This latest labor of love from one of the undisputed authorities on New Orleans and Louisiana history is sure to pique
the interest of natives and visitors alike. Buddy Stall's Louisiana Potpourri is jam-packed with little-known facts about Louisiana: its inhabitants, plantations, weather, word origins, and-of course-its loads of lagniappe.

In this entertaining and educational book, readers will often find themselves saying, "I didn't know that." Stall takes readers back millions of years, when giant whales, sharks, and snakes inhabited what is now central Louisiana. From there...