Louisiana: The State We're In
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Stories for SWI 7/11/25
The Cabildo Museum
Tour the Cabildo Museum, a Louisiana landmark and one of the state’s most photographed buildings.
Maison Freetown Museum
Exploring the first African American neighborhood museum and cultural center in Lafayette, Maison Freetown.
Delta Music Museum
Take a tour of the Delta Music Museum in downtown Ferriday where Louisiana musicians, past and present, created hallowed ground for music fans around the world.
Great River Road Museum
The Great River Road Museum in Darrow, Louisiana, traces the history of estates that populated the River Road from New Orleans to Baton Rouge.
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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.