Center for Gulf South History and Culture: Our Children's Crafts at Mid City Bayou Boogaloo

About CGS:

Founded in New Orleans in 1976 by noted educator and cultural anthropologist Stephen J. Duplantier, CGS has produced many acclaimed media works including Zydeco: Creole Music and Culture in Rural Louisiana, a 60 minute video production by nationally syndicated American Routes radio producer Nicholas Spitzer; Vivre Pour Manger, a 30 minute video exploration of Cajun cooking by Stephen Duplantier; the Louisiana Folklife Guide, a definitive 350 page compendium of Louisiana folk traditions produced by Nicholas Spitzer and D. Eric Bookhardt; Mesechabe, a Journal of Surregionalism, edited and produced by Dennis Formento, and You Got To Know How To Pony: The Story of Chris Kenner, a 30 minute radio documentary produced by David Kunian and Bill Taylor. The Inside Art New Orleans web site is a CGS production. CGS Inner City Outreach programs include the Rain or Shine Neighborhood Partnerships and the Urban Sound Drop Arkestra. The Center for Gulf South History and Culture is a non- profit, tax exempt corp. under IRS section 501-c-3. President: D. Eric Bookhardt, CAO: Jennifer Vyskocil, Dir. Development: Alethia Picciola.