Actress and writer Laura Cayouette to speak Saturday at the South Louisiana chapter of Romance Writers

Actress and writer Laura Cayouette will talk about her experiences as an author – self-publishing, writing a series, creativity, inspiration and other subjects – at 11 a.m. Saturday, Jan. 19, at the East Bank Regional Library, 4747 W. Napoleon, Metairie. This event occurs as part of the regularly scheduled meeting of the South Louisiana chapter of the Romance Writers of America. This event is free of charge and is open to the public. There is no registration.

Best known as Leonardo DiCaprio’s sister in Django Unchained, Cayouette has acted in more than 60 movies and TV shows includingKill Bill, Now You See Me, Friends and recurring roles on Treme and Queen Sugar. 

Cayouette earned her master's degree in creative writing and English literature at the University of South Alabama where she was presented the 2014 Distinguished Alumni Award. She’s taught both English and acting/directing at various universities.

She has authored several books including the Charlotte Reade Mystery series, which features colorful local characters, a haunted chandelier and mysteries, though no murders.

Cayouette is also the author of Know Small Parts: An Actor's Guide to Turning Minutes into Moments and Moments into a Career with a foreword by Richard Dreyfuss and endorsements from Kevin Costner and others, and Lemonade Farm, a coming-of-age novel set in a commune in rural Maryland in 1976. She lives in New Orleans and writes a blog, latonola.com, about her love for the city.

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For more information regarding this presentation, contact Chris Smith, Manager of Adult Programming for the library, at 504-889-8143 orwcsmith@jefferson.lib.la.us. This post was taken from a press release from the library.

Louisiana Book News is written by award-winning author Chere Dastugue Coen, who writes Louisiana romances and mysteries under the pen name of Cherie Claire. Her first book in each series is FREE to download as an ebook, including "Emilie," book one of The Cajun Series, "Ticket to Paradise," book one of The Cajun Embassy series and "A Ghost of a Chance," the first Viola Valentine mystery.