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1933 FORD COUPE

September 17, 2013, Comments Off on 1933 FORD COUPE

Color: Red Owner: Ricky Louviere Engine/Horsepower: 350 small block Wheels/Tires: 4:11      Have a dream ride that you would like to be featured? Click here »

1934 FORD COUPE

September 17, 2013, Comments Off on 1934 FORD COUPE

Color: Blue Owner: Ricky Louviere Engine/Horsepower: 350 small block Transmission: 700 NR Interior/Exterior Notes: Custom alligator interior    Have a dream ride that you would like to be featured? Click here »

1958 OLDSMOBILE SUPER 88

September 14, 2013, Comments Off on 1958 OLDSMOBILE SUPER 88

Color: White & Red Owner: Clyde & Shirley Judice Owner Since: 2005 Rebuild or Restoration?: Rebuild, 2 years, $50,000 Engine/Horsepower: 371 cubic inch Transmission: Automatic Interior/Exterior Notes: Red, white & silver Special/Unique Features: J2 engine   Have a dream ride that you would like to be featured? Click here »

1974 CHEVROLET NOVA

September 14, 2013, Comments Off on 1974 CHEVROLET NOVA

Color: Black Cherry Owner: Steven & Leah Golightly Owner Since: 2004 Rebuild or Restoration?: Restoration, 2 years Engine/Horsepower: 350/350 Transmission: Turbo 350 Rear End: GM 10 bolt 3:73 Wheels/Tires: Center line wheels Interior/Exterior Notes: Black interior Special/Unique Features: Basically stock/original   Have a dream ride that you would like to be featured? Click here »

1962 CHEVROLET IMPALA SS

September 14, 2013, Comments Off on 1962 CHEVROLET IMPALA SS

Color: White Owner: W.P. Clark Owner Since: 2010 Rebuild or Restoration?: No – Original Engine/Horsepower: 327 cubic inch 250hp Transmission: Automatic Rear End: 308 Interior/Exterior Notes: Factory       Have a dream ride that you would like to be featured? Click here »

1966 FORD MUSTANG

September 14, 2013, Comments Off on 1966 FORD MUSTANG

Color: Purple & Gold Owner: Ricky Louviere Engine/Horsepower: 302 crate engine, over bored cylinders Transmission: C41 2800 Stall Rear End: 9″ 4:11 mini spool Interior/Exterior Notes: Custom metallic purple and chrome yellow Special/Unique Features: Joker theme with spitfire system   Have a dream ride that you would like to be featured? Click here »

1963 1/2 FORD FALCON SPRINT

September 14, 2013, Comments Off on 1963 1/2 FORD FALCON SPRINT

Color: Rangoon Red Owner: Linda Landry Owner Since: April 2013 Engine/Horsepower: 302 C.I. Lincoln 1988 Transmission: 5-speed Mustang 1998 Interior/Exterior Notes: Rebuilt 2 years ago in Colorado Special/Unique Features: One of only 4068 manufactured by Ford to test market for small muscles cars … in 1964, the Ford Mustang hit the market   Have »

Racial Voting Trends Change

September 5, 2013, Comments Off on Racial Voting Trends Change

With important federal and state elections just around the corner, consultants, politicians and pollsters are trying to make sense of Louisiana’s voter registration numbers, which have slowly been morphing into a new kind of southern electorate. White voters remain the dominate force in the state, with a registration of 1.87 million, according to the »

Culinary Journey

September 5, 2013, Comments Off on Culinary Journey

Here I sit again, composing a look back at the food scene of Southwest Louisiana. While the chains and the larger independents seem to have flourished, the mom and pops wither on the vine. It depresses me, because I love these hole-in- the-wall places. I’m afraid we’re losing our food traditions. A few, like »

In Memory of Darrell Derouen

September 5, 2013, Comments Off on In Memory of Darrell Derouen

We lost a good one, and he will be sorely missed. Leroy, from next door (Cinnamon’s Bakery), delivered the news our good friend and compadré Darrell Derouen had passed away. Darrell was a regular, first at Leroy’s for morning coffee, and then over to my shop for a good session of b.s. to start »