588. Part 2 of our interview of Amanda Jones, library defender. Amanda served as an educator in

Louisiana for over twenty years. Jones had long been a vocal

opponent to book censorship, arguing that book challenges have

disproportionally targeted books with LGBTQ or BIPOC themes,

characters, or authors. In July 2022, Jones spoke publicly

against book censorship at a Livingston Parish Public Library

Board meeting. After the meeting, multiple conservative

organizations posted about Jones on their websites and social

media pages. In 2022, Jones helped to create Louisiana Citizens

Against Censorship, an organization in which she is executive

director, as well as the Livingston Parish Library Alliance.

Jones has lobbied against censorship legislation in Louisiana,

specifically Louisiana Senate Bill 7 in 2023, to limit access to

minors of material with "sexual conduct", and House Bills 414

and 545 in 2024, which would apply state obscenity law to

libraries. The former was signed into law in June 2023.

The oldest play about Louisiana, author James Workman wrote it

as a celebration of the Louisiana Purchase. Now it is back in

print for the first time in 220 years. Order your copy today!

Appellate Court desegregated LSU undergraduate classes.

grass-roots group of  daily streetcar riders advertised a

petition seeking signatures to "Save Our Streetcars" on Canal

Street.  Mrs. Joan L. Legrand and Cyril O. Rouseau

organized the petition activities.

Dutch Oven Gathering

Lake Bistineau State Park

103 State Park Rd.

Doyline, LA 71023

September 14, 2024 9:00 am - 2:00 pm

Meeting, Greeting, Cooking & Eating

Pots are usually on the coals by 9:30 am

Tasting begins at Noon

Bring your chairs and drinks. 

Entrance fees into the park apply.

Quarter Fest.     

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