• Storytime: Little Orphan Annie Ledbetter, the Laughing Dog

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    Three friends reminisce about rescuing a dog off a highway on their pilgrimage to Lead Belly’s grave. With Ted Lindsay, Katy Hobgood Ray, & David Ray It was hot. VERY hot. Dave, Ted and I finally remembered this fact about the day that we rescued Annie Ledbetter off the side of a country highway, because…

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  • Music Memory from Annie Hardy Calais

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    Annie Hardy Calais was born in 1927 in rural Southwest Louisiana. She recently shared many true stories of her childhood growing up in Cajun Country with Confetti Park. Here is a great music memory: “When I was 8 or 9 years old, I loved music….my niece had a radio at her home, but we had…

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    Annie Hardy Calais of Cecilia, La.