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Beyonce’s ‘Lemonade’ Boosts Louisiana’s Employment Rate

Published: Wednesday 20th Apr 2016 by David

It took 90 days for Beyonce to complete her latest visual project ‘Lemonade.’

Sound impressive? Well wait until you find out how her decision to shoot the project in her family’s “hometown” of Louisiana has changed the lives of its inhabitants, below…

The star can trace her lineage to the state to the year 1765, the year her ancestor Joseph Broussard settled following his departure from present-day Haiti.

Keen to honour her familial ties to the land, the star set ‘Lemonade‘s story in the state much to the delight of its inhabitants.

For, 300 of them were employed to help her complete the visual, seeing them enjoy a piece of the $1.35 million she used to complete it.

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Catch ‘Lemonade’ when it premieres on HBO on April 23rd.

#NowWatching: ‘The Feast of All Saints.’


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