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On Our Watch is a podcast that examines Louisiana’s coastal land loss crisis and the ways in which it impacts our communities, industries and culture. This podcast will explore issues facing the Louisiana coast through conversations with local residents, community leaders, and experts.
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#36 - David Waggonner of Waggonner & Ball
David Waggonner is the founding principal of Waggonner & Ball, an internationally active architecture and environment practice based in New Orleans. In the aftermath of Hurricane Katrina, David saw an opportunity for New Orleans to reinvent itself as a sustainable city that embraces its lifeblood: water. He championed a process that examines history, soils, biodiversity, infrastructure networks, urban space and habitation, along with the forces of water. This combination serves as a holistic foundation for design, initiated during the Dutch Dialogues®, developed through the Greater New Orleans Urban Water Plan, and now being implemented in multiple projects.
Waggonner & Ball - https://wbae.com/
To watch our feature length documentary, On Our Watch, visit: https://youtu.be/hTOl5tMKjZw
For more information and past episodes, visit: https://onourwatch.podbean.com/
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#35 - Jacqueline Richard of Nunez Community College
Jacqueline Richard is the Director of Coastal Studies & GIS Technologies at Nunez Community College, where she has led the program since 2022. She has decades of experience in the field and the classroom studying Louisiana’s disappearing coast. Jacqueline was also recently named among the winners of the Coalition to Restore Coastal Louisiana’s (CRCL) 2024 Coastal Stewardship Awards.
Nunez Community College Coastal Studies Program - https://catalog.nunez.edu/programs/coastal-studies-gis-technology/
To watch our feature length documentary, On Our Watch, visit: https://youtu.be/hTOl5tMKjZw
For more information and past episodes, visit: https://onourwatch.podbean.com/
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#34 - Jessica Dandridge-Smith of The Water Collaborative
Jessica Dandridge-Smith is the Executive Director for The Water Collaborative, an organization dedicated to urban water management in the Greater New Orleans region. As Executive Director, Jessica focuses on community led adaptation and mitigation as the core to water justice and climate resiliency strategies. Today The Water Collaborative focuses on water management, hazard mitigation, water justice through access, affordability, and quality, and equitable community transformation through blue/green jobs and the renewable economy.
The Water Collaborative - https://www.nolawater.org/
To watch our feature length documentary, On Our Watch, visit: https://youtu.be/hTOl5tMKjZw
For more information and past episodes, visit: https://onourwatch.podbean.com/
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#33 - Peter Waggonner of GNO Inc.
Peter Waggonner is the Public Policy Director for Greater New Orleans, Inc., Southeast Louisiana’s regional economic development organization. His portfolio encompasses infrastructure, insurance, and the environment at local, state, and federal levels. He also manages the Coalition for Sustainable Flood Insurance (CSFI) and GNO, Inc.’s resilience work.
Greater New Orleans, Inc. - https://gnoinc.org/
Coalition for Sustainable Flood Insurance - https://csfi.info/
To watch our feature length documentary, On Our Watch, visit: https://youtu.be/hTOl5tMKjZw
For more information and past episodes, visit: https://onourwatch.podbean.com/
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#32 - Halle Parker of WWNO
Halle Parker is the Coastal Desk Reporter for WWNO - New Orleans Public Radio. She reports on a wide range of environmental topics including Louisiana’s coastal landloss crisis, the energy sector, environmental justice issues, and much more. She is also the co-host of WWNO’s Sea Change podcast.
WWNO’s Coastal Desk - https://www.wwno.org/coastal-desk
Sea Change Podcast - https://www.npr.org/podcasts/1172193717/sea-change
To watch our feature length documentary, On Our Watch, visit: https://youtu.be/hTOl5tMKjZw
For more information and past episodes, visit: https://onourwatch.podbean.com/
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#31 - Dan Favre of Greater New Orleans Foundation
Dan Favre is the Director of Environmental Programs at the Greater New Orleans Foundation, an institution dedicated to driving positive impact through philanthropy, leadership, and action in the Greater New Orleans Region. Dan has spent many years working in environmental advocacy. In this position, Dan works to ensure equitable climate change adaptation and mitigation in the region.
Greater New Orleans Foundation: https://www.gnof.org/
To watch our feature length documentary, On Our Watch, visit: https://youtu.be/hTOl5tMKjZw
For more information and past episodes, visit: https://onourwatch.podbean.com/
Watch this episode on YouTube: https://youtu.be/4zbNSIAsTg8
Customer Reviews
Overall, I think the show is good. However…
I listen to the season two of your show. The one about New Folsom. And I was very impressed by your reporting. So I thought I’d listen to season one to see if the same held true. I think what I feel is that I know cops have done many things wrong many times. But for there to be an all out war on police just looking for problems to report. I don’t know that I agree with that.
My brother is a Peace officer. He works for the CHP. he’s a good man and he would never intentionally do anything that was wrong or cover things up. I am a Bay host hippie so I am not or Pro-cop necessarily.
So when I listened to that first episode of the first season honestly other than the part about the dog, I didn’t see that there was that much wrong with what they did. And I’m not sure how, other than through use of handcuffs, you’re supposed to bring someone in on a 5150 if they’re not cooperating .Maybe you don’t call it arrest, but what’s the real difference? What were they supposed to do? Tell her she’s 5150 and to please come with them. Do you think that she would have left? She was not being reasonable . At all.
I guess I also don’t like the tone of your reporting. It does not seem like it’s coming from a neutral stance. It seems like you’ve already decided in your mind that these officers were wrong and you’re just gonna play this out like a gotcha. You did briefly mention some thing in relation to what Officer Rafferty said about the subjective nature of being in those instances, but it was very brief and you almost said it like an aside as if to say well she did say this but…
So unfortunately, that’s my review three stars. I think the second season was quite good, but I don’t know if I’m gonna listen to many more of these episodes. Maybe I will try to listen to the rest of season one to see if I can come around to your way of thinking.