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Today on Louisiana Considered, we learn about efforts to distribute diapers and raise awareness about shortages. We also hear about a music foundation that celebrates Cajun musical traditions and hear how ducks are impacting rice farms.

Today on Louisiana Considered, we hear what a recent study reveals about the COVID-19 drug Remdesivir. We also hear about a climate change-themed musical and learn about efforts to release aging prison inmates in Mississippi.

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.

Continuum presents a program of two of the most important French medieval composers who lived a century apart, Guillaume de Machaut (c.1300-1377) and Guillaume Dufay (1397-1474).

On this week’s episode of Le Show, Harry brings us News from the Land of 4,000 Princes, News of Musk Love, News of the Atom, Truth Social Radio with Donald Trump, News of NiceCorps, The Apologies of the Week, News of Artificial Intelligence, great music, and more.

Brennan's Restaurant on Royal Street is grander than ever – all thanks to the loving care of founder Owen Brennan's nephew, Ralph Brennan. Named one of the 20 most influential restaurant people in the country by Restaurant Business Magazine, Ralph runs some of the city's finest dining destinations. On this week's show, we sit down with Ralph Brennan himself to discuss his life in food.

Today on Louisiana Considered, we’ll learn how the longshoreman strike in Louisiana may impact consumers. Plus, we hear how this current strike connects to the state’s history of labor organization. And we dive into a new list of New Orleans’ most “endangered” sites.

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.

On this episode of Louisiana Considered, we look at what’s on New Orleans‘ ballot ahead of the November elections and learn why weight loss drug use is on the rise throughout the state. We also hear about a new YA novel filled with Cajun folklore.

Today on Louisiana Considered, we bring you the first episode in our series all about 100 years of Tiger Stadium. We dig through a century's worth of stadium archives and hear from one of the many to suit up as Mike the Tiger the beloved mascot.