Entertainment

Renowned local artists D’Jalma Garnier, Kristi Guillory, Chas Justus, Jesse Legé, Ed Poullard, Christine Balfa Powell, Dirk Powell, Kevin Wimmer and Linzay Young are on tap as full-time instructors for Louisiana Folk Roots’ upcoming Dewey Balfa Cajun and Creole Heritage Week, April 16-23, at Chicot State Park.

The free Festival International de Louisiane in Lafayette celebrates 24 years of music, art, cuisine and so much more this spring.
This year’s phenomenal line-up includes performances by Steele Pulse, Sharon Jones and The Dap-Kings, King Sunny Adé, Sierra Leone’s Refugee Allstars, and Sonny Landreth.

Casting for “Moonlight and Magnolias” Comedy

There’s no business like show business, and Hollywood is abuzz in 1939. Famed producer, David O. Selznick has shut down production of his new epic, fires the director, and demands a rewrite of the script for one of the most beloved films of all times, “Gone with the Wind”.

(BATON ROUGE) July 27 — In joking reference to political rhetoric in Louisiana’s Capital City, Ballooning Foundation Director and pilot George Richard says the upcoming Aug. 7-9 balloon race is “The best use of hot air in America!” SPORTS ILLUSTRATED® calls the Baton Rouge race one of “America’s Top 25 Summer Essentials” while the National AAA dubs it a “Travel Treasure.” For this reason, the Pennington-Louisiana State Hot-Air Balloon Championship consistently averages 60,000 spectators each year.