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Fine china and crystal, earthenware and artisan glassware – it doesn’t matter what you have – it can all be transformed into a personal expression of your welcoming hospitality. On this week's show, we speak with some of the nation's finest tableware experts for an education and some inspiration. Guests include Vietri founder Susan Gravely and Antiques Roadshow appraiser Nick Dawes.

Today on Louisiana Considered, we hear the story of an LSU student who responded to tragedy with a plan to make a Baton Rouge neighborhood safer and more welcoming. Plus, we hear from Baton Rouge’s newest poet laureate on the importance of teaching literature.

Today on Louisiana Considered, we hear about new mental health services being offered to students and parents at Orleans Parish schools. We also learn about the concept of energy resilience – and we preview tonight’s gubernatorial debate with The Times-Picayune | The Advocate's editorial director and columnist Stephanie Grace.

Today on Louisiana Considered, we learn about the life and legacy of David Berger, a Jewish New Orleans-based weightlifter who was murdered at the 1972 Munich Olympics, 51 years ago today. And we hear from a member of the Musaica Chamber Ensemble as the group gears up for its 18th season.

This is American Routes live for Labor Day weekend with some favorite performances from our series of concerts created with the New Orleans Jazz National Historical Park. To kick it off, we asked the Pine Leaf Boys to make a big journey across the Atchafalaya swamp from Lafayette and their South Louisiana Cajun prairie homeland down the Mississippi River to New Orleans to play on a live stream as the pandemic closed the dancehalls of French Louisiana. It’s “Pine Leaf Boy Two-Step” on American Routes.

Today on Louisiana Considered, we hear why one disability rights activist is inviting local leaders to navigate their cities in a wheelchair. Plus we discuss teen mental health, and hear how two parents responded to their son’s death by suicide with a call to action.

Today on Louisiana Considered, we hear about an upcoming symposium exploring the stories of families enslaved throughout the state. Plus, we learn about a new dance performance with themes of motherhood and racial violence, and hear what recent polling says about the fall gubernatorial election.

Today on Louisiana Considered, we hear about the efforts to promote French and Spanish in schools across the state by inviting international teachers into Louisiana classrooms. Plus, we hear about a new exhibit featuring work by famed Louisiana artist George Rodrigue, and learn about historic preservation in the state’s chemical corridor.

Today on Louisiana Considered, we hear about an upcoming festival honoring jazz legend Louis Armstrong’s life and legacy. Plus, we learn what’s on deck for this year’s White Linen Night, and hear how Mississippi is remembering Emmett Till on what would have been his 82nd birthday.

On this week’s edition of Le Show Harry brings us regular features like News of Smart World, News of the Godly, and The Apologies of the Week. He also informs us how Ron DeSantis plans to “unleash American energy independence,” considers the reality of long COVID, and discusses why former NYC police commissioner Bernard Kerik has been in the news.