On September 6, 1975, then Governor Edwin Edwards pushes a button, and the Louisiana Educational Television Network was created. The network would later be renamed Louisiana Public Broadcasting, or LPB. 

Construction begins in the mid-80s of the building that currently houses LPB on Perkins Road in Baton Rouge.

Chef Justin Wilson was an early hit, helping to spread a love for Louisiana flavors far and wide.

Crew members, sometimes volunteers, helped support LPB during a pledge drive in 1986. 

Beth Courtney hosts Louisiana: The State We’re In, LPB’s longest continuously running program, now in its 48th season.

Rob Hinton hosted the public affairs program Folks, which began airing in 1981. 

LPB staff work in production control in 1982. 

With its statewide reach, LPB has long been a source for inaugurations, legislative news, and emergency communications.

Member support is crucial. Hosts encourage support during a 1979 pledge drive. 

LPB Art Auction from 2013. 

Chef Leah Chase, former Governor Kathleen Babineaux Blanco, and Chef John Folse at a show taping. 

The LPB crew geeks out over a Daleck during a Dr. Who promotion from 1982. 

LPB President Beth Courtney and current CEO Clarence “C.C” Copeland, then head of engineering, look on during LPB’s historic broadcast partnership with WWL-TV during Hurricane Katrina. From 2005.

Lucy Zaunbrecher, or Ms. Lucy for short, is surrounded by catfish. Her popular cooking show Classic Cajun Culture & Cooking ran from on LPB. 

A photo from Visions magazine from April 1986 during a sing-a-long of “You Are My Sunshine.”

Beth Courtney and Ron Bloom in front of the State Capitol during Inauguration Ceremonies from 1980. 

Rob Hinton and Sonya Masingale were the hosts of “Folks” – a public affairs program that ran on LPB from 1981 – 1990. 

May the force be with us! A celebration of “Star Wars” during this undated pledge drive photo. 

Charlie Whinham and Shauna Sanford in the LPB control room – hosts of Louisiana: The State We’re In from 2013. 

An early LPB logo.