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It still amazes me how profoundly ignorant some people still are when it comes to race.  It is... what it is, I guess.  Racism has been rearing it's ugly head more regularly these days and recently a nasty column about Jay-Z and the Nets raised eyebrows to say the least.

This year will mark the 55th year for The Contraband Days Festival, and for that milestone, the event is getting a total makeover. What's on tap for Calcasieu Parish's most famous event in 2012? We've got the scoop.