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Today on Louisiana Considered, we hear about President Biden’s recent visit to New Orleans to mourn the loss of the victims of the Bourbon Street attack. We also hear from a trauma and disaster expert who shares advice on coping and healing strategies.

Excerpts from the medieval musical, "The Play of Robin & Marion", is featured on this Continuum.

Today on Louisiana Considered, we’ll hear how the Krewe of Joan of Arc is preparing to ring in the Mardi Gras season in the French Quarter’s first big event since the Bourbon Street attack, and get the latest on the suspect. Plus, jazz icon Terence Blanchard gears up to perform Katrina-inspired music.

Life in the food biz is often regarded as glamorous and exciting, but in reality, it's a hard life – exemplified by long hours and frequent financial challenges. For many, it's the only life imaginable. On this week's show, we speak with Chef Nathianial Zimet, owner of Boucherie and Bourrée in New Orleans, and Drew Ramsey, whose family has run Hubig's for three generations. Both tell us their tales of tragedy to triumph.

Dr. Michael White is the beloved New Orleans clarinetist leading the Original Liberty Jazz Band. He's also a composer, musicologist, jazz historian, and now retired professor at Xavier University. He's a leading authority and culture bearer of traditional jazz. He's performed globally, is heard on over 50 recordings, received the NEA National Heritage Fellowship. Although Michael has ancestors in traditional jazz, he started in classical music. He later joined the famed St. Augustine High School Marching 100, but it wasn't until his late teens that Michael first heard New Orleans jazz played live at the Jazz and Heritage Festival. He went on to play with Ernest “Doc” Paulin’s brass band, 1975, at a church parade, and in social club parades and jazz funerals. Then, with Danny Barker's Fairview Baptist Church marching band. He later worked with the Young Tuxedo Brass to Wynton Marsalis's band, among many. We'll hear some of that music and more from Dr. Michael White and the Original Liberty Jazz Band.

Today on Louisiana Considered, we learn why the mayor of Bogalusa was recently arrested for drug trafficking and other charges. We also hear about a petition to make Bourbon Street pedestrian-only and get an update on finances for the new city of St. George.

Today on Louisiana Considered, we hear about an upcoming performance of the earliest-known full-length opera by a Black composer. We also hear from the designer of this year’s Super Bowl logo, and visit a French immersion school down the bayou.

Today on Louisiana Considered, we hear about a new podcast that shares the story of the Isle de Jean Charles resettlement. We also get an update on New Orleans’ upcoming mayoral race, and hear how king cakes can reflect different cultural identities.

The Gullah Geechee people are descendants of those enslaved in the Sea Islands of Florida, North Carolina, Georgia and South Carolina. Because of the remoteness of the plantations, the Gullah Geechee were able to retain some of their African traditions, including the ring shout. It’s a ritual in which participants move counterclockwise in a circle while shuffling and stomping their feet and clapping their hands, in call and response fashion. The tradition is rooted in West African culture, mixed with elements of Christianity. The Gullah Geechee Ring Shouters from Darien, Georgia have preserved this ancestral heritage through performance and education since 1980. They joined us on stage at the New Orleans Jazz Museum where they started with a song you will probably recognize, that came from the Gullah Geechee culture.

On this week’s edition of Le Show, Harry brings us regular features like News of the Olympic Movement, News of Musk Love, News of A.I., News of Bees, News of the Godly, The Apologies of the Week, and News of Crypto-Winter. We also hear an outgoing message from President Joe Biden and learn that some members of the military are too fat to fight.