About this episode

The episode covers wildfires in the southeast, a foiled mass shooting plot at JazzFest in New Orleans, and a California mother facing prison for her son's actions.

Parts of the southeast being impacted by wildfires are a warzone tonight. JazzFest in New Orleans is the nation's largest Jazz Festival and became a target of an alleged mass shooting plot that's been foiled. And, a mom in California could go to prison for up to six years for the actions of her teenage son. To learn more about listener data and our privacy practices visit: https://www.audacyinc.com/privacy-policy Learn more about your ad choices. Visit https://podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Topics covered

• wildfires
• JazzFest
• mass shooting plot
• California mom
• teenage son
• prison sentence

Mentioned in this episode

Organizations: New Orleans

Places: southeast, California

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