Sad news from Belle River. Mr. Wilbert “Pee-Wee” McDaniels passed away this past week. It was a shock to those of us who knew Mr. Wilbert had been having some medical issues but didn’t realize how serious they were. Mr. Wilbert and Lois were my commodity helpers in Belle River – have been for years.
Today we know the jolly old elf who brings presents to good children on Christmas as Santa Claus. But he went by several names in Louisiana in days gone by, and Santa wasn’t one of them.
There are four different Gospel accounts of the life of Christ in the New Testament. Each account adds a unique perspective to provide a more complete portrait of Jesus.
The Angers Bridge was completed in 1839 and had been used successfully for 11 years to cross the Maine River in Angers, France. No one, especially the engineers, would have believed that it would become the site of a terrible tragedy. It happened on April 16, 1850.
Now that the high-tech, multi-million-dollar, Super Pac-driven campaign for governor is over, you’ll probably notice the contrast in this story about campaigning a couple of decades ago.