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Today on Louisiana Considered, we learn what a recently settled lawsuit revealed about the Sun Belt Conference. We also check in with the effectiveness of the new national mental health hotline and hear about two beloved Louisianans appearing in the Macy’s Thanksgiving Day Parade.

Today on Louisiana Considered, New Orleans reporter Carly Berlin breaks down the newly-approved city budget for 2023. We also get a sneak peak of the NOMA’s latest photography exhibit and talk to LSU musicians about their recent Grammy nomination.

Today on Louisiana Considered, we check in with Representative Joe Marino to learn about the state’s Medical Marijuana Commission, and pay tribute to late New Orleans actress, Carl Lee Sutton. Plus, with antisemetic incidents on the rise nationwide, we speak with a Tulane professor on how to combat this growing hatred.

Don Bryant was the fifth of ten children, grew up listening to his father’s gospel group, and started singing in church at age five. Don began harmonizing with his family and neighbors and went on to form the Four Kings with his brothers singing on Dick “Cane” Cole’s popular WLOK radio show. The group joined up with Willie Mitchell’s band; Don Bryant was lead singer. Bryant later pursued a solo career, but mostly focused on writing material for other artists at Hi Records and continued singing in church. Don returned to singing secular music in his 70s after an invitation from Memphis soul band the Bo-Keys. He released an album in 2017, called “Don’t Give Up on Love,” his first secular album in 48 years. Don’s latest record, You Make Me Feel, came out in 2020.

Today on Louisiana Considered, we learn why the NOPD Superintendent is stepping down after 24 years of service. We also learn how sediment diversion can be used to help restore the Louisiana coastline, and hear from commercial astronaut turned author, Hayley Arceneaux.

Today on Louisiana Considered, with all eyes in the 3rd district focused on the public service commissioner runoff, we hear from both candidates, Davante Lewis and incumbent Lambert Boissiere III. Plus, Vox Feminae, the New Orleans-based female vocal ensemble that specializes in century-old musical treasures, gears up for its holiday program.

Continuum presents excerpts from the Feast of Fools, a post-European Christmas event dating from the Middle Ages.

Carla Bley is one of the jazz world's most prolific writers. She grew up in a religious family in California but set her sights on the New York City jazz scene of the 1950s. In her music, Carla Bley often explores the American landscape with a sharp sense of humor. Somehow this journey began by going in circles on roller skates.

Today on Louisiana Considered, we hear about a new partnership from Louisiana Children’s Hospital to address grief and trauma among youth in detention. Plus, we listen back to a conversation on gun violence in Baton Rouge and hear what a new ACLU report reveals about reproductive care in Mississippi.