Impressed and touched by the passion of Louisiana singer, Sasha Massey, in 2018 Louisiana Words introduced Rhythms and Visions, which was an idea from the Acadiana Pride Festival 2014. This opened the doors for Louisiana Words to include multi-talented artists. Many writers on Louisiana Words also are photographers, painters, models, and other artists. Gumbo is a part of the Mots de Louisiane website. Mots de Louisiane is for writers who have had a long term career on Louisiana Words. They are featured on MotsdeLouisiane.com and then a contest is held between these writers for the biannual publication. Mots de Louisiane will publish other art, such as musician reviews, photography, sketch drawings, paintings, and other publishable art as well. *(Check back Sunday September 27th for an update to this page & learn more about the history of this program.)*

  We have a great week of new content from veteran Louisiana Words writers, Iowa's Joseph Michael Benoit & Kaplan's Harvery LeBeouf!  Havery's "Out of Love" is a relatable poem about when you have had enough in a relationship. Joe's "Streets of Silence (S.O.S)" gets to the core of the effects of being an individual in thought and not relying on others or blindly following any one.

“Out of Love” by Harvey LeBeouf When you tell me you love me,  Look me in my eyes,                      I'm looking into yours but you're already gone, I'm telling you I love you,          Every breath I take, I am thinking of you.                                             I wish you could feel this pain in my chest.                                       This hole I have is one big fucking mess.                                     Maybe then, you will realize you have put me to the test.                  I won’t be alone forever, but forever sounds perfect to me witho...

"Streets of Silence (S.O.S)" by Joseph Michael Benoit   And it came not from the Heavens, but, from the bowels of the Earth, It started as a sniffle,  a wheeze, a cough  then in ones, and  tens, and dozens  they sickened, and  died off.  Now there are  fewer by far  those that will remember the day when the shops all closed and at the end of each  road the dead were left to be taken away

THIS IS THE DAY FOR BRAND NEW LOUISIANA WRITING OR ART! Each week we release new content from new and veteran contributors such as poetry, stories, plays, photos, paintings, drawings, and more!!! *(Check back Sunday September 27th for an update to this page & learn more about the history of this program.)*

On Les Mots Passè this week, “The Louisiana Social Pledge” by Louis Toliver Jr, “Dad” by Annette Redmond Walters, “The Little Girl Who Wanted to Be King” by Louis Toliver Jr, “Winter Dragons” by Jordan James Levers, & “Unseen Mannequin” by Spencer Black.

Every Mondays and Fridays, we continue the legacy of all our writers & artists with Les Mots Passè, which means “past words.” Formerly called Louisiana Words Flashbacks, Les Mots Passè keeps our catalogue of just over 1200 poems, stories, paintings, photography, music, & more!  *(Check back Sunday September 27th for an update to this page & learn more about the history of this program.)*