Episode 13

bonus
Published on:

21st Oct 2022

Davante Lewis, Candidate for District 3 Public Service Commission

In Planet NOLA's Season 2 bonus, we're talking elections. Meet Davante Lewis, a candidate for Louisiana's District 3 Public Service Commission. If you’re asking yourself what does the public service commission do, you’ll learn in this episode. And, you’ll learn why you may not know already. Spoiler: monopolies don’t want us to know who has a hand in regulating them.

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Planet NOLA
Irreverent conversation about New Orleans Arts & Culture
Meet New Orleans one resident at a time. Planet NOLA offers irreverent and authentic insight into this weird and wonderful city. Hosted by local personality Mary Jacobs, it features a who’s who of local hustlers, artists, entrepreneurs, and community advocates. The conversations range from pure comedy to deep takes on the city’s political, economic, and social landscape. New Orleans is a whole world on its own, so join us in exploring it.

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Mary Jacobs

Mary Jacobs is a 4th generation Yat from Gentilly and ridiculously proud of it. She is a woman of many skills and a self-proclaimed New Orleans style hustler. She honed her performance skills locally in comedy with her group Live Girls, in theater as a playwright and director, and in film as an acting coach. Since 2016, Mary and her partner Kristin have co-owned a gym in Metairie, Vitality Community Fitness, and her latest small business endeavor is her secondhand styling service, Mary’s Rack. Planet Nola is born of her love of all things New Orleans and the people that fill it.