Today, Wednesday at the Square goes down da Bayou, Lawrence N. Powell, author of The Accidental City speaks on his book at The healing center, and Ben Sandmel discisses his biography of Ernie K-Doe at the Garden District Book Shop. This day in history, New Orleans falls to Admiral Farragut's US Fleet (1862),  "King of Cajun Singers" Vin Bruce was born in Cut off (1932)

May 2, the day that President Johnson offered a $100,000 reward for the capture of Jefferson Davis, in relation to his being behind Lincoln’s assassination, 1865. Eight days later, Jefferson would eventually be captured by Federal/Union troops. On this day in 1949, Arthur Miller received the Pulitzer for his ‘Death of  Salesman’; ironically, Joseph McCarthy died eight years later, on this same day, as did Leonardo Da Vinci, in 1519. Lake Charles, LA’s favorite astronaut Domonic L Pugwill Gorie was born (1957), and Diane Crump became the first female jockey to compete in the Kentucky Derby (1970).