What do alligators, big blue diamonds, and red wine have in common?
They are all subjects of songs from a musical genre known as Swamp Pop that defined a generation in South Louisiana.
Mark Layne, the general manager of KVPI in Ville Platte, presented a history of the music at Tuesday’s (Feb. 18) meeting of the Rotary Club of Ville Platte.
Layne shared that he had a moment similar to Saul of ...