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East Baton Rouge Parish mayor-president Sharon Weston Broome has declared September as Blight Month in Baton Rouge as her office begins cracking down on blighted properties in the city. This past May, she appointed Marlee Pittman to be the city's first director of community revitalization. Marlee, who is also the former director of community development with the Mid City Redevelopment Alliance, joins us for more on what Blight Month entails. The National Alliance on Mental Illness, or NAMI, has seen a dramatic increase of mental health care needs over the last few years. While this is largely due to the pandemic uncertainties, in Louisiana, mental health concerns have also been exacerbated by Hurricane Ida.  The interim director of NAMI New Orleans, and retired Chief Judge of the Orleans Parish Criminal District Court, Calvin Johnson, tells us more about rising mental health concerns and what we can do to address them, both in the legal system and in the community.  Two mounds in the ground stand out from the surrounding landscape on LSU's campus in Baton Rouge. It's long been known that these mounds were built long ago by ancient indigenous people, but new research reveals just how old these structures are and why they were built.  Brooks Ellwood is a professor emeritus with LSU's department of Geology and Geophysics. He joins us for more on the mounds, which he says are the oldest man-made structure in the Americas Today's episode of Louisiana Considered was hosted by Adam Vos. Our managing producer is Alana Schreiber and our digital editor is Katelyn Umholtz. Our engineers are Garrett Pittman, Aubry Procell, and Thomas Walsh.  You can listen to Louisiana Considered Monday through Friday at 12:00 and 7:30 pm. It's available on Spotify, Google Play, and wherever you get your podcasts.  Louisiana Considered wants to hear from you! Please fill out our pitch line to let us know what kinds of story ideas you have for our show. And while you're at it, fill out our listener survey! We want to keep bringing you the kinds of conversations you'd like to listen to. Louisiana Considered is made possible with support from our listeners. Thank you!See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Please consider a paid subscription to this daily podcast. Everyday I will interview 2 or more expert guests on a wide range of issues. I will continue to be transparent about my life, issues and vulnerabilities in hopes we can relate, connect and grow together. Join the Stand Up Community Dr Arthur Caplan is currently the Drs. William F and Virginia Connolly Mitty Professor and founding head of the Division of Medical Ethics at NYU School of Medicine in New York City. Prior to coming to NYU School of Medicine, Dr. Caplan was the Sidney D. Caplan Professor of Bioethics at the University of Pennsylvania Perelman School of Medicine in Philadelphia, where he created the Center for Bioethics and the Department of Medical Ethics. Caplan has also taught at the University of Minnesota, where he founded the Center for Biomedical Ethics, the University of Pittsburgh, and Columbia University.  He received his PhD from Columbia University Follow Dr Caplan on Twitter and let him know you heard him here! Steve Singer for Judge! Steve is running for Magistrate Judge has more than thirty years of experience as a law professor and public defender, Steve has devoted his entire career to representing the interests of the poor and powerless in the criminal legal system. His tireless dedication to the pursuit of justice has led to the release from jail of numerous wrongfully charged and convicted citizens.   In the aftermath of Hurricane Katrina, Steve utilized his independence as a Loyola law professor to lead a total restructuring of the Orleans Public Defender’s Office, from a patronage system run by the judicial bench, to an independent office of defense attorneys serving the public. As Trial Chief, Steve oversaw the transformation of the Public Defender’s Office from a handful of attorneys in a single room to a professional law office with 120 attorneys and support staff. Under Steve’s leadership, the Office became a national model for change, providing citizens of New Orleans who cannot afford an attorney with the kind of representation previously available only to the rich, privileged and powerful.    As a professor at Loyola Law School for over 10 years, Steve was in charge of a criminal defense clinic representing clients in Orleans Parish Criminal District Court who could not afford an attorney. At Loyola, Steve taught criminal law and procedure, and ethics, and has received numerous awards and recognition both locally and nationally for his commitment to his work.  Steve and his wife, Janet Hoeffel, a professor at Tulane Law School, have proudly called New Orleans home for more than 20 years. They have two sons who were born and raised in the city and can’t understand why anyone would want to live anywhere else. How To Vote In The 2020 Election In Every State. Everything you need to know about mail-in and early in-person voting in every state in the age of COVID-19, including the first day you can cast your ballot in the 2020 election. (FiveThirtyEight / NBC News / Wall Street Journal)* *Aggregated by What The Fuck Just Happened Today? Pete on Twitter Pete On Instagram Pete Personal FB page Stand Up with Pete FB page PLEASE SIGN UP FOR A PAID SUBSCRIPTION   

On April 9, 2016, two rear-end collisions escalated into a road rage incident and the shooting death of former New Orleans Saints’ defensive end Will Smith.  Smith’s wife, Racquel, was also seriously wounded in the incident.  Cardell A. Hayes, a tow truck driver and once promising high school athlete was arrested and charged with second degree murder.  At his trial in Orleans Parish Criminal District Court in December, 2016, Hayes testified that the shooting was in self-defense, after Smith punched him and fired a gun at him.  That testimony was refuted by multiple witnesses, including three independent witnesses near the scene.  The jury voted 10-2 to convict Hayes of manslaughter for the death of Smith and attempted manslaughter for the injury to Racquel.  We’ll talk about the lives and careers of Will Smith and Cardell Hayes, the events leading up to the shooting, Hayes’ trial, his request for a new trial and the outcome of his direct appeal.  Then we’ll talk about Hayes’ pending writ to the Louisiana Supreme Court and Ramos v. Louisiana, a U.S. Supreme Court case that could impact non-unanimous felony convictions in Louisiana.  We’re a live show and calls are welcome.  Our phone number is (347) 989-1171.  

This edition of “Movement Monday” on RR NOLA features the Honorable Calvin Johnson, the first African-American elected to the Orleans Parish Criminal District Court, who later became the first African-American chief judge of the court and was instrumental in reforming CDC, including establishing the first Mental Health Treatment Court.

The Honorable Calvin Johnson, retired Chief Judge of the Orleans Parish Criminal District Court established the first Mental Health Treatment Court in the State of Louisiana in 2002. By 2005, this Special Court was selected as one of four demonstration courts in the Country. Prior to establishing the first Mental Health Treatment Court, Judge Johnson served as Drug Court Judge from 1994 until 2002. Judge Johnson received his undergraduate degree from Southern University in Baton Rouge in 1969, served four years in the United Stated Air Force, and then received his Jurisdoctorate from Loyola Law School in 1978. He was Professor of Law at Loyola Law School for nine years and Judge of the Orleans Parish Criminal District Court for seventeen years. He has received many awards in recognition of his commitment to working with individuals involved in the criminal justice system through every aspect of their recovery, including job readiness, housing stability, and community service projects. He is the recipient of the La. Supreme Court Justice Albert Tate Award for Judicial Excellence, the Louis A. Martinet Award for Judicial Excellence, the ACLU Ben Smith Award for Community Service, the Loyola Law School Alumni of the year award, the Children’s Bureau of New Orleans Hero award, the Juvenile Justice for Youth Award, the Louisiana Bar Association Presidents Award and the Crime Stoppers Award. Judge Johnson is a Board Member of The Youth Empowerment Project, Liberty's Kitchen and Children's Bureau.