Landry’s special tax session begins; pushing for new building codes for coastal properties; Biblical-themed opera comes to NOLA

The election is over and Governor Landry’s special fiscal session has just begun. Editorial director and columnist for The Times Picayune/New Orleans Advocate Stephanie Grace gives us the latest on this special session and what Landry is proposing.

The New Orleans Opera presents Raehann Bryce-Davis during a concert, singing her debut in the new opera with a biblical theme, Samson and Delilah.

The leading lady, a mezzo-soprano of Jamaican descent who grew up throughout North America, is attracting national and international attention.

Byrce-Davis speaks to WWNO’s Diane Mack about her upcoming performance in Crescent City.

Building codes are the minimum requirements for the construction of a building. It includes rules on plumbing, heating, natural gas and more, intended to protect residents from dangerous conditions.

Now, insurance commissioner Tim Temple says he wants lawmakers to tighten building codes to better protect coastal properties from hurricanes.

Professor Carol Friedland, Director of the LaHouse Research and Education Center at LSU’s Agricultural Center tells us more about what Temple is advocating and how we can better protect homes from hazardous conditions.

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