New Orleans 2018
Grand Isle, on the Gulf Coast south of New Orleans
Raised tombs in Grand Isle cemetery
Reading ‘The Awakening’ on the beach
Swamp trip in search of friendly alligators
The Whitney Plantation Museum of Slavery
Memorial for a slave uprising at the Whitney
Slave cabins at the Whitney - such a stirring place
Exploring New Orleans
Uptown in the Garden District
The Backstreet Cultural Museum
The ‘Tomb of an Unknown Slave’ in the Treme
Beignets!
Beignets, en plus!
In the Garden District Bookshop
Catching up with our reading
On the embankment, Lake Pontchartrain
At the Buddy Bolden mural
Divine Ladies Second Line parade
The State Capitol in Baton Rouge
On the observation deck
Meeting author Ernest J. Gaines
New Roads jail - the setting of ‘A Lesson Before Dying’
Out on the False River
The best Cajun cooking
Andrew at the Cajun music jam
Lauryn on bass
Jenny sketching as the musicians played