Swamp Pop Museum celebrates 15 years

The Louisiana Swamp Pop Museum celebrated its 15th anniversary on Friday, September 26, with an annual open house from 10 a.m. until 3 p.m. Several Swamp Pop legends were in attendance to reminisce about the past and celebrate Swamp Pop’s future. Pictured above is King Cotton Bob Manuel (standing right) as he greets Johnnie Allan (seated right). Manuel provided a key role in the creation of the museum by working to complete the restoration of the building that once was a train depot in Elton. Also pictured are Swamp Pop legend Charles Veillon (seated left) and former director of the Swamp Pop Museum Sharon Fontenot (standing left). (Gazette photo by Tony Marks)