470. Stacey Simmons

470. We talk to Dr. Stacey Simmons about her post "Enough!" "I have always had big ideas. I have always tried to solve big problems. In 2002, I completed a PhD in Urban Studies with a focus on modern day witch hunts. I examined how communities use local and national media to craft stories with archetypal good guys and bad guys in order to get information out there that fits the dominant social narrative.  I completed my research after spending several years in the entertainment industry. I also am a member of a religious minority and know how easy it is to be turned into a pariah. In getting a PhD, my intention was to either work in academia, or work for a network in Los Angeles or an  international media market offering a new perspective on the intersections of human geography and media representation."

1. This week in Louisiana history. May 21, 1958. Segregation of New Orleans Street Cars ended.
2. This week in New Orleans history. Beulah Ledner Opens a New Bakery. May 21, 1970. Beulah Levy Ledner, born into a Jewish family in St. Rose, Louisiana, opened a bakery in New Orleans in 1933. She became very successful after creating her "Doberge cake" adapted from the famous Hungarian/Austrian Dobos Cake, a cake made of nine génoise cake layers filled with buttercream and topped with a hard caramel glaze. The doberge cake is based on a recipe originating in Alsace-Lorraine. Ledner replaced the buttercream filling of the Dobos Cake with a custard filling and iced the cakes with buttercream and a thin layer of fondant.
   
3. This week in Louisiana.
   Mudbug Madness Festival
   May 27-29, 2022
   11:00 am - 11:00 pm
   101 Crockett St
   Shreveport, LA 71101
   Mudbug Madness was started on what began in 1984 as a two-day street festival in downtown Shreveport is now one of Louisiana’s largest and most popular Cajun festivals, featuring renowned Cajun, Zydeco, Blues and Jazz artists, mouth-watering Cajun cuisine, raucous contests, and fun for all ages. Now a three-day festival held each Memorial Day weekend, Mudbug Madness is nationally recognized as one of the Southeast Tourism Society’s Top 20 Events and the American Bus Association’s Top 100 Event in the nation.
   Amenities: Cash Only, Family Friendly, Handicapped Accessible, Free Parking.
   View Website
   Phone: 318-226-5641
   
4. Postcards from Louisiana. Lauren Sturm.

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