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Deadline (The Bayou Secrets Saga, #1)
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10.0 (1 Ratings)
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Awesome read!! Loved it! Being from Louisiana made it even more interesting as a mystery setting!
  
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Under the Cajun Moon
10
10.0 (2 Ratings)
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Awesome awesome book!! Being from Louisiana, I love all types of fiction work with settings in our grand state! This was my first book by the author and I thoroughly enjoyed it!!
  
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Ross (3282 KP) rated Gris-Gris by Dr John in Music

Jun 15, 2020  
Gris-Gris by Dr John
Gris-Gris by Dr John
2008 | Psychedelic, Rock
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6.3 (4 Ratings)
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Rolling Stone's 143rd greatest album of all time
Odd and unsettling fusion of Louisiana R&B and psychedelic rock, this album doesn't quite know what it is and by the end neither did I.
  
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Apr 13, 2018  
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Sawyer (231 KP) rated Shadowman in Books

Dec 19, 2017  
Shadowman
Shadowman
Jim shooter | 1992 | Comics & Graphic Novels
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6.0 (1 Ratings)
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Great characterizations and Showcases of Southern Louisiana life (0 more)
The hero of The Big Easy
Shadow Man is a classic 1990's comic book about a man who gets possessed by ancient Voodoo God in must fight against the evils of the supernatural world
  
Down at the End of the River: Stories
Down at the End of the River: Stories
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8.0 (2 Ratings)
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An interesting collection of 10 stories that leave you wanting more. By that I mean you'll be thinking, "why doesn't he make whole novels out of these?" You can read my full review here. https://tcl-bookreviews.com/2013/12/06/ten-warmly-flowing-stories-of-louisiana/
  
Louisiana's Way Home
Louisiana's Way Home
Kate DiCamillo | 2018 | Children
8
8.0 (1 Ratings)
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Louisiana's Way Home By: Kate DiCamillo
Candlewick Press
Published date 2 October 2018
Children's Fiction Middle Grade 240 pages
#LouisianasWayHome #NetGalley

I know that this book has already been out in the stores for a while but I just couldn't get my review up before now. I did get the book finished before the publish date though.
I have greatly enjoyed this book and a few others that she has written.
This book is about a 12 year old girl named Louisiana and her grandma, who leave the state of Florida at 3 in the morning. Louisiana doesn't know why just that her grandma woke her up and told her to get into the car. She had to leave behind her friends and pets. She has been told that a curse has been passed down from her great grandfather and that it was time to end the curse. The curse is known as a Sundering. The story goes on to explain how the curse was started and why it is called this name. They travel with no money or means on how to get where they are going. Grandma ends up needing some dental care and time to recover so she has Louisiana help pay for things by her wit and voice. She has a beautiful singing voice. During this time Louisiana meets some a boy who befriends and they are able to have some fun while grandma recovers. On her trip back from one of the visits her grandma has taken off and left her a note. This note explains somethings to Louisiana that changes her life and questions everything that has happened. What did the note say and what does she do?
I do recommend that you read this book or have your middle grader read it. It is a fun and adventurist book.
  
Nanook of the North (1922)
Nanook of the North (1922)
1922 | Documentary
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". . . because I started out as a documentary filmmaker and looked at all of Robert Flaherty’s films, including Louisiana Story, while I was preparing Overlord. Also because The Innocent Eye: The Life of Robert J. Flaherty is a must-read for anyone interested in the birth of documentary filmmaking."

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Savage Nature (Leopard People #4)
Savage Nature (Leopard People #4)
Christine Feehan | 2011 | Romance
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3.7 (3 Ratings)
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I have only read the short story that fits into the Leopard People series, so I am sure there is much that I am missing about this series. I wanted to read this book mostly because of the Louisiana bayou setting, my home state. Even though I spent most of my life in Louisiana, I did not spend much time at all in the bayou, so this was as much a nostalgic experience as an education for me. I found Christine Feehan's descriptions and uses of the setting to be very well written and quite engrossing, as this actually kept me involved enough in the book to keep reading, over the actual plot.
Much like when I read the short story in Fantasy by Christine Feehan, I found the plot to be overly dramatic and forced. Every scene, every interaction was told with such extreme emotion that I had to wonder if these characters ever had a chance to relax. The melodrama felt like something out of a t.v. soap opera with no natural flow to the time line.
I did like a few of the characters, such as Saria and the woman who ran the inn. Many of the characterizations matched the typical stereotypes of the Cajun people who reside in the backwaters of Louisiana. The dialogue hinted at the Cajun accent without muddling the vocabulary so much that I would have difficulty reading it.
While I loved Christine Feehan's use of Louisiana culture in Savage Nature (Leopard), I do not think I will be continuing to read any more of the Leopard People series.
  
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Jesse Malin recommended Down by Law (1986) in Movies (curated)

 
Down by Law (1986)
Down by Law (1986)
1986 | International, Comedy, Drama
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"One of my favorite films from Jim Jarmusch; I can never get enough of it. Beautifully shot by Robby Müller in Louisiana, a jailbreak with Tom Waits, John Lurie, and the first time many of us were to see the amazing Roberto Benigni. The Defiant Ones meets the Marx Brothers and even better. Jim is one of the last true stylists left in this “sad and beautiful world.”"

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