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This is American Routes for the Fourth of July weekend, celebrating our country’s 250th year and more live music recalling the fiftieth anniversary of the Library of Congress’s American Folklife Center. Including Afro-French zydeco and blues from South Louisiana accordionist Jeffery Broussard, classic folk songs from Johnette Downing and Scott Billington, Bentonia, Mississippi, blues from guitar slinger Jimmy “Duck” Holmes, and the latest Cajun French stylings of Louis Michot and band. First, here’s John Fenn, Head of Research and Programs at the American Folklife Center at the Library of Congress, to tell a bit about the Center’s work and legacy over the last half century.

On this week’s edition of Le Show Harry brings us regular features like News of Musk Love, News of the Atom, News of the Warm, News of the Godly, Truth Social Audio with Donald Trump, News of A.I., and The Apologies of the Week. He reports live from London, where a 4th of July fireworks celebration is taking place on the 5th of July.

From French colonists who settled here 300 years ago to Vietnamese immigrants arriving in the 1970s, newcomers to the Crescent City have made significant contributions to the evolution of New Orleans cooking. On this week's show, we celebrate the ways immigrants continue to shape the city's culinary identity. Guests include restaurateurs who have made their way here from three different continents.

Today on Louisiana Considered, we discuss the final stretch of the state Republican Senate primary runoff. We also hear about a vital piece of land rapidly disappearing in New Orleans East, and the University of New Orleans’ first marching band in 50 years.

On this week’s edition of Le Show, Harry brings us regular features like ICE, ICE Baby, News of Inspector’s General, News of the Warm, News of the Godly, News of the Olympic Movement, News of A.I., Nixon in Heaven, and The Apologies of the Week. And this week’s music? Let’s just say, “It’s hot.”

On this week's show, legendary New Orleans chef Adolfo Garcia talks about his trailblazing career in the kitchen and his role in Freret Street's culinary comeback. Then, we speak with Chef Adolfo Garcia Jr. and Sophia Petrou Garcia – the couple behind Chi Chi's Chicken & Beer and Dolfy's. Finally, Fredo Nogueira and Ryan Iriarte join us to discuss taking over the High Hat Café and opening their new Cuban restaurant, Café Conmigo.

Today on Louisiana Considered, we hear about the legal turmoil surrounding Attorney General Liz Murrill, and how the state Supreme Court is getting involved. We also discuss wildfire season and an upcoming show at the Tulane Summer Lyric Theater.

Our guest is the late singer, pianist and swamp pop hero, Tommy McLain, who passed away in July 2025. He told us how much he enjoyed being on the road, singing for new audiences. Tommy’s known in Louisiana for his hit cover in 1966 of “Sweet Dreams” and his contributions to swamp pop. He also recorded gospel music, wrote songs for Freddy Fender and toured with Dick Clark’s Road Shows in the 1960s. Tommy went back in the studio later in life with Elvis Costello and producer C.C. Adcock to record a 2022 album I Ran Down Every Dream. Entertaining was 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.

Today on Louisiana Considered, we learn about a growing community of Afrikaners moving to the Mississippi Delta. We also learn why increased prices are keeping many families from sending their kids to summer camp. And we discuss recent changes to the state’s HIV exposure laws.

Today on Louisiana Considered, we get the latest on the tropical storm headed towards the Gulf. We also hear why teens are struggling to find summer jobs, and we dive into the data on the lack of state job growth in the last 20 years.