Good News LA: Lincoln Theater (2024)
Louisiana: The State We're In
Details
Collection:LPB
Genre: Newsmagazine
Place Covered: Baton Rouge, East Baton Rouge Parish, Louisiana
Copyright Holder: Louisiana Educational Television Authority
Date Issued: 2024-01-12
Duration: 00:05:09
Subjects: African American business enterprises | HISTORIC PRESERVATION | African Americans
Contributors:
- St. Cyr, Kara Host
- Durant, Thomas Interviewee
Description
This segment from the January 12, 2024, episode of the series “Louisiana: The State We’re In” features Kara St. Cyr’s report on the Lincoln Theater Restoration Project in Baton Rouge sponsored by the Louisiana Black History Hall of Fame. St. Cyr reports that the Lincoln Theater served as an important entertainment hub for Black artists during segregation and played an important role in the Civil Rights Movement. She interviews Dr. Thomas Durant, a board member for the Louisiana Black History Hall of Fame, who discusses his organization’s plans to restore the building and turn it back into a community center. This segment is a part of the “Good News Louisiana” series.