677. Dustin Granger

677. This week, we talk to Dustin Granger about  Louisiana politics. As a seasoned financial advisor with over two decades of experience, Dustin Granger has built his career helping Louisiana families navigate the turbulent waters of the Great Recession, the COVID-19 pandemic, and the recurring hurricanes that shape life on the Gulf Coast. A lifelong resident and LSU alumnus, Granger now serves as the Treasurer of the Louisiana Democratic Party. Granger is a leading voice for economic reform and climate resilience. He advocates for a "New Louisiana" that breaks away from traditional corporate-heavy investments to embrace renewable energy, fair taxation, and sustainable infrastructure. In this interview, we discuss his recommendations for the current voting season, his strategies for stabilizing property insurance, his commitment to strengthening the state's middle class, and his ongoing work to revitalize the Democratic infrastructure across the Bayou State.

1. Now available: Liberty in Louisiana: A Comedy. The oldest play about Louisiana, author James Workman wrote it as a celebration of the Louisiana Purchase. Now it is back in print for the first time in 222 years. Order your copy today!
2. This week in the Louisiana Anthology. Charles Asbury Stephens. The Ark of 1803.
       It was a voyage of untold perils. Every year an increasing number of white outlaws, hidden in the caves along the river, harried and robbed the boatmen who floated down from the upper settlements. There were lurking bands of hostile Indians. And there was the river itself with its treacheries; its snags; its mud bars and its floods. It was no unusual thing for an ark to set out as this one was about to do, provided against all foreseeable disasters, and never be heard from afterward. Some were wrecked, some were robbed and their crews obscurely murdered. But no tidings of their fate came back to the solitary homes on the upper Ohio.
       To set out on such a voyage with a single man or boy who could not be trusted, might mean the loss of the boat or even of every life on board of her.
3. This week in Louisiana history. May 8, 1823. First gas lighting used in the American Theater of New Orleans.
4. This week in New Orleans history. May 8, 1884: The World's Industrial and Cotton Centennial Exposition opened in what is now Audubon Park, showcasing New Orleans as a global trade hub.
5. This week in Louisiana.
   Creole Nature Trail All‑American Road
   Louisiana Highway 27 & Highway 82 Corridor
   Cameron and Calcasieu Parishes, LA
   Open year‑round; ideal for spring wildlife viewing and coastal drives
   Website: creolenaturetrail.org
   Email: info@visitlakecharles.org
   Phone: (337) 436‑9588
   The Creole Nature Trail is one of America's first National Scenic Byways, offering 180 miles of Gulf Coast marshes, beaches, wildlife refuges, and birding hotspots throughout the year:
   
• Scenic Wildlife Drives: Alligators, wading birds, and migratory species visible from roadside pull‑offs.
• Gulf Beaches: Access to quiet stretches of shoreline along the Cameron coast.
• Refuge Access: Connects to Sabine, Cameron Prairie, and Lacassine National Wildlife Refuges.
6. Postcards from Louisiana. The Rock Block Band at Felix's Restaurant and Oyster Bar.

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