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647. We talk to Brad Dison about his book, The Trap, about the death of Bonnie and Clyde. "For far too long, Sheriff Henderson Jordan's role in ending the crime spree of Bonnie and Clyde has been overlooked or ignored. On the rare occasion that he is portrayed in films or documentaries, he is depicted as an insignificant character. Since 1934, we have accepted the notion that Frank Hamer located the outlaws and led the ambush against them. Henderson Jordan was the sheriff in Bienville Parish, Louisiana, when he learned that Bonnie and Clyde were hiding somewhere within the jurisdiction that he had sworn to protect. It was he who tracked the gang to their hideouts, who set the trap to capture them, and who led the ambush posse that ended their crime spree in a hail of gunfire. Author Brad Dison spent nearly a decade sifting through F.B.I. files, newsreels, newspapers, photos, telegrams, filmed interviews, and true crime magazines to separate fact from fiction. While detailing the gang's many crimes including theft, burglary, armed robbery, carjacking, kidnapping, terrorism, torture, and murder in a play-by-play fashion, "The Trap" analyzes the events in Henderson Jordan's life which led to the final pursuit of Bonnie and Clyde and the legal battle which followed."

Now available: Liberty in Louisiana: A Comedy. The oldest play about Louisiana, author James Workman wrote it as a celebration of the Louisiana Purchase. Now it is back in print for the first time in 221 years. Order your copy today!
This week in the Louisiana Anthology. Sheryl St. Germain. "Getting Rid of the Accent."
"I thought I had gotten rid of it
after I moved to Texas; speech classes
and twelve years in another state — but I’d
still fall back into it like into the gutter
whenever I visited, even on the phone,
whenever my mother called, forgetting
I was a college graduate, forgetting
I was an English major, saying things
like wheah ya at sweethawt, or
dat doan mean nuttn, ya awta seen
da way she pawks dat caw, the sounds
I was fed like milk as a child, the aw
sound predominating as if it was just
too much work to pronounce the r."
This week in Louisiana history. October 11, 1800. Treaty of San Ildefonso signed. Spain traded Louisiana for territories in Tuscany.
This week in New Orleans history. Warren Easton Becomes Superintendent of New Orleans Public Schools October 11, 1888 and serves until his death in 1910.
This week in Louisiana.
NOLA Funk Fest
October 17-19, 2025
New Orleans Jazz Museum (The Old Mint)
400 Esplanade Ave.
New Orleans, LA 70116
Email: info@nolafunkfest.com
(435) 602-0172
Admission Price: $40 Single Day $100 Weekend Pass
Website
Get ready to groove to the beats of the funkiest musicians in New Orleans at the upcoming New Orleans Funk Fest 2025!
NOLA Funk Fest is a celebration of Louisiana’s rich music history and aims to educate, inspire, and empower tourists and locals alike, reminding attendees of the profound impact of Louisiana’s music on the world stage. Along with the funky tunes, food, drinks, artisanal crafts, and commemorative merchandise is available for purchase.
Postcards from Louisiana. Victor Povoro leader of hospitality workers at Hands Off Protest.

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646. We talk to Dr. Thomas Smith about his series of Red String novels, set in 19^th century Mississippi River and Central Louisiana. His first novel in the series is Just a Piece of Red String: Antebellum Voodoo and Vengeance. In antebellum Natchez, Mississippi, and the bustling city of New Orleans, cousins Sawyer Dundee and Solomon Witcher come into manhood, each charting a dramatically different course. While Sawyer remains in Natchez to run the family business, the charismatic Solomon seeks his fortune, chasing legendary buried treasure and trying his luck at cards in New Orleans.

Now available: Liberty in Louisiana: A Comedy. The oldest play about Louisiana, author James Workman wrote it as a celebration of the Louisiana Purchase. Now it is back in print for the first time in 221 years. Order your copy today!
This week in the Louisiana Anthology. Swanton. Natchez Stories. "36. Story of a Bison." While traveling about a hunter was overtaken by darkness and thought, “I will camp for the night and go home next morning.” Near by was something which he took to be a tree pulled up by the roots, and he thought, “I will make a fire there.” So he leaned his gun up against it and hung his shot pouch on it. But really it was a bison and what he hung his shot pouch on was the horn. It got up and ran off bellowing, carrying the shot pouch. After it got a long distance away it threw it off.
This week in Louisiana history. October 4, 1792. Under Gov. Carondelet, the first theatre opened in Louisiana on St. Peter St., N.O.
This week in New Orleans history. In 2008, William Jefferson sought re-election to the United States House of Representatives. Seven Democrats challenged him for the seat in the Democratic primary. In the October 4, 2008 Democratic primary, opposition to Jefferson was split among six contenders. Jefferson's 25% total was enough to give him a plurality and to send him into the runoff primary
This week in Louisiana.
World Championship Gumbo Cook-Off
Bouligny Plaza
100 West Main Street
New Iberia, LA 70560
October 11-12
Spoons at the ready! Also known as the Super Bowl of Gumbo, the World Championship Gumbo Cook Off is a free two-day event showcasing the best local gumbo chefs in New Iberia. Each year, dozens of cooking teams and thousands of enthusiasts gather to see who will take home trophies for each category and earn ultimate bragging rights. After filling up on gumbo, stroll down New Iberia’s Main Street. Take a walking tour of the historic buildings, or pop into local art galleries, boutiques, antique shops and more for some retail therapy.
Postcards from Louisiana. Street Poet Michelle Schocht.

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645. Part 2 of our interview with David Ballantyne about post Civil-War Reconstruction of the Red River Valley. He has given the history on the area in his book, Fractured Freedoms: Reconstruction in Central Louisiana. “Fractured Freedoms is a riveting history of central Louisiana from the 1860s to the 1890s, focusing on majority-Black Rapides Parish during Reconstruction. Using the region as a case study, Ballantyne reveals what is, in part, a rural Reconstruction success story, emphasizing the resilience of Black politics and the persistence of significant divisions among white residents that allowed the Republican Party to gain and maintain power there. It was only with the collapse of state-level Republican power in 1877 that Democratic forces in the parish were able to dismantle local Republican political control and gradually constrict Black freedoms" (LSU Press).

Now available: Liberty in Louisiana: A Comedy. The oldest play about Louisiana, author James Workman wrote it as a celebration of the Louisiana Purchase. Now it is back in print for the first time in 221 years. Order your copy today!
This week in the Louisiana Anthology. Rebecca van Laer, "First Date."
She orders oysters, of course I don’t know how to do this,
to slip a three-pronged fork under the white flesh of some mollusk
and wiggle soft globes of muscle from the black mass
of shell, the lemongrass broth the dense gem swims in —
how to pop it
out and into my mouth and then suck, savor the dense slip of it,
then again:
a sequence of teasing, eating, repeating, and this is only
our appetizer. I’m gulping
My glass of pinot grigio, wet fingerprints along the stem
because I can’t pronounce the name of a single entrée,
meet her eyes across a candelabra with the weight
  of a fresco above her head, ridiculous
cherubs entreating with their fat blue eyes. Beside,
the dark drapes and the billowing shapes of tablecloths curtain
off any eaves this conversation could fade into, so it’s spotlight
  perspective, precarious. She’s tongue
tumbling into me, an outpouring of asks until I spill
sauce, a thin line of it down the buttons
on my blouse — she dabs
  at me with her burgundy napkin, freshly dampened
for the task. I shut my eyes and feel
the whirl of the room, the orangey angels and her dry palms pressed
against my chest, wonder if I’ll open up full-mouthed and mind-tied.
This week in Louisiana history. September 27, 1902. N.O. streetcar employees strike for 8-hr days and 25 cent per hr. minimum wage.
This week in New Orleans history. The historic Saenger Theater reopened for the first time since Hurriane Katrina on September 27, 2013 with three performances by comedian Jerry Seinfeld; one on September 27 and two on September 28. The opening gala would be held October 3-6.
This week in Louisiana.
La Fête des Vieux Temps
OCT 03 - 05, 2025
Friday 6PM
Saturday 10AM
Sunday 9AM
4484 Hwy 1,
Raceland, LA. 70394
985-637-2166
Called the "Festival of Old Times" this event features a celebration of music, dancing, Cajun food, and arts & crafts show. This long standing event is a local favorite and showcases the true authentic Cajun culture of Lafourche Parish.
Postcards from Louisiana. Royal Street Band.

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644. Part 1 of our interview with David T. Ballantyne about his book, Fractured Freedoms: Reconstruction in Central Louisiana. "Fractured Freedoms is a riveting history of central Louisiana from the 1860s to the 1890s, focusing on majority-Black Rapides Parish during Reconstruction. Using the region as a case study, Ballantyne reveals what is, in part, a rural Reconstruction success story, emphasizing the resilience of Black politics and the persistence of significant divisions among white residents that allowed the Republican Party to gain and maintain power there. It was only with the collapse of state-level Republican power in 1877 that Democratic forces in the parish were able to dismantle local Republican political control and gradually constrict Black freedoms." (LSU Press).

Now available: Liberty in Louisiana: A Comedy. The oldest play about Louisiana, author James Workman wrote it as a celebration of the Louisiana Purchase. Now it is back in print for the first time in 221 years. Order your copy today!
This week in the Louisiana Anthology. We've recently added Mosquitoes, one of William Faulkner's early novels. Faulkner was one of the South's greatest writers. He wrote this novel about the artists he had met in the French Quarter. He put them on a yacht that took them through Lake Pontchartrain until they ran aground and were stranded for several days. That's right, Faulkner basically created Gilligan's Isle.
"The violet dusk held in soft suspension lights slow as bellstrokes, Jackson square was now a green and quiet lake in which abode lights round as jellyfish, feathering with silver mimosa and pomegranate and hibiscus beneath which lantana and cannas bled and bled. Pontalba and cathedral were cut from black paper and pasted flat on a green sky; above them taller palms were fixed in black and soundless explosions. The street was empty, but from Royal street there came the hum of a trolley that rose to a staggering clatter, passed on and away leaving an interval filled with the gracious sound of inflated rubber on asphalt, like a tearing of endless silk. Clasping his accursed bottle, feeling like a criminal, Mr. Talliaferro hurried on.
"He walked swiftly beside a dark wall, passing small indiscriminate shops dimly lighted with gas and smelling of food of all kinds, fulsome, slightly overripe. The proprietors and their families sat before the doors in tilted chairs, women nursing babies into slumber spoke in soft south European syllables one to another. Children scurried before him and about him, ignoring him or becoming aware of him and crouching in shadow like animals, defensive, passive and motionless."
This week in Louisiana history. September 20, 1717. Gov. LePinay recalled to France after "ruining the colony."
This week in New Orleans history. The last space shuttle fuel tank rolls out of the Michoud Assembly Facility on September 20, 2010.
This week in Louisiana.
Louisiana Gumbo Festival
October 10-12, 2025
326 Hwy 304
Thibodaux, LA 70301
Celebrate Louisiana's Rich Culinary Heritage
Indulge in a diverse array of Cajun and Creole cuisines, savor our traditional gumbo recipe, and immerse yourself in the captivating rhythms of live Zydeco and Cajun performances. With exciting activities for all ages, there's something for everyone to enjoy.
     The Louisiana Gumbo Festival began in 1973. During the 1970s, Louisiana Governor Edwin Edwards signed a proclamation naming Chackbay the Gumbo Capitol of Louisiana. Annually, volunteers cook nearly 500 gallons of Gumbo during the festival weekend. You can also find various Cajun food, music, amusement rides, parade, auction, and so much more for the whole family to enjoy.
     This year, we are offering Pay One Price Advanced Weekend Armbands for $65.00 + tax.  Advanced Armbands allow children unlimited carnival rides throughout the duration of the festival. Advanced Armbands are available for purchase ONLINE ONLY until Friday October 10, 2025. Armbands will NOT be sold at the festival.
     Advanced armbands can be picked up at the designated line of the festival ticket booth on Friday, October 11th beginning at 5:30pm.
Postcards from Louisiana. Street Poet Melody Eloise.

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643. Part 2 of our conversation with Roxanne Harde about the Tremé series. Roxanne Harde on the Tremé series. "Set in post-Katrina New Orleans, this hour-long drama series, from executive producers David Simon and Eric Overmyer, follows the lives of ordinary residents as they struggle with the after-effects of the 2005 hurricane. Says star and New Orleans native Wendell Pierce, 'The only things people had to hang on to were the rich traditions we knew that survived the test of time before: our music, food and family, family that included anyone who decided to accept the challenge to return.' The large ensemble cast is supported by notable real-life New Orleanians, including many of its famous musicians." "Roxanne Harde is Professor of English at the University of Alberta's Augustana Faculty, where she also serves as Associate Dean, Research. A McCalla University Professor, Roxanne researches and teaches American literature and culture, focusing on popular culture, women’s writing and children’s literature, and Indigenous literature."

Now available: Liberty in Louisiana: A Comedy. The oldest play about Louisiana, author James Workman wrote it as a celebration of the Louisiana Purchase. Now it is back in print for the first time in 221 years. Order your copy today!
This week in the Louisiana Anthology. William F. Waugh's Houseboat Book. The South needs “Yankees.” An ex-Confederate, discussing Alexandria, said: “A dozen live Yankees would regenerate this town, and make fortunes at it.” They would pave the streets, cover in the sewers, build up the vacant spots in the heart of the city, supply mechanical work at less inhuman prices than are now charged, and make this rich and intelligent community as attractive in appearance as the citizens are socially. One such man has made a new city of Alexandria. He has made the people pave their streets, put in modern sewerage, water, electricity, etc., build most creditable structures to house the public officials, and in a word, has “hustled the South,” till it had to put him temporarily out of office until it got its “second wind.”
This week in Louisiana history. September 13, 1987. Pope John Paul II begins three day visit to New Orleans.
This week in New Orleans history. Drew Brees ties Billy Kilmer's touchdown passing record September 13, 2009. The Saints team record for passing touchdowns in one game was set at 6 by Drew Brees (Saint's vs. Detroit Lions) who tied with Billy Kilmer in a November 2, 1969 against the St. Louis Cardinals.
This week in Louisiana.
Longfellow-Evangeline State Historic Site
1200 N. Main Street
St. Martinville, LA 70582
337-394-3754
888-677-2900
longfellow\_mgr@crt.la.gov
Site open daily
open from 9 a.m. to 5 p.m.
closed Thanksgiving, Christmas & New Year's Day
Admission/Entrance Fees
$4 per person
Free for senior citizens (62 and older)
Free for children 3 and under
Longfellow-Evangeline State Historic Site explores the cultural interplay among the diverse peoples along the famed Bayou Teche. Acadians and Creoles, Indians and Africans, Frenchmen and Spaniards, slaves and free people of color-all contributed to the historical tradition of cultural diversity in the Teche region. French became the predominant language, and it remains very strong in the region today.
Henry Wadsworth Longfellow's 1847 epic poem Evangeline made people around the world more aware of the 1755 expulsion of the Acadians from Nova Scotia and their subsequent arrival in Louisiana. In this area, the story was also made popular by a local novel based on Longfellow's poem, Acadian Reminiscences: The True Story of Evangeline, written by Judge Felix Voorhies in 1907.
Postcards from Louisiana. Cajun Band at Maison Dupuy.

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642. Part 1 of our conversation with Roxanne Harde about the Tremé television series. "Set in post-Katrina New Orleans, this hourlong drama series, from executive producers David Simon and Eric Overmyer, follows the lives of ordinary residents as they struggle with the aftereffects of the 2005 hurricane. Says star and New Orleans native Wendell Pierce, 'The only things people had to hang on to were the rich traditions we knew that survived the test of time before: our music, food and family, family that included anyone who decided to accept the challenge to return.' The large ensemble cast is supported by notable real-life New Orleanians, including many of its famous musicians." "Roxanne Harde is Professor of English at the University of Alberta's Augustana Faculty, where she also serves as Associate Dean, Research. A McCalla University Professor, Roxanne researches and teaches American literature and culture, focusing on popular culture, women’s writing and children’s literature, and Indigenous literature."

"Now available: Liberty in Louisiana: A Comedy. The oldest play about Louisiana, author James Workman wrote it as a celebration of the Louisiana Purchase. Now it is back in print for the first time in 221 years. Order your copy today!
This week in the Louisiana Anthology. Mona Lisa Saloy. "Daddy's Philosophy: II."
La joi de vivre, he says.
The joy of life? I ask.
Sure, the New Orleans motto, he says,
the reasons for heavenly hips,
drumstick thighs, and
hug-able bellies.
Yeah, ya right,
even the French say that Daddy.
No girl, not like we do.
“We work like we don’t need the money.
We love like we never been hurt.
We dance like nobody’s watching.
We eat like there’s no tomorrow.”
This week in Louisiana history. September 6, 1717. John Law's Company of the West chartered.
This week in New Orleans history. De La Salle High School opened
on Tuesday, September 6, 1949. Operated by the Christian Brothers, they opened the doors to 76 Catholic freshman boys in an old house on Pitt Street.
This week in Louisiana.
Hollywood Down South: Louisiana's Film Trail
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Explore iconic locations of movies and TV shows on Louisiana's film trail.
Thanks to our diverse settings for movies (Louisiana has everything, including bustling cities, antebellum mansions and lush wilderness areas), generous state tax incentives for film producers and a sea of production support businesses ranging from state-of-the-art soundstages and post-production facilities to large-scale catering and transportation operations, Louisiana is a global player as a movie and TV filming location. We'd be remiss not mentioning that movie and TV stars rave about enjoying our food, music and joie de vivre away from the sets.
Louisiana has tours of sites for such shows as
- Easy Rider (1969)
- Steel Magnolias (1989)
- Interview with the Vampire (1994)
- The Curious Case of Benjamin Button (2008)
- Tremé (2010-2013)
- Swamp People (2010–present)
- Duck Dynasty (2012-2017)
- NCIS: New Orleans (2014-2021)
Visit our website to learn about specific tours.
Postcards from Louisiana. Terry Gillum, Nurse at Hands Off Protest

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Part 2 of our conversation with Josh Neufeld about his non-fiction graphic novel, A. D. After the Deluge. “A stunning graphic novel that makes plain the undeniable horrors and humanity triggered by Hurricane Katrina in the true stories of six New Orleanians who survived the storm. A.D. follows each of the six from the hours before Katrina struck to its horrific aftermath. Here is Denise, a sixth-generation New Orleanian who will experience the chaos of the Superdome; the Doctor, whose unscathed French Quarter home becomes a refuge for those not so lucky; Abbas and his friend Mansell, who face the storm from the roof of Abbas’s family-run market; Kwame, a pastor’s son whose young life will remain wildly unsettled well into the future; and Leo, a comic-book fan, and his girlfriend, Michelle, who will lose everything but each other.”

Now available: Liberty in Louisiana: A Comedy. The oldest play about Louisiana, author James Workman wrote it as a celebration of the Louisiana Purchase. Now it is back in print for the first time in 221 years. Order your copy today!
This week in the Louisiana Anthology. William Cullen Bryant. "The Hurricane."

Lord of the winds! I feel thee nigh,
I know thy breath in the burning sky!
And I wait, with a thrill in every vein,
For the coming of the hurricane!

And lo! on the wing of the heavy gales,
Through the boundless arch of heaven he sails;
Silent and slow, and terribly strong,
The mighty shadow is borne along,
Like the dark eternity to come;
This week in Louisiana history. August 30, 1893, Gov. Huey P. "the Kingfish" Long born in Winnfield.
This week in New Orleans history. August 29, 1985. Shouting "Bring Back American Jobs to America" and anticipating layoffs, 30 local employees to form a picket line outside of the telephone company's Central Office in the Central Business on August 29, 1985.
This week in Louisiana.
Bluesday Tuesday
Tuesday, September 2, 2025
7:00 pm - 10:00 pm
East Side Daiquiris on the Circle
2214 Worley Drive
Alexandria , LA 71303
Website
Every Tuesday from 7 to 10, we celebrate Bluesday with some of the most talented musical performers in the Cenla area including Odell Wilson, Jamey Bell, & Trey Huffman! Enjoy great LIVE music, yummy drink specials, and delicious food from our new menu!
Postcards from Louisiana. Cajun Band at Maison Dupuy

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640. Bruce's son Kerr joins us for part 1 of our conversation with Josh Neufeld about his non-fiction graphic novel, A. D. After the Deluge. “A stunning graphic novel that makes plain the undeniable horrors and humanity triggered by Hurricane Katrina in the true stories of six New Orleanians who survived the storm. A.D. follows each of the six from the hours before Katrina struck to its horrific aftermath. Here is Denise, a sixth-generation New Orleanian who will experience the chaos of the Superdome; the Doctor, whose unscathed French Quarter home becomes a refuge for those not so lucky; Abbas and his friend Mansell, who face the storm from the roof of Abbas’s family-run market; Kwame, a pastor’s son whose young life will remain wildly unsettled well into the future; and Leo, a comic-book fan, and his girlfriend, Michelle, who will lose everything but each other.”

Now available: Liberty in Louisiana: A Comedy. The oldest play about Louisiana, author James Workman wrote it as a celebration of the Louisiana Purchase. Now it is back in print for the first time in 221 years. Order your copy today!
This week in the Louisiana Anthology. Walt Whitman came to New Orleans for 3 months to write at the New Orleans Crescent. There he saw things he had not seen in New York. This poem is about one of those.
"I Saw in Louisiana a Live-Oak Growing."
I saw in Louisiana a live-oak growing,
All alone stood it and the moss hung down from the branches,
Without any companion it grew there uttering joyous leaves of dark green,
And its look, rude, unbending, lusty, made me think of myself,
But I wonder’d how it could utter joyous leaves standing alone there without its friend near, for I knew I could not,
And I broke off a twig with a certain number of leaves upon it, and twined around it a little moss,
And brought it away, and I have placed it in sight in my room,
It is not needed to remind me as of my own dear friends,
(For I believe lately I think of little else than of them,)
Yet it remains to me a curious token, it makes me think of manly love;
For all that, and though the live-oak glistens there in Louisiana solitary in a wide flat space,
Uttering joyous leaves all its life without a friend a lover near,
I know very well I could not.
This week in Louisiana history. August 23, 1714. St. Denis begins his exploration of Red River Valley.
This week in New Orleans history. The grass-roots organization Levees.org, founded by Sandy Rosenthal and her son Stanford (while exiled in Lafayette after Hurricane Katrina) is devoted to educating America on the facts associated with the 2005 catastrophic flooding of the New Orleans region. On August 23, 2010 the group installed a Louisiana State Historic Marker which reads “On August 29, 2005, a federal floodwall atop a levee on the 17th Street Canal, the largest and most important drainage canal for the city, gave way here causing flooding that killed hundreds. This breach was one of 50 ruptures in the Federal Flood Protection System on that day. In 2008, the US District Court placed responsibility for this floodwall's collapse squarely on the US Army Corps of Engineers.”
This week in Louisiana.
Quad Biking
Juderman’s ATV Park
6512 Shreveport Highway
Pineville, LA 71360
Website
Trails length: 5 mi/8 km
Type: Swamp
Elevation:130 - 160 ft/39.6 - 48.7 m
This 200 acre park has about 5 miles of marked woods trails, mud bogs and pits plus deep creek water crossings. The park is open every weekend but weekday riding is permitted if arrangements are made in advance. Park amenities include shaded picnic areas, air filling station, vault toilets plus an area for barbequing. The property also hosts various events throughout the year. Visitors should note that camping is not permitted and tire size is limited to 28 inches. The Gone Wild Safari Exotic Zoo is only a couple minutes away making this a good choice for a fun filled family weekend.
Postcards from Louisiana. "The Hurricane." William Cullen Bryant. Sung by the Keller ISD 5th and 6th Grade Honor Choir.

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Part 2 of our interview with Lori Peek about her book, The Continuing Storm, which she wrote with Kai Erikson. More than fifteen years later, Hurricane Katrina maintains a strong grip on the American imagination. The reason is not simply that Katrina was an event of enormous scale. But, quite apart from its lethality and destructiveness, Katrina retains a place in living memory because it is one of the most telling disasters in our recent national experience, revealing important truths about our society and ourselves. The Continuing Storm reflects upon what we have learned about Katrina and about America.

Kai Erikson and Lori Peek expand our view of the disaster by assessing its ongoing impact on individual lives and across the wide-ranging geographies where displaced New Orleanians landed after the storm. Such an expanded view, the authors argue, is critical for understanding the human costs of catastrophe across time and space. Concluding with a broader examination of disasters in the years since Katrina—including COVID-19— The Continuing Storm is a sobering meditation on the duration of a catastrophe that continues to exact steep costs in human suffering. 1. Now available: Liberty in Louisiana: A Comedy. The oldest play about Louisiana, author James Workman wrote it as a celebration of the Louisiana Purchase. Now it is back in print for the first time in 221 years. Order your copy today! 2. This week in the Louisiana Anthology. "The Hurricane" by William Cullen Bryant (November 3, 1794 – June 12, 1878) was an American romantic poet, journalist, and long-time editor of the New York Evening Post. Born in Massachusetts, in 1825, Bryant relocated to New York City, where he became an editor of two major newspapers. He also emerged as one of the most significant poets in early literary America and has been grouped among the fireside poets for his accessible and popular poetry. "Lord of the winds! I feel thee nigh,
I know thy breath in the burning sky!
And I wait, with a thrill in every vein,
For the coming of the hurricane!
And lo! on the wing of the heavy gales,
Through the boundless arch of heaven he sails;
Silent and slow, and terribly strong,
The mighty shadow is borne along,
Like the dark eternity to come;" 3. This week in Louisiana history. August 16, 1831. A storm called the "Great Barbados Hurricane" hit just west of Baton Rouge wiping out sugar cane crops from BR to south of N.O. and killing 1,500 people. 4. This week in New Orleans history. Mayor Mitchell Joseph "Mitch" Landrieu born August 16, 1960 is the former Lieutenant Governor of Louisiana, and a member of the Landrieu family. Landrieu is a member of the Democratic Party. He is the son of former New Orleans mayor and later a mayor himself, and the Secretary of the United States Department of Housing and Urban Development under Joe Biden. 5. This week in Louisiana.
Louisiana Rural Economic Development (LaRuE) Summit 2025
Sunday, August 24, 2025
12:00 pm - 11:59 pm
Website
Paragon Casino Resort
711 Paragon Place
Marksville, LA 70351
The Tunica-Biloxi Tribe of Louisiana invites you to learn more about how rural communities and businesses can benefit from building relationships and creating strategic partnerships with local, state, and national leaders, federal agencies, corporate America, and Native American Tribes.
Topics include workforce development, agriculture, internet access and 5G expansion, healthcare, grant navigation, and more. 6. Postcards from Louisiana. Crescent City Brewhouse. Listen on Apple Podcasts.
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638. Part 1 of our interview with Lori Peek about her book, The Continuing Storm, which she wrote with Kai Erikson. More than fifteen years later, Hurricane Katrina maintains a strong grip on the American imagination. The reason is not simply that Katrina was an event of enormous scale. But, quite apart from its lethality and destructiveness, Katrina retains a place in living memory because it is one of the most telling disasters in our recent national experience, revealing important truths about our society and ourselves. The Continuing Storm reflects upon what we have learned about Katrina and about America. Kai Erikson and Lori Peek expand our view of the disaster by assessing its ongoing impact on individual lives and across the wide-ranging geographies where displaced New Orleanians landed after the storm. Such an expanded view, the authors argue, is critical for understanding the human costs of catastrophe across time and space. Concluding with a broader examination of disasters in the years since Katrina—including COVID-19— The Continuing Storm is a sobering meditation on the duration of a catastrophe that continues to exact steep costs in human suffering.

Now available: Liberty in Louisiana: A Comedy. The oldest play about Louisiana, author James Workman wrote it as a celebration of the Louisiana Purchase. Now it is back in print for the first time in 221 years. Order your copy today!
This week in the Louisiana Anthology. Forty Years a Gambler on the Mississippi by George H. Devol. A cabin boy in 1839; could steal cards and cheat the boys at eleven; stock a deck at fourteen; bested soldiers on the Rio Grande during the Mexican War; won hundreds of thousands from paymasters, cotton buyers, defaulters, and thieves; fought more rough-and-tumble fights than any man in America, and was the most daring gambler in the world. “Some men are born rascals, some men have rascality thrust upon them, others achieve it.”
This week in Louisiana history. August 9 1975. The Superdome was opened as the hometown Saints met the Houston Oilers in an exhibition football game. The Oilers won handily, 31-7, in what was described as “a very lackluster” game. The Superdome cost $163 million to construct.
This week in New Orleans history. Lee Harvey Oswald Arrested in New Orleans on August 9, 1963. August 9, 1963: Oswald distrubutes pro-Castro leaflets downtown. Bringuier confronted Oswald, claiming he was tipped off about Oswald's activity by a friend. A scuffle ensued and Oswald, Bringuier, and two of Bringuier's friends were arrested in the 700 block of Canal Street for disturbing the peace. He spend the night in jail.
This week in Louisiana.
Centenary State Historic Site
3522 College Street
Jackson, LA 70748
Grounds open to visitors
Thursday through Saturday
open from 9 a.m. to 5 p.m.
closed Thanksgiving, Christmas & New Year's Day
Buildings open for special programing or by appointment.
Admission/Entrance Fees
$4 per person
Free for senior citizens (62 and older)
Free for children 3 and under
    Originally opened as the College of Louisiana in 1826, the school occupied an old courthouse and other buildings in the town of Jackson. The college steadily grew and two dormitories were built on new property in 1832 and 1837. The West Wing, the latter of these two buildings, remains today.
    After less than 20 years, the College of Louisiana closed because of declining enrollment. Suffering similar problems was the Methodist/Episcopal-operated Centenary College at Brandon Springs, Mississippi (established in 1839).
    Centenary then moved to the vacant campus of the College of Louisiana. Since the all-male student bodies of the two institutions were effectively combined, the school succeeded with the name Centenary College of Louisiana now owned and operated by the Methodist/Episcopal Church South.
Postcards from Louisiana. Little Freddie King FQF (French Quarter Fest).

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637. It's been 20 years this month since Hurricane Katrina, and we're marking the anniversary this August and September. Today, we talk to Kionna Walker LeMalle about her Katrina-themed novel, Behind the Waterline. The novel takes readers to the home of a teenager and his grandmother in a New Orleans neighborhood on the eve of Katrina, where there are few resources and little warning of what is about to happen, in this novel that mixes magical realism with reality. When Hurricane Katrina approaches New Orleans, teenaged Eric and his grandmother and many of their neighbors decide to ride out the storm. Kionna Walker LeMalle's masterful debut novel brings her readers, like the rising water, onto Eric's street in the Third Ward, where stranded dogs bark for a time, where neighbors are floating on doors, and where Eric and his grandmother must take refuge in his second floor bedroom. After days of heat, dwindling supplies, and relentless rising water, neighbors begin to disappear and Eric's grandmother, already known as an eccentric, begins to falter. It is then that Eric--in a dream, a hallucination, or something else--discovers a room beyond his closet wall, a place he has never seen. What he discovers inside will send him on a path to discover secrets to survival, bitter progress, and, ultimately, the history of his own people--those he sorely misses and those he never even knew.

Now available: Liberty in Louisiana: A Comedy. The oldest play about Louisiana, author James Workman wrote it as a celebration of the Louisiana Purchase. Now it is back in print for the first time in 221 years. Order your copy today!
This week in Louisiana history. August 2, 1899. Fire sweeps through part of Lake Charles causing over $50,000 damage.
This week in New Orleans history. First Saints game, August 2, 1967. The Saints lost to the Los Angeles Rams, 16-7, at Anaheim Stadium in the Saints first pre-season game. The Saints 1967 pre-season record was 5-1. Their regular-season record was 3-11.
This week in Louisiana.
NOLA Pickle Fest
August 6-10, 2025
New Orleans Ernest N. Morial Convention Center
900 Convention Center Blvd.
New Orleans, LA 70130
Website
NOLA Pickle Fest (the game, not the food), benefiting the Brees Dream Foundation, returns August 6-10, 2025. This unique, festival-style pickleball tournament will feature 24 tournament-quality PickleRoll courts, live music, a celebrity exhibition match, VIP experiences, and much more.
There are three divisions of round-robin play: Women’s doubles, men’s doubles, and mixed doubles for skill levels 3.0, 3.5, 4.0, 4.5, and 5.0+. There are two brackets to compete in: Open & 40+ years old. Featured matches will be played on a center court with grandstand seating as well as Kern Studio Mardi Gras floats for VIP viewing.
Postcards from Louisiana. Delfeayo Marsalis & the Uptown Jazz Orchestra at French Quarter Fest.

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636. We talk to Frank Perez about the place of LGBTQ+ people in New Orleans history. “Want to learn about New Orleans’ rich and vibrant LGBT+ history? I can help with that! It has been my pleasure for the last several years to not only preserve and document that history, but also to be a small part of it. I’ve written several books and hundreds of articles on local queer history and I’m proud to be a co-founder of the LGBT+ Archives Project of Louisiana. In addition, I also founded and love conducting The Rainbow Fleur de Lis Walking Tour, which is a leisurely sashay the French Quarter’s rainbow history.” (French Quarter Frank).

Now available: Liberty in Louisiana: A Comedy. The oldest play about Louisiana, author James Workman wrote it as a celebration of the Louisiana Purchase. Now it is back in print for the first time in 221 years. Order your copy today!
This week in the Louisiana Anthology. Street poet Stevie Jean (@typewritergypsy) has written a poem for the Louisiana Anthology.
MIDNIGHT JAZZ ON ROYAL STREET WITH ET.
listen, fluctuating ups and downs of lost & found the heart seeks love and settles on warmth, the even flowing, unbended forward march of melody, feeling leaning out toward rumbling, fist bump, dark cloud passing by, we react, can’t help ourselves but to stop and stand, face the brass like dissidents against the firing squad breathless and furious to rise up the brass snaps against closed mouths, fistless, liveliness it loves regardless and will settle and will feed deep within, with renegade speed
9-26-19. royal, nola. typewritergypsy.
This week in Louisiana history. July 26, 1810. Rebellion of West Florida Parishes.
This week in New Orleans history. The first permanent picture show opened on July 26, 1896, at the Vitascope Hall at 623 Canal Street.
This week in Louisiana.
Satchmo SummerFest
August 2-3, 2025
New Orleans Jazz Museum (The Old Mint)
400 Esplanade Ave.
New Orleans, LA 70116
(504) 522-5730
Website
Our two-day celebration is one of the only festivals in the world dedicated to honoring Louis Armstrong and features two stages of music, a delicious culinary lineup featuring Louisiana restaurants, and an incredible indoor lecture series poised to educate guests on Armstrong’s history and enduring impact.
Satchmo SummerFest is scheduled annually to coincide with Louis Armstrong’s birthday on August 4th; the first festival took place on what would have been his 100th birthday, the same year the New Orleans airport was renamed Louis Armstrong International Airport. The artist often stated in public interviews that he was born on July 4, 1900 (Independence Day), a date that has been noted in many biographies. Armstrong died in 1971 and his true birthdate, August 4, 1901, was not discovered until the mid-1980s.
Postcards from Louisiana. Lawrence Cotton on piano at the French Quarter Fest.

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Now available: Liberty in Louisiana: A Comedy. The oldest play about Louisiana, author James Workman wrote it as a celebration of the Louisiana Purchase. Now it is back in print for the first time in 221 years. Order your copy today!
This week in the Louisiana Anthology. Street poet Stevie Jean (@typewritergypsy) has written a poem for the Louisiana Anthology.
MIDNIGHT JAZZ ON ROYAL STREET WITH ET.
listen, fluctuating ups and downs of lost & found the heart seeks love and settles on warmth, the even flowing, unbended forward march of melody, feeling leaning out toward rumbling, fist bump, dark cloud passing by, we react, can’t help ourselves but to stop and stand, face the brass like dissidents against the firing squad breathless and furious to rise up the brass snaps against closed mouths, fistless, liveliness it loves regardless and will settle and will feed deep within, with renegade speed
9-26-19. royal, nola. typewritergypsy.
This week in Louisiana history. July 26, 1810. Rebellion of West Florida Parishes.
This week in New Orleans history. The first permanent picture show opened on July 26, 1896, at the Vitascope Hall at 623 Canal Street.
This week in Louisiana.
Satchmo SummerFest
August 2-3, 2025
New Orleans Jazz Museum (The Old Mint)
400 Esplanade Ave.
New Orleans, LA 70116
(504) 522-5730
Website
Our two-day celebration is one of the only festivals in the world dedicated to honoring Louis Armstrong and features two stages of music, a delicious culinary lineup featuring Louisiana restaurants, and an incredible indoor lecture series poised to educate guests on Armstrong’s history and enduring impact.
Satchmo SummerFest is scheduled annually to coincide with Louis Armstrong’s birthday on August 4th; the first festival took place on what would have been his 100th birthday, the same year the New Orleans airport was renamed Louis Armstrong International Airport. The artist often stated in public interviews that he was born on July 4, 1900 (Independence Day), a date that has been noted in many biographies. Armstrong died in 1971 and his true birthdate, August 4, 1901, was not discovered until the mid-1980s.
Postcards from Louisiana. Lawrence Cotton on piano at the French Quarter Fest.

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635. Part 2 of our talk with Kyle Crosby about his project, Louisiana Dread. "Louisiana Dread is a cultural project that shares and preserves stories of Louisiana history, culture, and folklore. Under the umbrella of Dreadful Productions, LLC, "Louisiana Dread" aims to bring awareness to important cultural aspects of Louisiana through several online series, such as LA Quick History, LA Drinks, LA Estates, LA Lingo, and LD Live. Each highlight in Louisiana history that have otherwise been forgotten or misinterpreted, as well as share local horror stories that have been told for generations. Whether based on fact or complete fiction, Louisiana is seeping with horror stories that all share one common feature: the haunting setting of Louisiana. Along with the online series, a ten-episode television anthology script has been completed and awaits funding. To donate, please contact us at kyleladread@gmail.com The description can be seen below. "Louisiana Dread" is a video horror anthology series based on haunting Louisiana history, folklore, and culture. Set all throughout the Bayou State, each episode holds its own sinister tale of misfortune and evil" (Louisiana Dread).

Now available: Liberty in Louisiana: A Comedy. The oldest play about Louisiana, author James Workman wrote it as a celebration of the Louisiana Purchase. Now it is back in print for the first time in 221 years. Order your copy today!
Catharine Cole (Martha Field). "The Story of the Old French Market." Journalist Martha Field wrote under the pen name of Catharine Cole. She wrote this glimpse of the history of the old French Market in 1916 as an advertisement for French Market Coffee. Now 109 years later, we still think of the old French Market in New Orleans along with its world famous coffee. Time passes differently when we sit in the French Market and drink French Market coffee. Have a cup of coffee and read this wonder reminiscence of the French Market today! "I sit in a dim corner, where the tide of life passes me by, and muse and dream of days that are gone when all was unlike its present form save for the old Market and the selfsame aroma of the only coffee in all the world that has lived and thrived while the centuries passed, swiftly and silently, down the pathway of time."
This week in Louisiana history. July 19, 1799. Interim governor Nicholas Vidal takes command of Louisiana.
This week in New Orleans history. On July 19, 1963, Lee Harvey Oswald was fired from the Reily Coffee Company "...because his work was not satisfactory and because he spent too much time loitering in Adrian Alba's garage next door (at 618 Magazine Street), where he read rifle and hunting magazines."
This week in Louisiana.
Tammany Trace
21490 Koop Drive
Mandeville, LA
985-867-9490
crt@stpgov.org
Website
Originally a corridor for the Illinois Central Railroad, the Tammany Trace is now a hike and bike trail that spans from downtown Covington, through Abita Springs, Mandeville and Lacombe and ends in Slidell. A separate equestrian path parallels the Trace in several places. St. Tammany Parish government purchased the abandoned Illinois Central Railroad corridor on December 20, 1992. With the help of grants and federal dollars, St. Tammany Parish government has asphalted 31 miles, remodeled railroad trestles into pedestrian bridges, and maintained the Trace.
Postcards from Louisiana. Phillip Manuel sings with Michael Pellera Trio play at Snug Harbor on Frenchmen St. in New Orleans.

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634. Part 1 of our talk with Kyle Crosby about his project, Louisiana Dread. "Louisiana Dread is a cultural project that shares and preserves stories of Louisiana history, culture, and folklore. Under the umbrella of Dreadful Productions, LLC, "Louisiana Dread" aims to bring awareness to important cultural aspects of Louisiana through several online series, such as LA Quick History, LA Drinks, LA Estates, LA Lingo, and LD Live. Each highlight in Louisiana history that have otherwise been forgotten or misinterpreted, as well as share local horror stories that have been told for generations. Whether based on fact or complete fiction, Louisiana is seeping with horror stories that all share one common feature: the haunting setting of Louisiana. Along with the online series, a ten-episode television anthology script has been completed and awaits funding. To donate, please contact us at kyleladread@gmail.com The description can be seen below. "Louisiana Dread" is a video horror anthology series based on haunting Louisiana history, folklore, and culture. Set all throughout the Bayou State, each episode holds its own sinister tale of misfortune and evil" (Louisiana Dread).

Now available: Liberty in Louisiana: A Comedy. The oldest play about Louisiana, author James Workman wrote it as a celebration of the Louisiana Purchase. Now it is back in print for the first time in 221 years. Order your copy today!
This week in the Louisiana Anthology. One of our recent additions is a COVID diary by Frank Perez, who wrote about his experiences in the French Quarter during COVID. Saturday, March 21, 2020. 12:15 pm. "I receive a text from my friend Ben, an Episcopal deacon who lives a few blocks away, asking if I know anyone who is hungry. Ben is making dozens of brown bag lunches and delivering them around the Quarter to anyone in need. He assures me that he wears gloves and a mask while preparing the meals. I’m hungry now and heat up spaghetti leftovers from yesterday." At the end of his diary, he notes, "The Quarter itself is a poem. The souls are old here, and each has a story to sigh into any willing ear." (Perez).
This week in Louisiana history. July 12, 1934. Birthday of famous pianist Van Cliburn who was a Musical prodigy who won the first quadrennial Tchaikovsky Piano Competition in 1958 when he was only 23.
This week in New Orleans history. Happy Birthday, Tom Benson
born in New Orleans on July 12, 1927. He ran car dealerships and also bought the Saints.
This week in Louisiana.
Tales of the Cocktail
July 20-25, 2025
The Ritz-Carlton, New Orleans
921 Canal St.
New Orleans, LA 70112
Email: info@talesofthecocktail.com
Website
Enjoy a week-long celebration of cocktails and mixology at the 23rd annual Tales of the Cocktail® (TOTC) event, taking place from July 20-25, 2025. This global cocktail conference, organized by the nonprofit organization Tales of the Cocktail Foundation, aims to educate, advance, and support cocktail professionals and enthusiasts alike.
Hosted by the Ritz Carlton in the French Quarter, this event is set to be a gathering of the brightest minds in the industry. This year, TOTCF has chosen the theme “Evolve” to celebrate the ongoing transformation of the cocktail industry with a dynamic lineup of signature programming, including educational seminars, Beyond the Bar events, tastings, Futures Labs, and much more.
Postcards from Louisiana. Lawrence Cotton.

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633. We talk to Heidi Kim about her research into the novel, Vieux Salomon. "Set in Guadeloupe, New Orleans, the surrounding Louisiana plantations, and briefly in other areas of the South, this is a key text of the history of slavery in Louisiana and the Deep South. There is obviously a difference between memoirs and novels in terms of perception and claims to nonfiction. However, in U.S. antislavery literature, both usually attempted to appeal to the same white mainstream readership (with the exception in this case of Testut’s audience being French-speaking and largely Catholic). Most claimed realism; even novels asserted that they depicted events that had happened or were familiar, even if the characters were fictional." "Heidi’s research and teaching ranges through 19th-21st century American literature, with specializations in the Japanese American incarceration of World War II, law and literature, and the Cold War period. She has also published on Walt Whitman and antislavery literature, including the partial translation of Louisiana Francophone novel Le Vieux Salomon, and collaborated on interdisciplinary environmental research" (Kim).

Now available: Liberty in Louisiana: A Comedy. The oldest play about Louisiana, author James Workman wrote it as a celebration of the Louisiana Purchase. Now it is back in print for the first time in 221 years. Order your copy today!
Camille Naudin (pen name). “La Marseillaise Noire — Chant de Paix.”
"Let march on! Regardless of color,
Men of color, unite;
For the light of the sun is for everyone.
May each happy race prosper,
To the frontiers of humanity
Engrave these words: I hope in Thee,
Thou shalt reign, Equality."
This week in Louisiana history. July 5, 1910. Gov. Sanders appointed to fill senate seat after Sen. McEnery dies, he chooses to remain governor.
This week in New Orleans history. Moisant Airport renamed July 5, 2001. The New Orleans City Council unanimously approved the New Orleans Aviation Board's proposal to rename the New Orleans International Airport in honor of the great Louis Armstrong.
This week in Louisiana.
Lake Bistineau State Park
103 State Park Road
Doyline, LA 71023
318-745-3503
1-888-677-2478
lakebistineau@crt.la.gov
Website
Situated on the western shore of Lake Bistineau, this park offers a satisfying blend of beautiful vistas and outstanding recreational facilities. Memorable for its upland mixed hardwood forest, its open waters, and its enchanting stands of cypress and tupelo trees, the park offers two boat launches, hiking and biking trails, playgrounds, camping, cabins and excellent fishing!
Beginning in January with the "yo- yo" season and lasting through the spring, summer, and early fall, the dedicated fisherman can draw such freshwater catches as black crappie, large-mouth bass, yellow bass, catfish, bluegill, and red-ear sunfish from the lake's clear waters.
Postcards from Louisiana. Delfeayo Marsalis at French Quarter Fest.

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632. Chip Lococo discusses his novel, The Devil’s Jazz: A Gripping Historical Thriller of Murder, Music, and Madness in 1918 New Orleans, about the infamous Axman of New Orleans. “They have never caught me and they never will... I have been, am, and will be the worst spirit that ever existed either in fact or the realm of fancy.” — The Axman

In the haunted heart of New Orleans, as World War I draws to a close, a sinister presence stalks the streets. A brutal serial killer—known only as the Axman—emerges from the shadows, targeting the city’s Sicilian immigrant community with chilling precision. Inspired by true events, The Devil’s Jazz resurrects one of America’s most disturbing unsolved murder cases in a city steeped in music, mystery, and myth. Retired detective Giancarlo Rabito is pulled back into the darkness when the killings begin. The press fans hysteria. The public panics. And when the Axman sends a blood-chilling letter to the newspapers — promising death unless every home plays jazz on a chosen night — the city answers with a desperate and defiant flood of music.

Chip LoCoco was born and raised in New Orleans, Louisiana, where he attended Jesuit High School and received his BA degree from Loyola University in 1990 with a concentration in History. He then went on to receive his JD degree from Loyola University Law School in 1993 and joined his father’s firm, Many & LoCoco, after being sworn in as an attorney in October, 1993.

Now available: Liberty in Louisiana: A Comedy. The oldest play about Louisiana, author James Workman wrote it as a celebration of the Louisiana Purchase. Now it is back in print for the first time in 221 years. Order your copy today!
This week in the Louisiana Anthology. Julie Kane, poet laureate of Louisiana, 2011-2013.
“Moonrise on the Cane River.”
"The moon is a surprised white face over the darkening river
Even before a pair of blue-grey wings swoops down
Between the O of its mouth and the O of a surfacing fish,
And the phone rings, and it's you in Baton Rouge
Grilling a silver catfish and staring at the moon."
This week in Louisiana history. June 28, 1861. First Civil War battle engagement for Louisiana Tigers, at Seneca Dam on Potomac River.
This week in New Orleans history. Hurricane Audrey. June 28, 1957. On June 27, the Hurricane Audrey reached peak sustained winds of 145 mph, making it a major hurricane. Without decreasing windspeed, it made landfall between the mouth of the Sabine River and Cameron, Louisiana the following day. Audrey killed at least 416 people, the majority of which were in Cameron Parish.
This week in Louisiana.
Essence Fest
July 3-6, 2025
Various venues
New Orleans, LA
    What began in 1995 as a one-time event to celebrate Essence Magazine's 25th anniversary has blossomed into an annual festival, which has welcomed hundreds of thousands of guests to the Crescent City each year over the past two decades. Often referred to as “a party with a purpose,” the Essence Festival of Culture promotes, celebrates, and explores health & wellness, spirituality, beauty & style, food, community & culture, entertainment, entrepreneurship, and much more within the African American community.
    Attendees are invited to engage in panel discussions, shopping, meet-and-greets, activities, and of course, nonstop live music featuring some of the best in R&B, soul, funk, gospel, and hip-hop each and every Fourth of July weekend.
    Essence Fest returns for its 31st year from July 3-6, 2025. Lineups will be announced closer to the event, but past headliners include Janet Jackson, Charlie Wilson, Usher, and Birdman & Friends, who will also honor three decades of Cash Money Millionaires.
Postcards from Louisiana. Phillip Manuel sings with Michael Pellera Trio play at Snug Harbor on Frenchmen St. in New Orleans.

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631. Part 2 of Thomas Patterson joining us to discuss his new book, American Populist: Huey Long of Louisiana. "Thomas E. Patterson’s monumental biography of Huey Long is a profound reevaluation of his life and legacy, recognizing him as an inspirational progressive thinker, populist hero, and radical influence on the New Deal. Long transformed the politics of Louisiana by standing for the interests of citizens whom state officials had historically ignored. He eased suffrage restrictions so that more people could vote, and voters endorsed his program of more robust government services and shifting the tax burden to those better able to pay. In the United States Senate,... he advocated loudly and ceaselessly for the redistribution of wealth, expanding public works, increasing the money supply, insuring bank deposits, paying old-age pensions and veterans’ benefits, delivering a minimum income for families, and funding college and vocational education. President Franklin D. Roosevelt, along with other politicians and pundits, dismissed Long’s proposals as nonsense put forth by a reckless demagogue in search of votes.... Despite several biographies, acclaimed novels, and historical studies in the years since Long’s death, his reputation today is mostly caricature: a spellbinding speaker, a dictator, a populist firebrand who was unprincipled and corrupt. Using previously untapped personal papers of Long and his son Russell, other primary sources, recent scholarship, and his experience as a lawyer, Patterson provides a necessary corrective as he analyzes the contours of Long’s career, deconstructs the elements of his success, undercuts several myths related to his time in office, and explains the circumstances that led to his ultimate downfall. The result is the most comprehensive, balanced, and analytical study of the Kingfish to date." Thomas Patterson founded the Patterson Law Firm in Chicago, which focuses on helping businesses manages crises.

Now available: Liberty in Louisiana: A Comedy. The oldest play about Louisiana, author James Workman wrote it as a celebration of the Louisiana Purchase. Now it is back in print for the first time in 221 years. Order your copy today!
This week in the Louisiana Anthology. Infelicia by Adah Isaacs Menken. Menken left New Orleans to travel the world as an actress.
"I will revel in my passion.
At midnight I will feast on it in the darkness.
For it was that which thrilled its crimson tides of reckless passion through the blue veins of my life, and made them leap up in the wild sweetness of Love and agony of Revenge!
I am starving for this feast.
Oh forget not that I am Judith!
And I know where sleeps Holofernes."
This week in Louisiana history. June 21, 1863. The Civil War Battle of Lafourche Railroad Crossing south of Thibodaux.
This week in New Orleans history. Gerald Stith was the 18th mayor of New Orleans, serving from June 21, 1858 until June 18, 1860.
This week in Louisiana.
Tower Trax ATV Park
10247 LA-10
Fluker, LA 70436
Trails length:40+ mi/64.3+ km
Terrain:2600 ac/10522 km²
Consistence: Mostly mud
One of the sports that is extremely popular in Hammond and attracts a lot of dirt lovers is quad biking. The best place to ride in the mud near Hammond is Tower Trax ATV Park. It is a 2600 ac/10522 km² area, offering more than 40 mi/64.3 km of trails, mud bogs, open meadows and deep creek crossings. Loose dirt, sand, a few steep hills, many water crossings, small jumps, berms, sand/gravel pits, a few roads, and some intersections are some of the amazing characteristics that you will come across in this awesome park. You might meet some rider traffic, so be prepared. The area is mostly suitable for amateurs, some novices and a little experts, containing hazards that are marked.
Postcards from Louisiana. Ludwig. "Thank God and Huey Long."

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630. Part 1 of Thomas Patterson joining us to discuss his new book, American Populist: Huey Long of Louisiana. "Thomas E. Patterson’s monumental biography of Huey Long is a profound reevaluation of his life and legacy, recognizing him as an inspirational progressive thinker, populist hero, and radical influence on the New Deal. Long transformed the politics of Louisiana by standing for the interests of citizens whom state officials had historically ignored. He eased suffrage restrictions so that more people could vote, and voters endorsed his program of more robust government services and shifting the tax burden to those better able to pay. In the United States Senate,... he advocated loudly and ceaselessly for the redistribution of wealth, expanding public works, increasing the money supply, insuring bank deposits, paying old-age pensions and veterans’ benefits, delivering a minimum income for families, and funding college and vocational education. President Franklin D. Roosevelt, along with other politicians and pundits, dismissed Long’s proposals as nonsense put forth by a reckless demagogue in search of votes.... Despite several biographies, acclaimed novels, and historical studies in the years since Long’s death, his reputation today is mostly caricature: a spellbinding speaker, a dictator, a populist firebrand who was unprincipled and corrupt. Using previously untapped personal papers of Long and his son Russell, other primary sources, recent scholarship, and his experience as a lawyer, Patterson provides a necessary corrective as he analyzes the contours of Long’s career, deconstructs the elements of his success, undercuts several myths related to his time in office, and explains the circumstances that led to his ultimate downfall. The result is the most comprehensive, balanced, and analytical study of the Kingfish to date." Thomas Patterson founded the Patterson Law Firm in Chicago, which focuses on helping businesses manages crises.

Now available: Liberty in Louisiana: A Comedy. The oldest play about Louisiana, author James Workman wrote it as a celebration of the Louisiana Purchase. Now it is back in print for the first time in 221 years. Order your copy today!
This week in the Louisiana Anthology. Every Man a King is Huey Long's political autobiography. In it, he describes his youth in the politically progressive Winnfield, and his rise to power in politics. And his politics are more relevant today than ever. “God called, 'Come to my feast.' Then what happened? Rockefeller, Morgan, and their crowd stepped up and took enough for 120 million people and left only enough for 5 million of all the other 125 million to eat. And so many millions must go hungry and without these good things God gave us unless we call on them to put some of it back.”
This week in Louisiana history. June 15, 2015. Blaze Starr, dancer linked to Earl K. Long, dead at 83.
This week in New Orleans history. Alfred Bonnabel, Jefferson Parish school director who served on the school board from 1872 through 1918, dedicated a two-room schoolhouse in Bucktown on June 14, 1908.
This week in Louisiana.
Check out the Andouille Trail.
The River Parishes
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The Andouille Trail is a unique culinary byway that will introduce you to our contribution to Louisiana cuisine. You'll find producers with wooden smokehouses, recipes that have been handed down for generations, and restaurants serving up andouille in traditional and inventive new ways. Download the info or check out the trail!
Andouille was born in the River Parishes as French and German culinary heritages combined. When you taste our andouille, you are tasting our culinary heritage. Be careful to not call it sausage — because of the coarseness of the ground pork, it's not considered sausage by locals, it's simply andouille. Special seasonings, the coarsesness of the grind, and the very wood added during smoking, make every producer's andouille product a unique culinary offering - you'll want to try them all!
Postcards from Louisiana. Phillip Manuel sings with Michael Pellera Trio play at Snug Harbor on Frenchmen St. in New Orleans.

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629. Chad Adams returns to the podcast to discuss his new novella, Rapacity. “A desolate young girl finds herself trapped in rising floodwaters after her little brother is tragically killed in a hit and run accident during a catastrophic hurricane. As she and her mother fight to overcome their grief and the wrath of the storm, her faceless assailant sits out of harm's way with callous disregard for their struggles.” “Born and raised in Southeast Louisiana, Chad Adams has a love for the outdoors that dates back to early childhood fishing trips with his dad along the state’s beautiful gulf coast. His articles about duck hunting can be found in Louisiana Sportsman” (Amazon).

Now available: Liberty in Louisiana: A Comedy. The oldest play about Louisiana, author James Workman wrote it as a celebration of the Louisiana Purchase. Now it is back in print for the first time in 221 years. Order your copy today!
This week in Louisiana history. June 7. 1892. Homer Plessy is arrested for taking a seat on a train that was marked "Whites Only."
This week in New Orleans history. On Tuesday, June 7, 1983, the B-52's performed aboard the S.S. President steamboat river cruise. The show began at 9 p.m. for a $12.00 admission.
This week in Louisiana.
The Audubon Zoo
6500 Magazine St.
New Orleans, LA 70118
Open Thursday – Monday 10AM – 5PM
Last entry at 4:30PM
Closed Tuesday & Wednesday
(800) 774-7394
Website
World-renowned Audubon Zoo is a 58-acre beautifully landscaped setting in historic Uptown New Orleans with award-winning natural habitat exhibits and a wide variety of more than 1,700 striking, rare and endangered animals representing more than 350 species of Africa, Central America, the Louisiana Swamp, and more. This AZA-accredited Top 10 zoo provides an unforgettable and authentic New Orleans experience. Cool Zoo with a lazy river, water soakers and slides is open seasonally.
Postcards from Louisiana. Louisiana Book Festival Band.

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628. Anniversary episode. It's the 13th anniversary for the Anthology, and the 12th for the Podcast. Ed Branley visits again to discuss our accomplishments and his over the past year. Here are some new additions to our Anthology over recent months:

The Axman. Letter to the Times Picayune from a serial killer who was never caught.
James Fenimore Cooper. The Prairie. A novel set in the Louisiana Purchase during the territorial days.
Dabney. The Industrial Canal.
Dorothy Day. Newspaper articles and The Eleventh Virgin.
David Ervin. A Frozen Solution. He tells the story of how he created the drive-thru daiquiri stand in Lafayette.
Louise Hicks. “Women and the Code Napoléon.”
Huey P. Long. Share Our Wealth pamphlet.
H. P. Lovecraft. The Call of Cthulhu. A tale of chilling horror beginning in a Louisiana swamp.
Keith Plessy et al. “Grant of Posthumous Clemency to Homer Plessy.”
Emma Southworth. India: The Pearl of Pearl River. A novel set in the antebellum South.

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Now available: Liberty in Louisiana: A Comedy. The oldest play about Louisiana, author James Workman wrote it as a celebration of the Louisiana Purchase. Now it is back in print for the first time in 221 years. Order your copy today!
This week in Louisiana history. May 31, 1964. Last run of Canal Street Streetcar
This week in New Orleans history. Tom Benson buys the Saints
May 31, 1985.
This week in Louisiana.
June 7, 2025
75th Annual Louisiana Peach Festival
Railroad Park
Ruston, LA 71270
(318) 255-2031
Website
Come discover the homegrown flavors, art, music, and culture of Ruston, LA at the 74th Annual Louisiana Peach Festival featuring 12+ hours of live music, a juried arts market, food vendors, kids’ activities, and more peachy fun in the heart of charming Downtown Ruston.
The Louisiana Peach Festival is a long-standing Ruston tradition dating back to 1951. The festival was created by area peach farmers as a way to promote their industry and the delicious peaches they produced throughout Louisiana and surrounding states. Over the years, the Peach Festival has attracted hundreds of thousands of visitors to Lincoln Parish and pumped millions back into the local economy. The festival has seen many changes over its 70 years, but through it all, the event has continued to be a source of excitement and pride in the community. In 2021, the Ruston Lincoln Convention and Visitors Bureau and Downtown Ruston took over coordination of the event with the goal of continuing the event's legacy as a celebration of Ruston's local talent and delicious peaches.
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We interview Kelly Jackson, founder of the Cane River Film Festival. Natchitoches has a long and intimate history with American cinema. The Cane River film festival represents the latest chapter in that history. We are as diverse as the community that we represent. Our mission is to showcase, nurture, and support the emerging creative student and independent filmmakers stories about and or filmed in Louisiana. We want to share their films with an audience, seek opportunities for distribution and celebrate their achievement in telling their story that they want to tell. The Cane River film festival is not just a film festival — it's an experience.
Now available: Liberty in Louisiana: A Comedy. The oldest play about Louisiana, author James Workman wrote it as a celebration of the Louisiana Purchase. Now it is back in print for the first time in 221 years. Order your copy today!
This week in Louisiana history. May 24, 1963. Birthday of great Shreveport basket player Joe Dumars the Former NBA guard and 6-time All-Star who helped the Detroit Pistons win back-to-back NBA Championships in 1989 and 1990.
This week in New Orleans history. On May 24, 2013, City Putt, a 36-hole mini golf complex with two courses opened in City Park. The Louisiana Course highlights cultural themes and cities from around the state. The New Orleans Course showcases streets and iconic themes from around the city, with signs detailing the city’s historic sites at each hole.
This week in Louisiana.
El Camino Real de los Tejas
National Historic Trail
TX, LA
Trail sites are located across 2,580 miles and 5 states (in the U.S.) and thousands of miles in Mexico.
The trail runs from the city of Lafayette to the town of Natchitoches. The trail travels west from there into Texas. It splits into two trails while in the state of Louisiana, and joins again at the border with Texas.
Website
The Trail is administered by the NPS office located at:
National Trails Office Regions 6, 7, & 8
El Camino Real de los Tejas National Historic Trail
1100 Old Santa Fe Trail
Santa Fe, NM 87505
During the Spanish colonial period in North America, numerous “royal roads” — or caminos reales — tied far-flung regions of the empire to Mexico City. One particular collection of indigenous trails and trade routes became known as El Camino Real de los Tejas, the primary overland route for the Spanish colonization of what is today Texas and northwestern Louisiana. The trail’s name is derived not only from its geographic extent but also from some of its original users. Spaniards referred to a prominent group of Caddo Indians as the Tejas, a word derived from the Caddo term for ‘friend’ or ‘ally.’ Thus, the Spanish province of Tejas, the Mexican state of Coahuila y Tejas, and the historic trail traversing them owe their name to the Caddo language.
Postcards from Louisiana. Albany Navarre. Building Blocks for Financial Literacy (ages 6-18). Louisiana Book Festival.

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626. Part 2 of our interview with Gabrielle Perry. Gabrielle Angelique Perry, MPH, B.S. is a public health specialist. She's also the founder and executive director of The Thurman Perry Foundation, an award-winning Louisiana-based nonprofit operating nationally with a mission of aiding women and girls impacted by incarceration. Ms. Perry’s organization has awarded tens of thousands of dollars in scholarships to currently incarcerated women, formerly incarcerated women, and the daughters of both demographics via her educational program, The Perry Second Chances Scholarship, which is reflective of her experiences as a woman impacted by incarceration who sought to achieve her own education.

Now available: Liberty in Louisiana: A Comedy. The oldest play about Louisiana, author James Workman wrote it as a celebration of the Louisiana Purchase. Now it is back in print for the first time in 221 years. Order your copy today!
This week in Louisiana history. May 17, 1954. Brown v Board of Education, called 'Black Monday' by supporters of segregation. The Supreme Court decision forcing La. to desegregate schools.
This week in New Orleans history. On May 17, 1946, the Southern Baptist Convention revised the institutes' charter to enable it to become a seminary, and the name was changed to New Orleans Baptist Theological Seminary. Missions and evangelism have remained the core focus of the seminary. The Seminary started as the Baptist Bible Institute and relocated to a more spaciouse campus during the 1950s to the current location in Gentilly after purchasing a 75-acre pecan orchard and transformed it into what is now a bustling campus over 100 buildings, including academic buildings, faculty and staff housing, and student housing. 306 Beach Ln, Cypremort Point, LA 70538
This week in Louisiana.
Cypremort Point State Park
306 Beach Lane
Cypremort Point, LA 70538
337-867-4510
1-888-867-4510
cypremort@crt.la.gov
Website
Site is open daily 7 a.m. - 10 p.m.
Admission/Entrance Fees
$3 per person
Free for seniors (62 & older)
Free for children (3 & under)
    Between Grand Isle and Cameron, Cypremort Point is one of the very few locations near the Gulf of Mexico that can be reached by car. A half-mile stretch of a man-made beach provides a delightful area for relaxing, picnicking and enjoying the water. It also affords an opportunity for fishing, crabbing, water skiing, windsurfing and, of course, sailing.
    A boat launch just outside the park's entrance is only a few miles from the Gulf of Mexico, and fishermen can venture out to fish in the Gulf or Vermilion Bay. Catches of flounder and redfish are not uncommon in the area. For those interested in fishing from the shore, a 100-foot fishing area is located on both the north and south side of the park. The area includes a fish-cleaning station, kayak launch, built-in rod holders and lighting. Cabin guests also have access to adjacent boat docks and a fish cleaning station.
    In addition to excellent sailing and swimming facilities, the 185-acre park also holds a special attraction for nature enthusiasts. Located in the heart of a Louisiana marsh, a boardwalk with outdoor classroom allowing visitors to get an up close view of the abundant wildlife. The quiet observer may happen upon nutria, muskrat, alligator or a number of bird species native to the state. Deer, black bear, rabbits, opossum and red fox also make their home in this area, so stay aware of your surroundings and you may discover more of the natural charm of Cypremort Point.
Postcards from Louisiana. Phillip Manuel sings with Michael Pellera Trio play at Snug Harbor on Frenchmen St. in New Orleans

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625. Part 1 of our interview with Gabrielle Perry. Gabrielle Angelique Perry, MPH, B.S., is a public health specialist. She's also the founder and executive director of The Thurman Perry Foundation, an award-winning Louisiana-based nonprofit operating nationally with a mission of aiding women and girls impacted by incarceration. Ms. Perry’s organization has awarded tens of thousands of dollars in scholarships to currently incarcerated women, formerly incarcerated women, and the daughters of both demographics via her educational program. The Perry Second Chances Scholarship, which is reflective of her experiences as a woman impacted by incarceration who sought to achieve her own education.

Now available: Liberty in Louisiana: A Comedy. The oldest play about Louisiana, author James Workman wrote it as a celebration of the Louisiana Purchase. Now it is back in print for the first time in 221 years. Order your copy today!
This week in Louisiana history. May 10, 1781. Formal surrender of Pensacola to Galvez.
This week in New Orleans history. The original Causeway was a two-lane span (now the southbound span), measuring 23.86 miles in length which opened in 1956 at a cost of $30.7 million. A parallel two-lane span, 1/100th of a mile longer than the original, opened on May 10, 1969 at a cost of $26 million. Each span was the longest over-water bridge in the world when completed.
This week in Louisiana.
Washington Parish Balloon Festival
May 30, 2025 - June 01, 2025
100 Main Street
Franklinton LA 70438
wpballoonfest@gmail.com
Website
Join us for a weekend of fun!
Hot Air Balloon Glows, tethered rides, flights.
Live Music
Carnival
Food Vendors
Craft Vendors
Rodeo
Postcards from Louisiana. Roz's band plays at Bamboula.

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624. Part 2 of Ed Branley's return to the porch to talk about the 200th anniversary of the Marquis de Lafayette's visit to America in 1825. Fifty years after the Revolutionary War, Lafayette returned for a triumphant tour of the United States. Nowhere was he more welcome than in his visit to Louisiana. Ed is a volunteer docent at the Cabildo Museum in Jackson Square, and the Museum has a fantastic eshibit commemorating the occasion.
"Bienvenue Lafayette. Thu, April 10, 2025 - Sun, January 18, 2026. Commemorating the 200th Anniversary of the Marquis de Lafayette’s Visit to Louisiana. Lafayette's tour was marked by public celebrations, music, and the creation of commemorative items, making him a precursor to modern celebrity. One notable stop was his five-day visit to New Orleans in April 1825, where city officials spared no expense, spending the equivalent of $450,000 to transform the Cabildo into lavish accommodations for Lafayette, symbolizing the city's growing significance in the United States.

"To commemorate the bicentennial of Lafayette's tour, the Louisiana State Museum presents Bienvenue Lafayette from April 10, 2025, to January 18, 2026, opening on the exact 200th anniversary of his arrival in New Orleans. The exhibition features artifacts, documents, and works of art from local and national collections, and offers visitors insight into Lafayette's legacy as a champion of liberty, democracy, and the abolition of slavery. This exhibition deepens the public's understanding of Lafayette's impact on both the United States and France and highlights New Orleans' role in the broader historical narrative" (Cabildo).

Now available: Liberty in Louisiana: A Comedy. The oldest play about Louisiana, author James Workman wrote it as a celebration of the Louisiana Purchase. Now it is back in print for the first time in 221 years. Order your copy today!
This week in Louisiana history. May 3, 1699. After exploring Miss. River, Iberville returns to France
This week in New Orleans history. May 3, 1978 had been designated as "Sun Day" — a day set aside, in the United States, to bring attention to the potential uses and advantages of solar energy. In New Orleans, ten and on-half inches of rain fell on the metropolitan area; eight and two-tenths inches fell between 7:45 and noon, which was double the amount which could be pumped from the streets. Much of the city and metro-area experienced two to five feet of standing water my mid-afternoon. Property damage was extensive.
This week in Louisiana.
Cruisin Cajun Country
May 15-17, 2025
400 Spanish Towne Blvd.
New Iberia LA 70560
(337) 277-7221
Classic and muscle cars cruise into the HOT side of Louisiana's Cajun Country to experience the areas hottest attractions, award winning Main Street historic district, food, live music, gaming and burn out contest.
Postcards from Louisiana. Phillip Manuel sings with Michael Pellera Trio play at Snug Harbor on Frenchmen St. in New Orleans.

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592. Today we talk to author Carolyn Morrow Long about two of her books, one on Marie Laveau and the other on Madame LaLaurie. A New Orleans Voudou Priestess: The Legend and Reality of Marie Laveau. "Legendary for an unusual combination of spiritual power, beauty, charisma, showmanship, intimidation, and shrewd business sense, Marie Leveau also was known for her kindness and charity, nursing yellow fever victims and ministering to condemned prisoners, and her devotion to the Roman Catholic Church. In separating verifiable fact from semi-truths and complete fabrication, Carolyn Morrow Long explores the unique social, political, and legal setting in which the lives of Laveau’s African and European ancestors became intertwined in nineteenth-century New Orleans."
Madame Lalaurie, Mistress of the Haunted House. "A meticulous researcher of New Orleans history, Carolyn Long disentangles the threads of fact and legend that have intertwined over the decades. Was Madame Lalaurie a sadistic abuser? Mentally ill? Or merely the victim of an unfair and sensationalist press? Using carefully documented eyewitness testimony, archival documents, and family letters, Long recounts Lalaurie’s life from legal troubles before the fire through the scandal of her exile to France to her death in Paris in 1849."

Now available: Liberty in Louisiana: A Comedy. The oldest play about Louisiana, author James Workman wrote it as a celebration of the Louisiana Purchase. Now it is back in print for the first time in 220 years. Order your copy today!
This week in Louisiana history. September 21, 1779. Spanish La. Commander Galvez captured New Richmond (Baton Rouge) from the English
This week in New Orleans history. September 21, 1873 "Papa Jack" Laine is Born. Born on September 21, 1873, George Vital "Papa Jack" Laine was a pioneering band leader in New Orleans in the years from the Spanish-American War to World War I. He is often credited with being instrumental in the development of jazz music as his Reliance Brass Band was the first to fuse European, African and Latin music together. The earliest jazz musicians can be traced back to playing within the Reliance Brass Band or being influenced from those who had.
This week in Louisiana.
Louisiana Sugar Cane Festival
Sept. 21-29, 2024
102 W. Main St.
New Iberia LA 70560
Street fair, Fais Do-Do's, Coronation of Queen Sugar, Blessing of the Crop, sugar cookery, photo & art exhibits, Louisiana Sugar Cane parade, children's parade and much more
Amenities: Family Friendly, Handicapped Accessible, Free Parking
Contact
(337) 369-9323
info@hisugar.org
Postcards from Louisiana. Jazz Vipers play at the French Quarter Fest.

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591. Part 2 of our conversation with Quentin Anthony Anderson, a Democratic Candidate for Louisiana Congressional District 6. "As the Executive Chairman of The Justice Alliance, a Baton Rouge-based social justice nonprofit, and the founder & Creative Director of Anderson Creative, Quentin embodies a lifelong commitment to fostering equity and empowerment.... A proud alumnus of McKinley Senior High School in Baton Rouge, Quentin earned his undergraduate degree at Louisiana Tech University in Ruston, Louisiana and he received his law degree from LSU, punctuated by a pivotal year in 2007 when he joined then-Senator Barack Obama’s presidential campaign. This experience - starting as an unpaid intern and culminating as a field organizer in Missouri - solidified his path in political activism and community organizing. His commitment extended into his law school years, where he taught legal studies courses at schools like Capitol High as a volunteer instructor through the Street Law program and served the unhoused community through legal aid work at the Capital Area Alliance for the Homeless in Baton Rouge" (Anderson2024).

Now available: Liberty in Louisiana: A Comedy. The oldest play about Louisiana, author James Workman wrote it as a celebration of the Louisiana Purchase. Now it is back in print for the first time in 220 years. Order your copy today!
This week in Louisiana history. September 14, 1874. The White League defeats the New Orleans Metropolitan Police in the Battle of Liberty Place.
This week in New Orleans history. September 14, 2009. New Orleans Master Plan Regarding Claiborne Avenue Overpass. Supporters for the removal of the I-10 Claiborne overpass and rerouting I-10 to the I-610 corridor cite the structure's need for costly repairs and damage it has caused to cause what was a thriving urban neighborhood. Opponents argue that the overpass' removal would cause great inconvenience to the residents of New Orleans East and potentially require unwanted and intrusive expansion of the I-610 corridor. A September 14th, 2009 draft of the New Orleans Master Plan called for a study and eventual removal of the overpass.
This week in Louisiana.
Louisiana Soulfood Fall Fest
Friday, September 20 - Sunday, September 22, 2024
Louisiana Soulfood Fall Fest is an exclusive 3 day event that enhances the rich culture of savoring.
1400 Fairfield Ave.
Shreveport, LA 71101
(318) 779-8941
louisianasoulfoodfallfestival@gmail.com
Postcards from Louisiana. Tiffany Pollack sings at the French Quarter Fest.

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590. Part 1 of our conversation with Quentin Anthony Anderson, Candidate for District 6. "As the Executive Chairman of The Justice Alliance, a Baton Rouge-based social justice nonprofit, and the founder & Creative Director of Anderson Creative, Quentin embodies a lifelong commitment to fostering equity and empowerment.... A proud alumnus of McKinley Senior High School in Baton Rouge, Quentin earned his undergraduate degree at Louisiana Tech University in Ruston, Louisiana and he received his law degree from LSU, punctuated by a pivotal year in 2007 when he joined then-Senator Barack Obama’s presidential campaign. This experience - starting as an unpaid intern and culminating as a field organizer in Missouri - solidified his path in political activism and community organizing. His commitment extended into his law school years, where he taught legal studies courses at schools like Capitol High as a volunteer instructor through the Street Law program and served the unhoused community through legal aid work at the Capital Area Alliance for the Homeless in Baton Rouge" (Anderson2024).

Now available: Liberty in Louisiana: A Comedy. The oldest play about Louisiana, author James Workman wrote it as a celebration of the Louisiana Purchase. Now it is back in print for the first time in 220 years. Order your copy today!
This week in Louisiana history. September 7, 1863. Alexandria captured by Union troops during the Civil War.
This week in New Orleans history. The Freret Street streetcar, which first ran on September 7, 1924, was replaced with a trolley bus on December 1, 1946 and later with a diesel bus.
This week in Louisiana.
Plaquemine Lock State Historic Site
57730 Main Street
Plaquemine, LA 70764
Operating hours:
Tuesday through Saturday, 9 a.m. to 5 p.m
As a distributary of the Mississippi River and a route to the heartland of Louisiana through the Atchafalaya Basin, Bayou Plaquemine was used as a navigable artery centuries before the age of European exploration. From the early 1700s, Bayou Plaquemine served as a commercial transport route, promoting settlement and economic prosperity in southwest and northern Louisiana via the Atchafalaya, Red and other rivers.
Postcards from Louisiana. The Jazz Vipers play at the French Quarter Fest.

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589. Dayne Sherman returns to the podcast to discuss the situation in Louisiana right now. Dayne is the author of the novels Zion and Welcome to the Fallen Paradise. Both are ebooks and audiobooks. Signed first editions are available from the author. And he does not speak for any of his employers. Please sign up for my newsletter and get the FREE Dayne Sherman Starter Pack Ebook. Thanks for reading and sharing.

Now available: Liberty in Louisiana: A Comedy. The oldest play about Louisiana, author James Workman wrote it as a celebration of the Louisiana Purchase. Now it is back in print for the first time in 220 years. Order your copy today!
This week in Louisiana history. August 31, 1925 — September 1, 1969.
30,000 Attend the New Orleans Pop Festival. Two weeks after Woodstock, an estimated 30,000 young people trekked to the Louisiana International Speedway in Prairieville on August 31 through September 1, 1969.
This week in New Orleans history.
Life-long Harahan resident Charles (Charlie) Brent Jr., was born on August 31, 1948. A talented player of the guitar and saxophone, he toured with rock and soul bands throughout the country and tutored local musicians at home. A graduate of de la Salle High School, he attended Loyola University School of Music where he was instrumental in establishing the university's jazz program. Charlie died at age 58 on November 28, 2006.
This week in Louisiana.
Tickfaw State Park
27225 Patterson Road
Springfield, LA 70462-8906
225-294-5020
1-888-981-2020
Facebook
tickfaw@crt.la.gov
Hours of Operation
Gate Opening Times:
Sunday through Thursday
7 a.m. — 10 p.m.
$3.00 per person.
Free for 3 & under and 62 & older.
Strolling through four ecosystems on over a mile of boardwalks through Tickfaw State Park, visitors can experience the sights and sounds of a cypress/tupelo swamp, a bottomland hardwood forest, a mixed pine/hardwood forest and the Tickfaw River. At Tickfaw State park, you can go night hiking or listen to the swamp nightlife from the porch of your vacation cabin. Check at the Nature Center for scheduled programs. While there, view the 800-gallon aquarium stocked with fish found in the Tickfaw River. There are also displays featuring the animals, history and culture of the area and of Louisiana. Be sure to watch the 8-minute introductory video about the history of the park area.
Postcards from Louisiana. Tiffany Pollack sings at the French Quarter Fest.

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588. Part 2 of our interview of Amanda Jones, library defender. Amanda served as an educator in Louisiana for over twenty years. Jones had long been a vocal opponent to book censorship, arguing that book challenges have disproportionally targeted books with LGBTQ or BIPOC themes, characters, or authors. In July 2022, Jones spoke publicly against book censorship at a Livingston Parish Public Library Board meeting. After the meeting, multiple conservative organizations posted about Jones on their websites and social media pages. In 2022, Jones helped to create Louisiana Citizens Against Censorship, an organization in which she is executive director, as well as the Livingston Parish Library Alliance. Jones has lobbied against censorship legislation in Louisiana, specifically Louisiana Senate Bill 7 in 2023, to limit access to minors of material with "sexual conduct", and House Bills 414 and 545 in 2024, which would apply state obscenity law to libraries. The former was signed into law in June 2023.

Now available: Liberty in Louisiana: A Comedy. The oldest play about Louisiana, author James Workman wrote it as a celebration of the Louisiana Purchase. Now it is back in print for the first time in 220 years. Order your copy today!
This week in Louisiana history. August 24, 1955. U.S. Appellate Court desegregated LSU undergraduate classes.
This week in New Orleans history. On August 24, 1963 a grass-roots group of daily streetcar riders advertised a petition seeking signatures to "Save Our Streetcars" on Canal Street. Mrs. Joan L. Legrand and Cyril O. Rouseau organized the petition activities.
This week in Louisiana.
Dutch Oven Gathering
Lake Bistineau State Park
103 State Park Rd.
Doyline, LA 71023
September 14, 2024 9:00 am - 2:00 pm
Meeting, Greeting, Cooking & Eating
Pots are usually on the coals by 9:30 am
Tasting begins at Noon
Bring your chairs and drinks.
Entrance fees into the park apply.
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587. The first part of our conversation with Library defender Amanda Jones, author of That Librarian. Amanda served as an educator in Louisiana for over twenty years. Jones had long been a vocal opponent to book censorship, arguing that book challenges have disproportionally targeted books with LGBTQ or BIPOC themes, characters, or authors. In July 2022, Jones spoke publicly against book censorship at a Livingston Parish Public Library Board meeting. After the meeting, multiple conservative organizations posted about Jones on their websites and social media pages. In 2022, Jones helped to create Louisiana Citizens Against Censorship, an organization in which she is executive director, as well as the Livingston Parish Library Alliance. Jones has lobbied against censorship legislation in Louisiana, specifically Louisiana Senate Bill 7 in 2023, to limit access to minors of material with "sexual conduct," and House Bills 414 and 545 in 2024, which would apply state obscenity law to libraries. The former was signed into law in June 2023.

Now available: Liberty in Louisiana: A Comedy. The oldest play about Louisiana, author James Workman wrote it as a celebration of the Louisiana Purchase. Now it is back in print for the first time in 220 years. Order your copy today!
This week in Louisiana history. August 17, 1969. Hurricane "Camile" hits near mouth of Miss. River, $322 million in damages.
This week in New Orleans history. August 17, 1969. Hurricane Camille was the third and strongest tropical cyclone and second hurricane during the 1969 Atlantic hurricane season. Estimates put sustained winds around 175 miles per hour. By central pressure and winds, Camille was the second strongest U.S. landfalling hurricane in recorded history, second only to the Labor Day Hurricane in 1935.
This week in Louisiana.
42^nd Annual Southwest Louisiana Zydeco Music Festival
August 31, 2024
Yambillee Ag. Center
1939 W Landry St.
Opelousas, LA 70570
(337) 290-6048
swlazydecofestival@yahoo.com
Opelousas is the Zydeco Music Capital of the World and home to one of the biggest zydeco music celebrations, the Original Southwest Louisiana Zydeco Music Festival. In 1981, there was a real fear that Creole and zydeco music was dying out. To combat this, a group of concerned citizens organized the Southwest Louisiana Zydeco Music Festival. Today, the event features the best performers in zydeco. Swamp-pop, swing, R&B, and southern soul enjoyers will also have a great time. It’s the perfect event to dance to your favorite zydeco musicians. It’s the perfect event to dance to your favorite zydeco musicians. You can also grab authentic plate lunches and Creole cuisine.
Gates open at 11am, but the music starts at 12pm.
Admission is $25 for adults and $5 for kids 12 and under.
RV Parking is $10/day (no electricity).
No coolers allowed. No glass containers. No BBQ pits. No open flame burners.
Postcards from Louisiana. Tiffany Pollack & Co. sing at the French Quarter Fest.

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586. Part 2 of our most recent conversation with Ed Branley, also known as the NOLA History Guy. "The clanging of a streetcar’s bell conjures images of a time when street railways were a normal part of life in the city. Historic Canal Street represents the common ground between old and new with buses driving alongside steel rails and electric wires that once guided streetcars. New Orleans was one of the first cities to embrace street railways, and the city’s love affair with streetcars has never ceased. New Orleans: The Canal Streetcar Line showcases photographs, diagrams, and maps that detail the rail line from its origin and golden years, its decline and disappearance for almost 40 years, and its return to operation. From the French Quarter to the cemeteries, the Canal Line ran through the heart of the city and linked the Creole Faubourgs with the new neighborhoods that stretched to Lake Pontchartrain" (Hickory Stick Bookshop).

Now available: Liberty in Louisiana: A Comedy. The oldest play about Louisiana, author James Workman wrote it as a celebration of the Louisiana Purchase. Now it is back in print for the first time in 220 years. Order your copy today!
This week in Louisiana history. August 10, 1936. Highest temperature ever recorded in Louisiana, Plain Dealing, 114 degrees.
This week in New Orleans history. August 3, 1974. "Lady Marmalade" by the group Labelle was written by Bob Crewe and Kenny Nolan, and produced by Allen Toussaint and Vicki Wickham. It was released on August 3, 1974 as the first single from the album Nightbirds.
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Poverty Point Reservoir State Park
1500 Poverty Point Parkway
Delhi, LA 71232
United States
318-878-7536
1-800-474-0392
Email: povertypointres@crt.la.gov
Hours of Operation
6 a.m. — 10 p.m.
Admission/Entrance Fees
$3 per person
Free for seniors (62 & older)
Free for children (3 & under)
Postcards from Louisiana. Dirty Rotten Vipers at French Quarter Fest.

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585. Part 2 of our conversation with Kaitlyn Joshua. Kaitlyn was a victim of Louisiana's abortion ban. She was excited to get pregnant, but her OBGYN wouldn't see her until she had been pregnant 12 weeks. During those early weeks of pregnancy, Joshua experienced symptoms she hadn't dealt with in her first pregnancy: mild cramping and spotting. Without access to a doctor, though, Joshua felt like she had nowhere to go for answers. She eventually visited ERs at Woman's Hospital in Baton Rouge and to Baton Rough General. Both hospitals sent her home in spite of heavy bleeding. Now Kaitlyn is an advocate for women's right to choose and to get medical care.

Now available: Liberty in Louisiana: A Comedy. The oldest play about Louisiana, author James Workman wrote it as a celebration of the Louisiana Purchase. Now it is back in print for the first time in 220 years. Order your copy today!
This week in Louisiana history. August 4, 1901. Allen Greene school opens in town of Grambling, will later become Grambling State Univ.
This week in New Orleans history. The Superdome held its official dedication ceremonies on August 3, 1975. Jazz musicians Al Hirt and Pete Fountain played for the event. On he same day, Tulane Stadium was condemned.
This week in Louisiana.
Fort St. Jean Baptiste State Historic Site
155 Rue Jefferson
Natchitoches, LA 71457
318-357-3101
888-677-7853
fortstjean\_mgr@crt.la.gov
Wednesday through Sunday
9 a.m. to 5 p.m.
closed Thanksgiving, Christmas & New Year's Day
Admission/Entrance Fees
$4 per person
Free for senior citizens (62 and older)
Free for children 3 and under
Natchitoches was founded by a French Canadian, Louis Antoine Juchereau de St. Denis, in 1714 while he was en route to Mexico from Mobile, Alabama, on a trade mission. When he reached the village of the Natchitoches Indians on the Red River, he had two huts constructed within the village and left a small detachment there to guard the stores and trade with the inhabitants. This became the first permanent European settlement in the territory later known as the Louisiana Purchase.
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584. Part 1 of our talk with Kaitlyn Joshua. Kaitlyn was an early victim of Louisiana's abortion ban after Roe v Wade was overturned in 2022. She had been excited to get pregnant, but her OBGYN wouldn't see her until she had been pregnant 12 weeks. During those early weeks of pregnancy, Joshua experienced symptoms she hadn't dealt with in her first pregnancy: mild cramping and spotting. Without access to a doctor, though, Joshua felt like she had nowhere to go for answers. She eventually visited ERs at Woman's Hospital in Baton Rouge and to Baton Rough General. Both hospitals sent her home in spite of heavy bleeding. Now Kaitlyn is an advocate for women's right to choose and to get medical care.

Now available: Liberty in Louisiana: A Comedy. The oldest play about Louisiana, author James Workman wrote it as a celebration of the Louisiana Purchase. Now it is back in print for the first time in 220 years. Order your copy today!
This week in Louisiana history. July 30, 1812. William Charles Cole Claiborne becomes the 1st Governor of the state of Louisiana.
This week in New Orleans history. July 28, 1965. Jazz trombonist and record producer Delfeayo Marsalis was born in New Orleans on July 28, 1965.
This week in Louisiana.
Satchmo Summerfest
presented by the New Orleans Tourism and Cultural Fund (NOTCF)
Old U. S. Mint
400 Esplanade Ave
New Orleans, LA 70116
August 3 & 4, 2024
Free Admission
Satchmo Summerfest Returns with Free Admission
to the New Orleans Jazz Museum at The Old U.S. Mint
August 3 & 4, 2024
Website
Our two-day celebration is one of the only festivals in the world dedicated to honoring Louis Armstrong and features two stages of music, a delicious culinary lineup featuring Louisiana restaurants, and an incredible indoor lecture series poised to educate guests on Armstrong’s history and enduring impact.
Satchmo SummerFest is scheduled annually to coincide with Louis Armstrong’s birthday on August 4th; the first festival took place on what would have been his 100th birthday, the same year the New Orleans airport was renamed Louis Armstrong International Airport. The artist often stated in public interviews that he was born on July 4, 1900 (Independence Day), a date that has been noted in many biographies. Armstrong died in 1971 and his true birthdate, August 4, 1901, was not discovered until the mid-1980s.
Postcards from Louisiana. Big Mama sings on Bourbon St.

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Now available: Liberty in Louisiana: A Comedy. The oldest play about Louisiana, author James Workman wrote it as a celebration of the Louisiana Purchase. Now it is back in print for the first time in 220 years. Order your copy today!
This week in Louisiana history. July 30, 1812. William Charles Cole Claiborne becomes the 1st Governor of the state of Louisiana.
This week in New Orleans history. July 28, 1965. Jazz trombonist and record producer Delfeayo Marsalis was born in New Orleans on July 28, 1965.
This week in Louisiana.
Satchmo Summerfest
presented by the New Orleans Tourism and Cultural Fund (NOTCF)
Old U. S. Mint
400 Esplanade Ave
New Orleans, LA 70116
August 3 & 4, 2024
Free Admission
Satchmo Summerfest Returns with Free Admission
to the New Orleans Jazz Museum at The Old U.S. Mint
August 3 & 4, 2024
Website
Our two-day celebration is one of the only festivals in the world dedicated to honoring Louis Armstrong and features two stages of music, a delicious culinary lineup featuring Louisiana restaurants, and an incredible indoor lecture series poised to educate guests on Armstrong’s history and enduring impact.
Satchmo SummerFest is scheduled annually to coincide with Louis Armstrong’s birthday on August 4th; the first festival took place on what would have been his 100th birthday, the same year the New Orleans airport was renamed Louis Armstrong International Airport. The artist often stated in public interviews that he was born on July 4, 1900 (Independence Day), a date that has been noted in many biographies. Armstrong died in 1971 and his true birthdate, August 4, 1901, was not discovered until the mid-1980s.
Postcards from Louisiana. Big Mama sings on Bourbon St.

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583. Part 1 of our most recent conversation with Ed Branley, also known as the NOLA History Guy. "The clanging of a streetcar’s bell conjures images of a time when street railways were a normal part of life in the city. Historic Canal Street represents the common ground between old and new with buses driving alongside steel rails and electric wires that once guided streetcars. New Orleans was one of the first cities to embrace street railways, and the city’s love affair with streetcars has never ceased. New Orleans: The Canal Streetcar Line showcases photographs, diagrams, and maps that detail the rail line from its origin and golden years, its decline and disappearance for almost 40 years, and its return to operation. From the French Quarter to the cemeteries, the Canal Line ran through the heart of the city and linked the Creole Faubourgs with the new neighborhoods that stretched to Lake Pontchartrain" (Hickory Stick Bookshop).

"A former High School History teacher turned computer consultant and trainer, Branley was born just north of Boston, MA, in 1958. His family moved to New Orleans when he was two, and he's called metro NOLA home ever since. Educated by the Brothers of the Sacred Heart at Brother Martin High School in Gentilly (Class of 1976), he also holds a B.A. in Secondary Education from the University of New Orleans (Class of 1980). Branley taught at Redeemer High School before opening his own computer consulting business. He continues to teach, primarily in the computer specialty of Storage Area Networking." An avid fan of streetcar and public bus transportation, Branley's first book New Orleans, the Canal Streetcar Line, won critical acclaim across the city (Amazon).

Now available: Liberty in Louisiana: A Comedy. The oldest play about Louisiana, author James Workman wrote it as a celebration of the Louisiana Purchase. Now it is back in print for the first time in 220 years. Order your copy today!
This week in Louisiana history. July 20 1661 Piere LeMoyne Iberville born
This week in New Orleans history. July 21, 1967. The Green Bridge (the unofficial local name of the Paris Road Bridge) carrying Louisiana Highway 47 across the Mississippi River Gulf Outlet between St. Bernard Parish and New Orleans opened on July 21, 1967. The bridge replaced the Paris Road pontoon bridge. The name "the Green Bridge" came from it originally being painted green. About 1980 it was repainted brown, and more recently grey, but locals continued referring to it as "the green bridge". (Wiki)
This week in Louisiana.
13th Annual Bayou BBQ Bash
Event Dates: July 26th-27th, 2024
Presented by the Morgan City Marine Corps League
The annual Bayou BBQ Bash is a BCA Sanctioned State Championship BBQ Competition held rain or shine in Morgan City, LA each July.
Thursday, July 25, 2024
Meet the cooks and enjoy the unveiling of LA Shrimp & petroleum Festival Poster
Holiday Inn Express
5:30 p.m. – 8 p.m.
Friday, July 26, 2024
BBQ Bash will be under the U.S. 90 Bridge in Morgan City. There will be food vendors, arts, and crafts from 4 p.m. -9:30 p.m., and live music by Cliff Hillebran from 6 p.m. – 9 p.m.
Saturday, July 27, 2024
There will be arts & crafts and food vendors at 10 a.m., DJ from 10 a.m. – 1 p.m., and live music by South 70 from 1 p.m. – 4 p.m.
Come join and enjoy some food anytime.
For more information, please contact Bill at
(985) 384-3446
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582. This week we talk to Phil Cross, a leading historian of the Kadohadacho (Caddo) Tribe. Phil grew up in a home with no electricity and no running water on his family’s Indian allotment land in western Oklahoma – out where that bright red dirt could both stain his clothes and, in some ways, stir that Okie pride. Phil is a historian, lecturer, Caddo traditional singer and dancer, author, drummer, woodworker, flute maker and much more.

Now available: Liberty in Louisiana: A Comedy. The oldest play about Louisiana, author James Workman wrote it as a celebration of the Louisiana Purchase. Now it is back in print for the first time in 220 years. Order your copy today!
This week in Louisiana history. July 14, 1937. First piling driven for N.O. Charity Hospital.
This week in New Orleans history. The Louisiana Superdome hosted the Rolling Stones, during their 1978 World Tour, on Thursday, July 13, 1978. General Admission tickets sold for $12.50. Van Halen opened the show, followed by the Doobie Brothers, then the Stones. When the Stones took the stage, which was encircled by huge red lips, the crowd went wild. It was the largest indoor attendance in history — 80,173 people.
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Vegan 2 the Soul Festival
7th Annual Food Fest 2024
Lemann Park
628 N. Claiborne Ave.
New Orleans, LA 70112
Saturday, July 20, 2024
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581. Part 2 of our conversation with Matthew Teutsch about his article, "Blood in the Pool: The 1868 Bossier Massacre." "Violent, racist attacks didn’t just occur in Bossier. They occurred across the Red River in Caddo Parish and all throughout the Red River Valley. Gilles Vandal notes that during Reconstruction 45% of the murders in Louisiana were concentrated in the northwestern part of the state. Caddo accounted for 16% of the homicides even though it only accounted for 3% of the state’s population. People may have tried to cleanse the soil of the blood, but the blood remains deep within the earth." "Matthew Teutsch is the Director of the Lillian E. Smith Center at Piedmont College. He maintains Interminable Rambling, a blog on literature, culture, and pedagogy, and has published articles and book reviews in various venues including Lear, Melus, Mississippi Quarterly, African American Review and Callaloo. His research focus is African American, Southern, and Nineteenth Century American literature. He is the editor of Rediscovering Frank Yerby: Critical Essays (UPM 2020), and his current project examines Christopher Priest’s run on Black Panther. Follow him on Twitter at @SilasLapham."

Now available: Liberty in Louisiana: A Comedy. The oldest play about Louisiana, author James Workman wrote it as a celebration of the Louisiana Purchase. Now it is back in print for the first time in 220 years. Order your copy today!
This week in Louisiana history. July 7, 1912. Grabow 'Lumber War' shootout takes place near DeRidder, 3 killed, 37 wounded.
This week in New Orleans history. Summer Showers. July 7, 1939. Beginning in the mid-1930s, and for several years after, the Recreation Project of the WPA sponsored the "Summer Showers" program in conjunction with the New Orleans Fire Department. Several days a week throughout the summer, firemen closed off a street, opened the hydrants and attached special nozzles to their hoses so the children of New Orleans could frolick and beat the heat
This week in Louisiana.
18^th Annual Celebration
San Fermin in Nueva Orleans
Gallier Hall
545 St Charles Ave.
New Orleans, LA 70130
Website
July 12 · 5:30 pm - July 14 · 2:00 pm
Cost $15 – $95.
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New Orleans Running of the Bulls
San Fermin in Nueva Orleans 2024- XVIII
The 18th Edition of the Running of the Bulls in New Orleans promises to be very different and very exciting! Book your trip and hotel and register today!
This years event will be the weekend of July 12-14 and we will have a full slate of events. Txupinazo, Running of the Roller Derby Bulls, and El Pobre de Mi all at an iconic location! Gallier Hall, once the home of New Orleans City Hall! Stay tuned to all social media channels and we’ll keep you updated as the stars align.
¡YA FALTA MENOS!
Postcards from Louisiana. The Tremé Brass Band plays at the dba bar on Frenchment St. in New Orleans.

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580. Part 1 of our interview with Matthew Teutsch about his article, "Blood in the Pool: The 1868 Bossier Massacre." "Violent, racist attacks didn’t just occur in Bossier. They occurred across the Red River in Caddo Parish and all throughout the Red River Valley. Gilles Vandal notes that during Reconstruction 45% of the murders in Louisiana were concentrated in the northwestern part of the state. Caddo accounted for 16% of the homicides even though it only accounted for 3% of the state’s population. People may have tried to cleanse the soil of the blood, but the blood remains deep within the earth." "Matthew Teutsch is the Director of the Lillian E. Smith Center at Piedmont College. He maintains Interminable Rambling, a blog on literature, culture, and pedagogy, and has published articles and book reviews in various venues including Lear, Melus, Mississippi Quarterly, African American Review and Callaloo. His research focus is African American, Southern, and Nineteenth Century American literature. He is the editor of Rediscovering Frank Yerby: Critical Essays (UPM 2020), and his current project examines Christopher Priest’s run on Black Panther. Follow him on Twitter at @SilasLapham."

Now available: Liberty in Louisiana: A Comedy. The oldest play about Louisiana, author James Workman wrote it as a celebration of the Louisiana Purchase. Now it is back in print for the first time in 220 years. Order your copy today!
This week in Louisiana history. June 30, 1870. Robert E. Lee and the Natchez began their famous riverboat race.
This week in New Orleans history. On June 27, 1957, Hurricane Audrey reached peak sustained winds of 145 mph, making it a major hurricane. Without decreasing windspeed, it made landfall between the mouth of the Sabine River and Cameron, Louisiana the following day. Damage in Louisiana resulted in 60-80 percent of the homes and businesses from Cameron to Grand Cheniere being severely damaged or destroyed. Audrey killed at least 416 people, the majority of which were in Cameron Parish. 40,000 people were left homeless, over 300 homeless in Louisiana.
This week in Louisiana.
Tunes on the Teche
4th of July
Breaux Bridge
St. Bernard Catholic Church
204 North Main Street
Breaux Bridge, LA 70517
Website
Live Music with Steve Riley and the Mamou Playboys on the Bayou Teche at Parc des Point in Breaux Bridge for the 4th of July Celebration! Thursday July 4th at 6:00 PM! A family-friendly and free night of music, food, drinks, and fireworks on the banks of the Bayou Teche.
Postcards from Louisiana. Long Haul Paul. "Mercy Now."

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Part 2 of our interview with Chris Dier, who was recognized as the Teacher of the Year 2020. "Chris Dier is an American educator and author. He taught in St. Bernard Parish, Louisiana for a decade before transitioning to Benjamin Franklin High School (New Orleans). Dier was named the 2020 Louisiana Teacher of the Year and a 2020 National Teacher of the Year Finalist. Dier's teaching is available through the history videos he's posted on Tiktok, and through his book, The 1868 St. Bernard Parish Massacre: Blood in the Cane Fields" (Wiki).
1. Now available: Liberty in Louisiana: A Comedy. The oldest play about Louisiana, author James Workman wrote it as a celebration of the Louisiana Purchase. Now it is back in print for the first time in 220 years. Order your copy today!
2. This week in Louisiana history. June 22 1947 Peter "Pistol Pete" Maravich born.
3. This week in New Orleans history. Walter Stauffer McIlhenny (October 22, 1910 - June 22, 1985) served as president of McIlhenny Company, maker of Tabasco brand pepper sauce. Around 1940, when he began executive training at the company at Avery Island. He assumed its presidency in 1949, and retained that office until his own death in 1985. During his tenure as head of the company, McIlhenny expanded and modernized the production and marketing of Tabasco^® brand pepper sauce and helped to mold the brand into an international culinary icon.
4. This week in Louisiana.
  " Essence Fest 2024
  30^th Essence Festival of Culture in New Orleans
  Essence Fest returns July 4-7, 2024
  The Essence Festival of Culture is celebrating its 30th anniversary in New Orleans with a stacked lineup of musical acts. The annual event honors Black culture and artistry with a 3-day-long celebration at the Caesars Superdome from July 5 - 7, with concerts starting at 6 p.m. each night. During the day, check out Essence Magazine’s free Food & Wine Festival, running daily from 10 a.m.- 5 p.m. at the Ernest N. Morial Convention Center.
  
  Friday, July 5
  T-Pain, The Roots, Busta Rhymes, Birdman, Ari Lennox, Juvenile, Jacquees, Mannie Fresh, Mickey Guyton, Raj Smoove and co-hosts Pretty Vee and Punkie Johnson.
  Tickets start at $95.
  
  Saturday, July 6
  Usher, Ayra Starr, Charlie Wilson, Big Boi, D-Nice, DJ Clark Kent, Donell Jones, Lloyd, Machel Montano, Method Man, Sheila E., TGT and co-host Kenny Burns.
  Tickets start at $95.
  
  Sunday, July 7
  Janet Jackson, Keke Palmer, Victoria Monet, Teedra Moses, Tank and the Bangas, SWV, Jagged Edge, DJ Beverly Bond, Frank Beverly and Maze, Dawn Richard, Bilal, Anthony Hamilton and co-host Big Tigger.
  Tickets start at $85.
5. Postcards from Louisiana. Palmetta Bug Stompers sing "You're My Desire" at the dba bar on Frenchmen St. in New Orleans.
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578. This week we welcome Chris Dier for part 1 of our interview interview. Chris was recognized as the Teacher of theYear in 2020. He also makes his history lessons public through his Tiktok videos. "Chris Dier is an American educator andauthor. He taught in St. Bernard Parish, Louisiana for a decadebefore transitioning to Benjamin Franklin High School (NewOrleans). Dier was named the 2020 Louisiana Teacher of the Yearand a 2020 National Teacher of the Year Finalist. Dier authoredThe 1868 St. Bernard Parish Massacre: Blood in the Cane Fields" (Wiki).

Now available: Liberty in Louisiana: A Comedy.The oldest play about Louisiana, author James Workman wrote itas a celebration of the Louisiana Purchase. Now it is back inprint for the first time in 220 years. Order your copy today!
This week in Louisiana history. June 15, 1921. Louisianaadopts a new constitution.
This week in New Orleans history. On June 15, 1845 when thenews of Andrew Jackson’s death reached New Orleans, MayorMontegut requested that all flags be lowered to half-mast. Gunswere fired at intervals of 15 minutes, from the public square onthe three municipalities, as a mark of respect to the latePresident. Every inhabitant of New Orleans mourned the loss ofthe man whose great deeds form a bright and ever memorable pagein the history of our country. Ceremonies took place on June 26in the Place d’Armes, now known as Jackson Square. It was neardusk when the head of the procession entered the square andnight set in before the orators could commence.
This week in Louisiana.
Black Heritage Festival
June 22, 2024
Location
1601 Texas Hwy.
Many, LA 71449
For more information about the festival in Many, call TammyHolmes at 318-527-3070.
For more information about the festival in Zwolle, call DarleneFrazier at 318-946-5172.
Juneteenth is a day of reflection, a day of renewal, apride-filled day. It is a moment in time taken to appreciate theAfrican American experience. Festivities include a parade,praise and worship singing extravaganza, story telling, games,and a car show.
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577. We talk to Brooke Champagne about her book, Nola Face: A Latina’s Life in the Big Easy. "A memoir-in-essays of a New Orleanian author’s search for identity in an upbringing complicated by competing languages, ethnicities, classes, and educations . . . . The hilarious, heartbreaking essays in this collection trace the evolutions of this girlhood . . . against the backdrop of a boozy New Orleans upbringing. In these essays, Champagne and members of her family love poorly and hate well, whip and get whipped, pray and curse in two languages, steal from The Man and give to themselves, kiss where it hurts, poke where it hurts worse, and keep and spill each other’s secrets—first face-to-face, then on the page." U. GA. Pr.

Now available: Liberty in Louisiana: A Comedy. The oldest play about Louisiana, author James Workman wrote it as a celebration of the Louisiana Purchase. Now it is back in print for the first time in 220 years. Order your copy today!
This week in Louisiana history. June 8, 1807. Gov. Claiborne fought a duel with Daniel Clark. "At first fire the Governor received Mr. Clark's ball through his right thigh".
This week in New Orleans history. The Magazine Streetcar first ran on June 8, 1861. By the 1910s it traveled from Canal Street, up Magazine and Broadway to South Claiborne Avenue. It ceased on February 11, 1948 to be replaced by a trolley bus and later by diesel bus service.
This week in Louisiana.
Juneteenth Music Festival
June 14-15, 2024
300 Railroad Avenue
Donaldsonville LA 70346
Get directions
Website
(225) 473-1404
The schedule includes:
- 9 to 11 a.m. June 14 – The Juneteenth Greater Baton Rouge Food Bank drive-through food distribution sponsored by BASF at the Lemann Memorial Center
- 11:30 a.m. to noon June 15 – Wanda August, KKAY's Angel of Faith Gospel Hour
- Noon to 4 p.m. – Health Fair located in the Clerk of Court office at the Ascension Parish Courthouse
Music lineup:
- Noon-1:30 p.m. – Red Tape Musiq
- 2-2:30 p.m. – Total Control Band
- 4-5:30 p.m. – Michael Foster Project
- 6-7 p.m. – Royal Essence Show Band
Postcards from Louisiana. Bruce listens to the band at Favela Chic on Frenchman St. in New Orleans.

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576. This week we welcome Givonna Joseph to the podcast to discuss 19^th-Century classical music among New Orleans' gens de couleur libres (Free People of Color). "Ms. Joseph is committed to the culture of New Orleans, the city of her birth. This is most evident in her research on 19th-century classical music of New Orleans's Free People of Color. As Founder and Artistic Director of the award-winningOperaCréole, Ms. Joseph’s research has recently been featured on NBC Nightly News, NPR, and in magazines such as 64 Parishes and Atlas Obscura. She was previously honored as a "Standard Bearer " of Louisiana culture on Le Grand Tour, a documentary for French TV, and locally on Music Inside Out. She was featured in cover articles in BreakThru Media Magazine and NOLA Boomers magazine."

Now available: Liberty in Louisiana: A Comedy. The oldest play about Louisiana, author James Workman wrote it as a celebration of the Louisiana Purchase. Now it is back in print for the first time in 220 years. Order your copy today!
This week in Louisiana history. June 1, 1862. Gen. Benjamin Butler declares the port of New Orleans reopened for commerce to all friendly nations.
This week in New Orleans history. Beginning of the Esplanade Streetcar Route on June 1, 1861. A trip to City Park during the early 1860s required a ride from the city by horse and carriage on unimproved roads. Transit companies saw an opportunity to capitalize on the growing popularity of City Park by adding new lines.
This week in Louisiana.
The New Music on the Bayou Festival is back on June 5-8, 2024! Hear new music in unique settings, then meet the composers themselves. All concerts and events are free to the public thanks to our generous supporters. Join us in person at the locations listed below, or online here:
Postcards from Louisiana. The Palmetta Bug Stompers play at the dba.

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575.We're celebrating the 12th Anniversary of the Louisiana Anthology. We welcome Lamar White, Jr. back to update our projects. The Louisiana Anthology now has 9,900,000 words by 245 authors. Our biggest accomplishment this year is the publication of our first book, Liberty in Louisiana by James Workman. Our edition is its first publication in 220 years since it was last printed in 1804. It's the oldest play written about Louisiana, a comedy celebrating the Louisiana Purchase. Lamar catches us up with his year. He has recently moved to South Carolina and plans to live there for the next year. Welcome back, Lamar!

Now available: Liberty in Louisiana: A Comedy. The oldest play about Louisiana, author James Workman wrote it as a celebration of the Louisiana Purchase. Now it is back in print for the first time in 220 years. Order your copy today!
This week in Louisiana history. May 26 1861 Civil War comes to La. as U.S. Navy begins Miss. River blockade.
This week in New Orleans history. On May 26, 1865, arrangements were made in New Orleans for the surrender of Confederate forces west of the Mississippi.
This week in Louisiana.
Louisiana Cajun-Zydeco Festival 2024 Sat Jun 01 2024 at 03:00 pm to 08:30 pm (GMT-05:00) Add to calendar The George and Joyce Wein Jazz & Heritage Center, 1225 N. Rampart Street,New Orleans,LA,United States View on map.
About the event Louisiana Cajun-Zydeco Festival 2024 The New Orleans Jazz & Heritage Foundation presents the 2024 Louisiana Cajun-Zydeco Festival, celebrating the rich musical traditions of Southwestern Louisiana. This year, we’re presenting Louisiana’s indigenous sounds outdoors and indoors at the George and Joyce Wein Jazz & Heritage Center, 1225 N. Rampart Street in New Orleans. Learn more: https://www.jazzandheritage.org/events/2024-louisiana-cajun-zydeco-festival/On Saturday, June 1, 2024, the Louisiana Cajun-Zydeco Festival will be held outside in the parking lot of the George and Joyce Wein Jazz & Heritage Center. Doors open at 2:00pm and the first band starts at 3:00pm. Free and open to the public. Schedule: 3:00pm to 4:00pm – Waylon Thibodeaux 4:30pm to 5:30pm – Rosie Ledet 6:00pm to 7:00pm – Rockin’ Dopsie Jr. 7:30pm to 8:30pm – Geno Delafose & French Rockin’ Boogie Savory and cold treats will be available for purchase. Vendors will be announced soon!
Postcards from Louisiana. Favela Chic band on Frenchmen.

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574. We talk to Lynette Mejia about her defense of the Lafayette Library system. Louisiana born and raised, Lynette has become one of the faces of the anti-censorship movement in Lafayette, co-founding Lafayette Citizens Against Censorship and Louisiana Citizens Against Censorship. "The board," Mejia said, "has a very specific far-right Christian nationalist worldview and seems bent on imposing it on the library and changing its programming and collections to fit that world view."

Now available: Liberty in Louisiana: A Comedy. The oldest play about Louisiana, author James Workman wrote it as a celebration of the Louisiana Purchase. Now it is back in print for the first time in 220 years. Order your copy today!
This week in Louisiana history. May 18 1896. LA. case of Plessy v. Ferguson, "seperate but equal"
This week in New Orleans history. On May 18, 1959, the song "Battle of New Orleans" by Johnny Horton became the number-one country single.
This week in Louisiana.
Mudbug Madness
May 24-26, 2024
101 Crockett Street
Shreveport, LA 71101
Phone: (318) 226-5641
Website.
What began in 1984 as a two-day street festival in downtown Shreveport is now one of Louisiana's largest and most popular Cajun festivals, featuring country, pop, blues, and the very best in zydeco music.
    Three Days
    Two Stages
    Thirty Bands
    Food & Art/Craft Vendors
    Kids On The Bayou Children's Area
    Crawfish Eating Contests
    Plenty Of Boiled Crawfish & Cold Beverages
A three-day festival held each Memorial Day weekend, Mudbug Madness is nationally recognized as one of the Southeast Tourism Society's Top 20 Events and the American Bus Association's Top 100 Events in the nation.
Postcards from Louisiana. Drums in Congo Square on Easter Sunday, 2024.

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Now available: Liberty in Louisiana: A Comedy. The oldest play about Louisiana, author James Workman wrote it as a celebration of the Louisiana Purchase. Now it is back in print for the first time in 220 years. Order your copy today!
This week in Louisiana history. May 18 1896. LA. case of Plessy v. Ferguson, "seperate but equal"
This week in New Orleans history. On May 18, 1959, the song "Battle of New Orleans" by Johnny Horton became the number-one country single.
This week in Louisiana.
Mudbug Madness
May 24-26, 2024
101 Crockett Street
Shreveport, LA 71101
Phone: (318) 226-5641
Website.
What began in 1984 as a two-day street festival in downtown Shreveport is now one of Louisiana's largest and most popular Cajun festivals, featuring country, pop, blues, and the very best in zydeco music.
    Three Days
    Two Stages
    Thirty Bands
    Food & Art/Craft Vendors
    Kids On The Bayou Children's Area
    Crawfish Eating Contests
    Plenty Of Boiled Crawfish & Cold Beverages
A three-day festival held each Memorial Day weekend, Mudbug Madness is nationally recognized as one of the Southeast Tourism Society's Top 20 Events and the American Bus Association's Top 100 Events in the nation.
Postcards from Louisiana. Drums in Congo Square on Easter Sunday, 2024.

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573. Today, Robert Caldwell returns to discuss the history of the Choctaw Tribe. He has written a recent article on the subject: “Choctaw Frontier: Incursions and settlement in Northwest Louisiana and East Texas, 1760-1836,” North Louisiana History Fall 2020. Robert is a Visiting Assistant Professor of American Studies at Brown University and Native American and Indigenous Studies at Hampshire College. Robert is an enrolled citizen of the Choctaw-Apache Community of Ebarb Louisiana. His first book, Choctaw-Apache Foodways received an award from the Louisiana Folklife Commission, and he was named culture bearer. He is co-founder of the HoMinti Society, a nonprofit organization dedicated to teaching his tribe’s traditional culture. He enjoys playing Kabutcha Toli (southeastern stickball) and is honored to be a guest in Haudenosaunee lands.

Now available: Liberty in Louisiana: A Comedy. The oldest play about Louisiana, author James Workman wrote it as a celebration of the Louisiana Purchase. Now it is back in print for the first time in 220 years. Order your copy today! This week in Louisiana history. May 11 1885 Birthday of famous trumpet player Joe King Oliver, Known for his use of mutes in jazz, as well as for his compositions, like "Doctor Jazz."
This week in New Orleans history. On May 11, 1988 a fire destroyed the third floor of the Cabildo, one of the principal buildings of the Louisiana State Museum. In the following years, the architects of the New Orleans firm Koch and Wilson, along with construction crews, labored over this national historic landmark's restoration.
This week in Louisiana.
Mid-City Bayou Boogaloo
500 N Jefferson Davis Pkw
New Orleans, LA 70118
May 17 - 19, 2024
Music by
Afroman
Nik West
Website
Postcards from Louisiana. Holiday Soul plays at the Apple Barrel.

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572. We welcome comedian and oroducer Gloria McConnell to the podcast. Gloria has been in business since 2019 performing standup comedy and producing Mid City Live! comedy variety show across southeast Louisiana. She has opened for national touring comedians, Sean Patton, Caitlin Peluffo, and Susan Saiger." (Black Dress Productions).

Now available: Liberty in Louisiana: A Comedy. The oldest play about Louisiana, author James Workman wrote it as a celebration of the Louisiana Purchase. Now it is back in print for the first time in 220 years. Order your copy today!
This week in Louisiana history. May 4 1970 T.H. Williams wins Pulitzer Prize for his biography, Huey Long.
This week in New Orleans history. Edward William Alton Ochsner, surgeon, academic was born in Kimball, S. D., on May 4, 1896. He got his medical education as a surgical resident, Augustana Hospital, Chicago, Ill., 1921-1922; exchange surgical resident, University of Zurich, 1922-1923; exchange surgical resident, University of Frankfurt, 1923-1924. Professor of Surgery, Tulane University, 1927-1961. One of the first to identify cigarette smoking as a cause of lung cancer and heart disease. One of founders and director of surgery (1942-1966) of Ochsner Clinic and Ochsner Foundation Hospital; president, Alton Ochsner Medical Foundation, 1944-1970. Retired from surgery after more than 20,000 operations. Published six books, twenty-four sections of books, and more than five hundred articles. Taught more than 3,000 students, including Texas heart surgeon Michael DeBakey. States-Item Man of the Century in Medicine, 1977. Died, New Orleans, September 24, 1981.
This week in Louisiana.
Greek Fest New Orleans.
May 24, 2024 - May 26, 2024
Hours
5-11 pm Friday
11 am -11 pm Saturday
11 am - 8 pm Sunday
Location:
Holy Trinity Greek Orthodox Cathedral 
1200 Robert E. Lee Blvd.
New Orleans, LA 70122
[Map/Directions]
Admission Price:
 $10 (children under 12 free)
More Info:
Event Website
Postcards from Louisiana. Bruce listens to the drums in Congo Square on Easter Sunday, 2024.

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571. This week we talk to Hans Rasmussen about the book he edited, A Girl’s Life in New Orleans: The Diary of Ella Grunewald, 1884–1886. “A Girl’s Life in New Orleans presents the diary of Ella Grunewald, an upper-middle-class teenager in New Orleans at the end of the nineteenth century. Grunewald, the daughter of one of the Crescent City’s leading music dealers, used her journal to record the major events of her day-to-day life, documenting family, friendships, schooling, musical education, and social activities. Her entries frequently describe illness, death, and other tragedies. Though attentive to the city’s classical music scene, Grunewald also recounts theater shows, Carnival balls and parades, Catholic religious observances, and the World’s Fair that the city hosted in 1884.” Hans Rasmussen is head of Special Collections Technical Services at LSU Libraries in Baton Rouge.

Now available: Liberty in Louisiana: A Comedy. The oldest play about Louisiana, author James Workman wrote it as a celebration of the Louisiana Purchase. Now it is back in print for the first time in 220 years. Order your copy today!
This week in Louisiana history. April 27, 1874. The White League (a paramilitary organization; its members wore no masks) organized to combat the Kellogg racial policies.
This week in New Orleans history. The Illinois Central Railroad introduced the original City of New Orleans on April 27, 1947 as a daytime companion to the overnight Panama Limited. EMD E7 diesel locomotives pulled new lightweight Pullman Company coaches. The 921-mile route, which the City of New Orleans covered in 15 hours 55 minutes, was the longest daytime schedule in the United States.
This week in Louisiana.
2nd Annual Lincoln Literarium
Saturday, May 4, 2024
1:00 pm - 4:00 pm
910 N Trenton St.
Ruston, LA
Website
Contact Jeremy Bolom. jbolom@mylpl.org
Join Bruce and Stephen, as well as other local authors, at the Lincoln Parish library. This will be our first event with our new book, Liberty in Louisiana.
Head to the Linocln Parish Library for the 2nd Annual Lincoln Literarium event. Enjoy author signings along with book readings. If you are an author who is interested in participating, you can contact Jeremy Bolom at jbolom@mylpl.org.
Postcards from Louisiana. dba Palmetta Bug Stompers.

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570. This week we talk to musician Jackson Skillingstad. Hailing from the heart of Ruston, Louisiana, Jackson Skillingstad is a genre-defying singer/songwriter whose music blends the soulful essence of deep South roots with a fusion of rock, country, and hip hop vibes. It's a musical gumbo that mirrors the eclectic sounds of Louisiana, creating a unique experience that feels like a mosh pit of emotions. Influenced by legends like Elvis Presley, modern hip-hop icon Kevin Gates, and contemporary sensation Post Malone, Jackson Skillingstad brings a fresh perspective to the music scene. With a voice that resonates deep within the soul and lyrics that tell tales of life's twists and turns, Jackson Skillingstad invites you to join the journey through the diverse landscapes of their musical universe.Prepare to be captivated by the rhythmic concoction that is Jackson Skillingstad's music – a testament to the rich musical heritage of Louisiana, delivered with a contemporary flair that breaks down genre barriers. Step into the sonic world of Jackson Skillingstad, where every note tells a story, and every beat creates a rhythm that stays with you long after the music fades.

This week in Louisiana history. April 21, 1804. Gov. Laussat, last French Gov., leaves Louisiana.
This week in New Orleans history. Robert Tallant.
Born in New Orleans on April 20, 1909. Robert Tallant was educated in local public schools. He worked as an advertising copywriter, bank teller, and clerk before "drifting" into writing. His friendship with Lyle Saxon led to a position as editor on the Louisiana Writers' Project of the WPA. In this position he completed the writing of “Gumbo Ya-Ya: A Collection of Louisiana Folk Tales,” the Project's compilation of Louisiana folklore. By 1948 his career was fully launched and over the next eleven years he produced eight novels and six full-length works of nonfiction, including three for Random House.
This week in Louisiana.
April 24
Swing in the Oaks
The Louisiana Philharmonic Orchestra performs a program of classics and popular music at the free concert at the Great Lawn and Peristyle in New Orleans City Park. Visit lpomusic.com.
for details.
Postcards from Louisiana. Easter Sunday in Congo Square.

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569. We welcome Jeroen Dewulf back to the podcast to discuss his new book, Afro-Atlantic Catholics: America’s First Black Christians. "This volume examines the influence of African Catholics on the historical development of Black Christianity in America during the seventeenth century. Dewulf’s analysis focuses on the historical documentation of Afro-Atlantic Catholic rituals, devotions, and social structures. Of particular importance are brotherhood practices, which were critical in the dissemination of Afro-Atlantic Catholic culture among Black communities, a culture that was pre-Tridentine in nature and wary of external influences. These fraternal Black mutual-aid and burial society structures were critically important to the development and resilience of Black Christianity in America through periods of changing social conditions." "Jeroen Dewulf (born 1972 in Nieuwpoort, Belgium) is a Belgian scholar specializing in Dutch culture, the Dutch language, German Studies, slavery and African-American culture, Caribbean Studies, and Latin American Studies. He is a professor at the University of California, Berkeley."

This week in Louisiana history. April 13, 1803. Barbé-Marbois meets with Livingston to offer La. for 100 Million ₣ francs.
This week in New Orleans history. Born in New Orleans on April 13, 1926, Cosimo Matassa is the recording engineer and studio owner responsible for nationally renowned R&B and rock and roll recordings at his New Orleans studios. He said that his formula for success was not complicated in any way..."Do it live or do it over again until it was done right". He did it right for hundreds of young unknown musicians including Ray Charles, Fats Domino, Dr. John, Mickey Gilly and many more from 1945 through 1968. J&M recorded Alan Toussaint's first record, "The Wild Side of New Orleans" which was released by RCA Victor. He recorded Aaron Neville's "Tell it Like it Is", Robert Parker's "Barefootin'", and Little Richard's "Tutti Frutti" in 1956 -- a recording which has been acclaimed as a seminal Rock and Roll song.
This week in Louisiana.
NEW ORLEANS JAZZ & HERITAGE FESTIVAL
(Website)
April 25, 2024 - May 5, 2024
Recurring weekly on Sunday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday
LOCATION:
Fair Grounds Race Course and Slots, A Churchill Downs Co.
1751 Gentilly Blvd.
New Orleans, LA 70119
ADMISSION PRICE:
Prices vary
MORE INFO: (504) 410-4100
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Postcards from Louisiana.
Lundi Gras on Paydras St.

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568. We welcome author Lisa Wingate to the podcast to discuss her novel, Book of Lost Friends. “From the bestselling author of Before We Were Yours comes a dramatic historical novel of three young women searching for family amid the destruction of the post–Civil War South, and of a modern-day teacher who learns of their story and its vital connection to her students’ lives” (NYT). "Louisiana, 1875: In the tumultuous era of Reconstruction, three young women set off as unwilling companions on a perilous quest: Hannie, a freed slave; Lavinia, the pampered heir to a now destitute plantation; and Juneau Jane, Lavinia’s Creole half sister. Each carries private wounds and powerful secrets as they head for Texas, following roads rife with vigilantes and soldiers still fighting a war lost a decade before. For Lavinia and Juneau Jane, the journey is one of stolen inheritance and financial desperation, but for Hannie, torn from her mother and siblings before slavery’s end, the pilgrimage west reignites an agonizing question: Could her long-lost family still be out there? Beyond the swamps lie the limitless frontiers of Texas and, improbably, hope" (Wingate).

This week in Louisiana history. April 6 1764 First Acadians actually arrived in Louisiana.
This week in New Orleans history. On April 6, 1893, Andy Bowen and Jack Burke fought 110 rounds to a draw in New Orleans in the longest prizefight in history. The fight lasted seven hours, 19 minutes.
This week in Louisiana.
Books Along The Teche Literary Festival
March 31, 2023 — April 07, 2024. https://booksalongthetecheliteraryfestival.com
Various venues will celebrate literature and its impact on the area's culture with storytelling, workshops, readers theatre, music, bourée lessons and tournament, bus and boat tours, a 5K run and food, food, food. Anyone who is familiar with James Lee Burke and his fictional character, detective Dave Robicheaux, knows of New Iberia and our fascinating blend of heritage, hospitality and history.
Amenities
- Family Friendly
- Handicapped Accessible
- Free Parking
- Street Parking
Phone:
- (337) 369-6446
Email: techefest@gmail.com
Social: Facebook
Postcards from Louisiana. Lundi Gras parade.

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567. This week we talk to novelist Diane McPhail, author of The Seamstress of New Orleans: A Fascinating Novel of Southern Historical Fiction. Set against the backdrop of the first all-female Mardi Gras krewe at the turn-of-the-century, the acclaimed author’s mesmerizing historical novel tells of two strangers separated by background but bound by an unexpected secret — and of the strength and courage women draw from and inspire in each other. “Constance Halstead, a young widow reeling with shock under the threat of her late husband’s gambling debts, has thrown herself into charitable work. Meeting Alice at the orphanage, she offers lodging in exchange for Alice’s help creating a gown for the Leap Year ball of Les Mysterieuses, the first all‑female krewe of Mardi Gras.... Piece by piece, the breathtaking gown takes shape, becoming a symbol of strength for both women, reflecting their progress toward greater independence.”

This week in Louisiana history. March 30, 1870. 15th amendment gave Blacks the right to vote.
This week in New Orleans history. Delta Air Lines, Inc., DC-8, N802E, operating as Flight 9877, crashed during a landing approach to Runway 1 at New Orleans International Airport, Kenner, Louisiana, on March 30, 1967. Five crewmembers and an FAA observer were fatally injured. This was a training flight with no passengers aboard; however, impact occurred in a residential area and 13 persons on the ground were also killed. The aircraft, several homes and part of a motel complex were destroyed.
This week in Louisiana.
April 5-7, 2024
Don't Miss Our 11th Annual Boudin Festival
Come to the Scott Boudin Festival
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Boudin is deeply ingrained in Cajun culture, and the Scott, LA community is proud to celebrate and share it. You can find all kinds of mouth-watering boudin at the Scott Boudin Festival. We host local vendors that serve up a variety of boudin types and flavors, like cheese-filled, jalapeño and more.
You can get your fill of authentic boudin at our festival. Purchase your tickets today.
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566. This week we talk to rap artist Mimzy MC. Rapper. Mimzy MC, born and raised Mim McCoy in Shreveport, LA, has been influenced by artists such as ICP, Korn, Eminem, Timbaland, and Cindi Lauper. She wishes to accomplish visual and listening pleasure with her unique style for all others to enjoy! Her philosophy regarding her visual art is, “My inward energy being manifested outwardly that cannot be expressed verbally. Only visually.” How she feels and how she is moved by music enhances her abstract techniques. She has branded clothing and other merchandise with her images. "There are no rules to art or music everyone is welcome" (Mimzy MC).

This week in Louisiana history. March 23, 1805. The Corps of Discovery left Fort Clatsop and began their return journey.
This week in New Orleans history. The last French Prefect (governor), Pierre Clément de Laussat, arrived in New Orleans on March 23, 1803, formally took control of Louisiana for France on November 30, 1803, only to hand it over to the U.S. on December 20, 1803. In the meantime he created New Orleans' first city council.
This week in Louisiana.
March 29-31, 2024
8:00 AM to 8:00 PM
Admission: Free before 5 PM
Louisiana Lao New Year Festival
Wat Thammarattanaram Temple
7913 Champa Ave.
Broussard, LA 70518
(337) 378-9469
Website
Lafayette, LA
Lanexang Village celebrates the Lao New Year every Easter weekend with a three-day festival that includes live music, a beauty pageant, parades, sand castle building, kids activities, and several vendors selling clothes, jewelry, music and food from Southeast Asia.
Postcards from Louisiana. William Orman at the Apple Barrel.

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565. Catharine Cole, Louisiana journalist. Louisiana Studies Conference presentation. Stephen & Bruce give their presentation about Catharine Cole, one of Louisiana's first women journalists. Catharine was best known from visiting every parish in the state at that time, writing articles on each one that reached every corner of Louisiana and beyond. "Martha Reinhard Smallwood Field (May 24, 1854 – December 19, 1898), known as Mattie Field, was an American journalist. She usually wrote under the pen name Catharine Cole. She was one of the earliest professional women newspaper reporters in New Orleans, Louisiana. A champion of women's education and social justice, she also founded the city's first circulating library and helped found a number of other civic institutions." Wiki.

This week in Louisiana history. March 16, 1806. Norbert Rillieux, inventor of sugar refining, born 1806-1894.
This week in New Orleans history. Musician Leon Joseph Roppolo (nicknamed "Rap") was born on March 16, 1902 in Lutcher, Louisiana. His family, of Sicilian origin, moved to Uptown New Orleans about 1912. Young Leon's first instrument was the violin. He was a fan of the marching bands he heard in the streets of New Orleans, and learned to play clarinet.
This week in Louisiana.
March 20-24, 2024.
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Schedule
Tennessee Williams and New Orleans Literary Festival
A New Orleans affair for readers, writers, & theatre lovers!
We're excited to present our 38th Annual TWFest, including writer's craft sessions, literary panels, theatre events, author interviews, literary walking tours, culinary & cocktail events, and music events. And don’t forget our Stella Shouting Contest kicking it all off on Sunday, March 17! Join award-winning writers, historians, scholars, journalists, actors, musicians, and cultural experts for five days of literary revelry in the lush Bohemia of New Orleans.
Postcards from Louisiana. John Joyce at the dba.

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564. Candidate Richard Anderson talks to us about his campaign to be elected to the Louisiana DSCC. The Democratic State Central Committee (DSCC) is the governing body for the Democratic Party of Louisiana and has sole responsibility for the affairs of the Louisiana Democratic Party. This is Richard's call for support: "For a NEW DAY, VOTE # 3 for Richard R Anderson of the Richard Anderson Campaign as the Louisiana Democratic State Central Committee Member representing District 11-B encompasses BIENVILLE, CLAIBORNE and LINCOLN PARISHES in NORTH CENTRAL LOUISIANA during the March 23rd Election Cycle. Please REPOST and SHARE to ALL YOU KNOW in that region of Louisiana. Thanks for your time and help." "A PROACTIVE Democratic Party working on behalf of its constituents is key to gain the confidence and stimulate future participation but it's time to organize and get back to work with people that want better for themselves."

This week in Louisiana history. March 9, 1804. Three Flags Ceremony in St. Louis - Spain transfers Upper Louisiana to France, France then transfers it to the United States (March 9-10)
This week in New Orleans history. James Mather (c. 1750 in England – 1821 in St. James Parish, Louisiana) was mayor of New Orleans from March 9, 1807 to October 8, 1812. His place of birth is variously given as Coupland in Northumberland; or London. A merchant by trade, he moved to America in 1776, and by 1780 he was working in New Orleans, contracting with the Spanish Government to operate two vessels out of the port and importing articles required in the trade with the Indians of Louisiana and West Florida. Mather & his descendents owned a large sugar plantation in Lutcher, Louisiana until 1879. He was appointed mayor of New Orleans by William C.C. Claiborne, governor of the Louisiana Territory.
This week in Louisiana.
Choctaw Firemen's Fair
March 08, 2024 - March 10, 2024
Visit Website
2854 Choctaw Road
Thibodaux LA 70301
Thrown by the Choctaw Volunteer Fire Department, the Fireman's Fair is a fun 3-day celebration for the whole family. Enjoy live music, great Cajun food, amusement rides, a live auction, and a parade on Sunday.
Phone:
(985) 633-2888
Email:
choctawfiredept@gmail.com
Postcards from Louisiana. Boardwalker & the 3 finger swingers sing at Bamboulas.

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563. Cordelia Frances Biddle visits with us this week. She has written a biography of Saint Katharine Drexel, the founder of Xavier University. Saint Katharine: The Life of Katharine Drexel. "Katharine Drexel devoted her life to social justice, creating schools for those whom racism marginalized and persecuted. Born in 1858, she died in 1955; her life reflects the nation’s history: the tumultuous years leading to the Civil War, Lincoln’s assassination, Reconstruction, Jim Crow, the movement for Women’s Suffrage, and the Equal Rights Movement.” “Cordelia teaches creative writing at Drexel University’s Pennoni Honors College. She won the Honors College Teaching Excellence Prize in 2012, and The Adjunct Faculty Award in 2021.”

This week in Louisiana history. March 2, 1805. Louisiana becomes "organized" territory, upper part becomes District of Louisiana with capital at St. Louis by act of Congress
This week in New Orleans history. March 1, 1967, New Orleans District Attorney Jim Garrison arrested Clay Shaw on the charge of conspiracy to assassinate President John F. Kennedy. Precisely two years later, on March 1, 1969, Shaw was acquitted by the jury in less than an hour of deliberation.
This week in Louisiana.
Here’s the Beef Cook-Off.
The annual Here's the Beef Cook-Off in Opelousas is the best place to sample brisket, roast, gravies, and stews. There's also live music and a trail ride.
March 2, 2024
8:00 AM - 12:00 AM
Yambilee Building
1939 West Landry Street Opelousas, LA 70570 United States
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562. This week we talk to Greta de Jong about civil rights in North Louisiana. "Civil rights in North LA. Examining African Americans' struggles for freedom and justice in rural Louisiana during the Jim Crow and civil rights eras, Greta de Jong illuminates the connections between the informal strategies of resistance that black people pursued in the early twentieth century and the mass protests that emerged in the 1950s and 1960s. Using evidence drawn from oral histories and a wide range of other sources, she demonstrates that rural African Americans were politically aware and active long before civil rights organizers arrived in the region in the 1960s to encourage voter registration and demonstrations against segregation." "Greta de Jong is Associate Professor at the University of Nevada, Reno. Her research focuses on the connections between race and class and the ways that African Americans have fought for economic as well as political rights from the end of slavery through the twenty-first century. She is the author of A Different Day: African American Struggles for Justice in Rural Louisiana, 1900-1970 (2002)."

This week in Louisiana history. February 24, 1843. Bossier Parish created out of Natchitoches District, named for Pierre E. Bossier.
This week in New Orleans history. "Ernest Kador, Jr, known by the stage name Ernie K-Doe (the self proclaimed "Emperor of the World") was born at Charity Hospital on February 22, 1936. He recorded as a member of the group the Blue Diamonds in 1954 before making his first solo recordings the following year. "Mother-in-Law", his best known 1961 hit single, written by Allen Toussaint, was his first hit, and was #1 on both the Billboard pop and R&B charts." “I'm not sure, but I'm almost positive that all music came from New Orleans.”
This week in Louisiana.
4th Annual Bayou Terrebonne Boucherie (Pork BBQ)
March 02, 2024
Downtown Houma
8043 Main Street
Houma, LA
Website
"Join us downtown on March 2, 2024, at the fourth Annual Bayou Terrebonne Boucherie for a day of food, festivity, and teamwork. In addition to mounds of pork, there will be live music and the now-famous Cajun Cup (a series of bayou-themed competitions). Whether spectating or participating, it'll be a day of good Cajun fun for the whole family. C'mon out, and let's have a good time! Proceeds will go towards quality-of-life projects in Terrebonne Parish, making our home a better place to live."
Postcards from Louisiana. Boardwalker & the 3 finger swingers sing at Bamboulas.

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561. Part 2 of our friend Kelly Jackson's return to the podcast to discuss her Metoyer documentary. “Kelly is the creator of the Cane River Film Festival. The film festival is sponsored by her historical preservation nonprofit – the Resurrection Fern Foundation. Resurrection Fern serves as a way for Kelly to support her community events and historical films. A project close to Kelly’s heart is the documentary “Resurrection Fern: The Life and Times of Marie Thérèse Coincoin,” a film about her ancestors in 17th Century Natchitoches, Louisiana. Kelly Jackson is a 7th generation descendant of Marie Thérèse Coincoin and Claude Thomas Pierre Metoyer. “On Facebook in 2010, I noticed others with the odd name of my grandmother from Louisiana,” Kelly says. “She never knew of her family history, so finding these roots was life-changing.” Kelly was so inspired by Coincoin’s story from slavery to freedom that she wanted her to be the focus of her next film” (Soul Vision Magazine).

This week in Louisiana history. February 17, 1805. New Orleans is incorporated as a city
This week in New Orleans history. On February 17, 1805, Governor William C. C. Claiborne approved "An Act to Incorporate the City of New Orleans" that had just been passed by the Legislative Council of the Territory of Orleans. New Orleans thus had its first charter seven years before Louisiana had its first constitution, and was now officially an American city after serving for eighty-three years as the capital of a vast European colony in North America.
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"Eagles — The Long Goodbye"
Smoothie King Center
February 17, 2024.
1501 Dave Dixon Drive
New Orleans, LA, 70113
This iconic venue will set the stage for an unforgettable evening of legendary music.
Postcards from Louisiana. TBC at Satchmofest 2023.

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560. Part 1 of our friend Kelly Jackson's return to the podcast to discuss her Metoyer documentary. “Kelly is the creator of the Cane River Film Festival. The film festival is sponsored by her historical preservation nonprofit – the Resurrection Fern Foundation. Resurrection Fern serves as a way for Kelly to support her community events and historical films. A project close to Kelly’s heart is the documentary “Resurrection Fern: The Life and Times of Marie Thérèse Coincoin,” a film about her ancestors in 17th Century Natchitoches, Louisiana. Kelly Jackson is a 7th generation descendant of Marie Thérèse Coincoin and Claude Thomas Pierre Metoyer. “On Facebook in 2010, I noticed others with the odd name of my grandmother from Louisiana,” Kelly says. “She never knew of her family history, so finding these roots was life-changing.” Kelly was so inspired by Coincoin’s story from slavery to freedom that she wanted her to be the focus of her next film” (Soul Vision Magazine).

This week in Louisiana history. February 10 1763. Treaty of Paris gave Louisiana Colony to Spain.
This week in New Orleans history. Mayor Isaac W. Patton was born in Fredericksbury, Virginia, February 4, 1828. He engaged in cotton planting on property he purchased in Madison Parish and also looked after a sugar plantation below New Orleans which belonged to his father-in-law
This week in Louisiana.

Krewe of Isis Parade

Sataturday, February 10, 2024

6:00pm

Kenner, LA

The Krewe of Isis begins at Esplanade Mall on West Esplanade in Kenner. The all-female Krewe of Isis first started parading in Kenner in 1973. Comprised of 200+ riders and 20 floats, this Egyptian-themed krewe is known for its marching bands, dance teams and gloriously attired maids, as well as for its specialty throws including decorated bras in support of breast cancer charities.
Postcards from Louisiana. Boardwalker & the 3 finger swingers sing at Bamboulas.

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559. C.J. Hunt returns to the Podcast to discuss "Neutral Ground — a documentary about memory, monuments, and how to break up with the Confederacy. The Neutral Ground documents New Orleans’ fight over monuments and America’s troubled romance with the Lost Cause. In 2015, director CJ Hunt was filming the New Orleans City Council’s vote to remove four confederate monuments. But when that removal is halted by death threats, CJ sets out to understand why a losing army from 1865 still holds so much power in America." C. J. visited the podcast with Kyle June Williams on April 25, 2014 (Episode 49) to discuss their web series Our Sunken City. If you haven't watched it yet, it's still available.

This week in Louisiana history. February 3, 1820. Prohibition of slavery in western territory of Louisianan Purchase.
This week in New Orleans history. The Superdome hosted Super Bowl XLVII on February 3, 2013. A partial power failure halted game play for about 34 minutes in the third quarter between the Baltimore Ravens and the San Francisco 49ers. The power outage caused CBS, who was broadcasting the game, to lose some of its cameras as well as voice-overs by the commentators. At no point did the game go off the air, though the game had no audio for about two minutes. While the lights were coming back on, CBS reporters deployed around the stadium reported on the outage as a breaking news situation until power was restored enough for play to continue.
This week in Louisiana. Everywhere else, it's just a Tuesday.
Monroe/West Monroe. The Krewe of Janus Mardi Gras Parade rolls on Saturday, February 3.
Theme: Jammin' with Janus
February 3, 2024
Parade rolls at 6:00 PM.
This parade is the big one! Floats, marching bands, and beads all come together! The parade begins in West Monroe at 1118 Natchitoches Street and ends at Oliver Road in Monroe.
Postcards from Louisiana. Rickey Caesar at Blue Nile.

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558. We talk to urologist Martha Boone about her work at the old Charity Hospital and the books she's written about it. "The Big Free is Charity Hospital and it’s 1982 in New Orleans, and Charity is a big medical free-for-all. Elizabeth is one of the first women in the toughest surgery department in America. With her pearls and her pink plaid socks, she doesn’t fit in …at first. Half the doctors who start the surgery program never finish. Nothing in her proper southern upbringing prepares Elizabeth for the violence, debauchery and intensity of inner city trauma surgery. The Big Free is filled with unforgettable characters living the best and the worst New Orleans has to offer" (Boone). "Dr. Martha Boone is one of the first one hundred women board certified in urology. After 23 years of education, she practiced academic urology for five years and private practice for twenty-four. She was named TOP DOC in urology in Atlanta for over a decade. Her first novel The Big Free fictionalizes her first six months at Charity Hospital in New Orleans. Her current book, The Unfettered Urologist, is nonfiction and explains the pearls of wisdom she never had time to include in a short office visit. It will be available August 15,2023. Her third book, Mother Charity, will be released in March of 2024 and is the sequel to The Big Free. Dr. Boone retired to write full-time and travel with her husband" (Boone).

This week in Louisiana history. January 27, 1730. Jean Paul LeSueur leads 500 Choctaw Indians against the Natchez Indians.
This week in New Orleans history. Lakeview Theater Opens
January 28, 1942. With 700 seats and a parking lot able to accommodate 300 cars, the Lakeview Theater became the first movie house in Lakeview when it first opened its doors on January 28, 1942. Located at the corner of Harrison Avenue and Vicksburg Street (one block from Canal Boulevard), it was built by contractor Robert E. Smith who was the owner/partner of Guy P. Spicuzza who managed the theater. Draperies and rugs were furnished by D.H. Holmes. Adult tickets sold for 25 cents. Children were admitted for 11 cents. The management promised a policy of four program changes per week.
This week in Louisiana.
Postcards from Louisiana. Boardwalker & the 3 finger swingers sing at Bamboulas.

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557. We're excited to have Chad Adams on the podcast to discuss his novel, How to Walk on a Marsh. “On his first ever hunting excursion as a young boy, James takes an uncalculated step in the delicate South Louisiana marsh that becomes the catalyst for a metaphor used by his dad which foreshadows his life: there’s an art to navigating the marshland, and the steps you take while on your journey can cause you to either sink or swim. Through their many adventures together, James’ dad helps him to recognize and learn that with a respect and appreciation for the outdoors, important lessons can be found, and an unwavering bond woven full of love and admiration between father and son can be had.” “Born and raised in Southeast Louisiana, Chad Adams has a love for the outdoors that dates back to early childhood fishing trips with his dad along the state’s beautiful gulf coast. His articles about duck hunting can be found in Louisiana Sportsman” (Amazon).

This week in Louisiana history. January 20, 1980. Terry Bradshaw (Louisiana), Pittsburgh Steelers, QB, named Superbowl XIV MVP.
This week in New Orleans history. Photographer John Norris Teunisson is born January 20, 1869. The New Orleans Public Library's collection of Teunisson prints include views of the Atlanteans carnival ball of 1940, carnival decorations on downtown streets in 1906, the Fisk Free and Public Library, local hotels (including photographs of drawings of hotels), riverfront scenes, and other miscellaneous local sites. Additional collections of Teunisson photographs can be found at the Louisiana Digital Library.
This week in Louisiana. January 26, 2024. The Krewe Bohème is a marching parade which travels through the Marigny and the French Quarter. It is the first parade to roll after Twelfth Night. Their goal is to present a visual and auditory feast of mystery, artistry and fun. The procession is led by a symbol of the bohemian spirit, a green absinthe fairy, followed by several inner krewe marching clubs:
Postcards from Louisiana. Stephen Walker at the Frenchmen Hotel.

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Today we talk with Richard Sexton and Randolf Delehanty about the 2nd edition of their classic work, New Orleans: Elegance and Decadence. The book focuses on the interiors, furnishings, art collections, and gardens of a handful of creative people in New Orleans in the 1990s. Dreamers and urban pioneers, they included bohemian artists, artisans, architects, preservationists, activists, antiquarians, restaurateurs, and teachers, all living outside the American mainstream. They tolerated crumbling plaster, exposed lathe, and sagging galleries in exchange for communal festivity and joie de vivre. Richard is returning to the Podcast after an earlier visit when we discussed his book, Creole World. 1. This week in Louisiana history. January 13, 1818, Noah Ludlow opens St. Philip Street Theatre.
This week in New Orleans history. Danny Barker was born January 13, 1909. African-America Creole guitar and banjo player, songwriter, composer, singer, author, historian, teacher, storyteller, humorist, actor, painter. Jazz Hall of Fame member. Recipient of the National Endowment of the Arts Music Master Award and numerous other honors. Played on more than 1,000 records of Jazz, Swing, Blues, Bebop, and Traditional. Husband of legendary singer Blue Lu Barker.
This week in Louisiana. Krewe of Chewbacchus Parade. Saturday, January 20, 7:00 pm in Marigny. he parade consists of roughly 100 contraptions which are either pushed, pedaled, or pulled and are built onto bicycles, homemade trailers, and shopping carts. Chewbacchus believes that green parades are the “Future of Revelry” and does not use internal combustion engines to power floats. The mad scientists who engineer the krewe’s contraptions have found clever ways to build amazing floats that don’t require petroleum products.
Postcards from Louisiana. Rickey Caesar at Blue Nile.

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555. This week we talk to Randy Gonzales about his poetry book Settling St. Malo. "I am excited about the launch of a book I spent more than a decade writing. My research into Filipino Louisiana started as a way to understand my family’s Filipino story. I learned that without the fishermen at St. Malo, the shrimpers at Manila Village, and the seamen who settled in New Orleans, my Filipino ancestors may not have moved to Louisiana. Poetry — attention to sound, rhythm, and the emotional register of words — helped me organize and make sense of research and make it meaningful to me" (Gonzales). "I am a native New Orleanian of Filipino descent; a poet, writer, and community historian who researches and shares the stories of Filipino Louisiana; a scholar and educator, an associate professor of English at the University of Louisiana at Lafayette who holds the Dr. James Wilson/BORSF Eminent Scholar Endowed Professorship in Southern Studies; a father who wants his children to be proud of their heritage" (Gonzales).

This week in Louisiana history. January 8 1815. The Battle of New Orleans took place.
This week in New Orleans history. On January 7, 1944, the Liberty ship Leon Godchaux was launched by Delta Shipbuilding Company.
This week in Louisiana. The Feast of Epiphany is a Christian feast day commemorating the visit of the Magi, the baptism of Jesus, and the wedding at Cana. It's also the beginning of Carnival. Less than two weeks after Christmas, New Orleans begins the reveling anew with its celebration of Twelfth Night. Jan. 6th marks the Feast of the Epiphany, when the Three Wise Men visited the Christ child. In New Orleans it also means the launch of Carnival season. And New Orleans observes it with the Joan of Arc parade that marches through the Quarter. Société Des Champs Elysée rolls down the Rampart - St. Claude Avenue streetcar line nearby. Meanwhile Uptown, the Phunny Phorty Phellows board the St. Charles streetcar for a parade all their own. This is followed by the Funky Uptown Krewe.
Postcards from Louisiana. Bubbles Brown at the Apple Barrel on Frenchmen.

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554. Part 2 of our interview of Derby Gisclair about his newest book, New Orleans Steamboat Stories – The Brief Lives of Mississippi Riverboats. "Steamboats shaped America’s future, its economy, and its culture while expanding trade and expanding the country’s footprint into new territories. This economic expansion was not limited to New Orleans, but also to Cincinnati, St. Louis, Pittsburgh, Memphis, Louisville, Nashville, St. Paul, Kansas City, and Chattanooga. A round trip voyage from Pittsburgh to New Orleans that once took six months could now be accomplished in forty-five days. At the same time steamboats made it possible to circulate and disseminate the news and the mail, to spread the various immigrant cultures, food, and music. New Orleans Steamboat Stories contains stories of a handful of the different steamboats and the people who lived and worked on the Western rivers. They are brief in nature as the average life of a steamboat was generally short. But their impact culturally and commercially, esthetically and economically, made a lasting impact on the development of America" (Jefferson Parish).

This week in Louisiana history. December 23, 1813. Legislative Act #5 provides for official state seal.
This week in New Orleans history. Storyland Dedication, December 30, 1956. During the 1950s Storyland in City Park was filled with Nursery Rhyme figures created by a young man who would become the most noted Mardi Gras float builder in the city; it was funded by an older man who owned and operated the most popular amusement park in the south.
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New Year's Eve in New Orleans
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New Orleans is the perfect place to ring in the new year. Whether you want to grab dinner and turn in for the night early, celebrate at a children’s event during the day, or party all night long, we’ve got something for everyone. Here’s how to celebrate New Year’s Eve in New Orleans.
     For the biggest party in the city, head to Jackson Square – the Quarter is packed with festive partygoers eager to countdown the time until the New Year arrives with the Fleur De Lis drop.
     If outdoor celebrations and big crowds are not for you, make a reservation at one of the city’s many fine restaurants and celebrate the evening over delectable meals and of course, lots of bubbly. Many restaurants offer special deals or packages for the evening, so make sure you check ahead to ensure the perfect night for you, your loved ones and friends. See here for our list of restaurants open for New Year’s Eve.
     Experience New Year's Eve like never before at Vue Orleans atop the Four Seasons Hotel New Orleans. This year, join the party 34 floors above the Mississippi River for a fireworks display to remember. Vue Orleans offers unmatched bird’s-eye views of the New Orleans fireworks, adult beverages, light passed appetizers, DJ music, and a champagne toast at midnight. The celebration begins at 10 p.m. Tickets are limited, must be 21 to purchase and attend.
Postcards from Louisiana. John Joyce band at dba.

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553. We chat with Derby Gisclair about his newest book, New Orleans Steamboat Stories – The Brief Lives of Mississippi Riverboats. "Steamboats shaped America’s future, its economy, and its culture while expanding trade and expanding the country’s footprint into new territories. This economic expansion was not limited to New Orleans, but also to Cincinnati, St. Louis, Pittsburgh, Memphis, Louisville, Nashville, St. Paul, Kansas City, and Chattanooga. A round trip voyage from Pittsburgh to New Orleans that once took six months could now be accomplished in forty-five days. At the same time steamboats made it possible to circulate and disseminate the news and the mail, to spread the various immigrant cultures, food, and music. New Orleans Steamboat Stories contains stories of a handful of the different steamboats and the people who lived and worked on the Western rivers. They are brief in nature as the average life of a steamboat was generally short. But their impact culturally and commercially, esthetically and economically, made a lasting impact on the development of America" (Jefferson Parish).

This week in Louisiana history. December 15, 1802. Pres. Jefferson, worried of French takeover of La., seeks to purchase Isle of Orleans
This week in New Orleans history. The New Orleans Church of St. Louis, which had been rebuilt after being destroyed in the fire of 1788, was dedicated as a cathedral on December 23, 1794.
This week in Louisiana.
97th Annual Natchitoches Christmas Festival
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November 18th, 2023 - January 6th, 2024
Christmas Cheer Since 1927
Named after a Native American tribe, Natchitoches (pronounced Nack-a-tish ) is the oldest permanent settlement in the Louisiana Purchase Territory. Since 1927, we are home to one of the oldest community-based holiday celebrations in the country. Starting as a one-day festival, the Natchitoches Christmas Festival has evolved into a six-week long Christmas Season. The Christmas Season begins on the Saturday before Thanksgiving and concludes on January the 6th, the Epiphany. Over 300,000 lights and 100 plus set pieces are on display every night at dusk.
Postcards from Louisiana. David Middleton. "The Shepherd. A Christmas Play."

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552. Today we talk with Doug Duffey, North Louisiana blues musician. "Blues musician.Doug Duffey is a singer, songwriter, pianist, bandleader, music arranger, record producer, music publisher, poet, diarist, photographer and visual artist. From Monroe, Louisiana, Doug Duffey was inducted into the "Louisiana Hall of Fame" in April, 2001 and inducted into the National Blues Hall of Fame in 2009" (Wikipedia).

This week in Louisiana history. December 8, 1879. Citizens of Louisiana ratified a new state constitution. Simultaneously, the state capital was moved from New Orleans to Baton Rouge.
This week in New Orleans history. The World Cotton Centennial (World's Fair) opened in New Orleans on December 16, 1884 and ran until June 2, 1885 in what is now Audubon Park. It featured displays with a great deal of electric light illumination, an observation tower with electric elevators, and several prototype designs of electric streetcars.
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Celebration in the Oaks
City Park,
New Orleans, LA
November 24 - January 1
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This well-known light display in New Orleans beautifully highlights the lovely collection of Live Oak trees that are found in New Orleans. Perfect for a date night or an evening with the kids, this is one of of the most popular holiday light displays in Louisiana. From late November until early January, over a million dazzling lights illuminate 25 acres of City Park in what can only be described as pure magic.
Postcards from Louisiana. Stephen Walker Band at the Frenchmen Hotel.

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551. Part 2 of our conversation with Shane K. Barnard about his research into Tabasco Sauce and Bayou Teche. Holding a Ph.D. in history, Bernard has served as historian and curator to McIlhenny Company for over twenty-five years. He is the author of Tabasco: An Illustrated History and several books about Cajun and Creole history. Teche: A History of Louisiana's Most Famous Bayou. Recipient of a 2017 Book of the Year Award presented by the Louisiana Endowment for the Humanities. Shane K. Bernard's Teche examines this legendary waterway of the American Deep South. Bernard delves into the bayou's geologic formation as a vestige of the Mississippi and Red Rivers, its prehistoric Native American occupation, and its colonial settlement by French, Spanish, and, eventually, Anglo-American pioneers. He surveys the coming of indigo, cotton, and sugar; steam-powered sugar mills and riverboats; and the brutal institution of slavery. He also examines the impact of the Civil War on the Teche, depicting the running battles up and down the bayou and the sporadic gunboat duels, when ironclads clashed in the narrow confines of the dark, sluggish river" (Google Books).

This week in Louisiana history. December 2, 1981. Britney Spears born in Kentwood, Louisiana.
This week in New Orleans history. Jessie Hill (December 9, 1932 — September 17, 1996), R&B and Louisiana blues singer and songwriter is best remembered for the song "Ooh Poo Pah Doo".
This week in Louisiana.
Old World Christmas Lights Spectacular
520 Broadway St.
Minden, LA 71055
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There is a beautiful Christmas lights display each year in Minden, a small town with some strong German influence. Every year, the historic downtown area transforms into a winter wonderland with dozens of life-sized nutcrackers and thousands of twinkling lights. It's one of the most spectacular Christmas events in Louisiana.
Postcards from Louisiana. Shane Bernard's father Ron Bernard sings "Gimme Back my Cadillac" and "This Should Go on Forever."

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550. Part 1 of our conversation with Shane K. Barnard about his research into Tabasco Sauce and Bayou Teche. Holding a Ph.D. in history, Bernard has served as historian and curator to McIlhenny Company for over twenty-five years. He is the author of Tabasco: An Illustrated History and several books about Cajun and Creole history. "Teche: A History of Louisiana's Most Famous Bayou. Recipient of a 2017 Book of the Year Award presented by the Louisiana Endowment for the Humanities. Shane K. Bernard's Teche examines this legendary waterway of the American Deep South. Bernard delves into the bayou's geologic formation as a vestige of the Mississippi and Red Rivers, its prehistoric Native American occupation, and its colonial settlement by French, Spanish, and, eventually, Anglo-American pioneers. He surveys the coming of indigo, cotton, and sugar; steam-powered sugar mills and riverboats; and the brutal institution of slavery. He also examines the impact of the Civil War on the Teche, depicting the running battles up and down the bayou and the sporadic gunboat duels, when ironclads clashed in the narrow confines of the dark, sluggish river" (Google Books).

This week in Louisiana history. November 24, 1813. W.C.C. Claiborne offers $500 reward for Jean Lafitte's capture.
This week in New Orleans history. Lee Dorsey Passes Away, December 2, 1986. Born in New Orleans on December 24, 1924, singer Irving Lee Dorsey was a childhood friend of Fats Domino. His biggest hits were "Ya Ya" (1961) and "Working in the Coal Mine" (1966). Much of his work was produced by Allen Toussaint with instrumental backing provided by the Meters. Dorsey died in New Orleans on December 2, 1986.
This week in Louisiana.
Victorian Christmas
Joseph Jefferson Home & Rip Van Winkle Gardens
5505 Rip Van Winkle Rd.
New Iberia LA 70560
Tours of the Joseph Jefferson Home and Rip Van Winkle Gardens decorated for the Holiday Season.
November 28, 2022 — December 31, 2023
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Phone: (337) 359-8525
Email: ripsrookery@yahoo.com
Postcards from Louisiana. Sam Bee and Bailey Barrows write a Thanksgiving poem on Frenchmen St.

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549. This week we're happy to have Louisiana's current poet laureate Alison Pelegrin visiting us. 'Alison was born and raised in New Orleans, Louisiana. She received an MFA from the University of Arkansas. Pelegrin is the author of Waterlines (Louisiana State University Press, 2016); Hurricane Party (University of Akron Press, 2012); Big Muddy River of Stars (University of Akron Press, 2007), which received the 2006 Akron Poetry Prize; and The Zydeco Tablets (Word Press, 2002). About Pelegrin’s poetry, Martha Serpas writes, “Alison Pelegrin is one of the sharpest wits to come out of the Bayou State in a long time. She can conjure Louisiana’s present-tense, unapologetic, tragicomic drama with authenticity.” She teaches at Southeastern Louisiana University and lives in Covington, Louisiana. In 2023, she was appointed the poet laureate of Louisiana through 2025' (Poets.org).

This week in Louisiana history. November 18, 1719. The ship Les Deux Freres brings first mass-arrival of Germans to Louisiana.
This week in New Orleans history. Royal Street Branch Library Opens
November 25, 1907. The Royal Branch at 2110 Royal Street (Royal at Frenchmen), funded by a grant from Andrew Carnegie, was the first NOPL branch to open, on November 25, 1907. Two other branches, Algiers and Napoleon, also built with Carnegie funds, opened shortly afterward and continue to serve the public today. The Royal Branch was a one-story and basement structure of the Doric style of architecture. It was fire-proof, the exterior and interior walls being of pressed brick and the floors of concrete. It occupied a lot 65 by 98 feet, and sat upon a low terrace. The interior space was divided into reading, attendants', janitor's, storage and toilet rooms. The reading-room was 40 by 50 feet with a ceiling height of sixteen feet which had no interior columns or other obstructions — giving the impression of an even larger room.
This week in Louisiana.
Louisiana Colonial Trails Scenic Byway
Distance: 484 miles
Duration: Two to three days for a self-guided tour
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Colonial Trails, 484-miles long, offers visitors cultural connections among the French, Creole, Anglo, African American and Native American at sites along the Colonial Trails Byway. Sites include several military fortifications such as Forts Randolph and Buhlow, Camp Beauregard and Fort Polk; fields of cotton and Frogmore Cotton Plantation and Gin, Kent House, the oldest standing structure in Central Louisiana, Melrose Plantation, home to primitive artist Clementine Hunter, Tunica-Biloxi Cultural and Education Center, the Delta Music Museum and the Louisiana Political History Museum among so many others that tell the overarching story of Louisiana history.
Postcards from Louisiana. Thanksgiving Poetry by Aislinn Kerchaert

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548. We talk with Allison Alsup and Jessica Kinnison, who run the New Orleans Writers’ Workshop. "Since its founding in Spring 2017, the New Orleans Writers Workshop has aimed to affordably meet the need for quality creative writing classes in the New Orleans community. Joining forces with an ever-growing number of community partners that embraced the venture like only New Orleans can, NOWW has held one-day, two-day, four-week, and nine-week classes at the New Orleans Museum of Art, the New Orleans Center for Creative Arts, A Studio in the Woods, and the Southern Hotel, among other venues, in addition to free workshops at public libraries and in nonprofit or congregate settings, including Orleans Parish Prison, Project Lazarus, and 826 New Orleans... Allison Alsup is an award-winning writer, teacher and editor. Her debut novel, Foreign Seed, is slated for publication by Turner Publishing in August 2024. She holds an M.F.A. in Fiction from Emerson College. Her short fiction has won multiple contests and appears, among other places, in the 2014 O’Henry Prize Stories and the U.K.‘s 2018 Manchester Fiction Prize shortlist, her non-fiction in Best Food Writing 2015.... Jessica Kinnison’s work has appeared in Columbia Journal, Phoebe, Entropy, Juked, and The Southern Humanities Review, among other publications. A 2018 Kenyon Review Peter Taylor Fellow, her story “Star Party” placed second in the 2019 Tennessee Williams Festival Short Short Fiction Contest."

This week in Louisiana history. November 11, 1984. Louisiana World Exposition closes with financial loss.
This week in New Orleans history. Shortly before 6 p.m. on November 18, 1926, the Orleans-Kenner commuter train was struck and overturned at the Southport crossing by a string of boxcars being back toward the river on a Louisiana Railway and Navigation Company switch track. More than a dozen passengers were injured, though only two of them were taken to the hospital.
This week in Louisiana.
The 4th Annual Human Horse Races will take place on Nov 23rd, 2023 from 11 – 3 P.M. at Easton Park in MidCity.
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Entry is free.
Live music is provided and food and beverages are available. Purchase betting tokens to place donation bets on the horse you think will win the following round. Winners of races receive prizes, and betters get an entry for a chance to win a mega-prize!
All donations benefit local animal & wildlife rescue initiatives.
The 2023 beneficiary will be Greeno Equine Sanctuary located in Leblanc, Louisiana.
Postcards from Louisiana. TBC Brass Band & Hasizzle at Satchmofest in the Old Mint in New Orleans.

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547. This week to caught up with Isabelle Jacopin, an artiste peintre born in France, who has been drawn to the world of art since her early childhood. In 1998, her artistic path led her to New Orleans, where she delved into pastel painting, using the vibrant city as her muse. She sketched the lively streets, vibrant clubs, and distinctive elements that make New Orleans so unique. In 2004, Isabelle transitioned to oil painting on linen canvas, a medium that has held her fascination ever since. Her work is characterized by thick impasto strokes, bursting with vivid colors and energy. To experience Isabelle's captivating artwork firsthand, pay a visit to her gallery, 829 Royal Street, in the New Orleans French Quarter. You can also connect with her through her website, Instagram, and Facebook for further insights into her creative world. Please visit our website and subscribe to isabellejacopin.com where new works are added regularly.

This week in Louisiana history. November 4, 1811. The Territory of Orleans met for the Constitution Convention preceding statehood.
This week in New Orleans history. Born in New Orleans on November 11, 1956, Fred J. Luter Jr. became the first African-American president of the Southern Baptist Convention on June 19, 2012. According to Southeastern Baptist Theological Seminary president Daniel L. Akin, this was ". . . the most significant event to happen in our [SBC's] history since our formation".
This week in Louisiana.
Wild Turkey 3 Miler
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Mane Street
West Monroe, LA US 71292
Thu November 23, 2023
West Monroe, LA 71292
A portion of proceeds will go to Grace Place Ministries, Inc. Out and back. Race will start on Pavilion. Left on exchange. Right on Wassan. Left on Grahtham. Turn around on Industrial and head back the same way. Overall male/female, masters male/female, 10 and under, 11-14, 15-19, 10 year age groups. Registrants will receive a shirt. Must be picked up in person. Packet pickup will be Wednesday, 11/22, from 1:00 to 5:00 p.m. 1866 Forsythe Av., Monroe (Fleet Feet). If you can't make it Wednesday, you can pickup on race day. However, we strongly encourage you to pickup your packet on Wednesday.
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546. We interview Robin Roberts about her new book, City of the Undead. "From its looming above-ground cemeteries to the ghosts believed to haunt its stately homes, New Orleans is a city deeply entwined with death, the undead, and the supernatural. Its location near the mouth of the Mississippi River grants it a liminal status between water and land, while its Old World architecture and lush, moss-covered oak trees lend it an eerie beauty. Complementing the city’s mysterious landscape, spiritual beliefs and practices from Native American, African, African American, Caribbean, and European cultures mingle in a unique ferment of the paranormal. A long history of enslavement and oppression have also produced fertile soil for stories of the undead. Focusing on three manifestations of the supernatural in New Orleans — Voodoo, ghosts, and vampires — Robin Roberts argues that the paranormal gives voice to the voiceless, including victims of racism and oppression, thus encouraging the living not to repeat the injustices of the past. Robin Roberts attended Mount Holyoke College, where the presence of its founder’s grave in the center of campus kindled her interest in the otherworldly. After receiving her PhD from the University of Pennsylvania, she taught undergraduate and graduate courses with a focus on popular culture and gender. She lives in New Orleans." (LSU Press)

This week in Louisiana history. Rebellion against Ulloa began with spiking of protective New Orleans cannons.
This week in New Orleans history October 27, 1768. Jazz is Legislated as a National American Treasure. November 4, 1987 In 1987, the US House of Representatives and Senate passed a bill proposed by Democratic Representative John Conyers Jr. to define jazz as a unique form of American music stating, among other things, "... that jazz is hereby designated as a rare and valuable national American treasure to which we should devote our attention, support and resources to make certain it is preserved, understood and promulgated." The bill passed in the House of Representatives on September 23, 1987 and in the Senate on November 4, 1987.
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Bayou Teche National Scenic Byway
Distance: 183 miles
Duration: Half-day to two days for self-guided tour
The Bayou Teche National Byway has long been recognized as a travel corridor to and through important cultural, historic, natural, recreation and scenic environments. It is located in a three-parish area of Louisiana that exists along the beautiful Bayou Teche west of the Atchafalaya Basin from Morgan City through Franklin, New Iberia, St. Martinville, Breaux Bridge and on to Arnaudville. Primary access to the Bayou Teche Byways occurs from Interstate 10 and US 90.
Postcards from Louisiana. TBC Brass Band & Hasizzle at Satchmofest in the Old Mint in New Orleans.

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This week we talk to Jared Fishman about prosecuting the case of a post-Katrina police cover-up in New Orleans. Jared, a "former federal prosecutor and founder of Justice Innovation Lab tells the story of his struggle to unravel the cover-up of a police shooting, and subsequent incineration of the shooting victim, in Hurricane Katrina–era New Orleans... Fire on the Levee tells the story of a young idealistic prosecutor determined to bring the truth to light. The case would lead to major reforms in the New Orleans Police Department and ultimately change our understanding of race, policing and justice in post-Katrina New Orleans and beyond" (HarperCollins).1. This week in Louisiana history. September 1, 1715. King Louis XIV died.
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This week in Louisiana. On September 9. 1967, the New Orleans Saints played their first game in New Orleans and had their first ever preseason win at Tulane Stadium, defeating the Atlanta Falcons, 27-14. This win earned the Saints a 5-1 preseason record -- the best ever for a new expansion team. It also began the rivalry between the two teams. Press accounts from that game, including the Rome (Ga.) News-Tribune and Los Angeles Times, referred to it as the "Dixie Championship." In recent years, the game has sometimes been referred to as the "Southern Showdown."
Postcards from Louisiana. Single Malt Please with Maude Caillat at the BMC Bar on Decatur St. in New Orleans.

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537. Ed Abraham talks to us about trans rights in LA. "Ed Abraham of the Real Name Campaign said “it was people like us and everyone here whose activism made our ‘representatives’ know that we wouldn’t allow them to attack us or to attack trans children.” Speakers at Trans March of Resilience highlighted the disproportionate rates of violence and discrimination faced by Black transgender women and trans people of other oppressed nationalities. Two-thirds of the known killings of trans people since 2013 have been against Black trans women. " (Ed Abraham).

This week in Louisiana history. August 26, 1895. 'Uncle' Earl Kemp Long born.
This week in New Orleans history. On September 2, 1909, New Orleans was first linked by rail to Houston. Amid celebrations and ceremonies the train left the New Orleans Terminal Station at 6:10 A.M.
This week in Louisiana.
Louisiana River Road – All-American Road
Distance: 773 miles
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Duration: One to two days for a self-guided tour of each area
Side by side and decade after decade the Mississippi River and the Great River Road bring more people together with their history, culture and natural worlds than any other North American river and treasured road. The river and road have shaped the people and the land in this place.
Entering into Louisiana across the Mississippi River from Vicksburg, a visitor will see traces of Grant’s Canal, dating to the American Civil War.
Postcards from Louisiana. Rug Cutters at the Favela Chic Bar on Frenchmen.

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536. We chat with Johnette Downing and her husband, Scott Billington. "Musician and author Johnette Downing and three-time Grammy® winner Scott Billington are the foremost children’s music performers from New Orleans. Their Swamp Romp program is a Louisiana dance party that brings the sounds of Cajun music, zydeco, traditional jazz, Isleño culture, swamp pop and New Orleans rhythm and blues to life for young ears. It is a toe-tapping, interactive, and authentic roots music experience that both children and parents will enjoy and long remember. Johnette’s gift for communicating with children is matched with smart musicianship and songs that make this tour of Louisiana’s rich cultural landscape fun for all in attendance" (Johnette and Scott).

This week in Louisiana history. August 18, 1769. O'Reilly arrives in N.O. with 24 ships and 2,600 Spanish troops to take possession of Louisiana for Spain.
This week in New Orleans history. Elizebeth Smith Friedman, born on August 26, 1892, "America's first female cryptanalyst" [code breaker]. Her testimony in cases in Galveston, Houston, and New Orleans in 1933 resulted in convictions against thirty-five bootlegging ringleaders who were found to have violated the Volstead Act. Ringleaders were directly linked with suspected shipping vessels as a result of the information arising out of her analysis. She died on October 31, 1980.
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Jean Lafitte Scenic Byway
178 miles — Take 2 days to fully experience the roadway.
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This byway crisscrosses through the heart of central Acadiana and has so many points of interest that you could easily spend a week on it and not see everything there is to see. So, your best bet is to cover the trail in segments over a period of time, possibly on a two- or three-day trip.
Postcards from Louisiana. Single Malt Please with Maude Caillat at the BMC Bar on Decatur St. in New Orleans.

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We talk to Christopher M. Finan about his book, How Free Speech Saved Democracy. "Free speech is not an obstacle to change: it is the way change happens... To those who see free speech as a threat to democracy, Finan offers engaging evidence from a long and sometimes challenging history of free speech in America to show how free speech has been essential to expanding democracy. From the beginning of American history, free speech has been used to advocate for change. In the 19th century, abolitionists, advocates for women’s rights, and leaders of the labor movement had to fight for free speech. In the 20th century, the civil rights and anti-war movements expanded free speech, creating a shield for every protest movement we see today" (Finan).
This week in Louisiana history. August 11, 1856. A hurricane kills more than 200 people vacationing at Isle Derniere (Last Island).
This week in New Orleans history. The Big Easy television series, inspired by the film of the same name from 1987. premiered on the USA Cable Network August 11, 1996. Tony Crane played New Orleans police detective lieutenant Remy McSwain, Susan Walters played state district attorney Anne Osbourne and Barry Corbin played police chief C.D. LeBlanc. Daniel Petrie Jr. (who wrote the screenplay to the film) was the executive producer of the series. 35 episodes were broadcast over two seasons. The series takes place in New Orleans, Louisiana and was shot on location.
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North Toledo Bend State Park

2907 North Toledo Park Road

Zwolle, LA 71486

1-318-645-4715

1-888-677-6400

Website

toledobend@crt.la.gov

Daily hours

6 a.m. - 10 p.m.

Located on Toledo Bend Reservoir, one of the country's largest man-made reservoirs, North Toledo Bend State Park provides a venue for a wide variety of water-related activities in a pleasant environment. And for land-based activities, more than 900 acres are available for camping, picnicking, hiking, and relaxing in the heart of nature. Available day-use facilities include a meeting room which can be reserved for group functions, a full size swimming pool with restrooms for the summer season, and a laundry with all the conveniences for a long or short stay in the park. Nearby are entrances to two hiking/biking trails - a 1.5-mile loop and a more demanding 4-mile loop. A boat launch with a double ramp, a large parking lot, boat rentals, and a fish cleaning station, provides access to the reservoir. Organizations associated with the Toledo Bend Reservoir host numerous freshwater fishing competitions which attract fishermen from around the country. Fishing, swimming, boating, hiking, picnicking, and relaxing – all of these activities and more are yours to enjoy at North Toledo Bend State Park. 4. Postcards from Louisiana. Rug Cutters at the Favela Chic Bar on Frenchmen.

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We talk to Johnny Armstrong about his new book, Rescuing Biodiversity The Protection and Restoration of a North Louisiana Ecosystem. According to the LSU Press website, "Restoration ecology is a vital tool to mitigate the crisis caused by the global destruction of biodiversity, one of the most powerful existential threats to future generations. Johnny Armstrong’s Rescuing Biodiversity tells the story of one man’s attempts to preserve a vanishing Louisiana ecosystem and restore the animal and plant species that once lived there. As a grandfather and perpetual student, Armstrong witnessed the speed at which the timber industry pillaged local landscapes, and he resolved to protect and revitalize the old-growth forest of Wafer Creek Ranch in north central Louisiana.... Author, conservationist, and retired medical doctor Johnny Armstrong lives with his wife, Karen, in an old-growth forest and woodland protected by the Nature Conservancy outside of Ruston, Louisiana."
This week in Louisiana history. August 4, 1901. Allen Greene school opens in town of Grambling, will later become Grambling State Univ.
This week in New Orleans history. On August 12, 1963. Lee Harvey Oswald pled guilty to the charge of disturbing the peace and was fined $10 after being arrested and jailed on August 9 and 10 for fighting with Carlos Bringuier while handing out pro-Castro leaflets in the 700 block of Canal Street. On August 16, Oswald distributed Fair Play for Cuba leaflets with two hired helpers in front of the International Trade Mart.
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Mansfield Female College Museum

Website

101 Monroe St.

Mansfield, LA 71052

318.871.9978

Tuesday-Saturday, 9 a.m.-4 p.m.

The first women's institute of higher learning west of the Mississippi River, Mansfield Female College Museum is located about a half-hour's drive south of Shreveport. Established by the Methodist Church in the 1850s, it served the needs of families in this region of Louisiana for more than 70 years until it was closed and merged with nearby Centenary College in Shreveport. During the Civil War, the college's buildings served as hospitals for wounded soldiers from the nearby Battle of Mansfield, and a supposed ghost from that era even became something of a mascot for later classes of schoolgirls! The museum features much of the art, pottery and crafts produced by the students as well as a surprising array of memorabilia—rings, commencement dresses, artwork, yearbooks and other items—drawn from the alumnae of the institution and their families. 4. Postcards from Louisiana. Rug Cutters at the Favela Chic Bar on Frenchmen.

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We talk to author Seth Pevey about his life and his writing. Seth is a Louisiana native who has worked as a teacher and journalist around the world, and now writes both fiction and non-fiction from his country home outside of New Orleans. "Seth Pevey writes gritty, compelling mystery and thriller fiction with a southern noir flair. His novels are best enjoyed by readers who love deep settings, flawed characters, and compelling situations with morally gray solutions. He is a native Louisianan, and writes fiction from his rural home outside of New Orleans. Favorite authors include Gillian Flynn, Cormac McCarthy, William Faulkner, Stephen King, and Kazuo Ishiguro. You can learn what he's up to at www.sethpevey.com."
This week in Louisiana history. July 30, 1812 William Charles Cole Claiborne becomes the 1st Governor of the state of Louisiana. Louisiana had become a state on April 30, 1812.
This week in New Orleans history. On August 5, 2011, a federal jury in New Orleans convicted five police officers of myriad charges related to the cover-up and deprivation of civil rights in the Danzinger Bridge shootings. The convictions were vacated on September 17, 2013 due to prosecutorial misconduct, and a new trial was ordered.
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Delcambre Shrimp Festival

August 16-20, 2023

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The Delcambre Shrimp Festival is home to one of the best 5-day festivals in South Louisiana. The festival has gained it's popularity by providing a variety of delicious dishes and top notch entertainment including National Recording Artists. Enjoy signature shrimp dishes like boiled shrimp, fried shrimp, shrimp sauce piquante, shrimp salad and many more. Each and every shrimp dish consumed at the festival is prepared by volunteer members of the festival association. If you're not in the mood for shrimp, the festival also offers a variety of other "festival" foods, cold beer, cold drinks and water. Souvenirs, t-shirts, hats, posters, etc.

Amenities:

Family Friendly

Handicapped Accessible

Free Parking

Phone: (337) 658-2422

Email: info@shrimpfestival.net 4. Postcards from Louisiana. Rug Cutters at the Favela Chic Bar on Frenchmen.

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Part 2 of our conversation with Eli Langley, a member of the Coushatta Tribe and a graduate of Harvard. “Eli Langley ’21 grew up in a family devoted to safeguarding the culture, history, and language of the Coushatta Tribe. His father, a tribal cultural adviser, and his mother, an anthropologist and tribal historian, nourished him with Native folktales and inspired him early on to take pride in his roots. At 12, he asked his parents to send him to a boarding school to challenge himself academically. At 18, he learned Koasati, the language of his tribe, becoming its youngest speaker, and in 2016, he became the first member of the Coushatta Tribe to be admitted to Harvard. Now, upon his graduation this month, he will become the first tribal member to use their Native language to fulfill the College’s second language requirement.... 'My story is a continuation of my people’s story,' said Langley. 'I’m a cog in the wheel, and I stand on the shoulders of giants. I know that I’m only able to undertake these things with the strength and the knowledge of my culture.'” (Harvard Gazette)
This week in Louisiana history. July 21 1861 William T Sherman (former head of LSU) was the Union General to lead forces at the battle of Manassas, Va.
This week in New Orleans history. The Carondelet streetcar began its run on July 29, 1866. This uptown line ran on its namesake street from Canal Street to Napoleon Ave. At its most extensive, it also ran on Freret Street from Napoleon to Broadway, on trackage that eventually became part of the Freret line, and it crossed Canal Street into the French Quarter, pioneering the route of the later Desire line. It ceased on September 7, 1924.
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Sabine National Wildlife Refuge

3000 Holly Beach Highway

Hackberry, LA 70645

Email sabine@fws.gov

Sabine National Wildlife Refuge ,about 8 miles south of Hackberry, on State Highway 27, was established in 1937 to provide habitat for migratory waterfowl and other birds. The refuge consists of a basin of wetlands located between the Gulf's beach cheniers (oak ridges)and the coastal prairie, which is one of the most productive and fertile areas of North America. It encompasses 124,511 acres of fresh,intermediate and brackish marshes and is one of the largest estuarine-dependent marine species nurseries in southwest Louisiana. It has also been designated as an "Internationally Important Bird Area" due to the numerous wading, water and marsh birds that utilize it throughout the year. Over 280,000 people visit the refuge annually. The exhibits in the refuge visitor center and the Wetland Walkway are considered two of the principal tourist attractions in southwest Louisiana. The refuge is an integral part of the Creole Nature Trail All American Road 4. Postcards from Louisiana. Single Malt Please with Maude Caillat at the BMC Bar on Decatur St. in New Orleans.

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Part 1 of our conversation with Eli Langley, a member of the Coushatta Tribe and a graduate of Harvard. “Eli Langley ’21 grew up in a family devoted to safeguarding the culture, history, and language of the Coushatta Tribe. His father, a tribal cultural adviser, and his mother, an anthropologist and tribal historian, nourished him with Native folktales and inspired him early on to take pride in his roots. At 12, he asked his parents to send him to a boarding school to challenge himself academically. At 18, he learned Koasati, the language of his tribe, becoming its youngest speaker, and in 2016, he became the first member of the Coushatta Tribe to be admitted to Harvard. Now, upon his graduation this month, he will become the first tribal member to use their Native language to fulfill the College’s second language requirement.... 'My story is a continuation of my people’s story,' said Langley. 'I’m a cog in the wheel, and I stand on the shoulders of giants. I know that I’m only able to undertake these things with the strength and the knowledge of my culture.'” (Harvard Gazette)
This week in Louisiana history. July 14 1937 First piling driven for N.O. Charity Hospital.
This week in New Orleans history. Oretha Castle was born in Oakland, Tennessee and moved to New Orleans with her parents in 1947. After graduating from Joseph S. Clark High School she enrolled at Southern University in New Orleans where she joined other students in the struggle for civil rights, eventually becoming the head of the Congress of Racial Equality (CORE) in New Orleans. In 1967, Oretha married fellow CORE member Richard Haley. Mrs. Haley served as deputy administrator at Charity Hospital where she instituted better health care for the Black Community. While at Charity, she helped organize the New Orleans Sickle Cell Anemia Foundation. In 1972, she directed the political campaign of Dorothy Mae Taylor who became the first Black woman legislator in the state. After a lengthy battle with cancer, Oretha Castle Haley died at the age of 48.
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Masur Museum of Art

1400 S. Grand St.

Monroe, LA 71202

Website

Tuesday-Friday 9 a.m. - 5 p.m.

Saturday 12-5 p.m.

318.329.2237

Located in the former home of the Masur family, the Masur Museum of Art is the largest collecting and exhibiting visual arts museum in Northeast Louisiana. We are dedicated to providing our community with a dynamic visual arts experience through exhibitions, public programming, and collections management. 4. Postcards from Louisiana. Rug Cutters at the Favela Chic Bar on Frenchmen.

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Katy Morlas Shannon returns to talk about her children's historical fiction, Sharcropper's Daughter. "Born a sharecropper’s daughter on a Louisiana plantation, Frances Darbonne wonders if she will ever escape the rural poverty that has plagued her family for generations. When Frances learns that going to school requires her to abandon the French language she has spoken all her life, she struggles to reconcile her Cajun identity with her desire to read and write. Determined to Americanize its citizens, Louisiana instructs its educators to eradicate this heritage language, stigmatizing the Cajun people and using shame and threats of violence to silence them... Inspired by the author's grandmother, Sharecropper's Daughter vividly portrays a child’s experience of World War II and prominently features the Louisiana Maneuvers, the military training of 400,000 troops not far from Frances’s home."
This week in Louisiana history. July 7, 1912 Grabow 'Lumber War' shootout takes place near DeRidder, 3 killed, 37 wounded
This week in New Orleans history. Thomas Semmes Walmsley (June 10, 1889 – June 19, 1942) was Mayor of New Orleans from July 15, 1929 to June 30, 1936. He is best known for his intense rivalry with Louisiana Governor Huey P. Long.
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43rd Annual Natchitoches/NSU Folk Festival

July 22, 2023

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220 South Jefferson Street

Natchitoches LA 71457

The annual Natchitoches-NSU Folk Festival is back! This year’s theme, “Celebrating Louisiana’s Cultural Gumbo,” will celebrate how Louisiana’s folklife – its unique crafts, food, music, and culture – are alive and well. Held on Saturday July 22 in air-conditioned Prather Coliseum on the Northwestern State University campus in Natchitoches, the Festival will feature three stages of music, the Louisiana State Fiddle Championship, Cajun and zydeco dance lessons, a harmonica workshop, exhibits, and some of the best folk foods in Louisiana! Regional crafts such as beadwork, quilts, Native American baskets, Czech Pysanky eggs, and handmade banjos will be exhibited during day long demonstrations by over 70 traditional craft persons. Narrative sessions will feature Delta blues, juke joints and dance halls, Creole crafts, Cajun dancing, traditional blacksmithing, and Native American dancing. Headline music includes Delta blues by Jimmy “Duck” Holmes, gypsy jazz by the Russell Welch Hot Quartet with special guest Aurora Nealand, classic country by Hugh Harris & the Drifting Cowboys, Americana music by James Linden Hogg, Rusty Metoyer & The Zydeco Krush, the Cajun Stompers, the Jambalaya Cajun Band, special appearances by the Choctaw-Apache Rising Sun Youth Group and the Broussard Family Juré, and more. The Festival will also feature traditional blacksmithing, Dutch oven cooking, and a gumbo cookoff! Children 12 and younger admitted free of charge. Vive la Louisiane!

Phone:

(318) 357-6011

Website 4. Postcards from Louisiana. Olivya Lee Band (@Oliv-flute on Venmo). at the Frenchmen Hotel on Frenchmen St.

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Stephen and Bruce give their presentation over the Ursuline Correspondence. In the summer of 1804, the Mother Superior or the Ursuline Convent, Therese de St. Xavier Farjon, wrote a petition signed by all the nuns in the convent to President Jefferson, asking his assurance that their property be protected by the Unites States government, so that they could continue their mission of educating girls in New Orleans. Gov. Claiborne sent a cover letter supporting their request, which Jefferson granted in his reply. This correspondence gives us an important insight into the transition of Louisiana from having a state-sponsored church under the French and Spanish to a United States territory with separation of church and state. The Catholic church had been the sole one to be allowed to operate legally in the colony. It had not only the blessing of the government, but was also funded by the government. Jefferson had written to the Danbury Baptist Association that he believed the first amendment established "a wall of separation between Church & State." In his letter to the Ursulines, Jefferson does not mention the wall, but he does promise that the government will protect their property and their mission. But they would have to learn to survive without government funding and to co-exist with all the other religious institutions the government was protecting.1. This week in Louisiana history. June 30, 1870. Robert E. Lee and the Natchez began their famous riverboat race
This week in New Orleans history. Writer Shirley Ann Grau was born on July 8, 1929 in New Orleans.
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Grand Isle Music Fest

July 13, 2023 - July 15, 2023

Live Music • Food • Arts & Crafts • Fundraiser for Grand Isle!

Island Strong Beach Fest | Grand Isle, LA

Come Support Grand Isle!

The second annual Island Strong Music Fest celebrates Grand Isle’s recovery with a live music festival on July 13, 14, and 15, 2023

If you are interested in becoming a vendor or want to contact the event organizers please email: islandstrongbeachfest@gmail.com

The Island Strong Music Fest will take place on

Thursday to Saturday, July 13-15, 2022,

Tarpon Rodeo Pavilion

4500 Tarpon Rodeo Drive

Grand Isle LA

TICKETS: TBA

Come support Grand Isle’s Recovery!

The second annual Island Strong Music Fest is a two-day festival featuring live music, food, craft booths and various other vendors that will support Grand Isle’s recovery from Hurricane Ida.

“We have come a long way since Hurricane Ida and we thank so many who have helped along the way. Island Strong Music Fest celebrates the resilience of our community and helps raise awareness for the work that still needs to be done for us to fully recover,” said Grand Isle Mayor David Camardelle. “We welcome everyone to come down to enjoy some live music and all the Grand Isle has to offer.”

Website 4. Postcards from Louisiana. Rickey Caesar at the Blue Nile on Frenchmen.

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We talk to Nicholas Lemann, a journalist who grew up in Louisiana, about his book, Redemption: The Last Battle of the Civil War. "Nicholas Lemann opens this extraordinary book with a riveting account of the horrific events of Easter 1873 in Colfax, Louisiana, where a white militia of Confederate veterans-turned-vigilantes attacked the black community there and massacred hundreds of people in a gruesome killing spree. This began an insurgency that changed the course of American history: for the next few years white Southern Democrats waged a campaign of political terrorism aiming to overturn the Fourteenth and Fifteenth Amendments and challenge President Grant's support for the emergent structures of black political power. Redemption is the first book to describe in uncompromising detail this organized racial violence, which reached its apogee in Mississippi in 1875" (Goodreads).
This week in Louisiana history. June 23 1813 Records show W.C.C. Claiborne used pelican and motto as state seal for first time
This week in New Orleans history. One of the lengthiest and most violent transit railway strikes the nation ever experienced began in New Orleans on July 1, 1929. Although an agreement was reached in August, the union members did not agree to go back to work until October. What good fortune could possibly come out of the misfortune just described? It was the beginning of the famous New Orleans sandwich called the po-boy. Benny and Clovis Martin, owners of Martin Brothers Restaurant on St. Claude Street (Avenue), were grateful for the business they enjoyed. Many of those who frequented their place of business were the street railway workers.
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Rock The Red on the 4th of July

Sponsored by City of Alexandria

Downtown Amphitheatre,

Time:

5 p.m. Tim Turner Band.

6:30 p.m. Keith Frank and the Soileau Zydeco Band.

9 p.m. Fireworks.

Cost: Admission free.

Call: (318) 449-5051.

Monday, July 4, 2023

Website 4. Postcards from Louisiana. 30°/90° on Frenchmen St.

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Cheryl White joins us to discuss her research into the Yellow Fever outbreak in Shreveport in 1873, and the priests who died while ministering to patients suffering from the fever. Dr White recently unveiled a report on the Yellow Fever epidemic of 1873 and the COVID outbreak of 2020. "The sacrifice of five Catholic priests who gave their lives ministering to people in Shreveport during the 1873 yellow fever epidemic is memorialized in stained glass at Holy Trinity Church in downtown. Their stories have been regularly recounted across nearly 150 years of news reports and histories of Shreveport. The city’s Pierre Avenue is named in honor of one of them, Father Jean Pierre, the first pastor of Holy Trinity. And now their story is becoming more widely known in the Catholic Church in the U.S. and beyond with the formal opening of their sainthood case" (Catholic Herald).
This week in Louisiana history. June 15, 2015. Blaze Starr, dancer linked to Earl K. Long, dead at 83.
This week in New Orleans history. Upstairs Lounge Fire, June 24, 1973.
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Annual Lebeau Zydeco Festival

July 01, 2023

103 Lebeau Church Road

Lebeau LA 71345

Phone:

(337) 945-4238

Email: gmlemon@yahoo.com

Website

It’s all zydeco music, all day long at the Lebeau Zydeco Festival. From the place that gave us zydeco hits like, “Don’t Mess With My Toot Toot” comes an annual celebration of the genre and its roots in the Creole community. Located on the grounds of Immaculate Conception Catholic Church in Lebeau, Louisiana, this festival was made for the fans. It features the most popular zydeco music bands in South Louisiana. Bring a dancing partner, maybe a lawn chair, and an appetite. The festival is famous for its pork backbone dinners.

This year, performers include Horace Trahan & the Ossun Express, CJ Vedell & the Zydeco Grapplers, Nathan Williams & the Zydeco Cha Chas, Step Rideau & the Zydeco Outlaws, and Mike Broussard & N Edition Zydeco.

No BBQ pits, ATVs, glass containers, or ice chests/coolers allowed. This festival is held annually on the first Saturday of July.

Admission is $20 for adults and $10 for kids.

Get your festival shirt by contacting Sherrie at 337-257-9457 4. Postcards from Louisiana. Ben Christmas Cajun Band.

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Part 2 of our conversation with John Holland about his work writing comic books. "Die Bold Comics is the home of the words of John Holland and an assortment of fantastic artists. I've been very fortunate over the years to work with some amazing artists. You might recognize the names of some of the artists such as Sam Kieth, the creator of The Maxx, but even the ones you've never heard of are amazing artists and I think you'll agree. The type of comics we create range all over the map as far as genres go. We have science fiction, horror, slice of life, super hero and pretty much any type you can think of. Our comics are for adults as well as kids of all ages. You're sure to find something here that you will like."
This week in Louisiana history. June 8, 1807. Gov. Claiborne fought a duel with Daniel Clark. "At first fire the Governor received Mr. Clark's ball through his right thigh".
This week in New Orleans history. The Milneburg Playground, located on Lake Pontchartrain on ground leased to the city by the Louisville and Nashville Railroad, opened on June 17,
The 1912 Report of the Playgrounds Commission said that it was "one of the best spots for a playground that there is anywhere in this part of the country." "It is a very beautiful place," the report noted, "and is largely attended by city folks who gather at the resort in the summer months.
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ESSENCE Festival of Culture®

New Orleans

June 29, 2023 - July 3, 2023

Recurring daily

* Location: Location Caesars Superdome
* Sugar Bowl Dr., New Orleans, LA 70112
* Neighborhood: Neighborhood Arts/Warehouse/Convention
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* Event Host: Event Host Essence Festival
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Postcards from Louisiana. Johnny Armstrong

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Part 1 of our conversation with John Holland about his work writing comic books. "Die Bold Comics is the home of the words of John Holland and an assortment of fantastic artists. I've been very fortunate over the years to work with some amazing artists. You might recognize the names of some of the artists such as Sam Kieth, the creator of The Maxx, but even the ones you've never heard of are amazing artists and I think you'll agree. The type of comics we create range all over the map as far as genres go. We have science fiction, horror, slice of life, super hero and pretty much any type you can think of. Our comics are for adults as well as kids of all ages. You're sure to find something here that you will like."
This week in Louisiana history. June 1, 1862. Gen. Benjamin Butler declares the port of New Orleans reopened for commerce to all friendly nations.
This week in New Orleans history. On September 28, 1911, Annie Crawford, 28 year-old resident of 1011 Peters Avenue, was arrested for the poisoning of her 24 year-old sister Elise at their home. on September 23. Elise had been ill for quite some time before her death.
This week in Louisiana.

New Orleans Juneteenth Festival

June 19, 2023

12:00 PM - 7:00 PM

Location:

Congo Square. (Louis Armstrong Park)

835 N. Rampart St.,

New Orleans, LA 70116 [Map/Directions]

Neighborhood: Neighborhood Treme

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Free

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Commemorate Juneteenth with the NOLA Juneteenth Festival. From June 18-19, a couple of different events will take place, including the Juneteenth Freedom Gala on Sunday and a free festival at Armstrong Park/ Congo Square on Monday, June 19. 4. Postcards from Louisiana. Drums in Congo Square.

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Anniversary Episode with Lamar White, Jr. Lamar joins us once again, and we catch up on our projects. The Louisiana Anthology is happy to announce that we have be selected for a $5,000.00 grant from the Louisiana Endowment for the Humanities, as well as a $500.00 grant from Wal Mart #23 in Ruston. We have established a permanent website at https://louisiana-anthology.org/, and we have passed 9 million words in our Anthology. Lamar is researching thousands of recently released documents as he finished his book on Carlos Marcello.
This week in Louisiana history. May 26, 1865. Civil War finally ends in La. as Army of Trans-Miss. surrenders in New Orleans.
This week in New Orleans history. On June 3, 2010, Mitchell J. Landrieu became Mayor of New Orleans.
This week in Louisiana.

Tournament of Rosés.

Friday, June 9, 2023

6:30pm-7:00pm Early Entry

7:00pm-9:00pm General Admission

Location: The Fillmore

6 Canal Street, New Orleans, LA 70130

Be ready to party New Orleans style and dressed to impress with a touch of pink for our Fifth Annual Tournament of Rosés at The Fillmore! Taste through premier rosés — both still and sparklers- from France, Spain, Italy, United States and the Southern Hemisphere. Enjoy tasty bites from 12 New Orleans restaurants and tunes from DJ Sugarcookie. New this year - a specialty sparkling sector featuring bubbles beyond the rosé realm and a spirited cocktail garden!

*The VIP and The Connoisseur Package attendees entrance starts at 6:30pm
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Price: $129

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523. We talk to Diana M. Greenlee and Jenny Ellerbe about their book, Poverty: Revealing the Forgotten City. "The settlement of Poverty Point, occupied from about 1700 to 1100 BC and once the largest city in North America, stretches across 345 acres in northeastern Louisiana. The structural remains of this ancient site-its earthen mounds, semicircular ridges, and vacant plaza-intrigue visitors as a place of artistic inspiration as well as an archaeological puzzle. Poverty Point: Revealing the Forgotten City delves his enduring piece of Louisiana's cultural heritage through personal introspection and scientific exploration. With stunning black and white photography by Jenny Ellerbe and engrossing text by archaeologist Diana M. Greenlee, this imaginative and informative book explores in full Poverty Point's Late Archaic culture and its monumental achievements.

This week in Louisiana history. May 18, 1896. LA. case of Plessy v. Ferguson, "seperate but equal."
This week in New Orleans history. New Orleans' 4,000-seat Saenger Theatre opened on February 4, 1927 after three years of construction at a cost of $2.5 million. It was the flagship of Julian and Abe Saenger's theatre empire and is one of a few still in existance. Being New Orleans, a parade of thousands formed on Canal Street on opening night where the most expensive tickets could be had for 65 cents. For the cost of admission was a silent movie, stage play, and music by the Saenger Grand Orchestra. With an interior designed by architect Emile Weil it was an "atmospheric theatre" — 150 lights in the ceiling are arranged in the shape of constellations in the night sky surrounding an Italian Baroque courtyard. Special effects machines projected images of moving clouds, sunrises, and sunsets.
This week in Louisiana.
Visit Louisiana's Old State Capitol
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100 North Blvd.
Baton Rouge
LA 70801
Admission: Free
Hours
10:00 am - 4:00 pm Tuesday - Friday
9:00 am -3:00 pm Saturday
Louisiana's Old State Capitol is a standing testament to the resiliency of our state and its people.
Learn how this National Historic Landmark has withstood war, fire, abandonment and even a few fist fights. From the historic House Chamber where Louisiana succeeded from the Union in 1861 to the impeachment proceedings of Gov. Huey P. Long in the Senate Chamber, this old Statehouse has seen it all. Discover the importance of voting and what it means to be a good citizen throughout our various interactive exhibits, learn more about our colorful past governors and don't forget to look up to marvel at the breathtaking stained glass dome!
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522. Part 2 of our conversation with Charlotte Bentley about New Orleans French opera. "New Orleans and the Creation of Transatlantic Opera, 1819–1859 explores the thriving operatic life of New Orleans in the first half of the nineteenth century, drawing out the transatlantic connections that animated it. .. This book pieces together what it took to bring opera to New Orleans and the ways in which the city’s operatic life shaped contemporary perceptions of global interconnection. The early chapters explore the process of bringing opera to the stage, taking a detailed look at the management of New Orleans’s Francophone theater, the Théâtre d’Orléans, as well as the performers who came to the city and the reception they received. But opera’s significance was not confined to the theater, and later chapters of the book examine how opera permeated everyday life in New Orleans, through popular sheet music, novels, magazines and visual culture, and dancing in its many ballrooms. Just as New Orleans helped to create transatlantic opera, opera in turn helped to create the city of New Orleans."

This week in Louisiana history. May 12, 1898. New constitution includes the "Grandfather Clause" to permit illiterate whites to vote; a poll tax and literacy test included to disqualify black voters.
This week in New Orleans history. Jazzland Opens May 20, 2000. The Jazzland Theme Park was an entertainment retail, and amusement complex. The park features a variety of entertainment opportunities designed to convey the elements of New Orleans’ rich culture and history. In addition to the economic benefits mentioned Jazzland Theme Park will assist the City in achieving its goal of diversifying the image of New Orleans as an “adult tourist” City into more of a “family tourist” destination. Jazzland had 1 million visitors in the first year of operation".
This week in Louisiana.
Louisiana Peach Festival
June 3, 2023
Come discover the homegrown flavors, art, music, and culture of Ruston, LA at the 73rd Annual Louisiana Peach Festival featuring 12+ hours of live music, a juried arts market, food vendors, kids’ activities, and more peachy fun in the heart of charming Downtown Ruston.
Postcards from Louisiana. ET on trumpet with the New Birth Brass Band in Jackson Square playing "When You're Smiling."

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521. Part 1 of our conversation with Charlotte Bentley about New Orleans French-language opera." New Orleans and the Creation of Transatlantic Opera, 1819–1859 explores the thriving operatic life of New Orleans in the first half of the nineteenth century, drawing out the transatlantic connections that animated it..... This book pieces together what it took to bring opera to New Orleans and the ways in which the city’s operatic life shaped contemporary perceptions of global interconnection. The early chapters explore the process of bringing opera to the stage, taking a detailed look at the management of New Orleans’s Francophone theater, the Théâtre d’Orléans, as well as the performers who came to the city and the reception they received. But opera’s significance was not confined to the theater, and later chapters of the book examine how opera permeated everyday life in New Orleans, through popular sheet music, novels, magazines and visual culture, and dancing in its many ballrooms. Just as New Orleans helped to create transatlantic opera, opera in turn helped to create the city of New Orleans."

This week in Louisiana history. May 5, 1713 Antoine Cadillac was appointed French Gov. of Louisiana.
This week in New Orleans history. The North Claiborne streetcar line began running on May 13, 1868. It was a downtown (i.e., downriver) line. From 1917 to 1925, it was operated as a single line with the Jackson Line. Its last run was on December 27, 1934.
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The Essence Festival
Caesars Superdome
New Orleans, LA
Tickets Website
Thu, Jun 29, 2023 - Mon, Jul 3, 2023
The Essence Festival, known as "the party with a purpose", is an annual music festival which started in 1995 as a one-time event to celebrate the 25th anniversary of Essence, a magazine aimed primarily towards African-American women. It became the largest African-American culture and music event in the United States. The festival features artists simultaneously performing on a main stage as well as four standing-room only superlounge stages.
Postcards from Louisiana. Congo Square drums Easter April 9, 2023.

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520. Part 2 of our conversation with Joshua Trosclair, a progressive activist. "HousingLOUISIANA is a statewide initiative aimed at meeting Louisiana's housing needs and create a statewide network of regional housing alliances to ensure better collaboration across the state. Under the #PutHousingFirst banner, Louisiana has built out its Housing Triad, a multi-pronged strategy transforming the affordable housing marketplace across the state. This alignment supports a housing-centered foundation for intersectional community-rooted initiatives designed to respond to climate change, criminal justice reform, racial inequity, the COVID-19 pandemic, and the hurricanes that have devastated South Louisiana over the last few years."

This week in Louisiana history. April 30, 1803. Louisiana Treaty Purchase Treaty signed.
This week in New Orleans history. On May 6, 1883, the Daily Picayune reported that "a New Orleans concern which H. C. Ramos is president and other leading buisness are interested" bought two stores on Tchoupitoulas Street with plans to erect a plant for the manufacture of their product, Red Rock Ginger Ale. Henry C. Ramos would gain greater fame in 1888 when he concocted the first Ramos Gin Fizz — a mixture of gin, lemon juice, lime juice, egg white, sugar, cream, orange flower water, and soda water — at his Imperial Cabinet Saloon on Gravier Street. Before Prohibition, Ramos had over 20 bartenders working at the Imperial at once making nothing but the Ramos Gin Fizz - and still struggling to keep up with demand. During the carnival of 1915, 32 staff were on at once, just to shake the drink.
This week in Louisiana.
New Orleans to Memphis
May 21-29, 2023
Website
Riverboat Cruise from New Orleans to Memphis
Immerse yourself in history and heritage on this journey from New Orleans to Memphis. Soak up the rich French and Acadian cultures that infuse the Lower Mississippi, and be inspired by the stories of famed musicians and civil rights heroes. Savor delicious Cajun and Creole cuisine, as well as Memphis’s famous BBQ. And stir your soul with the rhythms of Dixieland jazz, Delta blues and gospel.
Cost is over $4,300.
Postcards from Louisiana. Swing 17 & the New Orleans Swinging Gypsies at the Spotted cat on Frenchmen Street.

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519. Part 1 of our conversation with Joshua Trosclair, housing activist. "HousingLOUISIANA is a statewide initiative aimed at meeting Louisiana's housing needs and create a statewide network of regional housing alliances to ensure better collaboration across the state. Under the #PutHousingFirst banner, Louisiana has built out its Housing Triad, a multi-pronged strategy transforming the affordable housing marketplace across the state. This alignment supports a housing-centered foundation for intersectional community-rooted initiatives designed to respond to climate change, criminal justice reform, racial inequity, the COVID-19 pandemic, and the hurricanes that have devastated South Louisiana over the last few years."

This week in Louisiana history. April 28,1997. Edwin Edwards' home and office raided by FBI officials.
This week in New Orleans history. Big Shot's Irbin Pailet Purchases Orange Crush on April 29, 1928. Irbin announced the purchase of the Orange Crush bottling company at 3500 Tulane Avenue and renamed it Jefferson Orange Crush Bottling Company, Inc. Pailet said that the plant would have the capacity to produce 4,000 cans daily which would be transported via 15 delivery trucks. The company also expanded their Metaire bottling location and managed Metairie Ridge Coal Company.
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Mudbug Madness Festival 2023
Festival Plaza
101 Crockett St,
Shreveport, LA 71101
May 26-28, 2023
Website
(318) 226-5641
One of the biggest and most popular crawfish festivals in Louisiana.
Mudbug Madness Festival is a three-day celebration of Louisiana crawfish and Cajun cuisine taking place every May at the Memorial Day weekend at Festival Plaza in downtown Shreveport, Louisiana. In addition to food, it offers the best Zydeco, Cajun, blues and jazz music on three stages. Having been held since 1984, Mudbug Madness was named one of the Southeast Tourism Society's Top 20 Events. The Shreveport crawfish festival attracts about 50,000 visitors per day.
Free until 5:00 pm.
$5.00 after 5:00.
Postcards from Louisiana. Joe Shedlo plays on Royal St.

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518. We talk to Sam Irwin about his new book on jazz history. "Why did Louis Armstrong choose the Fourth of July as his birthday? What did Independence Day mean to southern Blacks in 1901? How did jazzman Joe Darensbourg of Baton Rouge, the musician who played clarinet on Louis Armstrong’s 1963 smash hit “Hello, Dolly,” encounter not one, but two serial murderers in his long career? The answers are found in Sam Irwin’s new book, The Hidden History of Louisiana’s Jazz Age. Autographed copies $24 plus $3.49 media mail shipping rate in the U.S." SamIrwin.net

This week in Louisiana history. April 21, 1804. Gov. Laussat, last French Gov., leaves Louisiana.
This week in New Orleans history. Reverse Freedom Rides
April 21, 1962. The Reverse Freedom Rides of 1962 were a deliberate parody of the Freedom Rides organized by the Congress of Racial Equality (CORE) in the previous year. Also called the Freedom Rides North, African American "participants" in the Reverse Freedom Rides were offered free one-way transportation and the promise of free housing and guaranteed employment to Northern cities. George Singelmann of the Greater New Orleans Citizens' Council orchestrated the Reverse Freedom Rides, which served as the Citizens' Councils' means of testing the sincerity of Northern liberals' quest for equality for African Americans. This attempt to embarrass Northern critics of the Citizens' Councils was a way of, in Singelmann's words, "telling the North to put up or shut up." Public outcry against the Reverse Freedom Rides was swift and direct, with groups such as the Urban League of Greater New Orleans leading the chorus of disapproval. WDSU Radio released a statement in April 1962,that typifies the response: "WDSU believes the Freedom Bus North movement is sick sensationalism bordering on moronic."
This week in Louisiana.
Breaux Bridge Crawfish Festival
May 5-7, 2023
Parc Hardy
Breaux Bridge, LA
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The Breaux Bridge Crawfish Festival, held the first full weekend in May, provides the perfect opportunity to witness over 30 Cajun and Creole bands over three days, coupled with the delicious crustacean, the crawfish. Sample crawfish dishes prepared every way imaginable–fried, boiled, étouffée, bisque, boudin, pie, jambalaya and crawdogs–along with other Cajun and Creole favorites. The Crawfish Festival also hosts a parade, crawfish eating contest, Cajun and Zydeco dance contest, crawfish étouffée cook-off, crawfish race, and carnival rides for young and old alike, as well as an arts and crafts fair.
Postcards from Louisiana. The Original Dixieland Jass Band. 1917.

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Part 2 of our interview with Windy Counsell Petre about Louisiana author Grace King. “Grace King was an American author of Louisiana stories, history, and biography, and a leader in historical and literary activities. King began her literary career as a response to George Washington Cable negative portrayal of Louisiana Creoles. King desired to create a sympathetic portrayal of Louisianians and Southerners based on her observations and experiences. King viewed herself as a type of representative for the region, although she herself was not in fact a Creole. King also became a representative for Southern women. In her literary works, King focuses primarily on women and women's issues in Reconstruction and its aftermath. King also emphasizes how race and class affected the lives of women” (Wikipedia). 1. This week in Louisiana history. April 15, 1795. The Pointee Coupee Slave Rebellion.
This week in New Orleans history. April 16, 1718. Official date of founding of New Orleans.
This week in Louisiana.
2023 Annual Festival International De Louisiane
Cajundome & Convention Center,
Lafayette, Louisiana
Apr 26 - 30, 2023
Website
Le Festival International de Louisiane is a community-based, non-profit arts organization formed in 1986 to produce an annual visual and performing arts festival celebrating the French cultural heritage of southern Louisiana - primarily a combination of French, African, Caribbean and Hispanic influences. The largest outdoor, FREE Francophone event in the U.S., the Festival places special emphasis on highlighting the connections between Acadiana and the Francophone world. Each year, artists from Europe, Africa, Canada, the Caribbean and the Americas are invited to share their talents with the community. Since its creation, Le Festival International de Louisiane has become famous as a premier presenter of some of the most unique world musicians and performances in the United States. Popular artists such as Aaron Neville, Dr. John, Irma Thomas, Black Joe Lewis, The Wailers, Sharon Jones & the Dap Kings, and Buddy Guy have all performed on our stages.
Postcards from Louisiana. Brass band playing in Jackson Square.

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Part 2 of our interview with Windy Counsell Petre about Louisiana author Grace King. “Grace King was an American author of Louisiana stories, history, and biography, and a leader in historical and literary activities. King began her literary career as a response to George Washington Cable negative portrayal of Louisiana Creoles. King desired to create a sympathetic portrayal of Louisianians and Southerners based on her observations and experiences. King viewed herself as a type of representative for the region, although she herself was not in fact a Creole. King also became a representative for Southern women. In her literary works, King focuses primarily on women and women's issues in Reconstruction and its aftermath. King also emphasizes how race and class affected the lives of women” (Wikipedia). 1. This week in Louisiana history. April 15, 1795. The Pointee Coupee Slave Rebellion.
This week in New Orleans history. April 16, 1718. Official date of founding of New Orleans.
This week in Louisiana.
2023 Annual Festival International De Louisiane
Cajundome & Convention Center,
Lafayette, Louisiana
Apr 26 - 30, 2023
Website
Le Festival International de Louisiane is a community-based, non-profit arts organization formed in 1986 to produce an annual visual and performing arts festival celebrating the French cultural heritage of southern Louisiana - primarily a combination of French, African, Caribbean and Hispanic influences. The largest outdoor, FREE Francophone event in the U.S., the Festival places special emphasis on highlighting the connections between Acadiana and the Francophone world. Each year, artists from Europe, Africa, Canada, the Caribbean and the Americas are invited to share their talents with the community. Since its creation, Le Festival International de Louisiane has become famous as a premier presenter of some of the most unique world musicians and performances in the United States. Popular artists such as Aaron Neville, Dr. John, Irma Thomas, Black Joe Lewis, The Wailers, Sharon Jones & the Dap Kings, and Buddy Guy have all performed on our stages.
Postcards from Louisiana. Brass band playing in Jackson Square.

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516. Part 1 of our interview with Windy Counsell Petre about Louisiana author Grace King. “Grace King was an American author of Louisiana stories, history, and biography, and a leader in historical and literary activities. King began her literary career as a response to George Washington Cable negative portrayal of Louisiana Creoles. King desired to create a sympathetic portrayal of Louisianians and Southerners based on her observations and experiences. King viewed herself as a type of representative for the region, although she herself was not in fact a Creole. King also became a representative for Southern women. In her literary works, King focuses primarily on women and women's issues in Reconstruction and its aftermath. King also emphasizes how race and class affected the lives of women” (Wikipedia).

This week in Louisiana history. April 7, 1682. LaSalle and Tonti reached mouth of Miss. River.
This week in New Orleans history. Ground was broken for Tulane stadium on April 7, 1924. It opened on October 23, 1926 with a seating capacity of roughly 35,000. New Orleans-Item sports editor Fred Digby popularized the term "Sugar Bowl" in 1927. The first Sugar Bowl game was played there on January 1, 1935, against the Philadelphia Temple Owls. The last was on December 31, 1974 when Nebraska beat Florida 14-10.
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Postcards from Louisiana. Big Dixie Swingers.

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515. We talk to Robert Collins, a Dillard University Professor of Urban Studies and Public Policy and the Conrad N. Hilton Endowed Professorship. Robert tells us how black mayors have won a Hollow Prize when they get elected as a mayor of a city. "Black mayors taking office was the culmination of many political efforts undertaken during the civil rights movement.

However, Black mayors began taking office just as many residents were departing for the suburbs, tax revenues were dramatically shrinking, and some powers of the office were being curtailed. Mayors can fight systemic inequity by prioritizing the needs of low-income and working-class residents in their budgets, but in order to meet all residents’ needs, new methods of raising revenue will need to be crafted."

This week in Louisiana history. March 31 1807 St. John the Baptist Parish created (one of original parishes).
This week in New Orleans history. WWL Radio First Broadcasts -- From Loyola's Marquette Hall, March 31, 1922. Before the Jesuits at Loyola University New Orleans could operate a radio station, they had to receive permission from the Vatican. The station was originally created as a laboratory for wireless technology. WWL began broadcasting as a 10-watt station at 833 kHz from the Marquette Hall on the Loyola campus on March 31, 1922. A piano recital was the first program on the air.
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Pirate Festival
46468 River Road
Hammond, LA 70401
Phone: 800-542-7520
Email: dana@tangitourism.com
April 1-2, 2023
The Louisiana Renaissance Village of Albright will be transported through space and time to the Golden Age of Piracy in the Caribbean. During the day on both Saturday and Sunday the pirate shows, games, and merriment are great for families and other types of crews. On Saturdays, after sundown (7:30 PM) we will have a separate event, Pirate Nights, which is vastly different from the family-friendly festivities of the daytime. Pirate Night is more of a concert for those old enough to drink.
Postcards from Louisiana. Gospel Duet.

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514. Part 2 of our conversation with Jacqueline Couti about her research into Creole folktale, "Djabe's Marriage." "Jacqueline Couti works in the area of French and Francophone Studies. Her research and teaching interests delve into the transatlantic and transnational interconnections between cultural productions from continental France and its now former colonies. Her work explores constructions of gender, race, sexuality, identity politics, and nationalism. A central theme of her research is how local knowledge in the colonial and post-colonial eras has shaped the literatures, and the cultural awareness of the self, in former French colonies through specific representations of sexuality" (Rice University).

This week in Louisiana history. March 24, 1840. Calcasieu Parish created as largest in the state at the time, also had smallest population at time.
This week in New Orleans history. The Christian Science Monitor reported on March 24, 1909 that Baptist churches in New Orleans are having a revival season. Among the speakers are the Rev. E.Y. Mullins, president of the Baptist Theological Seminary at Louisville; Dr. WW Hamilton, evangelist; Dr. CA Stewsrt.
This week in Louisiana.
Baton Rouge Blues Festival 2023
247 Florida St.
Baton Rouge, LA 70801
Sat, Apr 22 – Sun, Apr 23
Originating in 1981, the Baton Rouge Blues Festival is one of the oldest free blues festivals in America. Produced by the Baton Rouge Blues Foundation, the festival is made possible in part by the Foundation's board of directors, a volunteer Blues Festival committee, local support and generous partners.
Postcards from Louisiana. Big Dixie Swingers.

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513. Part 1 of our interview with Jacqueline Couti, about the Creole folk tale, "Djabe's Marriage." "Jacqueline Couti works in the area of French and Francophone Studies. Her research and teaching interests delve into the transatlantic and transnational interconnections between cultural productions from continental France and its now former colonies. Her work explores constructions of gender, race, sexuality, identity politics, and nationalism. A central theme of her research is how local knowledge in the colonial and post-colonial eras has shaped the literatures, and the cultural awareness of the self, in former French colonies through specific representations of sexuality" (Rice University).

This week in Louisiana history. March 17, 1791. Baron de Carondelet de Noyelles is appointed gov.-general of Louisiana.
This week in New Orleans history. According to Buddy Stall, on March 17, 1930, the first "coffee break" in the United States occured when the "managers of the Delta Steamship Company, then the Mississippi Steamship Company, summoned their 80 employees in the Hibernia Bank building and initiated a daily 3:30 p.m. coffee recess. Company scouts had found the custom to be very well-received in Brazil and adopted the idea for its New Orleans office. The tradition started by the shipping company spread like wildfire, and in a short time completely saturated the entire metropolitan area, which only goes to prove good news travels fast".
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Hammond BBQ
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March 24-25, 2023
1400 Martens Dr.
Hammond, LA 70401
1-800-542-7520
Every March, thousands of BBQ lovers descend upon Downtown for the Hammond Smokin’ BBQ Challenge. Bringing together beer aficionados, bbq enthusiasts and fun lovers alike, everyone comes for a good time. However, one of the most important aspects of the Competition is more significant than beer, bbq, and entertainment. Our local charities benefit from this contest, one of the largest events in Hammond, Louisiana. The Hammond Smokin' BBQ Challenge began in 2003 as a competition that would help fundraise for local organizations, specifically TARC, which serves those with disabilities. In its first year, the event raised $10,000 for the organization and has since expanded its reach to other non-profits and has raised north of $50,000 in past years. Hammond BBQ, Inc. is the non-profit association governing the event.
Postcards from Louisiana. Baby David and the Freeloaders.

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512. Part 2 of our interview with Danielle Romero about her documentary, Finding Lola. Danielle lives in Nashville, Tenn., but has deep roots in Natchitoches Parish. A filmmaker, she is documenting the search for her great-grandmother, Lola Perot, who passed away before Romero was born. “She left the Natchitoches area of Louisiana in the 1930s and changed her name and race to hide her identity and attempted to pass as white in New York where I was born," Romero said. Romero said when Perot left Louisiana with her Irish husband, John Donnelly, and moved to New York, she taught her children, including Romero’s grandmother, that they were French and Irish. Romero made her first visit to this area in 2021 to find family and truth. “Where did Lola’s family come from? What was she hiding, and why? It was time to find Lola, and myself. I’ve spent months interviewing elders and cousins and I am excited to share the journey of the complexity of Louisiana heritage — both in the past and today.”

This week in Louisiana history. March 10, 1864. Union Gen. Nathaniel Banks begins in Red River Campaign
This week in New Orleans history. The New Orleans Lyceum and Library Society had its origins in the 1844 ordinance passed by the Second Municipality Council, "Providing for the establishment of a Lyceum and Library by the Scholars of the Public Schools of Municipality No. Two." The library opened on March 10, 1846 with 3,400 books in its collection; by 1858 it held over 10,000 volumes.
This week in Louisiana.
47^th Louisiana Crawfish Festival
Louisiana Crawfish Fest Foundation
P.O. Box 1996
Chalmette, LA 70043
info@louisianacrawfishfestival.com
Chalmette, Louisiana
Thu, Mar 23 - Sun, Mar 26 2023
The Louisiana Crawfish Festival is located in Beautiful and Historical St. Bernard Parish, Louisiana which is rich with heritage, moss covered oak trees, creole tomatoes, Louisiana Bayous, shrimp boats, oyster luggers, oil refineries, and is a fisherman’s haven. St. Bernard Parish is the home of the Battle of New Orleans site over-looking the mighty Mississippi River adjoining the Crescent City, New Orleans. Even though St. Bernard flourishes predominately through diversity its roots of ancestry dominate the culture engulfed with Festivals, Arts, Crafts and merriment.
Postcards from Louisiana. The Percy Harrison Band plays on Royal St. in front of Rouses' Supermarket.

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511. Part 1 of our interview with Danielle Romero about her documentary, Finding Lola. Danielle lives in Nashville, Tenn., but has deep roots in Natchitoches Parish. A filmmaker, she is documenting the search for her great-grandmother, Lola Perot, who passed away before Romero was born. “She left the Natchitoches area of Louisiana in the 1930s and changed her name and race to hide her identity and attempted to pass as white in New York where I was born,” Romero said. Romero said when Perot left Louisiana with her Irish husband, John Donnelly, and moved to New York, she taught her children, including Romero’s grandmother, that they were French and Irish. Romero made her first visit to this area in 2021 to find family and truth. “Where did Lola’s family come from? What was she hiding, and why? It was time to find Lola, and myself. I’ve spent months interviewing elders and cousins and I am excited to share the journey of the complexity of Louisiana heritage — both in the past and today.”

This week in Louisiana history. March 3, 1820. Slavery outlawed within the Louisiana Purchase territory north of 36°30' latitude (northern border of Arkansas.)
This week in New Orleans history. The Washington Post printed on March 3, 1909, "The news comes from Louisiana that large areas of that State heretofore devoted to the growing of cotton will be planted to cane, because the boll weevil has wrought such havoc on the former crop. If this pest shall be the occasion of a diversity of farm crops at the South his presence in the cotton field will not prove an unmixed evil."
This week in Louisiana.
Women's Symposium
Bayou Pointe Event Center
100 Warhawk Way,
Monroe, LA 71209
As part of ULM's celebration of Woman's History Month, the Women's Symposium - in a panelist/moderator format - discusses issues women face every day: networking, inclusion, leadership, professionalism, and financial growth.
What: Women's Symposium
When: Wednesday, March 14, 2023
Time: 12pm-4:30pm. Networking Social to immediately follow (4:30-6:30).
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EARLY BIRD (Before February 16th): Students- free. Faculty/Staff- $20. Community- $35
February 16th and after: Students- free; Faculty/Staff- $25; Community- $40
2023 Early Bird (Through 2/16/23) Students- Free (all) Faculty/ Staff- $25 Community- $40
Postcards from Louisiana. Bruce listens to twins singing a duet on Decatur Street in front of St. Louis Cathedral.

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510. Mona Lisa Saloy returns to the porch to talk about her service to the state as Poet Laureate of Louisiana 2021-2023. We spend a lot of time talking about her poem, "Louisiana Log." Author & Folklorist, Educator, and Scholar, Mona Lisa's work appears in many anthologies and journals. An active Educator and Scholar, Mona Lisa is a noted speaker and storyteller, who consults to the Louisiana Endowment for the Humanities (LEH), the Louisiana Division of the Arts (LDOA), and is an active member of the Louisiana Folklore Society. Also, Saloy has performed for two presidents.

This week in Louisiana history. February 24, 1843. Bossier Parish created out of Natchitoches District, named for Pierre E. Bossier.
This week in New Orleans history. February 24, 1807, the legislature legalized all marriages that had been made in the Territory of Orleans by a county judge, justice of the peace, minister, or commandant, if these marriages had been "contracted agreeably to the laws and usages of the country.
This week in Louisiana.
Black History Month Literary Jazz Brunch.
Dooky Chase Restaurant
Saturday, Feb. 29
10:30 a.m. to 12:30 p.m.
Tickets start at $50.
Celebrate past and present African-American writers at the fourth annual The event showcases published, self-published, local, and independent authors, and introduces young authors to a new literary world. Guest speakers include Minister Bobbye Mathews of Franklin Avenue Baptist Church. Strate Notes Jazz Band will perform live jazz at brunch. Literary lovers, don your best ivory or cream outfit and join this celebration of some of the best and brightest.
Postcards from Louisiana. The Big Dixie Swingers on Frenchmen St.

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509. We talk to Ruth Laney about her biography of Ernest Gaines: Cherie Quarters: The Place and the People That Inspired Ernest J. Gaines. "Cherie Quarters combines personal interviews, biography, and social history to tell the story of a plantation quarter and its most famous resident, renowned Louisiana writer and Pulitzer Prize nominee Ernest J. Gaines. In clear and vivid prose, this original and vital book illuminates the birthplace of a preeminent Black author and the lives of the people who inspired his work. Before he became an award-winning writer, Gaines was the son of sharecroppers in Cherie Quarters, a small Black community in Pointe Coupee Parish, Louisiana. Drawing on decades of interviews and archival research, Ruth Laney explores the lives and histories of the families, both kin and not, who lived in a place where 'everybody was everybody’s child.' Built as slave cabins for the nearby River Lake Plantation in the 1840s, the houses of Cherie Quarters were cold in winter, hot in summer, filled with mosquitoes, and overflowing with people. Even so, the residents made these houses into homes. Laney describes aspects of their daily lives — work, food, entertainment, religion, and education—then expands her focus to the white families who built River Lake Plantation, enslaved its people, and later directed the lives of its Black sharecroppers" (LSU Pr.).

This week in Louisiana history. February 17, 1805. New Orleans is incorporated as a city
This week in New Orleans history. On February 17, 1944 the Liberty ship Rufus E. Foster was launched at Delta Shipbuilding Company.
This week in Louisiana.
Visit St. Louis Cemetery No. 2
Historic New Orleans Tours
Backatown Coffee Parlour
301 Basin St.
Suite 1
New Orleans, LA 70112
Free people of color have a storied history in New Orleans. After being freed, many purchased vaults and tombs in St. Louis Cemetery No. 2. Their tombs each tell both a troubling and fascinating story. Hear the tales of black poets, writers, swordsman, and mathematicians on this unique tour. These tours are presented by Historic New Orleans Tours and start at Backatown Coffee Parlour. They’ll take you through Tremé and to historic spots such as Congo Square and Armstrong Park.
The tour is 2.5 hours in length at 1:30 p.m. every day.
Postcards from Louisiana. Tip Jar Junkies.

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508. Part 2 of our interview with Andrew Wegmann. Andrew has traced the introduction of concepts of whiteness, purity of blood and legitimacy of kin under the Spanish caused a transformation within the New Orleans colored community. As generations of mixed-race men and women emerged from interracial families established during the late French Period, Spanish social and legal practices permeated the New Orleans cultural landscape. Suddenly, new ideas of racial science, mixture and definition appeared in law, gradually affecting social intercourse. The ambiguous awareness of mulâtres and nègres under the French gave way to a regimented taxonomy of ‘races’ and ‘hybrids’ developed over more than a century in Latin America and the Caribbean and manifested in the social and racial identities of the New Orleans mixed-race community. Andrew N. Wegmann is the T. Harry Williams Fellow in History at Louisiana State University. His work on racial identity and social practice in the antebellum USA has appeared in multiple edited collections and journals.

This week in Louisiana history. February 10, 1763. Treaty of Paris gave Louisiana Colony to Spain.
This week in New Orleans history. The port of New Orleans and the Louisiana Territory west of the Mississippi were ceded to Spain on February 10, 1763, by Article 7 of the Treaty of Paris.
This week in Louisiana.
BMike’s First Solo Exhibit
~~NOT~~ Supposed 2-Be Here
Newcomb Art Museum
Woldenberg Art Center
6823 St Charles Ave.
New Orleans, LA 70118
(504) 865-5328
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Local artist Brandan “BMike” Odums makes his solo exhibit debut. Addressing the question of who or what kind of art belongs in a museum, the show explores four different takes on inclusion and identity drawn across notions of art, race, place, and accessibility. These themes take form as colossal paintings, sculpture, mixed media, and immersive installations – from one room that reckons with the spiritual impact of Katrina to another room that honors local legends from New Orleans Access Television (NOATV) and pays homage to Odums’ early roots in film and television during his time with 2-Cent Entertainment. Visit the exhibit now through May 23.
Postcards from Louisiana, Homer Plessy Day. June 7, 2022. Ceremony.

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507. Part 1 of our conversation with Andrew Wegmann. Andrew believes that the introduction of concepts of whiteness, purity of blood and legitimacy of kin under the Spanish caused a transformation within the New Orleans coloured community. As generations of mixed-race men and women emerged from interracial families established during the late French Period, Spanish social and legal practices permeated the New Orleans cultural landscape. Suddenly, new ideas of racial science, mixture and definition appeared in law, gradually affecting social intercourse. The ambiguous awareness of mulâtres and nègres under the French gave way to a regimented taxonomy of ‘races’ and ‘hybrids’ developed over more than a century in Latin America and the Caribbean and manifested in the social and racial identities of the New Orleans mixed-race community. Andrew N. Wegmann is the T. Harry Williams Fellow in History at Louisiana State University. His work on racial identity and social practice in the antebellum USA has appeared in multiple edited collections and journals.

This week in Louisiana history. February 3, 1753. Kerlerec arrives to take over Louisiana Colony.
This week in New Orleans history. Mardi Gras/Carnival Day can fall on any Tuesday between February 3 and March 9 (depending on the date of Easter).
This week in Louisiana.
See a rare MLK Hearse Exhibit at the Convention Center
The New Orleans Morial Convention Center
Julia St. Entrance
8 a.m. to 5 p.m.
Now through February 27.
“Carrying on the Dream” which features a rare display of the hearse that carried prominent civil rights leader, Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr.’s body, at the time of his death more than 50 years ago.
The 1966 Cadillac Superior Coach hearse is on loan from Todd Graves, founder and CEO of Raising Cane’s, who led the efforts to bring the exhibit to New Orleans to remind young people what Martin Luther King, Jr. contributed to society. The exhibit which was brought to New Orleans to honor Black History Month will be on display in Lobby A of the Convention Center near the Julia Street Entrance every day from 8 a.m. to 5 p.m. through February 27. The exhibit is open to the public and free of charge courtesy of New Orleans and Company, The New Orleans Ernest N. Morial Convention Center, and Raising Cane’s Chicken Fingers.
Postcards from Louisiana. Royal St. singer.

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Part 2 of our interview with Tim Wise. Tim is a civil rights activist who worked in Louisiana. "Tim Wise, whom scholar and philosopher Cornel West calls, 'A vanilla brother in the tradition of (abolitionist) John Brown,' is among the nation’s most prominent antiracist essayists and educators... After graduating from college, he threw himself into social justice efforts full-time, as a Youth Coordinator and Associate Director of the Louisiana Coalition Against Racism and Nazism: the largest of the many groups organized in the early 1990s to defeat the political candidacies of white supremacist and former Ku Klux Klan leader David Duke. From there, he became a community organizer in New Orleans' public housing, and a policy analyst for a children's advocacy group focused on combating poverty and economic inequity."
This week in Louisiana history. January 27 1730 Jean Paul LeSueur leads 500 Choctaw Indians against the Natchez Indians.
This week in New Orleans history. Lindell Holmes defeated Frank Tate for the Super middleweight International Boxing Federation title in New Orleans on January 27, 1990.
This week in Louisiana.
2023 Night of Lights
Pineville Mardi Gras Parade
Join us Friday Feb 10, 2023 at 7pm for the 2023 Night of Lights Pineville Mardi Gras Parade. Join several thousand of your closest friends and watch the Floats go by! The Parade rolls from the front entrance of LCU down Main Street to Alexandria.
(Friday) 7:00 pm - 9:00 pm
Main Street
Pineville
Admission. Free.
Phone (318) 449-5650
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506. Part 2 of our interview with Tim Wise. Tim is a civil rights activist who worked in Louisiana. "Tim Wise, whom scholar and philosopher Cornel West calls, 'A vanilla brother in the tradition of (abolitionist) John Brown,' is among the nation’s most prominent antiracist essayists and educators... After graduating from college, he threw himself into social justice efforts full-time, as a Youth Coordinator and Associate Director of the Louisiana Coalition Against Racism and Nazism: the largest of the many groups organized in the early 1990s to defeat the political candidacies of white supremacist and former Ku Klux Klan leader David Duke. From there, he became a community organizer in New Orleans' public housing, and a policy analyst for a children's advocacy group focused on combating poverty and economic inequity."

This week in Louisiana history. January 27 1730 Jean Paul LeSueur leads 500 Choctaw Indians against the Natchez Indians.
This week in New Orleans history. Lindell Holmes defeated Frank Tate for the Super middleweight International Boxing Federation title in New Orleans on January 27, 1990.
This week in Louisiana.
2023 Night of Lights
Pineville Mardi Gras Parade
Join us Friday Feb 10, 2023 at 7pm for the 2023 Night of Lights Pineville Mardi Gras Parade. Join several thousand of your closest friends and watch the Floats go by! The Parade rolls from the front entrance of LCU down Main Street to Alexandria.
(Friday) 7:00 pm - 9:00 pm
Main Street
Pineville
Admission. Free.
Phone (318) 449-5650
Website
Postcards from Louisiana. Tickler's Piano Bar, Bourbon St.

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505. Part 1 of our interview with Tim Wise. Tim is a civil rights activist who worked in Louisiana. 'Tim Wise, whom scholar and philosopher Cornel West calls, “A vanilla brother in the tradition of (abolitionist) John Brown,” is among the nation’s most prominent antiracist essayists and educators.... After graduating from college, he threw himself into social justice efforts full-time, as a Youth Coordinator and Associate Director of the Louisiana Coalition Against Racism and Nazism: the largest of the many groups organized in the early 1990s to defeat the political candidacies of white supremacist and former Ku Klux Klan leader David Duke. From there, he became a community organizer in New Orleans' public housing, and a policy analyst for a children's advocacy group focused on combating poverty and economic inequity.'

This week in Louisiana history. January 20 1716 Bienville wrote that he had "displeased Cadillac" by not marrying his daughter.
This week in New Orleans history. The Pontchartrain Rail-Road was an early railway, chartered in 1830, which began transporting people and goods between the Mississippi River front and Lake Pontchartrain on April 23, 1831, and closed more than 100 years later. The 5-mile long line on Elysian Fields Avenue connected the Faubourg Marigny along the riverfront with the town of Milneburg on the Lakefront. When built, the majority of the route ran through farmland, woods, and swamp. Meetings discussing building a railway began in 1828. The Pontchartrain Rail-Road was chartered on January 20, 1830.
This week in Louisiana.
Jammin’ on the Bayou
Phone 337-948-8004
This jam session is hosted by musician Stanley Lee at the St. Landry Parish Visitor Center in Opelousas, Louisiana. Musicians at any level of expertise bring an instrument and suggest their favorite songs. Bystanders can sit and listen in or dance along. The jam session is free and open to the public. Anyone can stop by and join in on the fun.
The jam is held every third Saturday of the month starting around 1 pm. After the show, stick around the visitor center. One of our experienced Travel Counselors can point you to other points of interest in the parish. If you want to stay longer, they can even provide a tour of our award-winning, sustainable welcome center.
Jan 21 2023
1:00 pm - 3:00 pm
St. Landry Parish Visitor Center
978 Kennerson Road
Opelousas, LA 70570
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Part 2 of our interview with T. R. Johnson. T. R. is the editor of New Orleans: A Literary History, and the author of the new book, New Orleans: A Writer’s City. "The neighborhoods of New Orleans have given rise to an extraordinary outpouring of important writing. Over the last century and a half or so, these stories and songs have given the city its singular place in the human imagination. This book leads the reader along five thoroughfares that define these different parts of town – Royal, St. Claude, Esplanade, Basin, and St. Charles – to explore how the writers who have lived around them have responded in closely related ways to the environments they share." 1. This week in Louisiana history. January 13, 1818 Noah Ludlow opens St. Philip Street Theatre.
This week in New Orleans history. Danny Barker. January 13, 1909. African-America Creole guitar and banjo player, songwriter, composer, singer, author, historian, teacher, storyteller, humorist, actor, painter. Jazz Hall of Fame member. Recipient of the National Endowment of the Arts Music Master Award and numerous other honors. Played on more than 1,000 records of Jazz, Swing, Blues, Bebop, and Traditional.
This week in Louisiana.
Krewe of Chewbacchus Parade.
Saturday, January 28, 2023.
https://www.mardigrasneworleans.com/parades/krewe-of-chewbacchus
The 900-member Intergalactic Krewe of Chewbacchus is a Sci-Fi themed Mardi Gras parade, as well as a self-described satirical space cult. Chewbacchus consists of over 150 distinct subkrewes, each of which pays loving (and sometimes satirical) homage to the full spectrum of Science Fiction, Fantasy, Horror and everything in between. Chewbacchus is a model of creative collaboration and has grown into a self-sustaining tradition. The parade consists of roughly 100 contraptions which are either pushed, pedaled, or pulled and are built onto bicycles, homemade trailers, and shopping carts. Chewbacchus believes that green parades are the “Future of Revelry” and does not use internal combustion engines to power floats.
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Part 2 of our interview with T. R. Johnson. T. R. is the editor of New Orleans: A Literary History, and the author of the new book, New Orleans: A Writer’s City. "The neighborhoods of New Orleans have given rise to an extraordinary outpouring of important writing. Over the last century and a half or so, these stories and songs have given the city its singular place in the human imagination. This book leads the reader along five thoroughfares that define these different parts of town – Royal, St. Claude, Esplanade, Basin, and St. Charles – to explore how the writers who have lived around them have responded in closely related ways to the environments they share." 1. This week in Louisiana history. January 13, 1818 Noah Ludlow opens St. Philip Street Theatre.
This week in New Orleans history. Danny Barker. January 13, 1909. African-America Creole guitar and banjo player, songwriter, composer, singer, author, historian, teacher, storyteller, humorist, actor, painter. Jazz Hall of Fame member. Recipient of the National Endowment of the Arts Music Master Award and numerous other honors. Played on more than 1,000 records of Jazz, Swing, Blues, Bebop, and Traditional.
This week in Louisiana.
Krewe of Chewbacchus Parade.
Saturday, January 28, 2023.
https://www.mardigrasneworleans.com/parades/krewe-of-chewbacchus
The 900-member Intergalactic Krewe of Chewbacchus is a Sci-Fi themed Mardi Gras parade, as well as a self-described satirical space cult. Chewbacchus consists of over 150 distinct subkrewes, each of which pays loving (and sometimes satirical) homage to the full spectrum of Science Fiction, Fantasy, Horror and everything in between. Chewbacchus is a model of creative collaboration and has grown into a self-sustaining tradition. The parade consists of roughly 100 contraptions which are either pushed, pedaled, or pulled and are built onto bicycles, homemade trailers, and shopping carts. Chewbacchus believes that green parades are the “Future of Revelry” and does not use internal combustion engines to power floats.
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503. Part 1 of our interview with T. R. Johnson. T. R. is the editor of New Orleans: A Literary History, and the author of the new book, New Orleans: A Writer’s City. "The neighborhoods of New Orleans have given rise to an extraordinary outpouring of important writing. Over the last century and a half or so, these stories and songs have given the city its singular place in the human imagination. This book leads the reader along five thoroughfares that define these different parts of town – Royal, St. Claude, Esplanade, Basin, and St. Charles – to explore how the writers who have lived around them have responded in closely related ways to the environments they share."

This week in Louisiana history. January 6 1820 Pre Civil-War Gov. Robert Charles Wickliffe 1856-1860, was born in Bardstown, Ky.
This week in New Orleans history. Comus, New Orleans’ first Mardi Gras krewe, was so successful with its parade and ball that a group of enthusiastic, Carnival-struck Orleanians decided it was time to increase the enjoyment of the celebration by forming a second Carnival krewe. The name chosen was Twelfth Night Revelers, representing 12 days after Christmas (also known as Little Christmas), January 6, the official starting day of the Carnival season. Just as Comus added new wrinkles to the Mardi Gras festivities, the new krewe had a few innovations of its own to add. On the evening of Jan. 6, 1870, the Twelfth Night Revelers opened the Carnival season with a nine-float parade that was equal in splendor and pageantry to the previous Comus parades.
This week in Louisiana.
2023 FAN EXPO New Orleans
January 6, 2023 - January 8, 2023
Location: Location Ernest N. Morial Convention Center
900 Convention Center Boulevard, New Orleans, LA 70130
Neighborhood: Neighborhood Arts/Warehouse/Convention District
Event Host: Event Host FAN EXPO HQ
Admission Price: Admission Price $27 and up, kids 5 and under free, plus photo ops/autographs
(504) 582-3000
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Postcards from Louisiana. Lift every voice and sing--Carl Leblanc Trio.

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502. "In today's show, we're sharing an interview with Dr. Thomas Lecaque, focusing on Christian theocracy in the USA, violence, and what we should learn from the Crusades."A historian who specializes in the nexus of apocalyptic religion and political violence. Thomas has published 34 public essays in the Washington Post, the Bulwark, Religion Dispatches, Salon, History News Network, and others. He has also been interviewed by Australian, Canadian, and American radio networks, along with appearances on 8 podcasts.Now 9.

This week in Louisiana history. December 30, 1791. Gov. Carondelet takes control of Louisiana.
This week in New Orleans history. Last Sugar Bowl in Tulane Stadium, December 31, 1974. New Orleans-Item sports editor Fred Digby popularized the term "Sugar Bowl" in 1927. The first Sugar Bowl game was played there on January 1, 1935, against the Philadelphia Temple Owls.
This week in Louisiana.
NEW ORLEANS NEW YEAR'S EVE
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    New Orleans is the perfect place to ring in the new year. Whether you want to grab dinner and turn in for the night early, celebrate at a children’s event during the day, or party all night long, we’ve got something for everyone. Here’s how to celebrate New Year’s Eve in New Orleans.
CELEBRATIONS
     For the biggest party in the city, head to Jackson Square – the Quarter is packed with festive partygoers eager to countdown the time until the New Year arrives with the Fleur De Lis drop.
    If outdoor celebrations and big crowds are not for you, make a reservation at one of the city’s many fine restaurants and celebrate the evening over delectable meals and of course, lots of bubbly. Many restaurants offer special deals or packages for the evening, so make sure you check ahead to ensure the perfect night for you, your loved ones and friends. See here for our list of restaurants open for New Year’s Eve.
Postcards from Louisiana. Hobo Gaget Junk Band - Frenchman Street.

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Part 2 of our chat with our old friend Ed Branley, the NOLA History Guy. Ed returns to the podcast to discuss mirlitons., a staple of Thanksgiving and Christmas celebrations, especially in the New Orleans, but they rarely show up on restaurant menus. Listen to Ed to learn more about this delicious treat. 1. This week in Louisiana history. December 24, 1814. Treaty of Ghent signed ending War of 1812.
This week in New Orleans history. Singer, boxer, and auto mechanic Lee Dorsey is born in New Orleans. December 24, 1924.
This week in Louisiana.
NOLA Christmasfest
December 17-30, 2022
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CELEBRATE CHRISTMAS IN NEW ORLEANS!
Now in its 9th year, New Orleans’ most exciting indoor holiday attraction is back. Packed with indoor family fun, this delightful family tradition features almost 300,000 square feet of rides, giant ice slides, a real ice skating rink and holiday décor that is sure to jump start any family into the holiday spirit.
NOLA ChristmasFest, presented by Coca-Cola, is a dazzling, family-friendly seasonal event, offering your group the perfect opportunity to get into the holiday spirit, make a little joy, and spread a little cheer. Experience a real indoor ice skating rink, ice slides, carnival rides, Santa and friends, Gingerbread houses, decorated trees and more! Convenient parking nearby.
Plans for 2022 include a 12-day event (closed on Dec. 23 and 24) with two sessions per day – a morning timed entry and an evening one. Space will be limited for each timeframe so be sure to make your plans early!
Postcards from Louisiana. The Shepherd: A Christmas Play. Robert Middleton. Listen on Google Play.
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For our 500th episode, Stephen and I discuss the milepost and review some of the interviews from the last year. Then part 1 of our interview with Ed Branley, who returns to the podcast to discuss mirlitons. Mirlitons are a staple of Thanksgiving and Christmas celebrations, especially in the New Orleans, but they rarely show up on restaurant menus. Listen to Ed to learn more about this delicious treat. 1. This week in Louisiana history. December 17, 1803. American troops first arrive in New Orleans to accept Louisiana.
This week in New Orleans history. James Carroll Booker III (December 17, 1939 – November 8, 1983) was a New Orleans rhythm and bluesmusician born in New Orleans, Louisiana, United States. Booker's unique style combined rhythm and blues with jazz standards. Musician Dr. John described Booker as “the best black, gay, one-eyed junkie piano genius New Orleans has ever produced."
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Precious Memories Christmas Tree Farm
455 Glen Acres Road
Calhoun, LA 71225
(318) 557-0390
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Precious Memories Christmas Tree Farm was founded in 1986. We are honored to serve as one of the few places in our area to bring families together to choose their family tree. We do the work for you. You just choose the tree you want and we cut it, net it and tie it to your vehicle for you. We offer tree stands for purchase. Free Sleigh Rides! Bring the whole family and take a spin around the farm on our sleigh pulled by an antique tractor. Gift Shop.
Our gift shop offers only home made local items for sale. Everything is 100% unique and you won't find them anywhere else.
Postcards from Louisiana. Jason Neville. Funk.

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499. Part 2 of our interview with actor/writer/ director Blayne Weaver. "A native of Bossier City, Louisiana, Blayne has studied acting in New York, Los Angeles, Oxford University and graduated from UCLA with a degree in English Literature. He currently runs the East Coast office of Secret Identity Pictures." "In 2001, Weaver co-wrote the film Manic, which starred actor Joseph Gordon-Levitt. He continues to play the voice of Peter Pan and pursue acting in Los Angeles. In late 2004, he directed, wrote and starred in the short film Losing Lois Lane, which made a big impact online. He then wrote, directed and starred in Secret Identity Productions' (SIP) first feature film Outside Sales, which won awards on the film festival circuit and was released nationwide through Echo Bridge Entertainment. Weaver wrote, directed and played a small role in SIP's next feature, Weather Girl, with an ensemble cast that boasted Tricia O'Kelley, Mark Harmon, Jon Cryer and Jane Lynch. Weather Girl enjoyed an extensive festival run followed by a ten-city theatrical and a worldwide television and DVD release. In 2016, Weaver wrote and directed Cut to the Chase, a feature film he also starred in about an ex-con that sets out in search of his kidnapped sister through the criminal underbelly of Shreveport, Louisiana."

This week in Louisiana history. December 10, 1810. The area of West Florida (Florida Parishes) was annexed by the United States and Louisiana.
This week in New Orleans history. Eddie Jones (December 10, 1926 – February 7, 1959), better known as Guitar Slim, was a New Orleans bluesguitarist, from the 1940s and 1950s, best known for the million-selling song, produced by Johnny Vincent at Specialty Records, "The Things That I Used to Do".
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Grant Christmas Tree Farm and Syrup Mill
716 Whitaker Road
Grant, LA 70644
318-634-3408
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Are you looking for a fun place to pick out your Christmas tree this year? Grant Christmas Tree Farm in Grant, Louisiana, is just the place. Established in 1983, families can come and enjoy the great selection of trees, tag your favorite, and have the friendly staff cut and prepare it to go home with you. The onsite gift shop offers homemade jams, jellies, candy, and other yummy treats that might make the perfect gift for that hard-to-buy-for person in your life, too. There’s something for everyone at Grant Christmas Tree Farm.
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We interview actor, writer, director Blayne Weaver. part 1. "A native of Bossier City, Louisiana, Blayne has studied acting in New York, Los Angeles, Oxford University and graduated from UCLA with a degree in English Literature. He currently runs the East Coast office of Secret Identity Pictures.""In 2001, Weaver co-wrote the film Manic, which starred actor Joseph Gordon-Levitt. He continues to play the voice of Peter Pan and pursue acting in Los Angeles. In late 2004, he directed, wrote and starred in the short film Losing Lois Lane, which made a big impact online. He then wrote, directed and starred in Secret Identity Productions' (SIP) first feature film Outside Sales, which won awards on the film festival circuit and was released nationwide through Echo Bridge Entertainment. Weaver wrote, directed and played a small role in SIP's next feature, Weather Girl, with an ensemble cast that boasted Tricia O'Kelley, Mark Harmon, Jon Cryer and Jane Lynch. Weather Girl enjoyed an extensive festival run followed by a ten-city theatrical and a worldwide television and DVD release. In 2016, Weaver wrote and directed Cut to the Chase, a feature film he also starred in about an ex-con that sets out in search of his kidnapped sister through the criminal underbelly of Shreveport, Louisiana."1. This week in Louisiana history. December 3, 1861. Union troops land on Ship Island to liberate Confederate Louisiana.
This week in New Orleans history. First Electric Buses. December 3, 1929. NOPSI (New Orleans Public Service) inaugurated electric bus service on December 3, 1929, when two of these electric trolley buses began to roll on the "Southport Shuttle Route" from Oak Street to Carrollton Avenue Electric buses continued in use throughout the city into the 1970s, replacing a number of the old neighborhood streetcar lines.
This week in Louisiana.
95th Annual Natchitoches Christmas Festival
November 20th, 2022 - January 6th, 2023
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Named after a Native American tribe, Natchitoches (pronounced Nack-a-tish ) is the oldest permanent settlement in the Louisiana Purchase Territory. Since 1927, we are home to one of the oldest community-based holiday celebrations in the country. Starting as a one-day festival, the Natchitoches Christmas Festival has evolved into a six-week long Christmas Season. The Christmas Season begins on the Saturday before Thanksgiving and concludes on January the 6th, the Epiphany. Over 300,000 lights and 100 plus set pieces are on display every night at dusk.
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We interview Ashley Oliphant and Beth Yarbrough about the book they wrote, Jean Laffite Revealed: Unraveling One of America’s Longest-Running Mysteries. The book "takes a fresh look at the various myths and legends surrounding one of the last great pirates. Beginning in 1805, the book traces Laffite through his rise to power as a privateer and smuggler in the Gulf, his involvement in the Battle of New Orleans, his flight to Texas, and his eventual disappearance in the waters of the Caribbean. With stunning revelations, this book picks up the trail from there—a trail that no one knew existed until now. This carefully researched work is a bona fide wild ride that will silence long-held speculation about Laffite's ultimate fate" (ULL Press).
This week in Louisiana history. November 27 1813 Jean Lafitte offers $1,500 reward for the capture of Gov. W.C.C. Clairborne.
This week in New Orleans history. To raise the money to re-publish a new, updated edition of My Awakening, David Duke instigated a 21-day fundraising drive on November 26, 2007 where he had to raise "$25,344 by a December 17 deadline for the printers." Duke stated that this drive was necessary because the work "has become the most important book in the entire world in the effort to awaken our people for our heritage and freedom."
This week in Louisiana.
Victorian Christmas at the Joseph Jefferson Home & Rip Van Winkle Gardens
5505 Rip Van Winkle Rd.
New Iberia LA 70560
November 28, 2022 - December 31, 2022
9:00am - 4:00pm
Tours of the Joseph Jefferson Home and Rip Van Winkle Gardens decorated for the Holiday Season.
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Email: ripsrookery@yahoo.com
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We talk to Nikesha Elise Williams about her book on Mardi Gras Indians. Mardi Gras Indians explores how sacred and secular expressions of Carnival throughout the African diaspora came together in a gumbo-sized melting pot to birth one of the most unique traditions celebrating African culture, Indigenous peoples, and Black Americans.Williams ties together the fragments of the ancient traditions with the expressed experiences of the contemporary. From the sangamentos of the Kongolese and the calumets of the various tribes of the lower Mississippi River valley to one-on-one interviews with today’s Black masking tribe members, this book highlights the spirit of resistance and rebellion upon which this culture was built. 1. This week in Louisiana history. November 19, 1920. First time term "Green Wave" used to describe Tulane University. Uh
This week in New Orleans history. Doris Zemurray Stone is Born. November 19, 1909. Doris Zemurray Stone was an archaeologist and ethnographer, specializing in pre-Columbian Mesoamerica and the so-called "Intermediate Area" of lower Central America. She served as the director of the National Museum of Costa Rica and endowed numerous professorial chairs in U.S. universities.
This week in Louisiana.
Logansport Christmas Festival
November 19, 2022 — January 07, 2023
192 Elm Street
Logansport LA 71049
5:00 pm - 11:00 pm
The Logansport Christmas Festival is a one-day event held on Saturday, November 19, 2022 includes a parade, food & craft vendors, live entertainment, children's activities and fireworks along the Sabine River. The festival continues with thousands of magical lights turned on nightly January 2023 with special events and activities held on Saturdays in December.
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Bruce and Stephen discuss the folktale "Mariaze Djabe." Over a century ago, Alcee Fortier collect and published a number of folktales in the Creole language. In this story, Djabe gets married, but he is not what he appears to be. He shows up looking dashing enough, like a Papa Ghede or Baron Samedi. But he has borrowed all his finery, and has to give it all back on the way home from the wedding. Making matters worse, she finds his former wives hanging on a nail in a closet. What is a bride to do? Is it possible to go home again? 1. This week in Louisiana history. November 12, 1977. Ernest Nathan Morial was elected the first black mayor of New Orleans, Louisiana.
This week in New Orleans history. Dutch Morial Elected Mayor. November 12, 1977. New Orleans voters elected their first African-American mayor, Ernest (Dutch) N. Morial, on November 12, 1977.
This week in Louisiana.
The Great Delta Tours
610 John Churchill Chase St, Loft 2
New Orleans, LA 70130
The Great Delta Tours offers educational and inspiring ecotours that connect people to the beauty and importance of delta wetlands, wildlife and cultures in coastal New Orleans. We visit places that visitors and locals rarely get to experience. Fun and engaging, our eco excursions feature a fresh, insider's perspective of how the Mississippi River has delicately woven a rich and important tapestry of natural environment, diverse people and way of life celebrated around the world. Our tours are sought out because local experts and experienced tour guides focus on things like meeting with local oysterman, viewing wildlife like blue heron and alligators in their natural wetlands habitat, exploring quaint coastal towns and enjoying delicious local cuisine. Tours can be designed to include team-building and community service projects.
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Email: info@thegreatdeltatours.com
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We interview Congressional Candidate Lessie LeBlanc. Lessie is one of the eight candidates running in the 3rd congressional district race. She’s hoping to defeat current congressman Clay Higgins. Leblanc currently works policy and organizing for the Promise of Justice Initiative. She also holds the District 42 seat on the Democratic State Central Committee and says if elected to Congress, her main focus will be reproductive rights and gun legislation. “The recent Roe versus Wade decision complied with the absolutely abysmal legislation that has been passed at the state level and the absolutely abysmal amendment that was added to our constitution last year stripped these rights. We have stripped these rights away from women, and women want them back. We’re going to take them back,” Leblanc said. She says polls show most Americans want abortion access to be available to people who need it. “If state legislatures refuse to do the will of the people, then we will have to take care of it at the federal level,” she added. Leblanc says she also has big plans for gun control. She says banning assault weapons should be addressed. She also wants people to be aware of ghost guns, or 3D printed guns, that could become a growing problem. In addition, she says the national criminal background check system needs to be re-vamped. “I think firearms do have a place in our society. I don’t think an outright ban is the answer. No ban has ever worked. Why would it start working now?”
This week in Louisiana history. November 5, 1996. Mary Landrieu, first Louisiana woman to be elected to US Senate.
This week in New Orleans history. Buried Alive
November 5, 1970. Many still remember the guy who had himself "buried" in front of the Taco Bell at 4001 Veterans Highway back in 1970 but few remember the details. Below is a November 5, 1970 article which describes why 23 year-old Gretna resident John Diffley found himself in a home-made 3x3x8 foot coffin on public view via a peek-through shoot for the cost of a mere quarter. Diffley's aim was to break a 63-day "buried alive" record by enduring 65 days underground to earn college money. On day 22 at 11 P.M., two men dropped a five-foot Blue Runner snake down the shoot and Diffley wound up at Ochsner hospital -- treated for shock. The men, both Avondale Shipyard workers, were arrested for criminal mischief, although they claimed to be merely playing a practical joke. Several days later, Diffley returned to the tomb, determined to break the record, but had to start over again at day one. I can find no information as to whether John Diffley successfully met his goal.
This week in Louisiana.
Kent House Plantation
3601 Bayou Rapides Road
Alexandria, LA 71303
Phone 318-487-5660
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$11.00 - Adults
$9.00 - Senior Adults (65+), Military, and AAA
$3.50 - Children Ages 6-12
Free - Children Under 6
Tours begin in our Gift Shop at the top of the hour
Monday through Saturday
9:00am | 11:00am | 1:00pm | 3:00pm
Postcards from Louisiana. Lily the Bone Jeweler. You can find her jewelry on Instagram @abrasax.

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We interview Congressional Candidate Lessie LeBlanc. Lessie is one of the eight candidates running in the 3rd congressional district race. She’s hoping to defeat current congressman Clay Higgins. Leblanc currently works policy and organizing for the Promise of Justice Initiative. She also holds the District 42 seat on the Democratic State Central Committee and says if elected to Congress, her main focus will be reproductive rights and gun legislation. “The recent Roe versus Wade decision complied with the absolutely abysmal legislation that has been passed at the state level and the absolutely abysmal amendment that was added to our constitution last year stripped these rights. We have stripped these rights away from women, and women want them back. We’re going to take them back,” Leblanc said. She says polls show most Americans want abortion access to be available to people who need it. “If state legislatures refuse to do the will of the people, then we will have to take care of it at the federal level,” she added. Leblanc says she also has big plans for gun control. She says banning assault weapons should be addressed. She also wants people to be aware of ghost guns, or 3D printed guns, that could become a growing problem. In addition, she says the national criminal background check system needs to be re-vamped. “I think firearms do have a place in our society. I don’t think an outright ban is the answer. No ban has ever worked. Why would it start working now?”
This week in Louisiana history. November 5, 1996. Mary Landrieu, first Louisiana woman to be elected to US Senate.
This week in New Orleans history. Buried Alive
November 5, 1970. Many still remember the guy who had himself "buried" in front of the Taco Bell at 4001 Veterans Highway back in 1970 but few remember the details. Below is a November 5, 1970 article which describes why 23 year-old Gretna resident John Diffley found himself in a home-made 3x3x8 foot coffin on public view via a peek-through shoot for the cost of a mere quarter. Diffley's aim was to break a 63-day "buried alive" record by enduring 65 days underground to earn college money. On day 22 at 11 P.M., two men dropped a five-foot Blue Runner snake down the shoot and Diffley wound up at Ochsner hospital -- treated for shock. The men, both Avondale Shipyard workers, were arrested for criminal mischief, although they claimed to be merely playing a practical joke. Several days later, Diffley returned to the tomb, determined to break the record, but had to start over again at day one. I can find no information as to whether John Diffley successfully met his goal.
This week in Louisiana.
Kent House Plantation
3601 Bayou Rapides Road
Alexandria, LA 71303
Phone 318-487-5660
Website
$11.00 - Adults
$9.00 - Senior Adults (65+), Military, and AAA
$3.50 - Children Ages 6-12
Free - Children Under 6
Tours begin in our Gift Shop at the top of the hour
Monday through Saturday
9:00am | 11:00am | 1:00pm | 3:00pm
Postcards from Louisiana. Lily the Bone Jeweler. You can find her jewelry on Instagram @abrasax.

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We talk to Tia LeBrun, a Democratic candidate for the Third Congressional District. Tia LeBrun was born and raised in Terrebonne Parish as a member of the United Houma Nation. Being the daughter of three generations of working-class service-industry workers, Tia imagined herself working in the same industry as a child. However, she became an educator because her teachers instilled in her the desire to inspire the next generation of Louisianans. 1. This week in Louisiana history. October 29, 1948. Birthday of journalist Bryant Gumbel, formerly of the Today show on NBC.
This week in New Orleans history. Governor David Conner "Dave" Treen Sr. died at East Jefferson Hospital in Metairie on October 29, 2009. He was the first Republican Governor of Louisiana since Reconstruction and the first Republican in modern times to have served in the U.S. House of Representatives representing Louisiana.
This week in Louisiana.
Halloween in New Orleans
Second only to Mardi Gras for its dazzling display of fun and finery, Halloween in New Orleans draws thousands to the Quarter for devilish fun while vampires, zombies, ghosts, goblins and everything else parade up and down Frenchmen Street displaying the city’s legendary wit and creativity in their carefully crafted costumes. All Hallow’s Eve in New Orleans is an experience to remember for both the living – and undead.
Start your Halloween adventure with one of the many haunted tours through the French Quarter or some other spooky part of the city. And then, of course, there are the world-famous cemeteries where the dearly departed are buried in tombs above ground. Hundreds of stories abound in which the ghosts of these “Cities of the Dead” make their presence known.
While prowling around the French Quarter there are a number of Voodoo shops to learn a little more about the history behind these centuries-old spiritual practices. The spirit of Marie Laveau, the High Priestess of 19th century New Orleans, can still be felt in the vibes that surround you in some of these shops. You might even learn a few spells and mystical incantations. Many of the shops have special Halloween events.
Also, Voodoo Music + Arts Experience takes place every October. Head to City Park to enjoy food, drinks, carnival rides and a stellar lineup. The crowd will be in costume and the Halloween spirit will be evident!
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Part 2 of our interview with Terry Ellis about his book, Reasonably Happy. "Are You Unhappy and Not Sure Why? Reasonably Happy gets to the self-centered heart of the problem. In many ways, this book is about how to recover from the addictions all of us wrestle with. Substance addiction is the clearest example of the spiritual poverty in our culture today, but gambling, pornography, spending, and unhealthy eating also erode our spiritual awareness of God’s grace. Ultimately, we’re all addicted, or attached to caustic habits of thought and action that distance us by degrees from the God who created us for happiness. The Prayer can help.1. This week in Louisiana history. October 22, 1971. 'Coozan' Dudley "HADACOL" LeBlanc died in Abbeville.
This week in New Orleans history. Brigadier General Francis T. Nicholls Loses his Arm
in Civil War Battle. October 15, 1862. Became governor in 1876 & again in 1888.
This week in Louisiana.
Tickfaw State Park
27225 Patterson Road
Springfield, LA 70462-8906
225-294-5020
1-888-981-2020
tickfaw@crt.la.gov
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Roll on down the Tickfaw River at this rural south Louisiana park.
Tickfaw State Park Canoeing
Enjoy a serene paddle on your visit to Tickfaw State Park.
Tickfaw, a Native American name meaning “Rest Among the Pines,” is a fitting name for this state park. Located in Livingston Parish, Tickfaw State Park offers visitors plenty of places to rest, among pines, in a canoe cruising the lazy Tickfaw River or in one of the scenic cabins or campsites. The park shows its different personalities during each season. Spring brings occasional flooding from the Tickfaw River that nourishes native plants and provides breeding grounds for its wildlife. The dense tree canopies, water playground and cool river offer respite during hot summer months, and the fall and winter months offer more solitude and reasons to keep warm by the barbecue grill. Start your trip at Tickfaw State Park’s nature center, which hosts programs about the park’s ecology and biodiversity. Check out the 800-gallon aquarium that holds native fishes found in the Tickfaw River. Nearby in Hammond, grab a pint at Low Road Brewing, and in Ponchatoula, get up close with the local wildlife with Kliebert & Sons Alligator Tours. Entrance fee: $3 per person; free for seniors age 62 and older, and children age 3 and younger.
Postcards from Louisiana. Carl Leblanc Trio. At the Old US Mint (Jazz Museum) on Homer Plessy Day. June 7, 2022.

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Part 1 of our discussion with Terry Ellis about his book, Reasonably Happy. "Are You Unhappy and Not Sure Why? Reasonably Happy gets to the self-centered heart of the problem. In many ways, this book is about how to recover from the addictions all of us wrestle with. Substance addiction is the clearest example of the spiritual poverty in our culture today, but gambling, pornography, spending, and unhealthy eating also erode our spiritual awareness of God’s grace. Ultimately, we’re all addicted, or attached to caustic habits of thought and action that distance us by degrees from the God who created us for happiness. The Prayer can help.
This week in Louisiana history. October 15, 1802. Spanish king Charles IV ordered retrocession of Louisiana from Spain to France.
This week in New Orleans history. Nicolas-Ignace de Beaubois (October 15, 1689 – January 13, 1770) was a French Jesuit priest and missionary who joined the Canadian mission in Quebec in 1719. Beaubois spent a training period in Quebec and began his spreading of religious doctrine among the Illinois Indians in 1721. On 2 Feb. 1723, at Kaskaskia, Illinois he took the vows of a Jesuit. Because of the expansion of the Mississippi valley missions, the Jesuits had made the area a distinct mission district within the diocese of Quebec and Beaubois became the superior. He immediately went to France to populate and strengthen the new jurisdiction. The Compagnie des Indes was responsible for funding the parishes and missions in the Missio Ludovisiana district and he was successful in negotiating appropriate funding for future operations. He obtained authorization for the Jesuits to open a house in New Orleans and to have a plantation near the city for supplementing their operation. Beaubois also arranged to have Ursuline nuns funded to establish a girls’ school in New Orleans. This became the first girls' school in the Mississippi valley.
This week in Louisiana.
Palmetto Island State Park
19501 Pleasant Dr.
Abbeville, LA 70510
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Walk on the wild side at Palmetto Island State Park.
Observe wildlife of fish from the pier over the Vermilion River at Palmetto Island State Park. Palmetto Island State Park’s very name hints at the untamed wildness you can expect in this southern corner of the state. Palmettos, those shaggy, tropical trees found all over the swamps, grow alongside tall cypress and other Louisiana native plants, giving the park an air of authenticity — this is as unspoiled as south Louisiana gets. The Vermilion River runs through the Palmetto Island State Park. The most scenic way of reaching the river is via a boat launch near the center of the park, which also offers canoeists and kayakers easy access to narrow channels and tucked-away lagoons. Canoes are available for rent by the hour or day. Though the waterways here are the main attraction, the .7-mile-long Cypress Trail also allows visitors a close-up look at Palmetto Island State Park’s jungle-like ecology. At the nearby visitor center, you’ll find a water playground and bathhouse, and six cabins that give overnight guests a front-row seat to the symphony of native animal calls emerging from the swamps. Outside of Palmetto Island State Park you’ll find even more opportunities to dive into Cajun culture. The town of Abbeville is home to the Sam Guarino Blacksmith Shop Museum, or check out the Acadian Museum of Erath. Over in Avery Island, you'll find the Tabasco Factory, Museum and Country Store. Entrance fee: $3 per person; free for seniors age 62 and older, and children age 3 and younger.
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Part 2 of our interview with Christina Georgacopoulos about her thesis "Huey Long and the Lying Newspapers." "Huey Long’s use of the phrase “lyingnewspapers” to discredit negative publicity is commonly cited as evidence of his negative relationship with the mainstream press, but he did not always hold a hostile view toward newspapers. Before the press turned against him during his enemies' attempt to impeach him as governor in 1929, newspapers were one of his central tools for political advancement. He devised strategies to attract press attention and relied on newspapers to publicize himself and propagate his ideas more frequently and consistently than he used circulars or radio broadcasts, which are commonly attributed to his political success. As with all populists, his disruptive ideas and behavior threatened the status quo and provoked hostile responses from the political and economic elite. The negative publicity he received as a result of their opposition and criticism worked to his advantage, however, because the press gave him a platform to defend himself and explain his perspective." 1. This week in Louisiana history. October 8, 2015. 75 yr old Chef of Louisiana K-Paul's Kitchen, Paul Prudhomme, died today. He was born in Opelousas in 1940.
This week in New Orleans history. The Hale Boggs Memorial Bridge (also known as the Luling-Destrehan Bridge) is a cable-stayed bridge over the Mississippi River in St. Charles Parish, Louisiana. It is named for the late United States Congressman Hale Boggs. The bridge was dedicated by Governor David C. Treen and Bishop Stanley Ott of Baton Rouge and opened to traffic on October 8, 1983 connecting Louisiana Highway 18 on the West Bank and Louisiana Highway 48 on the East Bank.
This week in Louisiana.
Tabasco Factory Tours
Hwy 329 Avery Island Rd
Avery Island LA 70513
The ultimate TABASCO® fan experience on Avery Island allows visitors a behind the scenes look of the history and production of how we make our famous TABASCO® Pepper Sauce from seed to sauce. The Avery Island Fan Experience includes a self-guided tour of the TABASCO® Museum, Pepper Greenhouse, Barrel Warehouse, Avery Island Conservation, Salt Mine diorama, TABASCO Country Store®, TABASCO® Restaurant 1868! and the 170-acre natural beauty of Jungle Gardens.
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Email: katlyn.decou@tabasco.com
Postcards from Louisiana. Irma Thomas at Jazz Fest.

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Part 1 of our interview Christina Georgacopoulos about her article, "Huey Long and the Lying Newspapers." "Huey Long’s use of the phrase 'lyingnewspapers' to discredit negative publicity is commonly cited as evidence of his negative relationship with the mainstream press, but he did not always hold a hostile view toward newspapers. Before the press turned against him during his enemies' attempt to impeach him as governor in 1929, newspapers were one of his central tools for political advancement. He devised strategies to attract press attention and relied on newspapers to publicize himself and propagate his ideas more frequently and consistently than he used circulars or radio broadcasts, which are commonly attributed to his political success. As with all populists, his disruptive ideas and behavior threatened the status quo and provoked hostile responses from the political and economic elite. The negative publicity he received as a result of their opposition and criticism worked to his advantage, however, because the press gave him a platform to defend himself and explain his perspective." 1. This week in Louisiana history. September 1, 1800. Treaty of San Ildefonso provides for Spanish cession of Louisiana to France giving Napoleon Louisiana from Spain.
This week in New Orleans history. The Great Hurricane. October 1, 1893. During the October 1 and 2, 1893 Chenier Caminada Hurricane (also know as the Grand Isle Hurricane), Milneburg was badly damaged. Two-hundred survivors sought refuge at the Port Pontchartrain lighthouse at Milneburg (later Ponchartrain Beach). Female light keeper Ellen Wilson was publicly recognized for taking in the newly homeless.
This week in Louisiana.
Tour du Teche Canoe Race
Bayou Teche
New Iberia LA 70560
October 7-9, 2022
Canoe race on the entire length, 133 miles, of Bayou Teche. "C'est pas juste une course! (It's not just a race!)" All age groups invited to paddle, either complete race or predetermined shortened race legs between cities along the Teche.
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Phone: 630-605-0671
Email: tourduteche@gmail.com
Postcards from Louisiana. Jimmy Buffett at Jazz Fest.

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We talk to Angie Maxwell about her book, The Long Southern Strategy, with an emphasis on the Southern Baptist Convention in Louisiana. "The Southern Strategy is traditionally understood as a Goldwater and Nixon-era effort by the Republican Party to win over disaffected white voters in the Democratic stronghold of the American South. To realign these voters with the GOP, the party abandoned its past support for civil rights and used racially coded language to capitalize on southern white racial angst.... And when the leadership of the Southern Baptist Convention became increasingly fundamentalist and politically active, the GOP tied its fate to the Christian Right. Republicans embodied southern white culture by emphasizing an "us vs. them" outlook.... In doing so, the GOP nationalized southern white identity, rebranded itself to the country at large, and fundamentally altered the vision and tone of American politics."
This week in Louisiana history. September 25 1912 Grabow Lumber Shootout murder suspect Charles Smith, shot by Calcasieu Parish Deputy.
This week in New Orleans history. Oswald Leaves New Orleans. September 25, 1963.
This week in Louisiana.
Beignet Fest
New Orleans City Park Festival Grounds
4 Friedrichs Ave
New Orleans LA 70124
September 24, 2022
10:00 am - 6:00 pm
From traditional sweet treats covered in powdered sugar to savory options bursting with seafood, cheese and more, Beignet Fest features more than 25 beignet dishes from some of New Orleans' best restaurants, caterers and food trucks. In true NOLA style, the festival also features live, local music performances, a Kid's Village, Artist Market and Beer Garden. Proceeds from Beignet Fest benefit the Tres Doux Foundation, which was created to raise awareness and funds for autism programs.
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Postcards from Louisiana. Congo Square on Easter Sunday.

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The Long Southern Strategy: How Chasing White Voters in the South Changed American Politics

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We interview Zella Palmer about the history of Creole cooking. She is the author of Recipes and Remembrances of Fair Dillard, 1869-2019. Zella, educator, food historian, author, and filmmaker, serves as the Chair and Director of the Dillard University Ray Charles Program in African-American Material Culture. Palmer is committed to preserving the legacy of African-American, Native American, and Latino culinary history in New Orleans and the South. Palmer curated The Story of New Orleans Creole Cooking: The Black Hand in the Pot academic conference and documentary, the Nellie Murray Feast, and the Dr. Rudy Joseph Lombard: Black Hand in the Pot Lecture Series.1. This week in Louisiana history. September 17, 1712. Antoine Crozat receives royal charter giving exclusive trading rights to Louisiana.
This week in New Orleans history. First Saints Season Game, Tulane Stadium, September 17, 1967.
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Alligator Festival
September 22-25, 2022
6:00 pm - 9:00 pm
13825 River Rd
Luling LA 70070
Join us for the Annual Alligator Festival at the Westbank Bridge Park in St. Charles Parish, every last full weekend in September. The Alligator Festival is hosted by the Rotary Club of St. Charles Parish to fundraise for college scholarships awarded to our local youth. Enjoy live alligators, 10 bands, carnival rides, Cajun cuisine, craft booths, and more. You won't want to say "see you later alligator" to this one-of-a-kind festival!
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Email: alligatorfestival@gmail.com
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We talk to historian Nathalie Dessens. Natalie is a French historian of Louisiana and French colonialism. Nathalie wrote the book, Creole City: A Chronicle of Early American New Orleans. Nathalie is a professor of American history at the University of Toulouse-Jean Jaurès. "In Creole City, Nathalie Dessens opens a window onto antebellum New Orleans during a period of rapid expansion and dizzying change.

Exploring previously neglected aspects of the city's early nineteenth-century history, Dessens examines how the vibrant, cosmopolitan city of New Orleans came to symbolize progress, adventure, and culture to so many.
Rooting her exploration in the Sainte-Gême Family Papers harbored at The Historic New Orleans Collection, Dessens follows the twenty-year correspondence of Jean Boze to Henri de Ste-Gême, both refugees from Saint-Domingue. Through Boze's letters, written between 1818 and 1839, readers witness the convergence and merging of cultural attitudes as new arrivals and old colonial populations collide, sparking transformations in the economic, social, and political structures of the city. This Creolization of the city is thus revealed to be at the very heart of New Orleans's early identity and made this key hub of Atlantic trade so very distinct from other nineteenth-century American metropolises."1. This week in Louisiana history. September 10, 1935. Gov. Huey P. Long dies after assassination. 2. This week in New Orleans history. Rummel High Opens, Monday, September 10, 1962. 3. This week in Louisiana.
Natchitoches Meat Pie Festival
101 Rue Beau Port
Natchitoches LA 71457
September 16-17, 2022
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Like that staple of the Latin American diet, the Natchitoches meat pie is a crimped half moon hiding a pocket of spiced meat. The official recipe of the meat pie festival, as perfected by resident Gay Melder, offers the particulars. The meat is a mix of ground pork and ground beef—Melder uses a one-to-one ratio—gently seasoned with onions, green bell pepper, green onions, and garlic. You can add a pinch of red pepper flakes along with the salt and pepper, but the classic version is savory, not spicy. The crust is a simple blend of wheat flour, shortening, eggs and milk, deep fried until crisp and served piping hot. 4. Postcards from Louisiana. Irma Thomas at Jazz Fest.

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We talk to historian Nathalie Dessens. Natalie is a French historian of Louisiana and French colonialism. Nathalie wrote the book, Creole City: A Chronicle of Early American New Orleans. Nathalie is a professor of American history at the University of Toulouse-Jean Jaurès. "In Creole City, Nathalie Dessens opens a window onto antebellum New Orleans during a period of rapid expansion and dizzying change. Exploring previously neglected aspects of the city's early nineteenth-century history, Dessens examines how the vibrant, cosmopolitan city of New Orleans came to symbolize progress, adventure, and culture to so many.
Rooting her exploration in the Sainte-Gême Family Papers harbored at The Historic New Orleans Collection, Dessens follows the twenty-year correspondence of Jean Boze to Henri de Ste-Gême, both refugees from Saint-Domingue. Through Boze's letters, written between 1818 and 1839, readers witness the convergence and merging of cultural attitudes as new arrivals and old colonial populations collide, sparking transformations in the economic, social, and political structures of the city. This Creolization of the city is thus revealed to be at the very heart of New Orleans's early identity and made this key hub of Atlantic trade so very distinct from other nineteenth-century American metropolises." 1. This week in Louisiana history. September 10, 1935. Gov. Huey P. Long dies after assassination.
This week in New Orleans history. Rummel High Opens, Monday, September 10, 1962.
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Natchitoches Meat Pie Festival
101 Rue Beau Port
Natchitoches LA 71457
September 16-17, 2022
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Like that staple of the Latin American diet, the Natchitoches meat pie is a crimped half moon hiding a pocket of spiced meat. The official recipe of the meat pie festival, as perfected by resident Gay Melder, offers the particulars. The meat is a mix of ground pork and ground beef—Melder uses a one-to-one ratio—gently seasoned with onions, green bell pepper, green onions, and garlic. You can add a pinch of red pepper flakes along with the salt and pepper, but the classic version is savory, not spicy. The crust is a simple blend of wheat flour, shortening, eggs and milk, deep fried until crisp and served piping hot.
Postcards from Louisiana. Irma Thomas at Jazz Fest.

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We interview Chris Michaelides about his new book, a collection of Louisiana short stories he has translated from French. Chris, University of Louisiana Monroe Associate Dean of the College of Arts, Education, and Sciences, and Associate Professor of Modern Languages, recently completed a 10-year project to produce a critical edition of selected works by 19th-century African American writers from Louisiana. His book, Favorites of the Gods: An Anthology of Short Fiction by New Orleans Creoles of Color, 1837-1867, is a collection of 10 short stories originally published in French by eight authors before, during, and after the Civil War. Most have never been translated and published for English-speaking readers. The stories are annotated, and an introduction provides historical background as well as literary perspectives. The volume is published by Éditions Tintamarre, an academic press based in Centenary College, whose mission is to help preserve Louisiana’s francophone cultural heritage by making historically significant texts and new creative works available – in the original French or in translation – to students and scholars.1. This week in Louisiana history. September 3, 1910. Actress Kitty Carlisle, she is best remembered as a regular panelist on the television game show To Tell the Truth.
This week in New Orleans history. On September 3, 1966 the first school zone flashing caution lights in the city were lit on South Carrollton Avenue, between Belfast and Apple Streets, for Lafayette School.
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Soirée Royale
2235 Creswell Lane
Opelousas LA 70570
September 12, 2022
5:30 pm - 7:30 pm
For over 20 years, the St. Landry Chamber of Commerce has hosted a successful, highly anticipated, and competitive culinary event, Soirée Royale. This event invites chefs from throughout Acadiana to compete for 1st place in seven categories including appetizer, chocolate, dessert, meat, seafood, soup, and yam. Participants get to sample their signature dishes and cast their vote for People's Choice. The competition is open to only certified, licensed, and insured, chefs/restaurants and caterers. This annual event serves as a fundraiser for the St. Landry Chamber of Commerce and provides funding for the Chamber's college scholarship program. The competition will take place in Opelousas, Louisiana at Evangeline Downs Racetrack Casino.
Phone: 337-942-2683
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Postcards from Louisiana. Aiden the Vedas at Tech.

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We talk to Mercedes Schneider about school 'reform'. According to Mercedes, “'Corporate reform' is not reform at all. Instead, it is the systematic destruction of the foundational American institution of public education. The primary motivation behind this destruction is greed. Public education in America is worth almost a trillion dollars a year. Whereas American public education is a democratic institution, its destruction is being choreographed by a few wealthy, well-positioned individuals and organizations. This book investigates and exposes the handful of people and institutions that are often working together to become the driving force behind destroying the community public school.” 1. This week in Louisiana history. August 28, 1956. Lake Pontchartrain Causeway opened.
This week in New Orleans history. Congregation Beth Israel on Canal Boulevard, whose seven Torah scrolls were destroyed in the aftermath of Hurricane Katrina, dedicated a new Torah on August 27, 2006 -- one year after the man-made catastrophe.
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Jimmie Davis State Park
1209 State Park Road
Chatham, LA 71226
318-249-2595
1-888-677-2263
jimmiedavis@crt.la.gov
Take a dip in the cool waters of this remote north Louisiana getaway.
Named after one of Louisiana’s most beloved governors (and, fun fact: the man who wrote state song “You Are My Sunshine”), Jimmie Davis State Park is a charming waterfront refuge on the shores of Caney Creek Reservoir. It’s popular with families, fishermen, cyclists and campers. Thanks to the park’s unique geography, located on a narrow peninsula with numerous inlets, you’re never more than a skipping-stone’s throw away from the water. That’s just one reason why boaters and fishermen rave about Jimmie Davis State Park. Another is because of what lies beneath — absolutely huge, trophy- and grill-worthy fish. The hilly upland forest, just 30 miles from the state’s highest peak, entices mountain bikers and hikers. For a more serene experience, this pine and hardwood forest serves as a backdrop for picnics, lazing about on the beach, and watching the younger visitors let loose on the playgrounds. Bed down in one of the park’s lakefront cabins, group lodges or RV camp spots. For extra large groups, Jimmie Davis State Park offers dormitories with a dining hall and a designated playground and pier. Entrance fee: $3 per person; free for seniors age 62 and older, and children age 3 and younger. Go fishing on the Caney Creek Reservoir!
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We talk to Tison Pugh about his Confederacy of Dunces article entitled, "Systemic Racism, Queer White Privilege, and the Carnivalesque Humor of John Kennedy Toole’s A Confederacy of Dunces." "In the disparate circumstances facing his primary Black character, Burma Jones, and his primary gay White male character, Dorian Greene, Toole contrasts the imprisoning effects of systemic racism to the liberating pleasures of queer White privilege. Although humorists need not shy away from treating serious subjects irreverently, it is nonetheless instructive for readers to consider the variability of their efforts and the ways in which satiric impulses shift in light of the situations depicted. Toole’s carnivalesque tropes, as they intersect with issues of race and homosexuality, expose the contrasting ways in which systemic racism and systemic heterosexism function within a primarily comic world, as well as their lasting repercussions both on his characters and on the wider culture." 1. This week in Louisiana history. August 20, 1853. 'Black Day' 269 people died in New Orleans of Yellow Fever.
This week in New Orleans history. NICHOLLS, Francis Tillou, attorney, soldier, governor, jurist. Born, Donaldsonville, LA, August 20, 1834.
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Louisiana Herbs
276 Breston Lane
Columbia LA 71418
The Louisiana Herbs farm is located on the Historic Breston Plantation in Riverton, Louisiana. Our herb farm is passionate about providing the freshest organic culinary herbs available today. Of all the herb farms in the world, Louisiana Herbs nurtures all our fresh herbs in the rich delta soil here in Caldwell Parish, the Heart of the Boot of the Great State of Louisiana. You can collect pecans; pick mint, basil and other culinary herbs; and even buy plants on Breston Plantation. We are working hard to keep all culinary fresh herbs available! We want to hear from you to personally!!! We love to talk herbs!!!
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Postcards from Louisiana. Daywalkers at the Krazy Korner Bar on Bourbon

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Episode 482. Part 2 of our interview with Ted Schirmer about his memoir, Defiance. In the '70s, even twenty years after Brown v. Board of Education, LSU was still refusing to give up its racist past. While most students attending LSU were primarily focused on obtaining a better life through getting a college degree, some could not turn their backs on injustice. The students who fought at Ted's side were not the wealthy fraternity or sorority members. They were from middle to lower-middle class families and the working poor. It was Ted's goal in writing this book to honor their sacrifices and tell what it was like to fight the system-the LSU administrators, the Board of Supervisors, and the Greek organizations-in the deep south in the turbulent '70s. 1. This week in Louisiana history. August 14, 1903. Albert Batson hanged in Calcasieu Parish Jail for murder of six members of Welsh family. 2. This week in New Orleans history. Pelicans' "Cotton" Knaupp's Triple Play, August 8, 1916. While playing second base for the New Orleans Pelicans on August 8, 1916, Henry Antone "Cotton" Knaupp became the only player in the history of the Southern Association to turn an unassisted triple play. With the bases loaded and Knaupp playing 2nd base in a game against the Chattanooga Lookouts, he caught a line drive hit by shortstop Joe Harris, tagged Jake Pilter who was running from first to second base, and stepped on 2nd base to put out Bob Messenger before he could return to second base. 3. This week in Louisiana.
Delcambre Shrimp Festival
August 17-21, 2022
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401 Richard St.
Delcambre LA 70528
Delcambre Shrimp Festival honors the shrimping industry with events including a Shrimp Cook-off, queens pageants', fais-do-do's, carnival rides, food court and much more. Amenities: Family Friendly, Handicapped Accessible,
Phone: 337-685-2653
Email: info@shrimpfestival.net. 4. Postcards from Louisiana. Tickler's Piano Bar on Bourbon St.

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481 Part 1 of our interview with Theodor "Ted" Schimer about his memoir, Defiance. In the '70s, even twenty years after Brown v. Board of Education, LSU was still refusing to give up its racist past. While most students attending LSU were primarily focused on obtaining a better life through getting a college degree, some could not turn their backs on injustice. The students who fought at Ted's side were not the wealthy fraternity or sorority members. They were from middle to lower-middle class families and the working poor. It was Ted's goal in writing this book to honor their sacrifices and tell what it was like to fight the system-the LSU administrators, the Board of Supervisors, and the Greek organizations-in the deep south in the turbulent '70s. 1. This week in Louisiana history. August 6, 1727. Ursuline nuns arrive in New Orleans and begin a school for girls. 2. This week in New Orleans history. Fire at Aunt Sally's Praline Shop, August 6, 1974. This New Orleans Pubic Library photograph shows firefighters battling a 4-alarm blaze at 314 Royal Street on August 6, 1974 which destroyed Aunt Sally's Praline Shop. 3. This week in Louisiana.
Satchmo SummerFest is a 2-day festival dedicated to celebrating the life, legacy and music of New Orleans' native Louis "Satchmo" Armstrong
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The 22nd annual Satchmo SummerFest presented by Chevron is a 2-day festival dedicated to celebrating the life, legacy and music of New Orleans' native Louis "Satchmo" Armstrong. The festival will feature 2 outdoor stages with 20 performances by New Orleans' most talented musicians, an indoor stage featuring presentations on Armstrong, and 7 of your favorite local restaurants vending all weekend long.
Admission to the festival includes access to the many exhibits inside the New Orleans Jazz Museum building.
Purchase your tickets now to save time and money! Pre-registered attendees pay $7; Tickets will be available for purchase "at-the-door" for $10.
**Satchmo SummerFest is a family friendly festival. Children under 12 enter for free. 4. Postcards from Louisiana. Willie Lockett and the Blue Krewe.

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We talk to James 'Jed' Dobson on Samuel Clemens. Mark Twain wrote Life on the Mississippi, a memoir about his time as a cub river boat pilot. Twain's version of the Mississippi River has colored the way the nation looks at the river. Jed discusses the difference in the way Clemens looked at Mardi Gras when he was in his 20s versus the more negative account in Life on the Mississippi, when he was in his late 40s.
This week in Louisiana history. July 30, 1812. William Charles Cole Claiborne becomes the 1st American Governor of Louisiana.
This week in New Orleans history. On July 30, 1866 New Orleans descended into racial violence that, by the end of the day, would leave an estimated 38 individuals dead and dozens injured. Racial tensions, which were already high soon after the close of the Civil War, flared after African Americans were denied the right to vote. The enactment of the so-called “Black Codes” infuriated Republicans determined to secure citizenship rights for all Americans, and they ultimately reconvened the Louisiana Constitutional Convention in hopes of seizing control of the state government. During a break in the Convention, violence broke out between armed white supremacists and African Americans marching in support of suffrage—and the African Americans were not prepared for the fight. Unarmed African Americans were attacked and murdered, and many law enforcement officials perpetrated the crimes.
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Chemin-A-Haut State Park
14656 State Park Road
Bastrop, LA 71220-7078
318-283-0812
1-888-677-2436
cheminahaut@crt.la.gov
Hours of Operation
Site is open daily.
6 am - 10 pm
Entrance Station Hours:
8 a.m. to 5 p.m.
Admission/Entrance Fees
$3 per person
Free for seniors (62 & older)
Free for children (3 & under)
Discover incredible recreation opportunities at this northern State Park.
Chemin-A-Haut is a park with a funny name and seriously fun recreational opportunities. The park takes its name from the French phrase meaning “high road,” which Native Americans once used on seasonal migrations through these north Louisiana woodlands. Families flock to Chemin-A-Haut for its many activities geared toward kids. Thirty-five picnic sites, equipped with grills and tables, welcome families looking to dine al fresco. Coursing through these picnic sites and nearby shelters is a hard-surfaced trail that rises to hills overlooking Bayou Bartholomew. Other trails include those designated for horseback riders, and two short paths that offer visitors a short round-trip trek to walk off dinner. The main attraction here is the bayou. Massive cypress trees crowd the waters flowing through them, making Bayou Bartholomew a photographer’s paradise. Anglers will find freshwater fish such as bream, redear sunfish and bluegill along the banks. After a day of fishing, photographing, hiking and biking, visitors are welcome to sleep in one of 15 cabins ranging from small-and-cozy to a single spacious group camp that accommodates up to 38 people. Primitive campsites are also available. Over in Monroe, visit the Black Bayou Lake National Wildlife Refuge for more outdoor fun. Or, check out the Poverty Point World Heritage Site in Delhi, a collection of prehistoric Native American earthworks dating back over 3,000 years. Entrance fee: $3 per person; free for seniors age 62 and older, and children age 3 and younger.
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Part 2 of our interview with Katy Morlas Shannon.Katy is returning to the podcast to talk about her new book, Antoine of Oak Alley: The Unlikely Origin of Southern Pecans and the Enslaved Man Who Cultivated Them. We also talk about here research into the portrait of Bélizaire and the Frey Children, which had the young black man Bélizaire painted out and then restored. Katy and Jeremy Simien have been investigating the story behind the picture. "The story of Antoine is emblematic of countless enslaved people whose lives and contributions have been overlooked. Antoine, the enslaved gardener of Oak Alley Plantation, was the first person to successfully propagate the pecan tree yet he exists only as a footnote in the bigger story of Oak Alley Plantation. His pioneering work enabled large groves of trees to be planted creating a lucrative commercial crop and though his horticultural achievement has long been legend, virtually nothing is known about his life. Historian Katy Morales Shannon utilizes extensive research and period documents to expose his story and explore the lives of the enslaved community in which he lived." Katy’s first book The New Orleans Bee: Dispatches from the first year of Louisiana’s longest-running French-language newspaper is available via Kindle on Amazon.com. Her work investigates the enslaved man who first cultivated pecans. . 1. This week in Louisiana history. July 24, 1704. The Pelican arrived bringing 23 girls to the Louisiana Colony.
This week in New Orleans history. Disnelyland's New Orleans Square opened in July 24, 1966. New Orleans Mayor Victor H. Schiro participated in the dedication ceremony. Schiro announced Walt Disney had been made an honorary citizen of New Orleans; Disney joked the addition cost as much as the original Louisiana Purchase. This was Walt Disney's last major public appearance at Disneyland before his death in December 1966.
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Landry Vineyards & Winery
5699 New Natchitoches Rd.
West Monroe, LA 71292
Landry Vineyards and Winery is located in the hill country of Ouachita Parish. Guests are welcome to visit the beautiful, spacious tasting room overlooking the hillside vineyards and taste all of the wines produced at Landry Vineyards. Tours are available by booking online. Spring and Fall Concerts are enjoyed by all who attend. Wine tasting, tour, and concert information can be found on their website
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General Information
Family Friendly
Free Admission
Handicapped Accessible
Open Year-Round
Parking
Bus Parking
Free Parking
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Phone: 318-557-9050
Email: info@landryvineyards.com
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Part 1 of our interview with Katy Morlas Shannon. Katy is returning to the podcast to talk about her new book, Antoine of Oak Alley: The Unlikely Origin of Southern Pecans and the Enslaved Man Who Cultivated Them. "The story of Antoine is emblematic of countless enslaved people whose lives and contributions have been overlooked. Antoine, the enslaved gardener of Oak Alley Plantation, was the first person to successfully propagate the pecan tree yet he exists only as a footnote in the bigger story of Oak Alley Plantation. His pioneering work enabled large groves of trees to be planted creating a lucrative commercial crop and though his horticultural achievement has long been legend, virtually nothing is known about his life. Historian Katy Morales Shannon utilizes extensive research and period documents to expose his story and explore the lives of the enslaved community in which he lived." Katy’s first book The New Orleans Bee: Dispatches from the first year of Louisiana’s longest-running French-language newspaper is available via Kindle on Amazon.com. Her work investigates the enslaved man who first cultivated pecans. 1. This week in Louisiana history. July 17, 1795. First bishop of New Orleans, Don Luis Cardenas, arrives in Louisiana.
This week in New Orleans history. On July 16, 2012, Spirit Airlines announced nonstop service from Dallas-Fort Worth to New Orleans, commencing in January 2013. Spirit became the first all-new domestic carrier, and second all-new carrier overall (after WestJet) to announce service to MSY, since 1998.
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Crawfish Haven - Mrs. Rose's Bed and Breakfast
6807 Hwy. 35
Kaplan LA 70548
Crawfish Haven/Mrs. Rose's Bed and Breakfast, built in 1903, is a 3 bedroom, 2 bath Acadian home in Cajun Country, north of Kaplan, La. The country setting is peaceful and the home sits on 2 acres where children can run and play. Guests have full use of the kitchen, living room, wrap-around porch, screened-in pavilion with outdoor cooking amenities (pit/grill, boiling supplies). Three new campsites have recently been added to the property where you can watch the sunset and then watch the stars. Crawfish excursions are available for a separate fee. Cajun Meal available if staying 2 or more nights.
Amenities: AAA Discount, AARP Discount, Military Discount, Senior Citizen Discount, Free Breakfast, Laundry, Non-smoking Rooms, Special Packages Available, Family Friendly.
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Phone: 337-652-8870
Email: btoups4692@gmail.com
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477½. This is a special political episode where we talk to Peyton Michelle. On July 12, 2020, Peyton became the first openly transgender woman to win political office in Louisiana, as Big Easy Magazine was the first to report. Her seat on the Democratic State Central Committee isn’t technically a public office, but it will allow her to help shape party policy. She did also have to win election in the 46th District, a rural and conservative area outside of Lafayette. At an age when many transgender people of previous generations weren’t even able to be out of the closet, the 22-year-old serves on the board of Louisiana Trans Advocates and the board of PFLAG Lafayette — all while working toward a political science degree and doing digital marketing at her day job.Listen on Google Play.
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Part 2 of our interview with Joe Abraham about his book, Kings, Conquerors, Psychopaths: From Alexander to Hitler to the Corporation. Right wing populists increasingly draw attention around the globe, but the attention is misdirected. The real problem is not the the authoritarian, but the authoritarian personalities who follow him. If people do not blindly follow and obey the despot, he is irrelevant. Why do we attach ourselves to demagogues and mountebanks? Why do we defend even their most obvious hypocrisies and lies? The answer is found in the history of civilization. For the past 10,000 years, those who disagreed with the king or his nobles risked ruin and death. But that is only part of the answer. The other part is that, despite our romantic traditions, kings and conquerors were vicious criminals. They represent the most evil psychopaths, narcissists, and sadists in the history of humanity. 1. This week in Louisiana history. July 9, 1863. Port Hudson surrendered during Civil War.
This week in New Orleans history. Pan Am Flight 759 Crashes in Kenner July 9, 1982.
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Cypress Black Bayou
135 Cypress Park Dr.
Benton LA 71006
340-acre park with 3,000- and 700-acre lakes, a sand beach, fishing, camping, cottages/cabins, a petting zoo, nature trails, group shelters, and full hookups for RVs and trailers.
Amenities: Military Discount, Senior Citizen Discount, Bathhouse, Campfires Permitted, Covered Pavilion, Dump Station, Grills, Picnic Area, Recreational Area, Sewer Hookup, Showers, Water Hookup, Family Friendly, Handicapped Accessible, Pets on Leash Allowed, Parks & Trails, Hiking/Nature Trail, Lakes, Bayous & Rivers.
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Phone: 318-965-0007
Email: frontgate@cypressblackbayou.com
Postcards from Louisiana. Tickler's Piano Bar on Bourbon.

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Part 1 of our interview with Joe Abraham. Kings, Conquerors, Psychopaths: From Alexander to Hitler to the Corporation. Right wing populists increasingly draw attention around the globe, but the attention is misdirected. The real problem is not the the authoritarian, but the authoritarian personalities who follow him. If people do not blindly follow and obey the despot, he is irrelevant. Why do we attach ourselves to demagogues and mountebanks? Why do we defend even their most obvious hypocrisies and lies? The answer is found in the history of civilization. For the past 10,000 years, those who disagreed with the king or his nobles risked ruin and death. But that is only part of the answer. The other part is that, despite our romantic traditions, kings and conquerors were vicious criminals. They represent the most evil psychopaths, narcissists, and sadists in the history of humanity. 1. This week in Louisiana history. July 2, 1952. Construction begins on Ochsner Medical Foundation Hospital in Jefferson Parish.
This week in New Orleans history. On July 2, 1784, after a controversy with Reverend Father Cirilio de Barcelona concerning the arrest of one of his slaves the Cabildo Commissioners addressed a letter to His Majesty and one to the Bishop of Cuba accusing Father Antonio de Sedella of refusing spiritual assistance to the prisoners who were condemned at that time.
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New Iberia Fourth of July Parade
July 04, 2022, 2:00 pm - 5:00 pm
Main Street
New Iberia LA 70560
4th of July Parade, Honor Guard Ceremony, Fireworks
Amenities: Family Friendly, Handicapped Accessible, Bus Parking.
Phone: 337-344-9397
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Postcards from Louisiana. Treme Brass Band.

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We talk to Joyce Corrington about the career of her and her John Corrington. Husband-and-wife team John William Corrington & Joyce Hooper Corrington were the authors of the screenplay for Battle for the Planet of the Apes. John had a background in writing poetry and novels before he and his wife Joyce - both professors in New Orleans, John in English and Joyce in Chemistry - moved on to movie screen-writing in the late 1960s. Among their screenplays were The Omega Man (1971), starring Charlton Heston - the second of his three classic sci-fi films, after Planet of the Apes (1968) and before Soylent Green (1973). 1. This week in Louisiana history. June 24, 1968. Gov. John McKeithen announces that he has had four death threats on his life.
This week in New Orleans history. Ordinance #6022, Administrative Series, passed on June 25, 1879, was the first to demand that permits be obtained (from the Board of Health) after the certificate of grade had been issued by the Surveyor. Section 12 of the ordinance states: "No lot shall be used for building purposes in the city of New Orleans until the same shall have been inspected by the City Surveyor, who shall give a certificate that such lot is filled above the level of the banquette and graded as to be effectually drained into the street gutters, and upon such certificate all owners, agents, contractors and builders are required to obtain permits from the board of health before commencing the erection of any building."
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4th of July Rickey Warrren Memorial Fireworks Show
July 04, 2022
5:00 pm - 11:00 pm
192 Elm St.
Logansport LA 71049
July 4, 2022 from 5pm til 11 pm, there will be live entertainment and a fireworks show at dusk. Held on the banks of the Sabine River in Logansport, LA in DeSoto Parish. Free admission.
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Part 2 of our conversation with Michael Martin, co-editor of Firsthand Louisiana: Primary Sources in the History of the State. This book brings to its readers a companion to the study of Louisiana’s history. Compiled for the first time in a single book, the dozens of important, interesting, devastating, and entertaining firsthand accounts cover Louisiana’s history from 1682, when Sieur de La Salle claimed the land for the French, up through recent controversies over the removal of Confederate memorial statues in the state. Read letters, speeches, reports, and diaries to learn how the Bayou State affected and was affected by such events as the Louisiana Purchase, the Civil War, the Plessy v. Ferguson decision, World War II, the civil rights movement, and more. Edited by experts in the field of Louisiana history, this collection also provides a fascinating read for non-academics who simply want to gain the perspective of the people—women, men, Native Americans, whites, African Americans, and many others—who created the state’s complicated past. 1. This week in Louisiana history. June 19, 1953. Blacks protesting discriminatory treatment began a bus boycott in Baton Rouge, Louisiana.
This week in New Orleans history. Jazz drummer Ray Bauduc, born on June 18, 1906 in New Orleans. was a best known for his work with the Bob Crosby Orchestra and their band-within-a-band, the Bobcats, between 1935 and 1942.
This week in Louisiana.
Get Outdoors at Lake Martin
Whether you prefer soft adventure or full-on nature immersions, the swampy ecosystem at the Cypress Island Nature Preserve will pique your interest. See native birds among the Spanish moss-draped Cypress trees on a hike around the lake's edge or explore by water on a kayak tour. Book swamp tours the entire family will enjoy with outfitters like Champagne's Cajun Swamp Tours.
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Part 1 of our conversation with Michael Martin & Janet Allured. Part 1. Firsthand Louisiana: Primary Sources in the History of the State brings to its readers a companion to the study of Louisiana’s history. Compiled for the first time in a single book, the dozens of important, interesting, devastating, and entertaining firsthand accounts cover Louisiana’s history from 1682, when Sieur de La Salle claimed the land for the French, up through recent controversies over the removal of Confederate memorial statues in the state. Read letters, speeches, reports, and diaries to learn how the Bayou State affected and was affected by such events as the Louisiana Purchase, the Civil War, the Plessy v. Ferguson decision, World War II, the civil rights movement, and more. Edited by experts in the field of Louisiana history, this collection also provides a fascinating read for non-academics who simply want to gain the perspective of the people — women, men, Native Americans, whites, African Americans, and many others — who created the state’s complicated past. 1. This week in Louisiana history. June 11, 1744. Louis J. de St. Denis dies in Natchitoches.
This week in New Orleans history. The Mid-City Branch of the New Orleans Public Libary reopened on June 11, 2007 at 330 N. Carrollton Avenue in a post-Katrina recovering shopping center storefront. It was the first of several temporary branches funded by the Gates Foundation. As of 2012, the Mid-City branch has been moved the American Can Factory Building on Orleans Avenue.
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31st Annual Cross Lake Floatilla
June 18, 2022
11:00 am - 7:30 pm
5315 South Lakeshore Dr.
Shreveport, LA 71108
Come out and enjoy the 30th Annual Cross Lake Floatilla. Enjoy fireworks starting at 11 a.m. There will a poker run, a decorated boat parade and contest, music, food, floating, and a whole lot of fun!
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Bruce talks to several members of the Louisiana Tech chapter of the Young Democratic Socialists of America. "Young Democratic Socialists of America is the youth and student section of the Democratic Socialists of America, and a national organization of recognized campus chapters and several hundred activists. We are students organizing in our universities, colleges, and high schools to fight for the immediate needs of workers and students while building our capacity to fight for more radical and structural changes. We work with labor campaigns to organize student workers of staff. We organize to defend immigrants through campaigns for sanctuary campuses. We campaign to divest our schools from fossil fuels. We do anti-poverty work through local mutual aid programs in our communities, and much much more. YDSA fights for democratic socialism through active campaigns to improve the lives of working people."
This week in Louisiana history. June 5, 1713. Gov. Antoine Cadillac arrives in Louisiana.
This week in New Orleans history. The Territory of Louisiana or Louisiana Territory existed from July 4, 1805 until June 4, 1812, when it was renamed to Missouri Territory after Louisiana had been admitted to the union as a state. The Louisiana Territory was formed out of part of the lands acquired by the United States in the Louisiana Purchase, in which French Louisiana was bought from France
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Sunflower Trail Festival
June 18, 2022, 9:00 am - 3:00 pm
12797 Main Street (LA-3049)
Gilliam LA 71029
The Annual Sunflower Trail Festival will be held at Crossroads Museum In Gilliam, Louisiana on Saturday, June 18th at 9:00 am- 3:00 pm. The Festival will feature live music, delicious food, arts and crafts vendors, and the Sunflower photography contest.
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471½. Lamar White, Jr., visits with us again for our anniversary episode. It's our 10th Anniversary for the Louisiana Anthology website and the 9th for the Louisiana Anthology Podcast. Lamar turned 40 this year, and he filled us in on his progress on two books. He is working on a biography of Carlos Marcello, reputed Mafia boss in New Orleans. He is also working on a new Huey Long book. It started as an investigation into the actual evidence surrounding his death, but it keeps expanding. Huey Long's life and politics have rarely been examined from a progressive perspective, and Lamar wants to make up some of that deficiency. 1. Postcards from Louisiana. Huey Long's BBQ speech. Listen on Google Play.
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It's our 10th Anniversary for the Louisiana Anthology website and the 9th for the Louisiana Anthology Podcast. We discuss our accomplishments over the last year. The Louisiana Anthology has reached almost 9,000,000 words and 230 authors. This year we also migrated the anthology to its new home, http://louisiana-anthology.org/. Hopefully by our next anniversary, our first print book will be out — Liberty in Louisiana, by James Workman. It is the oldest surviving play about Louisiana, out of print since 1804. Over the last year, we have added a number of works to the web site. The most significant one is Gumbo Ya-Ya, by Lyle Saxon and a team of WPA researchers. It is a collection of folklore about New Orleans and Louisiana in general. We also have the Louisiana Anthology Podcast with 470 episodes and counting, The Louisiana Anthology Cookbook is our cooking blog, with 1,400 recipes. Stay tuned for more great material this coming year! 1. This week in Louisiana history. May 29, 1948. The Desire streetcars stopped running.
This week in New Orleans history. May 28, 1964. Mrs. Ellis was being honored as Woman of the Year by the Women's Auxiliary of the Protestant Children's Home.
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Vermilionville
Head over to Vemilionville, a living history museum and and folklife park along the Bayou Vermilion to learn about the culture of Native Americans, Africans, Creoles and people of African descent in the area from the time period 1765-1890. See how these groups interacted and how their influence played a part in what made the Lafayette of today. Dine at La Cuisine de Maman in a truly unique setting.
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We talk to Dr. Stacey Simmons about her post "Enough!" "I have always had big ideas. I have always tried to solve big problems. In 2002, I completed a PhD in Urban Studies with a focus on modern day witch hunts. I examined how communities use local and national media to craft stories with archetypal good guys and bad guys in order to get information out there that fits the dominant social narrative. I completed my research after spending several years in the entertainment industry. I also am a member of a religious minority and know how easy it is to be turned into a pariah. In getting a PhD, my intention was to either work in academia, or work for a network in Los Angeles or an international media market offering a new perspective on the intersections of human geography and media representation."
This week in Louisiana history. May 21, 1958. Segregation of New Orleans Street Cars ended.
This week in New Orleans history. Beulah Ledner Opens a New Bakery. May 21, 1970. Beulah Levy Ledner, born into a Jewish family in St. Rose, Louisiana, opened a bakery in New Orleans in 1933. She became very successful after creating her "Doberge cake" adapted from the famous Hungarian/Austrian Dobos Cake, a cake made of nine génoise cake layers filled with buttercream and topped with a hard caramel glaze. The doberge cake is based on a recipe originating in Alsace-Lorraine. Ledner replaced the buttercream filling of the Dobos Cake with a custard filling and iced the cakes with buttercream and a thin layer of fondant.
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Mudbug Madness Festival
May 27-29, 2022
11:00 am - 11:00 pm
101 Crockett St
Shreveport, LA 71101
Mudbug Madness was started on what began in 1984 as a two-day street festival in downtown Shreveport is now one of Louisiana’s largest and most popular Cajun festivals, featuring renowned Cajun, Zydeco, Blues and Jazz artists, mouth-watering Cajun cuisine, raucous contests, and fun for all ages. Now a three-day festival held each Memorial Day weekend, Mudbug Madness is nationally recognized as one of the Southeast Tourism Society’s Top 20 Events and the American Bus Association’s Top 100 Event in the nation.
Amenities: Cash Only, Family Friendly, Handicapped Accessible, Free Parking.
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Part 2 of our interview with Sybil Gage. Born and raised in New Orleans Sybil Gage had front row schooling in what makes that city great. Now living in Florida, Sybil is spreading New Orleans music to the rest of the world. The “Little Dynamo” is slinky in sequins, and funky in fishnets and has become the darling of the East Coast from New Orleans (Old U.S. Mint Theater) to New York City (Triad Theater W. 72nd St. Broadway). Witness “Sybil Gage and Her Mighty Catahoulas” and a typical evening will include the legendary music of Professor Longhair and James Booker, fun tunes from Smiley Lewis and Jesse Hill and Eddie Bo, blues from Elmore James, Little Willie John, Mississippi John Hurt, Robert Johnson, Etta James, Gus Cannon, as well as many of her own award winning original contributions. On intimate evenings, with only piano to accompany, she sings Pre War Blues, Hokum, Traditional New Orleans inspired Jazz and original tunes that fit seamlessly into her vast repertoire. 1. This week in Louisiana history. May 14, 1845. First free public school opened in LA.
This week in New Orleans history. On May 14, 2011, the Morganza Spillway on the Mississippi River was opened for the second time in its history, deliberately flooding 3,000 square miles of rural Louisiana and placing three nuclear power plants at risk to avert possible flooding in Baton Rouge and New Orleans.
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Bogalusa Balloon Fest
May 20-22, 2022
10:00 am - 10:00 pm
401 Walker St.
Bogalusa LA 70427
We are a hot air balloon festival which includes hot air balloons, a carnival, vendors and live entertainment.
May 20-22, 2022 10:00 am - 10:00 pm
Amenities: Senior Citizen Discount, Student Discount, Family Friendly, Free Parking.
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Part 1 of our interview with returning guest Sybil Gage. Born and raised in New Orleans Sybil had front row schooling in what makes that city great. Now living in Florida, Sybil is spreading New Orleans music to the rest of the world. The “Little Dynamo” is slinky in sequins, and funky in fishnets and has become the darling of the East Coast from New Orleans (Old U.S. Mint Theater) to New York City (Triad Theater W. 72nd St. Broadway). Witness “Sybil Gage and Her Mighty Catahoulas” and a typical evening will include the legendary music of Professor Longhair and James Booker, fun tunes from Smiley Lewis and Jesse Hill and Eddie Bo, blues from Elmore James, Little Willie John, Mississippi John Hurt, Robert Johnson, Etta James, Gus Cannon, as well as many of her own award winning original contributions. On intimate evenings, with only piano to accompany, she sings Pre War Blues, Hokum, Traditional New Orleans inspired Jazz and original tunes that fit seamlessly into her vast repertoire. 1. This week in Louisiana history. May 7, 1862. The Union Army captures Baton Rouge during the Civil War.
This week in New Orleans history. The corner stone for Notre Dame Seminary on Carrollton Avenue was laid on May 7, 1922.
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46th Annual Cochon de Lait Festival
1832 Leglise
Mansura, LA 71350
May 12-15, 2022
The first official festival was in 1961, but that doesn't mean that is when the magic happened. That happend in 1960 during Mansura's Centennial celebration when over 10,000 people converged on Mansura. From that weekend on, Mansura has been known as the Cochon de Lait Festival of the world. After celebrating for 12 years straight and a record crowd of 100,000 in 1972, the town of Mansura took a little break. That all changed in 1987 when the Cochon de Lait festival was revived and Mansura has been never been the same again. We continue the tradition again this year. The Mansura Chamber of Commerce invites you to come pass a good time and join us for the 46th annual Cochon de Lait Festival!
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Part 2 of our interview with Jeremy Reynolds about is new play debuting this week, “River Pirates and the Treasure of Pointe Coupee.” "River Pirates" is directed by Mark D. Guinn in the Arthur W. Stone Theatre, located in Howard Auditorium. Performances will be at 7:30 p.m. April 26-30 and at 2 p.m. May 1 in Stone Theatre. 1. This week in Louisiana history. April 30, 1926. Formal dedication of the present LSU campus took place after being mover from the Pentagon Barracks Campus.
This week in New Orleans history. The F. W. Woolworth store at 8207 Oak Street was gutted by a suspicious fire on April 30, 1969. Also damaged was the adjacent Disabled American Veterans store. More than twenty-five NOFD units worked to control the blaze. No injuries were reported. A large part of the Carrollton area lost electrical power as a result of the fire.
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New Orleans Jazz and Heritage Festival
April 29, 2022 - May 8, 2022
1751 Gentilly Blvd
New Orleans LA 70119
The annual New Orleans Jazz and Heritage Festival draws close to a half million music lovers to hear every music genre. The festival's culinary offerings are almost just as good as the music! People come just to get their mitts on fest favorites such as mango freeze, cochon de lait po-boy and Crawfish Monica, just to name a few. Jazz Fest is an annual tradition for a legion of locals and fans from all over the world. Check out our website of the line up!
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We talk to Lynda Woolard, host of the "Louisiana Lefty" podcast. "Lynda Woolard’s political life started with Barack Obama, in a campaign and advocacy relationship that lasted from his 2007 announcement to his 2013 inauguration. She was then recruited by the Louisiana Democratic Party to create and run their grassroots mobilization effort, Team Blue Dat, until Governor John Bel Edwards’ election in 2015. In 2017, she convened a weekly statewide “Resistance Leadership” conference call to connect new organizers with experts in the field, so they could share strategies and best practices for countering the worst elements of the Trump presidency. She also organized with national groups working against Republican attempts to repeal the Affordable Care Act. In 2018, she led statewide field efforts for the Unanimous Jury Coalition to pass Constitutional Amendment 2, ending Louisiana's discriminatory practice that allowed a defendant to be convicted of a felony with a non-unanimous jury. She also received the Organizer of the Decade award from the Louisiana Democratic Party. In 2019, Lynda was one of John Bel Edwards’ first hires for his re-election campaign. After a pandemic year of Democratic presidential campaign zooms, she launched the Louisiana Lefty podcast in January 2021, available on your favorite podcast platform or at LouisianaLefty.Rocks. Later that year, she managed the PAC for Justice campaign in support of Orleans Parish’s new sheriff, Susan Hutson. .... In her free time, Lynda raises Monarch butterflies, cares for her many rescue pets, plans trips to cities where Hamilton the musical is playing, and enthusiastically supports the New Orleans Saints" (Bayou Brief). 1. This week in Louisiana history. March 6, 1867. General Philip Sheridan arrives in New Orleans to command the Fifth Military District (Louisiana and Texas). during Reconstruction.
This week in New Orleans history. On March 5, 1831, the New Orleans Canal & Banking Company was chartered by Act 18 of the Louisiana Legislature for the purpose of financing and digging the New Basin Canal.
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Acadiana Center for the Arts
101 W. Vermilion St.
Lafayette LA 70501
If you're a lover of the arts, the Acadiana Center for the Arts is a great place for you to check out neat visual art exhibitions and live concert performances. Plus, the Center hosts the montly ArtWalk throughout the Downtown Lafayette Cultural District.
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Part 1 of our interview with Jeremy Reynolds, part 1. River Pirates. he School of Theatre’s next production, “River Pirates and the Treasure of Pointe Coupee,” written by Dr. Jeremy Reynolds and directed by Mark D. Guinn. Performances for “River Pirates and the Treasure at Pointe Coupee” will be at 7:30 p.m. April 26-30 and at 2 p.m. May 1 in Stone Theatre.
This week in Louisiana history. April 23, 1863. Seminary (LSU) closes after invasion of Red River Valley by federal forces under Gen. Banks. Military equipment donated to the Confederate Army, but library and other items destroyed by order of Gen. T. Kilby Smith of the U.S. Army. Structure saved thanks to Gen. W.T. Sherman.
This week in New Orleans history. On April 23, 1939, the Zephyr first whisked New Oregonians into the sky along its winding path around the park. Harry Jr. remembered, when he was a twelve year-old, "It was fantastic to get on top of the Zephyr and see nothing but cow pasture as far as you could see in Gentilly".
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Good Eats with a Side of Live Music
Just about anywhere you go in the Lafayette area, you'll hear the sounds of Cajun and Zydeco music and we dare you to try and keep your feet still. The area is home to many notable musicians including Chubby Carrier, Zachary Richard and Roddie Romero, just to name a few. You won't have to choose between eating out or catching a live music show in Lafayette—the are plenty of spots where you can enjoy both at the same time. Head over to Randol's to enjoy some fresh Louisiana with a side of Zydeco! Visit early or late and you're bound to find folks on the dance floor. If a laid back outdoor experience is more your style, head over to The Wurst Biergarten for a great selection of craft beers, casual dining and music from world-class local musicians like Cedric Watson. Enjoy authentic Cajun cuisine at Prejean's paired with, you guessed it, live music! Taste everything from classic dishes like char-grilled oysters, po'boys and etouffee, to unique dishes like gator "wings," pork skin fried pickles and crawfish enchiladas.
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Part 2 of our interview with Wesley Harris. Our friend Wesley has not only been in local law enforcement for decades, he has also become a local historian investigating Lincoln Parish and North Louisiana. His books include Ruston, Neither Fear Nor Favor, Fish out of Water, Burglary for the Patrol Officer, The Roundup: The Military, the Marshals, and Political Shenanigans in Claiborne and Lincoln Parishes, 1874, William R. Meadows: Slave, Soldier, Symbol. Join us as we discuss that local history with Wesley. 1. This week in Louisiana history. April 16, 1718. Official date of founding of New Orleans.
This week in New Orleans history. Acclaimed author Mary Alice Fontenot was born on April 17, 1910. She wrote the "Clovis Crawfish" series, in which the title character and his animal friends experienced a host of adventures. The goal of the series, for which she penned 18 different books, was to teach life lessons to children while helping them learn a little of the Cajun French language; Clovis and his pals spoke mostly English with Cajun sayings and songs thrown in. She also wrote other books, including "The Star Seed" and "The Louisiana Experience." Ms. Fontenot passed away on May 12, 2003.
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Festival International de Louisiane
April 27-May 1, 2022
315 Lee Ave
Lafayette, LA
(337) 232-8086
info@festivalinternational.org
Welcome to Festival! Our cultural celebration is known around the globe for its bold and diverse music, food, art & unforgettable experiences. We can’t wait to take over Lafayette again next year as we celebrate our 36th annual event with you all. Stay tuned for updates & remember we are all in this together!
Transforming downtown Lafayette into an entertainment mecca every April, Festival International boasts top-notch music performances, gourmet food, and handcrafted artworks from all over the place!
See you April 27-May 1, 2022. Bon Festival!
There’s still time to grab your 2021 Official Pin & Poster!
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Part 1 of our interview with Wesley Harris. Our friend Wesley has not only been in local law enforcement for decades, he has also become a local historian investigating Lincoln Parish and North Louisiana. His books include Ruston, Neither Fear Nor Favor, Fish out of Water, Burglary for the Patrol Officer, The Roundup: The Military, the Marshals, and Political Shenanigans in Claiborne and Lincoln Parishes, 1874, William R. Meadows: Slave, Soldier, Symbol. Join us as we discuss that local history with Wesley.
This week in Louisiana history. April 9, 1682. Louisiana Territory is so named by the Sieur de La Salle who reaches the mouth of the Mississippi April 9 with a party of 50 men after descending from the Illinois River.
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Louisiana Lao New Year Celebration
April 2-17, 2022
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7913 Champa Ave.
Broussard LA 70518
Lanexang Village celebrates the Lao New Year every Easter weekend with a three-day festival that includes live music, a beauty pageant, parades, sand castle building, kids activities, and several vendors selling clothes, jewelry, music and food from Southeast Asia. $50 VIP all-access passes are available and includes reserved parking, food, a free guided tour, access to VIP parade lounge and to the Tea-time performance banquet. Amenities: General Information, Family Friendly, Handicapped Accessible, Free Parking.
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Part 2 of our talk with Jari Honora about researching genealogy in New Orleans and Louisiana. Jari is a genealogist working in New Orleans helping connect people to their past. He provides genealogical and historical research services to the general public. He specializing in families and institutions in Louisiana and the Gulf Coast.According to Mark Roudané, "Mr. Honora has thoroughly researched my Roudanez family history, providing me with information that goes far beyond typical online investigation. His expertise, knowledge of the archives, and attention to historical clues and context is incredible. What's more, he is an engaging and well prepared public speaker. HIGHLY RECOMMENDED!" 1. This week in Louisiana history. April 2, 1880. La. Western R/R brought to Lake Charles from Lacassine the first country produce ever delivered by rail.
This week in New Orleans history. Daniel Henry Holmes Establishes D.H. Holmes Department Store, April 2, 1842.
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River City Fest
April 7-9, 2022
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192-198 Elm St
Logansport LA 71049
The 38th Annual River City Fest Dates is slated for April 7-9, 2022. This year’s fest will consist of a pageant, parade, carnival, arts & crafts, food vendors, a corn hole tournament, an arm-wrestling tournament, numerous children’s activities, car, truck & motorcycle show, treasure hunt, fireworks and a street dance with live entertainment provided by “Jansen Matte”, opening for “Travis Matte & the Kingpins” on Saturday April 9, 2022. There will also be live entertainment on Friday night. For more information, please contact the numbers listed below. Contact information: Kathi Wells - kathiwells@yahoo.com 318-286-3751 - Allison Felts 318-228-3940. Family Friendly, Free Admission, Handicapped Accessible, Free Parking
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Part 1 of our talk with Jari Honora about researching genealogy in New Orleans and Louisiana. Jari is a genealogist working in New Orleans helping connect people to their past. He provides genealogical and historical research services to the general public. He specializing in families and institutions in Louisiana and the Gulf Coast. You can follow his research at his Blog CreoleGen. According to Mark Roudané, "Mr. Honora has thoroughly researched my Roudanez family history, providing me with information that goes far beyond typical online investigation. His expertise, knowledge of the archives, and attention to historical clues and context is incredible. What's more, he is an engaging and well prepared public speaker. HIGHLY RECOMMENDED!"
This week in Louisiana history. March 26, 1803. Laussat arrives in Louisiana to take control of colony for Napoleon.
This week in New Orleans history. On March 26, 1860, the city council (by Ordinance #5044) authorized the Surveyor to draw up plans showing all unoccupied land owned by the city that was not set apart for public use. The law further authorized the Auctioneer, under the supervision of the Finance Committee of the Council, to sell those properties.
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Books Along The Teche Literary Festival
April 1-3, 2022
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317 E. Main St.
New Iberia LA 70560
Various venues will celebrate literature and its impact on the area's culture with storytelling, workshops, readers theatre, music, bourée lessons and tournament, bus and boat tours, a 5K run and food, food, food. Anyone who is familiar with James Lee Burke and his fictional character, detective Dave Robicheaux, knows of New Iberia and our fascinating blend of heritage, hospitality and history. Family Friendly, Handicapped Accessible, Free Parking.
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Part 2 of our talk with Emily Toth, Emily, a Robert Penn Warren Professor of English and Women's Studies at Louisiana State University in Baton Rouge, is a scholar, novelist, advice columnist, and feminist activist. She earned her PhD from The Johns Hopkins University. Toth's scholarly work includes over 300 articles and papers about academic mentoring, Louisiana literature and culture, women's humor, and music; biographies of the American women writers Kate Chopin and Grace Metalious; a cultural history of menstruation; edited collections of Chopin's papers and last short story collection, and a volume of essays about regionalism in women's writing. Toth's 1990 biography of Kate Chopin was nominated for a Pulitzer Prize. Toth's historical novel Daughters of New Orleans (1983) was named a "Best Feminist Historical Novel" by Romantic Times in 1984. Toth was also the founder and editor of the journal Regionalism and the Female Imagination (formerly The Kate Chopin Newsletter) from 1975-1979 and on the editorial board of the journal Southern Studies. 1. This week in Louisiana history. March 20, 1839. Shreveport become a "city" on the northern end of the Red River.
This week in New Orleans history. St. Joseph's Day is widely celebrated each March 19th in New Orleans.
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Crawfest
March 18-20, 2022
3:00pm - 9:00pm
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3901 Fairfield Ave
Shreveport LA 71104
Crawfest is a celebration of food, art, music, and community, held in Shreveport's historic Betty Virginia Park, March 18-20, 2022.
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Did you miss us? After 3 years Crawfest is BACK in the Park! This year Crawfest will be a THREE day festival. Get ready for a full weekend of live music, food, art, drink, and fun in the park. The lineup will be out soon.
DATES & TIMES
Friday, March 18. 3 PM – 9 PM
Saturday, March 19. 11 AM – 9 PM
Sunday, March 20. Noon – 7 PM
About Crawfest
The first festival of its kind ever to be held in Shreveport’s historic Betty Virginia Park, Crawfest is a celebration of food, music, and community. In its 2017 debut, Crawfest hosted over 6,000 people to the free admission event, and in 2018 the crowd of over 10,000 marked the largest single day gathering in the park’s history. Concessions include Louisiana crawfish boiled onsite, a whole hog roast, smoked barbecue, and various other food, desserts, and drinks from a variety of local vendors. It’s history in the making…see you March 18-20, 2022!
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Part 1 of our talk with Emily Toth, Emily, a Robert Penn Warren Professor of English and Women's Studies at Louisiana State University in Baton Rouge, is a scholar, novelist, advice columnist, and feminist activist. She earned her PhD from The Johns Hopkins University. Toth's scholarly work includes over 300 articles and papers about academic mentoring, Louisiana literature and culture, women's humor, and music; biographies of the American women writers Kate Chopin and Grace Metalious; a cultural history of menstruation; edited collections of Chopin's papers and last short story collection, and a volume of essays about regionalism in women's writing. Toth's 1990 biography of Kate Chopin was nominated for a Pulitzer Prize. Toth's historical novel Daughters of New Orleans (1983) was named a "Best Feminist Historical Novel" by Romantic Times in 1984. Toth was also the founder and editor of the journal Regionalism and the Female Imagination (formerly The Kate Chopin Newsletter) from 1975-1979 and on the editorial board of the journal Southern Studies.
This week in Louisiana history. March 12, 1812. President James Madison transmitted to the Senate the proceedings of the La. Constitution of 1812.
This week in New Orleans history. Andrew Jackson Young, born March 12, 1932 in New Orleans, is an American politician, diplomat, activist and pastor from Georgia. He has served as a Congressman from Georgia's 5th congressional district, the United States Ambassador to the United Nations, and Mayor of Atlanta. He served as President of the National Council of Churches USA, was a member of the Southern Christian Leadership Conference (SCLC) during the 1960s Civil Rights Movement, and was a supporter and friend of Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr.
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Amite Oyster Festival
March 18-20, 2022
13143 Wardline Rd.
Amite LA 70422
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800-542-7520
We are excited to announce the Amite Oyster Festival will be back in the Spring of 2022. Mark your calendars now and plan on joining us for three great days of food, music, rides and much more. The Amite Oyster Festival is a one-of-a-kind festival. In the spring of every year this family fun fest attracts visitors from all over the country. Great music, great fun, and of course great oysters are waiting to be enjoyed in Amite, Louisiana. A full weekend festival includes music from Cajun, country, rock and roll, and reggae artists. When something is this good, why limit it to one weekend? The Amite Oyster Festival has grown to become a month long event for the Town of Amite City to celebrate the oyster industry, the Oyster Festival and the Town of Amite City. Come on out on a weekend before the fest, and you'll be treated to a shuckin' good time!
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We chat with Matt Haines author of The Big Book of King Cake. Finally, a book about king cake! "'I once ate more than eighty king cakes in a single Carnival,' author Matt Haines proudly remembers, demonstrating his dedication to this delicious Mardi Gras tradition. 'So you can imagine how amazed I was to learn there has never been a coffee table book dedicated to king cakes!' The Big Book of King Cake changes that with beautiful photography of more than one hundred and fifty unique king cakes, as well as stories from the diverse and talented bakers who make them."1. This week in Louisiana history. February 26, 1961. Common Street Cemetery (Lake Charles) established.
This week in New Orleans history. Carnival Day was celebrated on February 26 in 1952, 1963, and 1974.
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Krewe of Highland Mardi Gras Parade
FEBRUARY 27, 2022
2:00pm - 1:34am
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Highland and Gilbert
Shreveport La 71104
One of Shreveport-Bossier's most unique Carnival season events, the Krewe of Highland Mardi Gras Parade, will roll at 2 p.m. on Sunday, February. 27. The parade is known for its unpredictable "throws" - including Moon Pies, grilled hot dogs, and packaged ramen noodles - as well as marching units, do-it-yourself floats and more. The parade begins at the intersection of Gregg Avenue and Gilbert Drive and follows a circular route through the historic Highland neighborhood. For a complete guide to upcoming Mardi Gras parades and events in Shreveport, visit www.ShreveportMardiGras.com.
Amenities: Family Friendly, Free Admission, Parking, Free Parking, Street Parking.
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Part 2 of our interview with Sharlene Sinegal-DeCuir. "I am a Louisiana girl born and raised in Lafayette, Louisiana. I grew up a devout catholic, listening to zydeco music, eating gumbo and speaking Creole French, a typical southwestern Louisiana upbringing. I completed my undergraduate education at Xavier University of Louisiana in New Orleans and my graduate work at Louisiana State University. Currently I am an Associate Professor of History at Xavier University of Louisiana." 1. This week in Louisiana history. February 20, 1811. President Madison signed bill providing for Louisiana's statehood.
This week in New Orleans history. On February 19, 1921, a four inch cannonball crashed through the front wall of Mrs. A. Stenhouse, 73, of 317 Alix Street in Algiers. Apparently several young pranksters had loaded a Civil War Era cannon in Jackson Square and fired it across the river. Windows and glass light were broken in the square.
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7th Annual Courir de Mardi Gras de L'anse/Mermentau Cove
February19, 2022
8:00 am - 7:00 pm
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1174 Lafosse Rd.
Morse, LA 70559
Old Fashion Mardi Gras Run with music, fun and family (Kids too) "Respecting Tradition" on horse back and trailers! Growing up Cajun is as lucky as lucky can get! By reviving old traditions and sharing stories of days gone by, we hope to preserve the memories of our ancestors. Come enjoy Mardi Gras Cajun Style!
Phone: 337-356-6045.
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Part 1 of our interview with Sharlene Sinegal-DeCuir about changing narratives about the Civil War and Reconstruction. "I am a Louisiana girl born and raised in Lafayette, Louisiana. I grew up a devout catholic, listening to zydeco music, eating gumbo and speaking Creole French, a typical southwestern Louisiana upbringing. I completed my undergraduate education at Xavier University of Louisiana in New Orleans and my graduate work at Louisiana State University. Currently I am an Associate Professor of History at Xavier University of Louisiana." 1. This week in Louisiana history. February 12, 1700. Fort de La Boulaye, aka Fort Mississippi, est. 30 miles south of present day N.O.
This week in New Orleans history. Historians gathered with the Plessy and Ferguson families and a member of the Louisiana Supreme Court in New Orleans on February 12 2009, to unveil a historical marker recalling the case. "It is no longer Plessy v Ferguson. It is Plessy and Ferguson", said Keith Plessy in a public broadcasting radio interview. The marker was placed on the corner of Press and Royal Streets, near the location of the former railway station where Plessy had boarded his train.
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The Annual Krewe of Barkus & Meoux Pet Parade
February 13, 2022
11:00am - 1:27am
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3701 Hudson St. Shrevepor
Shreveport, LA 71109
The annual Krewe of Barkus & Meoux Pet Parade is held during the Mardi Gras season. Please plan to attend and join in the FUN. Bring your pets, children, and all of your family and friends. The 2021 pet parade will be held on Sunday, Feb. 13, beginning at 11 a.m. For information and to register a pet to take part in the parade, visit http://barkusandmeoux.org.
Phone: 318-635-1361.
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Part 2 of our interview with Tiffany Jones, aka Doubledeemuva. "Hey Playa! Are you tired of listening to mainstream media? Do you want to hear facts not fiction? If so, join me Doubledeemuva with the Blaqurate news where I am black and the news is always petty as hell but accurate. On this podcast I go beyond the headlines to find out what's really going down. I cover politics, current events, social justice and so much more. Are you ready to sip the Real Tea with me!!!!" 1. This week in Louisiana history. February 5, 1883. First train service from New Orleans to California.
This week in New Orleans history. Ruth's Chris Steak House owner Ruth Fertel was born February 5, 1927.
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February 05, 2022
6:00 pm - 8:00 pm
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Main St.
New Iberia LA 70560
Family style Mardi Gras Celebration on the banks of the Bayou Teche on Historic Main Street New Iberia. Amenities: Family Friendly, Handicapped Accessible, Parking, Bus Parking, Free Parking, Street Parking
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Part 1 of our interview with Tiffany Jones, who also is known as Doubledeemuva. "Hey Playa! Are you tired of listening to mainstream media? Do you want to hear facts not fiction? If so, join me Doubledeemuva with the Blaqurate news where I am black and the news is always petty as hell but accurate. On this podcast I go beyond the headlines to find out what's really going down. I cover politics, current events, social justice and so much more. Are you ready to sip the Real Tea with me!!!!"
This week in Louisiana history. January 29, 1699. (According to one account) Iberville first landed at Pensacola Bay.
This week in New Orleans history. On January 29, 1969, Clay Shaw was brought to trial for conspiring to assassinate President Kennedy.
This week in Louisiana.
Cajun Food Tours
No trip to Lafayette is complete without sampling your fill of boudin, cracklins and other Cajun staples. Schedule a tasting trip with Cajun Food Tours and stop at six different eateries where you'll learn about the history of the cuisine and sample some of the best dishes in town, all for one low price.
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Part 2 of our interview with Sue Lincoln. Sue is a veteran and widely-respected reporter who has been covering Louisiana politics for nearly three decades. Originally from Long Beach, California, Sue’s career in journalism began on the radio in Los Angeles. After moving to Louisiana, Sue earned her bachelor’s degree. For ten years, from 2000-2010, she was the Assistant News Director at Louisiana Network. Sue also worked as the education reporter for Louisiana Public Broadcasting and has contributed to various state publications as a freelance journalist. But she is perhaps best known as the voice of the popular politics Capitol Access.
This week in Louisiana history. January 22, 1731 King Louis XV takes back colony from Company of the Indies.
This week in New Orleans history. The Liberty ship Warren Stone was lauched at Delta Shipbuilding Company on January 22, 1944.
This week in Louisiana.
Top Restaurants and Culinary Experiences in Ruston
Ruston is part of the Delta Delights Culinary Trail in northern Louisiana where sweet peaches are queen and a bustling college town offers delicious dining.
Beau Vines Steakhouse
Beau Vines is a fine dining steak house offering premiere cut steaks over an open fire grill.
RAW
This contemporary sushi restaurant serves up unique sushi rolls and combination make with the freshest ingredients.
Sundown Tavern
Sundown Tavern is known for its eclectic decorations and relaxed atmosphere.
Mitcham Farms Peach Store
Even if you’ve only ever heard of Ruston, there’s a good chance you already know about its peaches. Mitcham Farms Peach Store, has Ruston tradition running through it. Not only can you stop in for the sweetest peaches in Louisiana, but also peach ice cream, fudge, and countless other peach treats and products.
Log Cabin Grill & Market
Log Cabin Mesquite Grill offers some of the best mesquite grilled meats in all of Louisiana.
Portico Bar & Grill
Portico’s large menu truly has something for everyone – from flavorful Honey Sriracha Shrimp Tacos and Caribbean maxi to comforting Southern-style Bone-in Pork Chop and Chicken Fried Steak.
Utility Brewing Co.
At Utility Brewing Co., you’ll get the best of both worlds – beer and pizza!
Postcards from Louisiana. BeauSoleis & Michael Doucet.

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Part 1 of our conversation with Sue Lincoln. Sue is a veteran and widely-respected reporter who has been covering Louisiana politics for nearly three decades. Originally from Long Beach, California, Sue’s career in journalism began on the radio in Los Angeles. After moving to Louisiana, Sue earned her bachelor’s degree. For ten years, from 2000-2010, she was the Assistant News Director at Louisiana Network. Sue also worked as the education reporter for Louisiana Public Broadcasting and has contributed to various state publications as a freelance journalist. But she is perhaps best known as the voice of the popular politics Capitol Access. She has also been a reporter for the Bayou Brief.
This week in Louisiana history. January 16, 1962 Students at Southern Univ. begin civil rights demonstrations.
This week in New Orleans history. January 16, 2006. The "Chocolate City Speech" is the nickname that some have given to the Martin Luther King Jr. Day speech by Mayor Ray Nagin on January 16, 2006, several months after Hurricane Katrina.
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History Tour of Natchitoches
Natchitoches and the surrounding area.
Natchitoches is the oldest city in the Louisiana Purchase, and both the city and its surrounding towns are filled with historical sites that tell of the state’s unique cultural history. Start your journey just by walking through Natchitoches itself, where you’ll find charming restaurants and shops in its 33-block downtown historical downtown district. A short drive outside of Natchitoches are numerous Louisiana State Historic Sites (Fort St. Jean Baptiste and Los Adaes) and the plantations of Cane River Creole National Historical Park. Discover the top things to do in Natchitoches.
Postcards from Louisiana. Jay Dufour.

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We talk to Lamar White about the death of Huey Long. Our friend Lamar White has recent written a series of major articles on the final days and death of Huey Long. Using his research skills as both a reporter and a lawyer, Lamar closely examines the testimonies and physical evidence regarding the assassination of the Kingfish. He concludes that the initial account was substantially correct, and that Huey Long was killed by Carl Weiss, Sr. Listen today to hear Lamar go through the evidence, right down to the supposed bullet holes in the marble walls of the capitol in Baton Rouge.
This week in Louisiana history. January 8, 1811. In Louisiana, a 500-slave revolt was led by Charles Deslondes at German Coast. The revolt lasted two days.
This week in New Orleans history. The USA wins the Battle of New Orleans, January 8, 1815.
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Creole Nature Trail All-American Road
Calcasieu, Cameron and Jefferson Davis Parishes
Starting on the outskirts of Lake Charles and ending at the Lake Charles/Southwest Louisiana Convention & Visitors Bureau, the Creole Nature Trail All-American Road is a network of byways where you’ll find more than 400 bird species, alligators galore and 26 miles of Gulf of Mexico beaches. Also called “America’s Outback,” the Creole Nature Trail takes visitors through 180 miles of southwest Louisiana’s backroads. You’ll pass through small fishing villages, National Wildlife Refuges to reach the little-visited, remote Holly and Cameron beaches. Take a side trip down to Sabine Lake, or drive onto a ferry that takes visitors across Calcasieu Pass. Throughout the trip, expect to see exotic birds; this area is part of the migratory Mississippi Flyway.
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Part 2 of our interview with Ashley Steenson. Ashley has been researching Teddy Roosevelt in Louisiana. He came here frequently to hunt, and he set up the first national park in Louisiana, Breton Island Reservation, on November 31, 1905. "I’m a PhD student in American intellectual and political history (1850-1950) at The University of Alabama. I completed my MA in history at the University of Mississippi in May 2020. My research considers the connections between political ideologies in the South and the Northeast, primarily during the early twentieth century. I received a graduate minor in gender studies from the Sarah Isom Center in 2020 and serve as a graduate student council member for the Southern Historical Association (2021-2023)." 1. This week in Louisiana history. January 1, 1954. KSLA TV channel 12 in Shreveport, LA (CBS) begins broadcasting
This week in New Orleans history. The first Sugar Bowl game was played there on January 1, 1935, against the Philadelphia Temple Owls. The last was on December 31, 1974 when Nebraska beat Florida 14-10.
This week in Louisiana. Situated on the west bank of the Mississippi River directly across from New Orleans, the city of Gretna boasts a quaint, small-town environment within its 4.5 square miles that includes a cultural district and two nationally-recognized historic districts. More than one hundred years since its incorporation in 1913, the city continues to emulate a streetscape of small-town America from long ago, while simultaneously embracing the future with its first female mayor, Belinda C. Constant. Experience Gretna’s charm and rich history as you stroll through its landmarks and enjoy the good food, friendly faces, and exciting seasonal activities. You will find Gretna a delight for all ages.
Postcards from Louisiana. Lauren Sturm / Alizah Star.

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Part 1 of our interview with Ashley Steenson about Teddy Roosevelt in Louisiana.

"I’m a PhD student in American intellectual and political history (1850-1950) at The University of Alabama. I completed my MA in history at the University of Mississippi in May 2020. My research considers the connections between political ideologies in the South and the Northeast, primarily during the early twentieth century. I received a graduate minor in gender studies from the Sarah Isom Center in 2020 and serve as a graduate student council member for the Southern Historical Association (2021-2023). I have experience in public history through the Chancellor’s Advisory Committee on History and Context and the Alabama Memory Project. My writing has been featured in publications like History Today and The Washington Post."
1. This week in Louisiana history. December 26, 1971. Jared Leto from Bossier City was born. He is an actor and singer-songwriter for the band Thirty Seconds to Mars who won an Oscar for Best Supporting Actor for his role in Dallas Buyers Club. 2. This week in New Orleans history. Born in New Orleans on December 25, 1878, Louis Cottrell was an influential American jazz drummer. "Old Man" Cottrell was the father of Louis Cottrell, Jr. and great-grandfather of New Orleans jazz drummer Louis Cottrell. He played with John Robichaux's orchestra in 1909 and with the Olympia Orchestra in New Orleans from 1900 to 1915. From 1916 to 1918 he played in Chicago with Manuel Perez, then played with A.J. Piron up until the time of his death. "Old Man" Cottrell has been credited as the innovator of the press roll in jazz drumming, and was a significant influence on most New Orleans drummers, having taught Baby Dodds, Paul Barbarin, Louis Barbarin, Freddie Kohlman, Cie Frazier and Alfred Williams. He died in New Orleans on October 17, 1927. 3. This week in Louisiana.While in NOLA, plan a trip to Celebration in the Oaks, where City Park is transformed into 25 acres of dazzling Christmas fun. The Park, Botanical Garden, Storyland and Carousel Gardens Amusement Park are loaded with hundreds of thousands of lights to create a drive-through winter wonderland in the Big Easy. 4. Postcards from Louisiana. David Middleton reads "The Shepherd: A Play."

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Part 2 of our interview with Bob Mann. Bob has a new memoir, Backrooms and Bayous: My Life in Louisiana Politics. State history, behind-the-scenes stories, funny anecdotes, and life lessons come together to form Robert Mann's indelible memoir about his life and career alongside some of the most powerful lawmakers in the South. Offering an in-depth, personal perspective of working in government, Mann shares the lives of major politicians and how they affected his own beliefs, eventually shifting his ideological views. Mann has known every Louisiana governor--aside from Uncle Earl--since 1944. He has interviewed past presidents, senators, and aides as a journalist and served as press secretary to two of the most influential Louisiana legislators. He acted as press secretary to the 1990 US Senate reelection campaign of J. Bennett Johnston when he defeated former Klan leader David Duke. He helped elect Mary Landrieu to the US Senate, and his engaging stories range from Russell Long's struggle with his father's past to how Mann lost John Breaux's suitcase. Through it all, Mann writes with humor and empathy, casting politics and politicians in a refreshing, human light. 1. This week in Louisiana history. December 18, 1948. WDSU become first television station in Louisiana.
This week in New Orleans history. December 18, 1948 WDSU-TV first signed on the air on December 18, 1948, as the first television station in the state of Louisiana. It was originally owned by New Orleans businessman Edgar B. Stern, Jr., along with WDSU radio (1280 AM, now WODT; and 93.3 FM, now WQUE-FM).
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Noel Acadien au Village
Christmas at Acadian Village
Dates: December 4, 2021 - December 23, 2021
Recurring: Recurring daily
Time: 5:30 PM to 9:00 PM
Noël Acadien Au Village. Acadian Village, Lafayette. 5:30-9 p.m. $10 at the gate; $8 in advance. Festival fundraiser with half a million lights, displays, food, entertainment, and holiday shopping. 337-981-2364, AcadianVillage.org.
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Part 1 of our interview with Bob Mann. Bob has a new memoir, Backrooms and Bayous: My Life in Louisiana Politics. State history, behind-the-scenes stories, funny anecdotes, and life lessons come together to form Robert Mann's indelible memoir about his life and career alongside some of the most powerful lawmakers in the South. Offering an in-depth, personal perspective of working in government, Mann shares the lives of major politicians and how they affected his own beliefs, eventually shifting his ideological views. Mann has known every Louisiana governor--aside from Uncle Earl--since 1944. He has interviewed past presidents, senators, and aides as a journalist and served as press secretary to two of the most influential Louisiana legislators. He acted as press secretary to the 1990 US Senate reelection campaign of J. Bennett Johnston when he defeated former Klan leader David Duke. He helped elect Mary Landrieu to the US Senate, and his engaging stories range from Russell Long's struggle with his father's past to how Mann lost John Breaux's suitcase. Through it all, Mann writes with humor and empathy, casting politics and politicians in a refreshing, human light. 1. This week in Louisiana history. December 11, 1901. The Rice Association of America organized in Crowley.
This week in New Orleans history. A storm, with a cold-core upper low, developed on December 11, 2012 behind the first one and spread snow across parts of the Gulf Coast states including the cities of Houston, Texas, Baton Rouge, Louisiana and New Orleans, Louisiana as well as parts of southern Mississippi. Four inches fell in Lumberton and Beaumont in southeast Texas as well as just outside the Baton Rouge area and south central Louisiana. Some areas of west-central Louisiana received as much as 6 inches, while areas just south of Jackson, Mississippi received 8 to 10 inches. It was the first snowfall for the downtown New Orleans area since 2004.
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Festival of the Bonfires.
The Great River Road between New Orleans and Baton Rouge can lay claim on one of the more unusual public December holiday lighting displays. It’s here on the earthen levees containing the Mississippi River that local Christmas lights aren’t colored bulbs, but instead dozens of 20-feet-high flaming pyramids of burning logs. The Christmas bonfires, as locals call them, are mostly teepee-shaped, but some can be odd shapes paying tribute to the river’s heritage—shapes ranging from miniature plantation homes to tiny replica paddlewheel steamships. Bonfires are built by families, friends and co-workers who visit, cook and mingle between the fires. It’s a local celebration with an environment akin to football tailgating, and the practice has continued for generations.
The bonfires are up and down the river, but the highest concentration is in St. James Parish, in and around Gramercy, Lutcher and Paulina. The best viewing is by car along the east- and west-bank River Roads (La. Hwys. 44 and 18, respectively) and by walking along the levees. Bonfire parties are not necessarily open to the public, but onlookers will likely be offered kind words and holiday greetings should they mingle on foot.
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Part 2 of our conversation with Stephen Winick, of the Library of Congress. In 1902, on a prairie in southwest Louisiana, six members of a farming family are found murdered. Albert Edwin Batson, a white, itinerant farm worker, rapidly descends from likely suspect to likely lynching victim as people in the surrounding countryside lusted for vengeance. In a territory where the locals were coping with the opening of the prairies by the railroad and the disorienting, disruptive advances of the rice and oil industries into what was predominantly cattle country, Batson, an outsider, made an ideal scapegoat. Stephen has studied the events of the time, and the ballads that were written about the death of Batson. He has written about all of it on the Library of Congress blog.
This week in Louisiana history. December 4, 1919. The famous French Opera House of New Orleans burns down.
This week in New Orleans history. The French Opera House burned in the early morning hours of December 4, 1919. By dawn, the building was in ruins. The cause of the fire was never determined, although it was widely believed to have begun in the restaurant housed in the building. For years, New Orleanians cherished hopes of rebuilding the theater and resurrecting the elegant days of French opera, but in the 1960s a modern hotel (now the Inn on Bourbon) was erected on the site. Until the construction of the Theater of the Performing Arts in 1973, New Orleans was without a permanent home for opera.
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Christmas on the River
Monroe - West Monroe
Have yourself a Merry Little Christmas on the River in Monroe-West Monroe! Our holiday season is chocked full of family-friendly events and attractions including two parades, a variety of shops, a spectacular fireworks show, ballet performances, and other great holiday events. Don’t miss the festive light displays on Antique Alley and throughout downtown Monroe-West Monroe. Enjoy special holiday happenings at Christmas at the Biedenharn and Santa’s Christmas Village at the Northeast Louisiana Children’s Museum.
Shop along West Monroe’s Antique Alley where you’ll find classic antique shops and trendy boutiques stocked full of clothing, furniture, home décor, spices, and so much more. Continue shopping at the Monroe RiverMarket along the beautiful Ouachita River with vendors of all types and fun special events throughout the season. Hungry? We’ve got something for everyone on our menu like fried chicken, fresh seafood, smothered pork chops, po’boys, burgers, hotwater cornbread, banana caramel pudding, and more!. Be sure to check out celebrity chef Cory Bahr’s Parish Restaurant and other popular local restaurants like the Cheniere Shack, Waterfront Grill, and Warehouse No. 1 Restaurant.
So plan your trip today. Use the itinerary builder to create a list of events you don’t want to miss then book a hotel room. Merry Christmas!
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Part 1 of our conversation with Stephen Winick, of the Library of Contress. In 1902, on a prairie in southwest Louisiana, six members of a farming family are found murdered. Albert Edwin Batson, a white, itinerant farm worker, rapidly descends from likely suspect to likely lynching victim as people in the surrounding countryside lusted for vengeance. In a territory where the locals were coping with the opening of the prairies by the railroad and the disorienting, disruptive advances of the rice and oil industries into what was predominantly cattle country, Batson, an outsider, made an ideal scapegoat. Stephen has studied the events of the time, and the ballads that were written about the death of Batson. 1. This week in Louisiana history. November 27, 1813. Jean Lafitte offers $1,500 reward for the capture of Gov. W.C.C. Clairborne.
This week in New Orleans history. Ella Brennan, Born in New Orleans, November 27, 1925. Among the now famous graduates of her kitchen are Paul Prudhomme, who arrived in 1975, and Emeril Lagasse, who began his service in 1983.
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Christmas in Alexandria - Pineville
The holiday season in Alexandria/Pineville, right in the heart of Louisiana, is Still Lit this year and we’d love for you to come visit! The 2021 festivities will be complete with sparking lights (check out our spirited Water Towers!), community parades, appearances by Santa Claus, and various performing opportunities to enjoy the arts. Whether it’s enjoying an old-fashioned Christmas celebration; finding the “just right” gifts at our many locally-owned unique boutiques; enjoying festive foods/drinks at local cafes, breweries or the Food Truck Park; touring historic sites/homes; or listening to the sounds of the season that puts you in the holiday spirit, you can find it all in the Central Louisiana area. So plan your trip today! Use the itinerary builder here to create a list of the events you don’t want to miss and then, if you plan to stayover, book a hotel room. If we can be of assistance in any way, please give us a call at 318.442.9546. We’d love to help you celebrate the season!
Postcards from Louisiana. Jay Dufour and his band play at the Bourrée Restaurant.

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Part 2 of our conversation with Christy Green. M. Christian Green is a scholar, teacher, researcher, writer, and editor working in the fields of law, religion, ethics, human rights, and global affairs. She holds degrees from Georgetown University in history and government, Emory University in law and theology, and the University of Chicago in religious ethics. Her research interests include law and religion, human rights, religious freedom, religion and world affairs, and global ethics. 1. This week in Louisiana history. November 20, 1922. Louisiana governor John M. Parker conferred with President Warren Harding on KKK violence in his state.
This week in New Orleans history. Earling Carothers "Jim" Garrison, born in Denison, Iowa on November 20, 1921, was the District Attorney of New Orleans from 1962 to 1973. He is best known for his investigations into the assassination of President John F. Kennedy and his unsuccessful prosecution of businessman Clay Shaw. He died on October 21, 1992.
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Christmas Market on Main
Minden will hold its Christmas Market on Main with its festival and parade, showcasing its historic Old World charm with a plethora of downtown shops with late hours, as well as display of more than a hundred life-sized nutcrackers.
For additional information contact Becky White, City of Minden Main Street 318-377-2144, Ext. 258.
Postcards from Louisiana. Aislinn Kerchaert. Thanksgiving in New Orleans.

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Part 1 of our interview with Christy Green. M. Christian Green is a scholar, teacher, researcher, writer, and editor working in the fields of law, religion, ethics, human rights, and global affairs. She holds degrees from Georgetown University in history and government, Emory University in law and theology, and the University of Chicago in religious ethics. Her research interests include law and religion, human rights, religious freedom, religion and world affairs, and global ethics. 1. This week in Louisiana history. November 14, 1947. First Gulf of Mexico oil well gusher.
This week in New Orleans history. On November 14, 2011, Carl Barbier, Judge of the United States District Court for the Eastern District of Louisiana, ruled that British Petroleum, the company that leased the Deepwater Horizon oil rig which polluted the gulf with millions of barrels of spilt oil, must face federal maritime lawsuits by Alabama and Louisiana.
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Festival of Lights
Natchitoches turns on another year of its beloved Festival of Lights every weekend from November 21 through January 6, where families can experience fireworks shows, shopping, and food along the festively bedecked historical riverfront and downtown Natchitoches.
Postcards from Louisiana. Monty Russell Band at Sundown.

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Part 2 of our interview with Melissa Daggett about New Orleans spiritualism. Please join us when historian Melissa Daggett discusses her book, Spiritualism in Nineteenth-Century New Orleans: The Life and Times of Henry Louis Rey. Modern American Spiritualism blossomed in the 1850s and continued as a viable faith into the 1870s. Because of its diversity and openness to new cultures and religions, New Orleans provided fertile ground to nurture Spiritualism, and many séance circles ourished in the Creole Faubourgs of Tremé and Marigny as well as the American sector of the city. Melissa Daggett focuses on Le Cercle Harmonique, the francophone séance circle of Henry Louis Rey (1831-1894), a Creole of color who was a key civil rights activist, author, and Civil War and Reconstruction leader. His life has so far remained largely in the shadows of New Orleans history, partly due to a language barrier.1. This week in Louisiana history. November 6, 2014. Republican Rep. Bill Cassidy defeated Democratic Sen. Mary Landrieu denying her a fourth term as US Senator.
This week in New Orleans history. Filming of Benjamin Button began on November 6, 2006, in New Orleans.
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Toledo Bend Army Rec Site Monthly Bass Tournament
November 07, 2021 - November 06, 2021
1310 Army Recreation Rd
Florien LA 71429
Come out and fish in our Monthly Bass Tournament. Boats are $40 to enter. The winner will receive a 80% pay out. Example: 8 Boats enter, the winner receives $256.00.
All participants with a DOD ID will have the chance to win a Door Prizes valued at a total of $300.
No boat? No problem. We have boats to rent at the Toledo Bend Army Recreation Park.
Call 318-565-4285 or 318-565-4484 for more information.
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Part 1 of our discussion with Melissa Daggett about New Orleans spiritualism in the 19th Century. Please join us when historian Melissa Daggett discusses her book, Spiritualism in Nineteenth-Century New Orleans: The Life and Times of Henry Louis Rey. Modern American Spiritualism blossomed in the 1850s and continued as a viable faith into the 1870s. Because of its diversity and openness to new cultures and religions, New Orleans provided fertile ground to nurture Spiritualism, and many séance circles flourished in the Creole Faubourgs of Tremé and Marigny as well as the American sector of the city. Melissa Daggett focuses on Le Cercle Harmonique, the francophone séance circle of Henry Louis Rey (1831-1894), a Creole of color who was a key civil rights activist, author, and Civil War and Reconstruction leader. His life has so far remained largely in the shadows of New Orleans history, partly due to a language barrier.1. This week in Louisiana history. October 30, 1938. Lake Charles police receive scores of phone calls following Orson Wells radio broadcast of War of the Worlds.
This week in New Orleans history. On October 30, 1994, the train called the City of New Orleans departed Chicago with a Superliner II Sightseer Lounge and a coach section made up of only Superliner II coaches, officially ending the Heritage Fleet's tenure. With the delivery of the Superliner II cars also came new diners, providing the City of New Orleans with true dining service.
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Join us for The Biggest Halloween Booze Crawl on, October 3rd, 2021 For the biggest Halloween Booze Bar Crawl Touring around the United States.
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The promoter reserves the right to change the venues and order of venues at any given time. Refunds are not accepted but we are flexible if you cannot make this event after getting tickets email us and we can give you a credit to another crawl!
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We talk to Evan Faulkenbury about his article, “‘Monroe is Hell’: Voter Purges, Registration Drives, and the Civil Rights Movement in Ouachita Parish, Louisiana,” Evan Faulkenbury is an associate professor of history at SUNY Cortland. His courses and research focus on the civil rights movement, public history, and United States history. He earned his Ph.D. in history from the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill in 2016. His book, Poll Power: The Voter Education Project and the Movement for the Ballot in the American South, tells the story of a behind-the-scenes civil rights organization that funded hundreds of grassroots African American registration campaigns during the 1960s and 1970s. 1. This week in Louisiana history. October 23, 1527. A sudden hurricane hit Spanish explorer Panifo de Narvaez killing and undetermined number of men near the mouth of the Mississippi River.
This week in New Orleans history. WYES Educational Television Station opens, October 23, 1957.
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Yellow Rails and Rice Birding Festival
November 03, 2021 - November 07, 2021
8:00am - 5:00pm
100 Rue de l'Acadie
Jennings LA 70546
The Yellow Rails & Rice Festival is designed with fun in mind, and the primary goals are to provide participants with a unique venue to see Yellow Rails and, at the same time, bring birders and farmers together to emphasize the value to birds of the area’s “Working wetlands.”
Phone: 337-821-5521
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Part 2 of our interview with Shreveport Writers' Club. Since 1935, the Shreveport Writers Club has been a support group for writers. SWC includes writers from all stages of life in all genres and styles of writing. Many of them are published authors, and others simply enjoy sharing their thoughts in written form with other people who love words. They meet every 1st Saturday of the month from 10:00 am – noon, and they welcome guests. 1. This week in Louisiana history. October 16, 1779. 18 American settlers along Lake Pontchartrain, in the presence of Capt. William Pickles of the U.S. Navy, signed oaths of allegiance to and declared themselves to be subjects of the “United Independent States of North America.”
This week in New Orleans history. On October 16, 1890, David C. Hennessy, New Orleans police chief died after being shot.
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Things To Do With Kids in North Louisiana
Find the perfect balance of big-city fun and outdoor appeal at these top family-friendly attractions in northwest Louisiana. North Louisiana is wild and scenic, dotted with beautiful state parks, lakes, bayous and forests. Bring your family to explore nature at its finest, where you can spot wildlife while hiking trails or pitch a tent to sleep under the stars. Then venture into the cities of Shreveport-Bossier City and Monroe to test your science knowledge, discover the roots of Coca-Cola bottling or smell the fragrant roses.
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Part 1 of our talk to several members of the Shreveport Writers' Club: Tiffany Pennywell, president. M. L. Dumas, D. L. Holmes, and Lawrence Walton. They and others contributed to the recent anthology, For a Shorter Social Distance Tomorrow: Selected Voices Spotlighting the Pandemic, Lockdown, and Protest Experiences of Northwest Louisiana, edited by Jeff Babineaux. Since 1935, the Shreveport Writers Club has been a support group for writers. SWC includes writers from all stages of life in all genres and styles of writing. Many of them are published authors, and others simply enjoy sharing their thoughts in written form with other people who love words. They meet every 1st Saturday of the month from 10:00 am – noon, and they welcome guests.1. This week in Louisiana history. October 9, 1940. McNeese Junior College lost its first football game to Southwestern Louisiana Institute 32-0.
This week in New Orleans history. St Augustine Church at 1210 Governor Nicholls Street is dedicated, October 9, 1842.
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St. Paschal Church Herbal Harvest Arts & Crafts Festival
October 16, 2021
Herbal Harvest 2021 was canceled due to Covid19, but we are planning a super 2021 event!
This is the 29th year for this event which features more than 50 indoor Vendor Booths - selling Artisan Arts and Crafts, home-canned foods and our Church members will be selling fresh-baked foods.
Contact Phone: 318-366-5171
Email: ccnolan322@stpaschalchurch.org
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We talk to Mary Niall Mitchell about her research into Civil War pictures of freed slave children. Union forces used pictures of white slave children who had been freed in New Orleans as propaganda and to raise money for schools for freed slave children. The Louisiana Anthology has added two articles about these children and these pictures that appeared in Harper's Magazine, "Slave Children" and "White and Colored Slaves." Mary Niall Mitchell is Raphael Cassimere Professor of History, Interim Ethel & Herman L. Midlo Chair in New Orleans Studies, and Director of the Midlo Center for New Orleans Studies. She is the author of Raising Freedom's Child: Black Children and Visions of the Future after Slavery (NYU Press, 2008) and has published line forHarper’s Magazine, The Atlantic, theWashington Post, the New York Times, and Commonplace. Mitchell is one of five lead historians for Freedomonthemove.org, a collaborative crowdsourced database of fugitive slave advertisements housed at Cornell University.1. This week in Louisiana history. October 2, 1965. Edwin Edwards wins his run for 7th District Congressman.
This week in New Orleans history. St. Patrick's Church (the second oldest church parish of New Orleans) along with St. Louis Cathedral (the oldest) held the first masses after Hurricane Katrina on Sunday, October 2, 2005. St Patrick's was founded in 1833. The current church at 724 Camp Street was completed in 1840.
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Zwolle Tamale Fiesta
October 08, 2021 - October 10, 2021
1100 S Main Street
Zwolle LA 71486
The Zwolle Tamale Fiesta celebrates the rich Spanish and Indian heritage of the people of the town. Held each year at the Zwolle Festival Grounds, the Zwolle Tamale Fiesta offers a fun-filled weekend of reliving the area’s heritage with plenty of delicious hot tamales, entertainment, arts and crafts, dancing, parades, and children’s activities. Always held the second full weekend in October, the Fiesta is fun for the entire family.
Phone: 318-645-2388
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Postcards from Louisiana. Bruce listens to the band at the Funky 544 on Bourbon St.

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Stephen and Bruce discuss a couple of articles on Huey Long, and the men who wrote them. On February 13, 1935, the New Republic published two articles on Huey Long: “How Come Huey Long? 1. Bogeyman? 2. Or Superman?” Hodding Carter II wrote the article calling Long a bogeyman, and Gerald L. K. Smith wrote of Long as a superman. The articles use the usual evidence to make the usual arguments pro and con about Long. What makes them worth a second look is the identity of the authors themselves. Carter was a New Deal Democrat who hated Long for his more radical politics. Mrs. Carter later told Ken Burns that when she heard on the radio that Long had been shot by a man in a white suit, she rushed through the house to locate Hodding and make sure it was not him who pulled the trigger. Gerald L. K. Smith was equally problematic as a commentator. A staunch ally of Long, after the assassination, he took over the Share Our Wealth for a time, moving it in a white supremacist direction. Eventually he became fascist and formed the America First Party, an isolationist party that opposed America’s involvement in World War II. With friends like that, who needs Hodding Carter II? 1. This week in Louisiana history. September 25, 1912. Grabow Lumber Shootout murder suspect Charles Smith, shot by Calcasieu Parish Deputy. The ones who were captured and put on trial were acquitted.
This week in New Orleans history. Oswald Leaves New Orleans, September 25, 1963.
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Tour du Teche Canoe Race
October 01, 2021 - October 03, 2021
Canoe race on the entire length, 133 miles, of Bayou Teche. "C'est pas juste une course! (It's not just a race!)" All age groups invited to paddle, either complete race or predetermined shortened race legs between cities along the Teche.
Phone: 337-394-6232
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We talk to Steven Shepard about his novel. Brother Against Brother: Civil War is a historical fictional novel about the Red River Campaign of the American Civil War as it was as experienced by Captain Douglas Ivey. Captain Ivey gets assigned by his commander, General Richard Taylor, to assemble a rag tag squad of soldiers drafted from local Louisiana civilians and regular Confederate Army to conduct a recon mission south along the Red River to locate and number an invading Yankee Army. The story Brother Against Brother illustrates the personal losses and suffering the people of Northwest Louisiana and Captain Ivey experienced from the Civil War and the Red River Campaign that brought a bloody war to their doorstep. Along the way, Captain Ivey meets a unique assortment of characters from the North Louisiana region that illustrate the kind of people involved in that conflict, period and the war of 1864. The action of the story climaxes with Captain Ivey's experience at the Battle of Mansfield and the capture of Captain Ivey's own brother from the Union Army. The book is a dramatic story of what happens to two brothers on opposite sides of a war after they have to face each other in armed combat. 1. This week in Louisiana history. September 18, 1799. Sebastian Calvo is appointed governor general of Louisiana.
This week in New Orleans history. Malcolm John "Mac" Rebennack receives a Lifetime Achievement Award, September 18, 2013. Dr. John was awarded the Americana Music Association's 2013 Lifetime Achievement Award on Wednesday, September 18, 2013 at 11th annual Americana Music Awards at the Ryman Auditorium in Nashville.
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Highland Jazz & Blues Festival
September 18, 2021
The best local and national musicians gather every year at the Highland Jazz & Blues Festival. Shreveport's own "party in the park" is held every year in September in the historic Highland neighborhood. This free festival features great food and local artwork and has become one of the fastest growing events in the city. Family friendly. Dog friendly and people friendly.
Phone: 318-469-5642
Email: highlandjazzandblues@gmail.com
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We talk to some members of Allendale Strong — Roosevelt Bryant, John Perkins, and Dorothy Wiley. Allendale is one of the oldest neighborhoods in Shreveport, and home to a rich history stretching back over a century. AllendaleStrong is a learning-doing group of citizens, working together to renew our community Relationally, Economically, and Environmentally. AllendaleStrong empowers its community of willing citizens, and shares their knowledge and experiences with other neighborhoods, enabling each to grow to potential wholeness.
This week in Louisiana history. September 11, 1722. First recorded Hurricane in La. destroyed New Orleans "During a hurricane...a large number of unidentified ships were sunk at and near New Orleans."
This week in New Orleans history. Pope John Paul II in New Orleans. September 11-13, 1987.
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Things To Do With Kids: Cajun Country
Cajun Country is the perfect spot for families to “pass a good time.” Here are a few of our top kid-friendly picks in southern Louisiana. The exiled Acadians settled the swamps and backwoods of south-central and southwest Louisiana and, in doing so, created a cultural mecca unique to the world. Immerse yourself in the towns and customs of this region, and you’ll discover intriguing people, rice mills, tabasco peppers, swamplands and cities known for authentic Cajun music and food.
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Singer-songwriter Mary Gauthier joins us to discuss her new memoir, Saved by a Song. Mary Gauthier was twelve years old when she was given her Aunt Jenny’s old guitar and taught herself to play with a Mel Bay basic guitar workbook. Music offered her a window to a world where others felt the way she did. Songs became lifelines to her, and she longed to write her own, one day. As an adult, she went to an open mic with a friend realized that she not only still wanted to write songs, she needed to. Today, Gauthier is a decorated musical artist, with numerous awards and recognition for her songwriting, including a Grammy nomination. 1. This week in Louisiana history. September 5, 1814. Pierre Lafitte 'escapes' from prison in the Cabildo. Shortly after an alliance was formed between the government & the pirates to repel the British.
This week in New Orleans history. The post-Katrina evacuation of the Superdome was completed on Sunday, September 4, 2005. The same day, 29,588 Army National Guard and 4,596 Air National Guard were deployed (34,184 total).
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Louisiana Libations
In Louisiana, we dine with gusto, but did you know we're also home to America's first cocktail - the Sazerac? In celebration of our cocktail culture, we've created a place for visitors to explore our Louisiana craft breweries, distilleries and wineries before planning your trip. Our Louisiana libations are hand-crafted and infused with local ingredients to create flavor profiles you won't find anywhere else in the country.
Postcards from Louisiana. Long Haul Paul. "Mercy Now."

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Part 2 of our interview with Scott Boatright. Longtime local journalist T. Scott Boatright has become the publisher and managing editor of the Lincoln Parish Journal. Boatright, 57, brings deep family ties and more than 35 years experience in our community serving the parish through local media outlets as well as both Louisiana Tech and Grambling State universities.

“I am thrilled about this innovative opportunity to continue serving the people of Lincoln Parish, where my family roots are based and I’ve made my home for more than three decades,” Boatright said. “And to be able to do so through a new and exciting format is gratifying beyond belief. I look forward to providing Lincoln Parish residents with the news and information they need, when they need it, on real-time platforms, free of charge. “The Lincoln Parish Journal is an extremely logical progression for local news and sports content. It’s a smart concept. As publication and production expenses have badly eroded conventional, once-timely print and broadcast coverage that our parish counted upon for decades, this format provides the ‘get it now’ aspect, cost-free to the consumer, convenient by using a cell phone, receiving an e-mail, and accessing social media. It’s the antidote to corporate retreat from news and sports reporting in local communities,” he said, “and we will provide coverage that hasn’t been possible before to bring live events and breaking news to our audience.” 1. This week in Louisiana history. August 28, 1956. Lake Ponchartrain Causeway opened. 2. This week in New Orleans history. Mayor Sidney J. Barthelemy, dressed in an old-time bathing suit, is duking it out with a plastic inflated shark. This photo op preceded His Honor’s actual descent into the actual shark tank at the Aquarium of the Americas! This happened on August 28, 1990, several days before the Aquarium opened its doors to the public. According to the Times-Picayune, Barthelemy had bet that Ron Forman, director of the Audubon Institute (operator of the Aquarium), would not have the facility ready in time for a September 1 deadline. Forman, however, was successful and the Mayor—not he—had to take the plunge. 3. This week in Louisiana.
Louisiana Soul Food Fall Festival
August 27, 2021 - August 29, 2021
12:00pm - 10:00pm
3701 Hudson St
Shreveport LA 71109
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The Louisiana Soul Food Fall Festival will be filled with food for your soul. This inaugural festival will be held at the Louisiana State Fairgrounds in Shreveport. This event will showcase local and national recording artists, chefs, soul food and fun for the entire family.
Please email louisianasoulfoodfallfestival@gmail.com for more information or to be a sponsor, vendor or exhibitor.
Phone: 318-780-7872 4. Postcards from Louisiana. Brass band on Bourbon St.

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Part 1 of our interview with Scott Boatright. Longtime local journalist T. Scott Boatright has become the publisher and managing editor of the Lincoln Parish Journal. Boatright, 57, brings deep family ties and more than 35 years experience in our community serving the parish through local media outlets as well as both Louisiana Tech and Grambling State universities.

“I am thrilled about this innovative opportunity to continue serving the people of Lincoln Parish, where my family roots are based and I’ve made my home for more than three decades,” Boatright said. “And to be able to do so through a new and exciting format is gratifying beyond belief. I look forward to providing Lincoln Parish residents with the news and information they need, when they need it, on real-time platforms, free of charge. “The Lincoln Parish Journal is an extremely logical progression for local news and sports content. It’s a smart concept. As publication and production expenses have badly eroded conventional, once-timely print and broadcast coverage that our parish counted upon for decades, this format provides the ‘get it now’ aspect, cost-free to the consumer, convenient by using a cell phone, receiving an e-mail, and accessing social media. It’s the antidote to corporate retreat from news and sports reporting in local communities,” he said, “and we will provide coverage that hasn’t been possible before to bring live events and breaking news to our audience.” 1. This week in Louisiana history. August 21, 1769. Gov. O'Reilly arrests leaders of revolution that ousted Gov. Ulloa. 2. This week in New Orleans history. Jazzland/Six Flags Last Day. August 21, 2005. 3. This week in Louisiana.
Things To Do With Kids: Central Louisiana
A mingling of cultures, a wealth of history and a beautiful landscape make the Crossroads region a hit with parents and children alike. Here are some of our top family-friendly picks in central Louisiana. The swath of land cutting through central Louisiana is both an outdoor paradise and a keeper of history. Take your little ones camping, fishing and hiking in some of the best wilderness in the state, then drop in to see rowdy alligators or a fish hatchery. Home to the oldest town of the Louisiana Purchase, the Crossroads region brings history to life at plantations, cotton gins and a forestry center. 4. Postcards from Louisiana. Bruce listens to the band at the Funky 544 on Bourbon St.

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