680. Celebrate a milestone with us! In this episode, we are marking the 13th anniversary of the podcast and the 14th anniversary of the Anthology project as a whole. To honor the occasion, we are sitting down with legendary local historian and author Ed Branley, the NOLA History Guy, to reflect on another  year of storytelling.

Tune in as we look back at what we and Ed have accomplished over the last 12 months, dive into our favorite recent discoveries, and discuss the ever-evolving history of the Crescent City.

Thank you for being part of our journey for over a decade!

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!

of the Louisiana Choctaw. II

   Soon after the earth (yahne) was made, men and

grasshoppers came to the surface through a long passageway

that led from a large cavern, in the interior of the earth, to

the summit of a high hill, Nan' chaha. There, deep down in the

earth, in the great cavern, man and the grasshoppers had been

created by Aba, the Great Spirit, having been formed of the

yellow clay.

   For a time the men and the grasshoppers continued

to reach the surface together, and as they emerged from the

long passageway they would scatter in all directions, some

going north, others south, east, or west.

   But at last the mother of the grasshoppers who

had remained in the cavern was killed by the men and as a

consequence there were no more grasshoppers to reach the

surface, and ever after those that lived on the earth were

known to the Choctaw as eske ilay, or 'mother dead.' However,

men continued to reach the surface of the earth through the

long passageway that led to the summit of Nan' chaha, and, as

they moved about from place to place, they trampled upon many

grasshoppers in the high grass, killing many and hurting

others.

   The grasshoppers became alarmed as they feared

that all would be killed if men became more numerous and

continued to come from the cavern in the earth. They spoke to

Aba, who heard them and soon after caused the passageway to be

closed and no more men were allowed to reach the surface. But

as there were many men remaining in the cavern he changed them

to ants and ever since that time the small ants have come

forth from holes in the ground.

streetcars stopped running.

1985: Businessman

Tom Benson officially purchased the New Orleans Saints,

preventing the team from potentially relocating to another

city.

French Market Creole Tomato Festival

June 7'8 (traditionally the first weekend of June)

French Market District, 1008 N. Peters Street

New Orleans, LA 70116

Website: frenchmarket.org

Email: [email protected]

Phone: (504) 636‑6400

The French Market Creole Tomato Festival celebrates the

arrival of Louisiana's beloved Creole tomatoes with food

booths, cooking demonstrations, live music, and family

activities throughout the historic French Market:

tomato‑based specialties and seasonal favorites.

French Market and Dutch Alley.

interactive food‑themed events.

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