Explosions occurring this week at the Boston Marathon lead us to believe that the president of North Korea is not the only crazy person in the world. Everywhere you go there can be tragedy caused by those who have some inexplicable reason to cause it.
Some nice things seem to be coming out of our two-party system this past week. Instead of resistance and antagonisms as appeared in the past, there is friendly chat and nice talk about government business between our divided executive and legislative branches.
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There’s a lot going on in Louisiana politics these days. Lt. Gov. Jay Dardenne is seriously planning to run for governor, as we hear. And there is obvious reason for that. He would be a likely winner.
It was midnight on a fall evening in 1945 when this writer and other initiates into a social fraternity at Tulane were dropped off on the top of the Huey Long Bridge in Bridge City. […]
Without question, the Super Bowl belongs in New Orleans at least every four or five years. This year’s event has proven that. […]
One of our native daughters has been nominated for best actress in a leading role in this year’s Academy Awards. Six-year-old Quvenzhane Wallis got the honor for her performance in “Beasts of the Southern Wild,” a candidate for best picture of the year, which was filmed in southern Louisiana. And she is a resident of Houma.
Deacon W. Gerard Gautrau, who prefers to be known as “G,” has been canonically appointed as deacon of Holy Family Parish in Luling by Archbishop Gregory Aymond. […]
The political scene should start getting more interesting in Louisiana now that the dull Presidential election is over for us forgotten citizens. […]
Water is perhaps one of the most important substances in keeping the world healthy. And the name of Nancy Rabalais has been prominent in southeast Louisiana for almost three decades in her studies of it. […]
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