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April is the month that reminds me that God must have been in a good mood when he created Acadiana. It’s one of the prettiest places you’ll find anywhere in early spring. It is also the place where you will find Louisiana irises blooming this month – the only plant that I know of that blooms naturally in every color of the rainbow.

I’m hearing that crawfish are being caught almost everywhere. In the swamps, spillway and the marshes below Morgan City. The price remains at $1 a pound the latest I heard.

Calvin Borel’s recent retirement is another reminder why before too long they’re going to have to add a special Cajun Country wing to the Jockey’s Hall of Fame.