New exhibit donated to Swamp Pop Museum

By News Staff on Thursday, September 21, 2023
  • In the top left photo, is the new exhibit donated by Swamp Pop legend Johnnie Allan now on display at the Swamp Pop Museum.
    In the top left photo, is the new exhibit donated by Swamp Pop legend Johnnie Allan now on display at the Swamp Pop Museum.
  • In the top right photo, from left, are Mayor Ryan Leday Williams, Allan, Donna Guillot, Sharon Fontenot and City Clerk Donald Bergeron.
    In the top right photo, from left, are Mayor Ryan Leday Williams, Allan, Donna Guillot, Sharon Fontenot and City Clerk Donald Bergeron.
  • In the bottom right photo, Williams, in back, and Bergeron help hang the new exhibit in the Swamp Pop Museum on Tuesday, September 19. (Gazette photos by Heather Bogard)
    In the bottom right photo, Williams, in back, and Bergeron help hang the new exhibit in the Swamp Pop Museum on Tuesday, September 19. (Gazette photos by Heather Bogard)
    By: HEATHER BOGARD Associate Editor After meeting with Lieutenant Governor Billy Nungesser and discussing the importance and history of Swamp Pop music, Swamp Pop legend Johnnie Allan wanted to create a display for the Swamp Pop Museum honoring the biggest Swamp Pop songs to hit the national charts. Allan said he wanted to show the impact Swamp Pop music had on a national and international st...

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