Today on Louisiana Considered: Find out when and where you can adopt a pet during the upcoming “Empty the Shelters” event. We also hear about the particular race to take over State Sen. Karen Carter Peterson’s former seat, and look back on a conversation about Southern Jewish history. This episode of Louisiana Regarded as originally aired on Monday, Sept. 26, 2022. To hear the full episode, click the “play” button above.

Pet adoption charges will be reduced at six animal shelters within Louisiana throughout the first week of October as part of the BISSELL Pet Foundation’s nationwide “Empty the particular Shelters” occasion. BISSELL marketing specialist Brittany Schlacter and director associated with operations for the Northshore Humane Society Alex Coogan tell us more about the importance of animal rescue and adoption.

But first, we discuss the particular upcoming election. All eyes will be upon the congressional midterms this fall. But reports indicate that State Sen. Karen Billings Peterson’s abrupt departure from the legislature will set up an intriguing special political election this fall that will certainly pit two well-known progressive politicians — Mandie Landry and Royce Duplessis — against each other. Capitol Access reporter Paul Braun gives all of us a preview of this particular upcoming selection.

Sunday’s sunset marked the beginning associated with Rosh Hashanah, the Judaism New Year. As people of the Jewish faith gather for services or simply reflect on the past year, all of us wanted in order to look back at a discussion on the South’s deep plus dynamic Judaism history.

Back in June, Louisiana Regarded Managing producer Alana Schreiber spoke with Kenneth Hoffman, executive director of the particular Museum from the Southern Jewish Experience, just ahead of their grand opening celebration. Today we give that conversation a second listen.

Today’s episode of Louisiana Considered was hosted by Karen Henderson . Our managing producer is Alana Schreiber and our digital editor is Katelyn Umholtz. Our engineers are Garrett Pittman, Aubry Procell, and Thomas Walsh.  

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