381.Vernon Palmer, part 1

381. Part 1 of Vernon Palmer's return to the Louisiana Anthology Podcast. We discuss lawyer and judge James Workman, who wrote the play Liberty in Louisiana. We also talk about how Louisiana moved from Spanish law to American law, with the Napoleonic Code thrown in.

380½. Bonus Episode. Is it safe to go back to school?

380½. Bonus Episode. We have a crossover episode from Good Morning Comrade, hosted by friend of the podcast Jeffrey Barrois. We repost this week's back-to-school episode from Good Morning Comrade. Jeff, Scott, and Erin are joined by Jefferson Parish teacher Brian Williams. The gang talks about the return to school in Jefferson Parish as well as the return to school and the role of education in the US.

380. Kit Wohl, part 2

380. Part 2 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.

379½. Rob Anderson for Congress

379½. Rob Anderson for Congress. We talk to Rob about his campaign for Congress in the 3rd District Rob is a local blue collar artist and author who ran for Congress in 2018 in the Third Congressional District of Louisiana, and is running again in 2020. His priorities are education, infrastructure, and healthcare.

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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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