Tag Archives: Louisiana

Boudin Balls, Crawfish Pies and Cracklin

Posted on December 1, 2010 by Terry Taylor

Under a sky bluer than any song Robert Johnson ever played, we stared at the boudin balls, crawfish pies and cracklin just inside the little window of a place that will scare the hell out of some people and make … Continue reading →

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The Freon Breeze

Posted on September 24, 2008 by Terry Taylor

On a recent work-related trip into the August swamps and green, late summer rivers near the Gulf Coast, I had the opportunity to understand the full implications of air conditioning in the South. Outside, it was so boiling that you … Continue reading →

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This LA is not that LA

Posted on August 23, 2006 by Terry Taylor

They have no course like this at the Ad Center or Portfolio Center. They don’t teach copywriters or art directors such things. Basic training at Fort Polk is probably the best place to learn this side of the biz. No … Continue reading →

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Tunk’s

Posted on June 30, 2006 by Terry Taylor

In Alexandria, Louisiana, out in the country off Highway 28, past Paul’s Paint where a cobbled-together, silver rocket car has been cockeyed constructed on the roof like a cross between the “Batmobile” and a DeLorean, on down a dead-end road … Continue reading →

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Bridges and More Bridges

Posted on June 16, 2006 by Terry Taylor

There would be no roads in southern Louisiana without bridges. We left New Orleans, crossing Lake Pontchartrain. It is still raining as we drive the 24-mile-long bridge across this lake that is so big we can’t see the shore when … Continue reading →

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Bad Visitors

Posted on June 15, 2006 by Terry Taylor

“It was pitch dark and we huddled in the middle of the house listening to the trees fall. Suddenly the toilet made a strange gurgling sound and within just a few minutes, we had five feet of water in our … Continue reading →

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Motorist UnAssistance

Posted on June 14, 2006 by Terry Taylor

We stand beside the road looking at the flat tire as cars and 18-wheelers fly by so fast the wind shoves us away from the road. We see the man in the Volvo 100 yards back hit the same piece … Continue reading →

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500 miles of flat – and then we get one.

Posted on June 13, 2006 by Terry Taylor

Headed south toward New Orleans. We have driven for days mostly below the ankle of Louisiana’s boot. Almost every road is a long bridge through hundreds of miles of flat land rowed with undulating waves of sugar cane. Massive plumes … Continue reading →

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Books Along The Teche

Posted on June 12, 2006 by Terry Taylor

If they are honest, anyone who has ever read a James Lee Burke novel wishes they could write that wonderfully. He can describe a place and make you taste the air there. So when I found myself in New Iberia, … Continue reading →

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Iron, Lace and Leather next to Limbs and Braces

Posted on June 9, 2006 by Terry Taylor

Blogging On The Bayou The following is a series of blogs from a recent trip to southern Louisiana.   Southern Louisiana. We’ve just finished a lunch that would knock Emeril off the air for a week. Eddies BBQ, at a … Continue reading →

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Home From Iraq

Posted on June 8, 2006 by Terry Taylor

Blogging On The Bayou The following is a series of blogs from a recent trip to southern Louisiana.  She gets on the small plane headed for Alexandria, Louisiana. As I deposit my carry-on in the overhead, I notice her in … Continue reading →

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