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Southern Sweet Potato Pie Company – Marrero, LA

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BuildingGoogle had assured us that we could find fresh local bread at Southern Sweet Potato Pie Company.  We were not sure we really believed Google but the name was inviting and we were interested.  The non-descript building set back off Lapalco Boulevard was nothing special yet walking in all our senses were on alert, the cases were full of sweet pies, cakes and cookies of all shapes, sizes and colors.  But no bread could be found. Continue reading →

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Grand Isle, LA Birding Trail

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Grand IsleGrand Isle, French for Big Island.  This big island at the end of LA 1 is about 8 miles long and up to 1 ½ miles wide with a resident population of about 1500.  This big island may be small but it is rich and big in history.  The first documented settlements began in the 1780s.  Jean Lafitte and his privateers were based on neighboring Grand Terre from 1805 to 1814.  There are still stories of “pirate’s treasure” on Grand Isle.  In the late 1800s Grand Isle became a summer resort and it continues to be so today.  Although the island has been repeatedly damaged by hurricanes including land lost, the resilience of the island and its people should be apparent to any visitor.  On our third annual Mardi Gras on Grand Isle we saw new construction, familiar faces, beaches and open waters calling our fishing poles. Continue reading →

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Louisiana Treasures

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Louisiana Treasures Museum in Springfield, LA is a little known museum with a unique offering.  Proprietor Wayne Norwood is dedicated to preserving the past so future generations will have a better understanding of how people lived, worked, and
played in Louisiana.  Wayne has items ranging from Indian Arrowheads to Dry Cleaning equipment to early 20th century office equipment to glass eyes and everything in between.  Two of the more unique items on the grounds of the museum are portable jails that were used to transport chain gangs from jail to work and back.  We have visited twice and still have not seen everything in the museum.  It is an education in the lives of Louisiana residents.

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Water, Art and Spirit

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Water, art, and spirit…

Often the adventure is just as exciting as the destination and so it was with my trip to Houma, LA for a retreat at the Lumen Christi Retreat Center. My sister, Linda, flew in from Colorado and we headed out to Houma, LA with the intention to sightsee along the way.  In South LA water is everywhere – rivers, bayous, lakes, swamps, estuaries and finally the gulf itself.  So water became the theme of our adventure.  This was not intentional, it just happened.

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