, fill out our listener survey<\/u><\/a>! We want to keep bringing you the kinds of conversations you\u2019d like to listen to.<\/p>\n Louisiana Considered <\/i>is made possible with support from our listeners. Thank you!<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n