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Today on Louisiana Considered, reigning Kentucky Derby champion jockey Brian Hernandez Jr. tells us about last year’s photo finish and how he’s attempting a repeat win this weekend. Plus we hear what’s on deck for the Baton Rouge Symphony Orchestra’s next season.

Trudy Lynn, born Lee Audrey Nelms, grew up surrounded by music in Houston. Duke and Peacock Records, two Black-owned labels were blocks from her home. She saw legends like Joe Hinton and Bobby "Blue" Bland by the Club Matinee on her way to school. Her parents loved blues, and Trudy sang while her father tap-danced and played harmonica on the porch. She also sang in church, started a girl group, the Chromatics with her school friends, became a vocalist with Clarence Green, and opened for Ike and Tina Turner. In 1989, she went solo on a recording called Trudy Sings the Blues. I spoke to her in Houston, where she still sings the blues.

Legal Director for the ACLU of Louisiana Nora Ahmed talks various topics including latest on Trump's use of the Alien Enemies Act. Congressman for Louisiana's 6th district Cleo Fields comments on local and national political topics including Trump's administration thus far.

Today on Louisiana Considered, we hear how proposed Medicaid cuts could affect people with disabilities and their caregivers. Plus, we speak with a Loyola student who is set to debut original music at Jazz Fest. And we catch up on the week in politics.

This week, Louisiana Eats takes you to the Williams Research Center for the Historic New Orleans Collection's 2024 Food Forum, where host Poppy Tooker moderated a panel discussion that delved into the fascinating stories of three of the city's most enduring restaurants – all family-owned and -operated for generations.On the panel was Lisa Blount, representing Antoine's, the longest continuously operating family-owned restaurant in the nation. Lisa is marketing and menu development director of the 185-year-old eatery, as well as the wife of fifth-generation proprietor, Rick Blount. She tells us about the women and men who kept the business in operation through several generations and what she is doing now to preserve their legacy.Also part of the discussion was Ralph Brennan, third-generation owner of the French Quarter institution, Brennan's, as well as four other restaurants. Ralph explains what inspired him to keep Brennan's in business when it was on the verge of closing. He also describes the circumstances that led him to take over The Napoleon House, an even older restaurant institution in the Vieux Carré. While he made some necessary updates to the building, they were designed not to be seen by a customer base who would have balked at the idea of the restaurant changing in the slightest.Rounding out the panel was Executive Chef Edgar "Dook" Chase, IV, who carries on the legacy of his grandmother Chef Leah Chase, as the fourth-generation proprietor of the over 80-year-old Dooky Chase Restaurant. He tells us about how he's keeping his family's legacy alive while giving newer generations an opportunity to move forward.For more of all things Louisiana Eats, be sure to visit us at PoppyTooker.com.

Today on Louisiana Considered, we learn about U.S. citizens who were deported from Louisian as the Trump administration cracks down on immigration. We also hear about an investigation into Tulane student protestors and look back on the fall of Saigon 50 years later.

Today on Louisiana Considered, we dive into the Angola Prison Rodeo. While some see the tradition as an opportunity for inmates to showcase their artistic and vocational skills, others argue it’s dangerous and dehumanizing. Plus, we learn about the state’s whooping cough crisis.

In the late 1800s, industrialization carried the United States into a new era – one of great wealth and elaborate lifestyles for those at the top. It was frequent New Orleans visitor Mark Twain who coined the term the "Gilded Age," which would later be associated with this time of conspicuous consumption. This week, we take a look at the glorious food at the center of it all.

Listen in as Keith sits down this week with legendary jazz lion Branford Marsalis, saxophonist, composer, and bandleader.

Today on Louisiana Considered, we’ll break down the four constitutional amendments voters resoundingly rejected over the weekend. We’ll also hear about a reimagining of a comedy opera and hear how you can trace family history at a genealogical festival.