471. Anniversary Episode

471. It's our 10th Anniversary for the Louisiana Anthology website and the 9th for the Louisiana Anthology Podcast. We discuss our accomplishments over the last year. The Louisiana Anthology has reached almost 9,000,000 words and 230 authors. This year we also migrated the anthology to its new home, http://louisiana-anthology.org/. Hopefully by our next anniversary, our first print book will be out — Liberty in Louisiana, by James Workman. It is the oldest surviving play about Louisiana, out of print since 1804. Over the last year, we have added a number of works to the web site. The most significant one is Gumbo Ya-Ya, by Lyle Saxon and a team of WPA researchers. It is a collection of folklore about New Orleans and Louisiana in general. We also have the Louisiana Anthology Podcast with 470 episodes and counting, The Louisiana Anthology Cookbook is our cooking blog, with 1,400 recipes. Stay tuned for more great material this coming year! 

1. This week in Louisiana history. May 29, 1948. The Desire streetcars stopped running.
2. This week in New Orleans history. May 28, 1964. Mrs. Ellis was being honored as Woman of the Year by the Women's Auxiliary of the Protestant Children's Home.
   
3. This week in Louisiana.
   Vermilionville
   Head over to Vemilionville, a living history museum and and folklife park along the Bayou Vermilion to learn about the culture of Native Americans, Africans, Creoles and people of African descent in the area from the time period 1765-1890. See how these groups interacted and how their influence played a part in what made the Lafayette of today. Dine at La Cuisine de Maman in a truly unique setting.
   
4. Postcards from Louisiana. Jazz Trio plays in the Frenchman Hotel.Listen on iTunes.
   

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