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This week, we’re recalling the life and legacy of Martin Luther King, Jr, where we’ll hear memories from those who knew him. Mabel John has been a Los Angeles community preacher for more than twenty years, but she earned fame as an R&B singer with both Motown and Stax Records. Her family of ten children grew up singing gospel music together and later the blues. Mabel's brother, Little Willie John, is famous for his song, “Fever.” When Mabel was an R&B singer, she met Martin Luther King.

It’s election year across the country, and Louisiana has no shortage of candidates vying for seats.

Today on Louisiana Considered, we learn about the structural limits on Black political power that have impacted New Orleans’ Black mayors for decades. And we hear about new efforts to increase high-speed internet access across the state.

Join lunch-table conversation with dog trainer Ann Becnel and veterinary chiropractor and acupuncturist Michelle Jobert

Trudy Lynn, born Lee Audrey Nelms, grew up surrounded by music in Houston. Duke and Peacock Records, two Black-owned labels were blocks from her home. She saw legends like Joe Hinton and Bobby "Blue" Bland by the Club Matinee on her way to school. Her parents loved blues, and Trudy sang while her father tap-danced and played harmonica on the porch. She also sang in church, started a girl group, the Chromatics, with her school friends, became a vocalist with Clarence Green, and opened for Ike and Tina Turner. In 1989, she went solo on a recording called Trudy Sings the Blues. I spoke to her in Houston, where she still sings the blues.

Federal agencies FEMA and HUD are rebuilding an Obama administration program that redirected disaster survivors to apartments rather than trailers. The policy was reversed by the Trump administration and is now being reinstated by the Biden administration.

Continuum features The Early Music Ensemble Gilles Binchois.

The life of a chef is often regarded as glamorous and exciting, but in reality it’s a hard life – exemplified by long hours and frequent financial challenges. For many, it’s the only life imaginable.Nathanial Zimet, the ambitious chef behind Boucherie and Bourrée in New Orleans, falls directly into that category. Drawn to the restaurant business at the age of 15, the North Carolina native soon learned it was the only career for him. On this week's show, we sit down with Nathanial to explore what led him from London's Le Cordon Bleu to his purple food truck in New Orleans, where his culinary life here began.From Hurricane Katrina to a near fatal shooting in 2011 – the indomitable Nathaniel has risen to the top, again and again.So has Troy Ball, a charming Southern belle, whose hobby as a moonshiner became a means of helping her family survive. Troy’s memoir, Pure Heart, tells a very personal story of how a bankrupt mother with two profoundly disabled sons found happiness and financial success while becoming the first legal female moonshiner in Southern history.For more of all things Louisiana Eats, be sure to visit us at PoppyTooker.com.

On this week’s edition of Le Show Harry asks ‘Who Watches the Watch-Dog?’ and brings us regular segments like News of Smart World, News of the Warm, The Apologies of the Week, News of Microplastics, News of the Atom, plus great music and more.

Today on Louisiana Considered, we learn about a new concert that addresses the last two years of pandemic life. And we hear why the New Orleans Ballet Association is taking up a new style of dance for its latest season.