COMPANION BOOK

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Book - $60

This beautiful hard-cover book is a must have for anyone’s library! It makes a great gift option as well. (Unsigned)

This LPB lagniappe option includes the book, signed by both Carol Highsmith and Jay Dardenne, as well as a one-year membership to Friends of LPB. It also includes a one-year subscription to LPB PASSPORT, an extended streaming benefit; a one-year subscription to Visions magazine, LPB’s exclusive monthly member guide; and a one-year subscription to Louisiana Life, a bi-monthly magazine dedicated to travel, food, and lifestyle across the state. Plus, your membership supports all the programs you love on LPB!

ABOUT THE BOOK

Louisiana Public Broadcasting is proud to offer the documentary companion book, Why Louisiana Ain’t Mississippi… or Any Place Else!, a collaboration with incredible visual documentarian Carol Highsmith and Jay Dardenne, one of Louisiana’s greatest ambassadors.

This glossy, hard-cover table book is filled with over 250 pages of photos taken by Highsmith documenting the people, the places, and the culture of Louisiana, Why Louisiana Ain’t Mississippi… or Any Place Else! is a visual trip across our state, from New Orleans to Natchitoches. "I've been everywhere in America. I've been to all the states and I love them all, don't get me wrong, but Louisiana just knocks them off the block," says Highsmith. "I mean, it's unbelievable what Louisiana has to offer."

Make this beautiful book a part of your collection and help support LPB. LPB serves as Louisiana’s Storyteller, producing programs that explore our history, our culture, and our people. As Louisiana's largest digital classroom, LPB also supports families and educators across our state by providing free learning resources, camps that inspire curiosity, and professional development opportunities for educators and caregivers. Without the support of members like YOU, programs like Why Louisiana Ain’t Mississippi… or Any Place Else! wouldn't be possible.

ABOUT THE PHOTOGRAPHER/DOCUMENTARIAN

Carol M. Highsmith has been visually documenting America for more than forty years. She is donating her life’s work to the Library of Congress, where it is preserved in the most historic photo collection on Earth. Thousands of Highsmith’s images from her comprehensive exploration of the fifty states will be available from our national library for the ages. “The most important thing about working with Louisiana Public Broadcasting is that you’re right down my line. I am donating every image I take to the Library of Congress. And what is LPB doing? You give us programming that really, basically, is for the people. It’s a gift. How wonderful.”

Carol Highsmith talks about life on the road as a photographer/
documentarian and discusses the equipment she used to capture the stunning images featured in the documentary companion book.