Louisiana Eats!

Primary elections have started in Louisiana, but votes cast in congressional races may not count as the Republican legislature is redrawing district lines to get one more Republican seat.

A federal appeals court heard arguments Tuesday about whether the Ten Commandments must be displayed in public school classrooms in Texas and Louisiana.

Louisiana has long struggled with maternal and infant mortality. In New Orleans, free home visits by nurses help spot medical problems early. It's a reproductive health policy with bipartisan support.

Six escapees are still on the run after 10 inmates broke out of their holding cells at New Orleans' largest jail last week. Authorities are now looking at whether they had help from inside.

The Trump administration's efforts to end diversity, equity and inclusion initiatives is hitting unexpected targets, including a major nationwide effort to plant shade trees.

Documents obtained by member station WWNO show a now shuttered EPA investigation could have brought historic change to an area of Louisiana known as Cancer Alley."

To help wean Europe off Russian gas, the White House wants to increase natural gas exports. Critics say that's at odds with climate goals. (Story first aired on All Things Considered on May 4, 2022.)

On this week's show, we meet some folks who have moved on to new adventures in their lives. We begin with Chef Steve Himelfarb and his wife Becky Retz. In the summer of 2020, they closed their beloved bakery, the Cake Café, after 13 years of business. But this isn't the first major life change for them. Long before there was a Cake Café, Steve worked solely as a music engineer and producer – doing Grammy-nominated work with artists like Buckwheat Zydeco and Beausoleil. We hear about his career in music and food and learn about the new Cake Café Cookbook.

How many varieties of bitters are stocked in your bar? Once upon a time, there were only two choices – our beloved, local Peychaud bitters and Angostura...

On this week’s show, we meet some individuals who are working to tackle the widespread problem of food and water waste.