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Today on Louisiana Considered, we hear what new research reveals about the conditions of ICE detention centers in Louisiana. We also learn why the East Baton Rouge Parish school system is still without a permanent superintendent, and learn about a shortage of river cane bamboo.

Leah Chase: say the name and New Orleanians know exactly who you’re talking about. She’s a great chef, a civil rights activist, and an avid art collector.…

Today on Louisiana Considered, a NASA engineer tells us about Louisiana’s role in an upcoming mission to the moon. We also hear about a nationwide art project’s ties to Baton Rouge, and we travel to Montgomery to learn why a push for unionization among autoworkers in the South appears to have lost steam.

Continuum presents a program dealing with the oldest music available for reconstruction from written and manuscript sources and recordings of music on reconstructions of some of the earliest instruments known to mankind.

Today on Louisiana Considered, we hear how the YMCA is helping kids stay cool and safe in the pool this summer. We also get a sneak peak of an upcoming production of a Tennessee Williams classic, and hear a forecast of this year’s hurricane season.

ESSENCE has a special meaning for New Orleans as the festival began in the city back in 1995.

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.