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Bishop of the Diocese of Baton Rouge Michael Duca speaks on the recent funeral of Pope Francis.Former LSU Manship School professor and author Bob Mann comments on various topics including his time in politics and higher education throughout the country. Reporter for The Advocate/The Times-Picayune Tyler Bridges talks the latest in Louisiana politics and the passing of former Louisiana Speaker of the House, Bubba Henry.

Republican Jim Talbot discusses his runoff for a council member seat for the city of St. George. District Attorney Hillar Moore talks the proposed millage for DA's office.

On today’s episode of Louisiana Considered, we dive into Major League Baseball’s “torpedo bat” trend with a trip to a bat manufacturer in Baton Rouge. We also talk about an upcoming conference on big towns, and hear about this year’s winners of the Louisiana Endowment for the Humanities’ Bright Lights awards.

LSU Shreveport professor Jeff Sadow talks higher education throughout or state and country. President of Grandparents Raising Grandchildren Information Center of Louisiana Kathy Coleman speaks on the upcoming conference. For more information, visit https://lagrg.org/. The Advocate's Mark Ballard comments on various local and political topics including Trump and the Louisiana delegation.

Today on Louisiana Considered, we hear how the Trump administration’s immigration crackdown is impacting students in Louisiana. We also hear about the season finale for the Musaica Chamber Ensemble and learn how a sculpture exhibit in Baton Rouge is drawing attention to wrongful convictions.

Author and journalist Jeffery Marx talks his latest work, "Season of Life". Investigative reporter, author and film director Jason Berry comments on the Catholic church amid the recent death of Pope Francis. President and Chief Executive Officer of the American Kidney Fund LaVarne Burton is joined by former NBA player Alonzo Mourning to bring awareness to kidney disease.

Former chair of the Louisiana Democratic Party Katie Bernhardt is joined by former State Representative Troy Hebert to discuss various political topics including political parties throughout our state as well as the Trump administration thus far. Candidate for St. George City Council Shaunn Wyche talks his candidacy amid this weekend's election.

Today on Louisiana Considered, we hear about LSU’s new nursing program in Baton Rouge and dive into the history of trade wars in the auto industry. Plus, we meet the artist behind the last eight jazz fest posters.

Current NAACP Louisiana State Conference President Michael McClanahan comments on various local and national political topics. Former editor of The Advocate Peter Kovacs speaks on the state of newspapers and media locally and nationally. Author John Wilson talks his latest work, "Varsity Blues".

Today on Louisiana Considered, we hear about the push to bring back a federal program that helped schools buy food from local farms. We also dive into an investigation of Steward Health Care to learn how the hospital chain’s owners lined their pockets at the expense of patient care.