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Judge Evelyn Baker gave 16-year-old Bobby Bostic a life sentence after he was convicted of armed robbery, among other charges. Now, 20 years later, she wants the Supreme Court to overrule her.

The arrest and detention of a MIT janitor who is in the country illegally is pulling Gov. Baker into the debate. The GOP governor is trying to stake middle ground in his Democratic-leaning state.

Gilbert Baker — an activist, drag queen and artist — designed the first rainbow flag in 1978.

Dr. Gene Mills, President of the Louisiana Family Forum since its inception 20 years ago, scores the performances of President Trump, Governor Edwards,…

Rick Baker created iconic costumes and stage makeup including the creatures in Star Warsand the aliens in Men in Black.On Friday, he auctioned off his creations. But he's not finished working yet.

Book critic MAUREEN CORRIGAN reviews The Education of a Woman: The Life of Gloria Steinem, by Carolyn Heilbrun (Dial Publishing).REV. Linguist GEOFF NUNBERG considers the movement to make English the official language.

A sound montage of a few prominent voices in this past week's ews, including White House Press Secretary Mike McCurry and House Speaker Newt ingrich on the budget; White House aide Carolyn Hueber and Sen. Lauch Faircloth R-N.C.) on Whitewater; astronomer Geoffrey Marcy on the discovery of new lanets; former Rep. Barbara Jordan (D-Texas); and the late, great ool player Minnesota Fats.

Carolyn Jack reports from Toronto on the growing demands for the resignation of Canada's top military officer. General Jean Boyle has come under fire in the course of an official inquiry into the killings of Somali civilians by Canadian peacekeepers. The inquiry has uncovered allegations of a coverup of the military's handling of the 1993 torture and murder of a Somali teenager. The calls for Boyle's removal escalated when he defended himself by questioning his staff's integrity and moral fiber.

On the anniversary of last year's narrow defeat of an independence referendum in Quebec, Carolyn Jack reports that the province remains as bitterly divided as ever. One sign of the tension is a renewed battle over public signs. After the referendum, Quebec's pro-independence government stepped up its enforcement of language laws requiring that most public signs be in French. English-speaking activists are challenging the laws; in response, the government hired more "language police" to enforce them.

On this week's show, we catch up with some of the trailblazers and award winners of the Louisiana food scene and beyond.