Spanish moss was both a cash crop and necessity for domestic comfort as mattress stuffing.
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Musicians at lunch stop for the Creole Mardi Gras run in Soileau, La 2009.
Taken by member Folklorist Conni Castille.
CCET’s Chris Stafford works mixing the latest Louisiana Folk Masters CD.
Savoy’s Music Center located on Hwy. 190 East in Eunice, continues to host a 46-year old Cajun music jam tradition every Saturday morning.
Louisiana Folklore Society members Kevin McCaffrey and The Center for Louisiana Studies are among the 2012 Humanities awards recipients as announced by the Louisiana Endowment For The Humanities. No One Ever Went Hungry: Cajun Food Traditions Then and Now has … Continue reading
Call For Presentations The Louisiana Folklore Society invites proposals for papers and other types of presentations for its 2012 annual meeting. We welcome presentations on the conference theme and on any other folklore topics and Louisiana folk traditions. The Society … Continue reading
The American Folklore Society’s 2012 annual meeting will be held on October 24-27 at the historic Hotel Monteleone in New Orleans, Louisiana. The theme for the meeting, on which presentations will be encouraged but not required, is “The Continuity and … Continue reading
The Louisiana State Museum – Expanding the Louisiana Music Collection The Louisiana State Museum is actively collecting artifacts in order to expand its musical holdings to encompass the full breadth of Louisiana’s musical heritage. The Louisiana State Museum houses, exhibits … Continue reading