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Obama and the Czars want change
President Obama and his democrat cohorts want change but the rhetorical question is change to what? They passed the Health Bill that 70% of the people don’t want. The major portions of it won’t g...
Nov 14, 2010 | 0 0 comments | 9 9 recommendations | email to a friend
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Acadian prairies good for health, wealth
When mapmaker William Darby toured south Louisiana in 1816, he was impressed with our mild climate, rich soils, and the huge potential of the prairies of the Attakapas and Opelousas districts which...
Nov 13, 2010 | 0 0 comments | 18 18 recommendations | email to a friend
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Harry gave 'em hell in Abbeville
The political stump speech was developed into a high art form in Louisiana by folks like Huey and Earl Long in north Louisiana and Dudley LeBlanc and Cat Doucet who could deliver in both French and...
Nov 07, 2010 | 0 0 comments | 23 23 recommendations | email to a friend
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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...
Oct 24, 2010 | 0 0 comments | 33 33 recommendations | email to a friend
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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...
Oct 17, 2010 | 0 0 comments | 36 36 recommendations | email to a friend
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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 ...
Oct 10, 2010 | 0 0 comments | 33 33 recommendations | email to a friend
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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...
Oct 02, 2010 | 0 0 comments | 42 42 recommendations | email to a friend
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Two football stories
The beginning of football season reminds me of two Acadiana stories with national implications — sort of. Anyone who knows the least bit about football knows that Paul (Bear) Bryant became a legend...
Sep 26, 2010 | 0 0 comments | 33 33 recommendations | email to a friend
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Sunset Limited has proud history
The Amtrak train that was involved in the recent collision in Crowley has come a long way in the wrong direction since the days when it was one of the most famous and popular passenger trains in th...
Sep 19, 2010 | 0 0 comments | 39 39 recommendations | email to a friend
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Cornelius kept his last name hidden
Cornelius Duson, as he was known in Louisiana, was the father of C.C. "Curley" Duson and W.W. Duson, who were pioneer developers of the Cajun prairies. But that wasn't his real name. He changed it ...
Sep 12, 2010 | 1 1 comments | 37 37 recommendations | email to a friend
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Nathan Abshire made music legends
The inscription on Nathan Abshire's accordion box read, "The Good Times are Killing Me." Eventually, they did. But not before he established himself as one of the best Cajun accordion players ever...
Sep 01, 2010 | 0 0 comments | 37 37 recommendations | email to a friend
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Dismantling America: Part IV
How did we get to the point where many people feel that the America they have known is being replaced by a very different kind of country, with not only different kinds of policies but very ...
Sep 01, 2010 | 0 0 comments | 16 16 recommendations | email to a friend
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