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It's Thursday, June 5th, A.D. 2025. This is The Worldview in 5 Minutes heard on 140 radio stations and at www.TheWorldview.com.  I'm Adam McManus. (Adam@TheWorldview.com) By Jonathan Clark and Adam McManus Christian groups in India to speak out against persecution June 9 Christian groups across India are organizing a protest against persecution of Christians on Monday, June 9. The National Christian Front noted, “Our Christian brothers and sisters are enduring brutal attacks and growing intolerance from anti-social elements. This is not merely a Christian issue — it is a grave concern for humanity, for peace, and for the values enshrined in our Constitution.” Christians suffered over 600 incidents of violence and discrimination in India last year. The country is ranked 11th on the Open Doors' World Watch List of most difficult places to be a Christian. U.K. Christian groups calling for prayer on June 11 In the United the Kingdom, Christian groups are calling for a day of prayer on Wednesday, June 11 for protecting human life. This comes as lawmakers are considering bills to legalize assisted suicide.  Listen to comments from Ciarán Kelly, director of The Christian Institute.  KELLY: “This is a crucial time for our country. So, it's vital that Christians are asking the God, Who made Heaven and Earth, that He would overrule in all these things, to protect vulnerable people from this careless and callous bill.” In 1 Timothy 1:1-2, the Apostle Paul wrote, “I exhort first of all that supplications, prayers, intercessions, and giving of thanks be made for all men, for kings and all who are in authority, that we may lead a quiet and peaceable life in all godliness and reverence.” Trump overturns pro-abortion Biden rule In the United States, the Trump administration rescinded a pro-abortion rule on Tuesday that came from the Biden administration.  The rule tried to force hospital emergency rooms to offer abortions even if the state restricted them.  Matt Bowman, Senior Counsel at Alliance Defending Freedom, said, “Doctors—especially in emergency rooms—are tasked with preserving life. The Trump administration has rolled back a harmful Biden-era mandate that compelled doctors to end unborn lives, in violation of their deeply held beliefs.” Trump raises tariffs on steel imports President Donald Trump signed an executive order on Tuesday to raise tariffs on steel imports. The order doubles tariffs on steel and aluminum coming into the country from 25% to 50%. The levy will affect steel exporters in Canada, Mexico, and many countries in Europe. However, the tariff on steel from the United Kingdom remains at 25% as the U.S. and U.K. work out a trade deal.  Dust from Africa's Saharan Desert hits America Over the weekend, a massive plume of dust made its way to Florida all the way from the Saharan Desert in Africa.  Such dust plumes are known as the Saharan Air Layer and typically cross the Atlantic each year. The current plume is the biggest one to reach the U.S. so far this season. It measures nearly 2,000 miles wide and 750 miles from north to south.  The dust can diminish air quality but also creates spectacular sunrises and sunsets.  Only 1 in 100 Evangelical pastors leave ministry annually A report from Lifeway Research found that only 1 out of 100 Evangelical pastors leave the ministry each year.  This low rate has remained steady for the last 10 years despite many pastors acknowledging their work is very demanding and even overwhelming.  Scott McConnell with Lifeway Research said, “The rate of pastors departing the pastorate is steady and quite low given the demands of the role. Many of those leaving the pastorate feel they are moving at God's direction to another role of ministry.” In 2 Timothy 4:2, the Apostle Paul wrote, “Preach the Word! Be ready in season and out of season. Convince, rebuke, exhort, with all longsuffering and teaching.” The American Miracle movie shows God's intervention in U.S. The Left insists that there's nothing special about America. But a new docudrama contends that God inspired its founding.  The American Miracle – Our Nation is No Accident hits the silver screen in 1,000 theaters nationwide for 3 days only -- Monday, June 9th through Wednesday, June 11th. Inspired by Michael Medved's bestseller, this exciting, entertaining, and edifying motion picture experience was created in anticipation of the 250th anniversary of the Declaration of Independence.  ‘ Medved appeared on The 700 Club. MEDVED: “America is no accident. All of our most important leaders, from Washington to Lincoln to Woodrow Wilson and Franklin Roosevelt -- all of our leaders have understood that America has a divine purpose.” Consider God's protection of George Washington – the Father of our Country -- in a ferocious battle in 1755 during the French and Indian War. During the Battle of Monongahela, 69 of 70 officers were either killed or wounded. Washington was the only officer who was not shot off his horse.  In fact, two horses were shot from underneath him. Yet he lived. Even a Native American chief later said they couldn't touch Washington. Shockingly, after the battle, he found numerous bullet holes in his jacket and bullet fragments in his hair, but he was miraculously unscathed. No wonder they called him “Bulletproof.”  Visit the website https://americanmiraclemovie.com/, watch the trailer, click on Tickets, and type in your zipcode to get tickets for next week at a theater near you. Watch the trailer. Worldview listener in Florida speaks up On Wednesday, I was delighted to receive 23 emails at Adam@TheWorldview.com about what listeners enjoy about this newscast. Amy Cool from St. Cloud, Florida wrote, “I like that I can trust The Worldview newscast to report the truth from a Biblical perspective. 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And we appreciate the generosity of Paula in Breaux Bridge, Louisiana who pledged $10/month for 12 months for a gift of $120, Dawn in Troy, Montana who gave $150, Amy in Seminole, Texas who gave $300, and Dawn in Smithville, Texas who pledged $25/month for 12 months for a gift of $300. Those 14 listeners gave a total of $1,420. Ready for our new grand total? Drum roll please.  (Drum roll sound effect) $6,352 (People clapping sound effect)  We missed our goal of 20 donors by just 6 donors. That means by this Friday, we still need to raise $24,523.    Whether it's Thanksgiving or Christmas, we churn out a weekday broadcast 52 weeks per year. It's a commitment we're glad to make, but we need help to cover the cost. Would you prayerfully consider investing $100 per month for 12 months into this ministry, helping to pay for the work of the six-member Worldview team?  If 20 of you made that pledge we would hit our Friday, June 6th goal one day early. 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This week, Louisiana old time and traditional Cajun music father-daughter duo the inimitable Dirk Powell with his daughter Amelia recorded live at the Ozark Folk Center State Park in Mountain View, Arkansas. Also, interviews with Dirk. “Dirk Powell is known as a “musician's musician” in the circle of American roots music and beyond. He learned banjo and fiddle from his Kentucky grandfather, James Clarence Hay, and has been a part of the thriving Cajun/Creole music community in Louisiana since his early 20s. He has toured and recorded with musicians such as Joan Baez, Rhiannon Giddens, Eric Clapton, Buddy Miller, Loretta Lynn, and Levon Helm, while his contribution to film has found him collaborating with directors like Anthony Minghella ("Cold Mountain"), Ang Lee ("Ride with the Devil"), and Spike Lee ("Bamboozled"). His solo records, which often combine a traditional foundation with a wide-ranging commitment to emotion and original songs, have had impact around the globe. His original song “Waterbound” has been recorded over 100 times. He is also in demand as a producer and owns his own studio, the Cypress House, on the banks of Bayou Teche near Breaux Bridge, Louisiana. On this performance, Dirk is joined by his daughter Amelia.” - https://www.dirkpowell.org/about In this week's “From the Vault” segment, OHR producer Jeff Glover offers an archival recording of Ozark originals Aunt Lilly Freeze and her son Ervin Freeze singing the gospel classic “Just One Drop,” from the Ozark Folk Center State Park archives. In this week's guest host segment, renowned traditional folk musician, writer, and step dancer Aubrey Atwater deconstructs how melodies are played on the mountain dulcimer.

It was along Bayou Teche, at St. Martinville, where Evangeline, according of Henry Longfellow's classic poem, searched for her love Gabriel. The two had been separated by the Acadian expulsion from Nova Scotia. Not far away in Breaux Bridge there is a happier scene at the annual Crawfish Festival when the bounty is served. At New Iberia, Weeks Hall, a renowned artist and photographer, restored Shadows on the Teche a once rundown ante-bellum home that would become a piece of art in itself. The town is also the site of the Bayou Teche Museum, which provides a visual journey down the waterway. Michael Tarantino, a member of the museum's board, joins Louisiana Life Executive Editor Errol Laborde and podcast producer Kelly Massicot to talk about the 125 mile long bayou, as well as the museum and the surrounding Cajun country. In a state blessed with many bayous, the Teche is one of the most historic and picturesque. Had fate allowed, It would have been a great stream for Gabriel and Evangeline to appreciate many Sunday afternoon pirogue rides.

Ochsner Lafayette General's Patrick Gandy and Marie Lukaszeski join Discover Lafayette to discuss the hospital system's careful growth and planned design to meet the needs of the region today and into the future. The only Level II Trauma Center in Southwest Louisiana, its services extend to patients "from the bayou to the border," stretching along I-10. Incredibly, the hospital system treats 255,000 unique patients per year. Patrick Gandy, a licensed CPA who has been with the organization for 31 years, began serving as President and CEO of in March 2021. He previously served in several senior management positions at Ochsner Lafayette General Medical Center, Ochsner Lafayette General Surgical Hospital and Ochsner Lafayette General Imaging. His tenure as CEO began right after Lafayette General Health merged with Ochsner Health of New Orleans in September 2020, and he successfully led the hospital system through the trying times of the pandemic. A native of Shreveport, Patrick loves the community and says he has been "happily married to a girl from Arnaudville since 1998." Marie Lukaszeski, Director of Planning and Design, is an Arnaudville native who graduated in Interior Design at UL-Lafayette (formerly USL) in 1995. She is certified by the American Academy of Healthcare Interior Designers ("AAHID"), the highest standard for the knowledge needed and experience required to address acute, ambulatory and residential care environments. After working with other industry professionals and a local architectural firm, Marie opened Interior Design Solutions in 2009 and became a consultant to Lafayette General. They began a series of expansions to meet the growing demands of the healthcare landscape, including expansions to its surgical platform and Emergency Department. Her service as Facilitator and Project Manager overseeing the projects was so successful that Patrick jokes, "We wanted her all the time!" So Marie and her team joined the healthcare system in 2015. Marie Lukaszeski is an artist at heart and in practice, and she brings that aesthetically pleasing touch to Ochsner Lafayette General's design concepts! "There was a study done with prisoners that showed that blues and greens were more calming to your physiology than reds and yellows. We tend to go with a soothing, neutral palate for our interiors. But most of my time goes into ensuring that our spaces are safe, help the staff interact easily, and function successfully. I work with third party vendors and a whole team of Security, IT, and FF & E (furniture, fixtures and equipment) people to make sure that vital equipment, patient beds, etc. to make sure that the building is being designed to meet our standards. We have to meet licensing standards mandated by the State of Louisiana." Ochsner Lafayette General has a rich history of significant contributions to our community's well-being. It began in 1911 as a 6-bed sanitarium and has grown into an 8-hospital health system, the regional hub for Ochsner, and a leader in healthcare. Patrick mentioned the health system's three core principles that define its mission: "First, we are always focused on patients first and then create our organization around their needs. Second, Transparency in everything we do is incredibly important as a philosophy for our organization. Third, We have to constantly evolve and assess how we can best adapt our business model to take care of our patients. " The first major milestone in Lafayette General's growth was in 2009 when it acquired St. Martin Hospital in Breaux Bridge. Patrick says "It was the first hospital outside of Lafayette. That was the beginning of us becoming a regional healthcare system in South Central Louisiana. That was a defining moment for us as well as rural healthcare in Acadiana. We want to invest in whatever a local community can support because local healthcare is the best healthcare." U.S. News & World Report named Ochsner Lafayette General Me...

Frank Randol of Randol's Restaurant in Breaux Bridge, joins Discover Lafayette in partnership with Eat Lafayette, a yearlong celebration of our locally owned restaurants, to share news of the revival of his unique Cajun restaurant and dancehall concept, a longtime staple in Lafayette. Breaux Bridge is only 15 minutes from Lafayette and is part of a corridor surrounding Lafayette Parish that is ripe for growth. And Frank is a young 78 years old, an Army veteran of the Vietnam War who still exudes energy and a passion for being a changemaker. Frank is a force of nature who works nonstop to promote the beauty of our local culture. Frank has been in the seafood business for 53 years, and is renowned for his contribution to sustaining and promoting our Cajun culture. As part of that dedication, Frank currently serves as Secretary of the Gulf Seafood Foundation and has always been an avid supporter of Eat Lafayette. He focuses on wild-caught seafood with no additives, only South Louisiana seafood, with a bent toward crawfish, softshell crab, and other seasonal specialties. Hamburger steak is also a popular dish craved by Randol's longtime patrons. His experience in the seafood business defines Frank Randol. In 1971, he opened a seafood processing facility in Henderson and operated it for nine years before opening the original Randol's Restaurant in 1980 when he moved operations to his family property on Kaliste Saloom Road. Over the years, he welcomed thousands of visitors from around the world to his restaurant and dancehall who were looking to experience authentic Cajun culture. To learn more about Frank's historic career, please listen to our original interview on Discover Lafayette here. In 2021, the owners of Superior Grill offered Frank a price for his Kaliste Saloom property that he couldn't refuse. The money afforded him the opportunity to take off two years to consider his future, and he kept his general manager, Jimmy LaGrange, employed alongside him as they contemplated their next move. "It takes two people to do nothing well for two years," Frank jokes. But in reality, Frank had not only wealth in money, but also wealth in ideas, creativity, love of Cajun food and culture, and a desire to continue in the restaurant business. "When you throw yourself into something for so many decades, you can't just go cold turkey. People need to embrace the Cajun Culture. It's already branded and known worldwide." Randol's menu is patterned after the former Randol's choices, repurposed and retested to ensure perfection for today's market. A mini-market for fresh seafood purchases is in the works and will be open soon. Today, the restaurant's success is Frank's main priority. Not one to stay retired, Frank envisioned a revival of his original Randol's concept, and purchased the land where the former Mulate's Restaurant was located at 325 W. Mills Avenue, Breaux Bridge, Louisiana, resurrecting his successful Cajun food/Dance Hall concept enjoyed by people for so many decades. Frank says, "Mulate's was the perfect spot. It needed work, but it polished up well! The building is 80 years old on high ground and survived the storms in May of this year. We patterned the bathrooms after the high end facilities at Superior Grill, with glass walls that you can't see through, with 400 square feet of space." Many of acclaimed mural artist Robert Dafford's works are on the walls at Randol's, and Frank says "It's a historical setting where you can feel the spirit of our culture. It's alive." Frank Randol is just as passionate about sharing his love of Cajun food and culture as he when he took his “Cajun Fest” on the road across the U. S. so many years ago. The World's Fair held in New Orleans in 1984 ignited an interest in all things Cajun and Frank Randol ensured that accurate information on its heritage was shared. Frank was glowingly written up by the Chicago Tribune on October 25, 1989,

Summer is a tough time to be a parent. School is out. The sun is scorching. You need a break for your kids. Maybe they need a break from you.  That's why they created summer camp, a Godsend for working parents if there ever was one. Kids get a lot out of camp: time to play and be curious, maybe a chance to learn new skills and meet some new friends. Summer camp is time-honored. It's important. And if you're in St. Martin Parish, you might send your kid to camp at Teche Center for the Arts.  TCA is the primary historical and cultural center for the Teche area of Acadiana. Jeanne Blanchard McBride is the executive director.  TCA has a wide range of year-round programs. They put on chicken runs, concerts, cooking classes and other cultural encounters. A big part of their business is camps. They run art camps, fall camps and summer camps, all of which are priced to be affordable.  TCA is a nonprofit, so besides running the organization, Jeanne spends a lot of time raising money.  Jeanne grew up in Breaux Bridge. Before starting at TCA in 2021, she worked as an attorney and clerked for state and federal judges.  Summer camp is pretty much a universal childhood experience at this point. And there's a lot of demand for enrichment programming throughout the year. Especially for kids who could use some special attention to thrive.  Kali Picard is the founder of Borderless Color, a studio and enrichment center designed to include kids on the autism spectrum. Programs are individually customized and are open to the neurodivergent and neurotypical alike.  Kali was born and raised in Lafayette. Besides running Borderless, she works as a speech and language pathologist. Out to Lunch Acadiana was recorded live over lunch at Tsunami Sushi in downtown Lafayette. You can find photos from this show by Giada Morgan at itsacadiana.com.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

580. Part 1 of our interview with Matthew Teutsch about his article, "Blood in the Pool: The 1868 Bossier Massacre."  "Violent, racist attacks didn't just occur in Bossier. They occurred across the Red River in Caddo Parish and all throughout the Red River Valley. Gilles Vandal notes that during Reconstruction 45% of the murders in Louisiana were concentrated in the northwestern part of the state. Caddo accounted for 16% of the homicides even though it only accounted for 3% of the state's population. People may have tried to cleanse the soil of the blood, but the blood remains deep within the earth." "Matthew Teutsch is the Director of the Lillian E. Smith Center at Piedmont College. He maintains Interminable Rambling, a blog on literature, culture, and pedagogy,  and has published articles and book reviews in various venues including Lear, Melus, Mississippi Quarterly, African American Review and Callaloo. His research focus is African American, Southern, and Nineteenth Century American literature. He is the editor of Rediscovering Frank Yerby: Critical Essays (UPM 2020), and his current project examines Christopher Priest's run on Black Panther. Follow him on Twitter at @SilasLapham." Now available: Liberty in Louisiana: A Comedy. The oldest play about Louisiana, author James Workman wrote it as a celebration of the Louisiana Purchase. Now it is back in print for the first time in 220 years. Order your copy today! This week in Louisiana history. June 30, 1870. Robert E. Lee and the Natchez began their famous riverboat race. This week in New Orleans history. On June 27, 1957, Hurricane Audrey reached peak sustained winds of 145 mph, making it a major hurricane.   Without decreasing windspeed, it made landfall between the mouth of the Sabine River and Cameron, Louisiana the following day. Damage in Louisiana resulted in 60-80 percent of the homes and businesses from Cameron to Grand Cheniere being severely damaged or destroyed. Audrey killed at least 416 people, the majority of which were in Cameron Parish.  40,000 people were left homeless, over 300 homeless in Louisiana. This week in Louisiana. Tunes on the Teche 4th of July Breaux Bridge St. Bernard Catholic Church 204 North Main Street Breaux Bridge, LA 70517 Website Live Music with Steve Riley and the Mamou Playboys on the Bayou Teche at Parc des Point in Breaux Bridge for the 4th of July Celebration!  Thursday July 4th at 6:00 PM!  A family-friendly and free night of music, food, drinks, and fireworks on the banks of the Bayou Teche. Postcards from Louisiana. Long Haul Paul. "Mercy Now." Listen on Apple Podcasts. Listen on audible. Listen on Spotify. Listen on TuneIn. Listen on iHeartRadio. The Louisiana Anthology Home Page. Like us on Facebook. 

Tracy Tullier, a Breaux Bridge resident and Supervising Guide of Tours at the Louisiana State Capitol, joins Discover Lafayette to discuss her beloved work in guiding people through our state's majestic Capitol, as well as sharing Louisiana's rich history with visitors who hail from all parts of the U. S. and countries around the world. Tracy Tullier at the Louisiana State Capitol, photo credit to Jan Risher, the Advocate. While many Louisiana residents have never experienced the tour of our State Capitol, in 2023 visitors from 115 different countries made the trip, and over 65,000 registered signed in. Tracy explained that in addition to these registered guests, many people don't sign in for a tour but still show up to wander around the beautiful building and make the trip up to the top floor Observation Deck to take in the sights of the Mississippi River, LSU's campus, and surrounding buildings of downtown Baton Rouge and beyond. Tracy came to our attention over the past couple of years when Lafayette Junior Leadership Class students traveled to Baton Rouge to learn about state government, the legislative sessions held at the State Capitol, and have the opportunity to meet elected officials from Acadiana. She makes the day, her smile captures your heart, and you know you are in good hands. Tracy is professional, enthusiastic, and well-informed, ready to shape your understanding about Louisiana, weaving in facts and tidbits of historical events such as when Huey Long was shot inside the Capitol building, how the current State Capitol came to be built, and how the House of Representatives and Senate work. On her tours, Louisiana really comes to life! Pictures below were taken by Jan Risher of the Advocate and depict the chandeliers on the Capitol's first floor (which weigh two tons), and photos of the Senate and House Chambers. The Louisiana State Capitol was built in 14 months, and cost $5 million to construct. It was the brainchild of Governor and U. S. Senator Huey Long. It is the tallest capitol in the United States. And as Tracy Tullier states, "Our capitol has more questions than it does answers" when she recounts the many interesting events that have taken place in the building, including Huey Long's death, the bombing that took place in the Senate Chamber in 1970, and how thereafter, a pencil (or something) got stuck in the Senate Chamber's ceiling. Ironically, Senator Long died before he could dedicate the Capitol, so that honor was fulfilled by his successor, Louisiana Governor Oscar K. ("OK") Allen. Pictured below is a photo of the early Capitol Building. If you haven't made this trip to Baton Rouge to visit the Capitol, this tour should be added to your bucket list of things to do in your lifetime, as it is truly a lifetime adventure and one that will awaken your interest in Louisiana culture. Tracy Tullier and her fellow tour guides are employed by Louisiana's Department of Culture, Recreation, and Tourism, under the office of Lt. Governor Billy Nungesser. Tracy worked at the Slidell Welcome Center before being employed at the Capitol several years ago, and encourages people to check out all of our state's Welcome Centers to learn more about Louisiana. During the interview, she thanked her boss, Jason Miller, for his support, and complimented her peers throughout the state who are employed at our regional welcome centers who encourage people to check out local attractions, dining, lodging, and events as they pass through Louisiana. Before you travel to the Capitol, you may want to visit online at https://house.louisiana.gov/pubinfo/VirtualTour/lacaphistory.htm to gain more information about the experience. The State Capitol is free and open daily for tours, from 8 till 4:30 p.m. If you want to make a reservation for the tour, call 225-342-7317. The tour guides will confirm your appointment via email. You can also walk in without an appointment and req...

A talk given at a marriage retreat at St. Bernard Church in Breaux Bridge.

Ep. 658 - Coach Derrick LeBlanc joined Paul Calvisi and Ron Wolfley to discuss free agent additions to the Cardinals defensive line like Bilal Nichols and Justin Jones, returning players L.J. Collier and Dante Stills and what traits he likes to have in his position group. LeBlanc also talks about growing up in Breaux Bridge, Louisiana, crawfish boils and more. Plus, Calvisi and Wolf chat about the current makeup of the wide receiver room and who might be joining group after the 2024 NFL Draft.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Ep. 658 - Coach Derrick LeBlanc joined Paul Calvisi and Ron Wolfley to discuss free agent additions to the Cardinals defensive line like Bilal Nichols and Justin Jones, returning players L.J. Collier and Dante Stills and what traits he likes to have in his position group. LeBlanc also talks about growing up in Breaux Bridge, Louisiana, crawfish boils and more. Plus, Calvisi and Wolf chat about the current makeup of the wide receiver room and who might be joining group after the 2024 NFL Draft.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Order a catfish po-boy or a few pounds of crawfish in Acadiana any Friday between Mardi Gras and Easter, and you may be surprised to learn that your delight is another person's sacrifice. The Catholic tradition of abstaining from meat during Fridays in Lent is alive and well in Southwest Louisiana, a region where more than a third identify as Catholic. Thanks to the long list of Catholic churches and restaurants that roll out an array of delectable seafood options on Lenten Fridays, it's not much of a burden. St. Francis of Assisi in Breaux Bridge and the Knights of Columbus Council at St. Pius X in Lafayette both have long-standing Lenten fish fry traditions that bring together their communities and welcome anyone hungry for fried catfish, regardless of religion. Olde Tyme Grocery in Lafayette sells close to 2,300 seafood po-boys during the 40-day period. Religious abstinence never tasted so good.    The episode was reported and produced by Sarah Holtz. Sarah is an independent radio producer and documentary artist based in New Orleans.   Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

546. We interview Robin Roberts about her new book, City of the Undead. "From its looming above-ground cemeteries to the ghosts believed to haunt its stately homes, New Orleans is a city deeply entwined with death, the undead, and the supernatural. Its location near the mouth of the Mississippi River grants it a liminal status between water and land, while its Old World architecture and lush, moss-covered oak trees lend it an eerie beauty. Complementing the city's mysterious landscape, spiritual beliefs and practices from Native American, African, African American, Caribbean, and European cultures mingle in a unique ferment of the paranormal. A long history of enslavement and oppression have also produced fertile soil for stories of the undead. Focusing on three manifestations of the supernatural in New Orleans — Voodoo, ghosts, and vampires — Robin Roberts argues that the paranormal gives voice to the voiceless, including victims of racism and oppression, thus encouraging the living not to repeat the injustices of the past. Robin Roberts attended Mount Holyoke College, where the presence of its founder's grave in the center of campus kindled her interest in the otherworldly. After receiving her PhD from the University of Pennsylvania, she taught undergraduate and graduate courses with a focus on popular culture and gender. She lives in New Orleans." (LSU Press) This week in Louisiana history. Rebellion against Ulloa began with spiking of protective New Orleans cannons. This week in New Orleans history October 27, 1768. Jazz is Legislated as a National American Treasure. November 4, 1987 In 1987, the US House of Representatives and Senate passed a bill proposed by Democratic Representative John Conyers Jr. to define jazz as a unique form of American music stating, among other things, "... that jazz is hereby designated as a rare and valuable national American treasure to which we should devote our attention, support and resources to make certain it is preserved, understood and promulgated." The bill passed in the House of Representatives on September 23, 1987 and in the Senate on November 4, 1987. This week in Louisiana. Bayou Teche National Scenic Byway Distance: 183 miles Duration: Half-day to two days for self-guided tour The Bayou Teche National Byway has long been recognized as a travel corridor to and through important cultural, historic, natural, recreation and scenic environments. It is located in a three-parish area of Louisiana that exists along the beautiful Bayou Teche west of the Atchafalaya Basin from Morgan City through Franklin, New Iberia, St. Martinville, Breaux Bridge and on to Arnaudville. Primary access to the Bayou Teche Byways occurs from Interstate 10 and US 90. Postcards from Louisiana. TBC Brass Band & Hasizzle at Satchmofest in the Old Mint in New Orleans. Listen on Google Play. Listen on Spotify. Listen on TuneIn. The Louisiana Anthology Home Page. Like us on Facebook. 

Heather Courville, a local entrepreneur who offers beautiful handcrafted children's clothing and accessories through her business, Banannie Bands, joins Discover Lafayette to share her journey in breaking into the business world as a seamstress who produces heirloom items. Heather had a booth at the Junior league's Christmas show, Tinsel & Treasures, in September, 2023. The quality of her work, the beauty of her designs, and her endearing spirit made her the perfect guest as we enter the holiday season and people are looking for that perfect gift for a young family member. Where did her career journey begin? A very young, divorced mom who was short on funds but rich in time, Heather took sewing classes and began sewing gifts such as burp cloths, bibs and other baby items for her daughter and friends. Her hobby turned into a career upon the encouragement of Heathe, her then boyfriend and now husband, who announced one day that he had booked her at a craft show in Breaux Bridge. He said, "I have had bought you a 10' x 10' tent and 6 ' table, here's the date of your craft show, and you will have to fill the table with baby items." She filled the table with headbands and burp cloths, all priced at $5.00, and the items sold out fast. Heather made a grand total of $75 at her first show. But this young mother of a ten-month old, who was three months behind on her mortgage and about to lose her house, felt her entrepreneurial spirit lit on fire. She began booking craft shows anywhere possible every weekend....Baptist church parking lots, anywhere there was a show. Low on funds, she would buy scraps of material from Lola Pink Fabrics in Lafayette and would sew items that customers requested such as pacifier clips. She caught up on her mortgage and realized she could take care of herself and daughter. The business has grown exponentially since its early days. And her business paid for her wedding to Heathe! And as they say, the rest is history! Surviving the COVID shutdown was a challenge and Heather pivoted to making masks which sold at retail in Drug Emporium stores. She believes that God provided for her and her business and they both have survived. While she is not yet back to her all time high of eight employees, Heather does enjoy the help of other women who love sewing and she calls Banannie Bands a family business. Heather mentioned a former babysitter of hers.....Ms. Debbie, who makes up to 400 bibs at a time for Banannie Bands. Her mother-in-law also sews for her. Gerber baby diapers serve as the base for Banannie Band burp cloths. Heather has never wanted a 'brick and mortar' store because it would be too difficult to produce enough inventory to keep the store stocked. Heather always wants to focus on custom orders that meet the needs of her customers. She brought a custom order she would be delivering after our show finished to show me a sample of her work. Banannie Bands doesn't sell on Amazon, but you can find creations locally at Trove & Company at 126 E. Bridge Street in Breaux Bridge, Louisiana. Annie Bannanie is the nickname of her oldest daughter, who is now 12 years, and the inspiration for her business name. Capri is her youngest daughter, four years old, and Heather still makes all of her clothes. Banannie Bands makes clothes for newborn children to 5 years of age. Heather is especially proud of her reversible rompers which give the choice of a Halloween outfit and then flipping it inside out to show a Christmas theme. Heather details how in the early days, she worked as a receptionist at a walk-in clinic while she was building her business as a side gig. She then worked for a beloved woman who was a dementia patient but never sewed while on the job....she always waited until her off hours to produce Banannie Bands' crafted outfits and items. But when her patient had to move on to Assisted Living, Heather finally took the jump to supporting herself ...

This Grammy nominated and chart-topping artist from Breaux Bridge, LA stops by the show to recall his ascent in music and entertainment.

518. We talk to Sam Irwin about his new book on jazz history. "Why did Louis Armstrong choose the Fourth of July as his birthday? What did Independence Day mean to southern Blacks in 1901? How did jazzman Joe Darensbourg of Baton Rouge, the musician who played clarinet on Louis Armstrong's 1963 smash hit “Hello, Dolly,” encounter not one, but two serial murderers in his long career? The answers are found in Sam Irwin's new book, The Hidden History of Louisiana's Jazz Age. Autographed copies $24 plus $3.49 media mail shipping rate in the U.S." SamIrwin.net This week in Louisiana history. April 21, 1804. Gov. Laussat, last French Gov., leaves Louisiana. This week in New Orleans history. Reverse Freedom Rides April 21, 1962. The Reverse Freedom Rides of 1962 were a deliberate parody of the Freedom Rides organized by the Congress of Racial Equality (CORE) in the previous year. Also called the Freedom Rides North, African American "participants" in the Reverse Freedom Rides were offered free one-way transportation and the promise of free housing and guaranteed employment to Northern cities. George Singelmann of the Greater New Orleans Citizens' Council orchestrated the Reverse Freedom Rides, which served as the Citizens' Councils' means of testing the sincerity of Northern liberals' quest for equality for African Americans. This attempt to embarrass Northern critics of the Citizens' Councils was a way of, in Singelmann's words, "telling the North to put up or shut up." Public outcry against the Reverse Freedom Rides was swift and direct, with groups such as the Urban League of Greater New Orleans leading the chorus of disapproval. WDSU Radio released a statement in April 1962,that typifies the response: "WDSU believes the Freedom Bus North movement is sick sensationalism bordering on moronic." This week in Louisiana. Breaux Bridge Crawfish Festival May 5-7, 2023 Parc Hardy Breaux Bridge, LA Website The Breaux Bridge Crawfish Festival, held the first full weekend in May, provides the perfect opportunity to witness over 30 Cajun and Creole bands over three days, coupled with the delicious crustacean, the crawfish. Sample crawfish dishes prepared every way imaginable–fried, boiled, étouffée, bisque, boudin, pie, jambalaya and crawdogs–along with other Cajun and Creole favorites. The Crawfish Festival also hosts a parade, crawfish eating contest, Cajun and Zydeco dance contest, crawfish étouffée cook-off, crawfish race, and carnival rides for young and old alike, as well as an arts and crafts fair. Postcards from Louisiana. The Original Dixieland Jass Band. 1917.  Listen on Google Play. Listen on Google Podcasts.Listen on Spotify. Listen on Stitcher. Listen on TuneIn.The Louisiana Anthology Home Page. Like us on Facebook.

We've got an interesting episode for you this Wednesday. E!'s own Justin Sylvester joins the show and wows Pat and Joey with his story of coming from Breaux Bridge, Louisiana to the heart of celebrity news. They talk about his relationship with the Housewives, dream guests and even try to set him up with a Barstool employee. Lots to unpack here, just enjoy. Buy Tickets for Nashville here: https://www.etix.com/ticket/p/6437367/out-about-podcast-nashville-zanies-comedy-club?partner_id=240&_ga=2.66960686.1294674636.1677624819-1740988428.1677624819You can find every episode of this show on Apple Podcasts, Spotify or YouTube. Prime Members can listen ad-free on Amazon Music. For more, visit barstool.link/outandabout

Acadiana is a culture obsessed with itself. That's not unique, really. Regional pride is a thing in most places, wherever you go.  A strong cultural identity — or more precisely, identities — can create a powerful market for artists who can tap into it.  The ability to sell on social media or through e-commerce has only extended that reach. And that goes for pretty much any medium.  There's the more classical approach of an artist, like Herb Roe. Herb is best known for his rich, textured and detailed depictions of pastoral Acadiana — scenes of country Mardi Gras, po-boy shops and boucheries.  Herb Roe grew up in Ohio, where he hooked up with muralist Robert Dafford and landed in Lafayette. Herb painted murals for 10 years before settling into a studio in Freetown to focus on his own work under the business moniker, Chrome Sun. Since then, he's built a career tapping into the local and national obsession with Acadiana. Acadiana's cultural landscape is a fitting subject for oil painting — how about a chainsaw? That's one way sculptor Kelly Guidry has cut his own path in the art world.  Kelly is a mixed-media artist. He works in metal and wood, and works in conversation with modern and traditional tokens of local life. He collects his work under the business name Modern Primitive, a brand concept he came up with while working in advertising.  Kelly left the ad business to go work full time as a sculptor. Today, he and his wife Robin work side by side to sell his work and others at a gallery in Breaux Bridge called the Pink Alligator. Kelly's work is also sold online, by commission or at local festivals. Johanna Divine sits in for Christiaan Mader as host of this episode of Out to Lunch Acadiana, recorded live over lunch at Tsunami Sushi in downtown Lafayette. You can find photos from this show by Astor Morgan at itsacadiana.com.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Dr. Rich Johnson of the USDA/ARS in Houma reports on his collaborative work with Dr. Brenda Tubana of the LSU AgCenter at a grower meeting in Breaux Bridge, Louisiana in February 2023.

Tylar Wiltz went from Breaux Bridge, Louisiana, to Pitt - with stops at Southern Arkansas, Independence Community College and Missouri State along the way. Today, he's joining us on the Morning Pitt to talk about his journey, how he got to Pitt and what his year as a Panther was like.

What do you actually want to be in your life? As a kid you can dream about being an astronaut or brain surgeon or sports superstar. As an adult it's not so easy to answer that question, and it's especially difficult if life has thrown you a curveball and if you're navigating trauma or hardship.  In that case, when you're struggling to put one foot in front of the other, "Purpose" might be the last thing on your mind. But purpose might be the thing you need most. That's Kandice Bateast's theory.  By day, Kandice is a school psychologist in St. Martin Parish. But many more people know her as an author and podcast host.  Kandice went through a tough breakup herself and found purpose of her own: helping others put the pieces back together and get right with God. Her podcast Goodbye Heartbreak, Hello Purpose helps listeners heal by finding strength from within. Kandice wrote a book with the same name that tracks with the podcast. It's a 365-day devotional, walking listeners through the post-breakup journey.  Sometimes your purpose is right in front of you. In Donielle Watkins' case it was her son Logan, who has spina bifida.  Donielle has been an accountant for 20 years and in 2007 she founded DREAMS Foundation of Acadiana. DREAMS was the first organization of its kind in the area. It focuses on disability rights and inclusion. And the concept came from Logan. Logan asked Donielle a simple question: Mom, when can I play basketball? It struck Donielle that there wasn't any good reason that he shouldn't. So she organized activities for Logan and kids just like him.  DREAMS has grown to serve around 700 people from ages 5 to 60. And it preaches self-reliance. Today, Donielle, who was born in Breaux Bridge and now lives in Lafayette, has 21 people employed in a manufacturing facility that produces Cane River Meat Pies.  Out to Lunch Acadiana is recorded live over lunch at Tula Tacos and Amigos in downtown Lafayette. You can find photos from this show by Astor Morgan at itsacadiana.com.  See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Strap in with 4 Takes & Fuel as the guys recap another weekend of racing! From Eldora with the World of Outlaws, to Saturday afternoon with Noah Gragson taking his record tying 4th win in a row this season at the Xfinity race at Texas, to wrapping the weekend up with Tyler Reddick taking his third win of the season on Sunday, Colton, Ethan, Chance, and Alex cover it all. The 4 Takes & Fuel Podcast iRacing League will be heading to Phoenix on Thursday, September 29th at 7PM under the lights for 75 laps! The guys give their 4 takes on the Goodyear tire drama and how the drivers continue to talk about the impacts with the wall in the new car. Was NASCAR asleep when they missed Willy B blatantly taking Denny Hamlin out under caution? How much longer will drivers go and give it their all on track with the underlying anticipation that a tire is gonna give out mid corner? Looking forward to this coming weekend, the 4 Takes and Fuel guys will be racing at home at Acadiana Speedway in Breaux Bridge, LA for the Predator 50. If you have any free time, come out to the track and show your support for one of the two premier facilities in the state of Louisiana. Formula 1 will be headed to Singapore for the first time since 2019 under the lights, NASCAR will have a triple header at Talladega Superspeedway with all 3 series racing over Saturday and Sunday, the World of Outlaws will be headed north to go up against the PA posse in their stomping grounds for the last time this season at Williams Grove. Sit back and relax... and remember to always take 4 Takes and Fuel!

This week Whitney and McKinsey discuss the first half of A Flicker in the Dark by Stacy Willingham. Stay tuned for next week when we cover the second half. Contact us: IG/TikTok/Patreon: @dejalupodcast Email: dejalupodcast@gmail.com Music: https://www.purple-planet.com

On today's episode we talk with Wayne from Aloft Hobbies (www.alofthobbies.com) about his shop, their single stick radio, several offerings from FrSky as well as details around some recent changes they have made, and slope soaring. We're pretty sure Casey has found his man crush and is already planning a trip to California to go hang out! Wayne is an awesome guy that is very involved in the hobby, offers some excellent customer service in a sometimes unconventional way via his on forum, and extremely knowledgeable on all things FrSky! Thanks for listening!! We hope you enjoy this episode and if you have any suggestions or feedback please leave us a comment. If you like what we're doing please subscribe and write us a review! It helps more than you know! Like and follow us on Facebook Please check out the following supporters of our show and take advantage of the discount codes and affiliate links!! 10% Off at fourtituderc.com Coupon code WELCOMEBACK Affiliate link: https://fourtituderc.com/discount/WELCOMEBACK Shop BuddyRC with our Affiliate link: https://www.buddyrc.com/?ref=xlnpd1g5ztkr code REINDEER for 10% off at RMJmachineworx.com SCRAP15 for 15% off at APower Batteries rcbatteriesusa.com ZDZSCRAP10 for 10% off at zdzenginesusa.com Holy Smokes https://holysmokesrc.com Redwing RC @ redwingrc.com Legend Hobby @ legendhobby.com Jason Reddish at Reddish RC for all your Flex Innovations needs! BalsaUSA Upcoming Events: Sept 23-25 - Warbirds & Jets over Pump Jacks - PBMAC Odessa, TX Sept 24 - Sherman IMAC in Sherman, TX Sept 30-Oct 1st - Texarkana Oct 6-9 - Superfly in Lindsay, OK Oct 10-16 - Tucson Shootout Oct 19-23 - Ice House Fly In at Apache Pass Nov 3-5 - Cajun HuckFest in Breaux Bridge, LA --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/nuts-and-bolts/message

Strap in with 4 Takes & Fuel as the guys recap yet another weekend of rumors and racing! From the Greatest Show on Dirt, to NASCAR wreckin' in the rain, to F1 back in action in Belgium. Colton, Ethan, Austin, and Alex cover it all! The 4 Takes & Fuel Podcast iRacing League will be heading to North Wilkesboro on Thursday, September 1st at 7PM under the lights for 55 laps!  Looking forward to this coming weekend, the 4 Takes and Fuel guys will be back in action at Acadiana Speedway in Breaux Bridge, LA for the Laissez Les Bon Temps Rouler Showdown! Throughout the weekend the guys will stay in touch with the Northwest swing for the World of Outlaws, the opening round of the Playoffs for the NASCAR Cup Series, and watching the second leg of the triple header for Formula 1 this weekend in the Netherlands, so be sure to listen as the guys will give their takes and predictions for yet another race filled weekend! 

Enjoy this Friday's episode of the Sports Scouting Report with Lee Brecheen! Today, Lee interviews head football coach at Breaux Bridge High School, Zachary Lochard. Lee also interviews junior Kelby Hypolite, quarterback for the BB Tigers. Make sure to subscribe to our YouTube and Podbean channels in order to not miss any episodes of the Sports Scouting Report! Thanks for listening!

Jump in with the guys this week as they talk about all things racing! From local kart racing down south in Breaux Bridge, LA to the NASCAR Cup Series at Gateway, the guys dive into it all. Alex and Colton get ready to get back in the seat for some intense racing with the best racers in Louisiana this weekend. Chance, Alex, Colton, and Ethan give their takes on what could be on the horizon for karting in Louisiana. Does Red Bull keep their harmonious relationship with their two drivers now that they're both cemented in the Driver's Championship this year? How does Checo's two year extension help the team with stability going forward? The Dinger wins a wet and rainy debut Portland Xfinity race, and Ty Gibbs gets “Iwuji'd”. Where does the line stop for Ross Chastain's recent driving? Was Denny out of line for playing Team Owner on the track after Bubba was taken out by Stenhouse? If and when does the payback from Chase Elliot and Denny Hamlin come for Ross Chastain? The guys cover it all from another great weekend of racing. Don't listen to other guys talk about 4 tires and fuel, but instead listen to the guys give their 4 Takes and Fuel! Don't forget to follow us on Facebook and Twitter! Give us your feedback and tell us what you'd want to hear more or less of!

Over the last year, we've stayed in a bunch of RV parks. A lot of them are very nice, but there is something uniquely special about Poche's Rv Park & Fish-N-Camp. When Greg and Devie bought and took over the management of Poche's, they wanted to build a legacy. Something they were proud of and could pass down to their children. And that's exactly what they are doing. Poche's sits on 100 acres, 50 of which are ponds. And these ponds are stocked with more fish than you can imagine. A perfect peaceful activity - to grab your rod and bait and snag a fish or five. We felt "at home" here in Breaux Bridge, LA with the crawfish, boudin, cracklins, and our new friends. If you're ever passing through, definitely put Poche's on your list! 

Dr. Al Orgeron of the LSU AgCenter discusses weed control in sugarcane at a February 2022 grower meeting in Breaux Bridge, La.

Dr. Ken Gravois of the LSU AgCenter presents a review of the 2021-22 Louisiana sugarcane crop at a grower meeting in Breaux Bridge, La. on February 1, 2022. A video of the slide show is available at www.LaCane.org/videos.

Jim Simon, manager of the American Sugar Cane League, discusses issues that affect Louisiana sugarcane growers and millers at a grower meeting in Breaux Bridge,  La. on February 1, 2022.

In Episode 5, we chronicle the Cajuns of the Louisiana National Guard. The 2nd Battalion of the 156th Inf. Reg. (31st Dixie Division) consisted of several companies of guardsmen from the bayou country. Nearly all of them grew up speaking French as their first language. This entire unit spent more than 2 years training together before being shipped overseas as combat military police units. The history of this Cajun Guard unit is particularly unique, as it represented the largest French-speaking American infantry unit within the US military during World War II. In this first of a two-part series, you will hear voices of several of these veterans from New Iberia, Jeanerette, Lafayette, and Breaux Bridge and how they kept their culture and French-language in tact through the first years of the war.

In highlighting the most contemporary and aesthetically pleasing outdoor living environments, we take you to Breaux Bridge, Louisiana where pool builder, Brandon Miller is helping redefine a new standard of cajun comfort in the backyard. Recently unveiling a new finished build - this sumptuous well-appointed backyard has all the amenities including a resort-style pool featuring an elegant design that is an absolute head-turner. This modern home is one you don't often see in Brandon Miller's part of the world, so he worked with top consultants and trade partners to be able to deliver a premium high-end product for his client and it certainly shows.Guest: Brandon Miller - Cajun Pools & SpasSponsor: GENESIS®Support the show (https://www.patreon.com/poolmagazine)

Brian Egland is an Artist originally from Breaux Bridge, Louisiana, now residing in New Orleans, Louisiana. He is a Fall 2009 BFA graduate and recipient of Outstanding Graduate of the University of Louisiana at Lafayette's Performing Arts Department. Brian is an Actor, Playwright, Photographer, Director, Singer, and Educator among other things. As a playwright and creator his works have streamed on Broadway On Demand, garnered him honors of excellence from the Kennedy Center American College Theatre Festival Region VI, has been Official Selections of the Atlanta Black Theatre Festival, the D.C. Black Theatre Festival, micro development with The National Black Theatre as part of their I Am Soul Playwright's Residency Program, placement in Southern Rep Theatre's 4D program, residency with SIPP Culture's Rural Performance/Production Lab, and over sixty three thousand views across YouTube and IGTV with Workdays with Nijay, a web series he serves as co-writer on.

10/24/21 Our first guess here on Sermons from the Swamp. We Have Bro Daniel Pina of New Beginning Fellowship church of Breaux Bridge,La

10/24/21 Our first guess here on Sermons from the Swamp. We Have Bro Daniel Pina of New Beginning Fellowship church of Breaux Bridge,La

The CHS Coaches Show usually airs Monday nights during the football season and two times each month the rest of the school year at 6:00 with host Tony Landry and Head Football Coach Scott Wattigny. Show topics included a review of their forfeit win vs. Breaux Bridge and a look ahead to their next opponent St. Pauls.

The CHS Coaches Show usually airs Monday nights during the football season and two times each month the rest of the school year at 6:00 with host Tony Landry and Head Football Coach Scott Wattigny. Show topics included a review of their season opener at Vermilion Catholic and a look ahead to their next opponent Breaux Bridge.

Arrests made by the Jackson Police Department this past week include the following: James Johnson, 38, Breaux Bridge, La.,DUI and Leaving the scene of an accident. Amber Gortman, 27, Jackson, alias warrant. Timothy Robinson; 52, Gainestown, alias warrant. Calls for service include: 7 - Harassment 1 - Dispute over property 1 - Wreck with injuries 1 - Wreck no injuries 2 - Burglary call 3 - Shoplifting call 1 - Abandoned vehicles 4 - Juvenile problems 9 - Traffic hazards 2 - Criminal trespass 1 - Identity theft 1 - Credit card fraudArticle Link

This week on the Homestyle podcast, hosts Joe Cunningham and Leigh Guidry welcome an expert in a hand-crafting technique that dates back centuries. Christy Castille of Breaux Bridge has been shuttle tatting since she was 9 years old, and it's much more than a hobby for her today. In this episode you'll hear:

This week on the Homestyle podcast, hosts Joe Cunningham and Leigh Guidry welcome an expert in a hand-crafting technique that dates back centuries. Christy Castille of Breaux Bridge has been shuttle tatting since she was 9 years old, and it's much more than a hobby for her today. In this episode you'll hear:

Sam Broussard was born and raised in Breaux Bridge, LA, and served as an intelligence officer with the Office of Strategic Services (OSS). He came ashore on Omaha Beach on D-Day as the intelligence officer with the US First Army. He led a special forces detachment unit throughout Normandy and Brittany on various missions alongside French resistance groups behind enemy lines. From France, he led additional missions in Belgium and Germany with Belgian underground forces. This episode includes excerpts from two interviews with Sam from the 1980s, including an interview done entirely in French. 

St. Hildegard was a true renaissance woman who enjoyed the fruits of a rich life in God, the creative arts, science and more. If you're looking for a saint to crush on—St. Hildegard is an easy one! While this woman encountered a desire to enter religious life at 15 years old, she pursued a full life inside and outside of the convent. She had visions, wrote music and poetry, and treatises on medicine and natural history, she loved baking, traveled and evangelized, AND - she is one of the only FOUR female doctors of the Catholic Church! She was a saint whose rich life helped her better fathom the mysterious relationship between God and humanity.Emma Pourciau is a dynamic teen allowing the Lord to take the lead in her life. She is passionate about empowering young women to embrace their feminine genius role through truth, dignity and purity.Emma is a Breaux Bridge native, attends John Paul the Great Academy, and is a Red Bird Ministries team member. In her free time, she can be found serving her church parish, leading a girls group in her school community and actively participating in her local St. Martin Parish 4-H Junior Leader Club. Emma has a love for dance, good food, good conversation and seeks all things true and just in the eyes of God. Emma desires to pursue a career in journalism or medical research.Read more about today's featured podcaster and saint here: https://www.littlewithgreatlove.com/st-hildegard/This podcast is sponsored by: Littlewithgreatlove.com + Redbird.love.Special thanks to slacker, Jeff Sanchez, for voiceover work; teammates Emma, Danielle Knight & Alyssa Sanchez; Karla Alfaro, and musician Rev. Dr. Martin Lohrmann.

St. Louis Martin was a remarkable saint, husband & father, and a man who helped build an entire family dedicated to God. He can teach us how to lead and be members of a holy family and household. St. Louis Martin entered a special and holy marriage with another saint, his wife St. Zelie Martin. Together, they raised a family that offered their whole lives to God.Our podcast & reflection for today is by slacker Ryan Breaux. Ryan is from the small town of Breaux Bridge, Louisiana. He's been married 18-years to his wife, Kelly. They have 4 children: 12-year-old Estelle Gabriella, and 3 Saints in heaven - twins Emma Grace & Talon Antoine would be turning 15 this year, and a baby they lost through miscarriage, Christian Ryan. Ryan works for Coca-Cola when he's not doing Red Bird Ministries work with Kelly. Together they worship at St Bernard Church in their hometown, and serve the Diocese of Lafayette in grief support for parents of loss. Red Bird Ministries has carefully designed a system that anticipates the stages of grief and the challenges that will be encountered with a unique focus on how to keep marriages intact and preserve healthy family relationships after a loss.Read more about today's featured podcaster and saint here: https://www.littlewithgreatlove.com/st-louis-martin/This podcast is sponsored by: Littlewithgreatlove.com + Redbird.love.Special thanks to slacker, Jeff Sanchez, for voiceover work; and musician Rev. Dr. Martin Lohrmann.

St. Zelie Martin became the mother of a family that radically said "Yes" to God's plans. She is a saint who teaches us to say yes to God no matter what, to His unique and unexpected plans, joys, sorrows, and everything else that means following God in all things.Our podcast & reflection for today is by slacker Kelly Breaux. Kelly is from the small town of Breaux Bridge, Louisiana. She's been married 18-years to her husband, Ryan. They have 4 children: 12-year-old Estelle Gabriella, and 3 Saints in heaven - twins Emma Grace & Talon Antoine would be turning 15 this year, and a baby they lost through miscarriage, Christian Ryan. Kelly serves as the president of Red Bird Ministries, which has carefully designed a system that anticipates the stages of grief and the challenges that will be encountered with a unique focus on how to keep marriages intact and preserve healthy family relationships after a loss.Read more about today's featured podcaster and saint here: https://www.littlewithgreatlove.com/st-zelie-guerin-martin/This podcast is sponsored by: Littlewithgreatlove.com + Redbird.love.Special thanks to slacker, Jeff Sanchez, for voiceover work; and musician Rev. Dr. Martin Lohrmann.

St. Gianna Molla was a wife, mother, doctor, and God's faithful servant. St. Gianna inspires us to open ourselves to the many ways God will call us to use our gifts and talents for His glory. She particularly inspires any woman who longs to follow Christ in all things. She practiced self-giving daily in her call to her family, her medical patients, and in the stillness of prayer with God.Our podcast & reflection for today is by slacker Kara Hebert. Kara Hebert is a native of Breaux Bridge, Louisiana. A small-town community where family and faith run strong. She is married to Daniel, her one and only high school sweetheart. They welcomed their first daughter, Genevieve, in the winter of 2017. A few short years later, they prepared to welcome a new member to their family with their second daughter, Vivienne. Unfortunately, at her routine 16-week check-up, they learned Vivienne's little heart was no longer beating. With Daniel at her side, on August 20th of 2019, Kara gave birth to Vivienne Janeé Hebert. Her parents delivered her into the arms of Jesus.In the aftermath of burying their daughter, Kara struggled in her desolation as the world around her continued to move forward while she felt she had ceased living anymore. Through the support of other bereaved mothers and the grace of God dispensed within the sacraments, she began to see and feel His light.As her life-long grief journey was beginning, divine providence, and the communion of their children in heaven, seated her behind Kelly and Ryan Breaux, founders of Red Bird Ministries, at our home parish St. Bernard Church one Saturday afternoon. From that point forward, Kara's desire to know and love the Lord gained strength. Her attendance at the Restored grieving mother's retreat where Jesus' overwhelming presence moved her to begin using her voice, her words to glorify Him through her suffering. This special calling allows Kara to bring Jesus to others and create a legacy for Vivienne, both of which greatly delight her heart.Read more about today's featured podcaster and saint here: https://www.littlewithgreatlove.com/st-gianna-molla/This podcast is sponsored by: Littlewithgreatlove.com + Redbird.love.Special thanks to slacker, Jeff Sanchez, for voiceover work; and musician Rev. Dr. Martin Lohrmann.

St. Teresa of Calcutta, one of our beloved modern-day saints, loved, served, and suffered with all God's poor and forgotten children.Jesus' thirst for souls took hold of St. Teresa's heart, and the desire to satiate His thirst became the driving force of her life.Our podcast & reflection for today is by Kelly Breaux of Breaux Bridge, Louisiana. Kelly and her husband Ryan are the founders of Red Bird Ministries, the sister organization of Little With Great Love. Red Bird Ministries' mission is to serve those who are suffering from the loss of a child from miscarriage through adulthood. Read more on today's podcast here: https://www.littlewithgreatlove.com/st-teresa-of-calcutta/

Join us as we speak with Jiazan Chanthavongsy and Zoie Taylor about French Immersion, the mentality of Louisianans towards language, and the advantages of speaking two languages in the state. Zoie Taylor is the fonder and owner of Bronzage, a local salon in Breaux Bridge, Louisiana. She received her masters in Francophone Studies from the University of Louisiana at Lafayette and she was a French immersion teacher for several years. You can find her in the film "Le Choix de Théo," by the directors Mikael Espinasse and Thomas Chauvin. It is also available on Télé-Louisiane. Jizan Chanthavongsy is the son of Zoie Taylor and is currently a student in French Immersion.

Let’s talk about Lafayette! Welcome to Comedy & Camping with Aubree Sweeney! In this episode Aubree talks about her time in Louisiana. She had the pleasure of working with Jason P. Leonard, the creator of Lafayette Comedy. Jason has helped grow this amazing standup scene brimming with talented comedians and multiple locations throughout the city of Lafayette.Aubree headlined Wurst Beirgarten, an amazing outdoor and dog friendly space. Could that be any more perfect? Having never been to Louisiana, Aubree kicks her trip off with a Cajun Country Swap Tour. She saw eleven alligators! Lafayette’s Lake Martin has the largest population of alligators over ten feet long. She also spends time at Breaux Bridge, the Crawfish Capital of the World, an above ground cemetery, the Tabasco Factory and eats just about everywhere she can!Did you think you’d get through an episode without Aubree playing a song? Aubree takes a beat to play Seminole Wind by John Anderson. Being in Louisiana sends her into a CW tailspin. She loves the Vampire Diaries World… so much. Particularly, The Originals. She shares camping and local food spot tips before she heads on out to Moscow, Iowa to have her levelers installed.Spending time at her parents for the winter, Aubree discovered her “Scary Stories to Tell in the Dark” collection. She shares one of her favorites, “The Guests” and reminisces about the time she played a “Hollywood It Girl” who goes on a killing spree in a film directed by her friend, Lucas Diercouff. Sequel please! Aubree wraps things up by sharing a bit about her cat, She-ra, she’s working out for her upcoming album, “It’s Raining Shit” coming out this spring.Thanks so much for listening and please remember to keep lifting each other up.

Being from Indiana has its pronunciation challenges in this episode as Joan talks about the artistic epicenter Carmel by the Sea, California. Annalisa brushes up on her French when talking about Breaux Bridge, Louisiana. 

Simply defined, trash is that which is no longer necessary or valuable to us. This fallen world does offer things of worth, but what value do these temporal things take on when compared to something, or someone of infinite worth? Would you be willing to burn it all, to gain what's truly important? One man did, and he wrote to us from prison to tell us about it.*This message was recorded at New Beginning Christian Academy in Breaux Bridge, LA, where Andrew preached to middle and high school (secondary school) students for their weekly chapel service. While there is some background noise, we believe that the content will be a blessing to those of any stage of life, but especially to the youth who are tempted daily to trade the eternal for the things of this world. Please listen and share it with those you love.Find more at www.theologyonfire.org

On this episode of Brothers Just Searching we are joined by Pastor Brandon Trott from New Beginning Fellowship Church in Breaux Bridge to start our monthly bible study, We are starting in the Book Of Romans. We look into the overview of Romans and the history also look at the main themes of Romans This is where you can listen to our podcast. https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/brothers-just-searching/id1490823255?uo=4 https://www.google.com/podcasts?feed=aHR0cHM6Ly9hbmNob3IuZm0vcy8xMDk2MjdhMC9wb2RjYXN0L3Jzcw== https://open.spotify.com/show/0xxj0itGZrlN6EvUpHnel1 https://www.breaker.audio/brothers-just-searching https://overcast.fm/itunes1490823255/brothers-just-searching https://pca.st/7uduo3tz https://radiopublic.com/brothers-just-searching-G7PLoE Check out Our podcast Facebook https://www.facebook.com/Brothers-Just-Searching-100574564798725/ Brother Anthony Hayes Book The New Kingdom: with Liberty Man and The Evil Stone https://www.amazon.com/dp/1630502227/ref=cm_sw_r_cp_api_i_FY4dFbPMNKX8R Under the Lights https://www.facebook.com/underthelightsshow/ Defender of the Faith https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/defender-of-the-faith/id1509494405 New Beginning Fellowship Church New Beginning FC Theology on Fire Podcast Theology on Fire – Spirit-Filled Bible Teaching and Preaching Hayes Dump Truck Service Hayes Dump Trucks | Breaux Bridge, LA

Louisiana State Senator Gerald Boudreaux of Lafayette is our guest. Representing Senate District 24, he serves as Vice-Chair of Local and Municipal Affairs, and on the Finance and Health & Welfare Committees of the Senate. His District encompasses most of St. Landry Parish, northern parts of Lafayette Parish (where Boudreaux lives), and the region near Breaux Bridge in St. Martin Parish. Sen. Boudreaux is serving in his second term as Senator. He is well-known for his long tenure with Lafayette's Park and Recreation Department, serving as Director for 35 years. He got his start with the department as a freshman at USL and retired in June 2020 after having served under six Lafayette mayors. Boudreaux is proud of the growth of the department over the years, providing much-needed services through a system of connected and strategically placed infrastructure which grew according to ongoing needs assessments to determine how the community could be best served. Steep budget cuts including the closure of four recreation centers, all of which are located in North Lafayette, have stirred deep controversy in the local community. It's not only young people who have been affected by the current budget cuts affecting North Lafayette facilities, but also services to the elderly community as the Greenhouse Senior Center and the Rosehouse Senior Center have been shuttered. Boudreaux explained that the current millage, paid only by the City of Lafayette, is still at the level as when it was established in 1961 when Lafayette only had five parks, two recreation centers, and one municipal golf course. Today, that millage is expected to cover operations of 1800 acres of park grounds which encompass 35 park (28 in the city of Lafayette), three golf courses, ten recreation centers, two tennis centers, five swimming pools, and a campground. Today with the advent of two separate city and parish councils, there is a large split in belief as to who can or should pay for services. Many families rely upon the parks system for its amenities, especially the areas of North Lafayette where transportation can be an issue for people looking for healthy outlets for recreation. Boudreaux challenges the parish council to be creative and establish a funding source to enable services to continue. When Lafayette Parish took gambling off the table 22 years ago as a source of revenue, a potential source of funding for parish services also dried up. Yet, "for those who want to gamble, they will. People travel to St. Landry and St. Martin parishes" for gambling outlets. "How is Lafayette going to generate revenue to pay for parish needs? The City of Lafayette cannot continue to sustain this effort," Boudreaux says. Perhaps it is time to revisit this issue and other ways to fund services that offer the quality of life amenities that enhance our community. Sen. Boudreaux shared his thoughts on how law enforcement officials were never consolidated under the Lafayette Parish 1996 consolidation plan. "You have to wonder, did someone have a crystal ball then to see that it would never work? Maybe that's where we are....still trying to put a square peg into a round hole. With annexation by the cities, it's been a 'grab and take. There are only little pockets of parish property remaining." Sen.Gerald Boudreaux shared his thoughts on how law enforcement officials were never consolidated under the Lafayette Parish 1996 consolidation plan. "You have to wonder, did someone have a crystal ball then to see that it would never work? Maybe that's where we are....still trying to put a square peg into a round hole." A Northside High graduate, Sen. Boudreaux was a point guard on the school's basketball team and captain of the football team. When he saw that playing college sports wasn't in the cards, he began officiating high school games with the encouragement of one of his professors, the late Al Simon (who was also a Lafayette City Council Member).

If you had to list two of the pillars of American existence you might choose Liberty & Justice. Or, maybe Equality & Opportunity. Well, how about Rent & Beef? Rent The pandemic has forced us to confront a number of economic issues that were due for examination. One of them is the rental market. Even without the added stress of reduced pay or a lost job, renting can be a strained relationship, for both landlord and tenant. in 2019 Marco Nelson came up with an app called Rentcheck and it's already in use in all 50 States. If you've ever rented an apartment or an office, you'll have gone through the usually upbeat experience of moving in… and the typically much more painful process of moving out, which is usually the argument over the security deposit. The tenant wants her total security deposit back. The landlord says he's not giving it back because of the hole in the wall. The tenant swears it was like that when she moved in… You've no doubt been through something similar to this, as either a tenant or a landlord. What Rentcheck does is walk you through a series of steps that documents and records a tenant's move in, and move out. Both the tenant and landlord have a set of time-stamped photos that they sign off on. And that, simply and efficiently, does away with all those ugly disagreements. Beef Dr. Shannon Gonsulin's family have been raising cattle in South Central Louisiana since 1770. No, that is not a typo. SEVENTEEN 70. But it wasn't until 236 years later, in 2006, that Gonsulin Land & Cattle officially switched to producing fully grass-fed cows, with no hormones or processed grains. Dr. Shannon Gonsulin comes from a family of ranchers. He's also a veterinarian. Dr. Shannon (as everyone calls him) owns Bayou Teche Veterinary Clinic, in Breaux Bridge, and Atchafalya Animal Clinic in Morgan City. Being a rancher of organic grass-fed beef and a vet is a great combo. Not  because you don't have to pay vet bills when a cow gets sick, but because when you produce beef that is guaranteed to be hormone-free and anti-biotic-free, cows don't have the luxury of having a sick day. if they do they have to be removed from the herd and that severely impacts the farm's bottom line. So Dr. Shannon is very involved with preventive medicine. If you can prevent a cow from having a single sick day its whole life, are there lessons for human medicine? Photos from this by Jill Lafleur are at our website. More conversations about grass fed pork are here. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

If you had to list two of the pillars of American existence you might choose Liberty & Justice. Or, maybe Equality & Opportunity. Well, how about Rent & Beef? Rent The pandemic has forced us to confront a number of economic issues that were due for examination. One of them is the rental market. Even without the added stress of reduced pay or a lost job, renting can be a strained relationship, for both landlord and tenant. in 2019 Marco Nelson came up with an app called Rentcheck and it's already in use in all 50 States. If you've ever rented an apartment or an office, you'll have gone through the usually upbeat experience of moving in… and the typically much more painful process of moving out, which is usually the argument over the security deposit. The tenant wants her total security deposit back. The landlord says he's not giving it back because of the hole in the wall. The tenant swears it was like that when she moved in… You've no doubt been through something similar to this, as either a tenant or a landlord. What Rentcheck does is walk you through a series of steps that documents and records a tenant's move in, and move out. Both the tenant and landlord have a set of time-stamped photos that they sign off on. And that, simply and efficiently, does away with all those ugly disagreements. Beef Dr. Shannon Gonsulin's family have been raising cattle in South Central Louisiana since 1770. No, that is not a typo. SEVENTEEN 70. But it wasn't until 236 years later, in 2006, that Gonsulin Land & Cattle officially switched to producing fully grass-fed cows, with no hormones or processed grains. Dr. Shannon Gonsulin comes from a family of ranchers. He's also a veterinarian. Dr. Shannon (as everyone calls him) owns Bayou Teche Veterinary Clinic, in Breaux Bridge, and Atchafalya Animal Clinic in Morgan City. Being a rancher of organic grass-fed beef and a vet is a great combo. Not  because you don't have to pay vet bills when a cow gets sick, but because when you produce beef that is guaranteed to be hormone-free and anti-biotic-free, cows don't have the luxury of having a sick day. if they do they have to be removed from the herd and that severely impacts the farm's bottom line. So Dr. Shannon is very involved with preventive medicine. If you can prevent a cow from having a single sick day its whole life, are there lessons for human medicine? Photos from this by Jill Lafleur are at our website. More conversations about grass-fed pork are here. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

If you had to list two of the pillars of American existence you might choose Liberty & Justice. Or, maybe Equality & Opportunity. Well, how about Rent & Beef? Rent The pandemic has forced us to confront a number of economic issues that were due for examination. One of them is the rental market. Even without the added stress of reduced pay or a lost job, renting can be a strained relationship, for both landlord and tenant. in 2019 Marco Nelson came up with an app called Rentcheck and it's already in use in all 50 States. If you've ever rented an apartment or an office, you'll have gone through the usually upbeat experience of moving in… and the typically much more painful process of moving out, which is usually the argument over the security deposit. The tenant wants her total security deposit back. The landlord says he's not giving it back because of the hole in the wall. The tenant swears it was like that when she moved in… You've no doubt been through something similar to this, as either a tenant or a landlord. What Rentcheck does is walk you through a series of steps that documents and records a tenant's move in, and move out. Both the tenant and landlord have a set of time-stamped photos that they sign off on. And that, simply and efficiently, does away with all those ugly disagreements. Beef Dr. Shannon Gonsulin's family have been raising cattle in South Central Louisiana since 1770. No, that is not a typo. SEVENTEEN 70. But it wasn't until 236 years later, in 2006, that Gonsulin Land & Cattle officially switched to producing fully grass-fed cows, with no hormones or processed grains. Dr. Shannon Gonsulin comes from a family of ranchers. He's also a veterinarian. Dr. Shannon (as everyone calls him) owns Bayou Teche Veterinary Clinic, in Breaux Bridge, and Atchafalya Animal Clinic in Morgan City. Being a rancher of organic grass-fed beef and a vet is a great combo. Not  because you don't have to pay vet bills when a cow gets sick, but because when you produce beef that is guaranteed to be hormone-free and anti-biotic-free, cows don't have the luxury of having a sick day. if they do they have to be removed from the herd and that severely impacts the farm's bottom line. So Dr. Shannon is very involved with preventive medicine. If you can prevent a cow from having a single sick day its whole life, are there lessons for human medicine? Photos from this by Jill Lafleur are at our website. More conversations about pasture-raised pork are here. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Greg from Breaux Bridge & Earl from Manchester join us to talk about their upcoming show the YerdBird Musical Celebration of American Independence & Freedom! Also: The Return of PPVGuys Not Real Movie News Live Show Review Netflix Preview and Review News You Need to Know About Your Calls and More......... Not Real Radio: Listen Live Sunday Nights from 8:00 - 10:00pm To call in 504-475-8414 Subscribe to our LIVE channels: Twitter: https://twitter.com/Not_Real_Radio Periscope: https://www.periscope.tv/NotRealRadio Mixlr: http://mixlr.com/not-real-radio Youtube: https://www.youtube.com/c/NotRealRadio All Shows available at: Google Play: https://goo.gl/vrGNKM iTunes: https://goo.gl/SvRBJB Soundcloud: www.soundcloud.com/not-real-radio Stitcher: https://goo.gl/zrf7XZ For all this and Merch visit: www.notrealradio.com

Order a catfish po-boy or a few pounds of crawfish in Acadiana any Friday between Mardi Gras and Easter, and you may be surprised to learn that your delight is another person’s sacrifice. The Catholic tradition of abstaining from meat during Fridays in Lent is alive and well in Southwest Louisiana, a region where more than a third identify as Catholic. Thanks to the long list of Catholic churches and restaurants that roll out an array of delectable seafood options on Lenten Fridays, it’s not much of a burden. St. Francis of Assisi in Breaux Bridge and the Knights of Columbus Council at St. Pius X in Lafayette both have long-standing Lenten fish fry traditions that bring together their communities and welcome anyone hungry for fried catfish, regardless of religion. Olde Tyme Grocery in Lafayette sells close to 2,300 seafood po-boys during the 40-day period. Religious abstinence never tasted so good. This episode of Gravy is reported and produced by Sarah Holtz.

In today's episode Randall and Abby sit down with Mary-Rose and Ryan Verret. Mary-Rose and Ryan Verret are a happily married couple with four small children who reside in Breaux Bridge, Louisiana. They are the founders of a dynamic and revolutionary marriage prep program Witness to Love and the authors of Witness to Love: How to Help the Next Generation Build Marriages that Survive and Thrive.  In this podcast they will share their story and give practical advice for today's young college students who have a desire for marriage and how to make intentional decisions with your life now for the future. They will share why building virtue is important for relationships and helps to fulfill our purpose to love, and their insights on how the young generation of today is being given a clarion call that will shape the rest of civilization for years to come.

Sassy Mouth's Flashy Camera Club on location in Breaux Bridge, Louisiana with Dog Daze Photo's Lisa Siciliano, first aired March 4, 2019! Lisa is an incredibly talented photographer, I've followed her work ever since, I am a fan!!Watch on Youtube here: www.youtube.com/watch?v=shsQNoxT2aIFrom her website, www.dogdazephoto.com"Lisa is a self-taught photographer who still uses real black & white film for her rock & roll photography.The photos you see on this site represent some of the work she has created over the last 18 years shooting as a house photographer for Red Rocks, The Boulder Theater, The Colorado Sound, Chautauqua Music hall, Bellco Theater & Marquee Magazine. The black & white photos were all shot on genuine film, hand processed in a tank & in most cases printed in her own basement darkroom. Lisa has photographed over 20 CD covers, shot numerous band promotional photos, and has work hanging back stage at Red Rocks, on the wall at The Fillmore Auditorium, Cloud Medical offices, The Riverside, in the Lobby of The Boulder Theater, backstage at Bellco Theater and in numerous homes throughout the world. She is hired by music producers, record companys and band publicists nationwide In addition to rock & roll photography, Lisa also does weddings, portraits & promotional photos as well as events!"Thank you Lisa for joining me & chatting!XOXO,Marisa Balletti-LavoieQueen of SassCr. Photographerwww.sassymouth.net

How many thousand times have you heard someone talk about working remotely, saying, "The great thing about the internet is you can work anywhere."  Well, working in the oil field brings a whole new meaning to working "remotely." It's remote alright, and it's still tech, but it's of necessity, tech Acadiana style.  If you started out in the oil field before the internet, before apps, before social media, and in some cases before the computer, the relentless onslaught of technology drives you to a point where you either throw up your hands and decide to be a Luddite, or you embrace change. Like Tim Supple. Tim has embraced change in a big way.  For years the multi-billion dollar Acadiana oil and gas business depended for its existence on a breed of hydrocarbon cowboys called Landmen. A Landman secures the leases and rights for an oil and gas company to dig wells. That's not nearly as simple as it sounds. It can involve masses of contacts, phone calls, promises, handshakes, lunches, drinks, scraps of paper, maps, blind alleys and frequent and expensive miscalculations. Tim Supple and his partner came up with a way to take all the disparate inputs oil and gas company landmen accumulate, and assemble them in a whole new way: online. They created a web-based version of the Acadian Hydrocarbon cowboy and called him iLandman.  In a tough time for oil exploration, iLandman  is giving over fifteen hundred subscribers a much needed edge. Chad Theriot is on the other side of the tech revolution. Although Chad grew up in Breaux Bridge his upbringing sounds more like a kid in Silicon Valley. Chad started working with his father in the family business, CBM Technology, at the age of 12. By 15 he was a computer programmer. Chad went on to create the first automated system that uses voice to produce a transcript for court reporters, and has designed and developed software for a wide range of companies including UPS and The Kellogg Corporation. In 2011 Chad and his business partner bought his dad's company, CBM, and for that reason Chad is living back on the Silicon Bayou. Out to Lunch Acadiana was recorded over lunch at Social Southern Restaurant and Bar . You can see photos from this show by Gwen Aucoin and more at our website https://link.chtbl.com/Vj_kXlwb. More about Acadiana tech here. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Yvette Landry, Grammy-nominated artist, two time State of Louisiana Music Ambassador, 2019 inductee into the Louisiana Music Hall of Fame, author, lifelong educator, cross-country and volleyball coach, and record producer is a force to be reckoned with. Known today for her soulful storytelling shared through her inspired lyrics and beautiful voice, Yvette's current life path didn't begin until she was forty years old and had reached a crossroads in her life. She turned to the electric bass guitar, a choice prompted by an inner spiritual urging, a bit of serendipity, and the need to find a release from the unrelenting stress that threatened to break her spirit. The interesting part of this story is that Yvette had never picked up any kind of string instrument in her life. She hadn't played music since she put down the woodwinds (flute, saxophone, and oboe) and closed the keyboard on the piano upon graduation from high school in Breaux Bridge years before. While she never enjoyed playing music as a young girl, she enjoyed the thrill of competing against others in a similar fashion that she enjoyed the competitive nature of athletics in which she really excelled. Growing up in a musical family, however, was something that she did enjoy, and it is definitely in her blood. Her aunt was a music teacher who played the piano and organ. Her dad was in a barbershop quartet. Her grandmother, Viola Hebert Landry, played with her family in the Louisiana Six. Her dad's grandparents were both musicians and came from a large family of musicians. Incredibly, her family descended from the Acadians who settled here generations ago and "the first Hebert in our family who settled here was a fiddler." Dealing with a marriage that was ending and facing the reality of her father's brain cancer, Yvette was driving down Johnston Street one day and pulled into the parking lot of C & M Music Center in Lafayette on a whim. She looked up at the wall and saw guitars in different colors, knowing nothing about guitars but knowing that she wanted one. The first one she tried was too heavy, the second one she tried was too wide, but the third one was perfect....sort of in the Goldilock's vein of being "just right." So she purchased it along with a small amplifier that the clerk told her she would need since it was an electric bass guitar. Yvette's initial hope was that she could "mess around with the guitar" when she was on the way to M. D. Anderson for her dad's treatments. Not knowing how to play it, she fell in love with the instrument and played by ear. She believes the reason she fell in love with music the second time around was that there was no teacher standing over her, telling her to play louder or change the way she approached a song. There was no need to read music as she could just listen to what she liked and figure out the chords. Never having picked up a string instrument until that fateful day at C & M Music, playing the guitar clicked for Yvette. She knew that "this is where I'm supposed to be." A friend's husband, Brazos Huval, invited her to join a Cajun Jam that met every week, a group of about 50 to 60 people, "aged six to eighty-six years old." Yvette hadn't grown up listening to Cajun music; she had actually grown up listening to Swamp Pop but was intrigued by the music that sang of her family's roots and joined the group that welcomed her with open arms. A couple of months later, Randy Vidrine invited Yvette to play at Randol's Restaurant with his band, the Lafayette Rhythm Devils. While it was "the most stressful three hours she had ever spent," as she was still learning how to play guitar, she was hired and spent ten years playing regularly on Wednesday nights at Randol's, as well as touring festivals throughout the U. S., Germany, and France. She's recorded three albums with Randy Vidrine. A scholarship to Louisiana Folk Roots to attend a weeklong, intensive session on Cajun music led to Yvette learning to ...

David Callecod hit the ground running when he was hired by Lafayette General Hospital ("LGH") in July 2008 as its President and CEO. Under the capable leadership of Lafayette General's board of directors and its vision of creating a strong regional healthcare network, Callecod oversaw the partnership with St. Martin Hospital in Breaux Bridge within a few months of his arrival. He has also risen through the ranks of leadership with his peers and serves as the current chair of the Louisiana Hospital Association. In 2008, Lafayette General Hospital had two facilities with 1700 employees and $170 million in net revenue. Fast forward eleven years, there are now 4600 employees with net revenue of $750 million in facilities the system owns which include Lafayette General Orthopaedic Hospital, Lafayette General Surgical Hospital, St. Martin Hospital, University Hospital & Clinics (UHC), Acadia General Hospital and Abrom Kaplan Memorial Hospital. LGH also enjoys partnerships with Abbeville General Hospital, Bunkie General Hospital, Cardiovascular Institute of the South, Franklin Foundation Hospital, Iberia Medical Center, Jennings American Legion Hospital, and Opelousas General Health System. When you combine all partners of LGH, the collective net revenue is $1.1 billion. David Callecod is passionate and optimistic about the opportunities LGH has to positively transform health outcomes in South Louisiana. Humbly providing servant leadership to LGH's vast network of health professionals, every hospital LGH has acquired has moved into the highest patient satisfaction rankings. Lafayette General 's main campus serves as the Level Two Trauma Center for all of Southwest Louisiana covering the geographic region from the Atchalayafa Basin to the Texas border. From an economic development perspective, maintaining access to this high acuity healthcare in Lafayette prevents patients from transferring to larger regional centers such as Baton Rouge or Houston. On a personal level, it affords higher quality healthcare outcomes while giving loved ones the opportunity to receive treatment close to home. A strategic partnership with Oschner Health Network was undertaken four years ago by LGH to combine its purchasing power and reduce overall costs to both systems. As the reimbursement model for health industry providers has quickly evolved, innovative approaches have been pursued to cut costs while ensuring the highest quality healthcare options to keep patients from needing to reenter the hospital. The partnership has also created an expansion of physician services such as in pediatric specialties, diagnostic imaging, and biomedical services. LGH took over University Hospital five years ago amid massive budget cuts to LSU's teaching and "charity" hospital system. Maintaining the program for graduate medical training in Lafayette is a critical component in attracting physicians to the area as many doctors decide to put down permanent roots in the geographic region in which they train. UHC and Lafayette General educate 82 residents per year, and approximately 250 residents rotate through Lafayette General from LSU each year. Specialties such as internal medicine, family practice, OB/GYN, general surgery and ENT are examples of strong programs taught, although many other specialties are represented. Lafayette General's Women's Health division is now the #1 location for babies to be born in the region and the unit assists with the delivery of over 3200 babies each year. Run by Judy Robichaux, Director of Maternal, Newborn and Pediatric Services, the unit has earned a 99% patient satisfaction rating. David Callecod serves on One Acadiana's CEO Advisory Council and he is a big proponent of the "55 by 25" initiative to ensure that 55% of Acadiana's adults achieve some type of higher ed certification by 2025. Educational achievement is directly tied to the quality of life outcomes experienced by people, including good health,

STUPID BOWL I w/ Special Guest KGoat, BGoat, Barnaby Wyld, Buck, and Greg from Breaux Bridge. also: ∙ Zombies Eating Sheep Performers for March 9th announced! ∙ Reviews of Fighting for Frequency, & Benefit For Michael Chaisson In The Deck Room At Southport Hall. ∙ The Division 2 & Kingdom Hearts 3 ∙ Coming to the movies The LEGO Movie 2: The Second Part & The Prodigy. ∙ The Punisher - Netflix and more..... Not Real Radio: Listen Live Sunday Nights from 8:00 - 10:00pm To call in 504-475-8414 Subscribe to our LIVE channels: Mixlr: www.mixlr.com/not-real-radio Youtube: https://www.youtube.com/c/NotRealRadio All Shows available at: Google Play: https://goo.gl/vrGNKM iTunes: https://goo.gl/SvRBJB Soundcloud: www.soundcloud.com/not-real-radio Stitcher: https://goo.gl/zrf7XZ For all this and Merch visit: www.notrealradio.com

Crazy Tim and Ryan are joined by Gladiators Academy of Breaux Bridge owner Jared Conques to discuss the fights and aftermath of UFC 232

A husband and wife duo in Breaux Bridge, Louisiana opened a college prep school in 2005 and has been successfully duping Ivy League schools into accepting their students the entire time with falsified documentation. Vladimir Putin has been giving his thoughts on why the Russian government should be in control of rap music; and a Lightning Round of other headlines, including Rudy Giuliani stirring shit up on TV, Pete Davidson suicide scare, Cardi B and Offset, and multiple arrests at the Reno Santa Crawl.  

We got the whole gang back together again for this week’s Best Friend Weekend Podcast. Aldo NICE, Rog Smuve, and C.A.P. aka Los started the convo with Rumble Williams imploring folks to stop being “down bad” before 2019 gets here (01:00) which quickly, somehow, swung to a discussion about old people on the internet and Unkle Shine (03:00). Aldo laid out what Burns My Boudin this week including Hoteps on social media and in real life (06:00), people who forward and post Fake News (18:00), USPS and their untimeliness (20:00), and homeless people with exotic Jordans (21:00). The two biggest stories we gave our opinions on this week were the Kareem Hunt alleged “domestic violence” situation (31:00) and the allegations surrounding the T.M. Landry College Preparatory School in Breaux Bridge (47:00). The podcast was brought to close with Aldo having Nothin’ NICE to Say about a recent D-1 college basketball signee (59:00) and our thoughts on the new Meek Mill album (1:05:00).

Clyde Vernon "Sonny" Landreth (born February 1, 1951) is an American blues musician from southwest Louisiana who is especially known as a slide guitar player. He was born in Canton, Mississippi, and settled in Lafayette, Louisiana. He lives in Breaux Bridge, Louisiana. Landreth is known as "the King of Slydeco" and plays with a strong zydeco influence. Guitarist Eric Clapton has said that Landreth is one of the most advanced guitarists in the world and one of the most under-appreciated. Landreth is best known for his slide guitar playing, having developed a technique where he also frets notes and plays chords and chord fragments by fretting behind the slide while he plays. Landreth plays with the slide on his little finger, so that his other fingers have more room to fret behind the slide. He is also known for his right-hand technique, which involves tapping, slapping, and picking strings, using all of the fingers on his right hand. He wears a special thumb pick/flat pick hybrid on his thumb so that he can bear down on a pick while simultaneously using his finger-style technique for slide. Landreth is known for his use of Fender Stratocaster guitars and Dumble Amplifiers. He is also known to use Demeter and Fender amplifiers on occasion. Landreth uses Jim Dunlop 215 heavy glass slides and Dunlop Herco flat thumb picks. His guitars are fitted with DiMarzio and Lindy Fralin pickups, a special Suhr back plate system, and D'Addario medium nickel wound strings gauges 0.13 - 0.56

Clyde Vernon "Sonny" Landreth (born February 1, 1951) is an American blues musician from southwest Louisiana who is especially known as a slide guitar player. He was born in Canton, Mississippi, and settled in Lafayette, Louisiana. He lives in Breaux Bridge, Louisiana. Landreth is known as "the King of Slydeco" and plays with a strong zydeco influence. Guitarist Eric Clapton has said that Landreth is one of the most advanced guitarists in the world and one of the most under-appreciated. Landreth is best known for his slide guitar playing, having developed a technique where he also frets notes and plays chords and chord fragments by fretting behind the slide while he plays. Landreth plays with the slide on his little finger, so that his other fingers have more room to fret behind the slide. He is also known for his right-hand technique, which involves tapping, slapping, and picking strings, using all of the fingers on his right hand. He wears a special thumb pick/flat pick hybrid on his thumb so that he can bear down on a pick while simultaneously using his finger-style technique for slide. Landreth is known for his use of Fender Stratocaster guitars and Dumble Amplifiers. He is also known to use Demeter and Fender amplifiers on occasion. Landreth uses Jim Dunlop 215 heavy glass slides and Dunlop Herco flat thumb picks. His guitars are fitted with DiMarzio and Lindy Fralin pickups, a special Suhr back plate system, and D'Addario medium nickel wound strings gauges 0.13 - 0.56

My guest today is Mr. Sonny Landreth. Sonny is a singer, songwriter and guitarist who is probably the most innovative slide guitar player ever. Just ask Eric Clapton, Mark Knopfler, Robben Ford and his many legions of guitar fans. I first got hip to Sonny when I got a copy of his record called Outward Bound, which is still one of my favorite records of his. He's had a very long and successful career as a solo artist with many solo records to his name including the recent- “Recorded Live in Lafayette” which we talk about in this podcast.  I've known Sonny for a while but in this interview I learn many things about his early years and it was a lot of fun to ask him all this stuff. We talk about his meeting Hendrix, early influences, how he got his Dumble amp, Clifton Chenier, getting the gig with John Hiatt, so much more….oh and he shares a lot of slide secrets in this one. Also there is a lot of playing and equipment chat for you gear nerds.  I drove out to Lafayette, La about 2 hours west of New Orleans on a weekday and got stuck in traffic so I was a little late getting to the studio. I finally walk in to engineer Tony Daigle's studio where Sonny records most of his records (and where I recorded the overdubs for my tune Mr. Ed with Sonny from my record Dirty Power. I plug into one of Tony's Fender deluxes and Sonny is plugged into an old Fender Bassman and we let it rip.   How does someone from Breaux Bridge, LA by way of Mississipi become the most original slide guitar player on the planet? Stay tuned and find out.Support this podcast at — https://redcircle.com/the-riff-raff-with-shane-theriot/donationsAdvertising Inquiries: https://redcircle.com/brandsPrivacy & Opt-Out: https://redcircle.com/privacy

If you re a certain age and in business, you might have had a business mid life crisis. It s not about getting a tattoo and a Harley Davidson, it s about being confronted with a massive change in the way business is done, and deciding what to do about it. If you started out before the internet, before apps, before social media, and in some cases before the computer, the relentless onslaught of technology drives you to a point where you either throw up your hands and decide to be a Luddite, or you embrace change. Tim Supple has embraced change. In a big way. For years the multi billion dollar Acadiana oil and gas business depended for its existence on a breed of hydrocarbon cowboys called Landmen. A Landman secures the leases and rights for an oil and gas company to dig wells. That s not nearly as simple as it sounds. It can involve masses of contacts, phone calls, promises, handshakes, lunches, drinks, scraps of paper, maps, blind alleys and frequent and expensive miscalculations. Tim Supple and his partner came up with a way to take all the disparate inputs oil and gas company landmen accumulate, and assemble them in a whole new way online. They created a web based version of the Acadian Hydrocarbon cowboy and called him iLandman. In a tough time for oil exploration, iLandman is giving over fifteen hundred subscribers a much needed edge. Chad Theriot is on the other side of the tech revolution. Although Chad grew up in Breaux Bridge his upbringing sounds more like a kid in Silicon Valley. Chad started working with his father in the family business, CBM Technology, at the age of 12. By 15 he was a computer programmer. Chad went on to create the first automated system that uses voice to produce a transcript for court reporters, and has designed and developed software for a wide range of companies including UPS and The Kellogg Corporation. In 2011 Chad and his business partner bought his dad s company, CBM, and for that reason Chad is living back on the Silicon Bayou. Meet two quietly effective Acadian tech innovators. Change is afoot in the Acadiana economy. From Breaux Bridge to Lake Charles. Photos at Cafe Vermilionville by Gwen Aucoin. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

With phone lines open, we get our money worth. Tackett Family Barbershop, Das JerXXX, Greg from Breaux Bridge, the Elder, Helpful Harry, and we call our momz. ∙ Kevin Guillory: did he really quit House Of Goats & The Tomb of Nick Cage? ∙ Brian Peschlow joins Shawn Foret on The Scoop to fill us in ∙ Philip Doty finds out about Cover Karma ∙ Whine and Cheese turns into the Pee-wee Herman show? ∙ We prepare for Gethsemani | Zombies Eating Sheep + Jaymz Talley at Augustine's of Hammond, LA! ∙ Mayday Remodeling Service and the Entertainment Czar join The Jukebox Heroes of New Orleans & Monkeybird Express practice for the Ceremony Of The Lizard: A Tribute To The Doors w/ Justin Molaison's Jeff Buckley. ∙ Review of The Return of No Room for Saints at The Twist of Lime Break Music by Forming the Void of Lafayette, LA PLUS ∙Preview of Captain America: Civil ͏Wa͏r ∙ PPVGuys Not Real Movie News ∙ Netflix watch it now review of Son of Batman ∙ Ip Man 3 Review, Gears of War 4 Beta review, New Radiohead music, and our newest segment "What's Mayday got to say?"

Tim “Crazy” Credeur is a former UFC fighter and owner of Gladiators Academy in Breaux Bridge, Louisiana. Tim's school is one of the most well-respected MMA schools in the country. His philosophy on running an MMA school is based on being inclusive, creating an amazing first impression, and more recently, having a very strong kids program. In Episode 13 of The Gym Owner's Guide to The Galaxy, we'll hear how Tim developed that philosophy and why you should consider taking the same approach at your own gym.

**Today's host(s):** Scot Landry and Fr. Matt Williams **Today's guest(s):** Fr. Michael Harrington, director of Office of Outreach and Cultural Diversity; Lorna DesRoses, director of Black Catholic Ministries; Maria Bain, station manager of WQOM * [Office of Outreach and Cultural Diversity](http://catholicculturaldiversity.com/) * [Deaf Apostolate of the Archdiocese of Boston](http://catholicculturaldiversity.com/) * [Catholic Family Festival](http://catholicculturaldiversity.com/catholicfamilyfestival/) **Today's topics:** Office of Outreach and Cultural Diversity; Catholic Family Festival; WQOM updates **A summary of today's show:** Fr. Mike Harrington and Lorna DesRoses tell Scot and Fr. Matt about the cultural diversity of Boston (for example, there are 27 different ethnic groups in the archdiocese; the largest Brazilian community outside Brazil is in Boston) as well as the upcoming Catholic Family Festival on June 25. Marian Bain also updates on the latest news from WQOM. **1st segment:** Scot welcomes back Fr. Mat, who is returning from Breaux Bridge, Louisiana, where he was visiting a friend who knew from seminary. He entered more deeply into the Cajun experience. On the last night of his trip, they went out to dinner where he tried turtle soup and fried alligator, all of which he thought was very good. Fr. Matt said the final game of the Stanley Cup is tonight and he has a wager with the head of youth ministry in the Archdiocese of Vancouver. Fr. Matt is wagering New England clam chowder and baked beans and they're offering British Columbia smoked salmon and some Canadian bacon. Cardinal Seán and Archbishop Miller also have a wager. Fr. Matt said his friend's child was baptized Sunday on the Feast of Pentecost, which couldn't have been better timing. The night before they went to a Cajun festival with music and dancing.  His friend told him about [Charlene Richard](http://www.charlenerichard.net/), who died in 1959 from Leukemia, who is called the Little Cajun saint. She offered all of her suffering for others and was known for being devoted to the Blessed Mother. There have been miracles attributed to prayers said at her tomb. Fr. Matt said they visited the tomb to sing and praise God. As they prayed, a wind kicked up to cool them off the rest of the evening from the 99-degree, 100-percent humidity weather. **2nd segment:** Scot welcomes Fr. Mike and Lorna to the show. Scot said the Office of Cultural Diversity is the broadest ministry in the Pastoral Center. Fr. Mike said they do outreach to 27 different ethnic communities throughout the Archdiocese, from very large communities like Brazilians to very small like Japanese and some Middle Eastern. Lorna said Mass is celebrated in more than 25 different languages each Sunday. Fr. Mike started in the office last year and Lorna has worked in the office for 7 years. Scot said there are many ministries in the archdiocese that reach out to people just in English and Fr. Mike's small staff offers the same services to 27 different communities. Fr. Mike said there are rewards and joys in reaching out to these communities, which are not on the fringe, but are at the heart of the life of the Church in this archdiocese. As an example, he works with 16 different Brazilian communities to connect them to marriage prep, youth and young adult events, conferences, sacramental preparations, Masses in their languages, and other ways. On June 25, the Office is hosting the Catholic Family Festival at Malden Catholic High School from noon to 7pm. It will include a cultural gala involving 14 communities performing and singing. There will be time for families to let their kids play in various games. There will be a procession of nations, Mass with Cardinal Seán, and a international food festival. Fr. Mike said the cultural gala will honor Blessed Pope John Paul II through native song and dance from Brazil, Kenya, Vietnam, and all other parts of the world that the Holy Father went out to visit throughout his pontificate. Lorna points out that the next day is the Feast of Corpus Christi in which we are One Body. Scot said in his parish where he grew up in Lowell, it was mostly French Canadian with a few Irish. He went back a few years ago to a reunion and there's now an African community which brought new life and amazing music and joy. It's all very Catholic but different from what he's used to. Fr. Mike said seeing this vitality in worship is new to him and exciting. Lorna said it's wonderful to worship with, say, the Kenyan community praying in Swahili.  At the food festival, some of the food will include Korean barbecue, Haitian yellow cake, East African chapati bread, Brazilian fish stew, and much more. For those who find it too adventurous, they will also have some hamburgers and hot dogs. **3rd segment:** Scot said there is no cost to attend the festival. Fr. Mike said there is a suggested donation of $10 for individual, $20 for families, but it is absolutely free. This is made possible because of Malden Catholic High School's generosity in donating the facility.  This is the first Catholic family festival that is designed to reach out to culturally diverse families. There are many young people in these communities, which makes Fr. Mike particularly excited. Fr. Matt asked Fr. Mike why he has a passion for family festivals. When he first got involved in 2005, the Archdiocese was in a difficult time. At the time he was a state chaplain to the Mass. Knights of Columbus, and he wanted to do something for families. With the Men's and Women's Conferences starting at the same time, this was good news building up the Church in Boston. Many people said it was the first time they could go to a Catholic event as a family. Over the years, he's seen the fruits in people becoming more involved in their parishes. He hopes that ethnic groups will feel a greater part of the Archdiocese. Scot noted that many adults get energized by seeing young Catholics getting involved and having hope in the Church. Fr. Mike said a few years ago they had a relic of St. Paul at the festival and many young people prayed before it. A woman said to Fr. Mike she was very moved to see young people the age of her grandkids praying. There will be a youth festival after the family day and they will ask all youth and the young at heart to stay to pray and sing together. Scot said the cultural diversity will be akin to what Fr. Matt will see at World Youth in Madrid this summer. Fr. Mike said he's been to five World Youth Days and he's slept in many fields. Fr. Mike's been reviewing many videos of John Paul at WYD and seeing the energy and vitality. Part of what he wants to do is bring that energy and vitality to the archdiocese. Fr. Matt asked Fr. Mike and Lorna what's the recipe for finding all these faith-filled Catholics in these communities. Lorna said there are some commonalities in these various communities. She sees families bringing their children to Mass with them, passing on their faith. The young adults want to be part of their community. Fr. Mike said he sees a real desire to experience the love of God. The importance is presence. Often it took visiting the communities four or five times to really enter into and become part of these communities. The Mass with Cardinal Seán will be in English, but different choirs will sing in difference languages. There will a procession of the nations leading into the Mass, each group carrying an image of the Blessed Mother that is special to each community. A bishop from Uganda will be there. There will be 30-35 priests of various communities present and all priests are welcome.  Fr. Mike said they can accommodate more than 1,100 people at the Mass. **4th segment:** Scot asked Lorna about some of the larger communities they serve. The largest community is the Brazilian, with 16 parishes where they worship. Vietnamese is another large community with 11 parishes. There are eight parishes with Haitian communities. She said the second language within the Archdiocese is not Spanish, but Portuguese, even though 36 parishes have Spanish Masses. Boston has the largest community of Brazilians outside of Brazil in the world. It is the same for Uganda and Cape Verde. Fr. Mike said communities have emerged here because those of their own community have found work and a welcome in the faith. Fr. Matt asked how many Portuguese-speaking priests we have in the archdiocese. Fr. Mike said there aren't enough priests who speak the language and they often have priests from Brazil, the Azores, and Portugal to help make up the gap. There are three seminarians who are Brazilian as well. The communities love Cardinal Seán and it's mutual. He comes alive around them. He speaks seven languages and speaks to many of them in their own language. Some have told Fr. Mike that they owe the life of their community to Cardinal Seán. Lorna said the Haitian Creole community in Boston is the third-largest outside of Haiti (Miami is #1 and New York is #2). They have been present here since the 1970s. The largest community is at St. Angela's in Mattapan and also at Brockton's Christ the King. The communities are found throughout the archdiocese. Fr. Mike said he is tremendously excited by these burgeoning communities. Any given Sunday at these communities the churches are packed to overflowing. Every Sunday is like Easter.  **5th segment:** It's time to announce the winner of the weekly **WQOM Benefactor Raffle**. Our prize this week is a copy of the book [Saints of the Bible: Exploring Scripture with Holy Men and Women](http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/1592763170/ref=as_li_ss_tl?ie=UTF8&tag=pilo0e-20&linkCode=as2&camp=217145&creative=399369&creativeASIN=1592763170), by Theresa Doyle-Nelson. This inspirational collection of 48 Biblical personalities recognized as saints by the Church includes both the famous and less well-known. Each entry features the saint's feast day and patronage, a key Scripture, reflection, and additional Scripture verses.   This week's winner is **Casey Curtin from Waltham, Mass**. Congratulations Casey! If you would like to be eligible to win in an upcoming week, please visit [WQOM.org](http://www.wqom.org). For a one-time $30 donation, you'll receive the Station of the Cross benefactor card and key tag, making you eligible for WQOM's weekly raffle of books, DVDs, CDs and religious items. We'll be announcing the winner each Wednesday during “The Good Catholic Life” program. Scot welcomes Maria Bain back to the program. She says she's met many wonderful Catholics in Boston during her various parish presentations throughout the Archdiocese. Scot said many of us hear great responses from listeners about the value of Catholic radio in Boston. Maria said many listeners call the station to ask questions and to thank them. She shared a letter from a listener who thanked the station for changing their lives, bringing her family back to God. Scot said the voice mail at The Good Catholic Life also receives calls from listeners who want to express their joy at having the show. 617-410-6277. Scot said one of the testimonials we have heard is from Jack Shaughnessy, who has been a very big supporter of the Church's work in the Archdiocese of Boston.  Fr. Matt said we have to be out there making the message of the Gospel heard to give people an opportunity to receive the gift of faith. This is an opportunity to proclaim friendship with Jesus and the joy of faith. Scot asked Maria how the spring fund drive went. The goal was $300,000. Right now they're still show about $70,000. To donate, go to WQOM.org or contact Maria directly for a pledge or donation. Scot often points out to people that the Archdiocese does not own WQOM nor does it fund the station. The Station of the Cross is a private ministry based in upstate New York that took the risk to start a station in Boston at Cardinal Seán's invitation. They are 100% donor funded. Maria has been traveling all over the Archdiocese to present at parishes. She thanks everyone who has welcomed WQOM. If a listener wants her to present at their parish, please give her a call. She relies on the invitation of the pastor, so a parishioner would work with the pastor to bring Maria to the parish. * Maria J. Bain, Station Manager, 617-916-5531, [mariab@wqom.org](mailto:mariab@wqom.org) Maria said the station is also looking for the donation of about 1,200 square feet of office space a little closer to Boston than their current location in Framingham. Anyone who has a lead on some space, should contact Maria.

Drury deal Easy drive Insignificast evening Turkey pies Teddy the kitty Plate lunch Citrus trees and the tour Breaux Bridge is closed on Mondays Tire repair and naked Pat Tree trimming Dinner with Cody Meche’s donuts Lots of chicken “Heavy” drinks from miss Jackie A 6 pound duck, a 10 pound turkey, and a pork […]

Our trip to Cafe Des Amis in Breaux Bridge, LA.