379. Kit Wohl, part 1

379. Part 1 of our interview with Kit Wohl. This week we talk about her book Iron Lace, author Kit Wohl’s passionate guided tour to the city’s most historic, celebrated, ornate, imaginative and even mysterious iron works that adorn, beautify and protect so many of New Orleans’ most treasured physical properties. Since the very founding of the city, blacksmiths and iron workers established themselves as essential craftsmen of New Orleans’ most romantic and iconic architectural details. The grape vines, rose clusters, ivy and fleur-de-lis dance along balcony railings and climb our galleries. Whimsical faces of nature peer out from gateposts. Fences take the form of rows of cornstalks in a field. Latticework, filigree, architectural detail and decorative ornamentation. A personal touch or conformist requirement. The prideful flourish of an owner’s initials. An extravagant indulgence or vital security measure. It goes by many names and interpretations, but what the work of the iron foundry men, blacksmiths, craftsmen and artisans has created for the city over three hundred years is, at its essence, a drapery of iron lace meticulously laid out over the fabric of life in this most unique and unusual city.

1. This week in Louisiana history. August 23, 1714. St. Denis begins his exploration of Red River Valley.
2. This week in New Orleans history. Riverfront Expressway Plan Abandoned. August 22, 1969. Known as the Vieux Carré Riverfront Expressway, the plan was ill-received by New Orleanians who fought to prevent its construction through the French Quarter. The voice of the people was heard and the elevated expressway was never built. However, one component of the original plan, a six-lane tunnel, 690 feet long by 98 feet wide, under the Rivergate Convention Center (now Harrah's New Orleans Casino) was built and is presently used for valet parking. 
   
3. This week in Louisiana.
   El Festival Español de Nueva Iberia
   
   August 28th, 2020 - August 30th, 2020
   Bouligny Plaza

   102 W. Main St.,

   New Iberia, LA 70560
   337-349-7343 | Fax
   Website | Email
   Celebrating New Iberia's Spanish roots with "Dave Robicheaux Running of the Bulls" 5K race, re-enactment of the arrival of the Spanish on Bayou Teche, paella/jambalaya cook-off, fais-do-do at the Pavilion, food demonstrations, original Spanish family genealogy, guest lectures, exhibits, the Downtown Art Walk featuring a Spanish artist and more. Bouligny Plaza, 102 W. Main St., New Iberia, 337-349-7343.
   
4. Postcards from Louisiana. BLM New Orleans Rally 7/11/2020.

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378. Lamar White, Jr., Part 2

378 ½. Part 2 of our conversation with Lamar White, Jr., about Louisiana Politics during the Covid outbreak of 2020. Lamar White, Jr., editor of the Bayou Brief, has had some major political scoops in recent years. Lamar and his reporters serve an important role in bringing out the truth about Louisiana politics. "We are Louisiana's first and only statewide, non-profit, member-supported, and digitally-focused news publication. The Bayou Brief was conceived in January of 2017 and born seven months later. We are focused on telling the stories of the politics and the people of the state of Louisiana, with a particular emphasis on those who live in communities and regions underserved by the establishment media."
 
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378. Nick Douglas, part 2.

378. Part 2 of our interview with Nick Douglas about the petition to Lincoln by New Orleans' free people of color. "Fully one hundred years before the Voting Rights Act of 1965, black activists in the South launched a bold campaign for universal black suffrage. It is a stirring part of American history that most Americans were never taught. And the history leading up to it — abolitionist activities and effective black resistance to slavery in the South — has also been obscured."

1. This week in Louisiana history. August 16, 1831. A storm called the "Great Barbados Hurricane" hit just west of Baton Rouge wiping out sugar cane crops from BR to south of N.O. and killing 1,500 people.
2. This week in New Orleans history.  Actress Marguerite Clark Marries Harry Palmerston Williams
   August 15, 1918. Marguerite Clark (February 22, 1883 – September 25, 1940), one of the top movie stars of the 1910s semi-retired at age 38 to be with her husband in New Orleans.On August 15, 1918, she married New Orleans plantation owner and millionaire businessman Harry Palmerston Williams.
   
3. This week in Louisiana.
   Visit Sam Houston Jones State Park
   107 Sutherland Road
   Lake Charles, LA 70611
   337-855-2665
   samhouston@crt.la.gov
   Website
   Entrance fee: $3.00 per person. Free for 3 & under, and for 62 & older.
   Originally named for the Texas folk hero who traveled extensively in the western reaches of Louisiana, Sam Houston Jones was given its current name in honor of the state's 46th governor, who was instrumental in setting aside this tract of land for the public to enjoy for both day-use and overnight visitors
4. Postcards from Louisiana. Maude Caillat and the Afrodiziacs play at the Pythian Market, New Orleans.

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377.5 Lamar White, part 1

377 ½. Part 1 of our conversation with Lamar White, Jr., about Louisiana Politics during the Covid outbreak of 2020. Lamar White, Jr., editor of the Bayou Brief, has had some major political scoops in recent years. Lamar and his reporters serve an important role in bringing out the truth about Louisiana politics. "We are Louisiana's first and only statewide, non-profit, member-supported, and digitally-focused news publication. The Bayou Brief was conceived in January of 2017 and born seven months later. We are focused on telling the stories of the politics and the people of the state of Louisiana, with a particular emphasis on those who live in communities and regions underserved by the establishment media."
 
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377. Nick Douglas. Petition to Lincoln, part 1.

 377. Part 1 of our interview with Nick Douglas about the Petition to Lincoln by free people of color. "Fully one hundred years before the Voting Rights Act of 1965, black activists in the South launched a bold campaign for universal black suffrage. It is a stirring part of American history that most Americans were never taught. And the history leading up to it—abolitionist activities and effective black resistance to slavery in the South—has also been obscured." We thank Nick for this return visit!

1. This week in Louisiana history. August 10, 1936. Highest temperature ever recorded in Louisiana, Plain Dealing, 114 degrees.
2. This week in New Orleans history. Pelicans' "Cotton" Knaupp's Triple Play. August 8, 1916. While playing second base for the New Orleans Pelicans on August 8, 1916, Henry Antone "Cotton" Knaupp became the only player in the history of the Southern Association to turn an unassisted triple play. With the bases loaded and Knaupp playing 2nd base in a game against the Chattanooga Lookouts, he caught a line drive hit by shortstop Joe Harris, tagged Jake Pilter who was running from first to second base, and stepped on 2nd base to put out Bob Messenger before he could return to second base.
   
3. This week in Louisiana.
   Louisiana Soul Food Fall Festival
   
   August 21st, 2020 - August 23rd, 2020

   12:00 pm - 10:00 pm
   Louisiana State Fairgrounds

   3701 Hudson St,

   Shreveport, LA 71109
   318-780-7872
   Website | Email
   
     The Louisiana Soul Food Fall Festival will be filled with food for your soul. This inaugural festival will be held at the Louisiana State Fairgrounds in Shreveport on Friday, August 21, Saturday, August 22 and Sunday, August 23, 2020. This event will showcase local and national recording artists, chefs, soul food and fun for the entire family.
     Please email louisianasoulfoodfallfestival@gmail.com for more information or to be a sponsor, vendor or exhibitor.
4. Postcards from Louisiana. Captain Buckles at the Royal Frenchman Bar.

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376. D. L. Holmes

376. This week, we talk to D.L. Holmes. He is a self published co-author of Seemingly Strange and Unusual Tales, and More Seemingly Strange and Unusual Tales, as well as the author of "Stranded". Residing in North Louisiana, he has secured a Masters of Fine Arts from Full Sail University. He is a writer of horror and science fiction.​

1. This week in Louisiana history. August 3, 1918. Louisiana ratifies 18th Amendment to US Constitution (Prohibition).
2. This week in New Orleans history. The funeral Mass for Lindy Boggs was held on August 1, 2013 at St. Louis Cathedral. Interment followed later in the day at St. Mary's Cemetery in New Roads.
   
3. This week in Louisiana.
   Cajun Chili Fest
   
   August 1st, 2020
   Blackham Coliseum

   2330 Johnston St.,

   Lafayette, LA 70503
   337-233-3447
   Website
   Cajun Chili Fest is a chili cookoff to raise money for student scholarships and local charities. Bring a big appetite, and enjoy dozens of award-winning chili and live music with your family!
   $5 Admission. Kids 12 and under free
   • Taste dozens of chilis from award-winning chili champs and local teams putting their best recipes to the test.
   • Live music, plus a Kids Zone, raffle prizes and more!
   
4. Postcards from Louisiana. Chicken on the Bone Band.

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375. Candy Christophe for Congress

375. Candy Christophe for Congress. We talked to Candy this week about her campaign to become the Representative for the 5th Congressional District of Louisiana. “I am Sandra ‘Candy’ Shoemaker-Christophe born to high school sweethearts and raised with my sister in the small town of Clinton, Louisiana in a loving home in a blue-collar neighborhood. My community was poor, and this united it more than racially segregating laws could divide it. I am the founder of Re-Entry Solutions, a nonprofit organization. With the support of my husband, Andre, I served as an unpaid Executive Director and Fundraiser for eight years. Re-Entry Solutions is dedicated to assisting citizens to achieve success as they return to their communities. Empowerment services include employment assistance, housing, and local resource connecting. I know that our communities are hurting. I believe that citizens of our state should not have to live life in a state of crisis.”

1. This week in Louisiana history. July 25, 1769. Aubry calls meeting in Place d'Armes & officially announces O'Reilly's arrival.
2. This week in New Orleans history. July 25, 1948 Steve Goodman born. Died September 20, 1984. Wrote "City of New Orleans," popularized by Arlo Guthrie, & Willie Nelson, & others. 
3. This week in Louisiana.
   Iberia Film Festival
   
   July 30th, 2020 - August 1st, 2020

   10:00 am - 10:00 pm
   Essanee Theater

   126 Iberia St.,

   New Iberia, LA 70560
   337-256-1938
   Website
   Film festival celebrating all genres of short independent films. It gives the community a chance to come together to view truly independent films from around the globe that you will not see in the commercial movie industry. The Iberia Film Festival also spotlights local films. South Louisiana filmmakers will have an opportunity to have their film shown on the big screen with family and friends in the audience.
   
4. Postcards from Louisiana. Jesse Smith Project.

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