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Category Archives: Responses
Profile Response: Reverend William T. Walter, Gramercy, LA
“Here, I got another one for you.” When Revered William T. Walter catches your eye and commands your attention, he doesn’t let go. Since I’m in the business of seeking out people who want to talk, we’re a natural … Continue reading
Profile Response: Ashley Rogers, Whitney Plantation, Wallace, LA
“Tisn’t he who has stood and looked on that can tell you what slavery is – ‘tis he who has endured.” – John Little, fugitive slave, 1855 After touring Whitney Plantation, I met with Ashley Rogers. As I approached, Ashley … Continue reading
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Profile Response: Adina, Whitney Plantation, Wallace, LA
Every visitor to the Whitney Plantation wears a slave around his neck. Tour tickets are lanyards with placards bearing the name and sculpted image of a slave child on the front. The backside includes an autobiographical statement from The Federal … Continue reading
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Profile Response: Wendy, Konriko Company, New Iberia, LA
The four-dollar tour of the Konriko Rice mill includes a short film on the history and culture of Acadiana and a guided stroll through our nation’s oldest rice mill still in operation. The cypress timber and galvanized steel facility opened … Continue reading
Profile Response: Rosary House, New Iberia, LA
When the Rosary House store opened, during the 1960’s peak of Catholicism in the United States, it was about the size of an A&P grocery or Woolworth 5 & 10. Since then both A&P and Woolworth have gone bust. Meanwhile … Continue reading
Profile Response: Mike Broussard, President, Cajun French Music Association, Lafayette, LA
Broussard Avenue, Broussard insurance, Broussard attorney, Broussard gastroenterology, Broussard on every third mailbox, even a town called Broussard. Like the surname Yeager in Ohio, Meyer in New York, (or Fallon in Boston); Broussard is common lingo in Acadiana. Mike Broussard, … Continue reading
Profile Response: Katie Hucker & Jonathon Langlinais, Lafayette, LA
“This is my life. I have an obligation to actualize my own happiness. That justifies the bike shop, tool store, animal rescue we are running here.” Jonathon Langlinais’ tract house; the last one on a modest street next to a … Continue reading
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Profile Response: Juanita Campbell, Pecan Island, LA
We have a home and hearts that know no strangers. Currently six dogs, three cats, chickens. We have a futon and two air mattresses and can push furniture around to make a lot more floor room. We are not … Continue reading
Profile Response: Stephanie Harren, Museum of the Gulf Coast, Port Arthur, TX
Back in the days of vinyl, I put Janis Joplin’s Greatest Hits on the turntable every Saturday morning and set the volume to 10 while I cleaned my apartment. I made my bed with ‘Me and My Bobby McGee,’ … Continue reading
Profile Response: Dana Timaeus, Beaumont, TX
“Running for judge is about value systems rather than prejudging cases. We have differences of qualifications and length of service, my opponent and I.” Texas has a complicated system of district courts. There are 456 district courts throughout the … Continue reading
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