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  • Keith sits down with legendary musician Cyril Neville
  • Baton Rouge and New Orleans have been rated as some of the most dangerous places for cyclists, according to national research.
  • Hundreds of doctors across Louisiana are asking Louisiana lawmakers not to pass a bill that would classify abortion medications as controlled substances.
  • Louisiana’s congressional map saga faces a looming deadline of May 15, when the state’s top election official says the map must be finalized for this November's election.
  • On this week’s edition of Le Show, Harry brings us regular features like News of Microplastics, News of Smart World, News of Musk Love, News of the Godly, and The Apologies of the Week. He also considers Michael Cohen’s upcoming time on the witness stand, actions taken by the Army Corps of Engineers, and the latest happens with Artificial Intelligence.
  • Louisiana schools didn’t make it to the finale of this year’s NCAA March Madness tournament, but athletes still benefitted. Plus, a look at subsistence agriculture on the Gulf Coast.
  • This week, we cover lawmakers’ efforts to reform home insurance industry regulations. Plus, a major bill would block construction of some electric transmission lines in the state.
  • Baton Rouge guitarist, harp player and singer Kenny Neal is a second-generation leader in the city’s blues scene, born into a family of ten children. Kenny’s father Raful Neal was a noted harmonica player, influenced by Little Walter and played in a local band with Buddy Guy. Raful Neal’s friend Slim Harpo gave son Kenny Neal his first harmonica at age three. Kenny started playing bass for his father at thirteen and went on to Buddy Guy’s band. Later, he recruited his siblings to form the Neal Brothers Blues Band. In 1989, Kenny recorded a breakout swamp blues LP Big News from Baton Rouge for Alligator Records. His fine guitar work and harmonica, as well as authoritative voice, carried him forward making sixteen more records. Kenny carries on the Baton Rouge blues tradition. Let’s go to to the Juke Joint stage at West Baton Rouge Parish Museum with Kenny Neal.
  • Traditionally, the concept of sustainability referred to making enough money to keep a restaurant, or any business, up and running. In recent years, however, the term has expanded to take into account maintaining the environment that provides the raw materials businesses use. This is especially true for restaurants – businesses that would simply not exist if the supply of meat, fish, and plant-based food were not sustained. On this week's show, we hear from two chefs and a farmer who are doing their part to provide for their customers, while finding ways to live in harmony with the planet.
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