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Lecompte, LA · Arts & Culture
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Black soldiers in Louisiana faced enemies from both sides in the Civil War, author writes
“Death or Victory: The Louisiana Native Guard and the Black Military’s Significance in the Civil War,” A.J. Cade, Louisiana State University Press, 416 pages. With the onset of the Civil War, hundreds of wealthy and educated Black men moved to form the Louisiana Native Guard in New Orleans as a way to protect their property, their families and their place in the city.
travelmag.com
Melrose On The Cane In Melrose, Louisiana, Holds The Painted Walls Of Folk Artist Clementine Hunter
Upstairs in a squat, oddly roofed building on the Cane River, nine painted plywood panels tell the story of a whole community. Clementine Hunter made them in 1955, years after she started painting with leftover tubes of paint at night once her work was done. The building is the African...
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natchitochesparishjournal.com
Northwestern State Wind Symphony to present “Something Old, Something New, Something Borrowed, Something Blue”
The Northwestern State University Wind Symphony will open its 2026–27 concert season with a concert titled “Something Old, Something New, Something Borrowed, Something Blue” on Tuesday, Sept. 29, at 7:30 p.m. in Magale Recital Hall. The performance is free and open to the public. A livestream will be available at nsula.edu/livestream.
kalb.com
‘Don’t think it can’t happen to you’: Acadiana musician says routine cancer screening saved his life
OPELOUSAS, La. (Acadiana News First) - In 2013, at 33 years old, Joseph Wayne Singleton wasn’t thinking about cancer. He was thinking about his next show. However, his wife, a nurse, kept urging him to get checked out. “That kept going on until finally, one day, I was like,...
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Grey Ramsey caps hot summer stretch with two titles and River Cup rout of Mississippi
CHOUDRANT, La. — Grey Ramsey said he entered the fall playing the best golf of his life. The last month backed him up. Ramsey won the Men’s Championship Division at the Squire Creek Club Championship on Aug. 29-30, then won the boys 14-15 division at the Mississippi Regional Final at Dancing Rabbit Golf Club in Philadelphia, Mississippi, a week later.
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Dolly Day celebration at Rouses Markets
Dolly Day is here and whether you're working 9 to 5 or planning to enjoy a full on day of Dolly Parton, there are many ways to commemorate her life and legacy. Shan Bailey joins us live from Rouses in Mid-City with a look at the celebration.