With this episode, it’s the end of an era, as host Lynda Woolard closes out the Louisiana Lefty podcast. She goes through the current social media upheaval, the precarious situation with journalistic media, and the unsure political world we are heading into, as well as how she is approaching this new landscape.

For now, follow Lynda Woolard here:

BlueSky

Substack

You can continue to access archived Louisiana Lefty content on podcast apps, YouTube and our LouisianaLefty.Rocks website.

If you plan to stay on any of the Meta properties, please read this article and consider making changes to your settings: So You’re NOT Leaving Facebook

Look through Lynda’s initial suggestions for trustworthy media, which will be added to and updated regularly here.

Find the Local Journalism Directory compiled by the Media and Democracy Project here.

The first 4 years of awardees of the Louisiana Organizer of the Month will remain archived on Louisiana Lefty’s Facebook, Instagram and website. To keep up with future Louisiana Organizers of the Month, follow Step Up Louisiana:

Facebook

Instagram

Twitter

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

On this episode, host Lynda Woolard talks with Kaitlyn Joshua, Louisiana organizer, wife and mom, and - over the last year - a central figure in the presidential campaign’s Reproductive Freedom Tour.

Learn more about Kaitlyn’s miscarriage story.

Learn more about Abortion America.

Follow Kaitlyn on Instagram and TikTok (for now).

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

On this episode, host Lynda Woolard talks with New Orleans immigration lawyer Kathleen Gasparian as the nation prepares for a second Trump presidency.

You can connect with Gasparian Spivey Immigration through their website, Instagram, and Facebook.

Listed are several of the immigration groups that need your support now:

ISLA

Home is Here New Orleans

Project Ishmael

Hagar's House

Catholic Charities

ALAS

RAICES

KIND

Vera Institute

ACLU

SPLC

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