439. Shreveport Writers' Club, part 2

10/15/21 • -1 min

439. Part 2 of our interview with Shreveport Writers' Club. Since 1935, the Shreveport Writers Club has been a support group for writers. SWC includes writers from all stages of life in all genres and styles of writing. Many of them are published authors, and others simply enjoy sharing their thoughts in written form with other people who love words. They meet every 1st Saturday of the month from 10:00 am – noon, and they welcome guests.

This week in Louisiana history. October 16, 1779. 18 American settlers along Lake Pontchartrain, in the presence of Capt. William Pickles of the U.S. Navy, signed oaths of allegiance to and declared themselves to be subjects of the “United Independent States of North America.”
This week in New Orleans history. On October 16, 1890, David C. Hennessy, New Orleans police chief died after being shot.
This week in Louisiana.
Things To Do With Kids in North Louisiana
Find the perfect balance of big-city fun and outdoor appeal at these top family-friendly attractions in northwest Louisiana. North Louisiana is wild and scenic, dotted with beautiful state parks, lakes, bayous and forests. Bring your family to explore nature at its finest, where you can spot wildlife while hiking trails or pitch a tent to sleep under the stars. Then venture into the cities of Shreveport-Bossier City and Monroe to test your science knowledge, discover the roots of Coca-Cola bottling or smell the fragrant roses.
Postcards from Louisiana. Katie Klos.

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This week in Louisiana history. October 16, 1779. 18 American settlers along Lake Pontchartrain, in the presence of Capt. William Pickles of the U.S. Navy, signed oaths of allegiance to and declared themselves to be subjects of the “United Independent States of North America.”
This week in New Orleans history. On October 16, 1890, David C. Hennessy, New Orleans police chief died after being shot.
This week in Louisiana.
Things To Do With Kids in North Louisiana
Find the perfect balance of big-city fun and outdoor appeal at these top family-friendly attractions in northwest Louisiana. North Louisiana is wild and scenic, dotted with beautiful state parks, lakes, bayous and forests. Bring your family to explore nature at its finest, where you can spot wildlife while hiking trails or pitch a tent to sleep under the stars. Then venture into the cities of Shreveport-Bossier City and Monroe to test your science knowledge, discover the roots of Coca-Cola bottling or smell the fragrant roses.
Postcards from Louisiana. Katie Klos.

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438. Shreveport Writers' Club, part 1

438. Part 1 of our talk to several members of the Shreveport Writers' Club: Tiffany Pennywell, president. M. L. Dumas, D. L. Holmes, and Lawrence Walton. They and others contributed to the recent anthology, For a Shorter Social Distance Tomorrow: Selected Voices Spotlighting the Pandemic, Lockdown, and Protest Experiences of Northwest Louisiana, edited by Jeff Babineaux. Since 1935, the Shreveport Writers Club has been a support group for writers. SWC includes writers from all stages of life in all genres and styles of writing. Many of them are published authors, and others simply enjoy sharing their thoughts in written form with other people who love words. They meet every 1st Saturday of the month from 10:00 am – noon, and they welcome guests.

This week in Louisiana history. October 9, 1940. McNeese Junior College lost its first football game to Southwestern Louisiana Institute 32-0.
This week in New Orleans history. St Augustine Church at 1210 Governor Nicholls Street is dedicated, October 9, 1842.
This week in Louisiana.
St. Paschal Church Herbal Harvest Arts & Crafts Festival
October 16, 2021
Herbal Harvest 2021 was canceled due to Covid19, but we are planning a super 2021 event!
This is the 29th year for this event which features more than 50 indoor Vendor Booths - selling Artisan Arts and Crafts, home-canned foods and our Church members will be selling fresh-baked foods.
Contact Phone: 318-366-5171
Email: [email protected]
Postcards from Louisiana. Fat Catz on Bourbon St.

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440. Evan Faulkenbury.

440. We talk to Evan Faulkenbury about his article, “‘Monroe is Hell’: Voter Purges, Registration Drives, and the Civil Rights Movement in Ouachita Parish, Louisiana,” Evan Faulkenbury is an associate professor of history at SUNY Cortland. His courses and research focus on the civil rights movement, public history, and United States history. He earned his Ph.D. in history from the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill in 2016. His book, Poll Power: The Voter Education Project and the Movement for the Ballot in the American South, tells the story of a behind-the-scenes civil rights organization that funded hundreds of grassroots African American registration campaigns during the 1960s and 1970s.

This week in Louisiana history. October 23, 1527. A sudden hurricane hit Spanish explorer Panifo de Narvaez killing and undetermined number of men near the mouth of the Mississippi River.
This week in New Orleans history. WYES Educational Television Station opens, October 23, 1957.
This week in Louisiana.
Yellow Rails and Rice Birding Festival
November 03, 2021 - November 07, 2021
8:00am - 5:00pm
100 Rue de l'Acadie
Jennings LA 70546
The Yellow Rails & Rice Festival is designed with fun in mind, and the primary goals are to provide participants with a unique venue to see Yellow Rails and, at the same time, bring birders and farmers together to emphasize the value to birds of the area’s “Working wetlands.”
Phone: 337-821-5521
Postcards from Louisiana. Bruce listens to the band at the BMC Bar.