343. Deb Jannerson, part 2

343. Part 2 of our interview with Deb Jannerson. Deb is an award-winning author of bildungsroman lit, queer romance, and poetry. Her debut YA book, The Women of Dauphine, is now available from NineStar Press. Her acclaimed poetry collections, Thanks for Nothing (Finishing Line Press, 2018) and Rabbit Rabbit (Finishing Line Press, 2016), are available wherever books are sold. More than one hundred of her pieces have appeared in anthologies and magazines, including viral articles for Bitch. She lives in New Orleans with her wife and pets.

1. This week in Louisiana history. December 14, 1814. First clash with British in War of 1812 on Lake Borgne.
2. This week in New Orleans history. December 14, 1935. Holy bat signal, Batman! The Sky Projector Comes to Town. We're Glad it Wasn't the Death Ray. On December 14, 1935 at 5:30 p.m., a $60,000 Sky Projector ("the only apparatus of its kind in the world" according to local publications) shot images of Santa Claus at the North Pole as well as Christmas text greetings (called "Sky Grams") onto the clouds from the front of the D.H. Holmes building on Canal Street.
   
3. This week in Louisiana.
   Christmas in the Park in Bogalusa
   December 1-25, 2019
   6:00 pm - 9:00 pm
   Cassidy Park
   625 Willis Ave,
   Bogalusa, LA 70427
   985-732-6200
   Celebrate the Magic of Christmas as you stroll through Bogalusa's forested city park and view a manger scene that includes over 45,000 of the over one million colored lights and life size figures. Santa Claus visits the park every night and wants your child to remember their visit with a special photograph of them together. The park's half-mile circular road is closed to traffic so you and your family can enjoy the beauty of over one million colored lights and the music as you stroll at your own pace past the cajun village and the lake filled with jumping fish, an alligator, turtles, and a swan. Christmas in the Park brings families together with the magical celebration of lights.
   Dates of Operation: Nov 28-Dec 1; Dec 6-8; Dec 13-25
   Drive thru: 6-7 pm
   Walk thru: 7-9 pm
   Trolley for those who need it. Drive thru in case of rain.
   $4.00 Adults. $1.00 Sturdents. $8.00 per car.
   
4. Postcards from Louisiana. Funky 544.

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342. Deb Jannerson, part 1

342. Part 1 of our interview with Deb Jannerson. Deb is an award-winning author of bildungsroman lit, queer romance, and poetry. Her debut YA book, The Women of Dauphine, is now available from NineStar Press. It’s a coming-of-age novel involving a house haunted by a teen lesbian ghost. Her acclaimed poetry collections, Thanks for Nothing (Finishing Line Press, 2018) and Rabbit Rabbit (Finishing Line Press, 2016), are available wherever books are sold. More than one hundred of her pieces have appeared in anthologies and magazines, including viral articles for Bitch. She lives in New Orleans with her wife and pets.

1. This week in Louisiana history. December 6, 1889. Confederate President Jefferson Davis died in New Orleans.
2. This week in New Orleans history. December 7, 1978. Falstaff Brewery Closes. Its weather ball Goes Dark.
   
3. This week in Louisiana.
   December 13-15, 2019
   Festival of the Bonfires
   Christmas on the River ... Cajun Style!
   Lutcher Recreational Park
   Lutcher Avenue (LA Hwy 3193)
   Lutcher, LA 70071
   
4. Postcards from Louisiana. Planned Parenthood raising money in the French Quarter.

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341. Lamar White and Rob Anderson

341. Lamar White, Jr., editor of the Bayou Brief, visits again to analyze the recent elections in Louisiana. The Bayou Brief had some major scoops this year that influenced the election. Lamar and his reporters serve an important role in bringing out the truth about Louisiana politics. With him is Rob Anderson, who has run for office against Clay Higgins before.

1. This week in Louisiana history. November 30, 1803. As Colonial Prefect - Pierre Laussat formally receives possession of Louisiana for France.
2. This week in New Orleans history. Charles J. Leeds was the 37th mayor of New Orleans (from November 30, 1874 – December 19, 1876).
   
3. This week in Louisiana.
   November 16, 2019 - January 5, 2020
   Natchitoches Christmas Festival
   The Natchitoches Christmas festivities for 2018 begin November 17th and continue with a variety of celebrations, entertainment, tours, food, music, shopping, and of course, Santa, through January 6, 2019. Book your room today for this season of lights and festivities where Natchitoches’ elegant past meets a vibrant present!
   
4. Postcards from Louisiana. Jeff Barrois, DSA comrade.

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340. Ed Burcham, part 2

340. Part 2 of our interview with Ed Burcham about his life and his novel, Feathers of Faith. A young man, disillusioned by a caustic religious upbringing, strays into a self destructive lifestyle. He finds temporary peace in a religion that centers on new age mysticism and tribal ceremonies. He then finds that the spirits that now haunt him can only be driven away by the grace and forgiveness of Jesus Christ.

1. This week in Louisiana history. November 23, 1812. Alan Magruder and Jean Destrehan elected La.'s first U.S. senators.
2. This week in New Orleans history. Born in New Orleans on November 23, 1888, Alfred A. "Al" Bernard was an American vaudeville singer, known as "The Boy From Dixie", who was most popular during the 1910s through early 1930s. He was a blackface singer in minstrel shows before starting his recording career around 1916. He was one of the first white singers to record blues songs.
   
3. This week in Louisiana.
   December 2019
   Louisiana Holiday Trail of Lights
      Families are delighted all along the Louisiana Holiday Trail of Lights. From east to west on I-20, and north to south on I-49, experience holiday lights, parades, fireworks, shopping and many exciting events in eight of our most festive cities:
      Come often, smile often, and have fun taking in the unique sights and sounds in each of the cities. Your whole family will delight in this chance to find cherished and varied experiences from one end of the Louisiana Holiday Trail of Lights to the other.
      Visit all the festivals in central and north Louisiana — Alexandria-Pineville, Minden, Natchitoches, Monroe-West Monroe, Shreveport-Bossier
   
4. Postcards from Louisiana. Aislinn Kerchaert reads her poem, "thanksgiving in new orleans."

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339. Ed Burcham, part 1

339. Part 1 of our interview with Ed Burcham about his life and his novel, Feathers of Faith. A young man, disillusioned by a caustic religious upbringing, strays into a self destructive lifestyle. He finds temporary peace in a religion that centers on new age mysticism and tribal ceremonies. He then finds that the spirits that now haunt him can only be driven away by the grace and forgiveness of Jesus Christ.

1. This week in Louisiana history. November 16, 1768. Antoinio de Ulloa leaves Louisiana by force on a French ship from Balize to Havana.
2. This week in New Orleans history. November 16, 1862. "Servant of  Slaves" Henriette Delille Passes Away at the Age 50 A New Orleans lady, born in 1813 to a wealthy Frenchman and a quadroon free woman of color, who rejected the social norms of her times is now the first U.S. native-born African American religious leader whose cause for canonization was officially opened by the Catholic Church.
   
3. This week in Louisiana.
   November 28 - December 31, 2019
   Christmas in Roseland
   American Rose Center
   8877 Jefferson Paige Rd.
   Greenwood, LA 71119
   318-938-5402
   The American Rose Center is transformed into a whimsical winter wonderland from the day after Thanksgiving until the weekend before Christmas. Featuring thousands of twinkling lights, dozens of lighted displays, giant Christmas Cards to the Community, nightly entertainment, photos with Santa, rides on the Roseland Express train and tons of fun for the whole family! Don’t forget to visit the Gift Shop and our concession stand during your visit. Hot chocolate, corn dogs and funnel cake! Christmas in Roseland is a participant in the Holiday Trail of Lights tour! Please note that Christmas in Roseland is a walking event only and no carts are available.
   
4. Postcards from Louisiana. Jackson Square. Duet.

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338. Winston Ho, part 2

338. Part 2 of our interview with Winston Ho about Asian history in New Orleans. Winston is a graduate student in the Department of History at the University of New Orleans (UNO), specializing in early twentieth-century China and Chinese American history in New Orleans. He holds an undergraduate degree in history and Chinese language from Rutgers University in New Brunswick, New Jersey, under the Department of History and the Department of Asian Languages and Cultures. He has previously studied at the Mandarin Training Center (MTC) at National Taiwan Normal University, Beijing Language and Culture University (BCLU), the University of Mississippi, the University of New Orleans, and Benjamin Franklin High School in New Orleans. Mr. Ho has taught Chinese at the Academy of Chinese Studies in New Orleans and at St. Mary's Dominican High School in New Orleans. Mr. Ho is the son of Taiwanese parents and a native of New Orleans.

1. This week in Louisiana history. November 9, 1862. Gen. Butler declares all property of disloyal citizens of Lafourche Parish to be confiscated.
2. This week in New Orleans history. November 9, 2006. Preservation Hall Receives the National Medal of Arts.
   
3. This week in Louisiana.
   November 11, 2019
   Atchafalaya Basin Festival
   Henry Guidry Memorial Park
   103 Park Drive
   Henderson, LA 70517
   Gumbo cooking contest, car & truck show, arts & crafts, music, kids' stage, live auction.
   
4. Postcards from Louisiana. Bourbon St. brass band.

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337. Winston Ho, part 1

337. Part 1 of our interview with Winston Ho about Asian history in New Orleans. Winston is a graduate student in the Department of History at the University of New Orleans (UNO), specializing in early twentieth-century China and Chinese American history in New Orleans. He holds an undergraduate degree in history and Chinese language from Rutgers University in New Brunswick, New Jersey, under the Department of History and the Department of Asian Languages and Cultures. He has previously studied at the Mandarin Training Center (MTC) at National Taiwan Normal University, Beijing Language and Culture University (BCLU), the University of Mississippi, the University of New Orleans, and Benjamin Franklin High School in New Orleans. Mr. Ho has taught Chinese at the Academy of Chinese Studies in New Orleans and at St. Mary's Dominican High School in New Orleans. Mr. Ho is the son of Taiwanese parents and a native of New Orleans. 

1. This week in Louisiana history. November 2, 1896. Cornerstone of Episcopal Church of the Good Shepherd was laid in Lake Charles.
2. This week in New Orleans history. November 2, 1948. Milton H. Latter Memorial Library Opens on St. Charles Avenue.
   
3. This week in Louisiana.
   Saturday, November 9, 2019
   7th Annual Bayou Beer Fest
   11:00 am - 4:00 pm
   Southdown Plantation House
   1208 Museum Dr.
   Houma, LA 70360
   Get ready for the 7th Annual World Famous Bayou Beer Festival!
   Enjoy hundreds of craft and specialty brews from all of Louisiana's craft breweries.  Food by Cannata's. Event begins at 11am with reveille, 21 gun salute, National Anthem and more!
   
4. Postcards from Louisiana. Bourbon St. band playing on Lundi Gras.

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