Published: April 9, 2022, 1:42 a.m.
464. Part 1 of our
interview with Wesley Harris. Our friend Wesley has not only been in local law enforcement for decades, he has also become a local historian investigating Lincoln Parish and North Louisiana.
His books include
Ruston, Neither Fear Nor Favor, Fish out of Water, Burglary for the Patrol Officer, The Roundup: The Military, the Marshals, and Political Shenanigans in Claiborne and Lincoln Parishes, 1874, William R. Meadows: Slave, Soldier, Symbol. Join us as we discuss that local history with Wesley.
- This week in Louisiana history. April 9, 1682. Louisiana Territory is so named by the Sieur de La Salle who reaches the mouth of the Mississippi April 9 with a party of 50 men after descending from the Illinois River.
- This week in New Orleans history.
- This week in Louisiana.
Louisiana Lao New Year Celebration
April 2-17, 2022
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7913 Champa Ave.
Broussard LA 70518
Lanexang Village celebrates the Lao New Year every Easter weekend with a three-day festival that includes live music, a beauty pageant, parades, sand castle building, kids activities, and several vendors selling clothes, jewelry, music and food from Southeast Asia. $50 VIP all-access passes are available and includes reserved parking, food, a free guided tour, access to VIP parade lounge and to the Tea-time performance banquet. Amenities: General Information, Family Friendly, Handicapped Accessible, Free Parking.
- Postcards from Louisiana. Beasts of Bourbon.