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
Music
Danny and Blue Lu Barker
New Orleans’s first couple of jazz.
History
Dew Drop Social & Benevolent Jazz Hall
A rural jazz hall in the early twentieth century, the Dew Drop Social & Benevolent Jazz Hall experienced a revival in the early twenty-first century.
Music
Earl Palmer
Earl Palmer was an innovative, influential drummer in New Orleans and Los Angeles.
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
Music
Katie Webster
Boogie-woogie pianist and blues vocalist Katie Webster was a prolific recording and touring musician.
King Creole Turns 60
On location in New Orleans, Elvis staked his claim as an actor
01/03
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