519. Joshua Trosclair, part 1

519. Part 1 of our conversation with Joshua Trosclair, housing activist. "HousingLOUISIANA is a statewide initiative aimed at meeting Louisiana's housing needs and create a statewide network of regional housing alliances to ensure better collaboration across the state. Under the #PutHousingFirst banner, Louisiana has built out its Housing Triad, a multi-pronged strategy transforming the affordable housing marketplace across the state.  This alignment supports a housing-centered foundation for intersectional community-rooted initiatives designed to respond to climate change, criminal justice reform, racial inequity, the COVID-19 pandemic, and the hurricanes that have devastated South Louisiana over the last few years."

1. This week in Louisiana history. April 28,1997. Edwin Edwards' home and office raided by FBI officials.
2. This week in New Orleans history. Big Shot's Irbin Pailet Purchases Orange Crush on April 29, 1928. Irbin announced the purchase of the Orange Crush bottling company at 3500 Tulane Avenue and renamed it Jefferson Orange Crush Bottling Company, Inc. Pailet said that the plant would have the capacity to produce 4,000 cans daily which would be transported via 15 delivery trucks. The company also expanded their Metaire bottling location and managed Metairie Ridge Coal Company.
   
3. This week in Louisiana.
   Mudbug Madness Festival 2023
   Festival Plaza
   101 Crockett St,
   Shreveport, LA 71101
   May 26-28, 2023
   Website
   (318) 226-5641
   One of the biggest and most popular crawfish festivals in Louisiana.
   Mudbug Madness Festival is a three-day celebration of Louisiana crawfish and Cajun cuisine taking place every May at the Memorial Day weekend at Festival Plaza in downtown Shreveport, Louisiana. In addition to food, it offers the best Zydeco, Cajun, blues and jazz music on three stages. Having been held since 1984, Mudbug Madness was named one of the Southeast Tourism Society's Top 20 Events. The Shreveport crawfish festival attracts about 50,000 visitors per day.
   Free until 5:00 pm.
   $5.00 after 5:00.
   
4. Postcards from Louisiana. Joe Shedlo plays on Royal St. 

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