La Fontaine

She was holding a cardboard sign on which she had written a fable inspired by the 17th-century poet La Fontaine, denouncing inflation.

Western writers — anyone from Jean de La Fontaine to James Joyce — could cull from the past without accusations of plagiarism because the Western canon was considered part of their heritage.

He’d transfer the digital files — from Chuck Brown at the Howard Theatre to Rare Essence at La Fontaine Bleue — then head to his day job selling ads for the Gazette newspapers.

La Fontaine’s cicada may have been a reference to the predicament of artists.

Two friends were driving along the quiet country roads of La Fontaine, Indiana, after a fishing trip one evening in 1975.