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About our cover: William Joyce won an Oscar for Best Animated Short Film for The Fantastic Flying Books of Mr. Morris Lessmore at the 84th Annual Academy Awards in February 2012. Joyce explains that his film was “inspired in equal measures by Hurricane Katrina, Buster Keaton, The Wizard of Oz, and a love for books. Morris Lessmore is a story of people who devote their lives to books and books who return the favor.” photo courtesy of Moonbot Studios VOLUME 23 • NUMBER 4 • WINTER 2012 13 10 24 40 52 66 76 86 SHREVEPORT’S OWN WILLIAM JOYCE: GUARDIAN OF CHILDHOOD by Anne B. Dobie Shreveport native William Joyce is considered among the greatest of America’s illustrators. After winning the 2012 Academy Award for Best Animated Short Film with The Fantastic Flying Books of Mr. Morris Lessmore, Joyce and his Moonbot Studios collaborators are imagining new ways to interweave film, animation and cutting-edge apps to engage children’s interest in good, old-fashioned storybooks. THE DESTREHAN LEGACY by John H. Lawrence with photographs by Richard Sexton From the French colonial period through the Civil War, the Destrehan family figured prominently in many key moments in Louisiana history. The plantation that bears their name has similarly weathered the state’s shifting economic fortunes, from indigo to sugar to petroleum, and now stands as a landmark on River Road. THE OWLS OF POVERTY POINT by William Caverlee with photographs by Jenny Ellerbe More than 3,000 years ago, a hunter-gatherer society moved tons of rock across hundreds of miles to build the largest earthworks in the Western Hemisphere. Just as fascinating and inscrutable are the tiny owls their craftsmen at this ancient settlement sculpted from red jasper. HELL OR HIGH WATER: HOW CAJUN FORTITUDE WITHSTOOD HURRICANES RITA AND IKE by Ron Thibodeaux The residents of Louisiana’s coastal Acadian parishes have stood their ground on land that is repeatedly ravaged by the wrath of nature. THEN AND NOW: NEW ORLEANS’ SOUTH MARKET DISTRICT by John Magill First a swamp, then a tony residential suburb, a bustling commercial center and a congested transportation hub, the newly named South Market District presents prime real estate in downtown New Orleans, ripe for redevelopment. DR. JANE ELLEN MCALLISTER & THE TRAINING OF BLACK TEACHERS IN LOUISIANA by David Rae Morris Among the first African-American women to earn a Ph.D., Dr. Jane McAllister worked tirelessly to raise the quality of education available to AfricanAmericans in Louisiana and the nation. P.G.T. BEAUREGARD: A CREOLE IN THE CONFEDERACY by Glen Jeansonne and David Luhrssen Pierre Gustave-Toutant Beauregard cut a dashing figure as a Confederate general. Following the South’s loss, he engaged in numerous business ventures. 30 56 66 87 Departments 2 3 4 22 36 38 48 FRIENDS EDITOR’S COLUMN LOUISIANA ENDOWMENT FOR THE HUMANITIES THE HISTORIC NEW ORLEANS COLLECTION MUSIC NOTES music history by Matt Sakakeeny, Ph.D. LOUISIANA ARCHITECTURE by Karen Kingsley, Ph.D. LOUISIANA STATE MUSEUM 62 64 72 85 92 94 96 SHELF LIFE Louisiana archives by Kevin McCaffrey LOUISIANA FOODWAYS by Michael Mizell-Nelson, Ph.D. THE OGDEN MUSEUM OF SOUTHERN ART LOUISIANA ASSOCIATION OF MUSEUMS SOUND ADVICE music reviews by Ben Sandmel BOOKSTAND book review by Thomas Uskali FORUM commentary by Clancy Dubos Copyright 2012 Louisiana Endowment for the Humanities, Inc., an independent, non-profit, tax-exempt organization, all rights reserved. ISSN 1082-4553 LOUISIANA CULTURAL VISTAS is published quarterly: Spring, Summer, Fall, and Winter, by the Louisiana Endowment for the Humanities, Inc., a non-profit 501(c)(3) Louisiana corporation, 938 Lafayette Street, Suite 300, New Orleans, LA 70113-1027; (504) 523-4352; toll-free in-state 1(800) 909-7990. Annual subscription is $20. Single copy back issues, if available, are $6.95 plus mailing cost. A one year, four-issue subscription is included in annual Endowment memberships; minimum $50. For subscriptions outside the U.S., shipping and handling charges will be added. e-mail: lahum@leh.org The Louisiana Endowment for the Humanities is supported by a major grant from the National Endowment for the Humanities. The Board of Directors has determined that the publication of this periodical is necessary in the transaction of the public business required of the Endowment. Views expressed are those of the authors and do not necessarily reflect the opinion or policy of the Endowment board or staff. Query the Editor prior to sending manuscripts. Winter 2012-13 • Louisiana CuLturaL Vistas 1  http://www.leh.org

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