173. Los Adeas tour with Michael Marbut

173. Los Adaes field trip. We interview park volunteer Mike Marbut about the history of the Spanish fort at Los Adeas. We are also joined by friends of the show Leslie Bary and Danielle. Leslie was Bruce's professor back at LSU, and we met up here to find out more about one of the oldest European settlements in the state. Los Adaes was the capital of Tejas on the northeastern frontier of New Spain from 1729 to 1770. It included a mission, San Miguel de Linares de los Adaes, and a presidio, Nuestra Señora del Pilar de Los Adaes (Our Lady of the Pillar of the Adaes). The name Adaes represents the indigenous Adai people, who were to be served by the mission. The site, now preserved in the state-run Los Adaes State Historic Site, is located on Louisiana Highway 485 in present-day Natchitoches Parish, Louisiana.

1. This week in Louisiana history. September 10, 1935. Gov. Huey P. Long dies after assassination.
2. This week in New Orleans history. September 10, 1962.  Rummel High School opens.
   
3. This week in Louisiana.
   Pioneer Heritage Festival
   September 16th, 2016 - September 17th, 2016
   Greenwood
   9359 Greenwood Rd., Greenwood, LA 71033
   318-938-7261
   Greenwood
   This all-day festival features arts and crafts, concessions, games, entertainment, a bass tournament, a chili cook-off and a parade.
   
4. Postcard from New Orleans
   Molly the Pedicab driver.  St. Peter & Chartres St.

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172. Christophe Landry, part 2

172. Part 2 of our interview with Christophe Landry.  Christophe was born in New Iberia, Louisiana, the heart of Latin Louisiana. Due to his region's multilingual background and secondary status, he has worked with state and private agencies for the promotion, protection and expansion of his region's languages (Creole, Spanish and French). After working as Cabin Crew for 7 years on international, long-haul flights, Christophe is a well-seasoned traveler with insight on culture, adapting, flying (though he cannot offer flight discounts), history, and more.

1. This week in Louisiana history. September 3, 1859. A "mini civil war" takes place between Calcasieu vigilante and others near Rayne in what was known as the Battle of Queue de Toture.
2. This week in New Orleans history. September 3, 1910.  Catherine Conn was born in New Orleans.  As an adult, she changed her name to Kitty Carlisle and became an actress who costarred with Bing Crosby.  In later years she was best known for being a panelist on Password, What's My Line?, and Match Game.
   
3. This week in Louisiana.
   Color Vibe 5K New Orleans
   Sunday, September 4
   9:00 AM CDT
   Admission: $26.99
   Come get C R A Z Y with us!!! The Color Vibe is coming to New Orleans on September 4 and wants you to experience the most #VIBErant 5k of all time! Grab your friends and family and join us as we blast you with lots of fun, epic beats and TONS OF COLOR while you run/walk our course. You'll come as a blank canvas and leave a colorful mural!! A portion of our proceeds will also go towards a local charity, Lower Ninth Ward Living Museum! Sign up now before spots fill up!
   http://www.thecolorvibe.com/neworleans.php
   
4. Postcard from New Orleans. 
   Artist Joe Bostic on Royal St. and Pirates' Alley

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171. Christophe Landry, part 1

171. Part 1 of our interview with Christophe Landry.  Christophe was born in New Iberia, Louisiana, the heart of Latin Louisiana. Due to his region's multilingual background and secondary status, he has worked with state and private agencies for the promotion, protection and expansion of his region's languages (Creole, Spanish and French). After working as Cabin Crew for 7 years on international, long-haul flights, Christophe is a well-seasoned traveler with insight on culture, adapting, flying (though he cannot offer flight discounts), history, and more.

1. This week in Louisiana history. August 28, 1956. Lake Ponchartrain Causeway opened.
2. This week in New Orleans history. August 27, 1932.  Jefferson Parish Sheriff Harry Lee, born in New Orleans on August 27, 1932 was, was first elected in 1979, as the 30th Sheriff and was re-elected six times, serving twenty eight years and six months.
   
3. This week in Louisiana.
   81th Louisiana Shrimp & Petroleum Festival
   September 1st, 2016 - September 5th, 2016
   Downtown Morgan City
   Downtown Morgan City, 715 Second Street, Morgan City, LA 70380
   985-385-0703 | 800-256-2931 | 985-384-4628
   Website
   Downtown Morgan City
   Tap your toes & tempt your tastebuds at Louisiana's oldest state-chartered harvest festival. The four-day extravaganza of family entertainment includes continuous live music by local & national acts, a huge arts & crafts show and sale, a Childrens Village, the Cajun Culinary Classic, the traditional Blessing of the Fleet and water parade . . . all with no gate fee!
4. Postcard from New Orleans.  Purple Haze on Royal and St. Peter Streets.

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170. Lamar White, part 2. Election 2016

170. Part 2 of our interview with Lamar White. We catch up with our friend Lamar White and discuss the 2016 election as it applies to Louisiana.

1. This week in Louisiana history. August 20, 1853. 'Black Day' 269 people died in New Orleans of Yellow Fever.
2. This week in New Orleans history.   August 20, 1834.   Francis Tillou Nicholls was born in Donaldsonville. He was a soldier and a lawyer. He rose to the level of brigadier general fighting for the Confederacy in the Civil War.
   
3. This week in Louisiana.August 27th, 2016 - August 27th, 2016
   Landry's Vineyard
   5699 New Natchitoches Road,
   West Monroe, LA 71292
   318-557-9051
   Website 
   Landry's Vineyard
   Landry Vineyards winery outdoor concert featuring Lisa Spann & Company! A mix classic rock and dance music will have you, family & friends dancing all night. Make sure you pack your lawn chair, blanket and picnic dinner and enjoy the outdoor show.
4. Postcard from New Orleans.  The Pepper Palace.

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169. Lamar White on the 2016 Election.

169. We catch up with our friend Lamar White and discuss the 2016 election as it applies to Louisiana.

1. This week in Louisiana history. August 13, 1717. Philippe d'Orleans accepts the resignation of Crozat and his charter.
2. This week in New Orleans history. August 13, 2008, the indictments in the Danziger Bridge shootings were dismissed by District Judge Raymond Bigelow due to prosecutorial misconduct. Bigelow found that the prosecutors had wrongly instructed the grand jury, improperly used grand jury testimony against three of the defendants, and divulged grand jury testimony to a witness in the case.
   
3. This week in Louisiana.
   August 19th, 2016 - August 20th, 2016
   Rayne Civic Center
   210 Frog Festival Dr,
   Rayne, LA 70578
   337-344-1124
   Website 
   Rayne Civic Center
   This is an annual event where area Cajun French musicians and contributors to the Cajun Heritage are recognized and honored for their achievements. It is a weekend of celebration featuring only true Cajun music. Food and drinks are available as well as shopping with different vendors.
4. Postcard from New Orleans. We catch up with Erin Greenwald, editor of Company Man and author of Marc-Antoine Caillot and the Company of the Indies in Louisiana.

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168. Germantown with Jean Doerge

168. We explore the Germantown settlement with the director of the museum Jean Doerge. In 1835, the Countess Leon led a group of Lutherans to settle seven miles northeast of Minden.  The wanted to be on the same latitude as Jerusalem (31° 47′) when Christ returned. The commune dissolved in 1871, but most of the people remained in the area, and many of their descendants still live nearby today.

1. This week in Louisiana history. August 6, 1727. Ursuline nuns arrive in New Orleans and begin a school for girls.
2. This week in New Orleans history. August 6, 2009, Congressman William Jefferson went back to court (after his conviction the day before on 11 corruption chargres) for forfeiture proceedings. His defense argued that much of the money the government wished to seize was from legitimate business enterprise and his "passion for Africa". Jefferson and family was held liable to forfeit more than $470,000 of this bribe money paid to sham companies under the family's control.
   
3. This week in Louisiana.
   August 17th, 2016 - August 21st, 2016
   Delcambre Shrimp Festival Grounds
   401 Richard St.,
   Delcambre, LA 70528
   337-685-2653
   Website
   Delcambre Shrimp Festival Grounds
   Delcambre Shrimp Festival honors the shrimping industry with events including a Shrimp Cook-off, queens pageants', fais-do-do's, carnival rides, food court and much more.
4. Postcard from New Orleans. Fox the Palm Reader at Bourbon St. & Orleans St. [explicit]

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167. April Hensley

167. This week we interview April Hensley.  April lives in Dubach, Louisiana, and writes both ficion and semi-autobiographical literature. She's written Walking in a Waking Dream (pen name Sara Browne), Surfacing Breaking Through (pen name April Hensley-Mccullar).

1. This week in Louisiana history. July 30 1812. William Charles Cole Claiborne becomes the 1st Governor of Louisiana.
2. This week in New Orleans history. On July 30, 1866 New Orleans descended into racial violence that, by the end of the day, would leave an estimated 38 individuals dead and dozens injured. Racial tensions flared after African Americans were denied the right to vote. The enactment of the so-called “Black Codes” infuriated Republicans determined to secure citizenship rights for all Americans, and they ultimately reconvened the Louisiana Constitutional Convention in hopes of seizing control of the state government.  Violence broke out there between armed white supremacists and African Americans marching in support of suffrage. Unarmed African Americans were attacked and murdered, and many law enforcement officials perpetrated the crimes.  An estimated 38 people died, all but a few of whom were African Americans. The city existed under martial law for several days. The riot—and others like it—shocked the country and convinced many Northerners that firm action was needed to control ex-Confederates. After Republicans gained control of Congress that fall, they quickly put Reconstruction policies into effect.
   
3. This week in Louisiana.
   August 4th, 2016 - August 6th, 2016
   Springhill Rodeo Arena
   N.E. 11th St. and Machen Drive,
   Springhill, LA 71075
   318-423-0928
   Website 
   65th Annual Springhill PRCA Rodeo, Louisiana's oldest rodeo, since 1951.This is rodeo at its finest!
   Rodeo Events:
   Bull Riding
   Team Roping
   Saddle Bronc Riding
   Calf Roping
   Steer Wrestling
   Bareback Riding
   Barrel Racing
4. Postcard from New Orleans. Darleen the Taxi Driver in Algiers.

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166, Peter J. Cooley

166. We interview poet Peter J. Cooley, Poet Laureate of Louisiana. Peter is an English professor at Tulane University, where he has taught for many years. Peter's nine books of poetry are The Company of Strangers, The Room Where Summer Ends, Nightseasons, The Van Gogh Notebook, The Astonished Hours, Sacred Conversations, A Place Made of Starlight, Divine Margins, and Night Bus to the Afterlife.  His poems have appeared in over seven hundred magazines including The New Yorker, The Atlantic, The Paris Review, The Nation, The New Republic, and The Southern Review, and in more than one hundred anthologies.  His work is in three editions of The Best American Poetry.

1. This week in Louisiana history. July 24, 1704 The Pelican arrived bringing 23 girls to the Louisiana Colony (Mobile).
2. This week in New Orleans history.  July 23, 1930,  Maurice Edwin "Moon" Landrieu was born. He served as a Democratic Mayor (56th Mayor) of New Orleans from  May 2, 1970 – May 1, 1978, a judge. a representative on the New Orleans' Twelfth Ward in the Louisiana House of Representatives (1960 to 1966) and on the New Orleans City Council as a member at-large (1966 to 1970).  On September 24, 1979 he was appointed United States Secretary of Housing and Urban Development under U.S. President Jimmy Carter.
   
3. This week in Louisiana.
   Springhill Piggly Wiggly 8th Annual Steak Cook-Off
   July 30th, 2016
   Springhill, LA Piggly Wiggly Parking Lot
   501 S Main St,
   Springhill, LA 71075
   318-539-9116
   Website 
   Springhill, LA Piggly Wiggly Parking Lot
   Steak Cook-Off — Karoke Contest — Kids' Corner — Car & Bike Show — Crafts — Vendors — Plus More
   All proceeds from OUR 10th Annual Steak Cook-Off will donated to St. Jude Children's Hospital, with a MINIMUM of $1,000.00! All sponsors will be listed as donors to this worthy cause!
4. Postcard from New Orleans: Musician Meghan McDonald sings on Royal Street as she busks across America.

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165. BLM Activist Joseph Coco

165. We interview Joseph Coco, who is a graduate student at LSU and a Black Lives Matter activist. We focus on the events of the last week following the police shooting of Alton Sterling in Baton Rouge. He is also the executive director of Deep South Justice. Deep South Justice (DSJ) is an community organizing forum intended to build connections between marginalized communities and our allies. DSJ exists to push for policy initiatives, fight discrimination, and to facilitate events and programming in response to injustice in the South of the United States.

1. This week in Louisiana history. July 16 1928 Gov. David Treen born in Baton Rouge.
2. This week in New Orleans history. July 16, 1956. Beginning in 1950, the annual Soap Box Derby, sponsored by NORD, the New Orleans Item, and Chevrolet, zoomed down various overpasses in the city. In 1956, the Derby moved from its former location on the Franklin Avenue overpass to the recently completed Wisner Boulevard overpass. The big race attracted 130 boys that year and drew a crowd of 10,000 fans. The winner was fifteen-year-old Otto Potier.
   
3. This week in Louisiana.
   Purchased Lives: America’s Domestic Slave Trade
   June 4th, 2016 - August 20th, 2016
   Alexandria Museum of Art
   933 Second Street,
   Alexandria, LA 71301
   318-443-3458
   Website 
   Alexandria Museum of Art
   This exhibition, originally shown at the Historic New Orleans Collection, examines the individuals involved in the slave trade, considering New Orleans and Louisiana’s role in this era of US history. The exhibit includes period broadsides, paintings, and prints illustrating the domestic slave trade, ship manifests, and first-person accounts from slave narratives and oral histories.

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164. T. D. Antoine & Joey Kent

164. We interview T. D. Antoine & Joey Kent, who teamed up to create the documentary, Beyond Galilee, about the visit of Martin Luther King to the Galilee Baptist Church in Shreveport, August 1958. They were able to interview members of the church who were there at the time as well as find archival TV footage that had not been seen since the 1950's.

1. This week in Louisiana history. July 2 1952 Construction begins on Ochsner Medical Foundation Hospital in Jefferson Parish.
2. This week in New Orleans history. July 9, 1982. Pan Am Flight 759 Crashes in Kenner.
   
3. This week in Louisiana.
   Natchitoches/NSU Folk Festival
   July 15th, 2016 - July 16th, 2016
   Prather Coliseum
   Northwestern State University, 220 S. Jefferson Street, Natchitoches, LA 71457
   318-357-4332 | 800-259-1714
   Website 
   Prather Coliseum
   This two-day,  multi cultural celebration of heritage and folk art features authetic food from different cultures, Cajun music and dancing, demonstrations, unique folk art exhibits inside A/C Prather Coliseum. Both days is full of musical entertainment featuring Zydeco, Rhythm and Blues, Rock, Country and Soul. The festival is host the State Fiddle Championship on Northwestern State University Campus.
4. Postcard from New Orleans. Bruce attends a 2nd line parade with his son Jeff, Sim Shattuck, and Laura Janelle McKnight. He checks in with Sim and Laura to find out what they've been doing since our last interview.

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163. David Armand, Part 2

163. Part 2 of our interview with David Armand. David was born and raised in Louisiana. He has worked as a drywall hanger, a draftsman, and as a press operator in a flag printing factory. He now teaches at Southeastern Louisiana University, where he also serves as associate editor for Louisiana Literature Press. In 2010, he won the George Garrett Fiction Prize for his first novel, The Pugilist's Wife, which was published by Texas Review Press. His second novel, Harlow, was published by Texas Review Press in 2013. David's third novel, The Gorge, was published on October 1, 2015, by Southeast Missouri State University Press, and his chapbook, The Deep Woods, was published in September by Blue Horse Press. David's memoir, My Mother's House, was published in March 2016 by Texas Review Press. 

1. This week in Louisiana history. July 2 1952. Construction begins on Ochsner Medical Foundation Hospital in Jefferson Parish.
2. This week in New Orleans history. July 2, 1980. Amos White died. White (November 6, 1889 – July 2, 1980) was an American jazz trumpeter.  He grew up an orphan in Charleston, South Carolina, where he played in the Jenkins Orphanage band in his teens.  During World War I White played in the 816th Pioneer Infantry Band in France, and settled in New Orleans after the war. Working as a typesetter, he played jazz in his spare time, working with Papa Celestin and Fate Marable among others.
   
3. This week in Louisiana.
   Celebration on the Cane - Independence Day
   July 4th, 2016
   Downtown Riverbank
   781 Front Street, Natchitoches, LA 71457
   318-352-2746 | 318-352-2746
   Website
   The day begins around 10 a.m. with children's activities and live musical entertainment at 6 p.m. with spectacular firework show over Cane River Lake at 9 p.m. over the Cane River Lake in historic Downtown Natchitoches, Louisiana. Event is FREE and open to the public. Bring blankets or lawn chairs. No ice chests allowed.

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162. David Armand, part 1

162. Part 1 of our interview with David Armand. David was born and raised in Louisiana. He has worked as a drywall hanger, a draftsman, and as a press operator in a flag printing factory. He now teaches at Southeastern Louisiana University, where he also serves as associate editor for Louisiana Literature Press. In 2010, he won the George Garrett Fiction Prize for his first novel, The Pugilist's Wife, which was published by Texas Review Press. His second novel, Harlow, was published by Texas Review Press in 2013. David's third novel, The Gorge, was published on October 1, 2015, by Southeast Missouri State University Press, and his chapbook, The Deep Woods, was published in September by Blue Horse Press. David's memoir, My Mother's House, was published in March 2016 by Texas Review Press.

1. This week in Louisiana history. June 26, 1805. Former V.P. Aaron Burr arrives in New Orleans.
2. This week in New Orleans history. June 25, 1978.  Rev. A. L. Davis died. Abraham Lincoln (A.L.) Davis, born on November 2, 1914, was a founder of the Southern Christian Leadership Conference (SCLC) and the first African American city councilman in New Orleans. He was born in Bayou Goula, Louisiana and moved to New Orleans in 1930.  He served as pastor of New Zion for forty-three years.  In 1957, Rev. Davis and a group of civil rights activists met at New Zion to organize the SCLC. The group chose as its first president Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. and Rev. Davis became its first vice president.  In 1975, he became the first African-American to serve on the New Orleans City Council.
   
3. This week in Louisiana.
   25th Annual Lebeau Zydeco Festival
   July 2nd, 2016
   Immaculate Conception Catholic Church Grounds
   103 Lebeau Church Road,
   Lebeau, LA 71345
   337-351-3902
   877-948-8004
   Website
   Immaculate Conception Catholic Church Grounds
   Enjoy live zydeco music, food and games for the entire family at this annual festival on the grounds of the church. This festival is famous for their pork backbone dinners. Rain or shine this festival will happen. Bring your tents and lawn chairs. No refunds, bbq pits, ATVs, glass containers or ice chests/coolers allowed. This festival is held the first Saturday every year in July.
4. Bruce reviews "Dark Angel Pass Me" by friend of the show Sim Shattuck.

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161. Kathleen DuVal, part 2.

161. We talk to Kathleen DuVal, author of Independence Lost: Lives on the Edge of the American Revolution, about the critical role played by Louisiana during the Revolutionary War. Governor Galvez lead his forces against the British forces, winning every battle and taking all the territory from Baton Rouge to Pensacola. As a result, the British lost all their territory along the Gulf of Mexico, and the Americans were able to keep open their critical supply lines up the Mississippi. Kathleen is a history professor at the University of North Carolina in Chapel Hill. Her research focuses on early America, particularly cross-cultural relations on North American borderlands. She researches and writes about how various American Indian, European, and African men and women interacted from the sixteenth through early nineteenth centuries. 

1. This week in Louisiana history. June 17, 1868. The first town election was held in Lake Charles.
2. This week in New Orleans history. June 18, 1860.  Gerard Stith finishes his term as Mayor of New Orleans.  Gerard Stith was elected the Mayor of New Orleans on June 7, 1858, being the candidate of the American or “Know Nothing” party.
   
3. This week in Louisiana.
   Sunflower Trail and Festival
   June 18th, 2016
   Highway 3049
   12797 Main St., Highway 3049, Gilliam, LA 71029
   318-296-4303
   Highway 3049
   The Sunflower Festival is a family oriented event located under the trees in Gilliam. Featuring local crafts, entertainment, art displays, and food. The attraction for many visitors is the drive on Highway 3049 north from Shreveport to Gilliam to enjoy the sunflowers, the beautiful the countryside, and the small towns.

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160. Kathleen DuVal, part 1

160. We talk to Kathleen DuVal, author of Independence Lost: Lives on the Edge of the American Revolution, about the critical role played by Louisiana during the Revolutionary War. Governor Galvez lead his forces against the British forces, winning every battle and taking all the territory from Baton Rouge to Pensacola. As a result, the British lost all their territory along the Gulf of Mexico, and the Americans were able to keep open their critical supply lines up the Mississippi. Kathleen is a history professor at the University of North Carolina in Chapel Hill. Her research focuses on early America, particularly cross-cultural relations on North American borderlands. She researches and writes about how various American Indian, European, and African men and women interacted from the sixteenth through early nineteenth centuries.

1. This week in Louisiana history. June 11, 1744. Louis J. de St. Denis dies in Natchitoches.
2. This week in New Orleans history. On June 11, 1974, Jefferson Parish acquired the balance of the Jefferson Downs property which was used to create Lafreniere Park.
   
3. This week in Louisiana.
   Let the Good Times Roll Festival
   June 17th, 2016 - June 19th, 2016
   Festival Plaza
   101 Crockett St., Shreveport, LA 71101
   318-470-3890
   Website
   Festival Plaza
   The good time just keep coming at this annual festival highlighting African American Culture with music,crafts and great food.
4. Poem of the week.
   "Grand Staircase" by Katie Bickham. This poem is from her book, The Belle Mar, and it set in that fictional house on Dec 7, 1970, as family and friends gathered to watch the comeback of Muhammad Ali on TV. We asked Katie to read and discuss her poem because of the death of Muhammad Ali a few days ago.

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159. Monique Verdin

159. We interview Monique Verdin, director of the documentary My Louisiana Love. My Louisiana Love follows Monique, a young Native American woman, as she returns to Southeast Louisiana to reunite with her Houma Indian family. But soon she sees that her people’s traditional way of life — fishing, trapping, and hunting these fragile wetlands — is threatened by a cycle of man-made environmental crises. As Louisiana is devastated by Hurricane Katrina and Rita and then the BP oil leak, Monique finds herself turning to environmental activism. The film looks at the complex and uneven relationship between the oil industry and the indigenous community of the Mississippi Delta.

1. This week in Louisiana history. June 5, 1713. Gov. Antoine Cadillac arrives in Louisiana.
2. This week in New Orleans history. On June 4, 1977, 40,000 fans watched Jimmy Weinert win the sixth of twelve races for the American Motor Cyclist Association $250,000 Supercross series. 20,000,000 pounds of dirt were piled into the center of the Superdome for the event
   
3. This week in Louisiana.
   Benton Farmers' Sunday Market
   May 22nd, 2016 - July 24th, 2016
   Downtown Benton - Town Park
   495 Simpson, Benton, LA 71006
   318-584-5977 | 318-965-2577
   Website
   Easy access to the park from Highway 3, Airline Dr./Palmetto Road and Highway 162.  Water, electricity, restroom facilities, playground and plenty of parking on site.  

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158. Anniversary Episode

158. This is the 3rd anniversary of the Louisiana Anthology Podcast, and the 4th episode of the Louisiana Anthology. Bruce and Stephen discuss our major mileposts over the last 4 years. Starting with one story, "Posson Jone,'" our anthology has grown to over 6,000,000 words. It includes works from every period of our history, from the earliest explorers and native stories to recent blog posts. We have material from the many ethnic groups, languages (English, French, Spanish, and Creole so far), and regions of our state. We also include the widest varitey of genres: poetry, fiction, history, essay, blog post, cook book, travelogue etc. Our podcast includes interviews with historians about important events in our past as well as artists about their current works. We even interview political figures like Gov. John Bel Edwards.

1. This week in Louisiana history. May 28, 1818. P.G.T. Beauregard born in St. Bernard Parish.
2. This week in New Orleans history. May 29, 1948.  The Streetcar named Desire ran for the last time.  The famous Streetcar Named Desire, i.e., the Desire Line [which began operating on October 17, 1920], was a one-way loop which ran from Canal Street down Bourbon through the Vieux Carré, down Dauphine to Desire Street, then out its namesake street to Tonti, down to France Street, and back in to Royal, finally returning through the Vieux Carré to Canal.  In the process, it passed Elysian Fields Blvd., the site of most of the action in the famous Tennessee Williams play and movie.
   
3. This week in Louisiana.
   Iberia Performing Arts League Presents, “Out of Sight, Out of Murder”
   June 2nd, 2016 - June 12th, 2016
   Essanee Theater
   126 Iberia St., New Iberia, LA 70560
   337-364-6114
   Website

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157. Laura D. Kelley, Part 2.

157. Part 2 of our interview with Dr. Laura D. Kelley.  Laura was born in New York City but after moving to New Orleans to complete her Ph.D., she realized she had finally found a place to call home. Her Irish roots dictated the focus of her study, and Irish luck lent a hand when she met on her first day in the Crescent City a man from “da Channel” – the Irish Channel – with an unusual accent reminiscent of New York City even though he was born and raised in New Orleans. Kelley realized then and there that she had found the subject and specific focus of her research.  Laura has written The Irish in New Orleans about this little-known history. “In this well-researched volume, historian Dr. Laura D. Kelley tells the colorful history of the Irish in New Orleans.” 

1. This week in Louisiana history. May 21, 1958. Segregation of New Orleans Street Cars ended.
2. This week in New Orleans history. On May 21, 1779, in view of the great abuses committed in the sale of provisions which were exposed to the elements (not being covered), the Cabildo determined to build a wooden warehouse sixty feet long by twenty-two feet wide in which to transact the sale of provisions.  During the same session, Don Santiago Toutan Beauregard was appointed Commissioner and Provincial Judge to succeed Don Carlos Honorato Olivier who resigned
   
3. This week in Louisiana.
   Little Walter Music Festival
   May 28th, 2016
   Alexandria Amphitheatre
   933 Second Street, Alexandria, LA 71301
   318-442-9546 | 800-551-9546
   Website
   Alexandria Amphitheatre
   The Little Walter Music Festival is a festival held at the Alexandria Amphitheater in Alexandria, La. honoring Rock & Roll Hall of Famer, Blues sideman and bandleader "Little Walter." For a complete lineup and more details, visit http://www.AlexandriaPinevilleLA.com/LittleWalter.

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