181. Jerry Sanson on World War II in Louisiana

181. Part 1 of our interview with Dr. Jerry Sanson of LSU-A. Jerry is a professor of history and political science and the chair of the Behavioral and Social Sciences Department at LSU-A. We discuss his pioneering research on World War II in Louisiana. We also discuss his current research on the effect of World War I on Louisiana. For more information, watch his documentary, Louisiana During World War II.  The film is based on his important book, Louisiana During World War II: Politics and Society 1939-1945.

1. This week in Louisiana history. November 5, 2000. Gov. Jimmie Davis dies at the age of reported age of 101.
2. This week in New Orleans history. November 5, 1992, Mayor Sidney Barthelemy and the City Council picked Christopher Hemmeter-Caesar's Palace (known as the Grand Palais group) to lease the city-owned Rivergate site for development of a casino.  The lease was signed on April 27, 1993.
   
3. This week in Louisiana.
   Southern Screen Film Festival
   November 10th, 2016 - November 13th, 2016
   Downtown Lafayette
   Vermilion St.,
   Lafayette, LA 70501
   337-232-3737
   http://southernscreen.org/
   Downtown Lafayette
   Festival showcasing film, panels, workshops and other activites.

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180. Brian Salvatore on Camp Minden

180. We discuss the Camp Minden burn with Brian Salvatore, who teaches organic chemistry at LSU-S. Brian got involved with local environmentalism when he learned that Camp Minden planned an open burn of M6 propellant. He led the effort to switch to a safer method of disposing of the toxic explosive .

1. This week in Louisiana history. October 29, 1768. Ulloa was order out of the Louisiana Colony by the Superior Council.
2. This week in New Orleans history. October 29, 1995. The television drama,  A Streetcar Named Desire, starring Alec Baldwin, Jessica Lange, John Goodman and Diane Lane aired on CBS Television stations. Jessica Lange won a 1996  Best Actress Golden Globe award for her performance and the film was nominated for four Emmy Awards.
   
3. This week in Louisiana.
   State Fair of Louisiana
   October 27, 2016 - November 13th, 2016
   State Fair of Louisiana
   3701 Hudson Ave.,
   Shreveport, LA 71109
   318-635-1361
   http://www.statefairoflouisiana.com/
   State Fair of Louisiana
   This is the official State Fair of Louisiana. It offers the largest livestock shows and carnival in the state. It boasts a large midway of rides, free daily circus shows, live entertainment and some of the most unique fair food in the nation. Carnival hours weekdays are 12 noon until close and weekends 10 a.m. until close.

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179b. Caroline Fayard and Lamar White.

179b. We interview candidate Caroline Fayard and finish our interview with Lamar White. Caroline is running to be a U.S. Senator, and she tells us about her positions on a variety of issues important to Louisiana voters. Lamar joins us to help interview Caroline, and he remains to discuss other issues in the race. The second part of his interview is lost somewhere in the Internet, so we go back over his recommendations about the House races, judicial races, and the proposed amendments to the Louisiana constitution.

Amend.	Lamar	Stephen	Bruce
1	Yes	Yes	Yes
2	Yes	No	Yes
3	No	No	No
4	Yes	Yes	Yes
5	Yes	No	No
6	No	No	No

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179. Lamar White on Election 2016

179.  We interview Lamar White about the 2016 election.  We talk about the present state of the Presidential election in the state, and discuss the Senate race and the different Congressional races around the state. We also discuss the proposed amendments and give our recommendations. Here are our conclusions:

Amend.	Lamar	Stephen	Bruce
1	No	No	No
2	No	No	Yes
3	Yes	Yes	Yes
4	Yes	No	No
5	No	No	No
6	Yes	Yes	Yes

1. This week in Louisiana history. October 22, 1971. 'Coozan' Dudley "HADACOL" LeBlanc died in Abbeville.
2. This week in New Orleans history. October 22, 1964 edition of Newsweek magazine reported that Mayor Victor H. Schiro "took refuge in an underground Civil Defense shelter" during Hurricane Hilda.  The water-tight structure now abandoned still remains on the neutral ground of West End Boulevard near the lake.
   
3. This week in Louisiana.
   24th Annual Holy Ghost Creole Festival Bazaar
   November 4th, 2016 - November 6th, 2016
   Holy Ghost Catholic Church
   788 North Union Street,
   Opelousas, LA 70570
   337-942-2732 | 877-948-8004
   http://www.holyghostcreolefestival.com/
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   Holy Ghost Catholic Church
   This festival features live Creole and zydeco music, Creole food favorites, and is widely known for its Gospel choir concert. Also enjoy a parade, raffles, games and more. The festival takes place every year, the first weekend in November.
   Friday 8pm-12am | Saturday-Sunday 8am-till

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178. Dr. William Green

178. We interview Dr. William Green. author of Doc, Did I Wake You Up? Do you ever wonder what a day or night in the life of a rural veterinarian might be like? In his book, Dr. Green tells stories about animals, their owners, and other unique characters that he encountered in his years of veterinary practice. You almost feel that you were present when the events took place. Animal lovers will enjoy the heartwarming stories, the humorous stories, and the almost unbelievable true stories about animals and their caretakers. Dr. Green talks about treating cats, dogs, and cows during the daytime and then skunks, horses, or elephants at night. Each day brought something different-most of which was unplanned. Needless to say, days and nights were long, and sleep came at a premium. When he did get a chance to rest he dreaded that middle of the night phone call that began with, "Doc, did I wake you up?" Dr. Green was a veternarian there in the small rural community of Dubach, LA, for 27 years. Since the mid 90's, he's been at Louisiana Tech as a professor and now as the director of the School of Agricultural Sciences and Forestry.

1. This week in Louisiana history. October 15, 1802. Spanish king Charles IV ordered retrocession of Louisiana from Spain to France.
2. This week in New Orleans history. Nicolas-Ignace de Beaubois (October 15, 1689 – January 13, 1770) was a French Jesuit priest and missionary who joined the Canadian mission in Quebec in 1719. He obtained authorization for the Jesuits to open a house in New Orleans and to have a plantation near the city for supplementing their operation. Beaubois also arranged to have Ursuline nuns funded to establish a girls’ school in New Orleans. This became the first girls' school in the Mississippi valley, and it's still in operation today.
   
3. This week in Louisiana.
   Blackpot Camp
   October 23rd, 2016 - October 27th, 2016
   Lakeview Park & Beach
   1717 Veterans Memorial Hwy,
   Eunice, LA 70535
   337-457-2881
   http://www.blackpotcamp.com/
   Lakeview Park & Beach
   This music camp provides an outlet for people to learn Cajun and other music from their favorite musicians, including hosts The Revelers and friends, along with artists performing at the Black Pot Festival. This year's lessons include a melting pot of activities including Cajun fiddle, accordion, guitar, Old time banjo, Swing jazz, & songwriting. Participants will also try their hand in Cajun cuisine taught by local cooks in a hands-on environment. Enjoy a loose, festive atmosphere that encourages extracurricular jamming and sharing of experiences among campers from all places and backgrounds. If you've never tried to Cajun or Square Dance, now is the time to take your cue from experienced instructors. All of the activities are in the spirit of fun! Create unforgettable memories with interactive experiences amongst other lovers of Cajun and roots music (including folks who don't play music at all!). After the preparations of Blackpot Camp, attend the Blackpot Festival October 30-31 at Acadian Village in Lafayette.

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177. Tison Pugh interview, part 2

177. Part 2 of our interview with Tison Pugh. Tison is a professor of English at the University of Central Florida. His books include Precious Perversions: Humor, Homosexuality, and the Southern Literary Canon, Truman Capote: A Literary Life at the Movies and Queer Chivalry: Medievalism and the Myth of White Masculinity in Southern Literature. Pugh reveals long-overlooked or discounted aspects of gay humor within the South’s literary realm. Noting, for example, that Tennessee Williams is revered as a dramatist who probes the heart of the human condition rather than for his submerged camp humor, and that Truman Capote’s comic cinema and literature never eclipsed his serious works, Pugh establishes that mainstream and academic criticism have traditionally ignored queer humor. Likewise, Florence King and Rita Mae Brown wrote defining narratives of southern lesbian experience in, respectively, Confessions of a Failed Southern Lady and Rubyfruit Jungle, yet, according to Pugh, they are almost entirely neglected in accounts of the literary South.

1. This week in Louisiana history. October 8, 1769. O'Reilly restricted N.O. to only twelve taverns.
2. This week in New Orleans history. October 8, 1995. The  International Motor Sports Association Grand Prix du Mardi Gras GTS-2 street race was run on the 1.43-mile circuit around the Louisiana Superdome. The winner of the 41.47 miles/29 lap race was Bill Auberlen with Kevin Buckler and Jorge Trejos finishing 2nd and 3rd.
   
3. This week in Louisiana.
   Festivals Acadiens et Creoles
   October 13th, 2016 - October 16th, 2016
   Girard Park
   500 Girard Park,
   Lafayette, LA 70503
   800-346-1958
   http://www.festivalsacadiens.com/
   Festivals Acadiens et Creoles started in 1972 as an effort to keep Cajun culture alive. Since then it has grown into a three day event that attracts people of many different nationalities from all over the world. Whether you're amongst the young or the young at heart, you can bet that Festivals Acadiens has something that will tickle your fancy. Come join us for good music, good food, and good times!

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176. Tison Pugh, part 1

176. Tison Pugh interview, part 1. Tison is professor of English at the University of Central Florida. His books include Precious Perversions: Humor, Homosexuality, and the Southern Literary Canon, Truman Capote: A Literary Life at the Movies and Queer Chivalry: Medievalism and the Myth of White Masculinity in Southern Literature. Pugh reveals long-overlooked or discounted aspects of gay humor within the South’s literary realm. Noting, for example, that Tennessee Williams is revered as a dramatist who probes the heart of the human condition rather than for his submerged camp humor, and that Truman Capote’s comic cinema and literature never eclipsed his serious works, Pugh establishes that mainstream and academic criticism have traditionally ignored queer humor. Likewise, Florence King and Rita Mae Brown wrote defining narratives of southern lesbian experience in, respectively, Confessions of a Failed Southern Lady and Rubyfruit Jungle, yet, according to Pugh, they are almost entirely neglected in accounts of the literary South.

1. This week in Louisiana history. October 1, 1800. Treaty of San Ildefonso provides for Spanish cession of Louisiana to France giving Napoleon Louisiana from Spain.
2. This week in New Orleans history. On October 1, 1811, the first steamboat reached New Orleans by way of the Ohio and Mississippi Rivers. Named The New Orleans it left from Pittsburgh, carried a crew of nine, four servants, a dog, and Mr. and Mrs. Nicholas J. Roosevelt,and arrived in the city 13 days later.  Roosevelt was an inventor, a major investor in Upstate New York land, and a great-grand uncle of President Theodore Roosevelt.  His primary invention was to introduce vertical paddle wheels and he had worked with Robert Fulton in their development.
   
3. This week in Louisiana.
   Ascension Hot Air Balloon Festival
   September 23rd, 2016 - September 24th, 2016
   Lamar Dixon Expo Center
   9039 S St. Landry Ave, Gonzales, LA 70737
   225-675-6550
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   Lamar Dixon Expo Center
   The Ascension Hot Air Balloon Festival is hosted at Lamar Dixon Expo Center right in the heart of Ascension Parish. This festival combines hot air balloons, entertainment, music, food, fun and surprises. Families can enjoy a weekend jam packed with fun for all ages.
4. Postcard from New Orleans
   Grandpa Elliott

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