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Today on Louisiana Considered, we dive into the water main breaks in New Orleans, Shreveport and rural communities. We also hear about an upcoming banjo and guitar festival, and break down the week in politics.

Folks are familiar with New Orleans' home-grown Creole and Cajun cuisines. But the Crescent City is also the perfect place to taste the diverse and vibrant flavors coming out of Latin America.

Today on Louisiana Considered, we learn why the New Orleans jail continually exceeded capacity in 2025. We also hear about two upcoming performances that highlight social – and in one case, legal– justice.

Today on Louisiana Considered, we hear how artificial reefs may help to rebuild habitats for vanishing sea life. Plus, we learn why New Orleans might trash a recycling initiative.

On this week’s edition of Le Show, Harry brings us regular segments like News of the Warm, News of Microplastics, News of A.I., News of the Godly, News of Smart World, and The Apologies of the Week. He also considers Kristi Noem, Donald Trump’s gut, the price of gasoline, and plays “peace”-ful music.

In her book, To Boldly Grow, author Tamar Haspel uses the term "first-hand food" to describe anything you get with your own two hands – meals we grow, fish, hunt, or even forage. According to the Washington Post food columnist, growing and sourcing your own food just makes it taste better. On this week's show, we're getting our hands dirty and meeting some people who are taking a do-it-yourself approach to food.We begin with Tamar, whose book chronicles the adventures of her and her husband as they go about raising livestock, growing vegetables, and even hunting their own meat. Recounting tales of their successes and failures, Tamar fills the pages with practical tips and hard-won wisdom for those looking to cultivate their own food.Then, we hear from fifth-generation chicken keeper, Lisa Steele, whose blog Fresh Eggs Daily inspired her book of the same name. Lisa shares her story as well as some egg-centric tips and tricks.Finally, we explore one of the South's favorite backyard crops – the mirliton. After our mirlitons drowned in Hurricane Katrina, they were saved from extinction thanks to the efforts of Dr. Lance Hill. We get an update from the good doctor and learn how mirliton lovers from across the globe have connected through his website, Mirliton.org, resulting in the world's largest collection of mirliton recipes.For more of all things Louisiana Eats, be sure to visit us at PoppyTooker.com.

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, 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."

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.