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School buildings in the Crescent City will become monuments to our differences instead of the beacons of learning they are supposed to be if New…

Our guest is modern saxophonist Charles Lloyd, who also built a sound in Los Angeles, riding a wave of free jazz and beyond. He played alongside everyone from Ornette Coleman to the Jefferson Airplane. His fluid music carried him out of the city to the California Coast, where he hung with the Beach Boys and found internal peace. But before all that, Charles Lloyd discovered his love for the saxophone through the blues in his hometown of Memphis.

Season 2 of Unprisoned begins with a three-part series called The Myth Justice is Blind to Money.The Myth Justice is Blind to Money, Part 1 is a primer on…

This week on The Reading Life: Susan talks with New Orleans Museum of Art curator Vanessa Schmid, about the new catalogue, “The Orleans Collection,”…

Just in time for Father’s Day, Mayor Mitch Landrieu talks about his special relationship with his dad, former mayor Moon Landrieu, and how he benefits…

http://stream.publicbroadcasting.net/production/mp3/wwno/local-wwno-907930.mp3Poppy's "From Scratch" Chicken Stew and Dumplings (Serves 6 - 8)1 whole…

Somewhere on our journey over the past two decades at American Routes, we started talking about “guilty pleasures” shows, where old free form radio roots called for the pleasure of old favorites and new discoveries. But since we broadcast from New Orleans, we’ll drop the word guilty and roll on.

Today on Louisiana Considered, we learn about the political roadblocks to addressing New Orleans’ violent crime problem. We also hear about heightened tensions over redistricting and learn about burn accident awareness and prevention.

Somewhere on our journey over the past two decades at American Routes, we started talking about “guilty pleasures” shows, where old free form radio roots called for the pleasure of old favorites and new discoveries. But since we broadcast from New Orleans, we’ll drop the word guilty and roll on.

This week on American Routes Shortcuts, we bask in the summer heat and listen to our favorite versions of the George Gershwin classic, “Summertime,” from the 1934 opera Porgy and Bess.