Some St. Martin Parish plantation owners were trying to drill a well to irrigate their rice crop in 1902 and got really upset when the doggoned well kept producing oil and gas. They drew a crowd after tossing a match into the gas, but still couldn’t draw water for their rice.
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Curtis “PT” Boudreaux: a quiet, reserved man he was, never having much to say. He was known for his compassion for others and love for his family. I remember when we were young he had a mild stutter. He’d make small comical remarks with always having a little grin on his lips. He was cool.
Like Muddy Waters and Bob Marley, Clifton Chenier (1925-1987) brought the music of his home to international prominence. Pulling influences from the blues, soul, R&B and country music, the French-speaking Chenier forged sounds that speak to the power of identity, influence, perseverance and triumph.
The recent bad weather did have a direct effect on me if nobody else in the vicinity. I turned on my TV on a Wednesday morning and watched the weather, then did a few computer things at which point I lost my internet service.
They say that a true Cajun can look at a field of growing rice and tell exactly how much gravy it will require after harvest.