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New documentary shares history, traditions and revitalization movement behind Cajun music

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Louisianans will soon have access to a new COVID-19 booster shot that targets today’s most common omicron strains. State Health Officer Dr. Joseph Kanter tells us why it’s important to roll up our sleeves now as the flu season fast approaches. 

Roots of Fire, a documentary that celebrates the history of Cajun Music and highlights the musicians working to preserve it, will premiere at the   New Orleans Film Society this Fall. Filmmakers Abby Berendt Lavoi and Jeremy Lavoi tell us about the five Grammy-award winning Cajun musicians featured in the film who are bringing the sounds of their ancestors into the 21 century. 

In Louisiana we are still remembering former New Orleans Mayor Moon Landrieu who died last week at the age of 92. Landrieu, was a white Democrat who opposed segregation in the 1960s and '70s and won office  with rare support from across the racial divide. His daughter, former U.S. Senator Mary Landrieu, spoke to NPR’s Ari Shapiro about her father’s legacy.

Today’s episode of Louisiana Considered was hosted by Karen Henderson. Our managing producer is Alana Schreiber and our digital editor is Katelyn Umholtz. Our engineers are Garrett Pittman, Aubry Procell, and Thomas Walsh. 

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