Last December, officers with Homeland Security and Immigration and Customs Enforcement embarked on Operation Catahoula Crunch, arresting more than 350 Louisiana residents. While operations have scaled back, arrests targeting immigrant communities are back on the rise.
The Lens reporter Delaney Nolan recently published a data analysis of who ICE is arresting and where. She joins us for more on her findings.
“Dry Bones” is a new video series from The Center for Louisiana Studies at the University of Louisiana at Lafayette that breathes new life into archival Louisiana roots music. Each episode brings contemporary musicians face-to-face with the center’s archival collection and ends with a studio performance inspired by the experience…