Wednesday, March 14, 2012
More on That Word "Coonass": A Labor Dispute Trial Documents Its Use in 1940
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New research has confirmed the use of the word "coonass" as early as 1940. In addition, the word was clearly used at the time as ...
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Saturday, March 3, 2012
"To Err Is Human": Errata and Updates from My Books
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One of my favorite quotes is "No one who cannot rejoice in the discovery of his own mistakes deserves to be called a scholar."* ...
Tuesday, February 21, 2012
An Old Bull Durham Tobacco Ad in New Iberia, or Palimpsests on the Teche
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In June 2011 fire destroyed a three-story Masonic lodge in downtown New Iberia, leaving a vacant lot along Main Street. Although I drove...
Thursday, January 26, 2012
Remembering Polycarp: A Cajun TV Show Host for Children
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[I originally wrote this article for Wikipedia. Since the writing is my own, I repost it here on my blog. I include extra images below and ...
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Tuesday, January 17, 2012
From Fighter Jets to Football: Origin of the Phrase "Ragin' Cajun"
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As I've mentioned previously, I enjoy debunking myths. One myth that came up recently is the claim that "UL Lafayette [the Univer...
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Wednesday, December 14, 2011
More on the Elusive Andre Massé, Early Settler of the Attakapas District
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In his books Athanase de Mézières and the Louisiana-Texas Frontier, 1768-1780 (1914, as editor) and Texas in the Middle Eighteenth Century...
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