Roy Campanella never complained. He battled adversity throughout his life and overcame every obstacle he faced. He didn’t eliminate all the misfortunes that the deck of life dealt him, but he played whatever hand he held magnificently. He once said, “There are two kinds of luck—good and bad—and every person […]

A young lady once went to the good man, Saint Phillip Neri, to confess her sins He knew one of her faults only too well. She was not a bad-hearted girl, but she often talked of her neighbors, and spoke idle tales about them. These tales were told again by others […]

While not observed nationally throughout the United States, this coming Tuesday a number of traditionally ethnic French cities and regions in the country will hold notable and unique celebrations on “Fat Tuesday.” The history of Mardi Gras can be traced back to the Second Century when, during mid-February, ancient Romans […]

After delivering my quarterly Acadiana Residential Market Report to our REALTOR membership on January 18th, I formally announced that I would no longer be compiling these monthly market reports or presenting them quarterly after doing so for the past 25+ years. I love numbers and I love educating others, but […]