Dispatches

Journal

Essays, dispatches, and reflections from inside Black Louisiana’s documentary tradition.

FeaturedThe Archive · June 13, 2026 · 7 min read

She Wrote the Endings. Now Someone Has to Write Hers.

Ruth Anita Foote spent her life making sure no name in Black Acadiana went unrecorded. She wrote Clifton Chenier’s obituary. She wrote the ending of our book. She was the fourth name — and she was my friend.

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The Ledger · 5 min read

Louisiana’s $18.5 Billion Tourism Economy Is Built on Black Culture.

Black Communities See a Fraction of It. By Simone Baptiste.

The Record · 6 min read

76 Percent Smaller. The Funding Gap.

Which Louisiana Stories Get Told. By Darius Fontenot.

The Archive · 8 min read

Why We Document. Three Names Lost.

Lee Allen Zeno · Stephanie Smallwood · Bryant Benoit. By Celeste Marigny.