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Today on Louisiana Considered, we look back at two stories of desegregating public spaces in New Orleans.

This week Continuum presents a program of Renaissance Band Music.

On this week’s edition of Le Show Harry brings us News of the Olympic Movement, News of the Warm, News of Microplastics, News of the Atom, News of Smart World, The Putin Table, News of Inspector’s General, The Apologies of the Week, plus great music and more.

Today on Louisiana Considered, we learn how Baton Rouge students are getting involved in discussions about their own educational experiences. And, we learn more about gender-affirming treatment in the South.

Today on Louisiana Considered, we learn how Ukrainians living in Louisiana are responding to the war back home. Then we discuss the state’s latest efforts to manage the increasing litter problem.

James Chambers took the name Jimmy Cliff to reference the heights he would climb as a musician, singer, and actor. Since Cliff’s birth during a hurricane in rural Jamaica, people believed he was special. Cliff’s dissatisfaction with country life led him to Kingston where he met Chinese-Jamaican record producer Leslie Kong, who helped launch his career with a 1962 hit, “Hurricane Hattie.” Cliff helped Jamaican music go global performing in the film The Harder They Come. Jimmy Cliff told me how his voice carried him out into the world.

Today on Louisiana Considered, we learn how congressional maps are looking as the state redistricting session comes to a close. And, we learn about a new state bill aimed at protecting Louisiana’s coastline from natural disasters.

On this week’s edition of Le Show Harry brings us News of the Olympic Movement, News of Smart World, News of the Warm, News of the Godly, The Appresidentice, The Apologies of the Week, great music about rain, and much more.

Today on Louisiana Considered, we learn why the demand for statewide green jobs is likely to increase in the next five years. And we learn about the recent parole hearing of Brandon Jackson, who was once convicted for armed robbery by a non-unanimous jury.

Each year Mardi Gras Indians greet the day on the city streets to sing and strut. This has been going on since the late 19th century. The call and response sounds of the Indians often carry the Congo beat, fundamental in New Orleans' musical fabric. The beloved Indian Chief Monk Boudreaux has been masking Indian for more than 70 years. We visited him at home where he quietly sewed his new suit.