628. Anniversary episode with Ed Branley

628. Anniversary episode.  It's the 13th anniversary for the Anthology, and the 12th for the Podcast. Ed Branley visits again to discuss our accomplishments and his over the past year. Here are some new additions to our Anthology over recent months:

• The Axman. Letter to the Times Picayune from a serial killer who was never caught.
• James Fenimore Cooper. The Prairie. A novel set in the Louisiana Purchase during the territorial days.
• Dabney. The Industrial Canal.
• Dorothy Day. Newspaper articles and The Eleventh Virgin.
• David Ervin. A Frozen Solution. He tells the story of how he created the drive-thru daiquiri stand in Lafayette. 
• Louise Hicks. “Women and the Code Napoléon.”
• Huey P. Long. Share Our Wealth pamphlet.
• H. P. Lovecraft. The Call of Cthulhu. A tale of chilling horror beginning in a Louisiana swamp.
• Keith Plessy et al. “Grant of Posthumous Clemency to Homer Plessy.” 
• Emma Southworth. India: The Pearl of Pearl River. A novel set in the antebellum South.

Keep coming back for further updates! And thanks for your support.

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 221 years. Order your copy today!
   
2. This week in Louisiana history. May 31, 1964. Last run of Canal Street Streetcar
   
3. This week in New Orleans history. Tom Benson buys the Saints
    May 31, 1985.
   
4. This week in Louisiana.
   June 7, 2025
   75th Annual Louisiana Peach Festival
   Railroad Park
   Ruston, LA 71270
   (318) 255-2031
   Website
       Come discover the homegrown flavors, art, music, and culture of Ruston, LA at the 74th Annual Louisiana Peach Festival featuring 12+ hours of live music, a juried arts market, food vendors, kids’ activities, and more peachy fun in the heart of charming Downtown Ruston.
       The Louisiana Peach Festival is a long-standing Ruston tradition dating back to 1951. The festival was created by area peach farmers as a way to promote their industry and the delicious peaches they produced throughout Louisiana and surrounding states. Over the years, the Peach Festival has attracted hundreds of thousands of visitors to Lincoln Parish and pumped millions back into the local economy. The festival has seen many changes over its 70 years, but through it all, the event has continued to be a source of excitement and pride in the community. In 2021, the  Ruston Lincoln Convention and Visitors Bureau and Downtown Ruston took over coordination of the event with the goal of continuing the event's legacy as a celebration of Ruston's local talent and delicious peaches.
   
5. Postcards from Louisiana. Phillip Manuel sings with Michael Pellera Trio play at Snug Harbor on Frenchmen St. in New Orleans 

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