Illustration by Burton Durand
For this unexpectedly wholesome third episode, we're joined in the studio by 64 Parish's Senior Managing Editor and Country Roads' former Arts & Entertainment Editor Chris Turner-Neal, to ask him about his day spent getting the full experience at Louisiana's only nude campground, Indian Hills near Slidell.
"Do I Need to Walk Around Slidell Naked?"
Reading List
Here, find articles that we either mentioned in the episode, or that we think might enrich and/or further the conversations we had.
Camping, au Naturale
by Chris Turner-Neal
Inside Louisiana’s only clothing-optional campground and resort
Illustration by Burton Durand
In the Rough
by Chris Turner-Neal
In a crater in Murfreesboro, a chance to find a girl's best friend
Courtesy of Crater of Diamonds State Park
The Grand Canyon of Mississippi
by Chris Turner-Neal
Descending into a Gamboge Dreamscape
Chris Turner-Neal
The Red Bluff, Mississippi
When God Sends You to Alabama
by Chris Turner-Neal
French Bistros, Local Brews, and Botanical Gardens in Birmingham
Photo courtesy of the Birmingham CVB.
The Birmingham Botanical Gardens are the best this writer has ever seen.
It's the Climb
by Chris Turner-Neal
Closing out 2020 at Louisiana's peak
Chris Turner-Neal
Stuffing and Nonsense
by Chris Turner-Neal
Ethical taxidermist Bunny Lane creates a carnival of the animals
Alexandra Kennon
Bunny Lanes demonstrates her craft.
More Stories Featuring Artwork by Burton Durand
See more of Durand's work outside of Country Roads at burtondurand.com.
Our Debut Film Issue Cover: The Homegrown Cinema of Hollywood South
Burton Durand
The Pascagoula Abduction: Nearly 50 years after becoming one of the most credible alien abductees in history, Calvin Parker shares his story
Alexandra Kennon
Illustration by Burton Durand
Hog Wild: Tracing the Plump History of Pig Roasting
By Alexandra Kennon
Illustration by Burton Durand
"Perfectly Good Reasons": A Review of Keagan LeJeune's "Legendary Louisiana Outlaws: The Villains and Heroes of Folk Justice"
By Chris Turner-Neal
Illustration by Burton Durand
Episode Ephemera
Alexandra Kennon
Hosts Jordan LaHaye Fontenot, James Fox-Smith, Alexandra Kennon, and Chris Turner-Neal in the East Baton Rouge Parish River Center Branch Library recording studio just prior to recording this episode.
Chris Turner-Neal
Chris Turner-Neal, feeling rebellious, took a quick selfie (from the shoulder up) during his brief foray into social nudity while visiting Indian Hills near Slidell for his story.
