701. Kurt Heinlein

701. This week we talk to Kurt Heinlein about his play, Evangeline Drowning. Kurt Gerard Heinlein is an actor, director, playwright, and theatre professor at Missouri State University. Formulated directly from on-site interviews, Evangeline Drowning explores the human and environmental impact of Louisiana's rapidly disappearing coastal wetlands through the personal stories and voices of local youth facing the loss of their heritage, homes, and community stability. Heinlein, whose work bridges performance with environmental advocacy and earned a Louisiana Service Award for his extensive field research on this project, delivers an urgent, insightful, and emotionally resonant wake-up call to the human realities of environmental degradation.

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 222 years. Order your copy today!
2. This week in the Louisiana Anthology.
   Lewis & Clark Journals.
   Clark, October 23, 1804]
   23rd of October Tuesday 1804 a cloudy morning Some Snow Set out early pass five Lodges which was Diserted, the fires yet burning we Suppose those were the Indians who robed the 2 french Trappers a fiew days ago those 2 men are now with us going up with a view to get their property from the Indians thro us. cold & Cloudy camped on The L. S. of the river.
   
3. This week in Louisiana history. October 23, 1527. A sudden hurricane hit Spanish explorer Panifo de Narvaez killing and undertermined number of men near the mouth of the Mississippi River.
   
4. This week in New Orleans history. October 23, 1924: Famed drummer Earl Palmer was born in the Trem' neighborhood, later becoming a pioneer of the rock and roll beat.
5. This week in Louisiana.
   The 13th Gate Haunted House
   Open throughout October 2026
   832 St. Philip St.
   Baton Rouge, LA 70802
   Website: 13thgate.com
   Phone: (225) 389‑1313
   Email: info@midnightproduction.com
   The 13th Gate is Louisiana's most famous haunted attraction ' a 40,000‑square‑foot labyrinth of hyper‑realistic sets, movie‑quality effects, and more than a dozen themed realms designed to immerse visitors in a world of nightmares. Consistently ranked among the top haunted houses in the United States, it draws thrill‑seekers from across the Gulf South every October.
• Thirteen Themed Realms: Guests move through catacombs, swamps, crematoriums, voodoo temples, and other cinematic environments built with film‑industry precision.
• Extreme Realism: The attraction is known for Hollywood‑level set design, professional makeup, and practical effects that blur the line between fantasy and reality.
• Open All October: The 13th Gate operates on Fridays, Saturdays, Sundays, and select Thursdays throughout the month ' including the entire week of October 23, 2026.
• Adjacent Escape Rooms: Midnight Production also runs 13th Gate Escape, a set of award‑winning escape rooms located next door.
6. Postcards from Louisiana. Herlin Riley at Snug Harbor.

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