Two weeks after Woodstock inspired hope for—or incited fear of—youth culture, the flower children invaded Prairieville for the incongruously titled New Orleans Pop Festival. The list of performers included luminaries like Janis Joplin, Canned Heat, the Grateful Dead, Santana, the Byrds and Jefferson Airplane among many others. Despite the incredible lineup, the local festival was quite overshadowed by Woodstock, and documentation these days is scarce. As the 40th anniversary of this almost-forgotten cultural event draws near, 225 magazine took a trip down memory lane. To read the story, click here.
When the hippies took over Prairieville
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