Attorney General Jeff Landry and freshman U.S. Senator John Kennedy have been feuding in the press with Gov. John Bel Edwards. What’s behind the headlines? The Advocate’s Elizabeth Crisp joins us to sort it all out.
An estimated 20 percent of Louisiana residents are considered illiterate. What’s going on in your neighborhoods to foster a love of reading? What’s the La. Department of Education doing? Kelly Spires reports.
Former four-term Governor Edwin Edwards turned 91 this month. You may remember him for the corruption trials, but how much do you know about the successes in office that kept getting him reelected? Kelly Spires looked into the LPB archives.
Billy Solitario has a passion for painting the landscapes he grew up around on the Mississippi Gulf Coast, as well as the creatures that inhabit that environment: crustaceans, crabs, crawfish and oysters.
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To mark the passing of Aretha Franklin at the age of 76, PBS and WNET presents a half-hour remembrance special, Aretha! Queen of Soul. The program includes archival footage from Aretha Franklin's storied career, and interviews that will evoke the memory of the "Queen of Soul." The special is produced by the PBS NewsHour Weekend team and hosted by Hari Sreenivasan.
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The Final - After weeks of pastries, cakes, and bread, three bakers have made it to the Final. But they face the last and most demanding of challenges yet as every aspect of their baking skill is scrutinized. To prove themselves to judges Paul Hollywood and Mary Berry, the finalists attempt pastry perfection with a signature Pithivier. Then, on to one of the most intricate technical challenges ever devised - Fondant Fancies. It all comes down to their final ever Showstopper, creating a masterpiece with a notoriously difficult Chiffon sponge.
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Celebrate the legendary band with the only live performance of their entire Sticky Fingers album. Filmed at the historic Fonda Theatre in Hollywood, the concert includes some of the band's greatest hits including "Brown Sugar" and "Wild Horses."
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