Spring 2024
Departments
The current issue of 64 Parishes is available for $6.95 plus tax and a $5 shipping and handling fee. Back issues of 64 Parishes and Louisiana Cultural Vistas are available for $7.95 plus tax and a $5 shipping and handling fee. Note that supplies are limited on some issues. To order call 504-523-4352 or email [email protected].
Articles
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The Red River Valley
A lens on North Louisiana
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A Century of Garlic and Olives
The life, death, and rebirth of Central Grocery
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The Dying Pelican
Romanticism, local color, and nostalgic New Orleans
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An Ominous Effervescence
The Bayou Corne sinkhole
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Mayhaws
The sour-sweet taste of grandmother’s house
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Perique Tobacco
A St. James original
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Crossing Over
The Miss-Lou Memorial Day Parade
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“Leave Your Rought Clothes at Home”
The history and legacy of the Ninth Ward’s Law and Desire corridor
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Motherhood and Its Malcontents
Patty Friedmann’s The Exact Image of Mother
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Poetry by Brad Richard
Selected by Louisiana Poet Laureate Alison Pelegrin
Parish Spotlight
52,000 Irises Saved—and Counting
Louisiana Iris Conservation Initiative
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Colonial Hubris
Louisiana, Carolana, and the imperial chess match of 1699
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The Long Game
Longleaf pine restoration contends with arson in Vernon Parish
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Voice as Instrument
The improvisational artistry of Germaine Bazzle
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That’s a Mighty Fine Tomato
Creole tomatoes and the women who love them
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Tall Orders
Two new exhibitions shine “three great lights” on the history, symbology, and lore of Freemasonry
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Won’t Bow Down. Don’t Know How.
An excerpt from The Danse Macabre: Celebration and Survival in New Orleans by Cheryl Gerber
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Weaving the Immigrant Journey into Art
Iranian-born Sara Rastegar curates Living the Unknown
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Literary Love Affair
Celebrating writers’ attraction to New Orleans