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Today on Louisiana Considered, we learn how Louisiana’s Northshore is preparing for the area’s first-ever pride parade. We also talk about calls for more accessible taxis and ride shares in New Orleans and hear about the latest installation at the Poydras Corridor Sculpture Exhibition.

Today, we’ll get the latest on the effort to hold a constitutional convention this summer, as well as the status of a proposal to create education savings accounts for parents.

Secretary of the Louisiana Department of Wildlife and Fisheries Madison Sheahan talks her career to this point and also what's new with the department. The Advocate's Mark Ballard gives his take on various local and national political topics including Mike Johnson's comments on the Trump trial and the ongoing session.

Lt. Governor Billy Nungesser talks tourism throughout the state. Veteran Louisiana politico Jim Brown speaks on various political topics including the Trump trial verdict.

Defense attorney Lewis Unglesby comments on the recent Trump trial verdict as well as the upcoming trials. Southeastern professor Dayne Sherman is joined by former State Rep. Troy Hebert to discuss the ending of the legislative session and also the upcoming presidential election.

D-Day Veteran Tolley Fletcher reflects on the historic event 80 years later. Longtime politico James Carville comments on various topics.

Pollster and political strategist John Couvillon comments on various local political topics including the latest legislative session. Chief Executive Officer for Baton Rouge Alliance for Students Adonica Duggan talks education throughout the state and also federal politics amid the upcoming presidential debate.

Novelist Greg Iles talks his latest work, "Southern Man". The Advocate's Mark Ballard comments on various national and local political topics.

On today’s episode of Louisiana Considered, we hear from the authors of a pair of Tulane University studies looking at the impact of abortion restrictions and bans. We’ll also learn what tanked efforts to cut the state’s self-imposed red tape on buying voting machines and why it failed this legislative session. And Stephanie Grace gives us the rundown of the week in state politics.

Today on Louisiana Considered, we bring together a panel of journalists to discuss media coverage in the aftermath of the storm. We also hear how local newsrooms sought to defy false media narratives, and hear from two students about their family’s Katrina stories.