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Political consultant Mary-Patricia Wray is joined by former member of the Louisiana State Senate Troy Hebert to discuss last night's midterm election results as well as comment on the upcoming governors race and potential candidates. Attorney and member of the Environmental and Health Council Layna Rush talks the council's upcoming conference on November 10th from 8 a.m. to 2 p.m. For more information, visit https://www.ehcla.org/.

Today on Louisiana Considered: after a long few days of politics we shift our focus to music! We learn how the team from NPR’s Planet Money started their own record label and hear about the latest season at The Baton Rouge Symphony Orchestra.

Author and journalist Dan Moldea discusses several national political topics previous and upcoming elections and also comments on a few political candidates. Former LSU Assembly Center Director and international athletics executive Bill Bankhead talks his recent book "The Greatest Shows on Earth".

Today on Louisiana Considered, we learn about the turmoil and turnover at the Louisiana School for the Deaf. Plus, we hear why two Baton Rouge graduate students are investigating a 50-year-old cold case.

Today on Louisiana Considered, we learn about a recent court case that found a state prison in violation of constitutional rights. We also learn why many Mississippi patients are left without affordable healthcare access, and, in honor of Veterans Day, we pay a special tribute to Southern, Jewish servicemen and women.

Writer, archivist, and educator J. Michael Lennon remembers novelist, filmmaker, and actor Norman Mailer on the 15th anniversary of his passing. The Advocate's Mark Ballard talks the results of recent midterm elections and other political topics.

Talk Louisiana host Jim Engster comments on several political topics. Columnist and writer Quin Hiller is joined by chair of the Board of Louisiana Progress and founder of 10,000 Women Louisiana Melissa Flournoy to discuss several political topics including recent and upcoming elections and the candidates. BR Gallery development director Gwen Palagi talks the upcoming fundraiser event "Kinetics" today beginning at 7 p.m. For more information, visit https://www.batonrougegallery.org/.

Journalist and novelist Ken Wells speaks on his life and times and also his latest work, "Swamped!". Democratic politician Luke Mixon reflects on his campaign in the recent US Senate Race and also comments on the state of politics in Louisiana. John Wirt and Johnny Palazzotto talk the debut of the Slim Harpo documentary, "The Original King Bee". For tickets and more information, visit https://www.manshiptheatre.org/show/the-original-king-bee-documentary.

Today on Louisiana Considered, we take a look at Martin Luther King’s time spent in Louisiana. We hear first-person accounts about the lessons he learned from the Baton Rouge Bus boycott and how he would apply similar frameworks to the boycott in Montgomery.

College and professional basketball legend Rick Barry reflects on his life and career and also talks his current career as a professional pickleball player. The Advocate's Mark Ballard comments on what's going on in Washington and locally, including the upcoming governors race.