Thursday, March 25, 2021

410. Hardette Harris, part 1

410. Part 1 of our interview with Hardette Harris about North Louisiana Cooking. Chef Harris is originally from Minden, Louisiana and was recently named by Louisiana Life Magazine as a “2017 Louisianian of the Year.”

Thursday, March 18, 2021

409. Ron McFarland, part 2. "Evangeline."

409. Part 2 of our interview with Ron McFarland about his research on Evangeline

Friday, March 12, 2021

408. Ron McFarland, "Evangeline," part 1.

408. Part 1 of our interview with Ron McFarland about Evangeline.
"Ye who believe in affection that hopes, and endures, and is patient,
Ye who believe in the beauty and strength of woman's devotion,
List to the mournful tradition still sung by the pines of the forest;
List to a Tale of Love in Acadie, home of the happy."

Thursday, March 4, 2021

407. Maddie Lafuse, part 2.

407. Part 2 of our interview with Maddie Lafuse about Marie Laveau. Marie Laveau was a Louisiana Creole practitioner of Voodoo, herbalist and midwife who was renowned in New Orleans. Her daughter, Marie Laveau II, (1827–c. 1862) also practiced rootwork, conjure, Native American and African spiritualism as well as Louisiana Voodoo.