These 10 essential Louisiana books make great reads and last-minute Christmas gifts
Looking for a last-minute Christmas gift for anyone who loves Louisiana?
Try one of these books, among those I consider essential for understanding who we are as Louisiana residents and what makes our state and community tick.
If you act quickly, two-day shipping or a purchase from a local bookstore will land the gift under your favorite tree by Christmas.
1. “Huey Long,” by T. Harry Williams. The definitive history lesson on the Kingfish, the populist governor and U.S. senator who ran the state like a dictator and made a strong run at the presidency.
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showers are aligned with a cold front that will gradually makes it way here but not before today warms up into the 80s. here is your current temperatures. 61 degrees. that s close to yesterday s high which was 63 degrees. 62 right now at dulles airport. 60 in baltimore. ocean city 59. winchester 64 degrees. your forecast for today, partly sunny, warm and humid. scattered late-day showers and thunderstorms. we have a slight risk of storms being strong to severe. your high today 86 degrees. over 10-degree above normal. that s a look at the weather. we ll take a look at the weekend shortly. let s go to julie wright and get an update on traffic. problems making your way along the outer loop of the beltway. incident near route 4 has cleared. lanes are open but traffic heavy and delays from 95 to georgia. southbound 270 out of germantown all lanes open and still moving at speed but tapping the brakes leaving montgomery ridge. no incidents just volume. 295 holding steady. no compl