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LASTING IMPACT & LESSONS LEARNED: KATRINA 20 YEARS LATER
KATRINA 20 - A LOUISIANA: THE STATE WE'RE IN SPECIAL
Friday 7pm & 9pm
It’s been twenty years since Hurricane Katrina slammed into the Gulf Coast – forever changing the lives and the landscape of Louisiana, particularly the city of New Orleans. In this one-hour special, LPB looks back at the lasting and continuing impact of the storm with those that experienced it, as well as a look to the future revealing what has changed since that catastrophic day.
LPB’s Karen LeBlanc and Dorothea Wilson explore how Katrina altered the look of our state, both geographically and demographically with thousands fleeing the storm and its aftermath taking Louisiana culture with them, especially to Texas. Did they ever return home? More highlights include an interview with Louisiana Governor Jeff Landry who talks about protecting Louisiana from future storms and areas of improvement. And since art reflects life, we’ll visit Louisiana artists who have found an unwanted muse in Katrina.
We’ll also look at the vital role LPB played in providing a window for the entire country during that unfolding national emergency with our unprecedented collaboration with WWL-TV – a partnership that endures to this day. “That’s what we do in Louisiana during times of trouble; we show up for one another,” says Clarence “C.C” Copeland, LPB President & CEO. “Katrina left scars, but it also revealed our resilience as a state. That’s one of the things we hope viewers will take away from the special.”
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 Zigler Art Museum, Visit Baton Rouge, and the Foundation for Excellence in Louisiana Public Broadcasting and Viewers Like You.
MORE HURRICANE KATRINA CONTENT TO EXPLORE
PARATUS: A 20TH ANNIVERSARY SPECIAL
Friday 8:30pm
It was the single greatest rescue operation in our nation's history. This documentary recounts the United States Coast Guard's swift and lifesaving response to Hurricane Katrina in 2005, featuring first-hand accounts from pilots, rescue swimmers and others and dramatic archival footage of the operations.
FATS DOMINO: WALKIN' BACK TO NEW ORLEANS
Friday 10pm
Chronicles music legend Fats Domino's triumphant return to the stage after Hurricane Katrina's devastation to his New Orleans hometown.
CAJUNDOME CITY
Friday 11pm
Explores the story of how the people of Lafayette came together to turn the Cajundome into a mega-shelter, serving more than 18,000 people in the wake of Hurricane Katrina.
KICK OFF FOOTBALL SEASON WITH LPB
Are you ready for college football in Louisiana? Check out GAME NOTES, LPB's brand new pre-and-post game series that covers Louisiana college football in a unique way. Focusing on eleven Louisiana football teams, representing six conferences, GAME NOTES covers our state from North to South. Grambling State University, Louisiana Tech University, Louisiana State University, McNeese State University, Nicholls State University, Northwestern State University, Southeastern Louisiana University, Southern University and A&M College, Tulane University, University of Louisiana - Lafayette, and University of Louisiana – Monroe will all be featured. LPB’s Victor Howell will be joined by Super Bowl champ and former Saints linebacker, Scott Shanle as hosts.
GAME NOTES
Saturday 10:00am
This exciting new series delivers pregame insights and exclusive coverage that celebrates our state's rich football culture. With LPB's unmatched statewide reach, GAME NOTES will engage students, families, alumni, and die-hard fans across Louisiana.
POST GAME NOTES
Sunday 6:00pm
A wrap-up of the football weekend in Louisiana with post-game recaps and analysis. Victor and Scott highlight all the thrills from the weekend.
Major production funding for Game Notes is provided by Southern University and A&M College and the Hargrove Foundation with additional support from Lafayette Travel, The LSU Alumni Association and The Cook Hotel and Conference Center at LSU, Louisiana Tech University, Natchitoches Regional Medical Center, Red Stick Sports, and the US Army Baton Rouge Recruiting Battalion.
GET A SNEAK PEEK AT THE NEW SEASON
BEHIND THE GLORY: PRESEASON SPECIAL
Sunday 5:30pm
Featuring insightful interviews and revealing layers, the LPB series BEHIND THE GLORY has been bringing viewers the stories that transcend sports for two seasons now. In anticipation of Season 3, LPB’s Victor Howell talks with recent Louisiana Sports Hall of Fame inductee Nick Saban. Also, a sneak peek at an interview with former LSU and NFL star Andrew Whitworth. WATCH FOR THE NEW SEASON PREMIERE ON THURSDAY, SEPT. 25 AT 8:45PM.
Funding for this program is provided by Natchitoches Convention & Visitors Bureau.
MORE ANTIQUES UNDER THE OAKS
ANTIQUES ROADSHOW: JUNK IN THE TRUNK 13
Monday 7pm
We’ll see a few more bits from Baton Rouge in this episode as the Antiques Roadshow Season 28 team revisits all five cities for extra appraisals that didn't make the original three episodes, including a 1976 Mark Hamill-signed Star Wars poster, a 1979 Bob Ross landscape oil, and a 1973 Iditarod Race sled!
A SECOND CHANCE WITH THESE LOUISIANA DOCUMENTARIES
UNEXPECTED MODERNISM: THE WIENER BROTHER'S STORY
Monday 8:30pm
It’s a little know chapter of Louisiana history that was almost lost to time. It’s a story of architects Samuel G. and William B. Wiener, whose residential, institutional, and commercial buildings made Shreveport an early hub of International Modernist design in the United States, from the 1930s through the 1960s.
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BLUE: THE LIFE AND ART OF GEORGE RODRIGUEMonday 9:30pm
Rodrigue's life story and artistic contributions are a vivid part of the Louisiana landscape, continuing to play an important part in the American art world and beyond. From his culturally significant works that helped shine a light on Cajun life to his world-renowned Blue Dog catalog, Rodrigue's art is filled with meaning, color, narrative, and joyous storytelling.
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CITY OF A MILLION DREAMS
Wednesday 10pm
The history of jazz funerals and what it tells us about the city of New Orleans is explored in this acclaimed documentary from Louisiana filmmaker and author Jason Berry. The film explores the origins and creation of the New Orleans jazz funeral – a passionate and fiery display that is full of grief and joy, sadness and elation, weeping and dancing, feathers and sequins, all at once.
WHAT TO WATCH AND WHEN: THIS WEEK ON LPB
Travel back to July 1943 when dark, smoky clouds suddenly descended over Los Angeles, causing residents to complain of burning eyes, nausea, and difficulty breathing. People couldn’t see across the street and visibility was so bad that cars crashed. With World War II raging, many feared a chemical attack by the Japanese, but it soon became evident that no foreign enemy was to blame. The waves of pollution called smog. It was the beginning of an epic struggle for clean air involving years of scientific investigation and civic pressure.
AMERICAN EXPERIENCE: CLEARING THE AIR - THE WAR ON SMOG | TUESDAY 8:00PM
MONDAY
7pm - Antiques Roadshow: Junk in the Trunk 13 We’ll see a few more bits from the Baton Rouge stop in this episode.
8:30pm - Unexpected Modernism: The Wiener Brother's Story LOUISIANA SPECIAL FOCUS It's a chapter of Shreveport history that not everyone is familiar with; half- brothers whose modernist designs of residential, institutional, and commercial buildings made Shreveport an early hub of International Modernist design in the United States.
9:30pm - Blue: The Life and Art of George Rodrigue LOUISIANA SPECIAL FOCUS Born and raised in southwest Louisiana, his famous Blue Dog paintings would bring George Rodrigue worldwide acclaim. Explore the story of an artist who captured his heritage on canvas.
TUESDAY
7pm - Finding Your Roots Talk show host Joy Behar and actor Michael Imperioli.
8pm - AMERICAN EXPERIENCE Clearning the Air: The War on Smog NEW The story of the epic struggle against airborne toxins that lead to a national reckoning about air quality and the creation of the Clean Air Act.
9pm - The Real Story of Mr Bates vs the Post Office In Britain, hundreds of subpostmasters were accused of crimes when the fault lay with the Post Office's new computer for over 20 years. The basis for the award winning series.
10pm - POV A New Kind of Wilderness NEW A portrait of self-sufficiency on a small farm in Norway.
WEDNESDAY
7pm - NATURE: Gorilla An intimate look at a group of western lowland gorillas and the biologists who have studied them for 20 years.
8pm - NOVA: Building the Eiffel Tower Explore the revolutionary engineering behind Paris's iconic landmark
9pm - SECRETS OF THE DEAD: The End of the Romans An in-depth investigation into the real causes of the decline of the Roman Empire.
10pm - City of a Million Dreams LOUISIANA SPECIAL FOCUS Exploring the history of jazz funerals and what it tells us about the city of New Orleans. From filmmaker and author Jason Berry.
THURSDAY
7pm - Father Brown Sullivan's dream of leaving Kembleford is scuppered when he is arrested for receiving stolen goods.
7:45pm - Ripple Effect: Trauma in the Wake of Climate Change LPB SPECIAL FOCUS In the heart of South Louisiana, residents grapple with the relentless onslaught of back-to-back climate disaster. This short film delves into the complex interplay between these traumatic events and the development of post-traumatic stress disorder.
8pm - Queen's of Mystery An Edgar Allan Poe manuscript is stolen before its sale, and a raven feather is left in its place. When Jane finds a body hidden in the museum, the case becomes a murder.
8:45pm - Behind the Glory LPB SPECIAL FOCUS Wilbert Ellis - a legend on the field as a baseball coach at Grambling and a legend off as an ambassador for Louisiana collegiate baseball.
9pm - Antiques Roadshow: Junk in the Trunk 13 We’ll see a few more bits from the Baton Rouge stop in this episode.
FRIDAY
7pm - Katrina 20 - A Louisiana: The State We're In Special LPB SPECIAL FOCUS Remembering the catastrophe of Hurricane Katrina with a look forward to what has changed. Have people returned? Are we better protected?
8pm -Washington Week Roundtable discussion about the week's major news.
8:30pm - Paratus: A 20th Anniversary Special NEW The US Coast Guard's lifesaving response to Hurricane Katrina - the greatest single rescue operation in our nation's history.
9pm - Katrina 20 - A Louisiana: The State We're In Special LPB SPECIAL FOCUS Remembering the catastrophe of Hurricane Katrina with a look forward to what has changed. Have people returned? Are we better protected?
10pm - Fats Domino: Walkin' Back to New Orleans LOUISIANA SPECIAL FOCUS The musical legends triumphant return to the stage for a benefit concert, two years after his rescue from the storm.
11pm - Cajundome City LOUISIANA SPECIAL FOCUS The story of how the people of Lafayette turned the Cajundome into a mega-shelter to help people escaping Hurricane Katrina.
SATURDAY
7pm - Last of the Summer Wine After 50 years of marriage, the boys figure Gough needs a break away from wife Jessie.
7:30pm - Open All Hours Granville can't believe his luck when the milkwoman makes a pass at him.
8pm - Twenty Twelve The team are finding it increasingly hard to keep the games on track and on budget.
8:30pm -Moone Boy Sick of being caught between two warring parents, Padraic goes on the run with Martin.
9pm - GREAT PERFORMANCES: VIENNA PHILHARMONIC SUMMER NIGHT 2025 NEW The beloved annual concert conducted for the first time by Maestro Tugan Sokhiev.
10:30pm -Austin City Limits Noah Kahan
SUNDAY
5:30pm - Behind the Glory Special NEW Get ready for Season 3 of the LPB sports series with Nick Saban's Sport Hall of Fame interview and champion offensive lineman Andrew Whitworth.
6pm - Post Game Notes LPB SPECIAL FOCUS Victor and Scott wrap up the first weekend of college ball in the new LPB weekly series.
7pm - Professor T NEW When Zelda brings Jasper to a retirement home to meet her date, a murder suddenly takes place. But Dan and Jasper working together causes tension. Binge all six episodes with your LPB PASSPORT membership.
8pm - The Marlow Murder Club on Masterpiece NEW As tensions rise, the pressure on Judith, Becks, and Suzie to solve Sir Peter's death intensifies. Judith's intrigue with a set of coded crosswords may hold the key - but they must act fast, because Sir Peter might not be the only target. Binge all six episodes with your LPB PASSPORT membership.
9pm - Unforgotten on Masterpiece NEW The team digs deeper into Gerry Cooper's life and criminal record. Jess and Sunny make contact with his widow, Juliet. As they uncover darker layers about the suspects, no one is as innocent as they first appear. Binge all six episodes with your LPB PASSPORT membership.
10pm - Post Game Notes LPB SPECIAL FOCUS Victor and Scott wrap up the first weekend of college ball in the new LPB weekly series.
SPARK A LOVE FOR LEARNING
SIMPLE WAYS TO HELP YOUR CHILD LOVE LEARNING
These first weeks of school are a good time to inspire curiosity and wonder in your child. Health and parenting expert Jodie Fishman from PBS KIDS for Parents offers five easy ways to instill a continuous desire to learn from a young age.
1. Bring on the books! Read to your child. Read with your child. Read in front of your child. Talk to your child about what you read!
2. Expand on their interests! If they enjoyed a book about bugs, go on a field trip to look for more! Field trips transform interests into adventures, making even the mundane magical.
3. Become a hands-on hero! Hands-on learning helps children process information.
4. Sneak learning in through fun and games! Even those subjects our kids think are dull can be spiced up with songs, games, or other creative activities. Think sneaking in math by letting them measure out ingredients while you cook together.
5. Make learning rewarding! Share your thoughts or look up answers together. Help them understand it's about the process and that a wrong answer is not a reason to give up!
Opportunities abound at home to spark kids’ passion for learning and to help them become eager, life-long learners. Read more of Jodie's blog and so much more at www.pbs.org/parents.
DOWNTON ABBEY: THE GRAND FINALE ADVANCE SCREENING
DOWNTON ABBEY: THE GRAND FINALE
Advance Screening - Cinemark - Perkins Rowe / Baton Rouge
Wednesday, Sept. 10 at 6:45 PM
Purchase Tickets Here
Join LPB for an exclusive advance screening of Downton Abbey: The Grand Finale at Cinemark Perkins Rowe in Baton Rouge on Wednesday, September 10 at 6:45 PM. Be among the first to experience the final chapter of this beloved series on the big screen.
Each ticket includes a $10 Cinemark concessions gift card, perfect for popcorn and a drink as you return to Downton one last time.
Seating is limited—secure your spot today and celebrate the unforgettable farewell to the Crawley family. Your purchase goes to support LPB. Thank You.
PREPARE YOUR HOME FOR HURRICANE SEASON AND SUPPORT LPB
Enter the Friends of LPB's Power On Raffle and help support the work of LPB at the same time.
With each entry, you have a chance to become the owner of a 24kW Generac whole house generator from Optimize Generator People, including installation and transfer switch. Tickets are $20. The deadline to enter is Wednesday, Oct. 1. For more details, visit www.lpb.org/raffle.
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