PBS
Louisiana’s high Medicaid reliance places state on frontlines of health care cuts
New ReviewPresident Trump's big budget law is expected to make the largest cuts ever to Medicaid, a program that currently provides health insurance for some 70 million Americans. As Lisa Desjardins reports, those impacts will be felt in House...
TED Talks
TED: Your empty wine bottle could help rebuild coastlines | Franziska Trautmann
What if you could take something as tiny as a grain of sand — and as common as a glass bottle — and use it to tackle the climate crisis? Waste alchemist Franziska Trautmann shares how the spark of an idea turned into a large-scale...
PBS
What’s behind the shortage of workers who support people with disabilities
The nearly five million direct care workers who support older adults and people with disabilities are the largest workforce in the U.S. But despite high demand, many are paid little more than minimum wage. A longstanding workforce...
PBS
The next generation of African-American doctors finds success and support at this university
Xavier University, a small, historically black college in New Orleans,
manages to graduate more African Americans who go on to become medical
doctors than any other undergraduate institution in the country -- a fact
that's even more...
Crash Course
Frederick Douglass Crash Course Black American History
Clint Smith teaches you about one of the most famous writers, orators, and advocates of the 19th century, Frederick Douglass. Douglass was born in slavery, escaped to the North, and became one of the most influential people of his time....
SciShow
Sinkholes, Robotic Mules & Fluffy the Tarantula: SciShow Talk Show #7
Hank is joined by Peter Winkler with some news about sinkholes and DARPA's new robotic mule, and then the boys are joined by Jessi from Animal Wonders and her special friend "Fluffy" the Chilean rose hair tarantula.
TED Talks
TED: What happens to people's donated eggs and sperm after they die? | Ellen Trachman
Today, there are many ways to conceive a child, thanks to assisted reproductive technologies like IVF and egg-freezing. But the law lags behind these advancements, says attorney Ellen Trachman, troubling parents-to-be with...
SciShow
6 Dangerous Diseases Hiding in U.S. Backyards
Microbes are all around us, on everything we touch, drink, or eat. While most microbes can't hurt us, you don't have to go much farther than your own backyard to find some that really can! Chapters PLAGUE 0:39 TULAREMIA 4:48...
Crash Course
The Rise of Cotton Crash Course Black American History
Cotton is everywhere in our modern world, and it became a hugely important crop in the 19th century United States. Cotton was a huge economic boon to the US, and much of that wealth was built on the backs of enslaved laborers. And cotton...
Curated Video
Why are black Americans hardest hit by coronavirus? | The Stream
On The Stream: why are black Americans hit hardest by coronavirus
Curated Video
Girl faints during Louisiana governor bill signing
Girl faints during Louisiana governor bill signingSource: Pool
Curated Video
Shelter Dogs Find Homes On Rescue Road Trips
There is an abundance of shelter dogs in the deep south. That's why Greg Mahle founded a transport service to relieve these unwanted dogs from their death sentence and ship them north to the arms of loving and eager canine owners. The...
Curated Video
This State is Hosting Super Bowl LIX and Meta's New $10B Data Center
Susan Bourgeois, Louisiana Economic Development Secretary, talks preparations for Super Bowl LIX, plus Meta’s $10B data center coming soon to North Louisiana.
Curated Video
New Orleans Attacker Discussed Plans To Kill In Chilling Recordings | Watch
U.S. investigators have uncovered a series of chilling videos recorded by the suspect in the deadly New Year’s attack in New Orleans. In these videos, 42-year-old Shamsud-Din Jabbar reportedly discusses his plans to kill his family and...
Curated Video
US Confirms First Severe Human Case Of Bird Flu
The US has reported its first severe human case of bird flu ..A resident in Louisiana was hospitalised in a critical condition after suspected contact with an infected backyard flock.
Curated Video
New Orleans to the Mississippi: Drone View of Louisiana's Scenery
Explore the stunning landscapes of Louisiana from above. This captivating drone footage showcases the vibrant streets of New Orleans, the historic plantations, and the lush bayous of the Mississippi River delta. Experience the rich...
Curated Video
#TheMoment a man was rescued from a sinking truck
Good Samaritan Miles Crawford recounts the moment he helped save a man from a truck that was sinking in New Orleans due to intense flooding from Hurricane Francine.
Curated Video
Louisiana residents brace for Hurricane Francine's impact
People in Morgan City, La., shuttered shops and boarded up windows amid evacuations as they prepared for Hurricane Francine to make landfall on Wednesday. Saint Mary Parish Sheriff Gary Driskell said officials have readied high-water...
Curated Video
‘Take this storm seriously,’ officials say as hurricane nears Louisiana
'The time to evacuate has now passed,' a top emergency official in Louisiana said Wednesday as Hurricane Francine neared. People who were still in the path were urged to stay put and be cautious.
Great Big Story
The elusive Louisiana pine snake, a hidden survivor
Dive into the secretive world of the Louisiana pine snake, one of North America's rarest species, battling habitat loss on the Louisiana-Texas border.
Makematic
Plessy v. Ferguson
In 1892, Homer Plessy's arrest for sitting in a train car reserved for White passengers led to a Supreme Court decision that endorsed racial segregation under the "separate but equal" doctrine.
Curated Video
Why So Few Americans Live Along The Gulf Coast Of The United States
The Gulf Coast of the United States is a beautiful area with miles of beaches and weather that most regions of the world would love. Despite this, a large section in the middle of the Gulf Coast has very low population compared to Texas...
Brainwaves Video Anthology
Amanda Jones - That Librarian: The Fight Against Book Banning in America
Amanda Jones, author of That Librarian: The Fight Against Book Banning in America, shares her story as a small-town school librarian in Louisiana who has faced harassment and threats since speaking out against censorship at a library...