Turners’ Hall, a palazzo-style masonry building in downtown New Orleans, is an architectural ode to the German-speaking immigrants who came to #OrleansParish in the late-19th century. Originally it was used as a German social hall and the site of weddings, political rallies, gymnastics events, and other gatherings for the city’s German community. Here are some views of Turners' Hall throughout the years: 🇩🇪The first picture is as it appears today; currently the building is home to 64 Parishes' parent organization, the Louisiana Endowment for the Humanities (@lahumanities). (Photo by Robert Brantly.) 🇩🇪 Turners' Hall fell into decline during the mid-20th century. From 1955 to 1979, it served as a furniture warehouse and used appliance store. (Photo by Allen Karchmer.) 🇩🇪 A two-story upper ballroom was transformed into three stories of loft office space within a naturally lit atrium during a 1982 renovation by Errol Barron/ Michael Toups Architects. (Photo by Allen Karchmer.) 🇩🇪 This is what the current interior looks like, with offices on the fourth and third floors looking onto office spaces on the second floor. (Photo by Robert Brantly.) Discover the full history of Turners' Hall on 64parishes.org 💫 #64parishes #allaboutlouisiana #neworleans #louisianahistory #louisianaculture
New Orleans has a reputation as being a very French city (and it is), but the country that perhaps left the bigger architectural imprint on it is Spain. Spain ruled colonial Louisiana for 40 years, from 1769 to 1803. During that time, it contributed many notable landmarks, including the Cabildo. The Cabildo, one of three 18th-century structures that anchor New Orleans's Jackson Square, was originally the administrative seat of the Spanish crown in Louisiana (1794–1803). After the US acquired Louisiana, the building served as New Orleans City Hall (1803–1836) and the Municipal Hall for the heavily Creole-populated First Municipality during the period when New Orleans was divided into three districts (1836–1852). Discover the rest of the Cabildo's rich history on 64parishes.org. 💫 (Photo: The façade of the Cabildo in 2023. Photo by Melissa Carrier.) #64parishes #allaboutlouisiana #louisianahistory #louisianaarchitecture #orleansparish #cabildo #louisianastatemuseum
One conversation in 1699 radically changed the course of Louisiana history. 🗺 France and Spain weren't the only powers with the hubris to claim vast expanses of territory in the Americas. Sometime in the 1690s, an English physician named Daniel Coxe purchased a land grant that allegedly gave him claim to the land extending from “North and South Carolina [across] that part of America which lies between the thirty-first and thirty-sixth [parallels], from the Atlantic Ocean to the Pacific, with the exception of Saint Augustine and New Mexico.” This grant disregarded countless Indigenous territories, but also flouted the understandings held by Spain or France that the Mississippi Valley fell within their domain. Coxe sent two ships up the Mississippi anyway with the intention of "building a fortification and settling a colony.” However, before that could happen, one of the ships ran into a 19-year-old Jean Baptiste Le Moyne, sieur de Bienville, who quickly outmaneuvered the English forces with a single conversation. Read the full story of "Colonial Hubris" by Richard Campanella on 64parishes.org 💫 (Photo: An 1813 diagram of English Turn. Map by Barthélémy Lafon. Courtesy of The Historic New Orleans Collection.) #64parishes #allaboutlouisiana #louisianahistory #englishturn #orleansparish
That's a wrap on Jazz Fest 2024! 🎉 Soothe your post-fest blues and travel through the archives with us with these shots of Jazz Fests past: 🎷 Clifton Chenier performing at Jazz Fest in 1976. Photo by Michael P. Smith. Courtesy of The Historic New Orleans Collection. 🎷 Katie Webster performing at Jazz Fest in 1988. Photo by Michael P. Smith. Courtesy of The Historic New Orleans Collection. 🎷 Marcia Ball performing at Jazz Fest in 1991. Photo by Michael P. Smith. Courtesy of The Historic New Orleans Collection. 🎷 Irma Thomas performing at Jazz Fest in 2007. Photo by Gary LoVerde. 🎷 Jerry Lee Lewis performing at Jazz Fest in 2007. Photo by Gary LoVerde. Which was your favorite act of Jazz Fest 2024? For more on the history of the festival, visit 64parishes.org 💫 #64parishes #allaboutlouisiana #louisianamusic #jazzfest #neworleansjazzandheritagefestival #jazzfest2024
Last call! 📣 The deadline to subscribe and get the summer issue of @64parishes is tomorrow, May 5. Debuting June 1, the summer issue features the work of Ben Depp, the Documentary Photographer of the Year. Get the entire stunning spread delivered to your mailbox and see coastal Louisiana as you've never seen it before. Subscribe now at 64parishes.org/subscribe (Photo: Pelican Island by Ben Depp.) #64parishes #allaboutlouisiana #louisianahistory #louisianaculture #louisianacuisine #louisianaphotography #louisianafolklife
Maybe because it was once part of "No Man's Law," an area of Louisiana that was temporarily outside the jurisdiction of any country, but #BeauregardParish has given rise to some colorful characters and curious tales. 📍DeRidder's "Hanging Jail" has an imposing gothic facade and an equally intimidating history, having been the site of an execution in 1928. More recently, tours have taken visitors on hunts for the former prisoners' ghosts. (Photo by Cheré Dastugue Coen.) 📍One of the more interesting individuals to come out of #BeauregardParish is that of Leather Britches Smith, a labor rebel and mythic outlaw who is said to be buried face down on the edge of the Merryville Cemetery. (Photo by Keagan LeJeune.) 📍Elected governor of Louisiana in 1940, Merryville's Sam Jones broke the Long faction’s 12-year hold on the office. After a series of corruption investigations in the state, Jones promised—and seemingly delivered—an honest administration.(Courtesy of the State Library of Louisiana.) Discover these stories and more on 64parishes.org 💫 What's your favorite local legend about Beauregard Parish? #64parishes #allaboutlouisiana #louisianahistory #louisianaculture #neutralstrip #nomansland #southwestlouisiana #westlouisiana
The summer issue, debuting June 1, features photos and stories by William Guion about some of Louisiana's legendary live oaks. 🌳 Pictured here is Cathedral Oak in Lafayette, the second vice president and a founding member of the Live Oak Society (yes, trees can hold political office). The tree could be between 300 and 400 years old. Subscribe by May 5 to get the entire stunning spread delivered to your mailbox. Click the link in our bio to get started. 🌳 What's your favorite live oak in Louisiana? #64parishes #allaboutlouisiana #louisianahistory #louisianaculture #liveoaks #liveoaksociety
This red-cockaded wookpecker may be little, but it plays an oversized role in the effort to restore longleaf pine forests in Louisiana. 200 years ago, longleaf pine dominated the southeastern United States. That is, until the lumber industry devoured them and replaced them with faster-growing loblolly pines. Today the Nature Conservancy is working to restore longleaf in Vernon Parish. However, this requires managing existing forests with prescribed burns, and a delicate interplay of time, weather conditions, and the red-cockaded wookpecker dictate when those burns can happen. But in late summer 2023, an act of arson accelerated the process. Discover the full story on 64parishes.org. Click the link in our bio to read "The Long Game." (A red-cockaded wookpecker. Photo by Danita Delimont, Alamy Stock Photo.) #64parishes #allaboutlouisiana #vernonparish #kisatchie #kisatchienationalforest #louisianahistory #louisianaculture
Introducing the cover of the summer issue, hitting newsstands and mailboxes June 1. 🎷 The summer issue celebrates our 2024 Humanities Awards winners, including Humanist of the Year Dickie Landry, Documentary Photographer of the Year Ben Depp, Lifetime Contribution to the Humanities awardee Freddi Williams Evans, and many others. Subscribe by May 5 to get guaranteed delivery. Click the link in our bio to get started. #64parishes #allaboutlouisiana #louisianahistory #louisianaculture #louisianacuisine #louisianaphotography #louisianafolklife
Introducing the cover of the summer issue, hitting newstands and mailboxes June 1!🎉 The summer issue celebrates the 2024 Humanities Awards winners selected by 64 Parishes’ parent organization, the Louisiana Endowment for the Humanities. Enjoy these stories and many others: 🎙 Meet musician, photographer, Renaissance man, and Humanist of the Year Dickie Landry 🎙 Get a bird’s eye view of Louisiana with Documentary Photographer of the Year Ben Depp 🎙Journey to the ends of the earth in Precipice, the 2024 Documentary Film of the Year, exploring the Pointe-au-Chien’s fight for federal recognition ...plus many more. Subscribe by May 5 to get guaranteed delivery. Click the link in our bio to get started. #64parishes #allaboutlouisiana #louisianahistory #louisianaculture #louisianacuisine #louisianaphotography #louisianafolklife
This serene-looking complex in #EastFelicianaParish is the largest Greek Revival building in Louisiana. Looking at it, you might never guess it's actually a hospital. East Louisiana State Hospital was the state's first major permanent facility to provide behavioral healthcare to patients. The building was deliberately designed and built on a hilly site to impart a peaceful atmosphere. The hospital, which opened in 1848, is still operational today. Learn more about East Louisiana State Hospital on 64parishes.org. Click the link in our bio to read the entry now. All photos courtesy of the Asylum Projects archive. #64parishes #allaboutlouisiana #louisianahistory #eastlouisianastatehospital
For Historical Purposes: Gourmet Guide to New Orleans 1935 2nd Edition copy for Mrs. Walter S. Torian, United Daughters of the Confederacy Written By Natalie Scott and Caroline Merrick Jones Cover Illustration is a linoleum cut by famed artist, Olive Leonhardt . . . #antiquebooks #writers #louisiana #lousianahistory #southernliving #recipebook #oliveleonhardt #linoleumart #printmaking #neworleans #neworleansculture #neworleansfood #creolecooking #creolecuisine #64parishes
POV: Crawfish is actually affordable on National Crawfish Day! 🦞 Did you know that crawfish was once considered “food for the poor,” and as such, undesirable? The 1959 Breaux Bridge Crawfish Festival is partly to thank for turning the now-beloved crustacean’s image around. Discover more facts about this iconic Louisiana food on 64parishes.org. 🦞 What’s your favorite way to eat crawfish? #64parishes #allaboutlouisiana #crawfish #nationalcrawfishday #louisianacuisine #louisianafood #louisianaseafood #louisianacooking
These spring sunsets have us feeling some kind of way. ✨ Little is known about Harold Rudolph, the painter of this "Swamp Sunset" from 1880. A portrait artist who arrived in New Orleans in 1873, Rudolph transitioned to painting landscapes after the death of his brother-in-law and portrait partner. One thing is certain, though: Rudolph's lush brushstrokes and mastery of light certainly command the viewer's attention. Learn more about Rudolph on 64parishes.org. Click the link in our bio. (Photo courtesy of the Roger H. Ogden Collection.) #64parishes #allaboutlouisiana #louisianaart #louisianaartists #orleansparish
Though born in Texas, Joe Delaney was raised in #BossierParish in the town of Haughton. His professional football career started as a running back for the Kansas City Chiefs. Originally regarded as too small for the position, Delaney rushed for 1,121 yards in his first NFL season and was named conference Rookie of the Year by United Press International. Unfortunately, his professional career never fully blossomed. Delaney drowned while attempting to rescue three boys struggling in deep water at a Monroe amusement park in 1983 when he was only 24. Learn more about Delaney on 64parishes.org. #64parishes #allaboutlouisiana #louisianahistory #louisianasports #northwestlouisiana #sportshistory
The Bauhaus style of architecture got its start in Germany before gaining traction in the US. In Northwest Louisiana, half-brothers Samuel and William Wiener blazed a Bauhaus trail that has left a modernist mark on southern neighborhoods. This picture by @chrisplyon is of Flesch House in Shreveport, but works by the Wiener brothers exist in #BossierParish too. For more on Bauhaus in Bossier and Shreveport, visit 64parishes.org. Click the link in our bio to get started. #64parishes #allaboutlouisiana #louisianaarchitecture #louisianahistory #louisianaculture
Tornado watches, heavy rain for most Parishes starting NOW! Look at the last reel for the current radar. #tornadowatch #severeweather #64parishes
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School closings for Louisiana Parishes April 10th. #louisiana #64parishes
It’s gumbo season! Do you know the origins of Louisiana’s signature dish? “Kombo” is a Choctaw word; “gumbo” is an English word. Both borrow from Central African languages in the Bantu family. Even still, there’s a big mystery around the true origins of the word and the delicious dish. ⠀ #CypressBendResort #Wyndham #LouisianaGumbo #Gumbo #BantuLanguage #LouisianaLife #64Parishes ⠀
Contemporary Louisiana photographer Debbie Fleming Caffery, a native of #IberiaParish, often captures images that are poignant and meditative. The play of shadows and patterns in her work often lends an emotional quality to subjects like sugarcane harvesting, dilapidated homes, and everyday people. Here are just a few examples of her photos: 📸 Harry's Hands. Courtesy of the Arthur Roger Gallery. 📸 Burning Cane. Courtesy of the artist. 📸 Menacing Day. Courtesy of the artist. 📸 Wer Alive. Courtesy of the artist. Learn more about Caffery and view other works on 64parishes.org. 📖 P.S. Who's going to @booksalongthetecheliteraryfest in New Iberia this weekend? #64parishes #allaboutlouisiana #louisianaart #louisianaphotography #louisianaphotographer
Power Coalition @powercoej Vote @voiceoftheexperienced A New Chapter PUSH #louisiana #louisianapolitics #64parishes
This week brings us to #IberiaParish, which will celebrate the @booksalongthetecheliteraryfest this weekend. Among the many memorable figures to come out of Iberia Parish include: 📖 Audley Moore, a lifelong organizer with a global reputation who shaped the scope and trajectory of the 20th-century Black freedom struggle. (Photo by Judith Sedwick. Courtesy of the Schlesinger Library on the History of Women in America at the Harvard Radcliffe Institute.) 📖 James Lee Burke, an author who lives in New Iberia part-time and writes about the adventures of Cajun detective Dave Robicheaux. (Photo by Michael Gallacher. Courtesy of the State Library of Louisiana.) 📖 Kathleen Blanco, the first woman elected governor of Louisiana, serving from 2004 to 2008. During her term she focused on education reform, juvenile justice, and economic development, though Hurricane Katrina overshadowed her governorship. (Courtesy of Wikimedia Commons.) 📖 Eddie Delahoussaye, a horse racing jockey who won five Triple Crown races and is a member of the National Museum of Racing Hall of Fame and the Louisiana Sports Hall of Fame. 📖 Emma Wakefield-Paillet, the first African American woman to earn a medical degree in Louisiana and to practice medicine.(A historical marker commemorating Emma Wakefield-Paillet in New Iberia. Photo by Morgan Randall.) Learn about these individuals and others on 64parishes.org. 💬 Who else is from Iberia Parish? #64parishes #allaboutlouisiana #louisianahistory #louisianaculture #newiberia
New Orleanians—did you make it to the Chris Owens Easter Parade today? 👀🌷 Yes, we know it's been renamed, but we will forever associate this French Quarter springtime tradition with the First Lady of Bourbon Street. Owens, who was a legendary Bourbon Street entertainer, served as the permanent grand marshal of the French Quarter Easter Parade. She passed away in April 2022 at the age of 89. Discover Owens's full and colorful life on 64parishes.org. (Photo: Chris and Sol Owens, at right, dance at an unknown club in the 1950s. Courtesy of The Historic New Orleans Collection.) #64parishes #allaboutlouisiana #orleansparish #neworleans #bourbonstreet #chrisowens #easter #easterparade #chrisowenseasterparade
Is it summer!? 🕶️☀️🎶💚🍺 . . #louisianagirl #sunning #64parishes #fridayvibes #chillin
This one goes out to all our architecture fans. The Cathedral of Immaculate Conception in #CalcasieuParish serves as the seat of the Diocese of Lake Charles and is one of seven consecrated Catholic cathedrals in Louisiana. The church adheres to an Italian Romanesque style and stands out with its five-story bell tower. Look closely and you'll see another notable feature: every window and door is topped with a round arch. Learn more about the cathedral on 64parishes.org. (Photo: The Cathedral of the Immaculate Conception in 2009. Photo by Carnaval.com Studios.) #64parishes #allaboutlouisiana #louisianaarchitecture #louisianahistory
🎙New🎙 in the encyclopedia: an entry on the Lake Charles-based Goldband Records, a nationally recognized music label with a unique catalog of music spanning several genres, including western swing, “hillbilly” string band, Cajun, zydeco, rhythm and blues, and rockabilly. #calcasieuparish The label was the brainchild of musician, disc jockey, and record producer Edward Wayne Shuler Sr., better known as Eddie Shuler. Shuler filled his music catalog with the likes of Iry Lejeune, Boozoo Chavis, the Hackberry Ramblers, and others. Shuler also had a hand in the earliest known recordings of zydeco. But despite his contributions to Louisiana music, Shuler was not without controversy. Learn more about him and Goldband Records on 64parishes.org. (Photo: Eddie Shuler in Recording Studio. Courtesy of Louis Round Wilson Special Collections Library at University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill.) #64parishes #allaboutlouisiana #louisianamusic #goldbandrecords #Cajun #zydeco #rhythmandblues #rockabilly #LakeCharles #louisianahistory
This series of photos is by Turner Browne, a photographer who was born in Lake Charles in #CalcasieuParish. In 1973, the Sunflower Foundation of Santa Barbara, California, awarded Browne a grant, which he used to begin work on his photographs of the people and places in Louisiana’s Acadiana parishes. These are just a few of the photos from that collection: 📸 In "Mark Guidry-Bush Track Jockey," a young Cajun jockey sits on a foot locker between races. 📸 Two men and two women dance in the bed of a truck in "Breaux Bridge Crawfish Festival." 📸 Cajuns once collected Spanish moss to stuff beds and furniture, among other uses. "Laurence Duet-Owner of the Last Moss Gin in America" shows a moss gin and its owner, Laurence Duet. 📸 In "Lyle Chauvin-Trapper," Cajun trapper Lyle Chauvin powers his boat through a swamp. All photos are courtesy of the artist. Learn more about Browne on 64parishes.org #64parishes #allaboutlouisiana #turnerbrowne #louisianaphotographer #louisianaphotography #louisianaculture
#CalcasieuParish really does bring all the grooves. Here are just a few of the world-class musicians who have emerged from this southwestern Louisiana parish: 🎤 Nellie Lutcher (Photo by Michael P. Smith. Courtesy of The Historic New Orleans Collection.) 🎤 Clarence “Gatemouth” Brown, a versatile musician from Vinton (Courtesy of The Historic New Orleans Collection.) 🎤 Lucinda Williams, a songwriter and performer from Lake Charles (Photo by Dina Regine.) 🎤 Wilson Anthony “Boozoo” Chavis, a pioneer of zydeco from the small community of Dog Hill (Courtesy of the Louisiana State Museum.) 🎤 Marcia Ball, a blues and boogie pianist who grew up in Vinton (Photo by Michael P. Smith. Courtesy of The Historic New Orleans Collection.) 🎤 Ida Guillory, an accordionist who was born in Lake Charles (Courtesy of the California Digital Library.) Who did we miss? Find the history of all these musicians and more on 64parishes.org 💫 #64parishes #allaboutlouisiana #louisianahistory #louisianaculture #louisianamusic #zydeco #blues #boogie #folk
We had a blast at the fall 2023 publication party in Thibodaux, and are ready to do it all again tonight at The Helis Foundation @johnscottcenter in New Orleans! Celebrate the spring issue with Editor-in-Chief Erin Greenwald and Senior Managing Editor Chris Turner-Neal, who will toast the magazine’s contributors and reflect on five years of sharing New Orleans stories. The festivities kick off at 6 p.m. Click the link in our bio for more info. Let us know if we'll see you there! 🎉 (Photos by Misty Leigh McElroy.) #64parishes #allaboutlouisiana #thehelisfoundationjohnscottcenter #louisianahistory #louisianaculture #louisianastories
Have you made your plan to attend the @64parishes spring publication party at The Helis Foundation @johnscottcenter? Editor-in-Chief Erin Greenwald and Senior Managing Editor Chris Turner-Neal will toast the magazine’s contributors and reflect on five years of sharing New Orleans stories. 🎉 This event, featuring complimentary beverages, including beer from Parleaux Beer Lab, and light bites, is free and open to the public. For more information, click the link in our bio. #lahumanities #louisianahumanities #64parishes #allaboutlouisiana
Happy St. Patrick's Day! ☘️ The parades and festivities that gripped New Orleans this weekend are influenced by the legacy of Irish immigrants to the city, as Irish immigrants and their descendants formed one of the largest European ethnic groups in Louisiana. Check out these other looks at Irish life in the city through the years: ☘️ The Irish channel, a mostly working-class neighborhood in New Orleans, was originally settled by immigrants from Ireland in the early 19th century. However, the area also included German, Italian, and African American residents. (Photo by Dan Leyrer, courtesy of the Library of Congress Prints and Photographs Division.) ☘️ New Orleans is home to numerous St. Patrick's Day organizations and hosts various events to celebrate the occasion. Photographed here is a hall with tables set for formal dining, including streamers, hats, party favors, and American flags for decoration. (Photo by John N. Teunisson, courtesy of the Louisiana State Museum.) ☘️ Irish immigration in the early 19th century brought English-speaking Catholics to New Orleans, a city dominated by Creoles, descendants of the French and Spanish settlers of the previous century. By the 1830s, religious and linguistic demographics of the city were changing and a church for those who did not speak French was needed. St. Patrick's Church was founded in 1833 and the church was completed by 1840. (Photo by Dan Leyrer, courtesy of the Library of Congress Prints and Photographs Division.) To learn more about the history and legacy of Irish immigrants in Louisiana, visit 64parishes.org. #64parishes #allaboutlouisiana #louisianahistory #louisianaculture #stpatricksday #neworleans
The backroads of rural #BienvilleParish are typically quiet, except for a fateful day in 1934 when notorious bank robbers Clyde Barrow and Bonnie Parker finally reached the end of their run. The beginning of the end for Barrow and Parker came when they got separated from an accomplice at a cafe in Shreveport. Officers learned of this news and, thinking the fugitives might want to reunite with their friend, laid in wait on a road leading to the accomplice's father’s home. The plan was to wait there until 9:30 a.m. on May 23. As luck would have it, Barrow and Parker drove by at 9:15. Discover what happened next on 64parishes.org. (Photo of Bonnie Parker and Clyde Barrow courtesy of the Library of Congress Prints and Photographs Division.) #64parishes #allaboutlouisiana #louisianahistory #bonnieandclyde #shreveport #bossiercity #arcadiala #gibsland
If you've driven within 10 miles of Natchitoches and haven't stopped for a meat pie, are you even a real Louisianan? Here are a handful of facts about your favorite savory hand pie: 🥧 The tradition's origins are unclear, but it was likely the result of cultural intermingling between the French, Spanish, and Creoles of color who called the region around Natchitoches home. 🥧 The pie's popularity exploded in February 1974 when @housebeautiful magazine published a story praising Natchitoches and its meat pies. A wave of national media attention followed. 🥧 In 2002 the @nytimes reported that Lasyone’s Meat Pie Kitchen and Restaurant served between 400 and 1000 meat pies each day. Chris Jay dug deeper into meat pie lore in "Man vs. Meat Pie," out now in the current issue, but that particular story is only available to print subscribers. However, you can learn more about meat pies in 64 Parishes' encyclopedia at 64parishes.org/entry/natchitoches-meat-pies. 📣 Who makes the best meat pies in Natchitoches? (Photo: A Natchitoches meat pie served with red beans and rice at Lasyone's Meat Pie Kitchen & Restaurant, 2021. Courtesy of Wikimedia Commons.) #64parishes #allaboutlouisiana #louisianacuisine #louisianacookin #natchitoches #natchitochesmeatpies #louisianafood @natchitochestourism
Walking through Columbia, Louisiana, in #CaldwellParish, you might not expect to see a building with a second floor facade resembling a 15th-century Italian palazzo—and yet! The Schepis Museum in was built in 1916 by architect and Italian immigrant John Schepis. The building, which overlooks the Ouachita River from Columbia's Main Street, has served as a dry goods store, feed store, roller rink, and more before becoming home to the museum in 1993. If you find yourself moseying through the towns of Northeast Louisiana, make a point to stop by this distinctive architectural landmark. The museum also hosts historical and arts exhibitions and a variety of public programs. Learn more about the building and the museum on 64parishes.org. 📍Have you ever been to the Schepis Museum? (Photo courtesy of the Schepis Museum.) #64parishes #allaboutlouisiana #louisianahistory #louisianaarchitecture #caldwellparish
The latest issue of @64parishes is here and ready for you to dive in. Start your journey in the Red River Valley with photographer Leah Floyd, stop in Natchitoches for a meat pie and the story of the dietician who wen to war with them, then finish your trek on the edge of the Bayou Corne sinkhole in Assumption Parish. Start reading now at 64parishes.org/current-issue 📖 Click the link in our bio to get started. #64parishes #allaboutlouisiana #louisianahistory #louisianaculture #louisianaphotography #louisianafolklife #louisianatravel
In honor of Black History Month, 64 Parishes has been celebrating some of the people who are shaping Louisiana's present and future. Here are the #livinglegends the LEH has recognized with Humanities Awards since 2022 for their work advancing our understanding of the humanities in Louisiana: 🏆 Humanist of the Year (2022): Ruby Bridges, author and activist who was one of four African American girls to integrate the New Orleans public school system in 1960. (Photo of Ruby Bridges by Akasha Rabut.) 🏆 Lifetime Contributions to the Humanities (2022): Dr. Joyce Marie Jackson, author, folklorist, and more who has furthered the understanding of African American culture and music. (Photo of Joyce Marie Jackson by Tina Bernard.) 🏆 Lifetime Contributions to the Humanities (2022): Kalamu ya Salaam, poet, author, teacher, and activist. (Photo of Kalamu ya Salaam by Alex Lear.) 🏆 Documentary Photographer of the Year (2022): L. Kasimu Harris, photographer who has documented the ten years following Hurricane Katrina, Black-owned bars, and more. (Photo of L. Kasimu Harris by Abdul Aziz.) 🏆 Champion of Culture (2023): State Senator Gerald Boudreaux, whose legislative efforts have resulted in more than $700,000 in available grants for over 40 state cultural organizations. (Photo courtesy of the office of State Senator Gerald Boudreaux.) 🏆 Lifetime Contributions to the Humanities (2024): Freddi Williams Evans, author and scholar recognized for her scholarship on Congo Square. Learn more about these champions of the humanities on 64parishes.org. #64parishes #allaboutlouisiana #louisianahumanities #louisianahistory #louisianaculture #blackhistorymonth
Down an unassuming road in #DeSotoParish is one of the "South's Most Beautiful Chapels"—at least according to Southern Living magazine. Rock Chapel, as it's known, was erected in 1891 by an order of Carmelite monks. The tiny chapel is only 15 by 25 feet and was built with stones from nearby fields and creekbank mud as mortar. Aside from being a peaceful refuge, this Carmelite outpost may have a deeper history. Some have posited that Rock Chapel was the first place to educate Black people in DeSoto Parish following the Civil War. Others argue against the claim, saying that the chapel was merely a place of spiritual contemplation. No matter the case, this beautiful landmark merits a visit. Learn more about Rock Chapel on 64parishes.org. (Photo by Chris Jay.) #64parishes #allaboutlouisiana #louisianahistory #louisianaarchitecture
Would you believe this rolling landscape is in Louisiana? Or rather, it was. The Sabine Reservoir is a popular fishing destination, but its creation came at a high cost (and we're not talking about the loss of this vista). At least 400 families were relocated before the dam was built. Among the displaced were members of the Choctaw–Apache Tribe, who themselves were descendants of people who had been displaced. For the full story, read "Sportsman's Paradise, or Paradise Lost?" by Richard Campanella on 64parishes.org. (Photo: “The Sabine District” from Louisiana Out-of-Doors by Percy Viosca.) #64parishes #allaboutlouisiana #louisianahistory #sabineresevoir #sabineriver #sabineparish #desotoparish
64 Parishes magazine Spring 2024 edition is now published and released in the state of Louisiana. Check out the beautiful story Patricia Viser wrote about me and the “Living the Unknown” exhibition I curated. Special thanks to @pviser and to the @64parishes for featuring our story. Thanks to the Shreveport Regional Arts Center for organizing the interview🙌🏼 @shrevearts_srac @artspace_shreveport @pointstudioart @sara_rastegarpouyani @sararastegarp @caseyjones_photo #64Parishes #Louisiana #Spring2024 #Magazine #Publication #Curator #Exhibition #LivingTheUnknown #Art #Story #Feature #Article #PatriciaViser #IranianBornArtist #Pride #immigrationstory
64 Parishes magazine Spring 2024 edition is now published and released in the state of Louisiana. Check out the beautiful story Patricia Viser wrote about me and the “Living the Unknown” exhibition I curated. Special thanks to @pviser and to the @64parishes for featuring our story. Thanks to the Shreveport Regional Arts Center for organizing the interview🙌🏼 @shrevearts_srac @artspace_shreveport @pointstudioart @sara_rastegarpouyani @caseyjones_photo #64Parishes #Louisiana #Spring2024 #Magazine #Publication #Curator #Exhibition #LivingTheUnknown #Art #Story #Feature #Article #PatriciaViser #IranianBornArtist #Pride #immigrationstory
Black History Month is not just about honoring the past, but also for celebrating the people who are shaping Louisiana's present and future. Here are the #livinglegends who have been honored since 2022 by @lahumanities for their work advancing our understanding of the humanities in Louisiana: 🏆 Humanist of the Year (2022): Ruby Bridges, author and activist who was one of four African American girls to integrate the New Orleans public school system in 1960. (Photo of Ruby Bridges by Akasha Rabut.) 🏆 Lifetime Contributions to the Humanities (2022): Dr. Joyce Marie Jackson, author, folklorist, and more who has furthered the understanding of African American culture and music. (Photo of Joyce Marie Jackson by Tina Bernard.) 🏆 Lifetime Contributions to the Humanities (2022): Kalamu ya Salaam, poet, author, teacher, and activist. (Photo of Kalamu ya Salaam by Alex Lear.) 🏆 Documentary Photographer of the Year (2022): L. Kasimu Harris, photographer who has documented the ten years following Hurricane Katrina, Black-owned bars, and more. (Photo of L. Kasimu Harris by Abdul Aziz.) 🏆 Champion of Culture (2023): State Senator Gerald Boudreaux, whose legislative efforts have resulted in more than $700,000 in available grants for over 40 state cultural organizations. (Photo courtesy of the office of State Senator Gerald Boudreaux.) 🏆 Lifetime Contributions to the Humanities (2024): Freddi Williams Evans, author and scholar recognized for her scholarship on Congo Square. Learn more about these champions of the humanities on 64parishes.org. #64parishes #allaboutlouisiana #louisianahumanities #louisianahistory #louisianaculture
Join us on March 19 at The Helis Foundation @johnscottcenter to celebrate the spring issue of 64 Parishes! Editor-in-Chief Erin Greenwald and Senior Managing Editor Chris Turner-Neal will toast the magazine’s contributors and reflect on five years of sharing New Orleans stories. This event, featuring complimentary beverages and light bites, is free and open to the public. Click the link in our bio for more information. #64parishes #allaboutlouisiana #louisianaculture #louisianahistory #neworleansevents
We showed up to fight against this MONSTER Legislature at the Louisiana State Capitol with @vote at the helm and multiple organizations and individuals steering the ship to Restorative Justice and Freedom. @fflicla @new_civil_rights @lakidsrights #louisiana #louisianapolitics #64parishes #jefflaundrybasket #louisianagovernor #batonrouge #louisianastatecapitol #crimesession #crimesessionlouisiana #savethechildren
Join us on March 19 at The Helis Foundation @johnscottcenter to celebrate the spring issue of @64parishes! Editor-in-Chief Erin Greenwald and Senior Managing Editor Chris Turner-Neal will toast the magazine’s contributors and reflect on five years of sharing New Orleans stories. This event, featuring complimentary beverages and light bites, is free and open to the public. Click the link in our bio for more information. #64parishes #allaboutlouisiana #louisianaculture #louisianahistory #neworleansevents
With Mardi Gras behind us, we're back to our regularly scheduled programming of exploring all 64 parishes in 2024! Let's start the week in #SabineParish, which is the site of the Coral Snake Mound produced by people of the Marksville culture. The Marksville culture is named after the Marksville site, which lies in the town of Marksville, in Avoyelles Parish. People of this culture were less concerned with hierarchies and status objects, as evidenced by fewer ceremonial centers and mortuary items compared to other contemporaneous cultures. Learn more about the Marksville culture on 64parishes.org. Click the link in our bio. Photo 1: Burial mound in Marksville. Photo by Stephen J. Conn. Photo 2: A Marksville-culture village scene. Painting by Martin Pate. Courtesy of te Division of Archaeology, State of Louisiana. Photo 3: Marksville culture burial ceremony. Painting by Martin Pate. Courtesy of te Division of Archaeology, State of Louisiana. #64parishes #allaboutlouisiana #louisianahistory #louisianaculture #nativeamericanhistory #sabineparish #avoyellesparish #marksvilleculture
Today in 1942, President Franklin Roosevelt signed an executive order that forced over 110,000 Japanese Americans to relocate to War Relocation Authority family camps. These camps were in Arizona, Arkansas, California, Colorado, Idaho, Utah, and Wyoming. The situation in Louisiana was slightly different. Enemy alien internment camps like the one at Camp Livingston housed men who were unable to become naturalized citizens and instead were given resident alien status. Then, when the US declared war on Japan, that term changed to "enemy alien." In "Hidden in Plain Sight," Sarah Simms and Hayley Johnson describe what life was like for those interned at Camp Livingston. Read the full story on 64parishes.org. (Photo: Japanese men load their belongings before boarding a train bound for a War Relocation Authority center in April 1942. Photo by Clem Albers.) #64parishes #allaboutlouisiana #louisianahistory #wwiihistory #wwii #japaneseamericanhistory #camplivingston #alexandriala #rapidesparish #grantparish
Someone, somewhere deemed today "Café au Lait Day," and who are we to argue? Especially when your coffee with milk is served alongside a plate of piping hot beignets buried beneath powdered sugar. So go on—dig in and make a mess with this history of Louisiana's favorite fried dough. Read "Beignets" on 64parishes.org. ☕ What do you think about café au lait: yea or nay? (Beignets covered in powedered sugar. Photo by Melissa Carrier.) #64parishes #allaboutlouisiana #louisianaculture #beignets #cafeaulait #louisianafood #louisianacuisine #louisianacookin
Our love language is Louisiana history and culture. 💗 What Louisiana-themed Valentine would you write? #64parishes #allaboutlouisiana #valentinesday
It's the most wonderful time of the year! 💜💛💚 Happy Mardi Gras from all of us at the LEH. For more on the history of Louisiana's most beloved tradition, check out @64parishes, the LEH's magazine and encyclopedia of Louisiana history and culture. Click the link in our bio to get started. Photo 1: Zulu parade float. Charles L. Franck Photographers. Courtesy of The Historic New Orleans Collection. Photo 2: Rex Parade, 1913. Courtesy of Library of Congress Prints and Photographs Division. #64parishes #allaboutlouisiana #mardigras #carnival #louisianaculture
Happy Mardi Gras from all of us at 64 Parishes! 💜💛💚 However you celebrate today, whether it's at a parade, on the backstreets, or chasing chickens through a field (we're looking at you, Acadiana), we hope your day is filled with joy, community, and king cake. For more on the history of Mardi Gras, visit 64parishes.org. Photo 1: 2011 Krewe of Proteus Parade. Courtesy of Library of Congress Prints and Photographs Division. Photo 2: Darryl Montana. Photo by Eric Waters. Photo 3: Cajun Mardi Gras. Photo by Syndey Byrd. #64parishes #allaboutlouisiana #mardigras #carnival #courirdemardigras #blackmaskingindians #louisianaculture
Happy Lundi Gras! 🎉 Enjoy these photos of Black masking Indians by Sylvester Francis, the founder of the Backstreet Cultural Museum. Francis passed away in 2020, but his legacy lives on in these photos of his community: 💜 Lionel Delpit of the Black Feather Tribe 💛 Pernell Butler of the Yellow Pocahontas 💚 Kevin Bush of the Flaming Arrows 💜 Pernell Butler of the Yellow Pocahontas 💛 Tootie Montana of the Yellow Pocahontas All photos by Sylvester Francis. For more information about the photographer, visit 64parishes.org. #64parishes #allaboutlouisiana #mardigras #carnival #louisianaculture #blackmaskingindians
This weekend, photographers in New Orleans and across Louisiana will be capturing the beautiful spectacle that is Carnival. A few stand out for their commitment to preserving African American culture, including Eric Waters, who is well known for his images of Black masking Indians and second lines, such as: 💜 Victor Harris 💚 "Last Suit" 💛 "Senagalese" 💜 Darryl Montana 💚 Oliver “Squirkey Man” Hunter All photos are courtesy of Eric Waters. For more information about him and his work, visit 64parishes.org. Click the link in our bio to get started. #64parishes #allaboutlouisiana #louisianaphotography #carnival #mardigras #louisianaphotographers
TONIGHT: Subscribe to 64 Parishes and get guaranteed delivery of the spring issue, out March 1. 🌲 Discover the Red River Valley with photographer Leah Floyd. 🌲 Muddle over the sour little fruit known as mayhaws. 🌲 Peek into the world of longleaf pine restoration in southwestern Louisiana. This issue is one you won't want to miss. Subscribe now at 64parishes.org/subscribe or click the link in our bio. (About the cover: "Ida Belle’s House" shows a home on a rural stretch of State Highway 3049 at sunrise. Photo by Leah Floyd.) #64parishes #allaboutlouisiana #louisianahistory #louisianaculture #louisianacuisine #louisianaphotography #louisianafolklife
This spring, take a road trip with 64 Parishes to northwest Louisiana. There, photographer Leah Floyd shows us the small farming communities lining the Red River, her photos depicting the region in vivid color and with quiet dignity. The issue debuts March 1. Subscribe by February 5 to get guaranteed delivery. Click the link in our bio to get started. (Photo: Esso by Leah Floyd.) #64parishes #allaboutlouisiana #louisianahistory #louisianaculture #louisianacuisine #louisianaphotography #louisianafolklife
North Louisiana’s Tony Joe White, known for his hit "Polk Salad Annie," was the primary referent of the very small musical genre called “swamp rock." Somewhere along the line, the West Carroll Parish native picked up the nickname “Swamp Fox.” He was active up until the end of his life, releasing his final album Bad Mouthin’ only a month before his death at age 75 from a heart attack. For the full story, read "Long Live the Swamp Fox" by @alisonfensterstock in the current issue. Click the link in our bio to get started. (Photo: Tony Joe White with Swedish singer Monica Zetterlund at SVT studios in Stockholm. Courtesy of Roger Tillberg, Alamy Images.) #64parishes #allaboutlouisiana #louisianamusic #tonyjoewhite #swamprock #westcarrollparish
Introducing the cover of the spring issue of @64parishes! The upcoming issue takes readers from the Red River Valley to Bayou Corne and from Natchitoches kitchens to sites of longleaf pine restoration. February 5 is the deadline to subscribe and get guaranteed delivery of the issue. Subscribe now at 64parishes.org/subscribe or click the link in our bio to get started. (About the cover: "Ida Belle’s House" shows a home on a rural stretch of State Highway 3049 at sunrise. Photo by Leah Floyd.) #64parishes #allaboutlouisiana #louisianahistory #louisianaculture #64parishesmagazine #louisianaphotography
A new photography book from The Historic New Orleans Collection presents 175 images spanning 175 years of Louisiana history, the scenes unfolding on bayous, boulevards, and everywhere in between. Louisiana Lens: Photographs from The Historic New Orleans Collection celebrates the achievement of one of America’s leading photography curators, with works ranging from early daguerreotypes of city landmarks to born-digital photographs documenting the devastation of Hurricane Katrina. Author John H. Lawrence traces the development of photographic equipment and technical processes alongside the growth and change of New Orleans and Louisiana over nearly two centuries. Learn more about the book on 64parishes.org. Click the link in our bio to get started. (Photo: Horticultural Hall—From the Lake by Edward L. Wilson. Courtesy of The Historic New Orleans Collection.) #64parishes #allaboutlouisiana #louisianahistory #louisianaphotography #thehistoricneworleanscollection #orleansparish #neworleans
Presenting the cover of the spring issue, hitting newsstands and mailboxes on March 1. See North Louisiana through the lens of Leah Floyd, restore longleaf pine forests with land stewards, and meet the man who went to war with Natchitoches's meat pies. Subscribe by February 5 to hold this beauty in your own two hands. Visit 64parishes.org/subscribe or click the link in our bio to get started. (About the cover: "Ida Belle’s House" shows a home on a rural stretch of State Highway 3049 at sunrise. Photo by Leah Floyd.) #64parishes #allaboutlouisiana #louisianahistory #louisianaculture #louisianacuisine #louisianaphotography #louisianafolklife
Kansas sculptor and writer Guinotte Wise spent part of his WWII-era boyhood in St. Joseph, Louisiana, in Tensas Parish. His solo show at the Hilliard Gallery in Kansas City, A Love Letter to Tensas Parish, amalgamates those memories in artworks like the effigial sculpture above. For more about Wise's work, read "A Love Letter to Tensas Parish" on 64parishes.org. (Photo: Effigy by Guinotte Wise.) #64parishes #allaboutlouisiana #tensasparish #louisianaart #louisianaartists #sculpture #mixedmedia #louisianaculture
Washington Mardi Gras, which is happening now, consists of four days of festivities in D.C. Largely attended by politicians, lobbyists, and their staff, this weekend-long party has also been known to host a few (or a dozen) queens, all representing Louisiana's various industries. Think the queen of Delcambre's Shrimp and Petroleum Festival, Crowley's Rice Festival, and others. In this 2020 photo (expertly captured by 64 Parishes' Editor-in-Chief, Erin Greenwald), a photographer attempts to squish a bevy of sparkling monarchs inside a single frame. Want a closer look at the world of Louisiana's festival queens? Read "More Precious Than Rhinestones" on 64parishes.org. #64parishes #allaboutlouisiana #washingtonmardigras #carnival #mardigras #mardigras2024 #louisianaculture
This week we're diving into stories from #MadisonParish and #TensasParish, starting with the indigenous Taensa Tribe for which the parish is named. The Taensa people lived in villages in the areas now known as Louisiana, Alabama, and possibly Texas. This painting by George Catlin depicts the chief of the Taensa tribe receiving 17th-century explorer René-Robert Cavelier, Sieur de la Salle. Henri de Tonti, a member of La Salle's expedition, wrote a detailed account of the tribe's village, culture, and art. For more history about the Taensa people, visit 64parishes.org. Click the link in our bio to get started. (Painting courtesy of the Paul Mellon Collection at the National Gallery of Art.) #64parishes #allaboutlouisiana #louisianahistory #louisianaculture #taensatribe #taensapeople #nativeamericanhistory
Last week, Louisiana lawmakers passed a bill ending the jungle primary system for certain elections including Congress and the state Supreme Court. This unique system, which can put multiple Democrats, Republicans, or other candidates on the same ballot, was the brainchild of Governor Edwin Edwards. Any candidate with a simple majority wins the election. If no majority exists, the two top candidates move to a runoff election, which theoretically could pit two Democrats or two Republicans against each other. As of now, the jungle primary system remains intact for the governor's office, state legislative seats, and other positions. Learn more about the history of Louisiana's jungle primary system on 64parishes.org. Click the link in our bio to read "Welcome to the Jungle." (Photo: President Richard Nixon and Louisiana Governor Edwin Edwards, July 31, 1972. Detail from a photo by Oliver Atkins. Courtesy of Nixon Presidential Library.) #64parishes #allaboutlouisiana #jungleprimary #louisianahistory #louisiananews
Machines have automated many aspects of cargo transport on the Mississippi, but there's one role that still necessitates a human touch: river pilots. In the current issue, ride along with the specialists who make navigation along one of the world's most important waterways possible. Plus, photos by @zacksmith_photography provide a look into this job like you've never seen before. Find the full story on 64parishes.org. Read "Against the Current" by clicking the link in our bio. (Photo: A tugboat on the Mississippi River with the city of New Orleans in the background. Photo by Zack Smith.) #64parishes #allaboutlouisiana #mississippiriver #neworleans #orleansparish #plaqueminesparish #stbernardparish #jeffersonparish #stcharlesparish #stjohnthebaptistparish #louisianaculture
Caddo Parish has produced many influential figures throughout the years, including: 🪗 Huddie “Lead Belly” Ledbetter, one of the most influential folk musicians of the 20th century, was born in Mooringsport. (Photo courtesy of Library of Congress Prints and Photographs Division.) 🪗 Emma Wilson Emery, Louisiana’s first and longest-serving poet laureate, wrote poetry about romance, nature, and anti-war sentiments, and spent much of her life in Shreveport. (Photo: Emma Wilson Emery’s Academy of American Poets membership card. Courtesy of Hill Memorial Library at Louisiana State University.) 🪗 C. C. Antoine, who called Shreveport home, was the third of three Black Republicans who served as lieutenant governor during Reconstruction, following Oscar Dunn and P. B. S. Pinchback. (Photo: Caesar Carpentier “C. C.” Antoine, ca. 1873. Courtesy of Northwest Louisiana Archives at LSU Shreveport.) 🪗 William Joyce, a Shreveport native, is a prolific and imaginatively versatile children's book writer and illustrator. (Photo: This scene from Shreveport native William Joyce's animated short film "The Fantastic Flying Books of Mr. Morris Lessmore. Courtesy of Moonbot Studios.) This is far from an exhaustive list, of course. Who did we miss? Learn more about these folks and others on 64parishes.org. #64parishes #allaboutlouisiana #shreveport #caddoparish #louisianahistory #louisianaculture
Training Center at Pineville (Camp Beauregard) is one of the oldest training camps in continuous operation in the nation. Read more about it in Jerry Sanson’s recent piece in 64 Parishes. https://64parishes.org/entry/louisiana-national-guard-training-center-in-pineville-camp-beauregard #langmuseum #64parishes