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THE RITA RENAISSANCE
In Many Cases, Southwest Louisiana’s Post-Rita Recovery Coincided With Dramatic Improvement By Brad Goins Hurricane Rita was such an oversized storm that it’s a challenge to the imagination to conceive of the force it brought to bear on Louisiana. Rita was the strongest tropical storm that has developed since storm statistics have been kept. »
IS LES MILES ON THE HOT SEAT?
By Lyles Martin Photos By Steve Franz / LSU The clock is ticking for LSU coach Les Miles. After the Tigers finished a pedestrian 8-5 (4-4 in the SEC) last season, there is concern that Miles is on the hot seat. USA Today recently ranked the SEC football coaches in order of job security »
IF FUNERALS ARE A THOUSAND SERMONS FOR A THOUSAND EARS
Local boy, so no surprise he turned out to be a good man, a family man, and a State Trooper… I’d never met him, never heard his name, until the 23rd of August, when he came across a truck in the ditch. It was a Sunday, daylight, in church-going Southwest Louisiana, and the driver »
PERTO BOWL; LOGGERHEADS
I’ve been reviewing burgers for close to six months now, and I’ve had some really impressive burgers. I’ve also had some that were just burgers; there was not really much to say about them. But I haven’t come across any bad ones as of yet. I’m a simple person when it comes to burgers. »
PRESERVING THE PAST
Two Local Residents Collect Historic, Antique Items By Karla Wall Collectors become obsessed with gathering the items they value — be it potholders, stuffed animals, rare vehicles or weapons — for many reasons: sentimentality, aesthetics. But for two local residents, collecting is a way to keep the past alive. Harry Tanner: Keeping Them Flying »
COMPASSION DEFINED
What Makes A Person Volunteer For Hospice? By Brad Goins Many people are mystified by those who volunteer to work in hospice. For these mystified souls, the room that holds the death bed is a frightening, perhaps even terrifying, place. They don’t understand how another person could go into it willingly — even joyfully. »
THE HOG MASTER
Man did that ever feel good! There was a brisk north wind blowing, dropping temperatures into the 60s, with low humidity that made breathing much easier. After surviving some brutal summer heat, it was great to get some much-needed relief. Granted it’s not much, but we’ll take what we can get. Normally, after a »
UNTRUSTING
Dear Dr. Archer, I have a past of pain, sorrow, backstabbing and breakdowns. Throughout it all, I have somehow remained positive, enlightened, friendly and loyal. At any rate, I thought that was the case. It took me years of abuse to recognize I was affected by it all, instead of just using it as »
“I CHOSE GOLF”
A Look At High School Golf Prodigy Brooke Tyree By Angie Kay Dilmore Brooke Tyree may not have started golfing before the age of two, like some other golfers who ultimately became quite famous. But nonetheless, she is well on her way to making a name for herself in the world of golf. When »
