With 1.1 million square feet of space in an entirely contiguous hall, the New Orleans Ernest N. Morial Convention Center provides the largest single exhibition space in the country. Now that center is set for improvements to make the space more environmentally and pedestrian friendly. Michael J. Sawaya, Convention Center President was recently named one of the city’s most notable industry newsmakers by New Orleans CityBusiness. He joins us today for more on the future of the center.

A few episodes back Putumayo World Music's Dan Storper stopped by to update us on the cultural brand's activity during the pandemic. Today, he’s back with a new CD from Linda Ronstadt, an icon of the Americana music scene who spent the last six decades, who has recorded everything from Michael Nesmith’s “Different Drum” to American big band orchestras with Nelson Riddle. The Putumayo release also complements a book release - Feels Like Home: Songs From the Sonoran Borderlands - Linda Ronstadt’s Musical Journey.

Today’s episode of Louisiana Considered was hosted by Karl Lengel. 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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