I finally heard from T-Bob Taylor, this column's Panama City Beach, Florida, correspondent, about his experiences during Hurricane Michael, which ravaged his area.
Wednesday, October 17, 2018
Tuesday, October 16, 2018
Alex Crochet, of Abbeville, says, "A few days ago our family was gathered at our camp on Bayou Magzille.
Monday, October 15, 2018
It finally appears cooler weather is here, but some lament that it's been too long getting to us:
Sunday, October 14, 2018
Our mention of attempts to master languages, including our own, led Courtland Chaney to share these two experiences from his travels abroad:
Long considered the ultimate accessory, cars are integral to the American image. Vehicles quit being solely utilitarian ages ago, and anyone who doubts the automobile’s contribution to one’s personal style need only contemplate the difference betw…
Saturday, October 13, 2018
Last month, after going to the drugstore for some medicine to help my wife heal from outpatient surgery, I returned to the parking lot and found myself blocked in. A car had encroached into my parking space, making it hard for me to get out.
Friday, October 12, 2018
Lauren Daigle on how faith, South Louisiana roots fueled record-breaking success as Christian singer
A singer and writer of spirit-lifting songs and anthems, south Louisiana native Lauren Daigle believes in the power of music.
Dear Smiley: At my water aerobics class one morning, my friend Mary told me that several years ago, her husband told her, "You say 'What?' all the time. Go get your hearing checked."
Thursday, October 11, 2018
Thursday, October 11, 2018
Wednesday, October 10, 2018
Between the two bands, there are 60 years on the job and no talk of retiring anytime soon.
Tuesday, October 09, 2018
Our discussion of men's ties brought us this bit of whimsy, penned in 1982 by Frances P. Billeaud and called "The Ties That Bind":
LAFAYETTE — Between the two bands, there are 60 years on the job and no talk of retiring anytime soon.
Monday, October 08, 2018
Richard Fossey, of Baton Rouge, makes a good case for language education:
Sunday, October 07, 2018
Marsha R. says reading about James Meredith's visit to Baton Rouge "reminded me of the story my brother, Roger Fern, told me.
Saturday, October 06, 2018
Late September marked the autumnal equinox, so it’s official: Fall is here. And so another cycle of wildlife gardening draws to a close, and with it, a circle of life.
The Lafayette Concert Band will perform its fall concert commemorating the commemorating the silver anniversary of conductor Gerald Guilbeaux at 3:30 p.m. Sunday, Oct. 7, at The Bayou Church, 2234 Kaliste Saloom Road, Lafayette.
Friday, October 05, 2018
Thursday, October 04, 2018
Peggy Duffel Simmons, of New Orleans, tells this harrowing story, which sounds like a "Planet of the Apes" prequel:
Wednesday, October 03, 2018
From Lillian Miller, our unpaid Seasonal Poet:
Tuesday, October 02, 2018
Ken Best, of Baton Rouge, says stories "about the thin, dry air of Colorado remind me of my own story of the benefits of our Louisiana humidity spawned in the dry air of that state.
Monday, October 01, 2018
John Hu, of Baton Rouge, says this about our story of the driver who was being passed by many cars on Interstate 10 to New Orleans, and discovered it was because he was only going 78 mph:
Sunday, September 30, 2018
Saturday, September 29, 2018
Regardless of America’s fondness for football, lacrosse is the fastest growing sport in the U.S., according to CBS News, and has tripled its popularity in the past decade. A favorite among the East Coast society set since the late 1800s, lacrosse …
Baton Rouge
Friday, September 28, 2018
Thursday, September 27, 2018
Tony Falterman, of Napoleonville, says when he was sheriff in Assumption Parish, "we decided to conduct a mock disaster with the fire departments.
Wednesday, September 26, 2018
After Warren Perrin listed Louisiana's nine parishes named for saints, readers called attention to the one "saint" parish not named for a Catholic saint — St. Tammany.
Tuesday, September 25, 2018
Way back in B.A. (before Alabama), the LSU-Ole Miss game pretty much decided the SEC champion for that season.
Sunday, September 23, 2018
Our discussion of New Orleans nicknames brought a comment from historical researcher Barry Popik, of Goshen, New York.
Saturday, September 22, 2018
Gentlemen, an age of #MeToo has understandably left you in the lurch. The caveman approach no longer stands you in good stead but instead carries with it real consequences. Although Facebook has made it easier to meet women, it’s also lowered the …
Friday, September 21, 2018
Thursday, September 20, 2018
Ronnie Plauché, of Morganza, shares his story of men's neckties, a current column topic:
Wednesday, September 19, 2018
Tuesday, September 18, 2018
LAFAYETTE — They are an unlikely group of crusaders. Three dancers, a poet and a drummer. Their strength is a combination of narration, dance and live percussion.
By now, men are so conditioned to completing our dressing ritual by putting a length of silk around our necks that we don't even think about it.
Monday, September 17, 2018
What to call New Orleans?
Sunday, September 16, 2018
"I love to have fun with telephone and computer scammers," says Ernie Gremillion, of Baton Rouge.
Saturday, September 15, 2018
Recently the term “act like a lady” has reared its repressive Victorian head in the news. A Houston middle school was forced to take down its banner, “The more you act like a lady, the more he’ll treat you like a gentleman,” and a female crime rep…
Friday, September 14, 2018
Thursday, September 13, 2018
Jay Dardenne, the state's commissioner of administration when he's not thinking up atrocious puns, comments on his recent "dishonorable mention" in the Bulwer-Lytton Fiction Contest, a celebration of bad writing:
Wednesday, September 12, 2018
Tales of dress codes remind Linda McNabb Shaffer of this horror story about the peril of being a nonconforming woman:
Tuesday, September 11, 2018
Monday, September 10, 2018
ATLANTIC CITY, N.J. -- Holli' Conway, Miss Louisiana and a Northwestern State University graduate, was the second runner up in the 2019 Miss America pageant on Sunday night.
Sunday, September 09, 2018
Saturday, September 08, 2018
They cause accidents, addiction, neuroses and compulsive behavior. Perhaps even brain cancer. They have their own psych nomenclature — “problematic mobile phone use” — to cushion the diagnosis, and they’re strongly correlated with impaired self-es…