154. Our interview with Pete Melman, Part 2. His novel
Landsman has been called, "a stirring, evocative, and unforgettable epic novel of the Civil War in
the tradition of Cold Mountain and Widow of the
South. In the summer of 1853, in Lafayette City,
Louisiana, eleven-year-old Elias Abrams loses his mother to
yellow fever. Grief-stricken and alone, he becomes embroiled
in the street life of New Orleans. After Elias is falsely
accused of a crime and in order to escape arrest a decade
later, he enlists as a private in the Third Louisiana
Regiment, where three thousand other Jews will ultimately
fight for the Confederacy.
- This week in Louisiana history. April 30, 1803. Louisiana
Treaty Purchase Treaty signed.
- This week in New Orleans history. April 30, 1812.
Louisiana becomes a state. Nine years after the Louisiana
Territory was purchased from France, Louisiana became the 18th
American state on April 30, 1812. It was not contiguous to any
other U.S. state (Mississippi was not admitted until 1817,
Arkansas until 1836, and Texas in 1845).
- This week in Louisiana.
Breaux Bridge Crawfish Festival Association
May 6th, 2016 - May 8th, 2016
Breaux Bridge Crawfish Festival
1300 Rees St., 520 Parkway Dr, Breaux Bridge, LA 70517
337-332-6655 | 337-332-5917
Website
Breaux Bridge Crawfish Festival
Famous Cajun, Zydeco and Swamp Pop musicians and plays host to
over 30 bands on three stages during the three-day festival.
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153. Our interview with Pete Melman, Part 1. His novel
Landsman has been called, "a stirring, evocative, and unforgettable epic novel of the Civil War in
the tradition of Cold Mountain and Widow of the
South. In the summer of 1853, in Lafayette City,
Louisiana, eleven-year-old Elias Abrams loses his mother to
yellow fever. Grief-stricken and alone, he becomes embroiled
in the street life of New Orleans. After Elias is falsely
accused of a crime and in order to escape arrest a decade
later, he enlists as a private in the Third Louisiana
Regiment, where three thousand other Jews will ultimately
fight for the Confederacy.
- This week in Louisiana history. April 23, 1831. Ponchartrain
Railroad opened, first west of Alleghenies.
- This week in New Orleans history. April 23, 1939, the Zephyr
first whisked New Orleanians into the sky along its winding
path around the Pontchartrain Beach. 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".
- This week in Louisiana.
Slidell Spring Antique Street Fair
April 23rd, 2016 - April 24th, 2016
Slidell Antique Street Fair
Erlanger, First & Second Sts., Slidell, LA 70458
985-641-6316
Website
Slidell Antique Street Fair
Family fun at Slidell's Antique Street Fairs, April 23 &
24 and October 29 & 30, 2016. Erlanger, First & Second
Sts. Olde Towne Slidell. Antiques, collectibles, furniture,
jewelry, crystal, food & drink, live music.
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152. Part 2 of our interview with Janet Bordelon about Jewish
people in Louisiana. Janet teaches Jewish
history at Kehillah Jewish high school. She brings with her over
10 years of teaching experience at the secondary and
undergraduate level. In 2014, Janet completed her PhD at NYU in
2014. Her research focused on church state issues in American
history. Because of her connection to central Louisiana, she is
especially interested in Jewish history regarding central and
north Louisiana.
151. Part 1 of our interview with Janet Bordelon about
Jewish history in Louisiana. Janet Bordelon teaches Jewish
history at Kehillah Jewish high school. She brings with her over
10 years of teaching experience at the secondary and
undergraduate level. In 2014, Janet completed her PhD at NYU in
2014. Her research focused on church state issues in American
history. Because of her connection to central Louisiana, she is
especially interested in Jewish history regarding central and
north Louisiana.
- 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.
- This week in New Orleans history. April 9, 1904.
Sharkey Bonano was born. Born in Milneburg in 1898,
trumpeter Gustave Joseph (Sharkey) Bonano entered the world as
Jazz was beginning to brew in his hometown. Sometimes compared
to Louis Prima, he was known as a charismatic personality and
a fine musician.
- This week in Louisiana.
Natchitoches Jazz/R&B Festival
April 15th, 2016 - April 16th, 2016
Downtown Riverbank Stage
Downtown Natchitoches, Natchitoches, LA 71457
800-259-1714
Website
Downtown Riverbank Stage
Two-day musical event with a variety of music from rock to
soul; food vendors on the riverbank of Cane River Lake in
Downtown Natchitoches, Louisiana. For more information visit www.NatchJazzFest.com
or www.Natchitoches.com.
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150. This week we interview Bryan Wagner about Bras Coupe and the history of policing in New Orleans. Bryan is an associate professor in the
English Department and affiliated faculty in the American
Studies Program at UC Berkeley. He received a BA from Carleton
College and a PhD in English from the University of Virginia
before coming to Berkeley in 2002. His primary research focuses
on African American expression in the context of slavery and its
aftermath, and he has secondary interests in legal history,
cultural theory, and popular music. His first book, Disturbing the Peace: Black Culture and the Police Power after Slavery,
a study of black vernacular expression and its entanglement with
the law, was published by Harvard University Press in 2009.
- This week in Louisiana history. April 1, 1718. Approx. date
land began being cleared for city of New Orleans.
- This week in New Orleans history. April 2, 1842.
Daniel Henry Holmes Establishes D.H. Holmes Department Store.
The Canal Street store was a landmark for 140 years, until
Dillard's Department Store chain bought Holmes' stores &
closed or renamed them in 1989.
- This week in Louisiana.
2016 Louisiana Samboree
April 3rd, 2016 - April 10th, 2016
State Fair of Louisiana-"Dare to Dream"
3701 Hudson Ave, Shreveport, LA 71109
318-655-0414
Website
State Fair of Louisiana: "Dare to Dream"
Each year Louisiana Good Sam host a rally called Samboree
which is held in April. The Good Sams are RV clubs. The
Louisiana Spring Samboree is rotated among the south regions
(Texas, Arkansas). They are three day events and bring
together hundreds of families from surrounding states. You
will make many friends who you will run into from time to time
at other functions. You can play games, both indoor and
outdoor; attend seminars; enjoy good entertainment; and many
other special activities. Any member of the Good Sam
Club is authorized to attend a Samboree. Membership in a local
Good Sam Chapter is not a prerequisite; however joining a
local Chapter is encouraged.
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