January 30, 2019
by Brian Marks
Comments Off on Thanks to all for making Mid City Gras Ball a success
Baton Rouge Community Radio is thankful for the help of our volunteer emcee, DJs, engineers, and board operators to make our broadcast of Mid City Gras’ first ever Mardi Gras Ball a success. We hope you enjoyed the show and keep listening this year for more unique 96.9FM experiences. Yeah Community Radio!
November 5, 2018
by Brian Marks
Comments Off on Thanks for your support for WHYR at North Gate Fest!
We at Baton Rouge Community Radio want to thank all those who attended North Gate Fest this past Friday, November 2nd. Proceeds from North Gate Fest help WHYR-LP 96.9FM and other
non-profit organizations here in Baton Rouge. Thanks also to all those Community Radio volunteers who helped make North Gate Fest and WHYR’s record booth a big success. We couldn’t have done it without you! You’re what keeps Community Radio on the air for all the important things we do throughout the year for the past seven years.
October 4, 2018
by Brian Marks
Comments Off on A Pause for Thought on Louisiana’s non-unanimous jury law and Constitutional Amendment #2
This week’s A Pause for Thought features Southern University Law Professor Angela Allen-Bell on Louisiana’s unusual non-unanimous jury law and the upcoming November 6th vote on constitutional amendment #2 to change the law to require jury unanimity. You can listen on-demand here to host Wayne Parker and Dr. Allen-Bell discuss the history of the 10-2 jury law, its effects in Louisiana courtrooms, and the efforts to reform the law leading up to this November’s mid-term election vote.