A Toast to Prohibition

When asked what he was going to do about Prohibition in his state, Gov. Huey Long famously said, “Not a damn thing!” Hear, hear. Learn how Louisiana ignored the ban on liquor during Prohibition from Elizabeth Williams, founder of the Southern Food & Beverage Museum, and sample cocktails with historic context at Louisiana’s Old State Capitol.Williams’ book, Lift Your Spirits: A Celebratory History of Cocktail Culture in New Orleans, will be available for purchase. 5:30 pm. Free to  Friends of the Old State Capitol, all others $10. 5:30 pm. Tickets via Eventbrite.  (225) 342-0500.