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An Eastern Black Swallowtail hatched June 2, 2013, as the book said it would.
For Doubting Thomas, metamorphosis occurs (Remembering When-Georgie Manuel column)
For the “Doubting Thomas” in the crowd, the butterflies did indeed hatch out. Not a surprise. The book said about 14 days after attaching to something solid, the process would be complete. And sure...
Jun 10, 2013 | 0 0 comments | 32 32 recommendations | email to a friend
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Plant the parsley and see results (Remembering When- Georgie Manuel column)
It’s that time of the year, again. Butterfly time. And for those of us who move at a slower pace, sitting around waiting for butterflies to hatch can be a fun pastime. Only better, if you pass the ...
May 27, 2013 | 0 0 comments | 39 39 recommendations | email to a friend
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Time to start watching the Gulf
Memorial Day weekend means it's time to start watching the Gulf. The beginning of hurricane season is less than a week ago, and the predictions are that this could be a mean one. Philip Klotzbach ...
May 26, 2013 | 0 0 comments | 201 201 recommendations | email to a friend
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Fire was big threat to towns
Fire was a huge hazard to south Louisiana communities in the days before modern firefighting equipment and good water supplies, when wooden homes and buildings were illuminated by oil lamps and can...
May 19, 2013 | 0 0 comments | 196 196 recommendations | email to a friend
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Poison ivy has three leaves, not to be confused with Virginia Creeper that has five. It is a vine and will attach to trees. The parent plant on one of our trees is as big around as a Coke can. Pass the weed poison please!
ITCH ALERT! Look but better not to touch (Remembering When-Georgie Manuel column)
ITCH ALERT! Tis the season-for yard cleaning and weed pulling. And severe reactions to poison ivy. One should also be on the alert for Poison Oak and Poison Sumac. Information on one and all can us...
May 13, 2013 | 0 0 comments | 35 35 recommendations | email to a friend
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Remembering Mary Alice
It's hard to believe that today marks the tenth anniversary of the death of Mary Alice Fontenot, the newspaperwoman, teacher, and storyteller who knew and was known by practically everyone in Acad...
May 12, 2013 | 0 0 comments | 186 186 recommendations | email to a friend
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Cinqo de Mayo and Louisiana
Cinqo de Mayo, the fifth of May, commemorates the Mexican army's defeat of French forces at the Battle of Puebla on May 5, 1862, It was a huge victory for the Mexicans who were outnumbered two to ...
May 05, 2013 | 0 0 comments | 169 169 recommendations | email to a friend
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Tharold Simon's task is not so simple
By Jim Butler The good news is that his arrest didn’t interfere with Tharold Simon’s National Football League plans. The bad news is just about everything else connected with it, including the spo...
May 01, 2013 | 0 0 comments | 11 11 recommendations | email to a friend
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This picture was taken during the parade celebrating Eunice’s 75th anniversary. Annette Comeaux Vickery, who was the daughter of Jessie and Joyce Comeaux, was a member of Frances Miller Odom’s twirling class and was chosen to ride atop this antique fire-fighting machine that was brought here and pulled, by rope, by a group of men from Gretna. This picture of Annette was taken Saturday, May 30,1970 and donated to the Eunice Depot Museum, in her memory, by her mother.
Anniversary celebration included number of firms no longer operating (Remembering When-Georgie Manuel column)
In 1970, Eunice celebrated its 75th anniversary with a full roster of community activities. There were flower shows, fireworks displays, pageants, band concerts, an antique bottle show, ski show at...
Apr 29, 2013 | 0 0 comments | 11 11 recommendations | email to a friend
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The death of Guillaume Barjeau
In October 1788, César Archinard, Edward Murphy, and François Brunet were sent to the Bayou Chicot community by Nicolas Forstall, commandant of the Poste des Opelousas, to investigate the sudden de...
Apr 18, 2013 | 0 0 comments | 111 111 recommendations | email to a friend
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10 years of 'pen on paper' (Remembering When-Georgie Manuel column)
They say that “time flies when you’re having a good time”. Well, yes, kinda. Next week marks ten whole years of me making an absolute fool of myself by putting “pen to paper”, so to speak. Hundreds...
Apr 15, 2013 | 0 0 comments | 10 10 recommendations | email to a friend
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Egg knocking serious business
"Pacques Pacques" means "Easter Easter" in French, but it is also the name in Louisiana of a contest that began innocently enough but that has become a major tradition in some Louisiana communities...
Mar 31, 2013 | 0 0 comments | 132 132 recommendations | email to a friend
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