Former President and Georgia native Jimmy Carter laid to rest in Plains

The remains of former President Jimmy Carter are carried out of the Carter Presidential Center in Atlanta, Georgia, on Tuesday, Jan. 7, 2025. (Matthew Pearson/WABE)

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Georgia’s only president, Jimmy Carter, was laid to rest this week in the rural corner of Southwest Georgia where he was born a century ago.

On this week’s episode of “Plugged In: A WABE Politics Podcast,” hosts Sam Gringlas and Rahul Bali share what they saw and heard as Carter’s life and accomplishments were celebrated throughout Georgia. Plus, a preview of the 2025 legislative session, which kicks off next week.