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Hour 2: Are New Orleans residents feeling more optimistic?
* For the first time in 40 years, New Orleanians didn’t identify crime as the biggest problem in the city. And residents are feeling more optimistic about things. We’ll break down the new survey with Ed Chervenak, a professor of political science at LSU New Orleans. * Louisiana has the highest poverty rate in the country, but have we been making some strides in recent years? We’ll go over some positive signs with Vance Ginn from the Pelican Institute.
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