Mother’s House & Mirrors.  He has published four novels, The

Pugilist's Wife, Harlow, The Gorge, and The Lord's Acre. He has also

published three collections of poems, The Deep Woods, Debt, and The

Evangelist. From 2017-2019,

he served as Writer-in-Residence at Southeastern Louisiana University,

where he is currently assistant professor of creative writing. His

latest book, a collection of essays called Mirrors, was published by the

University of Louisiana at Lafayette Press. Armand is the 2022

recipient of the Louisiana Writer Award, presented annually by the

Louisiana Center for the Book in the State Library of Louisiana. He is

the twenty-third recipient of the prestigious award presented to

recognize outstanding contributions to Louisiana’s literary and

intellectual life exemplified by a contemporary Louisiana writer’s body

of work."

Now available: Liberty in Louisiana: A Comedy.

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!

This week in Louisiana history. January 11. 2016. John Bel

Edwards becomes 56th Governor of Louisiana. 

This week in Louisiana.

Krewe of Chewbacchus

February 1, 2025.  

7:00 pm

   The Krewe of Chewbacchus starts at Franklin and St. Claude, lining up on Franklin between St. Claude and the river.

   Proceeds down St. Claude (river side) and turns left on Elysian Fields Ave.
   It parades down Elysian Fields Ave and then turns right on Decatur St.
   The parade will continue on Decatur St. where it ends at Conti St.
   The Chewbacchanal will be held at The Fillmore starting at 9 p.m.

      The 2,800-member Intergalactic Krewe of Chewbacchus is a Sci-Fi

themed Mardi Gras parade, as well as a self-described satirical space

cult. Chewbacchus consists of over 150 distinct subkrewes, each of which

pays loving (and sometimes satirical) homage to the full spectrum of

Science Fiction, Fantasy, Horror and everything in between. Chewbacchus

is a model of creative collaboration and has grown into a

self-sustaining tradition.

Postcards from Louisiana. The Medicare String Band plays in

Natchitoches.

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607. Part 2 of our conversation with Rain

Prud'homme-Cranford (Rain C. Goméz) & her friends D. G.

Barthe and Andrew Jolivette about their book, Louisiana

Creole Peoplehood.

“Over the course of more than three centuries, the diverse

communities of Louisiana have engaged in creative living

practices to forge a vibrant, multifaceted, and fully developed

Creole culture. Against the backdrop of ongoing anti-Blackness

and Indigenous erasure that has sought to undermine this rich

culture, Louisiana Creoles have found transformative ways to

uphold solidarity, kinship, and continuity, retaking Louisiana

Creole agency as a post-contact Afro-Indigenous culture.

Engaging themes as varied as foodways, queer identity, health,

historical trauma, language revitalization, and diaspora,

Louisiana Creole Peoplehood explores vital ways a specific

Afro-Indigenous community asserts agency while promoting

cultural sustainability, communal dialogue, and community

reciprocity.” Rain works within Indigenous and Afro-Indigenous

Studies — literature; ecology; gender, two-spirit, and

sexuality; Métis; Louisiana Creole; Red/Black Rhetorics; and

critical mixed race.

Now available: Liberty in Louisiana: A Comedy.

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! 

This week in Louisiana history. January 4, 1830 Louisiana

State government moved to Donaldsonville from New

Orleans 

This week in New Orleans history. When the city of New

Orleans was struck by Hurricane Katrina in August 2005, the

bakery's ventilation system, an exterior wall, and the roof

were damaged. Production of Hubig's pies was halted and did

not start again until more than four months later, January

4, 2006, after the neighborhood had clean water,

reliable electricity, and sufficient gas pressure. Hubig's

pies increased slightly in cost since the storm, and the

variety of flavors offered has changed. About 30,000

hand-sized pies are made a day to be delivered on the next

day. This year they're adding King Cake during Mardi Gras

season.

This week in Louisiana.

Funky Uptown Krewe

Jan. 6, 2025

The Twelfth Night fun continues on the streetcar route with

the Funky Uptown Krewe following Phunny Phorty Phellows. This

year’s theme will be “Studio 504.”

funkyuptownkrewe.com

Put on your disco best & come out on the route to

catch DJ Mannie Fresh! He's been riding with us since 2019 (go

DJ, that's our DJ!), the ONLY DJ bringing the beats LIVE FROM

INSIDE THE ST CHARLES STREETCAR to the people of NOLA, ready

to kick off Carnival season! The Kings of Brass are back again

with a Carnivaltastic set to start the night off at Bouree

before we board our Soul Streetcar to toss YOU our signature

hand-decorated vinyl record throws! Finally, BIG THANKS to Fat

Harry's for hosting us for post-ride libations &

celebrations!

    Catch one of our treasured vinyl record

throws- pop up anywhere on the route (map below) after 7pm on

Monday Jan. 6, 2025!

Postcards from Louisiana. Medicare String Band in

Natchitoches. 

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606. Part 1 of Rain Prud’homme-Cranford (Rain C. Goméz) & her friends D. G. Barthe and Andrew Jolivette's visit to our porch this week. Louisiana Creole Peoplehood

is the book they collaborated on. “Over the course of more than three

centuries, the diverse communities of Louisiana have engaged in creative

living practices to forge a vibrant, multifaceted, and fully developed

Creole culture. Against the backdrop of ongoing anti-Blackness and

Indigenous erasure that has sought to undermine this rich culture,

Louisiana Creoles have found transformative ways to uphold solidarity,

kinship, and continuity, retaking Louisiana Creole agency as a

post-contact Afro-Indigenous culture. Engaging themes as varied as

foodways, queer identity, health, historical trauma, language

revitalization, and diaspora, Louisiana Creole Peoplehood explores vital

ways a specific Afro-Indigenous community asserts agency while

promoting cultural sustainability, communal dialogue, and community

reciprocity.” Rain works within Indigenous and Afro-Indigenous Studies — literature; ecology; gender, two-spirit, and sexuality; Métis; Louisiana Creole; Red/Black Rhetorics; and critical mixed race.

Now available: Liberty in Louisiana: A Comedy.

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!

This week in Louisiana history. December 29, 1898. Monument

to Public School benefactor John McDonogh dedicated in New

Orleans.

This week in New Orleans history. 28 December, 1948. Joseph

"Ziggy" Modeliste (born December, 28 1948 also known as

Zigaboo) is an American drummer best known as a founding

member of the funk group The Meters. He also cofounded The

Wild Tchoupitoulas and has worked extensively with other

musicians, notably Keith Richards, Robert Palmer, and Dr.

John.

This week in Louisiana.

Dick Clark Rockin’ New Year’s Eve

Jackson Square

New Orleans, LA

Website

Every year, Dick Clark Rockin’ New Year’s Eve production hosts

its official Central Time Zone party in New Orleans near the

historic JAX Brewery starting at 9 p.m. The show will be

coordinated with parties in New York and Los Angeles, and will

feature a musical lineup and special guests. The fleur-de-lis

drop-off at JAX Brewery will be live-cast.

Postcards from Louisiana. Phillip Manuel and the Michael Pellera Trio perform at Snug Harbor.

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 605. Part 2. Derby Gisclair returns to discuss the history of baseball in New Orleans. Derby is an expert on the topic, having written the following books:

Early Baseball in New Orleans: A History of 19th Century Play.

The 1910 New Orleans Pelicans: A Moment in Minor League History: Shoeless Joe Jackson and the New Orleans Pelicans Championship.

The Dixie Series: 1920 - 1958.

In July of 1859, seventy-five young New Orleanians came together to form the seven teams that comprised the Louisiana Base Ball Club. They played their games in the fields of the de la Chaise estate on the outskirts of New Orleans near present-day Louisiana Avenue. As America's population grew through immigration, so did the popularity of what the largest newspaper in New Orleans, the Daily Picayune, called in November of 1860 "the National Game." Baseball quickly replaced cricket as the city's most popular participant sport.In 1887, local businessmen and promoters secured a minor league franchise for the city of New Orleans in the newly formed Southern League, beginning the city's 73-year love affair with the New Orleans Pelicans. From Shoeless Joe Jackson, to Hall of Famers Dazzy Vance, Joe Sewell, Bob Lemon, and Earl Weaver, to today's stars such as Jeff Cirillo and Lance Berkman, the road to the majors brought many notable players through New Orleans. From these early beginnings to the present-day New Orleans Zephyrs of the AAA Pacific Coast League, local fans have continued the tradition of baseball in New Orleans.

A lifelong resident of New Orleans, S. Derby Gisclair is a member of the Society of American Baseball Research (SABR) and its 19th Century, Minor Leagues, Deadball Era, Oral History, and Pictorial History Committees. He heads the Schott-Pelican Chapter of SABR in Louisiana and is on the Nominating and Selection Committees for the Greater New Orleans Professional Baseball Hall of Fame.

Now available: Liberty in Louisiana: A Comedy.

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!

This week in Louisiana history. December 23, 1813.

Legislative Act #5 provides for offical state seal.

This week in New Orleans history. December 21, 1890.

Governor James Albert Noe, born on December 21, 1890, served

in World War I as a first lieutenant of the 369th Infantry in

France. He became the Governor of Louisiana, serving from

January through May 1936, following the death of Gov. O. K.

Allen. He later returned to the senate until 1940. In 1936 Noe

founded WNOE-AM and FM radio stations in New Orleans,

established Monroes KNOE-AM and FM radio stations in 1944, and

KNOE-TV in 1953.

This week in Louisiana.

Kenner's Heritage Park Christmas Village

2015 Fourth Street

Kenner, LA

December 1 - December 31, 2024

Website

Light display is open nightly / Vendors and entertainment will

be present every Friday and Saturday from Dec. 1 - 23

Time: 5:30 pm to 8:30 pm

Admission: FREE

     Each year in December, the streets

and buildings in Rivertown from the railroad tracks to the

river, are adorned with dazzling lights and displays. The

festivities culminate in Kenner's Heritage Park, located at

the center of the district and open every day and evening.

     There, visitors can wander through

and view the festival displays, shop local food and craft

vendors, find a unique gift, take a photo with Santa, or watch

a song or dance performance by community churches and school

groups.

     Children revel in the sudsy "snow"

that blankets the park throughout the evening, and a special

holiday-themed musical laser light show plays in the Kenner

Planetarium theater right across the street. You're sure to

catch some holiday cheer in Rivertown.​

Postcards from Louisiana. David Middleton. "The Shepherd: A

Christmas Play."

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604. Part 1. Derby Gisclair returns to discuss the history of baseball in New Orleans. Derby is an expert on the topic, having written the following books:

Early Baseball in New Orleans: A History of 19th Century Play.

The 1910 New Orleans Pelicans: A Moment in Minor League History: Shoeless Joe Jackson and the New Orleans Pelicans Championship.

The Dixie Series: 1920 - 1958.

In July of 1859, seventy-five young New Orleanians came together to form the seven teams that comprised the Louisiana Base Ball Club. They played their games in the fields of the de la Chaise estate on the outskirts of New Orleans near present-day Louisiana Avenue. As America's population grew through immigration, so did the popularity of what the largest newspaper in New Orleans, the Daily Picayune, called in November of 1860 "the National Game." Baseball quickly replaced cricket as the city's most popular participant sport.

In 1887, local businessmen and promoters secured a minor league franchise for the city of New Orleans in the newly formed Southern League, beginning the city's 73-year love affair with the New Orleans Pelicans. From Shoeless Joe Jackson, to Hall of Famers Dazzy Vance, Joe Sewell, Bob Lemon, and Earl Weaver, to today's stars such as Jeff Cirillo and Lance Berkman, the road to the majors brought many notable players through New Orleans. From these early beginnings to the present-day New Orleans Zephyrs of the AAA Pacific Coast League, local fans have continued the tradition of baseball in New Orleans.

A lifelong resident of New Orleans, S. Derby Gisclair is a member of the Society of American Baseball Research (SABR) and its 19th Century, Minor Leagues, Deadball Era, Oral History, and Pictorial History Committees. He heads the Schott-Pelican Chapter of SABR in Louisiana and is on the Nominating and Selection Committees for the Greater New Orleans Professional Baseball Hall of Fame.

Now available: Liberty in Louisiana: A Comedy.

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!

This week in Louisiana history. December 14, 1814. First

clash with British in War of 1812 on Lake Borgne

This week in New Orleans history. On October 14, 1975, the

Dome hosted Muhammad Ali Appreciation Day. The Muhammad Temple

of Islam 46 in New Orleans organized the activities, with

Ali's appearance as the day's highlight. Speakers included Dr.

Na'im Akbar, Wallace D. Muhammad and Louis Farrakhan.

This week in Louisiana.

Holiday Lights at Baton Rouge Generalue

8585 Picardy Avenue

Baton Rouge, LA 70809

Website

Tickets $5.00.

    Join us at our annual Holiday Lights

display, a first of its kind in Baton Rouge, where the large

greenspace in front of the hospital is transformed into a

twinkling, singing and musically synchronized lights display

for the community to enjoy.

    Take a stroll through our lighted walking

path where you'll see countless holiday sightings on display!

Check out the three dancing-light mega trees, breeze through

24 feet of lighted tunnels, dance with the singing trees and

pose with the lighted candy canes and snowmen. Experience the

wonder of our giant walk-through ornament, present and Santa

hat!

Postcards from Louisiana. The Louisiana Book Festival band plays, "When the Saints Go Marching in."

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603. We chat with Lenore Weiss about her novel, Pulp into Paper, which “is about the struggle of Arkansas and Louisiana mill

workers to tell the truth about what is happening in their work and

personal lives. The book mirrors the choices we make between earning a

living and our ethical values, but is sympathetic to all characters on

either side of the environmental divide.” Pulp into Paper is an engaging,

disturbing and sometimes humorous novel exposing a calcified network of

corruption between a company (Rand-Atlantic) and the government (EPA) in

a small Southern town where "the stink [is] the smell of money."

Weiss's talent for detail is extraordinary as she takes us into the

homes, sandwich shops and hydrogen-sulfide infested creeks of East

Hentsbury with its unforgettable cast of characters." (Campbell). Lenore Weiss is enrolled in

the Master of Fine Arts Program at San Francisco State University. Her

poetry has been published in many journals  Her books include Cutting

Down the Last Tree on Easter Island (West End Press, 2012) , Two Places

(Kelsay Books, 2014), and Mortal forthcoming in 2016 from Black Cat Moon

Press. (Basmati.com).

Now available: Liberty in Louisiana: A Comedy.

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!

This week in Louisiana history. December 7 1851 Archbishop

Blanc blesses new (current) St. Louis Cathedral

This week in New Orleans history. Amusements for the evening

on December 7, 1891 included "William Tell" at the Opera

House, "Camille" at the Varieties Theatre, "Macbeth" at the

Varieties Theatre, and "The World of Passion" at the St.

Charles Theatre.

This week in Louisiana.

Candy Cane Lane

170 Hwy 151 N.

Calhoun, LA

318-801-0670

Website

Our hope is to be a part of your family’s Christmas tradition

for years to come, and we are incredibly honored to have the

privilege of providing this experience to each of you. Every

smile from every visitor reminds us that we have the BEST JOB

EVER!!! Thank you for allowing us to be a part of your

family’s Christmas, and we hope to see you all again soon!

Much Love and Merry Christmas,

  The Hanson Family

Postcards from Louisiana. Phillip Manuel with Michael Pellera Trio at Snug Harbor.

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602. We conclude our conversation with Cherry Levin about plantation wedding

ceremonies in Louisiana. She wrote Wedding belles and enslaved brides:

Louisiana plantation weddings in fact, fiction and folklore as her LSU dissertation.  “A distinguished graduate of the Association

of Bridal Consultants’ Professional Development Program, Cherry

has planned and coordinated over two hundred weddings throughout

the San Francisco Bay Area, the Wine Country and Lake Tahoe. She

has also planned weddings in San Luis Obispo, Texas and

locations throughout southeastern Louisiana from Baton Rouge to

New Orleans.”

Now available: Liberty in Louisiana: A Comedy.

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!

This week in Louisiana history. November 30, 1803. As

Colonial Prefect - Pierre Laussat formally receives possession

of Louisiana for France.

This week in New Orleans history. November 27, 1935, born in

New Orleans on November 27, 1935, boxer Wilfred "Willie"

Raleigh Pastrano was the light-heavyweight boxing champion of

the world from 1963 until 1965.

This week in Louisiana.

Christmas in Lafreniere Park

3000 Downs Blvd.

Metairie, LA 70003

Website

December 1st – 30th, 2024

Sunday – Thursday 5:30pm – 9:00pm

Friday and Saturday 5:30pm – 10:00pm

Closed December 25th

Weather permitting

$10 per car in advance

$15 per car at the Park

NO CASH / NO REFUNDS

    Lafreniere Park sparkles for the holidays

with millions of twinkling lights and displays!

    A dusk the lights will come on at

Lafreniere park and the longtime tradition of driving through

the beautiful light displays will begin. The holiday lights

exhibit features LED lights with fantastic displays. Don’t

forget to check out the 60 foot Sea Serpent in the lagoon, the

elegant princess in her illuminated, magical castle, or the

New Orleans Saints players with the Lombardi Trophy. Bring the

entire family to enjoy the sparkling display.

Postcards from Louisiana. 

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 601. Part 1 of our conversation with Cherry Levin about her research into Antebellum weddings in

Louisiana Creole plantations. She wrote a dissertation at LSU entitled, “Wedding Belles and Enslaved Brides: Louisiana Plantation Weddings in Fact, Fiction and Folklore.” “Along with rites of passage marking birth and death, wedding rituals played an important role in ordering social life on antebellum Louisiana plantations, not only for elite white families but also for the enslaved. Autobiographical accounts of plantation weddings written by Louisiana women yield considerable insights on the importance of weddings for Louisiana plantation women before and especially during the Civil War. Moreover, information contained within the Louisiana Writers’ Project narratives reveal various types of wedding ritual used to unite the enslaved on Louisiana plantations despite laws and codes that prohibited slave unions. In contrast to these historical accounts, plantation weddings in the fictional imagination reveal that the figure of the bride reflects careful authorial negotiation of racialized and gendered ideologies.” (Levin).  “A

distinguished graduate of the Association of Bridal Consultants’

Professional Development Program, Cherry has planned and coordinated

over two hundred weddings throughout the San Francisco Bay Area, the

Wine Country and Lake Tahoe. She has also planned weddings in San Luis

Obispo, Texas and locations throughout southeastern Louisiana from Baton

Rouge to New Orleans” (Retrospect Images).

Now available: Liberty in Louisiana: A Comedy.

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!

This week in Louisiana history. November 24, 1721. First

census of New Orleans taken

This week in New Orleans history. November 23, 1955. Mary

Loretta Landrieu was born in Arlington, Virginia on November

23, 1955, the daughter of Moon Landrieu and the sister of

Mitch Landrieu. She was raised in New Orleans and attended

Ursuline Academy. She graduated from Louisiana State

University in Baton Rouge in 1977. She eventually became a

United States Senator.

This week in Louisiana.

Now Open For 2024 Season!

Dark Woods Adventure Park

4343 University Pkwy

Natchitoches, LA 71457

Website

     Adventure awaits at Dark Woods

Adventure Park in Natchitoches. This family-friendly outdoor

park features a variety of activities and attractions to

enjoy, including Lost Treasure Mining Company, Louisiana’s

only outdoor gem and fossil mining attraction, delicious food,

and the new Bear Factory at Dark Woods. With a mini-golf

course in development and scheduled opening soon, this park

will surely be a hit with visitors of all ages!

     Additionally, special seasonal events

like Happy Easter Hop Along, Dark Woods Haunted Attraction,

and Dark Woods Christmas, retail shops, an ice cream shop, and

great food make Dark Woods Adventure Park a popular

destination for a day of exploration and adventure from March

to December.

     Whether you’re looking for a day of

fun or a weekend getaway, Dark Woods Adventure Park is sure to

have something for everyone!

Postcards from Louisiana. Aislinn Kerchaert writes and reads the poem, “Thanksgiving in

New Orleans.”

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Part 2 of Adam Fairclough's visit to the Louisiana Anthology Podcast to discuss his research on race relations in Louisiana. His book, Bulldozed and Betrayed: Louisiana and the Stolen Elections of 1876,

discusses the end of Reconstruction and the beginning of Jim Crow.

Prior to the 2020 presidential election, historians considered the

disputed 1876 contest — which pitted Republican Rutherford B. Hayes

against Democrat Samuel J. Tilden — the most controversial in American

history. Examining the work and conclusions of the

Potter Committee, the congressional body tasked with investigating the

vote, Adam Fairclough's Bulldozed and Betrayed: Louisiana and the Stolen

Elections of 1876 sheds new light on the events surrounding the

electoral crisis, especially those that occurred in Louisiana, a state

singled out for voter intimidation and rampant fraud. The Potter

Committee's inquiry led to embarrassment for Democrats, uncovering an

array of bribes, forgeries, and even coded telegrams showing that the

Tilden campaign had attempted to buy the presidency. Testimony also

exposed the treachery of Hayes, who, once installed in the White House,

permitted insurrectionary Democrats to overthrow the Republican

government in Louisiana that had risen to power during the early days of

Reconstruction.

Now available: Liberty in Louisiana: A Comedy.

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!

This week in Louisiana history. November 16, 1972. Two

Southern University students were killed by police.

This week in New Orleans history. On November 16, 1959

National Airlines Flight 967, a Douglas DC-7 flying from Tampa

to New Orleans with 42 people on board crashed into the Gulf

of Mexico.

This week in Louisiana.

The New Orleans Holiday Tradition

November 23 - December 30

Website

City Park’s largest fundraiser, Celebration in the Oaks, is

THE New Orleans holiday family tradition. This incredible

light festival has enchanted Park visitors since the 1980s and

is vital to the Park’s maintenance, care, and beautification

year round. Make memories with your loved ones in City Park

this holiday season.

Experience

Enjoy over a million twinkling lights through the 2.25-mile

Driving Tour or the reimagined Walking Tour, featuring

unlimited Amusement Park rides as well as access to the

elegant Botanical Garden, or a combination of both!

Postcards from Louisiana. Secret Bandwagon plays at the

Marigny Brasserie on Frenchmen St.

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599. Part 1 of Adam Fairclough's visit to the Louisiana Anthology Podcast to discuss his research on race relations in Louisiana. His book, Bulldozed and Betrayed: Louisiana and the Stolen Elections of 1876, discusses the end of Reconstruction and the beginning of Jim Crow. Prior to the 2020 presidential election, historians considered the disputed 1876 contest -- which pitted Republican Rutherford B. Hayes against Democrat Samuel J. Tilden -- the most controversial in American history. Examining the work and conclusions of the Potter Committee, the congressional body tasked with investigating the vote, Adam Fairclough's Bulldozed and Betrayed: Louisiana and the Stolen Elections of 1876 sheds new light on the events surrounding the electoral crisis, especially those that occurred in Louisiana, a state singled out for voter intimidation and rampant fraud. The Potter Committee's inquiry led to embarrassment for Democrats, uncovering an array of bribes, forgeries, and even coded telegrams showing that the Tilden campaign had attempted to buy the presidency. Testimony also exposed the treachery of Hayes, who, once installed in the White House, permitted insurrectionary Democrats to overthrow the Republican government in Louisiana that had risen to power during the early days of Reconstruction.

Now available: Liberty in Louisiana: A Comedy.

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!

This week in Louisiana history. November 9, 1862. Gen.

Butler declares all property of disloyal citizens of Lafourche

Parish to be confiscated

This week in New Orleans history. November 9, 1931, Pascal

Frank Calogero, Jr., born was a Chief Justice of the Louisiana

Supreme Court. A graduate of Loyola University New Orleans

School of Law, He was first elected to the Court in 1972. He

retired at the end of 2008. He had longest tenure of any

Justice on the Louisiana Supreme Court.

This week in Louisiana.

LUNA Fête

Ernest N. Morial Convention Center Pedestrian Park

900 Convention Center Blvd.

New Orleans, LA 70130

Central Business District/Downtown

Arts New Orleans

Admission Price — Free!

Website

November 14 – 17, 2024

LUNA Fête is New Orleans’ annual festival of light, art, and

technology and the nation’s longest running projection mapping

festival. LUNA Fête is a visionary initiative created by Arts

New Orleans to demonstrate the power of art to transform

communities. Arts New Orleans organizes a series of artist

training workshops geared towards local and regional artists

producing works using light, technology, and interactivity.

Recommended attendees include (but are not limited to) artists

working in video-mapping technologies, digital sculptures,

interactive installations, and temporary light-based public

art. This free and open to the public festival celebrates New

Orleans creative industries and provides a memorable

experience for more than 100,000 diverse event attendees. More

than 250 New Orleans artists and 60 youth have advanced their

technical and artistic skills through this unique educational

opportunity.

Postcards from Louisiana. Donna Watson, Fervent Day by Day, You Have a Purpose, and You Are Blessed.

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