The bill to honor “Southern Nights” was proposed on May 31 by Rep. Vincent Pierre (D) of Lafayette with 19 cosponsors. It passed a House vote with 100-1 in favor on May 27 and was approved by the ...
BATON ROUGE (LSU Manship) –Amid lifted mask mandates, businesses re-openings, and a barrage of economic recovery proposals in the Legislature, Louisianans may soon find some new changes to the history ...
BATON ROUGE, La. — Louisiana is reshuffling its official state songs list. Lawmakers voted to add “Southern Nights” by New Orleans native Allen Toussaint as the state’s official cultural song. They ...
Glen Campbell will be forever linked to songwriter Jimmy Webb, who provided the Rhinestone Cowboy with signature hits like “By the Time I Get to Phoenix,” “Wichita Lineman” and “Galveston.” But it was ...
Earlier this week, Allen Toussaint suffered a heart attack while on tour in Spain. Not long afterwards, the New Orleans-born legend passed away; he was 77. While he was maybe best known as an ...
While Allen Toussaint was putting the finishing touches on a concept album in 1975, he made one last-minute addition that would change everything. “Southern Nights” was a more personal song for ...
“Southern Nights” was a more personal song for Allen Toussaint. Released on his album of the same name from 1975, and recounted childhood memories of visiting family in the backwoods of Louisiana—Have ...
BATON ROUGE, La. — Louisiana is reshuffling its official state songs list. Lawmakers voted to add “Southern Nights” by New Orleans native Allen Toussaint as the state’s official cultural song, while ...
BATON ROUGE, La. (AP) — Louisiana is reshuffling its official state songs list. Lawmakers voted to add “Southern Nights” by New Orleans native Allen Toussaint as the state’s official cultural song, ...