Columns

My alma mater turns into a leftist re-education camp

When my father proudly mentioned to one of his colleagues that his firstborn child had just been accepted to Bryn Mawr College, he responded: “Let’s hope she doesn’t stop shaving her underarms.”

Searching to find the good Lord and my legacy!

Regular readers of my weekly columns know that I write about a cross-section of issues, from politics to good eating, insurance issues, heroes, the joys of living in the country, and even who I think killed JFK.

Things I’ve never done

A few days ago, my wife and I were taking our evening almost-senior-citizen power stroll, and the subject of Hooters came up. Yes, Hooters. And I’ll tell you why (even if you wish I wouldn’t).

Wavy floors were harbingers at Bayou Chene

Today you would have to dig through more than ten feet of silt to find any remnant of the Bayou Chene community that once flourished in the middle of the Atchafalaya Basin.

Guest editorial

B.I. Moody’s life was a panorama of postwar America

It’s time for Biden to pass the baton

As talk builds about whether Joe Biden is mentally and physically capable of withstanding a re-election campaign or serving another four years, it’s only be a matter of time before the most difficult of conversations with the president will occur.

Everybody wanted to be on Old Spanish Trail

The celebration of Rayne’s Old Spanish Trail Day on September 23 is a reminder of how important that roadway (essentially the old Hwy. 90) was to south Louisiana, and also of the town’s connection to a significant bit of OST history.

It’s all about football at LSU!

I was paying my bill at the local supermarket here in Baton Rouge when the lady at the cash register asked me, “Are you going to the game in Tiger Stadium Saturday night?” I paused for a minute, then told her: “I think my days going to Tiger Stadi