‘It’s what made us’: Paul Breaux has long been the center of Lafayette’s integration struggle
Paul Breaux educated generations of Black students. It was also the primary venue for Lafayette’s integration story.
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Aurora’s Wake: On Dege Legg’s death and final act
It’s nearly impossible to hear Brother Dege’s final record, Aurora, as anything but a farewell and benediction.
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Lafayette’s Celtic Bayou Festival pipes in the wider Celtic world
Since 2016, the annual Irish gathering has grown to import the rest of the Celtic Diaspora: Bretons, Scots, Welsh and more.
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Legg, 56, reportedly died Friday. He has been described as a Southern-swamp-psych-rock musician turned neo-blues man. He caught the break of a lifetime in 2011 when Quentin Tarantino heard his song, “Too Old to Die Young,” and used it on the soundtrack of his film “Django Unchained.”
Source: The Advocate
Short Fiction: The Scouring
A haunting tale of searching and possession, winner of the 2023 Southern Screen Writing Challenge.
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Settle in with a plate lunch at Broussard’s Shade Tree Cafe
The popular word-of-mouth joint, home to hearty burgers, plate lunches and crab cakes, reopens for the 2024 spring season.
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Lafayette’s Milton Arceneaux captures Creole Country
“We want to debunk a lot of myths, especially the [idea] that Creole means Black, because that’s so not true.”
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Source: Festival International
Ned’s words by the water: Gaines and his definition of a Citizen
In the Autobiography of Miss Jane Pittman, Ernest Gaines shows us what is needed to be a good citizen, regardless of your nation of origin.
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Maisha Chargois takes on her mother’s mighty mantle
As Lafayette’s African American Heritage Foundation prepares for landmark anniversaries, Maisha Chargois comes into her own.
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Democracy, civil rights and the American Dream
African Americans bled for voting rights. We must honor that legacy and vote.
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How much more shall we overcome?
When will the democratic promise of the Civil Rights era be fulfilled? “Some day”, as the famous anthem goes, could mean an eternity.
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