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Today on Louisiana Considered: Garrett Graves isn’t running for reelection this fall. We’ll discuss what that means for state and national politics. We also learn that Louisiana drivers use firearms to express their road rage more often than residents of other states. And, we hear an update on Dollars to Dreams, a high school financial literacy program run by former New Orleans Saints players.

Today on Louisiana Considered, we get an update on last week’s ruling for more safety measures for farm line workers at Angola. Plus, we hear about a climate change report from the National Academies of Science.

For your consideration, the life of the late George Frayne, an aspiring track star and artist turned rock and roller back during the tumult of the 1960s. You know him as Commander Cody, the pianist and titular leader of the Lost Planet Airmen, an original roots rock band from Ann Arbor to San Francisco and beyond. The band had a large swashbuckling personae, “Lost in the Ozone” on their high road through atmospheric times. The Old Commander says he began life en route to somewhere.

Today on Louisiana Considered, we’ll hear from two players and the general manager leading the NOLA Gold rugby team to the playoffs. Plus, we hear about a new children’s book that explores the relationship between a grandson and grandmother with Alzheimer’s, and learn about signs, symptoms and advice for patients with the disease.

Today on Louisiana Considered, we learn about a new $50,000 grant for youth-led climate initiatives in New Orleans. We also hear about Big Freedia’s climate activism and how incarceration rates are impacting gun violence in Shreveport. Plus, we discuss why some public housing residents might soon receive financial assistance for expensive summer AC bills.

Today on Louisiana Considered, we hear why coastal restoration advocates are concerned about the Landry administration’s approach to natural resource management. We also hear what’s on deck at Tulane’s Summer Lyric Theatre and learn about an international piano competition coming to New Orleans.

Today on Louisiana Considered, we speak with former Saints player and ALS patient and advocate Steve Gleason about his new memoir. We also catch up on this week in politics and hear why some scientists are considering assigning names to heat waves.

On this week’s edition of Le Show, Harry brings up regular features like News of the Olympic Movement, News of the Warm, News of the Atom, News of Crypto-Winter, The Apologies of the Week, and News of Musk Love. We’ll also hear about this week’s power outage, self-driving cars, listen to great music and more.

In 1983, the Louisiana legislature named crawfish as the official state crustacean. In 2008, they proclaimed the Sazerac as New Orleans' official cocktail. And on June 1, 2024, Billy Nungesser, Lieutenant Governor of Louisiana, proclaimed Blue Plate Mayonnaise to be the official mayo of poor boy sandwiches. On this week's show, we explore some other essential poor boy ingredients.

Today on Louisiana Considered, we hear what President Biden’s departure from the presidential race means for Louisiana and the nation. We also discuss new legislation that tightens restrictions on certain types of photo sharing and summer projects and volunteer opportunities with the Coalition to Restore Coastal Louisiana.