Louisiana Lefty

This episode drops on the 18th anniversary of Hurricane Katrina and the Federal Flood that destroyed so much of New Orleans. Nakita Shavers, of the Dinerral Shavers Education Fund, Girls NOLA, and Boys NOLA, joins host Lynda Woolard to talk about how that historic tragedy impacted her personally and launched her journey into political activism. She goes on to share about the nonprofit work she does today in education and reproductive healthcare that fills in the gaps where our government and legislation fall short.

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Thanks to Ben Collinsworth for producing Louisiana Lefty, Jennifer Pack of Black Cat Studios for our Super-Lefty artwork, and Thousand Dollar Car for allowing us to use their swamp pop classic, Security Guard, as the Louisiana Lefty theme song.

Welcome to Season 6 of Louisiana Lefty! Host Lynda Woolard highlights key themes from Season 5, and gives a preview of our final full season.

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Thanks to all our wonderful guests and contributors, with special acknowledgments to Ben Collinsworth for producing Louisiana Lefty, Jennifer Pack of Black Cat Studios for our Super Lefty artwork, and Thousand Dollar Car for allowing us to use their swamp pop classic, Security Guard, as our Louisiana Lefty theme song.

As we complete our summer series of bonus episodes focused on "Demystifying the Democratic Party" with our progressive professor, Stephen Handwerk, we break down what coordinated campaigns between state parties and candidates are and why they are important.

Find all our episodes in this ongoing series on our special Louisiana Lefty archives page: Demystifying the Democratic Party

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Thanks to Ben Collinsworth for producing Louisiana Lefty, Jennifer Pack of Black Cat Studios for our Super-Lefty artwork, and Thousand Dollar Car for allowing us to use their swamp pop classic, Security Guard, as the Louisiana Lefty theme song.

As we continue our ongoing series on "Demystifying the Democratic Party" with Professor Stephen Handwerk, we explore what successful state Democratic parties are doing, and what the Louisiana Democratic Party could and should be doing.

Check out the Louisiana Democratic Party Constitution and Bylaws.

Find more information on how the Democratic Party operates in our "Demystifying" episodes:

• Demystifying the DSCC [The Role and Responsibilities of the Louisiana Democratic State Central Committee]

• Demystifying State Party Chair Elections [How Do We Get a Louisiana Democratic Party Chair?]

• Demystifying Voter Reg vs GOTV [Balancing Voter Registration with Voter Mobilization]

• Demystifying Democratic Alphabet Soup [Identifying all the National Democratic Groups and What they Do]

• Demystifying Democratic Endorsements [How Do Candidates Get a Louisiana Democratic Party Endorsement?]

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Thanks to Ben Collinsworth for producing Louisiana Lefty, Jennifer Pack of Black Cat Studios for our Super-Lefty artwork, and Thousand Dollar Car for allowing us to use their swamp pop classic, Security Guard, as the Louisiana Lefty theme song.

While Louisiana Lefty is on summer break, "Professor" Stephen Handwerk, former executive director of the Louisiana Democratic Party and current DSCC member, as well as political consultant and strategist to the Association of State Democratic Committees on behalf of state parties, joins host Lynda Woolard for a bonus episode to break down the roles and responsibilities of the Democratic State Central Committee (the governing body of our state's Democratic party).

For those interested in running for a seat on the DSCC, qualifying is in December for elections that will take place in March of 2024. State party chair and executive committee elections will be voted upon by newly elected DSCC members at the first general meeting of the body, most likely held in April of 2024.

Stay tuned for our next two bonus episodes to learn more about what makes a successful state party and how coordinated campaigns work.

For information on how we elect a Louisiana Democratic Party Chair, check out our bonus episode from earlier this year: Demystifying Party Chair Elections

For information on how the state party endorses candidates, check out our first Professor Handwerk episode: Demystifying Democratic Endorsements

Explore current Louisiana Democratic Party bylaws here: DSCC Rules, Bylaws, and Constitution

On this episode, Corinne Green, policy and legislative strategist for Equality Federation joins host Lynda Woolard to talk about the legislative attacks on LGBTQ+ communities, and the Transgender community specifically, in Louisiana and red states across the country.

Connect with LGBTQ+ support groups through the links below:

Louisiana Trans Advocates: https://www.latransadvocates.org 

LocALL: https://www.latransadvocates.org/locall 

Equality Federation: https://www.equalityfederation.org

Parents and Friends of Lesbians and Gays: https://pflag.org 

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Thanks to Ben Collinsworth for producing Louisiana Lefty, Jennifer Pack of Black Cat Studios for our Super-Lefty artwork, and Thousand Dollar Car for allowing us to use their swamp pop classic, Security Guard, as the Louisiana Lefty theme song.

On this episode, Shreveport native D’Seanté Parks joins host Lynda Woolard to talk about her civic engagement app: 1000 More.

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Learn more about the roots of propaganda in the United States through LSU's books on Ray Stannard Baker.

Learn more about misinformation and disinformation from Harvard's The Election Influence Operations Playbook.

Check out Media and Democracy Project's Local Journalism Directory.

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Thanks to Ben Collinsworth for producing Louisiana Lefty, Jennifer Pack of Black Cat Studios for our Super-Lefty

Louisiana's own Frederick Bell returns to the podcast to speak to host Lynda Woolard about his issue advocacy work on federal legislation.

Hear Frederick's first visit to Louisiana Lefty from Season 1: Fantastically Forward

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Learn more about Frederick's work with Courage for America.

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Read how default on our debt would directly impact Louisiana: White House State Fact Sheet

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Thanks to Ben Collinsworth for producing Louisiana Lefty, Jennifer Pack of Black Cat Studios for our Super-Lefty artwork, and Thousand Dollar Car for allowing us to use their swamp pop classic, Security Guard, as the Louisiana Lefty theme song.

On this episode, Joel Emerson, former statewide organizing director for Mary Landrieu’s coordinated campaign in 2014, joins host Lynda Woolard to talk about the lessons for Louisiana Democrats from that election. Joel also talks about the work he’s doing today with the Universe app for local progressive candidates, and the new Louisiana 501(c)(4): People, Power, and Light.

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Contact Joel about People, Power, and Light at [email protected].

Nominate an organizer to be a future Organizer of the Month.

See all our past Organizers of the Month on the Bayou Brief gallery page.

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Thanks to Ben Collinsworth for producing Louisiana Lefty, Jennifer Pack of Black Cat Studios for our Super-Lefty artwork, and Thousand Dollar Car for allowing us to use their swamp pop classic, Security Guard, as the Louisiana Lefty theme song.

On this episode, newly elected Louisiana Public Service Commissioner Davante Lewis speaks with Lynda Woolard about his 2022 campaign, his runoff victory, and his first 100 days in office.

Listen to Davante's first appearance on the podcast from Season One of Louisiana Lefty: Run Before You Walk.

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Thanks to Ben Collinsworth for producing Louisiana Lefty, Jennifer Pack of Black Cat Studios for our Super-Lefty artwork, and Thousand Dollar Car for allowing us to use their swamp pop classic, Security Guard, as the Louisiana Lefty theme song.