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I work in 3 different parishes

I got my first complaint last week. Someone called to say that she didn’t want to read about Opelousas in the Eunice newspaper. This made me laugh, mostly because I don’t even know how to get to Opelousas.

Consequences keep the score

When I was a senior at Hathaway High School, I absolutely hated every single student that attended Lacassine. I didn’t actually know any of the students there, but I knew I didn’t like them and that’s all that mattered.

A feast fit for only the best Mom

My mother taught me a lot of things. How to cook isn’t one of those things. Mom is an excellent cook, and used to run the family business, Cajun Creations, so crawfish pies, crab meat au gratin, creole, etouffee, and bisque all come easy to her. Taco Bell comes easy to me.

Now taking special requests

I was taking photos for the newspaper at the St. Edmund Spring Fair Saturday when a friend walked up to me and gave me a great big hug. “Congratulations on being named editor at the Eunice newspaper,” she said.

Help me help you

When my alarm went off at 8 a.m. Saturday, I was quickly reminded of what I dislike the most about working for a newspaper. It wasn’t the “working while I could be sleeping on my day off” that bothered me.

Thanksgiving fake news

Thanksgiving is a myth? According to Smithsonian Magazine, our beloved holiday actually has two histories: one real and one largely made up. Naturally, we celebrate the made-up version. Everything we know about the “first Thanksgiving” comes from two colonists: Edward Winslow and Gov.

Ready for the Grand Ole Opry’s next 100 years?

“Oh, baby, I’m gonna love you forever/ Forever and ever, amen” — as sung by Randy Travis. When I was a second-grader, I was fascinated by the short-lived ABC sitcom “The Second Hundred Years.

Thanksgiving means feasting and football

Young folks may think the television networks and the NFL created the now inseparable link between football and Thanksgiving, but that’s not quite right.

Inhumanity in immigration courts

Whenever I post something about a person who has been granted asylum, or who has obtained their green card, or who has become a U.S. citizen, people congratulate that person, and say “welcome to the country.

Shutting down the shutdown

So big whoop. The federal government shutdown that never should have happened is over. One cheer for the Senate. It only took 44 days for Democrats to do what everyone knew last month they would have to do — cave.