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Today on Louisiana Considered, we hear about a recent settlement that halted the effort to grant clemency to more than 50 death row inmates in Louisiana. We also learn about a new maternal mental health clinic coming to Baton Rouge; and hear how libraries and bookstores across the South are celebrating Banned Books Week.

Today on Louisiana Considered, we learn more about the Biden administration’s assertion that 15 Historically Black Colleges and Universities – including Southern University in Louisiana – are owed more than $1 billion by the states they’re located in. Plus, we hear about Le Petit Theatre’s spooky season opener coming to the French Quarter.

This is American Routes, about to go live at the New Orleans Jazz Museum with keyboard wizard Davell Crawford on piano. In addition to being the Prince of New Orleans piano, Davell is a fine singer and wily raconteur who grew up in French Louisiana’s “hub city” of Lafayette and also in New Orleans. We’ll learn about his large musical career and interests, but first here’s his tribute tune to one of his greatest heroes, the late James Booker. It’s a “Song for James” on American Routes Live.

Today on Louisiana Considered, we review everything you need to know ahead of the state’s primaries on Saturday. We also speak with Courtney Bryan – the New Orleans musician recently awarded a MacArthur “genius grant” – and hear about the first confirmation hearing for the New Orleans police chief nominee.

Los Cenzontles means “the mockingbirds” in the indigenous Nahuatl language. The band mixes traditional Mexican music with contemporary sounds including American rock and soul. They’ve collaborated with Linda Ronstadt, Taj Mahal, David Hidalgo of Los Lobos, and Jackson Browne, but their main collaborators are children. Los Cenzontles is also a community-based arts academy that teaches music, dance, arts and crafts to its young students. We sat down with Los Cenzontles’ founder and guitarist Eugene Rodriguez and with singers Lucina Rodriguez, and Fabiola Trujillo.

Less than an hour's drive from New Orleans' French Quarter, Baton Rouge, and Mississippi's Gulf Coast is Lake Pontchartrain's Northshore. The charming towns of Madisonville, Mandeville, and Abita Springs are filled with hospitality and delicious dining opportunities. On this week's show, we cross the Causeway to visit our Northshore neighbors. We bring you an oral history of the Covington Farmers Market, meet Torre and David Solazzo of Covington's Del Porto Ristorante and the Greyhound, and visit Backwater Farmstead in Bush, Louisiana.

This week Continuum presents A Flemish Feast, featuring early music of the Netherlands.

On this week’s edition of Le Show, Harry brings us News of Musk Love, News of the Warm, The Apologies of the Week, News of Smart World, and News of the Olympic Movement. He also has Dr. Gary Marcus explicate an interview between Geoffrey Hinton & Scott Pelley in “The Le Show Debate.”

Today on Louisiana Considered, we hear why New Orleanians are frustrated with the city’s lack of accessible sidewalks. We also hear updates on one of the state’s oldest medical studies and discuss the growth potential for Louisiana’s offshore wind energy industry.

It’s the 40th anniversary of Le Show! Join Harry as he speaks with author Ken Hughes about his book, Fatal Politics: The Nixon Tapes, the Vietnam War, and the Casualties of Reelection and the recent passing of Henry Kissinger. We also hear great music and regular features like The Apologies of the Week, and New of Musk Love.