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Roger Emile Stouff has been a writer and journalist since 1980, now with the St. Mary and Franklin Banner-Tribune in Franklin, Louisiana where he has received numerous state press awards for his column, "From the Other Side," reprinted here. He is the son of Nicholas Stouff, the last traditional chief of the Chitimacha Tribe of Louisiana and Lydia Gaudet Stouff, a Cajun Belle. (Photo by Sue Davis)
It’s so silly isn’t it? How we grown men take up trout fishing not simply to pursue trout but to find some place, some special place, where we feel at ease. a place to belong. God loves a man that smells of trout water and mountain meadows, cheap whiskey and branch water. Which way’s... »
I sat on a sawhorse to rest my aching back and feet, looking down the side of the boat and to the bright sun beyond. Curly-ques of ribbon-thin cypress shavings rolled flirtatiously with each other in the breeze on the carport floor. My hand planes were on the boat, a short Stanley No. 3½ and... »
The other unfortunate time in a man’s life is when he’s got to get a new lawn mower. You know how I feel about cutting grass. Biggest single waste of time in the history of mankind. Why do we do it? I don’t know. I’d just a soon not, but the neighbors get antsy if... »
So one of the best and worst times in a person’s life came around at last, much as I dreaded it. They say the two happiest days in a man’s life are when he buys a boat and when he sells the boat. No, this is not a boat column. This is a big truck... »
There has been, as there usually is, talk about tourism during the elections in the city coming up later this month. Though on the campaign trail there is talk of tourism enhancement, I can recall only a few serious talks with serious decisions about tourism at city council meetings. In short: The city needs an annual... »
Now, I do tend to believe in Murphy’s Law, but I have usually scoffed at the conspiracy theorists out there. But I have to tell you, friends and neighbors, there’s some spooky stuff going on in this country nowadays, and most of centers around the federal government. I’m not one of these right-winger militia nuts running... »
Every country boy is entitled to a creek. If no creek’s handy, maybe a meandering branch will do for awhile. But it must have a few holes that he can’t see the bottom of. That’s an absolute requisite, and there’s no getting around it. (Havilah Babock) I was up at 5 a.m. and on the... »
I used to be quite the camper when I was a teen, but I haven’t slept outdoors in a tent in probably 25 years. Back then, though, my buddies and I would go out to “the seawall” at Lake Fausse Point on weekends. I am ashamed to admit that our camping out was more to... »
WAY to go! Everyone is innocent until proven guilty in this country, so we bear that in mind as we proceed. Franklin Police filed charges this week on two persons accused in the murder of two people in early February. While Acadiana Crime Lab continues to process evidence – this ain’t CSI where results come back... »