Clifton Chenier’s Zydeco Road
Book Excerpt, Magazine, Winter 2015
Clifton Chenier’s path in the zydeco musician’s own words and those of his fellow travelers and bandmates
Search Results for: Huey P. Long
Magazine Articles
Investments in Royal Vestments
Fall 2004, Louisiana State Museum, Magazine
The regalia of New Orleans’s Mardi Gras debutantes is inspired by the monarchs of Europe
Crafting to Scale
Magazine, Summer 2021
Women in a Houma family adapt a utilitarian tradition to artistic ends
Diary of a Displaced Person
Magazine, Winter 2005
A New Orleanian recalls days of trauma and disbelief in the days following Hurricane Katrina
Against the Current
Magazine, Winter 2023
River pilots in an age of automation
Images
Henry Wadsworth Longfellow
Folklife
A black and white reproduction of a head and shoulders portrait of Henry Wadsworth Longfellow, who wrote Evangeline: A Tale of Acadie, in 1847.
Earl Kemp Long
Government, Politics & Law
A portrait of former Louisiana governor, Earl Kemp Long.
Encyclopedia Entries
Longism
Government, Politics & Law, History
“Longism” refers to both the political machine and the radical populist doctrine established by Huey Long in Louisiana in 1928.
Anti-Longism
Government, Politics & Law, History
Huey P. Long was one of the most colorful and controversial politicians in Louisiana history. Admiration of his leadership was strong, but so was contempt; the contempt ultimately resulted in his death at the hand of a disgruntled citizen.
Images
Merchants’ Exchange, New Orleans, LA. (longitudinal section)
Architecture
In 1835, architect James H. Dakin moved to New Orleans from New York to establish a practice with his brother, Charles Bingley, and James Gallier. Dakin's New Orleans designs include Merchants' Hall (shown), St. Patrick's Church, and many of the original Tulane University buildings.
