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Jefferson Parish officials discussed the status of the troubled public landfill at the Parish Council meeting Aug. 29, 2018. In this recording, the speakers are, in order of appearance: Environmental Affairs Director Mike Lockwood with status update Parish Councilman Mark Spears Jr. asks a question Lockwood resumes Spears question Lockwood answer Parish attorney Jeremy Dwyer Senior assistant parish attorney Toni Hurley Spears and Lockwood colloquy Chief operating officer Keith Conley Dwyer and Lockwood Spears and Dwyer Lockwood and Spears Spears and Dwyer Lockwood Spears Council Chairwoman Cynthia Lee-Sheng, then Councilman Dominick Impastato III Lockwood and Impastato Lee-Sheng then Councilman Paul Johnston Lockwood and Johnston. Read the story: https://www.nola.com/politics/index.ssf/2018/08/yenni_administration_pushes_ba.html

NOLA.com environment reporter Joan Meiners recorded biodiversity sounds of the Manchac Swamp while on a canoe trip in July, 2018. Learn which animals are making these sounds and why, and how scientists use this information to study ecosystems in her accompanying story on NOLA.com titled "Listen to the amazing sounds of the Manchac Swamp, for serenity and science.".

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Several Louisiana species that were once endangered, have come back from the brink of extinction thanks, in part, to the Endangered Species Act. Recently, both congress and the Trump Administration have proposed changes to that law. Sara Sneath is an environmental reporter for Nola.com | The Times-Picayune who has been writing about the Endangered Species Act. She sat down with WWNO’s Travis Lux to talk about the series, and what it’s meant for three of Louisiana's most iconic species.

Larry Holder and Clyde Verdin take the reigns of the live podcast taping at NOLA Brewing and Tap Room as the guys talk the Saints in California and how LSU goes into the season with loads of uncertainty.

It’s Friday and time for the coastal news roundup. This week, Nola.com, The Times Picayune coastal desk reporters Sara Sneath and Joan Meiners talk about how sea level rise threatens internet infrastructure, what is up with environmental DNA and proposed changes to the Endangered Species Act.

In the latest episode of the pod, Jeff Duncan and Larry Holder discuss how the Saints defense has gone from all hands on deck to one with quality depth, an interview with Tulane head football coach Willie Fritz and more on important seasons for both the Green Wave and LSU Tigers.

WWNO radio in New Orleans and NOLA.com | The Times-Picayune roundup the week's environmental news for the gulf coast. This week: shrimpers may strike over prices, and a trip to Port Eads, the last outpost on the Mississippi River.

In episode four of the Dunc & Holder podcast we take the traveling circus on the road to NOLA Brewing for our first live edition. In it, the guys talk about who and what they expect from the Saints in their first preseason game against the Jaguars.

In Episode 3 of Dunc & Holder, Jeff and Larry discuss the Saints player likened to an "old soul,' along with touching on LSU football and more questions in the Twitter mailbag.

U.S. Sen. John Kennedy, R-La., talks with Louisiana news reporters July31, 2018, about the urgency of the National Flood Insurance Program and other matters.

In episode two of Dunc & Holder, the guys give their evaluations of key players at Saints training camp, what's been good and not so good after nearly a week of workouts and and questions from you in the Twitter mailbag.

In the debut of Dunc & Holder, NOLA.com columnists Jeff Duncan and Larry Holder preview the show in its new podcast format, dive into the first five days of 2018 training camp for the New Orleans Saints and take questions from fans on Twitter.

Reporters Joan Meiners from NOLA.com | The Times-Picayune and Travis Lux from WWNO discuss the week's environmental news.

U.S. Sen. John Kennedy, R-La., talks with Louisiana news reporters in a conference call July 24, 2018, about flood insurance and Supreme Court nominee Brett Kavanaugh.