155. We interview Trey Ourso about Gumbo PAC and its role in the 2016 Louisiana Governor's race. Trey was awarded the AAPC Pollie Excellence Award as the 2015
Campaign Strategist of the Year for his work with Gumbo PAC during the
Louisiana governor’s race. Trey is the former Executive Director of the
Louisiana Democratic Party and former National President of the
Association of State Democratic Executive Directors where he became the
first state party executive director to address a national convention at
the 2000 Democratic National Convention in Los Angeles, California.
Under his leadership in 1999, Louisiana Democrats maintained control of
both chambers of the Louisiana Legislature and won many races up and
down the ballot. In February 2010, Trey was named by Politics Magazine
as one of the Top 10 Democratic Influencers in Louisiana, and in 2013,
he was named by Campaigns & Elections Magazine as one of the top
Democratic Influencers in Kansas as part of their national Top 500
Influencers list. He has consulted on hundreds of campaigns in dozens of
states over the past 15 years.
- This week in Louisiana history. May 7, 1862. The Union Army
captures Baton Rouge during the Civil War.
- This week in New Orleans history. May 7, 1998.
Blue Lu Barker dies. Jazz and Blues singer Louise "Blue
Lu" Dupont Barker, famous for "Don't You Feel My Leg"
and "Look What Baby's Got For You" "A Little Bird Told Me" was
born in New Orleans on November 13, 1913. She often sang and
performed with her husband Danny Barker. Blue Lu was
inducted into the Louisiana Blues Hall of Fame in 1997, one
year before she died in her home town on May 7, 1998 at the
age of 84.
- This week in Louisiana.
Poke Salad Festival
May 9th, 2016 - May 14th, 2016
Darby Ave. and Pinehill Rd., off Hwy. 1 in Blanchard
Pinehill Road, Blanchard, LA 71107
318-309-2647
Darby Ave. and Pinehill Rd., off Hwy. 1 in Blanchard
The festival kicks off with a cash prize treasure hunt, pet
parade, carnival, food, children's activities, live
entertainment and loads of fun for the entire family.
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154. Our interview with Pete Melman, Part 2. His novel
Landsman has been called, "a stirring, evocative, and unforgettable epic novel of the Civil War in
the tradition of Cold Mountain and Widow of the
South. In the summer of 1853, in Lafayette City,
Louisiana, eleven-year-old Elias Abrams loses his mother to
yellow fever. Grief-stricken and alone, he becomes embroiled
in the street life of New Orleans. After Elias is falsely
accused of a crime and in order to escape arrest a decade
later, he enlists as a private in the Third Louisiana
Regiment, where three thousand other Jews will ultimately
fight for the Confederacy.
- This week in Louisiana history. April 30, 1803. Louisiana
Treaty Purchase Treaty signed.
- This week in New Orleans history. April 30, 1812.
Louisiana becomes a state. Nine years after the Louisiana
Territory was purchased from France, Louisiana became the 18th
American state on April 30, 1812. It was not contiguous to any
other U.S. state (Mississippi was not admitted until 1817,
Arkansas until 1836, and Texas in 1845).
- This week in Louisiana.
Breaux Bridge Crawfish Festival Association
May 6th, 2016 - May 8th, 2016
Breaux Bridge Crawfish Festival
1300 Rees St., 520 Parkway Dr, Breaux Bridge, LA 70517
337-332-6655 | 337-332-5917
Website
Breaux Bridge Crawfish Festival
Famous Cajun, Zydeco and Swamp Pop musicians and plays host to
over 30 bands on three stages during the three-day festival.
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153. Our interview with Pete Melman, Part 1. His novel
Landsman has been called, "a stirring, evocative, and unforgettable epic novel of the Civil War in
the tradition of Cold Mountain and Widow of the
South. In the summer of 1853, in Lafayette City,
Louisiana, eleven-year-old Elias Abrams loses his mother to
yellow fever. Grief-stricken and alone, he becomes embroiled
in the street life of New Orleans. After Elias is falsely
accused of a crime and in order to escape arrest a decade
later, he enlists as a private in the Third Louisiana
Regiment, where three thousand other Jews will ultimately
fight for the Confederacy.
- This week in Louisiana history. April 23, 1831. Ponchartrain
Railroad opened, first west of Alleghenies.
- This week in New Orleans history. April 23, 1939, the Zephyr
first whisked New Orleanians into the sky along its winding
path around the Pontchartrain Beach. Harry Jr.
remembered, when he was a twelve year-old, "It was fantastic
to get on top of the Zephyr and see nothing but cow pasture as
far as you could see in Gentilly".
- This week in Louisiana.
Slidell Spring Antique Street Fair
April 23rd, 2016 - April 24th, 2016
Slidell Antique Street Fair
Erlanger, First & Second Sts., Slidell, LA 70458
985-641-6316
Website
Slidell Antique Street Fair
Family fun at Slidell's Antique Street Fairs, April 23 &
24 and October 29 & 30, 2016. Erlanger, First & Second
Sts. Olde Towne Slidell. Antiques, collectibles, furniture,
jewelry, crystal, food & drink, live music.
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152. Part 2 of our interview with Janet Bordelon about Jewish
people in Louisiana. Janet teaches Jewish
history at Kehillah Jewish high school. She brings with her over
10 years of teaching experience at the secondary and
undergraduate level. In 2014, Janet completed her PhD at NYU in
2014. Her research focused on church state issues in American
history. Because of her connection to central Louisiana, she is
especially interested in Jewish history regarding central and
north Louisiana.
151. Part 1 of our interview with Janet Bordelon about
Jewish history in Louisiana. Janet Bordelon teaches Jewish
history at Kehillah Jewish high school. She brings with her over
10 years of teaching experience at the secondary and
undergraduate level. In 2014, Janet completed her PhD at NYU in
2014. Her research focused on church state issues in American
history. Because of her connection to central Louisiana, she is
especially interested in Jewish history regarding central and
north Louisiana.
- This week in Louisiana history. April 9, 1682. Louisiana
Territory is so named by the Sieur de La Salle who reaches the
mouth of the Mississippi April 9 with a party of 50 men after
descending from the Illinois River.
- This week in New Orleans history. April 9, 1904.
Sharkey Bonano was born. Born in Milneburg in 1898,
trumpeter Gustave Joseph (Sharkey) Bonano entered the world as
Jazz was beginning to brew in his hometown. Sometimes compared
to Louis Prima, he was known as a charismatic personality and
a fine musician.
- This week in Louisiana.
Natchitoches Jazz/R&B Festival
April 15th, 2016 - April 16th, 2016
Downtown Riverbank Stage
Downtown Natchitoches, Natchitoches, LA 71457
800-259-1714
Website
Downtown Riverbank Stage
Two-day musical event with a variety of music from rock to
soul; food vendors on the riverbank of Cane River Lake in
Downtown Natchitoches, Louisiana. For more information visit www.NatchJazzFest.com
or www.Natchitoches.com.
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150. This week we interview Bryan Wagner about Bras Coupe and the history of policing in New Orleans. Bryan is an associate professor in the
English Department and affiliated faculty in the American
Studies Program at UC Berkeley. He received a BA from Carleton
College and a PhD in English from the University of Virginia
before coming to Berkeley in 2002. His primary research focuses
on African American expression in the context of slavery and its
aftermath, and he has secondary interests in legal history,
cultural theory, and popular music. His first book, Disturbing the Peace: Black Culture and the Police Power after Slavery,
a study of black vernacular expression and its entanglement with
the law, was published by Harvard University Press in 2009.
- This week in Louisiana history. April 1, 1718. Approx. date
land began being cleared for city of New Orleans.
- This week in New Orleans history. April 2, 1842.
Daniel Henry Holmes Establishes D.H. Holmes Department Store.
The Canal Street store was a landmark for 140 years, until
Dillard's Department Store chain bought Holmes' stores &
closed or renamed them in 1989.
- This week in Louisiana.
2016 Louisiana Samboree
April 3rd, 2016 - April 10th, 2016
State Fair of Louisiana-"Dare to Dream"
3701 Hudson Ave, Shreveport, LA 71109
318-655-0414
Website
State Fair of Louisiana: "Dare to Dream"
Each year Louisiana Good Sam host a rally called Samboree
which is held in April. The Good Sams are RV clubs. The
Louisiana Spring Samboree is rotated among the south regions
(Texas, Arkansas). They are three day events and bring
together hundreds of families from surrounding states. You
will make many friends who you will run into from time to time
at other functions. You can play games, both indoor and
outdoor; attend seminars; enjoy good entertainment; and many
other special activities. Any member of the Good Sam
Club is authorized to attend a Samboree. Membership in a local
Good Sam Chapter is not a prerequisite; however joining a
local Chapter is encouraged.
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149. LaKisha Simmons interview, Part 2. Author
of Crescent City Girls. “What was it like to grow up black and female in the segregated South? To
answer this question, LaKisha Simmons blends social history and
cultural studies, recreating children's streets and neighborhoods within
Jim Crow New Orleans and offering a rare look into black girls’
personal lives. Simmons argues that these children faced the difficult
task of adhering to middle-class expectations of purity and
respectability even as they encountered the daily realities of Jim Crow
violence, which included interracial sexual aggression, street
harassment, and presumptions of black girls’ impurity.” LaKisha Michelle Simmons
is assistant professor of global gender studies at the
University at Buffalo, SUNY.
She specializes in Black gender history, history of sexuality,
childhood, and cultural geography.
- This week in Louisiana history. March 26, 1804. The
Louisiana Purchase was divided at the 33rd parallel into two
parts, the District of Louisiana and the Territory of Orleans.
- This week in New Orleans history. March 26, 1912.
Mistrial for Annie Crawford. The 28-year-old woman was on
trial for the poisoning of her 24 year-old sister Elise. Elise
had been ill for quite some time before her death. The
Crawford family had lost three family members within the past
15 months. On June 25, 1910, another sister, Mary Agnes
Crawford died suddenly -- the cause of death was attributed to
Acute Meningitis. Three weeks later on July 15 her
father, Walter C. Crawford passed away -- the cause of death
was allegedly Uremic Poisoning. Two weeks after that, on
July 29 her mother died -- it was thought that she also
succumbed to Uremic Poisoning. Upon the death of Elise
suspicions were raised that the family might have been victims
of murder.
- This week in Louisiana.
Louisiana Crawfish Festival
March 31st, 2016 - April 3rd, 2016
Sigur Center grounds
8245 West Judge Perez Drive, Chalmette, LA 70043
504-329-6411
Website
Sigur Center grounds
Sample your way through more than 30,000 pounds of crawfish,
served boiled, fried, baked, over pasta, and more! Live music,
rides and crafts.
$5.00 entry fee
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148. LaKisha Simmons interview, Part 1. Author
of Crescent City Girls. “What was it like to grow up black and female in the segregated South? To
answer this question, LaKisha Simmons blends social history and
cultural studies, recreating children's streets and neighborhoods within
Jim Crow New Orleans and offering a rare look into black girls'
personal lives. Simmons argues that these children faced the difficult
task of adhering to middle-class expectations of purity and
respectability even as they encountered the daily realities of Jim Crow
violence, which included interracial sexual aggression, street
harassment, and presumptions of black girls' impurity.” LaKisha Michelle Simmons
is assistant professor of global gender studies at the
University at Buffalo, SUNY.
She specializes in Black gender history, history of sexuality,
childhood, and cultural geography.
- This week in Louisiana history. March 19, 1687. French
explorer Rene'-Robert Cavelier, Sieur de La Salle who claimed
the entire Mississippi river drainage for France, is murdered
by his own men. (most creditable account).
- This week in New Orleans history. March 19, 1835.
New Orleans Draining Company was established by act of the
Louisiana legislature on March 19, 1835, the Company was to
drain, fill, and improve all of the land between the settled
portion of the city of New Orleans and Lake Pontchartrain.
Capital in the amount of $1 million, divided into 10,000
shares, was authorized by the act, which also provided limits
for purchase of stock by the city and state.
- This week in Louisiana.
Acadiana Dragon Boat Festival
March 26th, 2016
Bouligny Plaza
102 W Main St, New Iberia, LA 70560
337-352-2180
Website
Bouligny Plaza
Traditional dragon boats holding 20 rowers and one drummer
will race down the Bayou Teche. Food, beverages, etc will be
available and music through the day.
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147. Renée Sentilles’ interview about Adah Isaac
Menken. Renee has written a major biography about Menken, Performing Menken: Adah Isaacs Menken and the Birth of American Celebrity. The actress grew up in New Orleans and became the United States' first celebrity, as well known for her lifestyle as for her acting. This week we interview her about Loreta Janeta Velazquez, who wrote the memoir The Woman in Battle after the Civil War describing her adventures during the Civil War. She both dressed as a man to serve as a soldier, and as a woman to carry out her spying assignments.
- This week in Louisiana history. March 12, 1817. Miss.
Steamboat Navigation Co. seized Capt. H. Shreve's boat, the
Washington.
- This week in New Orleans history. Andrew Jackson Young, born
March 12, 1932 in New Orleans, is an American
politician, diplomat, activist and pastor from Georgia. He has
served as a Congressman from Georgia's 5th congressional
district, the United States Ambassador to the United Nations,
and Mayor of Atlanta.
- This week in Louisiana.
Iowa Rabbit Festival
March 18th, 2016 - March 19th, 2016
Burton Complex
7001 Gulf Hwy, Lake Charles, LA 70607
337-436-9566
Website
Burton Complex
Celebrating the economic and culinary impact rabbits have in
Southwest Louisiana, the annual Iowa Rabbit Festival is a
one-of-a-kind event, from the rabbit gumbo to crowning the new
Miss Bunny, who will go on to represent the festival at other
state-wide festivals and competitions. The family-friendly
event has some of the best music in the area from the Iowa
High School Marching band to local Cajun favorites. This
festival has it all, from great food to live music and
cook-offs! All proceeds from the festival go to support the
community of Iowa and various other youth organizations,
schools and not for profit groups.
- This week in Louisiana history. March 5, 1766. Antonio de
Ulloa becomes the first Spanish governor of Louisiana; arrives
in New Orleans but does not take possession.
- This week in New Orleans history. March 5, 1999.
Reverend Avery Caesar Alexander died (June 29, 1910 - March 5,
1999). Reverend Avery C. Alexander was an important
leader in the struggle for civil rights for black
Louisianians. A member of the NAACP, Rev. Alexander traveled
statewide participating in voter registration drives in the
years before the Voting Rights Act of 1965 was passed. In New
Orleans, he helped to organize several boycotts against white
businesses to hire blacks for jobs above the "broom and mop"
level. He also led a successful boycott against New Orleans
Public Service, Inc. to hire the first black bus drivers. Rev.
Alexander participated in marches with the late Dr. Martin
Luther King, Jr., including the march from Selma to
Montgomery, Alabama and the first and second marches on
Washington. He also was involved in sit-ins to integrate lunch
counters all over New Orleans.
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Iberia Performing Arts League Presents, “Jesus Christ,
Superstar”
March 3rd, 2016 - March 20th, 2016
Essanee Theatre
126 Iberia St., New Iberia, LA 70560
337-364-6114
Website
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145. Today we interview Jericho Brown. He grew up in
Shreveport, Louisiana, and worked as a speechwriter for the
mayor of New Orleans before earning his PhD in literature and
creative writing from the University of Houston. Brown is
the author of two books of poetry. His most recent collection, The New Testament (Copper Canyon Press, 2014), was described
by Yusef Komunyakaa as a chronicle of “life and death, personal
rituals and blasphemies, race and nation, the good and the bad”
that illuminates “scenarios of self-interrogation and near
redemption.” His first collection of poetry, Please (New
Issues, 2008), won the 2009 American Book Award.
Also this week, we have part 1 of an interview with Lamar White
about the special session of the Louisiana legislature addressing the
budget crisis.
- This week in Louisiana history. February 27, 1827, New
Orleans kicks off its first Mardi Gras.
- This week in New Orleans history. Ralph A. Shultz (May 20,
1898 - February 27, 1994) lived to the age of 95. R.
Shultz's Fresh Hardware and residence at 1720 Lake Avenue in
Bucktown -- Local legend says that Ralph added “Fresh” to his
general store and bar sign during prohibition to let patrons
know he had a fresh keg of home-brewed beer on tap. He also
sold trawl, crab, and crawfish nets, bait, tackle, boats,
motors...just about anything needed to capture the bounty of
the lake. During the 1950s he was an outspoken representative
against the banning of commercial fishing in Lake
Pontchartrain and for government intervention in improving its
ecosystems. His home and store are gone.
- This week in Louisiana.
Black Heritage Festival
March 4th, 2016 - March 6th, 2016
Lake Charles Civic Center
900 Lakeshore Drive, Lake Charles, LA 70601
337-436-9588
Website
Lake Charles Civic Center
The annual Black Heritage Festival will be held March 4-6 and
feature live entertainment, mouthwatering food, and great
family fun. The festival brings together the cultures of
Africa and Southwest Louisiana and highlights the best in the
community. Celebrating diversity, culture and education,
the festival is filled with legendary Zydeco, Jazz, R&B
and Gospel performers.
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144. One of the things that makes Louisiana
unique among the other states is our legal system, and our guest
this week, Vernon Palmer, is an expert on that system. In part
1, we discuss the Code Noir; in part 2, the Code
Napoléon. For more information, check out his book Through
the Codes Darkly: Slave Law and Civil Law in Louisiana.Vernon
is the Thomas Pickles Professor of Law at Tulane University Law
School and the co-director of its Eason Weinmann Center of
Comparative Law. Palmer received in 2012 the degree of Docteur
Honoris Causa by Paris-Dauphine University and received
both the Palmes Académiques and, in 2006, the Legion
of Honor from the French government. Palmer was born in
New Orleans, Louisiana, and attended New Orleans Academy, Newman
High School and graduated from Jesuit High School in 1958.
He is a graduate of Tulane University (B.A. 1962, LL.B. 1965
with Law Review Honors) and Yale Law School (LL.M. 1966), where
he received a Sterling Fellowship. Palmer graduated from
Pembroke College, Oxford University in 1985, where he received
his Doctorate of Philosophy.
- This week in Louisiana history. February 20, 1811. President
Madison signed bill providing for Louisiana's statehood.
- This week in New Orleans history. February 20, 1811.
President Madison signed the bill providing for Louisiana's
statehood.
- This week in Louisiana.
New Iberia Azalea Trail
March 1st, 2016 - April 30th, 2016
Iberia Parish
Main St, New Iberia, LA 70560
337-365-1540 | 888-942-3742 | 337-367-3791
Website
Iberia Parish
Delicate Azaleas bloom early each Spring flooding the
landscape with a sea of red, pink, white, purple and
salmon. Our easy self guided driving tour offers a
glimpse of all the beautiful flowers along the trail from the
miniature varieties to the massive.
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143. One of the things that makes Louisiana
unique among the other states is our legal system, and our guest
this week, Vernon Palmer, is an expert on that system. In part
1, we discuss the Code Noir; in part 2, the Code
Napoléon. For more information, check out his book Through
the Codes Darkly: Slave Law and Civil Law in Louisiana.Vernon
is the Thomas Pickles Professor of Law at Tulane University Law
School and the co-director of its Eason Weinmann Center of
Comparative Law. Palmer received in 2012 the degree of Docteur
Honoris Causa by Paris-Dauphine University and received
both the Palmes Académiques and, in 2006, the Legion
of Honor from the French government. Palmer was born in
New Orleans, Louisiana, and attended New Orleans Academy, Newman
High School and graduated from Jesuit High School in 1958.
He is a graduate of Tulane University (B.A. 1962, LL.B. 1965
with Law Review Honors) and Yale Law School (LL.M. 1966), where
he received a Sterling Fellowship. Palmer graduated from
Pembroke College, Oxford University in 1985, where he received
his Doctorate of Philosophy.
- This week in Louisiana history. February 13, 1899. Lowest
temperature ever recorded in Louisiana, Minden, -16° F.
- This week in New Orleans history. February 13, 1872.
First Rex Parade. Lewis J. Salomon reigned as Rex during the
organization's first parade on February 13, 1872. The
theme was "Triumphal Entry." The official anthem of Rex, "If
Ever I Cease to Love," was a hit song of the early 1870's era
from a musical comedy named "Bluebeard."
- This week in Louisiana.
Diary of Anne Frank
February 18th, 2016 - February 21st, 2016
Ruston Community Theater
212 N. Vienna St., Ruston, LA 71270
318-255-1450
Website
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142. Robert King of the Angola
Three was in solitary confinement for almost 30 years. We talk to Robert about his early life, his imprisonment and activism in Angola,
and his life since his release. We start today's episode with a quote from a young Samuel Clemens about his first Mardi Gras.
- This week in Louisiana history. February 5, 1817. Jean
Lafitte died in battle off coast of Honduras.
- This week in New Orleans history. Born in New Orleans on February
6, 1944, Wilson Turbinton (known as Tee and Willie Tee)
arranged, co-wrote and led the band on the Wild Magnolias'
self-titled 1974 debut album. The popularity of that
recording, and the subsequent They Call Us Wild introduced the
Mardi Gras Indians' street-beat funk to the world.
- This week in Louisiana.
Alexandria Mardi Gras
February 7th, 2016
Downtown
707 Main Street, Alexandria, LA 71301
318-442-9546 | 800-551-9546
Website
Experience Mardi Gras family style! The weekend begins with a
Friday afternoon Classic Cars and College Cheerleaders
parade followed by the Taste of Mardi Gras. Saturday is the
Children's Parade, and Sunday is the Main Parade. Routes and
more information is available at www.alexmardigras.com.
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141. Kristen Becker interview, part 2. For 15 years, Kristen has loved bringing her raucous
point-of-view comedy to audiences all over the continent.
Toronto’s Xtra! lauded her “brash and
personal humor.” As the winner of the Queen City Comedy
Competition, she took the largely male-dominated genre by storm.
A comedian who happens to also be an out lesbian, Becker
consistently wins the hearts of all audiences, straight and gay
alike, with her unapologetic humor. Her childhood, divided
between the Rust Belt and the Deep South, has left her uniquely
able to connect with all manner of people. She has been
part of comedy routines like Dykes of Hazard and Loosen the Bible
Belt, in which she teams up with Jay Bakker, son of Jim
and Tammy Faye Bakker. Quinn Warner joins us today as a guest host. Warning--today's episode has explicit language and content.
- This week in Louisiana history. January 30, 1704. Bienville
told that "Pelican" was on its way with 27 young girls, the
Casket Girls.
- This week in New Orleans history. January 30, 1980.
Professor Longhair died. He was born Henry
Roeland "Roy" Byrd on December 19, 1918, in
Bogalusa, Louisiana. He made a living as a street hustler
until he started to play piano seriously in his thirties. He
taught himself how to play on a piano with missing keys, so
his style became distinct. When he began his career in New
Orleans in 1948, Mike Tessitore bestowed Longhair with his
stage name (due to Byrd's shaggy coiffure). Longhair first
recorded in 1949, creating four songs (including the first
version of his signature song, "Mardi Gras in New Orleans"
His pet numbers were "Tipitina" and "Go to the Mardi
Gras."
- This week in Louisiana.
Cajun Ground Hog Day
February 2nd, 2016
Bouligny Plaza
102 W Main St, New Iberia, LA 70560
337-365-6773 | 337-367-9640
Website
Bouligny Plaza
Annual event where New Iberia's own version of the traditional
groundhog, Pierre C. Shaddeaux, a native nutria, emerges to
predict weather the weather for the next six weeks…etiher a
long or short spring depending on if Pierre sees his shaddeaux
or not.
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140. Kristen Becker interview, part 1. For 15 years, Kristen has loved bringing her raucous
point-of-view comedy to audiences all over the continent.
Toronto’s Xtra! lauded her “brash and
personal humor.” As the winner of the Queen City Comedy
Competition, she took the largely male-dominated genre by storm.
A comedian who happens to also be an out lesbian, Becker
consistently wins the hearts of all audiences, straight and gay
alike, with her unapologetic humor. Her childhood, divided
between the Rust Belt and the Deep South, has left her uniquely
able to connect with all manner of people. She has been
part of comedy routines like Dykes of Hazard and Loosen the Bible
Belt, in which she teams up with Jay Bakker, son of Jim
and Tammy Faye Bakker. Quinn Warner joins us today as a guest host. Warning--today's episode has explicit language and content.
- This week in Louisiana history. January 23, 1680. Bienville
born in Montreal, Canada, 12 of 14 children.
- This week in New Orleans history. January 23, 1893.
General P.G.T. Beauregard dies.
- This week in Louisiana.
Fasching Karneval & Parade
January 23rd, 2016
Downtown Minden
Downtown Minden, Minden, LA 71055
318-377-2144
Website
139. We interview writer Kimberly Willis Holt, the author of
numerous books for children and teens, including My Louisiana Sky. "By the time I was fourteen years old, I’d
lived in Pensacola, Florida; Paris, France; Norfolk, Virginia;
Alexandria, Louisiana; Barrigada, Guam; Bremerton, Washington;
Forest Hill, Louisiana and the Westbank of New Orleans. Our
kitchen reflected all those places we’d called home. We ate
French toast, pancit and lumpia, red beans and rice. And we
never forgot my family’s central Louisiana roots. We ate chicken
and dumplings, too."
- This week in Louisiana history. January 16, 1962. Students
at Southern Univ. begin civil rights demonstrations.
- This week in New Orleans history. January 9-18, 1815. The
Siege of Fort St. Philip lasted from January 9 to January 18,
1815 just after the British defeat at the Battle of New
Orleans.
- This week in Louisiana.
11th Cinema on the Bayou Film Festival
Louisiana's Reel Festival
January 20th, 2016 - January 27th, 2016
Various Locations
101 W. Vermilion St., Lafayette, LA 70501
337-235-7845
Website
138. Join us for part 2 of our interview with Laura Janelle McNight. Laura is a “freelance booze writer for NOLA.COM.
Founder of the Gumbo Party. We are pro-roux, anti-lettuce,
pro-choice: Seafood or Chicken & Sausage, cher?” That makes her an expert on having a good time in New Orleans. You can find her articles in the New Orleans Times Picayune and their online site, NOLA.COM. She also has allowed the Louisiana Anthology to cross-post one of her articles,
“Grieving For The Pies I’ve Never Eaten,” about the Hubig’s Pies factory fire.
- This week's poem from Lily the Street Poet.
- This week in Louisiana history. January 9, 1967. NFL New
Orleans' franchise takes name "Saints."
- This week in New Orleans history. January 9, 1840.
Andrew Jackson arrived on board the steamer “Vicksburg” on
January 8, 1840 at ten o’clock in the morning, landing at the
Carrollton wharf, where an immense throng had assembled to
welcome “the most distinguished citizen of the country.”
The specific reason for his presence was that a cornerstone
was to be laid, commemorating his victories in the Battle of
New Orleans, a quarter of a century before. General Jackson
laid the cornerstone in the Place d’Armes, on January 9, 1840.
It was not until some years later that the monument decided
upon was the one of Jackson, designed by Clark Mills, which
stands in the center of the ancient parade grounds for the
troops. This statue has been called the “center piece of one
of the finest architectural sittings in the world.”
- This week in Louisiana.
Krewe of Sobek Mardi Gras Parade
January 16th, 2016
Fairgrounds Field
Shreveport, LA 71101
318-222-0132
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137. Join us for part 1 of our interview with Laura Janelle McNight. Laura is a “freelance booze writer for NOLA.COM.
Founder of the Gumbo Party. We are pro-roux, anti-lettuce,
pro-choice: Seafood or Chicken & Sausage, cher?” That makes her an expert on having a good time in New Orleans. You can find her articles in the New Orleans Times Picayune and their online site, NOLA.COM. She also has allowed the Louisiana Anthology to cross-post one of her articles,
“Grieving For The Pies I’ve Never Eaten,” about the Hubig’s Pies factory fire.
- This week in Louisiana history. January 2, 1811. U.S.
Rep. Julien Poydras declared Louisiana's right to become a
state.
- This week in New Orleans history. Beautiful Rayne Memorial
United Methodist Church located on the corner of St.
Charles Avenue and General Taylor Street was was erected in
1875, with the first services celebrated January 2, 1876. The
original name, St. Charles Avenue Methodist Church, was
changed to its present name in 1887 in honor of Robert W.
Rayne, a New Orleans merchant who paid for more than half the
cost of construction. He did so in honor of his son, who was
killed in the Civil War.
- This week in Louisiana.
Battle of New Orleans Commemoration
January 8th, 2016 - January 9th, 2016
Chalmette National Park
8606 West St. Bernard Hwy, Chalmette, LA 70043
504-278-4242
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