137 Laura Janelle Mc Night Part 1

137.  Laura Janelle McNight, Part 1.  Freelance booze writer for [http://Nola.com](http://Nola.com) . Founder of the Gumbo Party. We are pro-roux, anti-lettuce, pro-choice: Seafood or Chicken & Sausage, cher?

1. This week in Louisiana history.  January 2, 1811. U.S. Rep. Julien Poydras declared Louisiana's right to become a state.

2. This week in New Orleans history. Beautiful Rayne Memorial United Methodist Church located on the corner of St. Charles Avenue and General Taylor Street was was erected in 1875, with the first services celebrated January 2, 1876. The original name, St. Charles Avenue Methodist Church, was changed to its present name in 1887 in honor of Robert W. Rayne, a New Orleans merchant who paid for more than half the cost of construction. He did so in honor of his son, who was killed in the Civil War.

3. This week in Louisiana.

Battle of New Orleans Commemoration

January 8th, 2016 - January 9th, 2016

Chalmette National Park

8606 West St. Bernard Hwy, Chalmette, LA 70043

504-278-4242

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