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Snowballs & Water/Ways in Plaquemines Parish
FromDelta Dispatches
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Length:
42 minutes
Released:
Jul 6, 2018
Format:
Podcast episode
Description
Welcome to Delta Dispatches with hosts Simone Maloz & Jacques Hebert. On today’s show, our hosts are joined by Darilyn Turner, Executive Director of Zion Travelers Cooperative Center, and four her trainees to talk about her organization and what makes the East Bank the best bank. ZTCC is an organization that’s built around advocating for coastal restoration, disaster preparedness and connecting the youth of Plaquemines Parish to the environment. In the second half the show, Chris Roberts, Grants Manager of Louisiana Endowment for the Humanities and Monica Barra, Research Assistant for The Water Institute of the Gulf, talk about the documentary series Water/Ways.
Released:
Jul 6, 2018
Format:
Podcast episode
Titles in the series (100)
Advocating for Louisiana's Vanishing Paradise: On today’s show Erin Brown of Vanishing Paradise stops by to talk with Jacques & Simone about how they advocate for restoration of the Mississippi River Delta by nationalizing the issue, raising awareness, and educating members of Congress. Chef Nathan Richard also joins the program to talk with Simone & Jacques about the Fresh Water Supper at Cavan Restaurant in New Orleans for the Vanishing Paradise, highlighting species that depend on freshwater marsh in coastal Louisiana. by Delta Dispatches