503. T. R. Johnson. New Orleans writers, part 1.

503. Part 1 of our interview with T. R. Johnson. T. R. is the editor of New Orleans: A Literary History, and the author of the new book, New Orleans: A Writer’s City. "The neighborhoods of New Orleans have given rise to an extraordinary outpouring of important writing. Over the last century and a half or so, these stories and songs have given the city its singular place in the human imagination. This book leads the reader along five thoroughfares that define these different parts of town – Royal, St. Claude, Esplanade, Basin, and St. Charles – to explore how the writers who have lived around them have responded in closely related ways to the environments they share."

1. This week in Louisiana history. January 6 1820 Pre Civil-War Gov. Robert Charles Wickliffe 1856-1860, was born in Bardstown, Ky.  
2. This week in New Orleans history. Comus, New Orleans’ first Mardi Gras krewe, was so successful with its parade and ball that a group of enthusiastic, Carnival-struck Orleanians decided it was time to increase the enjoyment of the celebration by forming a second Carnival krewe. The name chosen was Twelfth Night Revelers, representing 12 days after Christmas (also known as Little Christmas), January 6, the official starting day of the Carnival season. Just as Comus added new wrinkles to the Mardi Gras festivities, the new krewe had a few innovations of its own to add. On the evening of Jan. 6, 1870, the Twelfth Night Revelers opened the Carnival season with a nine-float parade that was equal in splendor and pageantry to the previous Comus parades.
   
3. This week in Louisiana.
   2023 FAN EXPO New Orleans
   January 6, 2023 - January 8, 2023
   Location: Location Ernest N. Morial Convention Center
   900 Convention Center Boulevard, New Orleans, LA 70130
   Neighborhood: Neighborhood Arts/Warehouse/Convention District
   Event Host: Event Host FAN EXPO HQ
   Admission Price: Admission Price $27 and up, kids 5 and under free, plus photo ops/autographs
   (504) 582-3000
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4. Postcards from Louisiana. Lift every voice and sing--Carl Leblanc Trio.

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