About
643. Part 2 of our conversation with Roxanne Harde about the Tremé
series. Roxanne Harde on the Tremé
series. "Set in post-Katrina New Orleans, this hour-long
drama series, from executive producers David Simon and Eric
Overmyer, follows the lives of ordinary residents as they
struggle with the after-effects of the 2005 hurricane. Says
star and New Orleans native Wendell Pierce, 'The only things
people had to hang on to were the rich traditions we knew
that survived the test of time before: our music, food and
family, family that included anyone who decided to accept
the challenge to return.' The large ensemble cast is
supported by notable real-life New Orleanians, including
many of its famous musicians." "Roxanne Harde is Professor
of English at the University of Alberta's Augustana Faculty,
where she also serves as Associate Dean, Research. A McCalla
University Professor, Roxanne researches and teaches
American literature and culture, focusing on popular
culture, women’s writing and children’s literature, and
Indigenous literature."
series. Roxanne Harde on the Tremé
series. "Set in post-Katrina New Orleans, this hour-long
drama series, from executive producers David Simon and Eric
Overmyer, follows the lives of ordinary residents as they
struggle with the after-effects of the 2005 hurricane. Says
star and New Orleans native Wendell Pierce, 'The only things
people had to hang on to were the rich traditions we knew
that survived the test of time before: our music, food and
family, family that included anyone who decided to accept
the challenge to return.' The large ensemble cast is
supported by notable real-life New Orleanians, including
many of its famous musicians." "Roxanne Harde is Professor
of English at the University of Alberta's Augustana Faculty,
where she also serves as Associate Dean, Research. A McCalla
University Professor, Roxanne researches and teaches
American literature and culture, focusing on popular
culture, women’s writing and children’s literature, and
Indigenous literature."
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!
This week in the Louisiana Anthology. William F.
Waugh's Houseboat
Book. The South needs “Yankees.” An
ex-Confederate, discussing Alexandria, said: “A dozen live
Yankees would regenerate this town, and make fortunes at it.”
They would pave the streets, cover in the sewers, build up the
vacant spots in the heart of the city, supply mechanical work
at less inhuman prices than are now charged, and make this
rich and intelligent community as attractive in appearance as
the citizens are socially. One such man has made a new city of
Alexandria. He has made the people pave their streets, put in
modern sewerage, water, electricity, etc., build most
creditable structures to house the public officials, and in a
word, has “hustled the South,” till it had to put him
temporarily out of office until it got its “second wind.”
This week in Louisiana history. September 13, 1987. Pope
John Paul II begins three day visit to New Orleans.
This week in New Orleans history. Drew Brees ties Billy
Kilmer's touchdown passing record September 13, 2009. The
Saints team record for passing touchdowns in one game was set
at 6 by Drew Brees (Saint's vs. Detroit Lions) who tied with
Billy Kilmer in a November 2, 1969 against the St. Louis
Cardinals.
This week in Louisiana.
Longfellow-Evangeline State Historic Site
1200 N. Main Street
St. Martinville, LA 70582
337-394-3754
888-677-2900
longfellow_mgr@crt.la.gov
Site open daily
open from 9 a.m. to 5 p.m.
closed Thanksgiving, Christmas & New Year's Day
Admission/Entrance Fees
$4 per person
Free for senior citizens (62 and older)
Free for children 3 and under
Longfellow-Evangeline State Historic Site
explores the cultural interplay among the diverse peoples
along the famed Bayou Teche. Acadians and Creoles, Indians and
Africans, Frenchmen and Spaniards, slaves and free people of
color-all contributed to the historical tradition of cultural
diversity in the Teche region. French became the predominant
language, and it remains very strong in the region today.
Henry Wadsworth Longfellow's 1847 epic poem
Evangeline made people around the world more aware of the 1755
expulsion of the Acadians from Nova Scotia and their
subsequent arrival in Louisiana. In this area, the story was
also made popular by a local novel based on Longfellow's poem,
Acadian Reminiscences: The True Story of Evangeline, written
by Judge Felix Voorhies in 1907.
Postcards from Louisiana. Cajun Band at Maison Dupuy.
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