585. Kaitlyn Joshua, Part 2

585. Part 2 of our conversation with Kaitlyn Joshua. Kaitlyn was a victim of Louisiana's abortion ban. She was excited to get pregnant, but her OBGYN wouldn't see her until she had been pregnant 12 weeks. During those early weeks of pregnancy, Joshua experienced symptoms she hadn't dealt with in her first pregnancy: mild cramping and spotting. Without access to a doctor, though, Joshua felt like she had nowhere to go for answers. She eventually visited ERs at Woman's Hospital in Baton Rouge and to Baton Rough General. Both hospitals sent her home in spite of heavy bleeding. Now Kaitlyn is an advocate for women's right to choose and to get medical care.

1. Now available: Liberty in Louisiana: A Comedy. The oldest play about Louisiana, author James Workman wrote it as a celebration of the Louisiana Purchase. Now it is back in print for the first time in 220 years. Order your copy today!
   
2. This week in Louisiana history. August 4, 1901. Allen Greene school opens in town of Grambling, will later become Grambling State Univ.
   
3. This week in New Orleans history. The Superdome held its official dedication ceremonies on August 3, 1975. Jazz musicians Al Hirt and Pete Fountain played for the event.  On he same day, Tulane Stadium was condemned.
   
4. This week in Louisiana.
   Fort St. Jean Baptiste State Historic Site
   155 Rue Jefferson
   Natchitoches, LA 71457
   318-357-3101
   888-677-7853
   fortstjean_mgr@crt.la.gov
   Wednesday through Sunday
   9 a.m. to 5 p.m.
   closed Thanksgiving, Christmas & New Year's Day
   Admission/Entrance Fees
   $4 per person
   Free for senior citizens (62 and older)
   Free for children 3 and under
   Natchitoches was founded by a French Canadian, Louis Antoine Juchereau de St. Denis, in 1714 while he was en route to Mexico from Mobile, Alabama, on a trade mission. When he reached the village of the Natchitoches Indians on the Red River, he had two huts constructed within the village and left a small detachment there to guard the stores and trade with the inhabitants. This became the first permanent European settlement in the territory later known as the Louisiana Purchase.
   
5. Postcards from Louisiana. Cajun Band on Royal St.

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