La. Treasures: Hotel Bentley (2017)
Art Rocks!
Details
Collection:LPB
Genre: Art
Place Covered: Alexandria, Rapides Parish, Louisiana
Copyright Holder: Louisiana Educational Television Authority
Date Issued: 2017-01-27
Duration: 00:02:14
Subjects: Hotel Bentley (Alexandria, La.) | Historic buildings | Louisiana Maneuvers
Contributors:
- Fox-Smith, James Host
- Whinham, Charlie Producer
- Partain, Chad Anthony Interviewee
Description
This “Louisiana Treasures” segment from the January 27, 2017, episode of the series “Art Rocks” focuses on the Bentley Hotel in Alexandria, Louisiana. It includes an interview with Father Chad Anthony Partain, a Louisiana historian, who discusses the history and architecture of the hotel and its role as a meeting place during the Louisiana Maneuvers of 1940-1941. Host: James Fox-Smith