Last week we presented you the first part of the latest episode of Sea Change: ““Bring back the beach.” reporter Eva Tesfaye explores the history of Lincoln Beach in New Orleans Beach to learn how segregated beaches led to today’s lack of public beaches and how modern social movements like Black Lives Matter inspired activists to advocate for Lincoln Beach’s reopening.

Louisiana is called the “prison capital” of the world. But how did it get this name? A new exhibition at the Historic New Orleans Collection wants to answer this question. The exhibition “Captive State” is intended to show the connection between slavery and the state’s modern prison and detention system.

The Gulf States Newsroom Kat Stromquist visited the galleries with curator-historian Eric Seifert to talk about the exhibition and mass incarceration.

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Today’s episode of Louisiana considered was hosted by Ryan Vasquez. Our executive producer is Alana Schrieber. Matt Bloom and Aubry Procell are associate producers. Our sound engineer is Garrett Pittman.

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