https://www.audacy.com/connectingvets/articles/federal-veteran-tsa-employee-lapse-government-shutdown 2020-11-19T05:20:25+00:00 https://www.audacy.com/media-library/cover-image.jpg?id=64859126&width=1200 Cover Image https://www.audacy.com/media-library/image.jpg?id=64859138&width=1200 daily https://www.audacy.com/connectingvets/articles/nine-female-naval-aviators-captain-rosemary-mariners-flyover 2020-11-19T05:20:25+00:00 https://www.audacy.com/media-library/image.jpg?id=64859132&width=1200 daily https://www.audacy.com/connectingvets/get-help/the-fight-to-expose-hidden-brain-injuries-killing-veterans 2025-10-07T12:45:06+00:00 https://www.audacy.com/media-library/davcover.jpg?id=64855016&width=1200 Since Navy SEAL veteran Ryan’ Larkin's death by suicide, his father, Frank has been advocating for more research that could explain the symptoms of a whole population of veterans he said were likely to have undiagnosed braininjuries.(Photos DAVCOVER https://www.audacy.com/media-library/smithinside.jpg?id=64855015&width=1200 Anthony Smith is a former Navy fast boat operator who’s speaking out about the potential brain injuries caused by repeated wave slamming. He is calling on the Defense Department and the VA to conduct more research into prevention, diagnosis and treatment for them. SMITHINSIDE https://www.audacy.com/media-library/larkininside.jpg?id=64855007&width=1200 Ryan Larkin is a Navy SEAL veteran who died by suicide a year after he left the Navy. A postmortem study of his brain revealed microscopic scarring that may be linked to repeated blast trauma and presents symptoms, including depression, mood swings and suicidality LARKININSIDE daily https://www.audacy.com/connectingvets/news/inside-veterans-affairs/veterans-affairs-reaches-100-000-covid19-cases-since-march 2020-11-24T22:46:33+00:00 https://www.audacy.com/media-library/u-s-army-spc-jabari-ashanti-a-combat-medic-with-the-1st-battalion-114th-infantry-regiment-new-jersey-army-national-guard-n.jpg?id=64865179&width=1200 U.S. Army Spc. Jabari Ashanti, a Combat Medic with the 1st Battalion, 114th Infantry Regiment, New Jersey Army National Guard (NJARNG), checks a resident’s temperature at the New Jersey Veterans Memorial Home at Menlo Park in Edison, N.J., April 17, 2020. U.S. Army Spc. Jabari Ashanti, a Combat Medic with the 1st Battalion, 114th Infantry Regiment, New Jersey Army National Guard (NJARNG), checks a resident’s temperature at the New Jersey Veterans Memorial Home at Menlo Park in Edison, N.J., April 17, 2020. daily https://www.audacy.com/wwl/articles/14-shot-4-dead-in-violent-4th-of-july-holiday-in-no 2020-09-15T03:17:43+00:00 https://www.audacy.com/media-library/image.jpg?id=64203071&width=1200 image https://www.audacy.com/media-library/image.jpg?id=64203067&width=1200 daily https://www.audacy.com/wwl/news/local/cantrell-clashes-with-french-quarter-group-over-taxes 2020-11-25T15:48:40+00:00 https://www.audacy.com/media-library/bourbon-street.jpg?id=64223731&width=1200 Bourbon Street daily https://www.audacy.com/connectingvets/news/vetcare/music-memory-and-care-a-new-sanctuary-for-veterans 2025-12-15T15:03:02+00:00 https://www.audacy.com/media-library/musicover.jpg?id=64854794&width=1200 A veteran shares a musical moment with Wende Dottor, executive director, at the Jeffery Clark Sound Garden in Lake City VA’s Dementia Specialty Care Unit. MUSICOVER https://www.audacy.com/media-library/musicover.jpg?id=64854797&width=1200 A veteran shares a musical moment with Wende Dottor, executive director, at the Jeffery Clark Sound Garden in Lake City VA’s Dementia Specialty Care Unit. MUSICOVER daily https://www.audacy.com/connectingvets/news/house-veterans-affairs-committee-refocuses-on-toxic-exposure 2022-01-22T18:32:40+00:00 https://www.audacy.com/media-library/pits.jpg?id=64859115&width=1200 According to Department of Veterans Affairs estimates, more than 3.5 million American service members were exposed to toxic fumes emanating from burn pits while they were deployed overseas over the past two decades PITS daily https://www.audacy.com/wwl/articles/florida-health-department-reports-10109-new-covid-19-cases 2020-09-15T03:28:54+00:00 https://www.audacy.com/media-library/image.jpg?id=64216110&width=1200 daily https://www.audacy.com/wwl/news/local/home-sales-dropping-across-region-nation 2022-03-24T16:21:07+00:00 https://www.audacy.com/media-library/image.jpg?id=64255981&width=1200 image daily https://www.audacy.com/wwl/articles/entergy-work-through-night-restoring-power 2020-09-15T05:37:22+00:00 https://www.audacy.com/media-library/cover-image.jpg?id=64216103&width=1200 Cover Image https://www.audacy.com/media-library/image.jpg?id=64216107&width=1200 daily https://www.audacy.com/wwl/news/local/nopd-woman-shot-in-st-roch 2020-11-25T12:57:23+00:00 https://www.audacy.com/media-library/image.jpg?id=64223733&width=1200 Image daily https://www.audacy.com/wwl/local-sports/lsu/what-ed-orgeron-had-to-say-after-lsu-loss-to-auburn 2021-10-03T08:14:54+00:00 https://www.audacy.com/media-library/lsu-football.jpg?id=64255969&width=1200 LSU football https://www.audacy.com/media-library/bo-nix.jpg?id=64255973&width=1200 Auburn quarterback Bo Nix (10) Bo Nix https://www.audacy.com/media-library/lsu-football.jpg?id=64255976&width=1200 LSU football daily https://www.audacy.com/wwl/news/local/gas-tax-increase-on-deck-for-next-years-regular-session 2020-11-24T12:30:33+00:00 https://www.audacy.com/media-library/getty-images.jpg?id=64223730&width=1200 Getty Images https://www.audacy.com/media-library/getty-images.jpg?id=64223729&width=1200 Getty Images daily https://www.audacy.com/wwl/news/local/newell-poor-leadership-and-poor-practices-create-crime 2022-03-24T16:10:51+00:00 https://www.audacy.com/media-library/handcuffs-and-gavel.jpg?id=64255979&width=1200 handcuffs and gavel daily https://www.audacy.com/wwl/local-sports/red-panties-red-panties-tom-brady-audible-turns-heads 2020-11-24T19:02:43+00:00 https://www.audacy.com/media-library/tom-brady.jpg?id=63329705&width=1200 Tom Brady daily https://www.audacy.com/wwl/local-sports/lsu/lsu-transfer-portal-additions-saw-something-special-building 2025-09-05T11:50:06+00:00 https://www.audacy.com/media-library/lsu-defensive-back-mansoor-delane.jpg?id=64200945&width=1200 LSU defensive back Mansoor Delane daily https://www.audacy.com/wwl/articles/can-air-conditioners-spread-covid-19 2020-09-15T03:28:54+00:00 https://www.audacy.com/media-library/image.jpg?id=64216113&width=1200 image https://www.audacy.com/media-library/image.jpg?id=64216115&width=1200 daily https://www.audacy.com/wwl/local-sports/saints/can-the-saints-prove-their-doubters-wrong 2025-09-05T11:30:34+00:00 https://www.audacy.com/media-library/saints.jpg?id=64200956&width=1200 Saints daily https://www.audacy.com/wwl/local-sports/saints/hebert-the-saints-arent-under-the-radar-theyre-off-it 2025-09-05T13:38:41+00:00 https://www.audacy.com/media-library/kellen-moore.jpg?id=64200967&width=1200 Kellen Moore daily https://www.audacy.com/wwl/news/local/rattler-exploiting-cards-corners-could-lead-saints-victory 2025-09-05T17:02:53+00:00 https://www.audacy.com/media-library/saints.jpg?id=64200960&width=1200 Saints daily https://www.audacy.com/connectingvets/articles/military-veterans-lead-new-space-x-launch 2021-01-16T09:37:00+00:00 https://www.audacy.com/media-library/astronauts.jpg?id=64865182&width=1200 Astronauts https://www.audacy.com/media-library/image.jpg?id=64865175&width=1200 daily https://www.audacy.com/connectingvets/news/honoring-the-fallen/wwii-b-24-liberator-2nd-lt-scarborough-accounted-for 2022-12-15T21:51:42+00:00 https://www.audacy.com/media-library/killed-in-wwii-b-24-liberator-bombardier-2nd-lt-scarborough-accounted-for.png?id=64865138&width=1200 U.S. Army Air Forces 2nd Lt. Theodore F. Scarborough Killed in WWII, B-24 Liberator bombardier 2nd Lt. Scarborough accounted for daily https://www.audacy.com/connectingvets/articles/veterans-affairs-20000-coronavirus-cases-1500-deaths 2021-01-16T06:38:29+00:00 https://www.audacy.com/media-library/captain-james-a-lovell-federal-health-care-center-hospitalman-recruit-yavir-berrios-santiago-collects-a-nasal-swab-from-a-naval.jpg?id=64865176&width=1200 Captain James A. Lovell Federal Health Care Center Hospitalman Recruit Yavir Berrios-Santiago collects a nasal swab from a Naval Station Great Lakes Recruit Training Command employee during drive-through COVID-19 screening at Lovell FHCC in North Chicago. https://www.audacy.com/media-library/image.jpg?id=64865181&width=1200 daily https://www.audacy.com/connectingvets/articles/oklahoma-national-guard-activated-for-trump-rally-tulsa-ok 2021-01-16T07:20:19+00:00 https://www.audacy.com/media-library/donald-trump.jpg?id=64865162&width=1200 Donald Trump https://www.audacy.com/media-library/image.jpg?id=64865169&width=1200 daily https://www.audacy.com/connectingvets/news/veterans-get-free-lifetime-pass-to-federal-rec-sites 2022-11-16T18:55:06+00:00 https://www.audacy.com/media-library/military-veterans-and-gold-star-families-are-now-able-to-obtain-a-free-lifetime-pass-to-thousands-of-federal-recreation-sites-ac.jpg?id=64865143&width=1200 Military veterans and Gold Star families are now able to obtain a free lifetime pass to thousands of federal recreation sites across the nation. daily https://www.audacy.com/connectingvets/articles/army-surgeon-general-commissions-130-new-med-professionals 2021-01-16T09:36:33+00:00 https://www.audacy.com/media-library/commissioning.png?id=64865184&width=1200 Commissioning https://www.audacy.com/media-library/image.png?id=64865185&width=1200 daily https://www.audacy.com/connectingvets/news/fort-hood-air-defenders-deliver-holiday-gifts-at-toy-ruck 2022-12-15T20:57:02+00:00 https://www.audacy.com/media-library/fort-hood-air-defenders-deliver-holiday-gifts-at-inaugural-toy-ruck.jpg?id=64865135&width=1200 Members of Co. E, 1-44 ADA Regt., 69th ADA Bde., deliver toys at their Supply Support Activity warehouse following a 2.6-mile ruck march at Fort Hood, Texas, Dec. 1. Fort Hood air defenders deliver holiday gifts at inaugural toy ruck daily https://www.audacy.com/connectingvets/articles/san-antonio-fined-for-auctioning-troops-vehicles 2021-01-16T00:35:48+00:00 https://www.audacy.com/media-library/doj.jpg?id=64865177&width=1200 DOJ https://www.audacy.com/media-library/image.jpg?id=64865178&width=1200 daily https://www.audacy.com/connectingvets/articles/uss-tr-captain-brett-crozier-will-not-be-reinstated-by-navy 2021-01-16T07:13:51+00:00 https://www.audacy.com/media-library/former-capt-brett-crozier.jpg?id=64865167&width=1200 Former Capt. Brett Crozier https://www.audacy.com/media-library/image.jpg?id=64865173&width=1200 daily https://www.audacy.com/wwl/news/local/shooting-at-i-10-and-chef 2022-09-13T23:36:43+00:00 https://www.audacy.com/media-library/shooting.jpg?id=64203060&width=1200 Shooting daily https://www.audacy.com/connectingvets/news/buy-a-kozy-wheels-blanket-to-benefit-dav 2025-12-29T15:27:03+00:00 https://www.audacy.com/media-library/blanketcover.jpg?id=64854813&width=1200 Online retailer Kozy Wheels will donate $10 to Disabled American Veterans for every wheelchair blanket it sells from now through Oct. 14, 2027. BLANKETCOVER https://www.audacy.com/media-library/blanketcover.jpg?id=64854812&width=1200 BLANKETCOVER daily https://www.audacy.com/wwl/articles/new-orleans-businesses-close-earlier-to-fight-coronavirus 2020-09-15T10:38:24+00:00 https://www.audacy.com/media-library/image.jpg?id=64203052&width=1200 daily https://www.audacy.com/wwl/news/local/st-roch-triple-shooting-occurred-during-child-exchange 2021-11-21T17:30:18+00:00 https://www.audacy.com/media-library/st-roch-triple-shooting-occurred-during-child-exchange.jpg?id=64255948&width=1200 St. Roch triple shooting occurred during child exchange St. Roch triple shooting occurred during child exchange daily https://www.audacy.com/wwl/articles/gov-edwards-requests-disaster-declaration 2020-09-14T23:35:21+00:00 https://www.audacy.com/media-library/image.jpg?id=64216095&width=1200 daily https://www.audacy.com/connectingvets/news/these-dav-patriot-employers-value-military-service 2022-07-26T13:09:16+00:00 https://www.audacy.com/media-library/davcover.jpg?id=64865067&width=1200 Trenton Keen served in the Army National Guard for 11 years, with most of that time spent performing military funeral honors. Keen was able to transition into a civilian tech job at Virtual Services Operations (VSO) thanks to an apprenticeship program through Amazon Web Services. DAVCOVER https://www.audacy.com/media-library/davinside.jpg?id=64865066&width=1200 Trenton Keen served in the Army National Guard for 11 years, with most of that time spent performing military funeral honors. Keen was able to transition into a civilian tech job at Virtual Services Operations thanks to an apprenticeship program through Amazon Web Services. DAVINSIDE daily https://www.audacy.com/connectingvets/news/heroes-on-the-water-helps-veterans-heal 2025-12-30T12:55:09+00:00 https://www.audacy.com/media-library/howcover.jpg?id=64854808&width=1200 Iraq veteran and leader of the Junction City, Arkansas Heroes On the Water chapter Josh Droddy is pictured while kayaking. HOWCOVER https://www.audacy.com/media-library/howinside.jpg?id=64854811&width=1200 Jason Austin, left, is pictured in this undated photo while serving in Iraq. HOWINSIDE daily https://www.audacy.com/wwl/news/local/wheres-the-crimefighting-money 2022-02-04T23:25:02+00:00 https://www.audacy.com/media-library/where-s-the-crimefighting-money.jpg?id=64216084&width=1200 Where's the crimefighting money? daily https://www.audacy.com/wwl/articles/tropical-development-likely-in-the-gulf-this-week 2020-09-15T05:38:57+00:00 https://www.audacy.com/media-library/tropics.jpg?id=64216105&width=1200 Tropics https://www.audacy.com/media-library/image.jpg?id=64216094&width=1200 daily https://www.audacy.com/wwl/news/state/gov-edwards-receives-covid-booster-flu-shot 2022-09-14T01:20:00+00:00 https://www.audacy.com/media-library/gov-edwards-state-health-leaders-receive-covid-boosters-and-flu-shots.jpg?id=64203049&width=1200 Gov. Edwards, state health leaders receive COVID boosters and flu shots daily https://www.audacy.com/wwl/news/fauci-warns-of-potentially-dangerous-covid-uptick 2021-11-21T21:01:23+00:00 https://www.audacy.com/media-library/fauci.jpg?id=63164026&width=1200 Fauci daily https://www.audacy.com/wwl/news/local/nopd-searching-for-armed-robbery-suspect 2023-05-24T17:04:12+00:00 https://www.audacy.com/media-library/nopd-searches-for-armed-robbery-suspect.jpg?id=64201949&width=1200 NOPD searches for armed robbery suspect daily https://www.audacy.com/wwl/local-sports/lsu/ed-orgeron-says-my-bad-after-lsus-fake-punt-interception 2021-11-21T08:07:21+00:00 https://www.audacy.com/media-library/ed-orgeron.jpg?id=64255944&width=1200 Ed Orgeron daily https://www.audacy.com/wwl/news/scoot-america-needs-comfort-trump-has-only-hate-to-sell 2025-09-12T23:48:29+00:00 https://www.audacy.com/media-library/donald-trump.jpg?id=64200573&width=1200 Donald Trump daily https://www.audacy.com/wwl/news/local/lsu-tulane-saints-all-hosting-big-games-this-weekend 2025-09-12T16:50:55+00:00 https://www.audacy.com/media-library/football.jpg?id=64200587&width=1200 Football daily https://www.audacy.com/wwl/news/local/66-year-old-tuba-player-kent-broussard-on-living-the-dream 2025-09-12T22:42:39+00:00 https://www.audacy.com/media-library/kent-broussard.jpg?id=64200578&width=1200 Kent Broussard daily https://www.audacy.com/connectingvets/news/k9s-for-warriors-pairs-first-vietnam-vet-with-service-dog 2021-11-23T12:58:00+00:00 https://www.audacy.com/media-library/loose.jpg?id=63939139&width=1200 Vietnam War veteran David Wood is pictured with his K9s For Warriors service dog, Loose. LOOSE daily https://www.audacy.com/connectingvets/news/war-dogs-how-world-war-i-led-mwd-program 2024-09-06T14:04:13+00:00 https://www.audacy.com/media-library/mwdcover.jpg?id=64859164&width=1200 A British soldier pulls bandages from a mercy dog’s backpack during the early days of World War I. MWDCOVER daily https://www.audacy.com/connectingvets/news/clinical-hypnosis-helps-veteran-kick-60-year-smoking-habit 2025-12-30T13:08:33+00:00 https://www.audacy.com/media-library/kickcover.jpg?id=64854800&width=1200 Army veteran Walter Hauser used clinical hypnosis to kick his 60-year smoking habit. KICKCOVER daily https://www.audacy.com/connectingvets/news/vetcare/vets-with-dementia-in-d-c-area-can-get-free-robotic-pet 2021-11-23T12:48:42+00:00 https://www.audacy.com/media-library/pets.png?id=64855752&width=1200 Veterans living with dementia in the D.C. area can get a free robotic companion pet. PETS daily