Louisiana Words will be participating in Lafayette's Pride this June 11th @ 3pm at Cite Des Arts! We will be having a special pride theme show highlighting local historical figures that help paved way for equality. Ted A. Richard will be reading a special chapter from his new book, The 16th Second, about the Acadiana Pride Festival and Louis Toliver Jr. will be reading from his first novel: Pride Story which lays out the history of pride in Acadiana, based on true events. The show will also memorialize Louisiana equality legends: Kristopher "Biscuit" Hebert (also a drag performer) who helped bring mental handicap awareness to the state and Cara Ann Overgaard, the first trans director. We will have a roster of ally writers and an open mic! If you're interested in participating in the show, email us at louisianawords@gmail.com or send us a message on Facebook or Instagram (louisianawords1). We can't wait to be reunited!
There’s nothing that hurts more than when we lose someone from our Louisiana Words family. But, the beauty of our writing movement is that the words of our loved ones live on with us. On June 20th, 2023, Louisiana Words Allstar, Jorge Arturo, moved on from this world leaving our hearts broken. He was a charismatic and talented human being. Jorge resided in New Orleans, LA and had been active on Louisiana Words for over a year. To honor Jorge’s life and work, we will be sharing his writing and live performances all Summer 2023. Please help keep his spirit alive by sharing his work. We know that Jorge’s words will connect with our readers and we hope to keep his spirit alive. Jorge’s first submission: “The Dog Show” debuted on February 6th, 2022 and is his most successful piece to date. In 2022, Jorge spent 10 weeks in the top with “The Dog Show,” “Weavers,” “They Say Love Kills, This Time It Really Did,” and “If Hell is Real, It Looks Like an Airport.” His la...
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