672. Bruce and Stephen give a new presentation about Liberty in Louisiana. This was a Friends of the Cabildo event. The Louisiana State Museum and Friends of the Cabildo’s Second Thursday Lecture Series is held on the second Thursday of each month, beginning at 6 p.m. at the New Orleans Jazz Museum at the Old U.S. Mint or on Zoom. Every month a different topic is explored from Louisiana’s unique history. Programs are free of charge; refreshments courtesy of Friends of the Cabildo. For more information, contact Friends of the Cabildo at 504.523.3939 or go to the events page for the most updated lecture schedule.

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 222 years. Order your copy today!

Manners of the Americans.

The first symptom of American equality that I perceived, was

my being introduced in form to a milliner; it was not at a

boarding-house, under the indistinct outline of "Miss C*****,"

nor in the street through the veil of a fashionable toilette,

but in the very penetralia of her temple, standing behind her

counter, giving laws to ribbon and to wire, and ushering caps

and bonnets into existence. She was an English woman, and I

was told that she possessed great intellectual endowments, and

much information; I really believe this was true. Her manner

was easy and graceful, with a good deal of French tournure;

and the gentleness with which her fine eyes and sweet voice

directed the movements of a young female slave, was really

touching: the way, too, in which she blended her French talk

of modes with her customers, and her English talk of

metaphysics with her friends, had a pretty air of indifference

in it, that gave her a superiority with both.

establishes the first Diocese of Louisiana and the Floridas.

St Louis Church became Cath'drale Saint-Louis, and

Luis Pe'alver y C'rdenas was named the first Bishop.

1977: The first edition of the Gambit

weekly newspaper was published, eventually becoming a staple

of New Orleans culture and investigative reporting.

Ponchatoula Memorial Park, North 6th Street

Ponchatoula, LA 70454

April 10'12, 2026 (festival concluded last weekend; visitors

can still enjoy local farms and downtown attractions on April

17)

Website: lastrawberryfestival.com

Email: [email protected]

Phone: (985) 386‑2536

The Ponchatoula Strawberry Festival is Louisiana's largest

free harvest festival, celebrating local farmers, food, music,

and community traditions:

daiquiris, jams, and fresh flats from local growers.

attractions, and family‑friendly entertainment.

photo spots remain active the week after the festival.

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