Subscribe
Sign in
Home
Notes
Archive
About
This Thursday! "Home of the Happy" in New Orleans
A reading and discussion at Sibyl Gallery
Jun 9
•
Jordan LaHaye Fontenot
5
Share this post
In the Home of the Happy
This Thursday! "Home of the Happy" in New Orleans
Copy link
Facebook
Email
Notes
More
Read & Listen to an Excerpt of Home of the Happy
+ a little on the anxious purgatory of having a voice in the world
Mar 25
•
Jordan LaHaye Fontenot
6
Share this post
In the Home of the Happy
Read & Listen to an Excerpt of Home of the Happy
Copy link
Facebook
Email
Notes
More
3
"She's going to be the link to everyone else's survival."
Wisdom, from Emily LaHaye, on surviving unthinkable loss
Mar 13
•
Jordan LaHaye Fontenot
5
Share this post
In the Home of the Happy
"She's going to be the link to everyone else's survival."
Copy link
Facebook
Email
Notes
More
1
"You want me to tell you my life's story?"
In Emily LaHaye's own words
Mar 6
•
Jordan LaHaye Fontenot
6
Share this post
In the Home of the Happy
"You want me to tell you my life's story?"
Copy link
Facebook
Email
Notes
More
1
The Lore and Legend of The Holiday Lounge
Stories from the iconic Mamou night club
Feb 25
•
Jordan LaHaye Fontenot
6
Share this post
In the Home of the Happy
The Lore and Legend of The Holiday Lounge
Copy link
Facebook
Email
Notes
More
1
Most Popular
View all
Who was Aubrey LaHaye?
May 4, 2023
•
Jordan LaHaye Fontenot
23
Share this post
In the Home of the Happy
Who was Aubrey LaHaye?
Copy link
Facebook
Email
Notes
More
8
The Crawfish Barn
Jan 31
•
Jordan LaHaye Fontenot
14
Share this post
In the Home of the Happy
The Crawfish Barn
Copy link
Facebook
Email
Notes
More
6
The Problem of All These Cajun Names
Aug 15, 2024
•
Jordan LaHaye Fontenot
27
Share this post
In the Home of the Happy
The Problem of All These Cajun Names
Copy link
Facebook
Email
Notes
More
The Overwhelming Dread of Writing
Jul 9, 2024
•
Jordan LaHaye Fontenot
26
Share this post
In the Home of the Happy
The Overwhelming Dread of Writing
Copy link
Facebook
Email
Notes
More
4
Latest
Top
Discussions
I might be a little obsessed with Mardi Gras
It's the most wonderful time of the year
Feb 14
•
Jordan LaHaye Fontenot
5
Share this post
In the Home of the Happy
I might be a little obsessed with Mardi Gras
Copy link
Facebook
Email
Notes
More
The Crawfish Barn
Mourning a landmark of Evangeline Parish, and of the LaHaye family
Jan 31
•
Jordan LaHaye Fontenot
14
Share this post
In the Home of the Happy
The Crawfish Barn
Copy link
Facebook
Email
Notes
More
6
Deleted Scene: Straight Through the Heart
My first kill
Jan 10
•
Jordan LaHaye Fontenot
4
Share this post
In the Home of the Happy
Deleted Scene: Straight Through the Heart
Copy link
Facebook
Email
Notes
More
1
1 wise man screaming, 2 shepherds wrestling, and 3 baby Jesuses
A LaHaye-Dupré holiday tradition
Dec 24, 2024
•
Jordan LaHaye Fontenot
13
Share this post
In the Home of the Happy
1 wise man screaming, 2 shepherds wrestling, and 3 baby Jesuses
Copy link
Facebook
Email
Notes
More
2
Who is going to read the audiobook?
Plus a discount if you pre-order today . . .
Dec 6, 2024
•
Jordan LaHaye Fontenot
3
Share this post
In the Home of the Happy
Who is going to read the audiobook?
Copy link
Facebook
Email
Notes
More
1
At a crossroads, Country Roads took me home
Six years since Baton Rouge came calling
Oct 24, 2024
•
Jordan LaHaye Fontenot
6
Share this post
In the Home of the Happy
At a crossroads, Country Roads took me home
Copy link
Facebook
Email
Notes
More
3
Joy here, ruin there
My ARCS arrived in Lafayette, shortly before Hurricane Milton made landfall in Florida
Oct 10, 2024
•
Jordan LaHaye Fontenot
13
Share this post
In the Home of the Happy
Joy here, ruin there
Copy link
Facebook
Email
Notes
More
7
On Remembering
The vulnerability, and consequence, of memory
Sep 26, 2024
•
Jordan LaHaye Fontenot
10
Share this post
In the Home of the Happy
On Remembering
Copy link
Facebook
Email
Notes
More
2
Meet the Artist Behind Home of the Happy's Cover
A world of ancestral connections, giant blue skies, and landscapes imbued with culture—as seen through the eyes of Olivia Perillo
Sep 12, 2024
•
Jordan LaHaye Fontenot
10
Share this post
In the Home of the Happy
Meet the Artist Behind Home of the Happy's Cover
Copy link
Facebook
Email
Notes
More
See all
In the Home of the Happy
In 1983 in Mamou, Louisiana, my great-grandfather was mysteriously kidnapped and murdered. 40 years later, in my forthcoming book, I attempt to tell his story, and the story of all that came after. Subscribe, and follow along on the journey.
Subscribe
Books
Pre-Order My Book, Home of the Happy: A Murder on the Cajun Prairie
In the Home of the Happy
Subscribe
About
Archive
Recommendations
Sitemap
Share this publication
jordanlahayefontenot
In the Home of the Happy
Copy link
Facebook
Email
Notes
More
Share
Copy link
Facebook
Email
Notes
More
This site requires JavaScript to run correctly. Please
turn on JavaScript
or unblock scripts