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Today on Louisiana Considered, we talk to the Bayou State’s first National Hockey League player – alongside his dad, a former coach of the Baton Rouge Kingfish. We also hear an update on solar energy developments in Louisiana and learn about the history of the Tuskegee, Ala., VA hospital, established to serve Black military veterans.

Today on Louisiana Considered, we ask the mayor of Bogalusa how he won as a 23-year-old Democrat in a largely Republican area. We also learn about climate-friendly eating habits and hear about a production at LSU where abortion rights take center stage.

Who taught you how to cook? Perhaps it was a favorite family member or Julia Child on public television. Maybe you devour cookbooks on the weekend just for fun. The education of a professional chef can be just varied – be it a formal degree or on-the-job training. On this week's show, we explore culinary learning. We visit the New Orleans Center for Creative Arts and speak with educators Dee Lavigne and Anne Willan.

This week on Continuum, we go into the archives for this 2011 program featuring the Orlando Consort and their CD The Rose, the Lily & the Whortleberry: Medieval Gardens.

On this week’s edition of Le Show, Harry brings us regular features like What the Frack?!, News of Smart Work, News of Microplastics, The Apologies of the Week, and more.

Today on Louisiana Considered, we catch up with New Orleans “night mayor” Howie Kaplan as he reflects on a year in office. And we hear about a production of the musical “Wicked” coming to the Saenger Theatre – and about a jiu-jitsu league taking off in Decatur, Ala.

Today on Louisiana Considered, we learn about the first all-female referee crew to call a Louisiana high school football game. We also hear why Regional Transit Authority buses are on delayed schedules and dig into a study on the high rate of Louisianans who die unnatural deaths while in custody.

Today on Louisiana Considered, we hear about how one New Orleans high school teacher is approaching conversations with his students about the conflict in Israel and Gaza. Plus we learn why Jeff Landry’s gubernatorial win prompted one LSU professor to resign – and we catch up on this week in politics.

Today on Louisiana Considered, we hear why the NOLA project theater group and the New Orleans Museum of Art recently brought their 12-year partnership to an end. Plus, efforts to locate and plug thousands of orphaned oil and gas wells.

The way we eat and talk about food is linked to our individual and collective identities. On this week's show, we look at the origins of some of our favorite foods and common misconceptions about them. We speak with journalist and food historian Lolis Eric Elie, author Anya von Bremzen, and playwright and stage director Eva Doumbia.