552. Today we
talk with Doug Duffey, North Louisiana blues musician. "Blues musician.Doug Duffey is a singer, songwriter,
pianist, bandleader, music arranger, record producer, music publisher,
poet, diarist, photographer and visual artist. From Monroe, Louisiana,
Doug Duffey was inducted into the "Louisiana Hall of Fame" in April,
2001 and inducted into the National Blues Hall of Fame in 2009" (
Wikipedia).
- This week in Louisiana history. December 8, 1879. Citizens
of Louisiana ratified a new state constitution.
Simultaneously, the state capital was moved from New Orleans
to Baton Rouge.
- This week in New Orleans history. The World Cotton
Centennial (World's Fair) opened in New Orleans on December
16, 1884 and ran until June 2, 1885 in what is now Audubon
Park. It featured displays with a great deal of electric light
illumination, an observation tower with electric elevators,
and several prototype designs of electric streetcars.
- This week in Louisiana.
Celebration in the Oaks
City Park,
New Orleans, LA
November 24 - January 1
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This well-known light display in New Orleans beautifully
highlights the lovely collection of Live Oak trees that are
found in New Orleans. Perfect for a date night or an evening
with the kids, this is one of of the most popular holiday
light displays in Louisiana. From late November until early
January, over a million dazzling lights illuminate 25 acres of
City Park in what can only be described as pure magic.
- Postcards from Louisiana. Stephen Walker Band at the
Frenchmen Hotel.