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Why the Krewe of Freret has banned plastic beads for Mardi Gras 2025. Plus, the NOLA Project opens an immersive play in the Treme.

Since reopening with much fanfare in 2015, St. Roch Market has experienced ups and downs, but the New Orleans' second oldest city market is still standing. On this week's show, we meet its new director, longtime vendor Kevin Pedeaux, and learn why that bustling spot on St. Claude is the place to be these days. We also hear from Chef Charly Pierre, who is one of St. Roch Market's biggest success stories. Today, Charly can be found in the kitchen of his own Basin Street restaurant, Fritai.

On this week’s edition of Le Show, Harry brings us an update on the safety concerns at Microsoft and then brings us another edition of Highlights from the Recent Past. We’ll hear original sketches and music, including The Donald J. Trump podcast, Karzai Talk, Inside Extra Access Tonight, collaborations with Jane Lynch, and more.

Excerpts from the medieval musical, "The Play of Robin & Marion", is featured on this Continuum.

A group of self-described “non-Black voters” is suing Louisiana over the state’s new congressional map. Plus, a trip to ancient mounds in northeast Louisiana.

WWNO presents selections performed by the New Orleans Concert Band

Louisiana voters will head to the polls on Saturday to vote in the state’s primary elections. Plus, Margaret Orr, beloved NOLA weather woman, is retiring.

The late Dr. Lonnie Smith of B-3 organ fame was a native of Buffalo, NY, where he got noticed sitting in with Jack McDuff. Lonnie Smith moved to New York City to join George Benson’s quartet and scored a solo record deal with Columbia. “Doc” Smith mixed jazz, soul, blues and pop in his own compositions, as well as covers of Coltrane, Hendrix and Beck. Growing up, Lonnie Smith sang gospel songs in church and at home. His brothers played guitar and drums. Lonnie’s first instrument came to him magically, he says, “almost like in a movie.”

In St. Bernard Parish, volunteers are restoring Bayou Bienvenue’s marsh using an unlikely hero: glass bottles. Plus, why Baton Rouge’s downtown saw 7% economic growth over the past five years.

Chinese cooking has been a part of the American dining scene since the mid-1800s and remains an integral aspect of the industry today. This week, we take an in-depth look at the Chinese restaurant tradition from a variety of perspectives.