The Light Switch

About The Light Switch

The Light Switch podcast from the Louisiana Illuminator brings you an earful weekly on Louisiana politics.

Publisher

Louisiana Illuminator

Category

news

Language

en

Explicit

No

First episode

11 Apr 2025

Latest episode

16 Oct 2026

Latest episodes

76 episodes in the feed.

1. 

   16 Oct 2026

   Power line predicament

   Louisiana utility regulators want to stop a $2 billion electric transmission project being built in the Midwest. It won’t cost a dime for Louisiana customers or impact their property or access to power. So why did nearly all members of the Louisiana Public Service Commission join this fight? We talk with an advocate for utility customers about how this fight could potentially impact if and when power lines we need here are eventually built.

2. 

   9 Oct 2026

   Evictions and NDAs

   An advancing lawsuit could upend the way evictions are handled in Louisiana. The case focuses on a justice of the peace who handles hundreds of evictions a month, and the fees his court collects go toward his hefty salary. We’ll talk with one of the attorneys who explains what’s at stake here. Also, where do candidates in Louisiana’s competitive congressional races stand on nondisclosure agreements? We’ve asked. Most answered.

3. 

   2 Oct 2026

   Minding mamas & Grambling's gambit

   Louisiana will soon require health insurance to cover at-home visits for new moms and their babies. The outcomes show it’s worth the investment, but it’s going to take a while to meet the demand. We'll hear from one of the people behind this huge change in preventative health care. Also, Grambling’s president talks about the school’s march toward elevating its status as a research institution

Reach and audience

Public platform figures. Ratings count people who left a rating, not total listeners.

Apple Podcasts (US)

5.0 / 5

5 ratings

Spotify

5.0 / 5

6 ratings

Podcast Authority Score: 36 / 100

A composite of feed quality, social presence, YouTube performance and engagement. Read the methodology.

Quality

60

Social presence

0

YouTube

0

Engagement

32

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