Louisiana: The State We're In
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Becoming a LA Sports Hall of Famer
Louisiana has its fair share of great athletes, so how do they decide who is inducted into the Louisiana Sports Hall of Fame? We’ll look at the process.
Explore the Museum
One museum; two purposes. We’ll take you inside the Louisiana Sports Hall of Fame and the Northwest Louisiana History Museum.
The Artist Behind the Portraits
Meet the former athlete turned artist who paints the portraits of each Hall of Fame inductee.
Take a Tour of Louisiana’s Oldest Settlement
A visit to Natchitoches is like a visit back in time. Explore Louisiana’s oldest permanent settlement.
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Louisiana: The State We’re In, Louisiana's only statewide news magazine, is in its 48th season on the air. The program airs Fridays at 7 p.m. and Sundays at 4:30 p.m. on the six-station LPB network that includes stations in Alexandria, Baton Rouge, Lafayette, Lake Charles, Monroe, and Shreveport. It also streams at lpb.org/livetv and airs on LPB’s sister station WLAE-TV32 in New Orleans on Fridays at 7PM and on WYES-TV, the PBS station for New Orleans and the Gulf Coast, at 7:30PM.
This award-winning show combines in-depth coverage about the important issues in the state along with expert analysis. Louisiana: The State We’re In has been a leader reporting on the Louisiana Legislature with a goal to explain how legislation affects the lives of the people of the state. The program also features the art, culture, places, and people that make Louisiana so unique, including stories about everyday citizens who are heroes and helpers to others in their communities.
Louisiana: The State We’re In, is anchored by Karen LeBlanc and Dorothea Wilson. Sports journalist Victor Howell puts a new spin on sports for LPB viewers with frequent contributions.