Government, Politics & Law
“A Change Is Gonna Come”
Sam Cooke wrote the civil rights anthem “A Change Is Gonna Come” after encountering racial discrimination while on tour in Shreveport.
John Wirt
Music
Alvin Batiste
Jazz clarinetist and composer Alvin Batiste was the highly regarded teacher of many noted jazz musicians.
Amédé Was the King
Creole musician Amédé Ardoin’s legacy
Music
Bobby Rush
A dynamic singer, songwriter, and harmonica player from Claiborne Parish, Rush mixes funk, soul, and blues music and won Grammy Awards in his eighties.
Cajun Culture Bearers
Roots of Fire is the LEH Documentary Film of the Year
Business & Industry
Festival International de Louisiane
The festival celebrates southwest Louisiana’s connections to the francophone world.
John Fred and His Playboy Band
Radio staple “Judy in Disguise” has Baton Rouge roots
King Creole Turns 60
On location in New Orleans, Elvis staked his claim as an actor
Lincoln Parish Turns 150
A century and a half for the Reconstruction-era parish
Look at Little Sister
Linda Gail rocks her way out of Jerry Lee’s shadow
Lost Highway
Jayne Mansfield's last days in Louisiana.
Morgus the Magnificent
New Orleans’s answer to Elvira and Joe Bob Briggs
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