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A lake, a tree or an Indian chief?

I’d always thought the name Lacassine, which refers to a bayou and a community in Jefferson Davis Parish, was the name of an Attakapas chief. But some other theories have recently come to hand.
Linguist William Read discusses the name in his classic 1931 study, “Louisiana-French,” and gives it the Indian origin.

An Article of Faith

As the Fourth of July weekend approaches, it’s important for us to remember our “guaranteed rights” as originally stated in the “Bill of Rights” effective, Dec. 15, 1791.

Baja St. Martin

When you hear about the news from Iraq, doesn’t it sort of make you want to say, “I’m not surprised.” As soon as the U.S. troops left, the country began to fall apart and it looks to me like things will be the same as they were before Saddam was removed.

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