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On today’s episode of Louisiana Considered, we hear from the authors of a pair of Tulane University studies looking at the impact of abortion restrictions and bans. We’ll also learn what tanked efforts to cut the state’s self-imposed red tape on buying voting machines and why it failed this legislative session. And Stephanie Grace gives us the rundown of the week in state politics.

Steve Masakowski has worked with Allen Toussaint, Mose Allison, Dianne Reeves, and many others. He’s a Blue Note recording artist, member of the fusion group Astral Project, inventor of the keytar, and professor of Jazz Studies at the University of New Orleans. Steve is also father to professional musicians Sasha and Martin Masakowski. In 2018, we spoke to all three about their home life, solo careers, and performing together as the Masakowski Family.

On this week’s episode of Le Show, Harry brings us regular features like New from the Land of 4,000 Princes, News of the Olympic Movement, News of the Warm, News of the Atom, Truth Social Audio with Donald Trump, News of A.I., The Apologies of the Week, and News of Musk Love. He also discusses dangerous chemicals in Astroturf, the Army Corps of Engineer’s risk reduction systems, and plays great music.

Today on Louisiana Considered, we hear what’s on deck at the upcoming Culture Collision event. We also visit the Mississippi coast to learn why communities devastated by Katrina are still vulnerable to storms, and hear from the latest storyteller with Be Loud Studios.

Today on Louisiana Considered, we learn what happens next to those convicted by split juries before the Supreme Court ruled the practice unconstitutional, and hear how ICE arrests are concerning the Hispanic community in Kenner. We also learn about the opening of two new food banks and hear how Musicians’ Village was born out of Katrina.

Today on Louisiana Considered, we discuss President Donald Trump’s proposal to send the National Guard to New Orleans. We also hear the unique origin story behind The Nola Project theatre company, and discuss concerns over the city’s new levee system.

Twenty years ago, on August 29th, 2005, Hurricane Katrina violently swept through New Orleans. The storm and subsequent levee failures brought chaos and devastation to the city and surrounding areas. On this week's show, as we mark two decades since Katrina, we explore how New Orleans residents and businesses were able to respond quickly and creatively to rebuild our city.

Today on Louisiana Considered, we bring together a panel of journalists to discuss media coverage in the aftermath of the storm. We also hear how local newsrooms sought to defy false media narratives, and hear from two students about their family’s Katrina stories.

This is American Routes, twenty years after the storm and flood that left 80% of New Orleans underwater. We’re still rebuilding. Many New Orleanians haven’t come back; areas of the city remain empty, and musical leaders and recovery advocates like Dr. John and Allen Toussaint have passed. Some things have changed for the better, but we still remember what it was like before the storm. New Orleans soul singer Irma Thomas was among many who lost everything to Katrina: her home and her beloved nightclub, the Lion’s Den. Irma set up a temporary home in Gonzales, LA, about forty miles upriver. When Irma returned to her New Orleans house for the first time, the muck was deep. Seven feet of floodwater ruined everything inside except for a few posters on the wall. Two years after the storm, she was back living in New Orleans East and working on the house. We caught up with her in that year, while her front fence was being spray-painted.

Today on Louisiana Considered, we hear the story of Nigel and the Hurricane–how a 4-year-old boy from New Orleans ended up in Montclair, New Jersey after Hurricane Katrina – and how the community rallied around his family.