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Louisiana Governor John McKeithen
Governor McKeithen is in the middle with my grandfather on the right. The man to the left I believe was Kenneth "Doc" Wright, my...
Dec 11, 20224 min read
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Thanksgiving Memories
Me during the Thanksgiving holiday in 2010 celebrating my birthday. In my house in Marietta, Georgia. (Courtesy Chet Wallace)...
Nov 20, 20223 min read
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John Kahl: A Loss to the St. Mary Parish Sheriff's Department
John Kahl (Courtesy of Tommy Longman) (Note to reader: This blog is an edited version of the story of John Kahl's death from my book...
Nov 7, 20229 min read
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Hurricane Carmen - My First Hurricane
Track of Hurricane Carmen (Courtesy of Wikipedia Commons) I am a survivor of Hurricane Ian. But this is not the first hurricane I...
Oct 23, 20228 min read
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The Belle Isle Mine Disaster of 1968: Belle Isle, Louisiana
Father O'Neill Landry and my grandfather Louisiana Sheriff Chester Baudoin having a discussion during the Belle Isle mine disaster....
Oct 16, 20227 min read
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Elements of Racism in the South
(Note to reader: This is the second reflection that I submitted, on October 31, 2019, to my Southern Hip-Hop class in the Fall of 2019 at...
Jun 22, 202210 min read
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My Family History with Huey Long
The maternal side of my family is from Louisiana, and we are very familiar with Huey Long. He was Governor of Louisiana from 1928 to 1932...
Mar 7, 20223 min read
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