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Today on Louisiana Considered, we discuss a recent court decision that found state schools must display the Ten Commandments in classrooms. We also hear why the costs to power AI data centers may fall to residents, and hear about the latest exhibit at the Louisiana Children’s Museum.

Today on Louisiana Considered, we remember the life of Norman C. Francis, the New Orleans civil rights leader and longtime Xavier University president.. We also hear about a new recording of the earliest-known opera written by a Black composer.

Today on Louisiana Considered, we learn why President Trump is supporting a challenger to Bill Cassidy’s Senate seat. Plus, the story of a retired cop who discovered his biological father was locked up at Angola, and fought for his release.

Today on Louisiana Considered, we hear about the federal court case seeking to ban the distribution of abortion pills through the mail. We also learn about an exhibit on the life of Louisiana’s first and only female governor, Kathleen Blanco, and discuss a new method to track synthetic opioids in wastewater.

On today’s episode of Louisiana Considered, we learn how rural, majority-Black towns in Mississippi and Louisiana were promised the opportunity to create green energy, but got massive air pollution. Also, we learn about an LSU research team’s efforts to fill in gaps in Gulf Coast water quality monitoring using artificial intelligence. And, we hear stories from disgruntled travelers at Louis Armstrong International Airport.

Today on Louisiana Considered, we hear the latest episode of Voices of the Culture, a podcast hosted by two Black Masking Indians. A spy boy and a big chief share the history behind Super Sunday and St. Joseph’s night. Plus, we catch up on the week in politics.

On this week’s edition of Le Show, Harry brings us regular features like News of the Godly, News of Musk Love, News of the Olympic Movement, News of the Warm, News of the Arts, Truth Social Audio with Donald Trump, News of A.I., The Apologies of the Week, and News of Crypto-Winter.

March 19th might be just another day in other parts of the United States, but here in New Orleans, it's a day when revelers take to the streets in honor of the Feast of St. Joseph. The tradition of food altars dedicated to Jesus' foster father came to the Crescent City in the late 1800s with immigrants from Sicily, where Joseph is the patron saint. What was called Mi-Carême (or Mid-Lent by the Creoles) was a day when fasting was suspended and festivities abounded. On this week's show, we explore the holiday and join in on the celebration.

Today on Louisiana Considered, Clint Smith, an author, poet and staff writer at The Atlantic, joins us to discuss his recent work and upcoming talks at the Tulane Book Fest. Plus, we listen to the second part of the latest episode of Sea Change, where we travel all the way to Cambodia.

This is American Routes for St. Patrick's, with singers, fiddlers and pickers from Ireland to Appalachia live in this hour, sharing Irish, bluegrass and country tunes with one another at the 80th National Folk Festival. Beginning with brothers Rob and Ronnie McCoury playing banjo and mandolin on stage in Salisbury, Maryland, 2021, with Ronnie's tune, " Quicksburg Rondevouz."