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Listening for Tony Kushner

No place is any one thing. Lake Charles, Louisiana, had to be more than fried catfish, King Cake and spicy gumbo. Playwright Tony Kushner grew up in Lake Charles and may be its most famous literary resident. He describes a … Continue reading

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Laissez Les Bon Temps Rouller

Fat Tuesday at Last Cajun music is thumping and grinding as morning revelers dance a freestyle Zydeco mash-up of mambo, tango, two-step and whatever. Accordion, drums, guitar, fiddle and “frottoir” (washboard) are so boisterous you can’t hear yourself think. Then … Continue reading

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