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625. Gabrielle Perry

625. Gabrielle Perry

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 625. Part 1 of our interview with Gabrielle Perry. Gabrielle Angelique Perry, MPH, B.S., is a public health specialist. She's also the founder and executive director of The Thurman Perry Foundation, an award-winning Louisiana-based nonprofit operating nationally with a mission of aiding women and girls impacted by incarceration. Ms. Perry’s organization has awarded tens of thousands of dollars in scholarships to currently incarcerated women, formerly incarcerated women, and the daughters of both demographics via her educational program. The Perry Second Chances Scholarship, which is reflective of her experiences as a woman impacted by incarceration who sought to achieve her own education.
  1. Now available: Liberty in Louisiana: A Comedy. The oldest play about Louisiana, author James Workman wrote it as a celebration of the Louisiana Purchase. Now it is back in print for the first time in 221 years. Order your copy today!
  2. This week in Louisiana history. May 10, 1781. Formal surrender of Pensacola to Galvez.
  3. This week in New Orleans history. The original Causeway was a two-lane span (now the southbound span), measuring 23.86 miles in length which opened in 1956 at a cost of $30.7 million. A parallel two-lane span, 1/100th of a mile longer than the original, opened on May 10, 1969 at a cost of $26 million. Each span was the longest over-water bridge in the world when completed.
  4. This week in Louisiana.
    Washington Parish Balloon Festival
    May 30, 2025 - June 01, 2025
    100 Main Street
    Franklinton LA 70438
    wpballoonfest@gmail.com
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    Join us for a weekend of fun!
    Hot Air Balloon Glows, tethered rides, flights.
    Live Music
    Carnival
    Food Vendors
    Craft Vendors
    Rodeo
  5. Postcards from Louisiana. Roz's band plays at Bamboula.
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