Butte La Rose

Hey La-bas!
Word-for-word from the Louisiana State Museum. I’ve copied and pasted these details from their website and Facebook search. Darn right I am happy and proud.
So I’m sharing with family, friends and readers who may not know of this unless it’s read in my column. This is a godsend. When doors have closed on me, feeling doomed, nothing ahead, He opens another one. As He does for us all. God will guide you, no matter how small or how big the challenge, He will give you hope.
I could not have earned this without the help of my three youngest daughters, Blanche, Tina and Bonnie. While I was on the road earning a paycheck, to get us off the welfare and food stamp system, they were home taking care of each other, cooking, cleaning house, going to school, etc. If only once they would have asked me to quit the road, without blinking an eye, I would have abandoned my job and stayed home for them. But they braved it out. So, thank you to God and to my daughters.
Begins with:
Madame Boudreaux: This is National Truck Driver Appreciation Week (Sept. 13-19), when America honors the estimated 3.4 million professional truck drivers who dedicate themselves to delivering our goods safely, securely, and on time, as well as to keeping our highways safe.
On this special occasion, we’d like to give a shout out to Louisiana’s Helene (Helen) Jeanne Boudreaux, born along the Atchafalaya Basin in Catahoula. Boudreaux spent a decade as a solo long-haul trucker, covering forty-eight states and Canada, before launching her professional music career. A five-time nominee and three-time winner of the Cajun French Music Association’s award for “Female Vocalist of the Year,” she’s been called the “Cajun Kitty Wells” and dubbed twice “a Living Legend” by Erath’s Acadian Museum. About her music, Helen says that “the songs I write are of love and life, sadness and happiness, and memories of my past,” and “many people have told me they can find themselves in my songs.”
To date, Helen has recorded four full-length CDs, including “Pour Tout Ma Famille” (1992), “Une Deuxieme Chance/A Second Chance” (1995), “Truck Driving Cajun Mama” (1998), and “Chanson d’Avant Les Bal.” She has been an activist for the preservation and promotion of Cajun language and heritage, and in 1999, Helen released her autobiography entitled “Cajun Survivor: A Lady Trucker’s Trail of Tears” which details her rise from sharecropper’s daughter to “lady trucker” and musician. Helen’s book and CD’s are part of the Louisiana State Museum’s study collection.
Voila! Merci!
On another subject: From now till elections in November, politics are getting hotter, heavier and dirtier by the day, all caught on television. After the election is over, these people will all shake hands and be friends again and this will all come to past. Who ever wins the office they’re running for to represent us. I am sure they will do well. And I wish them lots of luck.
We filled out 15 new applications for the Food for Seniors today. All donations are by Catholic Charities. It’s comforting to see younger family members bringing their senior parents and grandparents to apply for the groceries. A good trend.
It was pleasantly cool this morning. Parc Hardy is a beautiful place. Kinda preparing and reminding us to carry a jacket with us for the oncoming cold weather which I can’t wait till it gets here.
Say hey to “Bette Walet.”

Cousine Hélène
337-280-1988.
helenboudreaux@juno.com