Grassroots Governement - 3-20-20
As the country is self-quarantining (that's a thing now) and social distancing, the Louisiana legislature has passed a resolution to take a couple of weeks off. This week, Joe Mapes tells us how the Louisiana legislature plans to move forward following this break. While the LA Legislature heads home, the U.S. government is taking steps to keep the country moving forward as we take on the coronavirus. Andy Brown joins us to explain what's happening in Washington D.C. as it affects rural Louisiana and the state's farmers and ranchers.
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Grassroots Government - 3-13-20
In this episode, Avery Davidson and Joe Mapes talk about how Covid-19 is affecting the state's legislature this week as the state and nation begins to shut down events and schools and large gatherings.
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Grassroots Government - 3-6-20
On this inaugural episode of the Grassroots Government Podcast, we introduce the team bringing you what you need to know from Baton Rouge and Washington D.C. Avery Davidson and Karl Wiggers introduce Louisiana Farm Bureau Legislative Specialist Joe Mapes who previews the upcoming Louisiana legislative session, which begins Monday, March 9th. Also, we meet Louisiana Farm Bureau National Affairs Coordinator Andy Brown who joins in to discuss what is happening in the nation's capital as most eyes are on Covid-19 and the 2020 presidential campaigns.
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