Jambalaya festival, the notorious Bonnie and Clyde, and more in Louisiana entertainment news

Jakori Madison, Lafayette Daily Advertiser
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Happening in Louisiana entertainment news this week, check out 5 interesting facts about the notorious crime couple that died in Louisiana—Bonnie and Clyde, get ready for the annual jambalaya festival and find out what's on the schedule. If you love music, check out this audio engineer who is looking to harness the sounds of the bayou community. In political news, find out which city In Louisiana seeks to ban hemp consumables that create THC highs.

Catch up on history- 90th anniversary of the death of Bonnie and Clyde

Inside the Bonnie and Clyde Ambush Museum in Gibsland, Louisiana.
Inside the Bonnie and Clyde Ambush Museum in Gibsland, Louisiana.

The Federal Bureau of Investigations considered them the most notorious crime couple in American history. After this famous crime duo went on a spree of robbing, killing and stealing cars, they were killed in Louisiana.

According to the Federal Bureau Investigations, the infamous couple, Bonnie and Clyde, were shot by officers in an ambush in Bienville Parish, in May 1934. The local town where the ambushed happened provides a replication of the ambush in a museum. Check out five interesting facts about the notorious couple through their journey of crime.

Interesting facts about Bonnie and Clyde What to know about Bonnie and Clyde in Louisiana ahead of the 90th anniversary of their deaths

Food Festival, Bayou tunes

Gonzales gets ready for annual jambalaya festival. Here's what's on the schedule
Gonzales gets ready for annual jambalaya festival. Here's what's on the schedule

Come down to the "Jambalaya capital of the world" for their annual Jambalaya Festival. Similar in many ways to Spanish paella, the term "jambalaya" is derived from the Spanish jamon for ham. Jambalaya found its way into Creole cookery in the late 1700's where it soon took on the flavor of added local ingredients.

The 57th edition of the event will be held May 24-26 along S. Irma Blvd. in Gonzales. The festival also includes lots of music on three stages.

Read more about the Jambalaya festival Gonzales gets ready for annual jambalaya festival. Here's what's on the schedule

Audio engineer Adam W. Thomas works on his music licensing platform Bayou Soundtrack, Monday, May 13, in Downtown Thibodaux. Thomas plans to have the platform complete by the end of the 2024 year.
Audio engineer Adam W. Thomas works on his music licensing platform Bayou Soundtrack, Monday, May 13, in Downtown Thibodaux. Thomas plans to have the platform complete by the end of the 2024 year.

In a small, second-floor office in downtown Thibodaux, an audio engineer is looking to harness the sounds of the bayou community. Having retired from the Navy and Coast Guard, Adam W. Thomas has moved home and is chasing a dream of sharing the bayou tunes with the wider world.

Read more about Adam Thomas story Audio engineer returns to Thibodaux to capture sounds of the bayou

Hemp party over

These STR8W8 gummies and chocolates with hemp-derived THC is manufactured and sold in Louisiana.
These STR8W8 gummies and chocolates with hemp-derived THC is manufactured and sold in Louisiana.

Louisiana's two-year, high-flying hemp party may soon be over if the Legislature approves a bill from a Shreveport senator that would outlaw any hemp consumable products like gummies or chocolate that contain THC.

Critics say the THC-laced edibles and drinks are akin to recreational marijuana and accuse retailers of marketing to minors. Republican Shreveport Sen. Thomas Pressly's Senate Bill 237 to ban any THC hemp consumable products cleared the House Criminal Justice this week.

Read more about progression of BILL 237 In Louisiana, a Shreveport senator seeks to ban hemp consumables that create THC high

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