FIFTY YEARS: THOUSANDS OF STORIES
LOUISIANA: THE STATE WE'RE IN
LOUISIANA: THE STATE WE'RE IN
Friday 7:00pm | Saturday 4:30pm | Sunday 5:00pm
LPB has officially been serving Louisiana with educational and entertaining programs for fifty years. Now, we have another golden anniversary to share with you: a celebration of the first broadcast of Louisiana: The State We’re In in November 1976. That makes it the longest running program on LPB, and actually, one of the longest, continuously broadcast programs on television.
This special anniversary episode looks back at the show’s legacy of covering the state’s most consequential political debates, elections, and public policy decisions along with the stories that make Louisiana unique.
Major production funding for Louisiana: The State We're In is provided by Entergy with additional support from the Fred B. and Ruth B. Zigler Foundation and Visit Baton Rouge.
A short photographic look back at some of the program's early history.
When the program began, it was co-hosted by a young Beth George – who would later become the president & CEO of LPB.
An interview from 1976 with then Governor Edwin Edwards.
One of the first mentions of Louisiana: The State We’re In that we could find in archival issues of Visions magazine. This one from July 1978.
Ron Blome joined Beth on the set as the first co-host. This would be the first duo of many through the years. An early ad for the program.
AN ORCHESTRA, BROADWAY PERFORMERS, HISTORICAL NASA ARTIFACTS
THE STORY OF THE MOON LANDING LIKE YOU'VE NEVER SEEN IT BEFORE
WE CHOSE TO GO TO THE MOON
Tuesday 7:00pm
Recorded live at Carnegie Hall, historian John Monsky tells the exhilarating story of America’s journey to the Moon and the heroes in and outside of NASA who made it possible. Featuring iconic music from the 1960s and ’70s performed by Broadway stars and a live orchestra, alongside rare archival imagery and historic flags, this living documentary brings the Space Race vividly to life.
HONORING OUR NATION'S VETERANS WITH A DAY OF PROGRAMS
SECRETS OF THE DEAD: FINDING AMERICA'S FALLEN
Wednesday 9:00pm
A unique archaeological dig is happening in South Carolina, where veterans are investigating the site of the Battle of Camden and exploring how the Continental soldiers’ devastating loss there turned the tide of the American Revolution. Now, these former soldiers want to give Camden’s fallen their due.
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ROAD TO ROME: WORLD WAR II
Wednesday 12:00
THE MARINES
Wednesday 1:00pm
THE MULTIDISCIPLINARY WORLD OF JOSÉ CUNDÍN
ART ROCKS! THE SERIES José-María Cundín
Friday 8:00pm
Avant-Garde might not be the first thing that comes to mind when thinking of Folsom, Louisiana, but this small Southern village is home to one of its most passionate advocates, the painter, sculptor, and multidisciplinary artist José María Cundín. Explore the artist’s colorful world where abstract and contradiction exist side by side.
Major production funding for ART ROCKS! is provided by the East Baton Rouge Parish Library and through a grant from the National Endowment for the Arts, Louisiana Division of the Arts and the Arts Council of Greater Baton Rouge, with the Foundation for Excellence in Louisiana Public Broadcasting and Viewers like You!
GREAT PERFORMANCES Romeo and Juliet
Friday 8:30pm
Filmed in June in partnership with The Public Theater's Free Shakespeare in the Park, this new staging of the classic is set in the fictional border town of Verona. While the play unfolds in English, Romeo and Juliet speak to each other in Spanish, the language of their private world.
GAME NOTES
Saturday 10:00 & 10:30 AM
Get ready for Saturday with previews, matchup insights, and analysis from across Louisiana college football.
POST GAME NOTES
Monday 5:00 PM & Wednesday 10:00 PM
Go beyond the highlights with a statewide look back at the weekend in Louisiana college football, breaking down the biggest wins, defining plays, standout performances, and storylines shaping the season ahead.
Viewers can watch statewide on LPB and stream GAME NOTES and POST GAME NOTES at lpb.org/gamenotes or the all-new LPB GAME NOTES YouTube channel.
LA64 Caddo Parish
Monday 9:00pm
From a cinematic boat tour through the moss-draped waterways of Caddo Lake, home to the nation’s first offshore oil well and a backdrop for film and television, to the rise and fall of boomtown Oil City, this episode traces the region’s industrial roots. In Shreveport, we step onto the legendary stage of the Municipal Auditorium, where the Louisiana Hayride launched icons like Elvis Presley and Johnny Cash, and explore a vibrant arts scene shaped by both history and modern revival. Along the Boom and Bust Byway, we travel through small towns like Mooringsport, Gilliam, and Belcher, each adding another chapter to the region’s story. The road trip concludes in Keithville with a visit to Chimp Haven, offering a moving encounter with rescued chimpanzees.
WHAT TO WATCH & WHEN
This Week on LPB
See how the chimpanzees in Fongoli, Senegal have adapted humanlike behaviors to survive their extreme Saharan environment. A 25-year study uncovers chimps hunting with spears, sheltering in caves, digging wells and reading fire.
NATURE: HUMANLIKE - THE CHIMPS OF FONGOLI | WEDNESDAY 7:00PM
MONDAY
7pm - ANTIQUES ROADSHOW Thrifty Deals NEW A compilation of items found on the cheap at thrift stores and secondhand shops.
8pm - PATI JINICH EXPLORE PANAMERICANA NEW A new limited series has Pati exploring the Pan American Highway. This episode takes us through Arizona - abundance in the desert.
9pm - LA64 Caddo Parish LPB SPECIAL FOCUS The LPB travel series takes us through Caddo for a parish shaped by resilience and reinvention.
9:30pm - AMERICA'S GREAT TRAILS NEW A two-part series takes us across six iconic American hiking trails to learn about different terrains, climates, and wildlife.
10:30pm - SECRETS OF THE ROYAL PALACES A look at scandalous royal marriages and other secrets of British royals.
TUESDAY
7pm - WE CHOSE TO GO TO THE MOON NEW Live from Carnegie Hall - the story of America's journey to the Moon like you've never seen it told before.
9pm - FRONTLINE Coal's Human Cost NEW Coal miners are suffering from an incurable lung disease at the highest rates in nearly 50 years.
10pm - MEDICINE BALL NEW Follows native college athletes at a university built on a former Native boarding school site.
WEDNESDAY
7pm - NATURE Humanlike: The Chimps of Fongoli NEW Anthropologists discover chimps hunting with spears, sheltering in caves, digging wells, and reading fire.
8pm - NOVA Evolution: On The Run NEW A limited series that traces the epic journey of life, from single cell to the amazing variety today. This episode explores purposeful movement.
9pm - SECRETS OF THE DEAD Finding America's Fallen NEW A unique archaeological dig happening in South Carolina where veterans are investigating the site of the Battle of Camden where a devastating loss turned the tide of the American Revolution.
10pm - POST GAME NOTES NEW A statewide look back at the weekend in Louisiana college football, breaking down the biggest wins, defining plays, standout performances.
THURSDAY
7pm - MIDSOMER MURDERS Trouble at the trendy organic bakery continues.
7:45pm - LA VEILLÉE LPB SPECIAL FOCUS A weekly look at the happenings, culture, and people of French-speaking Louisiana.
8pm - THE MADAME BLANC MYSTERIES NEW Jean must solve a riddle and unlock a rare treasure to save Uncle Patrick from a gangster.
8:45pm -BEHIND THE GLORY Todd McClure NEW This pro footballer coupled skill with consistency to become one of the Falcons greatest linemen. Hosted by Lyn Rollins.
9pm - BROKENWOOD MYSTERIES Health retreats can be murder in Brokenwood!!!
FRIDAY
7pm - LOUISIANA: THE STATE WE'RE IN LPB SPECIAL FOCUS In-depth new coverage on important issues in the state along with Louisiana art, culture, and events.
7:30pm -WASHINGTON WEEK Roundtable discussion about the week's major news. The Doc Martin star visits islands off of Washington, California, and Louisiana!
8pm - ART ROCKS! THE SERIES NEW Travel to Folsom to meet painter, sculptor, and multidisciplinary artist Jose Maria Cundin.
8:30pm - GREAT PERFORMANCES Romeo & Juliet NEW Experience a contemporary retelling of the Bard's classic from the Public Theater's new Free Shakespeare in the Park series.
SATURDAY
7pm - KEEPING UP APPEARANCES Hyacinth's chances of going "upmarket" are hindered once again by her "downmarket" family.
7:30pm - EVER DECREASING CIRCLES Ann considers going to work at Paul's salon.
8pm - MISS FISHER'S MURDER MYSTERIES A Christmas murder at a picturesque chalet.
9pm - DARBY AND JOAN NEW This new series finds a retired British nurse teaming up with an ex-detective in the Australian Outback. Shown in back-to-back episodes. Stream the entire series with LPB PASSPORT.
10:30pm - AUSTIN CITY LIMITS NEW Colombian-American singer-songwriter Sebastian Yatra.
SUNDAY
7pm - PROFESSOR T NEW A brutal murder on a golf course, cryptic ciphers and rising tensions put Jasper, Maiya and Dan in the crosshairs as loyalties fracture and fears of a serial killer grow.
8pm - MAIGRET ON MASTERPIECE NEW After a wealthy businessman is killed, Guichard assigns the case to Maigret, who realizes the key lies in a case from 15 years ago.
9pm - THE GOLD ON MASTERPIECE NEW With old and new Brink's-Mat criminals hiding around the world, police and criminal rivals close in from all fronts as the final chase for the stolen gold begins.
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