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Sep 28, 2021

In this episode of Louisiana NOW, we visit with Dr. Mona Lisa Saloy, Louisiana’s New Poet Laureate and a Conrad N. Hilton endowed professor of English at Dillard University in New Orleans. Saloy is an author & folklorist, educator, and scholar.  She is an award-winning author of contemporary Creole culture in poems...


Sep 21, 2021

The latest Louisiana NOW podcast features an interview with Rev. Kirby Verret who pastors Clanton Chapel United Methodist Church in Dulac. Clanton Chapel is the only Native American United Methodist Congregation in Louisiana and Verret has been pastoring the church for over 30 years. Clanton Chapel is located in Dulac,...


Sep 15, 2021

In this episode of Louisiana NOW, we visit with Bill Howell, recently hired as the new Director of the Office of Missional Engagement and Outreach. This office manages the Conference's disaster response ministry. Howell, a certified lay minister from Jacksonville, Florida, has extensive missions and emergency response...


Sep 9, 2021

In this episode of the Louisiana NOW podcast, we hear messages of hope from bishops of the United Methodist Church. If you would like to help the relief efforts in Louisiana, please visit www.la-umc.org/relief or text RELIEF to 800-500-5858.
 
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Sep 1, 2021

In this episode of the Louisiana NOW podcast we update the state of affairs after Hurricane Ida. We encourage our listeners to give as they can to our disaster relief fund: www.la-UMC.org/relief and to call our podcast hotline at (504) 507-1542.