Louisiana Public Broadcasting

10/08/2025

🐅 BIG CATS 24/7 airs tonight at 7pm on LPB-HD. As the season concludes, a new generation of big cats rises in the Okavango Delta. First-time lion mom Serami protects her cubs while Mathata steps up to feed the pride. Others return from their time away, and as Lediba’s cub grows in confidence, she vanishes.

10/08/2025

🏈 Northwestern St. linebacker Fernando Washington has become a defensive leader for the Demons!

Watch the full recap and breakdown on Post Game Notes, streaming now at lpb.org/gamenotes and YouTube.

Game Notes is proudly underwritten by these major underwriters:
Southern University and A&M College - Baton Rouge, LA, Romph & Pou Agency, and Hargrove Engineers & Constructors

Northwestern St. linebacker Fernando Washington has become a defensive leader for the Demons.

10/07/2025

As LPB celebrates 50 years on-air, we're opening up our archives. Watch UNCLE EARL tonight at 8pm on LPB-HD. This 1985 LPB documentary about three-time Governor Earl K. Long explores Long's colorful life, his connection to his brother Huey, and the unique events of his final term, including his temporary institutionalization.

10/07/2025

Fall into great TV! 🍂 See what can’t-miss programs LPB has lined up this week in our weekly newsletter. Read now: https://conta.cc/46Wusme

10/06/2025

Join LPB for "A Day of Revolutionary Fun!," featuring tea tasting, a conversation with Bernardo de Galvez, a vintage dance troupe, & a preview of the upcoming Ken Burns series THE AMERICAN REVOLUTION. Event takes place Saturday, October 25 from 10:00am to 5:30pm at the East Baton Rouge Main Library on Goodwood Blvd. in Baton Rouge. Go to https://www.lpb.org/programs/american-revolution/ to learn more!

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10/06/2025

Watch an encore of Ken Burns classic film HUEY LONG (1985) tonight at 10:30pm on LPB-HD, as we explore the era, his politics and the power he so obsessively sought. In this documentary film, Burns reveals a complex and comprehensive portrait of the man in one of his early works.

10/06/2025

Ziggy is coming to New Roads!

Join Ziggy at the Centre For The Arts on Wednesday, Oct 8 from 4:30-5:30pm for storytelling fun and more!

Stream all seasons of ZIGGY'S ARTS ADVENTURE episodes from all three seasons at ziggy.lpb.org

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10/05/2025

Three big premieres tonight on LPB!

BRIAN AND MAGGIE at 7PM:
It’s 1989. Journalist Brian Walden and Prime Minister Margaret Thatcher, once friends, sit down in what becomes one of the most infamous interviews of the century — a tense broadcast that helped reshape public opinion and mark the beginning of Thatcher’s political decline.

MAIGRET ON MASTERPIECE at 8PM:
Set in contemporary Paris, Maigret returns with a fresh, modern take on Georges Simenon’s legendary detective.

THE GOLD ON MASTERPIECE at 9PM:
Inspired by the real-life 1983 Brink’s-Mat robbery, this high-stakes drama follows one of the largest heists in British history.

Stream the series with your LPB Passport membership! lpb.org/passport

Local support for Masterpiece is provided by Willis Knighton Health.

10/05/2025

In this week’s ‘Louisiana: The State We’re In,’ we asked, how contaminated is Tangipahoa Parish after the chemical fire?

Governor Jeff Landry has pledged to speed up recovery efforts after an explosion and fire last month at a chemical facility in Tangipahoa Parish. The disaster at Smitty's Supply Inc., spread millions of gallons of chemicals onto homes, businesses and area waterways. Residents are concerned about what they say is a lack of transparency and the potential health impacts.

Today at 4:30pm on LPB, SWI anchor/reporter Christina Jensen sits down with independent contamination expert Scott Smith to see what he has uncovered about the spill. Watch online on LPB’s YouTube Channel:

Governor Jeff Landry has pledged to speed up recovery efforts after an explosion and fire last month at a chemical facility in Tangipahoa Parish. The disaste...

10/05/2025

Thanks to everyone who stopped by the LPB booth at the Perkins Rowe Arts Fest yesterday! We loved meeting all of you and hearing such great feedback about the programs you love including Ziggy’s Arts Adventure!

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10/05/2025

Sunday Funnies…. 😌

10/04/2025

Join Louisiana Public Broadcasting and Ziggy for the Perkins Rowe Arts Festival in Baton Rouge. Music, Food and Artisans EVERYWHERE!! Enjoy the beautiful weather and it’s FREE - Today until 5 p.m.!