171. Christophe Landry, part 1

171. Part 1 of our interview with Christophe Landry.  Christophe was born in New Iberia, Louisiana, the heart of Latin Louisiana. Due to his region's multilingual background and secondary status, he has worked with state and private agencies for the promotion, protection and expansion of his region's languages (Creole, Spanish and French). After working as Cabin Crew for 7 years on international, long-haul flights, Christophe is a well-seasoned traveler with insight on culture, adapting, flying (though he cannot offer flight discounts), history, and more.

1. This week in Louisiana history. August 28, 1956. Lake Ponchartrain Causeway opened.
2. This week in New Orleans history. August 27, 1932.  Jefferson Parish Sheriff Harry Lee, born in New Orleans on August 27, 1932 was, was first elected in 1979, as the 30th Sheriff and was re-elected six times, serving twenty eight years and six months.
   
3. This week in Louisiana.
   81th Louisiana Shrimp & Petroleum Festival
   September 1st, 2016 - September 5th, 2016
   Downtown Morgan City
   Downtown Morgan City, 715 Second Street, Morgan City, LA 70380
   985-385-0703 | 800-256-2931 | 985-384-4628
   Website
   Downtown Morgan City
   Tap your toes & tempt your tastebuds at Louisiana's oldest state-chartered harvest festival. The four-day extravaganza of family entertainment includes continuous live music by local & national acts, a huge arts & crafts show and sale, a Childrens Village, the Cajun Culinary Classic, the traditional Blessing of the Fleet and water parade . . . all with no gate fee!
4. Postcard from New Orleans.  Purple Haze on Royal and St. Peter Streets.

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Purple Haze in New Orleans

170. Lamar White, part 2. Election 2016

170. Part 2 of our interview with Lamar White. We catch up with our friend Lamar White and discuss the 2016 election as it applies to Louisiana.

1. This week in Louisiana history. August 20, 1853. 'Black Day' 269 people died in New Orleans of Yellow Fever.
2. This week in New Orleans history.   August 20, 1834.   Francis Tillou Nicholls was born in Donaldsonville. He was a soldier and a lawyer. He rose to the level of brigadier general fighting for the Confederacy in the Civil War.
   
3. This week in Louisiana.August 27th, 2016 - August 27th, 2016
   Landry's Vineyard
   5699 New Natchitoches Road,
   West Monroe, LA 71292
   318-557-9051
   Website 
   Landry's Vineyard
   Landry Vineyards winery outdoor concert featuring Lisa Spann & Company! A mix classic rock and dance music will have you, family & friends dancing all night. Make sure you pack your lawn chair, blanket and picnic dinner and enjoy the outdoor show.
4. Postcard from New Orleans.  The Pepper Palace.

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169. Lamar White on the 2016 Election.

169. We catch up with our friend Lamar White and discuss the 2016 election as it applies to Louisiana.

1. This week in Louisiana history. August 13, 1717. Philippe d'Orleans accepts the resignation of Crozat and his charter.
2. This week in New Orleans history. August 13, 2008, the indictments in the Danziger Bridge shootings were dismissed by District Judge Raymond Bigelow due to prosecutorial misconduct. Bigelow found that the prosecutors had wrongly instructed the grand jury, improperly used grand jury testimony against three of the defendants, and divulged grand jury testimony to a witness in the case.
   
3. This week in Louisiana.
   August 19th, 2016 - August 20th, 2016
   Rayne Civic Center
   210 Frog Festival Dr,
   Rayne, LA 70578
   337-344-1124
   Website 
   Rayne Civic Center
   This is an annual event where area Cajun French musicians and contributors to the Cajun Heritage are recognized and honored for their achievements. It is a weekend of celebration featuring only true Cajun music. Food and drinks are available as well as shopping with different vendors.
4. Postcard from New Orleans. We catch up with Erin Greenwald, editor of Company Man and author of Marc-Antoine Caillot and the Company of the Indies in Louisiana.

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168. Germantown with Jean Doerge

168. We explore the Germantown settlement with the director of the museum Jean Doerge. In 1835, the Countess Leon led a group of Lutherans to settle seven miles northeast of Minden.  The wanted to be on the same latitude as Jerusalem (31° 47′) when Christ returned. The commune dissolved in 1871, but most of the people remained in the area, and many of their descendants still live nearby today.

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. August 6, 2009, Congressman William Jefferson went back to court (after his conviction the day before on 11 corruption chargres) for forfeiture proceedings. His defense argued that much of the money the government wished to seize was from legitimate business enterprise and his "passion for Africa". Jefferson and family was held liable to forfeit more than $470,000 of this bribe money paid to sham companies under the family's control.
   
3. This week in Louisiana.
   August 17th, 2016 - August 21st, 2016
   Delcambre Shrimp Festival Grounds
   401 Richard St.,
   Delcambre, LA 70528
   337-685-2653
   Website
   Delcambre Shrimp Festival Grounds
   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.
4. Postcard from New Orleans. Fox the Palm Reader at Bourbon St. & Orleans St. [explicit]

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Jean Doerge

Fox the Palm Reader

 

167. April Hensley

167. This week we interview April Hensley.  April lives in Dubach, Louisiana, and writes both ficion and semi-autobiographical literature. She's written Walking in a Waking Dream (pen name Sara Browne), Surfacing Breaking Through (pen name April Hensley-Mccullar).

1. This week in Louisiana history. July 30 1812. William Charles Cole Claiborne becomes the 1st Governor of Louisiana.
2. 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 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.  Violence broke out there between armed white supremacists and African Americans marching in support of suffrage. Unarmed African Americans were attacked and murdered, and many law enforcement officials perpetrated the crimes.  An estimated 38 people died, all but a few of whom were African Americans. The city existed under martial law for several days. The riot—and others like it—shocked the country and convinced many Northerners that firm action was needed to control ex-Confederates. After Republicans gained control of Congress that fall, they quickly put Reconstruction policies into effect.
   
3. This week in Louisiana.
   August 4th, 2016 - August 6th, 2016
   Springhill Rodeo Arena
   N.E. 11th St. and Machen Drive,
   Springhill, LA 71075
   318-423-0928
   Website 
   65th Annual Springhill PRCA Rodeo, Louisiana's oldest rodeo, since 1951.This is rodeo at its finest!
   Rodeo Events:
   Bull Riding
   Team Roping
   Saddle Bronc Riding
   Calf Roping
   Steer Wrestling
   Bareback Riding
   Barrel Racing
4. Postcard from New Orleans. Darleen the Taxi Driver in Algiers.

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166, Peter J. Cooley

166. We interview poet Peter J. Cooley, Poet Laureate of Louisiana. Peter is an English professor at Tulane University, where he has taught for many years. Peter's nine books of poetry are The Company of Strangers, The Room Where Summer Ends, Nightseasons, The Van Gogh Notebook, The Astonished Hours, Sacred Conversations, A Place Made of Starlight, Divine Margins, and Night Bus to the Afterlife.  His poems have appeared in over seven hundred magazines including The New Yorker, The Atlantic, The Paris Review, The Nation, The New Republic, and The Southern Review, and in more than one hundred anthologies.  His work is in three editions of The Best American Poetry.

1. This week in Louisiana history. July 24, 1704 The Pelican arrived bringing 23 girls to the Louisiana Colony (Mobile).
2. This week in New Orleans history.  July 23, 1930,  Maurice Edwin "Moon" Landrieu was born. He served as a Democratic Mayor (56th Mayor) of New Orleans from  May 2, 1970 – May 1, 1978, a judge. a representative on the New Orleans' Twelfth Ward in the Louisiana House of Representatives (1960 to 1966) and on the New Orleans City Council as a member at-large (1966 to 1970).  On September 24, 1979 he was appointed United States Secretary of Housing and Urban Development under U.S. President Jimmy Carter.
   
3. This week in Louisiana.
   Springhill Piggly Wiggly 8th Annual Steak Cook-Off
   July 30th, 2016
   Springhill, LA Piggly Wiggly Parking Lot
   501 S Main St,
   Springhill, LA 71075
   318-539-9116
   Website 
   Springhill, LA Piggly Wiggly Parking Lot
   Steak Cook-Off — Karoke Contest — Kids' Corner — Car & Bike Show — Crafts — Vendors — Plus More
   All proceeds from OUR 10th Annual Steak Cook-Off will donated to St. Jude Children's Hospital, with a MINIMUM of $1,000.00! All sponsors will be listed as donors to this worthy cause!
4. Postcard from New Orleans: Musician Meghan McDonald sings on Royal Street as she busks across America.

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Meghan McDonald

Peter J. Cooley

165. BLM Activist Joseph Coco

165. We interview Joseph Coco, who is a graduate student at LSU and a Black Lives Matter activist. We focus on the events of the last week following the police shooting of Alton Sterling in Baton Rouge. He is also the executive director of Deep South Justice. Deep South Justice (DSJ) is an community organizing forum intended to build connections between marginalized communities and our allies. DSJ exists to push for policy initiatives, fight discrimination, and to facilitate events and programming in response to injustice in the South of the United States.

1. This week in Louisiana history. July 16 1928 Gov. David Treen born in Baton Rouge.
2. This week in New Orleans history. July 16, 1956. Beginning in 1950, the annual Soap Box Derby, sponsored by NORD, the New Orleans Item, and Chevrolet, zoomed down various overpasses in the city. In 1956, the Derby moved from its former location on the Franklin Avenue overpass to the recently completed Wisner Boulevard overpass. The big race attracted 130 boys that year and drew a crowd of 10,000 fans. The winner was fifteen-year-old Otto Potier.
   
3. This week in Louisiana.
   Purchased Lives: America’s Domestic Slave Trade
   June 4th, 2016 - August 20th, 2016
   Alexandria Museum of Art
   933 Second Street,
   Alexandria, LA 71301
   318-443-3458
   Website 
   Alexandria Museum of Art
   This exhibition, originally shown at the Historic New Orleans Collection, examines the individuals involved in the slave trade, considering New Orleans and Louisiana’s role in this era of US history. The exhibit includes period broadsides, paintings, and prints illustrating the domestic slave trade, ship manifests, and first-person accounts from slave narratives and oral histories.

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