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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.

Today on Louisiana Considered, we dive into the findings of the 50-year-old Bogalusa Heart Study – one of the nation’s oldest diverse and semi-rural health studies. We also hear about an upcoming Red Cross event to install free smoke alarms in Baton Rouge, and we learn about a new air monitoring program coming to Mississippi’s Cherokee community.

Today on Louisiana Considered, author Matt Haines tells us all about his new king cake book for kids. Plus we visit the Museum of the Southern Jewish Experience where children make challah king cake for Mardi Gras, and we catch up on this week’s political news with The Times-Picayune | The Advocate’s Stephanie Grace.

U.S. representative for Arkansas's 4th congressional district Bruce Westerman speaks on several political topics including Kevin McCarthy and natural resource issues. Lt. Gov. of Louisiana Billy Nungesser comments on the upcoming governors election, its candidates, and his decision not to run as well as Washington Mardi Gras.