THE CAJUN PRAIRIE, ARTISAN WEAVERS, AND SATURDAY MORNING MUSIC
LPB’s new travel series LA64 visits St. Landry Parish

LA64 - ST. LANDRY PARISH
LPB Special Focus
Monday 8:00pm

In the fourth episode of the series, LA64 takes viewers to St. Landry Parish, Louisiana’s working coast, where culture lives in its towns, traditions, and gathering places. Along the Cajun Prairie Byway, the program visits historic Washington, meets artisan weavers in Arnaudville, and experiences a Saturday morning music gathering in Eunice. These traditions offer a window into a parish where music, craftsmanship, and community continue to shape everyday life.

About the Series

LA64 is a statewide travel series hosted by Louisiana native and travel journalist Karen LeBlanc, exploring all 64 parishes through food, culture, history, and everyday life. Each episode highlights the 

people, places, and traditions that make Louisiana unlike anywhere else. A signature part of LPB’s 50th anniversary year,  LA64 reflects LPB’s continued commitment to serving the entire state, from its largest cities to its smallest towns. 
Stream past episodes at www.lpb.org/la64.

Support for LA64 is provided by: Office of the Lieutenant Governor Billy Nungesser, Keep Louisiana Beautiful and the Louisiana Office of Tourism and by the Atchafalaya National Heritage Area, the St. Landry Parish Tourist Commission, Northwestern State University of Louisiana, and the Foundation for Excellence in Louisiana Public Broadcasting and viewers like you.

PRESIDENT TRUMP DELIVERS THE STATE OF THE UNION ADDRESS

2026 STATE OF THE UNION ADDRESS - A PBS NEWS SPECIAL
Tuesday 8:00pm

President Donald Trump will address the nation next Tuesday and you can watch live PBS News coverage on LPB. This will include the president's speech before a Joint Session of Congress in Washington D.C. and the Democratic response. 

EFFORTS TO IMPROVE MATERNAL OUTCOMES IN LOUISIANA

LOUISIANA: THE STATE WE'RE IN
Friday 7:00pm  | Sunday 5:00pm

A new report card gives Louisiana low grades for maternal healthcare. A look at the risks women face before, during and after childbirth and the Louisiana Department of Health's new initiative, "Project M.O.M.", aimed at saving lives across the state.

Business is booming at one Louisiana family's farm but they don't grow what you might expect. "Mushroom Maggie's" in St. Francisville is in the business of fungi. Take a tour and learn how they grow and sell hundreds of pounds of mushrooms every week.

HONORING BLACK HISTORY IN LOUISIANA WITH THESE LPB DOCUMENTARIES

SAFE HAVEN: EXPLORING LOUISIANA'S GREEN BOOK
Monday 8:30pm
Exploring the Louisiana businesses and places found in "The Green Book" - a guide that offered services and safety to Black travelers during the Jim Crow era. 

HOW WE GOT OVER
Monday 9:00pm
After the Civil War, many formerly enslaved people left Louisiana and moved to the North or out West in search of better opportunities. This is the story of those that decided to stay behind in West Feliciana parish. 

ENJOY JAZZ WITH JOY

GREAT PERFORMANCES
Samara Joy at Royal Albert Hall
Friday 9:00pm

A number one album and a double Grammy-win in 2023 put jazz vocalist Samara Joy on the map, officially establishing the Bronx native as the next jazz sensation and a legend in the making, with frequent comparisons to Ella Fitzgerald and Sarah Vaughan. Fresh from another double win at the 2025 Grammys, Joy makes her much-anticipated debut at London’s legendary Royal Albert Hall.

SO MUCH MORE MUSIC TO ENJOY THIS WEEK

LUTHER VANDROSS: LIVE AT WEMBLEY
Saturday 7:00pm

PAVAROTTI 90: THE MAN WHO MOVED THE WORLD
Sunday 7:00pm

WHAT TO WATCH AND WHEN
This Week on LPB

Travel to a remote hillside in modern-day Turkey to the oldest temple on Earth. Follow experts as they use new digs and shattered skulls to piece together a captivating story that could forever change our understanding of the roots of civilization.

NOVA: STONE AGE TEMPLE MYSTERY  | WEDNESDAY 8:00PM

MONDAY

7pm -  ANTIQUES ROADSHOW   NEW  Hour two at Coastal Maine Botanical Gardens in Boothbay with a Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles archive and a James Joyce-signed book. 
8pm -  LA64  NEW   St. Landry Parish for the Cajun Prairie, artisan weavers, and Saturday morning music. 
8:30pm - SAFE HAVEN: EXPLORING LOUISIANA'S GREEN BOOK   LPB Special Focus  This LPB documentary explores the businesses found in the famous traveling guide that made travel safe for African Americans during the Jim Crow era. 
9pm - HOW WE GOT OVER  LPB Special Focus  This LPB documentary looks at the remarkable story of the African American community in post- Civil War West Feliciana Parish, who achieved a level of prosperity rarely seen elsewhere in the state. 
 

TUESDAY

7pm - FINDING YOUR ROOTS  NEW  Exploring the roots of director Spike Lee and actor Kristin Chenoweth. 
8pm - 2026 STATE OF THE UNION ADDRESS - A PBS NEWS SPECIAL  NEW  President Trump's address to the nation plus the Democratic response. 
10pm -  INDEPENDENT LENS The Inquisitor   NEW  The life and legacy of Barbara Jordan, a civil rights icon whose powerful voice masked a complex private life. 
 

WEDNESDAY

7pm - NATURE  Parenthood:  Jungles     NEW   The final episode in this limited series looks at how jungle parents must exploit every opportunity to raise their young. 
8pm - NOVA  Stone Age Temple Mystery  NEW Science breakthroughs that could be the missing link between humanity's momentous jump from nomads to farming. 
9pm - DRIVING WHILE BLACK: RACE, SPACE, AND MOBILITY IN AMERICA  How the automobile brought new freedoms and new perils for African Americans. 

THURSDAY

7pm - FATHER BROWN   Father Brown investigates when an old friend’s daughter is plagued by other-worldly visions.
7:45pm - LA VEILLÉE  LPB SPECIAL FOCUS  A look at the happenings, culture, and people of French-speaking Louisiana.
8pm - MIDSOMER MURDERS   NEW  When a pet detective is found dead inside the kennel of a dog he is searching for, Barnaby and Winter are drawn into the world of dognapping, cat seduction and animal investigation.
8:45pm - BEHIND THE GLORY    LPB SPECIAL FOCUS  Basketball great Seimone Augustus. Hosted by Lyn Rollins. 
9pm - BROKENWOOD MYSTERIES  A bride-to-be is found dead following her bachelorette party. 

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. 
8pm -   SAMANTHA BROWN'S PLACES TO LOVE NEW  Sam explores how artists preserve cultural heritage while redefining art today. 
8:30pm - LA64   NEW   St. Landry Parish for the Cajun Prairie, artisan weavers, and Saturday morning music. 
9pm -    GREAT PERFORMANCES Samara Joy at Royal Albert Hall NEW  Bringing her energy and talent to classic songs and genres ranging from bossa nova to the Great American Songbook. 
10pm -  AMERICAN MASTERS The Disappearance of Miss Scott   Learn about jazz virtuoso and screen star Hazel Scott, the first Black American to have her own television show. 

SATURDAY

5:30pm -  BARRY BOSTWICK PRESENTS: CLASSICAL REWIND  A sort of classical music greatest hits set to visual interpretations. 
7pm -  LUTHER VANDROSS: LIVE AT WEMBLEY  NEW It's no surprise that Luther had a record breaking 10 standing room only shows at Wembley Arena in London. 
8:30pm  -  60s POP, ROCK & SOUL  Reuniting Davy Jones of The Monkees, Paul Revere & the Raiders, Jefferson Starship, The Miracles, Herman's Hermits and many others. 

 

SUNDAY
7pm - PAVAROTTI 90: THE MAN WHO MOVED THE WORLD  NEW  Artists from the worlds of opera and pop perform a concert to celebrate what would have been the acclaimed tenor's 90th birthday.
9pm -  THE MANNERS OF DOWNTON ABBEY: A MASTERPIECE SPECIAL   Enter the world of Edwardian manners with Alastair Bruce, historical advisor to "Downton Abbey." Bruce and the series' leading cast members explain how they re-create the authentic etiquette of aristocrats and servants.
10:30pm -   I WANT MY 80s TOUR LIVE   Rick Springfield, Wang Chung, and John Waite perform their biggest hits. 

DOWNTON ABBEY IS BACK ON MASTERPIECE AND LPB PASSPORT

DOWNTON ABBEY ON MASTERPIECE
Season 1
Sunday 1:00 - 5:00pm

The beloved MASTERPIECE series and the most popular PBS drama of all time returns to LPB on Sunday, March 1 and there are a couple of ways you can watch!

Broadcast: You can watch a rebroadcast of Season 1 of the series beginning this Sunday with episodes one and two. Episodes three and four will follow on Sunday, March 8. 
Next, watch for a Season 2 marathon on Sunday, March 15th. Additional seasons will air monthly throughout the year. 

Stream: All seasons are once again available to stream with LPB PASSPORT beginning March 1. Learn more about this extended streaming benefit of membership to Friends of LPB at www.lpb.org/passport. It is a great way to watch the best of PBS and help support LPB. 

This is all in the lead up to an exciting Spring full of drama for MASTERPIECE that includes the highly anticipated premieres of The Forsytes on MASTERPIECE and
 The Count of Monte Cristo on MASTERPIECE, with full seasons available to stream on premiere night.