Neutral Ground: Reporting from New Orleans
Summary: Neutral Ground is an occasional podcast produced by New Orleans Advocate editors and reporters meant to introduce and update readers on one of the most unique cities in the world.
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Podcasts:
Advocate political columnist Stephanie Grace and investigative reporter Andrea Gallo discuss a pair of recent investigations, on Louisiana's ethics reforms and on private school vouchers. The two programs were cornerstones of Gov. Bobby Jindal's eight-year tenure. Both were controversial at…
The Advocate's City Hall tandem of reporters, Jeff Adelson and Jessica Williams, take listeners through the ups and downs of Mayor LaToya Cantrell's first year as New Orleans' first female chief executive. Hosted by Gordon Russell.
Storm clouds had been following Jefferson Parish Councilman Chris Roberts for a while: The FBI began an investigation of his finances at least two years ago. Still, his abrupt resignation Monday took colleagues and political observers by surprise. Host Gordon…
More than 40,000 speeding tickets went to New Orleans motorists who thought they were following the rules. City Hall reporter Jeff Adelson and host Gordon Russell discuss Mayor LaToya Cantrell's defense of her decision not to announce the rule changes.
Political columnist Stephanie Grace sits down with host Gordon Russell to talk about what's on tap for the Legislature, which opened its regular session this week. The short answer? They're probably playing it safe in an election year. The same…
Music writer Keith Spera and host Gordon Russell discuss the bombshell news that the "World's Greatest Rock'n'Roll Band," which was set to make its first-ever Jazzfest appearance, had to cancel a month before their planned May 2 set. Now, festival…
Host Gordon Russell and metro editor Jerry DiColo take a look at the new, $79 million linear park being built along Convention Center Boulevard. It's part of a much larger $1.1 billion plan to revitalize the underperforming facility. But will…
Reporters Gordon Russell and Matt Sledge talk through the potentially momentous consequences of the Supreme Court's decision to take a second look at whether jury verdicts must be unanimous -- something the court hasn't done since a 5-4 decision in…
What's the FBI trying to prove in its investigation of college basketball, a probe that has ensnared LSU's Will Wade? Reporter Bryn Stole explains. Columnist Stephanie Grace updates the race for governor, where incumbent John Bel Edwards -- against all…
Reporter Matt Sledge was at a party along the Endymion parade route Saturday night when a man walked in and described a chilling accident -- one that was far worse than the man realized. In the second segment, Janet Howard,…
Reporter Jeff Adelson explains the weather patterns that caused the Mississippi River to rise, forcing officials to open the Bonnet Carre Spillway yet again. Nick Reimann was there when a U.S. EPA official told St. John residents that the agency…
Mayor LaToya Cantrell discusses her efforts to get the state to kick in tens of millions of dollars toward fixing the city's rotting infrastructure -- whether from tourism entities the governor controls or other sources. City Hall reporter Jeff Adelson…
River Parishes reporter Della Hasselle offers a look at the raft of lawsuits filed in state court by residents of St. John Parish against Denka Performance Elastomer, whose plant emits levels of a likely carcinogen called chloroprene that the U.S.…
Advocate investigative reporter John Simerman was watching as local lawyers launched a legal Hail Mary, trying to hold NFL Commissioner Roger Goodell to account for the blown call in the NFC Championship. Faimon Roberts, who covers Jefferson Parish, assesses how…
John Simerman reports on a Saints nation coping with grief and loss of faith, and what psychologists say about such moments. Faimon Roberts has been reporting on the allegations surrounding former DEA Special Agent Chad Scott for more than two…