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Cities Of The Dead
By Madelaine B. Landry “What could you possibly hope to find in a cemetery?” The women said. “The dead tell no secrets and the living seldom come to visit them.” —- Felix Alexander, The
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The Smell Of Greasepaint, The Roar Of The Crowd
ACTS Returns to SWLA By Madelaine B. Landry Just like beauty, what is historic varies with the beholder. What does “old, but worth the trouble to preserve” mean when the words refer to a
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They’re Working It
Local Mother-Daughter Businesses Are Succeeding By Madelaine B. Landry It’s always good to see women winning in business, especially when a mother and daughter succeed in an entrepreneurial adventure together. The bond between mothers
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Tenacious Mudbugs
‘We Ain’t Going Nowhere’ By Madelaine B. Landry The next time you dive into a pile of boiled, spicy crawfish, pause a moment to offer thanks to Percy Viosca, “a greatly underappreciated Louisiana naturalist
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Pet Saviors
What We Learn From Animal Rescues By Madelaine B. Landry When people are forced to evacuate their homes in the face of oncoming natural disasters, they rush about madly, packing up their families, photos,
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What Daddy Left Behind
By Madelaine B. Landry My father left us in 1980, too young at age 62. Daddy wasn’t a wealthy man; so mostly what he passed on to his children could be shared, not spent.
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To Bee or Not To Bee
By Madelaine B. Landry “Most people don’t have any idea about all the complicated life going on inside a hive. Bees have a secret life we don’t know anything about.” — Sue Monk Kidd When
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