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Today on Louisiana Considered, we continue to bring you the latest on the Bourbon Street attack. We hear an eyewitness account from a pedicab driver, and also discuss security failures. We also visit a blood donation center to learn about recovery efforts.

It’s time for Le Show’s annual “Year In Rebuke!” This week Harry looks back at news stories that were big, small, overlooked, forgotten, or simply ridiculous. He also keeps us on pace for the new year with regular segments like News of the Godly, The Apologies of the Week, News of A.I., and News of Crypto-Winter. Give us a listen and wrap up your year with Le Show!

Another year has come and gone. As we look forward to a new one, Louisiana Eats is taking a moment to reflect on the year that was 2024. First, we remember educator, activist, and former First Lady of New Orleans – Sybil Haydel Morial – with an extended version of our 2016 conversation with her. We also celebrate two restaurateurs who took on the task of feeding food insecure kids over the summer – Amanda and Isaac Toups of Toups' Meatery.

This Continuum continues the Yuletide season with old carols and early dance tunes celebrating the days between Christmas and Twelfth Night.

This week Keith sits down with Jeff Duncan, sports columnist for Times-Picayune and nola.com.

This week we pay tribute to the late singer-songwriter, actor and counter-culture icon, Kris Kristofferson. He wrote “Me and Bobby McGee” sitting on an offshore oil rig in the Gulf of Mexico, 1969. Before the song turned his life around, Kristofferson struggled to make ends meet in Nashville. Whether it was a love song like “Help Me Make It Through The Night,” or the rueful regret of “Sunday Mornin’ Comin’ Down,” Kris Kristofferson’s straightforward lyrics later reached listeners and other songwriters.

Today on Louisiana Considered, we hear what last week’s winter storm says about a changing climate. We also catch up on the latest news from the Lafayette area, and hear about an innovative production of the classic opera, Carmen.

Today on Louisiana Considered, we hear how Louisiana politicians are responding to President Trump’s Jan. 6 pardons. We also learn how workers’ rights led to the banning of smoking in casinos 10 years ago, and examine cultural connections between Louisiana and Ghana.

Our guest is singer, pianist and octogenarian Tommy McClain, one of the last standing Louisiana swamp pop singers. He told us how much he enjoyed being on the road, singing for new audiences. Tommy is known in Louisiana for his hit 1966 cover of “Sweet Dreams” and his contributions to swamp pop. He’s also recorded gospel music, wrote songs for Freddy Fender and toured with the Dick Clark Road Shows in the 1960s. Tommy’s now back in the studio with Elvis Costello and producer C.C. Adcock and recorded a 2022 album I Ran Down Every Dream. Entertaining has been a constant for him since his early days in Pineville, LA singing for his family and listening to the Grand Ole Opry. But his whole path changed when he went to a concert nearby in Alexandria.

When it comes to supporting the community, chefs – New Orleans chefs in particular – are an extremely generous, giving bunch. And when it comes to helping their own in the service industry, they'll gladly give the shirt off their back – literally! To raise funds for a local mental health services program for hospitality workers, 21 Crescent City chefs have recently peeled off a bit more than just their shirts, baring it all – or at least most of it – for charity.