Louisiana

Unalaska hit by car when crossing road, monument stolen — 5 MINUTE READ | NUMBER 7 Originally published at https://lahistory.substack.com. As I sat in my truck, momentarily halted along Highway 190, I was captivated by a funeral procession slowly making its way. Lost in contemplation, my mind wandered, thinking about famous funerals that might have unfolded in Louisiana. …

Staring Down the Barrel of Hurricane Season 2023 — Some feelings might change after the coming hurricane season, and I’ve done my best to ignore this year’s projections and models, but it might take the biggest natural catastrophe in history to weaken my resolve. My parents are from different parts of South Louisiana, along with their parents before them…

He flipped his car into a ditch, climbed out through the window, and disappeared without a trace. — Shane Fell met up with his brother, Brett Fell, on the evening of Thursday, June 9, 2011. They played pool at a daiquiri shop in Marrero, Louisiana for a couple of hours, then left in separate cars around 12:30 am. Shane was on his way home when he lost control…

Granite marker between Louisiana and the Republic of Texas still stands — 6 MINUTE READ | NUMBER 6 You can thank Siri for this one. She took me down Texas Highway 31 while I was sightseeing on my way back from Dallas. I probably took a wrong turn outside Longview, and she redirected me down 31 towards Logansport. I had to do…

My current home base is Houston, which means New Orleans is a straight shot down I-10 and an easy long weekend. For anyone who loves language, etymologies, and wrestling with new words, a drive through Louisiana is a visual feast. It’s something like a history lesson and an international…

A Lafayette Girl with Big Dreams Nothing is more beautiful than a person who honors and displays their culture, upbringing, and ancestral existence. The marvelous Carol Fran was born on October 23, 1933, in Lafayette, Louisiana to a big family of seven children. At an early age, Fran knew that she wanted to perform and see…

5 MINUTE READ | NUMBER 5 While visiting my sister in Milton, I ran to the meat market for her. In the checkout line, I met an elderly man who immediately wanted to know who my momma was. He didn’t know her, but we got to chitchatting about local news…

Known simply as “The Devil’s Toy Box” this place is located in northern Louisiana. It resides in a remote area being inspired by the Clive Barker Hellraiser series of films. In actuality, it is not something you can hold in your hand like the films. This box actually is a…

By Barry Yeoman Photography by Edmund D. Fountain Devon Parfait steers his truck into the parking lot of what used to be a firehouse on Shrimpers Row in Dulac, Louisiana. He tries to get his bearings in a landscape both familiar and strange. He spies a bayou down a…