Baja St. Martin I’m looking out the window right now at 6:30 p.m. and it is so beautiful. The sun has set and over the levee I can just see the deep rose of the dying sun’s ray atop the pilings. There are paler s...
An Article of Faith In Matthew 7:6 Jesus expects His disciples to use discernment when sharing God’s truth, “Do not give what is holy to dogs, and do not throw your pearls before swine, or they will trample them unde...
No happy ending at Belle Isle
When I hear of a disaster in a mine such as the one that trapped 33 workers in Chile, I think back to March 1968 and the tragedy of the Belle Isle salt mine near Calumet in St. Mary Parish. There w...
Petit Paris blossomed in the 19th century The circus magnate P.T. Barnum is said to have said, “There’s a sucker born every minute.” But that apparently didn’t apply to the Teche country when the 28-year-old impresario visited in 1838.
English pages of ‘Gazette’ featured humor St. Martinville has a long history of newspapering, beginning with the Attakapas Gazette, one of the first newspapers published outside New Orleans in Louisiana.
Fontenot wasn't a Cajun
Most people recognize that names like Fontenot, LaFleur, Doucet, LaGrange, Bonin, Deshotel, and Brignac are of French origin, and since they are long-settled names in south Louisiana assume them to...
Butte La Rose Et Les Entourage Bonjour!
My ten year old cub scout grandson, Noah, is looking for chores to do around his neighborhood, home and my house. He came by Sunday and planted beets and carrots seeds in our new garden. ...
An Article of Faith In Matthew 7:1-5 Jesus teaches about criticizing others: “Do not judge, so that you will not be judged. 2 For in the way you judge, you will be judged; and by your standard of measure, it will be m...
Baja St. Martin I’m pretty sure people will read this column after the fact (the one I’ll mention) but just in case, the next Food for Seniors distribution in Baja St. Martin will be held on Oct. 21 rather than Oc...
Les Vieux Temps “Jimmy Crack Corn and I don’t care, the master’s gone away,” the salesperson was singing at the local feed store last week. It had been decades since I last heard the song, a song that was so popul...
Neighbors trusted Lastie with their money
Lastie Dupré; was a fabulous figure in St. Landry Parish history. He lived in a simple, nondescript home out on the prairie that didn't interest anyone too much. But the little brick building next ...
Swamp pop museum long overdue
The Beatles and their brethren nearly killed the music we know as swamp pop, but the museum that just opened in Ville Platte means that it not only survived but will be with us for a long, long tim...
