Por: The Advocate Entertainment September 17, 2022
Dear Smiley: Seeing stories of dance halls with corn meal on the floors reminds me of when I was younger.My parents would bring us kids to the Bright Star, a dance hall way down da bayou below Boudreaux Canal.Big windows open; tables set up; benches lined along the walls. The people who owned the place would spread the corn meal, and sometimes talcum powder, so the people waltzing could glide across the floor.Us kids would drink a pop and eat... + full article
The Advocate USA Entertainment September 17, 2022
Stories of corn meal on the dance floor brought to mind a real New Orleans character, my Uncle Raymond Dehon, says Pat Dehon.He was a World War II vet who served proudly under General Patton, and a great guy who enjoyed life to the fullest.Uncle Raymond was a smooth dancer, and... + más
Smiley: Dance hall nights: a Cajun reverie | The Advocate
Louisiana State Medical Society names officers, Phelps attorney appointed to Tulane board | The Advocate
Jackie Lyle believes the Performing Arts Society of Acadiana's visionary project, Sacred Spaces? is more than an arts project.It's important to society, she said. Adonis Rose, left, director of the New Orleans Jazz Orchestra, and Cleo Parker Robinson, director of... + más
Billie and Ella in West Baton Rouge, lots of theater tickets and fiber art at Glassell Gallery | The Advocate
Renee Fleming to bring 'Music and the Mind' series to Pennington, will also perform recital | The Advocate
Vicki Coudrain offers this entry in our continuing series, Why we love our grandchildren.I am driving my grandchildren home from school one day. The air conditioner in the car is broken, so down go the windows. We are stopped at a red light with heavy traffic around us.My... + más
39 years later, lawmakers endorse $95 million settlement for Tangipahoa Parish flood victims | The Advocate
Our Monday question about cornmeal on dance floors was answered first by Tony Falterman, of Napoleonville:The reason cornmeal was sprinkled on dance floors was to enable dancers to glide easily. I vividly remember most of the dance halls in Pierre Part and other Assumption... + más
Preserve Louisiana to travel to the Acadia prairie for fourth Cultural and Architectural tour | The Advocate
10 WBNS USA Life September 17, 2022
ST. LOUIS — He served our country overseas in World War II at just 17 years old. These days 94-year-old O'Fallon native Carl Hall is continuing to serve in a different way. If you’ve walked through the doors at you’ve probably come in contact with Carl Hall. “When... + más
Woman charged with bomb threat against children's hospital | ABC News
Hogs for the Cause pledges $2.5 million for Hogs House on campus housing at children's hospital | The Advocate
The Advocate USA Life September 17, 2022
Preserve Louisiana and host Peggy Sweeney-McDonald, creator and author of Meanwhile, Back at Café Du Monde … Life Stories about Food, will lead a trip to the Acadia Prairie of Louisiana for its fourth cultural and architectural tour from May 31 to June 2.The tour will include... + más
La. Travels: Military, first responders can get state park discounts; tribe fest in Opelousas | The Advocate
Our Views: Chitimacha Louisiana Open has glorious run | The Advocate
10 WBNS USA Nation September 17, 2022
LONDON, UK — A surging tide of people — ranging from London retirees to former England soccer captain David Beckham — have lined up to file past Queen Elizabeth II's coffin as it lies in state at Parliament, so many that authorities had to call a temporary halt... + más
Prince Harry to wear military uniform when Queen Elizabeth II's 8 grandchildren hold vigil at her coffin | ABC News
What the royal family will wear to the queen's funeral | ABC News
About iurex | Privacy Policy | Disclaimer |