128. We interview blogger Lamar White about Louisiana's fall election. Lamar recently completed his law degree in Texas and has returned to Louisiana to pursue a Ph.D. in journalism at LSU. On top of all his studies, Lamar finds time to keep up his reporting on Louisiana politics; his scoops frequently make state-wide and nation-wide news. Lamar is joined by his friend Cayman Clevenger. Also, after John Bel Edward's victory in the primary, we are re-broadcasting our interview with him from last spring.
- Lily the Street Poet reads her poem, “I Lived inside an Eggshell.”
- This week in Louisiana history. October 29, 1768. Ulloa was
order out of the Louisiana Colony by the Superior Council.
- This week in New Orleans history. Josephine Louise Newcomb,
born in Baltimore on October 31, 1816 to Mary Sophia
Waters and Alexander Le Monnier, received her education in
Baltimore and in her father's native France. After her
mother died, Le Monnier went to live in New Orleans, where her
older sister Eleanor Anne and brother-in-law William Henderson
had settled. There, Le Monnier met Warren Newcomb, and
the couple married in Christ Church Cathedral on December 15,
1845. The couple moved to Louisville, KY, and had a son,
Warren, Jr., who died shortly after his birth in 1853. They
later moved to New York, where Josephine gave birth to their
second child, Harriott Sophie Newcomb, on July 29, 1855.
Harriott Sophie died in 1870 at the age of 15. Through
Josephine's philanthropy, H. Sophie Newcomb Memorial College
at Tulane University was established as a memorial to her
daughter.
- This week in Louisiana.
Southdown
Fall Marketplace
November 7, 2015
Southdown Plantation House
991 Grand Caillou Rd.
Houma, LA 70363
(985) 876-6380
$5.00 entrance fee per person, children under 12 free.
Additional charges for food, drinks, and museum tours. Most
extensive show in the Houma area and an established community
event for more than 30 years. Family‑friendly atmosphere. Food
court run by museum volunteers.
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126. Part one of our interview with Terry L. Jones. We discuss Louisiana history and characters like Leonidas K. Polk. Terry is a native of Winn Parish, has served ULM for over 22 years as a professor. He earned a Ph.D. in history from Texas A&M University and a B.A. from Louisiana Tech University.
- Lily the Sidewalk Poet, gives us an update on Irish Fest in New Orleans and reads her poem "Hurricane" about life in the Caribbean after the storm of colonialism.
- This week in Louisiana history. October 18, 1730. Gov.
Cadillac dies in France at the age of 74.
- This week in New Orleans history. Lee Harvey Oswald is Born
in New Orleans October 18, 1939.
- This week in Louisiana.
Ponchatoula Party in the Pits
October 17, 2015
11:00 am - 5:00 pm
Ponchatoula Memorial Park
Ponchatoula, LA 70454
Annual Party in the Pits sponsored by the Ponchatoula Chamber
of Commerce. We're closing down the streets & opening up
the town for BBQ! Cooking begins early. All other events open
11 am till 6 pm. Over 50 teams, including professional &
local, will compete for $5000 in cash & prizes. Winner
will go to the IBCA Championship in Las Vegas. Cook Entry Fee
$150‑$175. No charge for community!
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125. Part two of our interview with Mike Sledge. Mike lives and writes in Shreveport, Louisiana. He wrote the book Soldier Dead about what happens to the bodies of America's military personnel when they die in combat. He has also written a novel entitled Gerald's Star, which covers a long-dead astronaut in a decaying orbit around Earth.
- Lily the Street Poet she reads her poem, "Your True Self."
- This week in Louisiana history. October 10, 1974. Cindy K.
Bell became first woman LA. State Trooper.
- This week in New Orleans history. Jazz drummer Edward Joseph
Blackwell, born in New Orleans on October 10, 1929,
played in a bebop quintet during the 1950s with pianist Ellis
Marsalis and clarinetist Alvin Batiste. They toured briefly
with Ray Charles. Blackwell achieved national attention as the
drummer with Ornette Coleman's quartet around 1960, when he
took over for Billy Higgins in the quartet's legendary stand
at the Five Spot in New York City. He is known as one of the
great innovators of the free jazz of the 1960s, fusing New
Orleans second line style and African rhythms with bebop. In
the 1970s and 1980s Blackwell toured and recorded extensively
with fellow Ornette Quartet veterans Don Cherry, Charlie
Haden, and Dewey Redman in the quartet Old and New Dream. He
died on October 7, 1992.
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124. Part one of our interview with Mike Sledge. Mike lives and writes in Shreveport, Louisiana. He wrote the book Soldier Dead about what happens to the bodies of America's military personnel when they die in combat. He has also written a novel entitled Gerald's Star, which covers a long-dead
astronaut in a decaying orbit around Earth.
- Lily the Street Poet joins us from Kentucky for her segment. This week, she reads
her poem, "Our Season's Penance."
- This week in Louisiana history. October 1, 1800. Spain
returns the Louisiana Territory to France October 1, having
received it by the Treaty of Paris in 1763. A
secret agreement in the Treaty of San Ildefonso signed in 1796
has obliged her to return it; France guarantees not to
transfer the territory to any power other than Spain.
- This week in New Orleans history. Photographer Ernest J.
Bellocq died in New Orleans on October 3, 1949 and is
interred St. Louis Cemetery III on Esplanade Avenue near City
Park. Born in New Orleans in 1883, he operated studios
in the city from 1909 until 1932, including locations at 840
Conti Street, 157 Baronne Street, 608 Canal Street, and 818
Ursulines Street. Bellocq achieved posthumous fame with the
publication of Storyville Portraits, a selection of portraits
which he made of prostitutes in the red-light district of New
Orleans. The movie Pretty Baby (1978) is based loosely on that
part of his life.
- This week in Louisiana.
60th Celebration of the Louisiana Art & Folk Festival
October 10, 2015
Downtown - Columbia, LA 71418
This is the
longest running festival in the state of Louisiana. come and
join in on the fun for the Louisiana Art and Folk Festival.
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