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  • Kratom Collision Course
    Louisiana lawmakers are deciding whether to ban or regulate kratom. Its proponents say the herbal substance has helped them conquer anxiety, depression and opioid addiction. Its detractors say kratom is just as dangerous as the drugs it purports to replace. Host Greg LaRose shares stories from people on both sides of the debate.
  • Chef Daniel Boulud On 20 Years Of French Cooking In NYC
    Daniel Boulud is the famed French chef behind 14 restaurants, including Daniel in New York City. He joins us to talk about the pleasures of French cuisine, and he shares a recipe.
  • The top names for newborns in the U.S. last year were Noah and Emma, followed by Liam and Olivia. Third on the list were Mason and Sophia.
    We're In The Age Of Noah And Emma: Most Popular Baby Names Of 2014
    New arrivals in the top 10 include James and Charlotte, the Social Security Administration says.
  • Computer monitors show financial data. More data being created and stored necessitates the use of new unit measurements.
    The world generates so much data that new unit measurements were created to keep up
    The mass of the Earth can now be measured as 6 ronnagrams rather than 6,000 yottagrams. An electron's mass can now be said to be about 1 rontogram rather than 0.001 yoctograms.
  • Sky Leger points to “mud blisters” — deposits of silt — inside a freshly opened oyster in Cameron, Louisiana, on Friday, January 23, 2026. Leger said the mud blisters ruin the oysters that were meant to be sold to local restaurants.
    Returning to the Carbon Coast
    Two years ago, we investigated the Liquified Natural Gas export build out on the Gulf Coast. We followed those exports around the world from Louisiana to Germany to Japan to unravel the story of LNG.But that story isn’t over. Today, host Carlyle Calhoun returns to LNG with Gulf States Newsroom reporter Drew Hawkins. They talk about how people in Southwest Louisiana are still being impacted by this build out, how LNG exports are affecting your electricity bills and what the war in Iran means for this industry.
  • Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid faces reporters on Capitol Hill in Washington on March 11, following a caucus lunch.
    With New Inquiry, Harry Reid Raises Stakes In Senate-CIA Clash
    The majority leader informed the CIA director that the Senate's chief law enforcement officer would be conducting a "forensic examination" to get answers in the unprecedented dispute.
  • The Reading Life with Melody Golding and Josh Levin
    This week on The Reading Life: Susan talks with Melody Golding, whose beautiful new book is “Life Between the Levees: America’s Riverboat Pilots," and…
  • The Reading Life with Melody Golding and Josh Levin
    This week on The Reading Life: Susan talks with Melody Golding, whose beautiful new book is “Life Between the Levees: America’s Riverboat Pilots," and…
  • Will Louisiana's Seafood System Go Commercially Extinct?
    Fresh seafood has helped define Louisiana's cuisine for centuries. This week a field of experts join us on Louisiana Eats! to discuss how our local…
  • The Reading Life: Ladee Hubbard, Arthur Hardy
    This week on The Reading Life: novelist Ladee Hubbard, author of “The Rib King,” which tells the story of the patriarch of the family we met in her first…
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