Louisiana State Portait Sam Houston Jones Sam Houston Jones was born July 15, 1897 in Merryville, LA. Obviously, right off the bat, his name reminds us of our local state park and high school in Moss Bluff. He served as the Assistant Parish Prosecutor in Lake Charles for nine years befo...
The holiday season is officially underway in Southwest Louisiana, as theCity of Lake Charleshas announced the schedule of events for the2022 Light Up The Lakecelebration! The annual event is free and open to the public and kicks off on Saturday, Nov. 26, with a variety of family-friendly a...
Only about 13 miles of Route 66 wind through Kansas, butCars on the Route--the old Kan-O-Tex service station--is worth a stop. The station now has a "Cars" theme and is home to the mining boom truck thatinspired the character Tow Materin the animated film. It was first restored by...
New Orleans City Park - New Orleans, Louisiana The story behind this eerie location starts with a wealthy local man who contributed a collection of statues on the condition that they make one statue to honor his deceased daughter, Mona. The circumstances surrounding Mona's death are vague, but...
He left His Father's throne above, (So free, so infinite His grace!) Emptied Himself of all but love, And bled for Adam's helpless race. —Charles Wesley 0 The shed of leaves became a cascade of red and gold and after a time the trees stood skeletal against a sky of weathered tin...