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Regine Richter-McClain

Home Featured Authors & Panelists Featured Participant Lineup 2025 Regine Richter-McClain

Regine Richter-McClain is a former German Public Radio reporter and editor who has lived and worked in the United States for 34 years. She has worked on behalf of the Louisiana Book Festival, conducting author interviews and writing articles aimed at the festival’s fans. She now lives in New Orleans, Louisiana, and works for the Louisiana State Museum system and as a tour guide.

Schedule

11:15 am to Noon
A.Z. Young Park, Author Tent A
Struck Down, Not Destroyed: Keeping the Faith as a Vatican Reporter
Colleen Dulle with moderator Regine Richter-McClain

Moderator