321. Linda Duff Niemeir, part 1.

321. Part 1 of our interview with Linda Duff Niemeir, co-author with her mother of Sharecropping in North Louisiana: A Family's Struggle Through the Great Depression. A family's history lives and dies according to the dedication of its storyteller. Author Lillian Laird Duff is one such historian, and with the encouragement and help of her daughter Linda Duff Niemeir, the stories of this sharecroppers daughter will spark in readers the desire to keep their own family histories alive. Sharecropping in North Louisiana is the true story of the hardship Lillian's family faced during the Great Depression and World War II. The word-pictures Lillian paints are vivid and will bring to life for readers a time when people were forced to get by with what they had. It will also leave readers hungry for a home-cooked meal, as Lillian recalls food preparation on the farm with such richness and delight that you can almost smell the smoked pork and taste the homemade ice cream and butter. Join Linda in listening to her mothers stories once more.

1. This week in Louisiana history. July 14, 1937. First piling driven for N.O. Charity Hospital.
2. 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.
   
3. This week in Louisiana.
   July 26-27, 2019
   40^th Annual Natchitoches Folk Festival
   Prather Coliseum
   Northwestern State University
   220 S. Jefferson St.
   Natchitoches, LA 71497
   318-357-4332
   
4. Postcards from Louisiana. A trio plays on Decatur St.
   

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