581. Part 2 of our conversation with Matthew Teutsch about his article, "Blood in the Pool: The 1868 Bossier Massacre." "Violent, racist attacks didn’t just occur in Bossier. They occurred across the Red River in Caddo Parish and all throughout the Red River Valley. Gilles Vandal notes that during Reconstruction 45% of the murders in Louisiana were concentrated in the northwestern part of the state. Caddo accounted for 16% of the homicides even though it only accounted for 3% of the state’s population. People may have tried to cleanse the soil of the blood, but the blood remains deep within the earth." "Matthew Teutsch is the Director of the Lillian E. Smith Center at Piedmont College. He maintains Interminable Rambling, a blog on literature, culture, and pedagogy,  and has published articles and book reviews in various venues including Lear, Melus, Mississippi Quarterly, African American Review and Callaloo. His research focus is African American, Southern, and Nineteenth Century American literature. He is the editor of Rediscovering Frank Yerby: Critical Essays (UPM 2020), and his current project examines Christopher Priest’s run on Black Panther. Follow him on Twitter at @SilasLapham." Now available: Liberty in Louisiana: A Comedy. The oldest play about Louisiana, author James Workman wrote it as a celebration of the Louisiana Purchase. Now it is back in print for the first time in 220 years. Order your copy today! This week in Louisiana history. July 7, 1912. Grabow 'Lumber War' shootout takes place near DeRidder, 3 killed, 37 wounded. This week in New Orleans history. Summer Showers. July 7, 1939. Beginning in the mid-1930s, and for several years after, the Recreation Project of the WPA sponsored the "Summer Showers" program in conjunction with the New Orleans Fire Department. Several days a week throughout the summer, firemen closed off a street, opened the hydrants and attached special nozzles to their hoses so the children of New Orleans could frolick and beat the heat  This week in Louisiana. 18th Annual Celebration San Fermin in Nueva Orleans Gallier Hall 545 St Charles Ave. New Orleans, LA 70130 Website July 12 · 5:30 pm - July 14 · 2:00 pm Cost $15 – $95. Get Tickets Here New Orleans Running of the Bulls San Fermin in Nueva Orleans 2024- XVIII The 18th Edition of the Running of the Bulls in New Orleans promises to be very different and very exciting! Book your trip and hotel and register today! This years event will be the weekend of July 12-14 and we will have a full slate of events. Txupinazo, Running of the Roller Derby Bulls, and El Pobre de Mi all at an iconic location! Gallier Hall, once the home of New Orleans City Hall!  Stay tuned to all social media channels and we’ll keep you updated as the stars align. ¡YA FALTA MENOS! Postcards from Louisiana. The Tremé Brass Band plays at the dba bar on Frenchment St. in New Orleans. Listen on Apple Podcasts. Listen on audible. Listen on Spotify. Listen on TuneIn. Listen on iHeartRadio. The Louisiana Anthology Home Page. Like us on Facebook.