635. Kyle Crosby, Part 2

635. Part 2
of our talk with Kyle Crosby about his project, Louisiana
Dread. "Louisiana Dread is a cultural project that shares
and preserves stories of Louisiana history, culture, and
folklore. Under the umbrella of Dreadful Productions, LLC,
"Louisiana Dread" aims to bring awareness to important cultural
aspects of Louisiana through several online series, such as LA
Quick History, LA Drinks, LA Estates, LA Lingo, and LD Live. Each highlight  in Louisiana history
that have otherwise been forgotten or misinterpreted, as well as
share local horror stories that have been told for generations.
Whether based on fact or complete fiction, Louisiana is seeping
with horror stories that all share one common feature: the
haunting setting of Louisiana. Along with the online series, a
ten-episode television anthology script has been completed and
awaits funding. To donate, please contact us at kyleladread@gmail.com
The description can be seen below. "Louisiana Dread" is a video
horror anthology series based on haunting Louisiana history,
folklore, and culture. Set all throughout the Bayou State, each
episode holds its own sinister tale of misfortune and evil" (Louisiana Dread).

Now available: Liberty in Louisiana: A Comedy.
The oldest play about Louisiana, author James Workman wrote it
as a celebration of the Louisiana Purchase. Now it is back in
print for the first time in 221 years. Order your copy today!



Catharine Cole (Martha Field). "The

Story of the Old French Market." Journalist Martha Field
wrote under the pen name of Catharine Cole. She wrote this
glimpse of the history of the old French Market in 1916 as an
advertisement for French Market Coffee. Now 109 years later,
we still think of the old French Market in New Orleans along
with its world famous coffee. Time passes differently when we
sit in the French Market and drink French Market coffee. Have
a cup of coffee and read this wonder reminiscence of the
French Market today! "I sit in a dim corner, where the tide of
life passes me by, and muse and dream of days that are gone
when all was unlike its present form save for the old Market
and the selfsame aroma of the only coffee in all the world
that has lived and thrived while the centuries passed, swiftly
and silently, down the pathway of time."
This week in Louisiana history. July 19, 1799. Interim
governor Nicholas Vidal takes command of Louisiana.


This week in New Orleans history. On July 19, 1963, Lee
Harvey Oswald was fired from the Reily Coffee Company 
"...because his work was not satisfactory and because he spent
too much time loitering in Adrian Alba's garage next door (at
618 Magazine Street), where he read rifle and hunting
magazines."


This week in Louisiana.

Tammany Trace

21490 Koop Drive

Mandeville, LA

985-867-9490

crt@stpgov.org

Website

Originally a corridor for the Illinois Central Railroad, the
Tammany Trace is now a hike and bike trail that spans from
downtown Covington, through Abita Springs, Mandeville and
Lacombe and ends in Slidell. A separate equestrian path
parallels the Trace in several places. St. Tammany Parish
government purchased the abandoned Illinois Central Railroad
corridor on December 20, 1992. With the help of grants and
federal dollars, St. Tammany Parish government has asphalted
31 miles, remodeled railroad trestles into pedestrian bridges,
and maintained the Trace.
Postcards from Louisiana. Phillip Manuel sings with Michael
Pellera Trio play at Snug Harbor on Frenchmen St. in New
Orleans. 

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