Jim Bradshaw's blog
The oil spill at Ground Zero
Posted June 21st, 2010 by Jim Bradshaw
By Jim Bradshaw
jhbradshaw@bellsouth.net
A simple rule for Flag Day
Posted June 13th, 2010 by Jim Bradshaw
By Jim Bradshaw
jhbradshaw@bellsouth.net
hen the nation honors the Stars and Stripes by observing Flag Day tomorrow, it will be following the fondest wish of an Acadiana native.
Green House has distinctive history
Posted June 10th, 2010 by Jim Bradshaw
By Jim Bradshaw
jhbradshaw@bellsouth.net
riving south into Cameron Parish on Highway 3056, you’ll find the community of Lowry and the “Green House,” said to be one of the oldest houses west of the Atchafalaya Basin.
Jenkins was hall of fame sprinter
Posted May 14th, 2010 by Jim Bradshaw
By Jim Bradshaw
jhbradshaw@bellsouth.net
n 1915, Dana Jenkins of Eunice High School was bothered by a rock in his shoe as he competed in the state finals of the 880-yard run.
Pioneer vessel had long life in Gulf
Posted May 9th, 2010 by Jim Bradshaw
By Jim Bradshaw
jhbradshaw@bellsouth.net
n 1947, when Kerr-McGee decided to try the risky adventure of drilling for oil out of sight of land, nobody was sure that it could be done. After all, drillers had to work through all of 15 feet of water.
The spirits moved freight
Posted May 2nd, 2010 by Jim Bradshaw
By Jim Bradshaw
jhbradshaw@bellsouth.net
hen the spirits moved railroad builder Arthur Edward Stilwell, they also moved a lot of freight. He extended the Kansas City Southern Line into Louisiana after he heard voices in his head.
At least, that’s the railroad lore.
Scanlan showed the light to rural Acadiana
Posted April 26th, 2010 by Jim Bradshaw
By Jim Bradshaw
jhbradshaw@bellsouth.net
hen Mike Scanlan kept calling his electrical network a cooperative during the 1950s, some folks thought he might be a Communist. But he showed them the light.
Seventeen-year-old goes off to war
Posted April 18th, 2010 by Jim Bradshaw
By Jim Bradshaw
jhbradshaw@bellsouth.net
mos Anselm was seventeen years old in May 1861 when he rode away from his home in Pine Prairie. He was the fourth son of the widowed Eleanor Anselm to join the fight for the Confederacy.
To her grief, only one of her boys came home.
Maurice bank robbery was bloody affair
Posted April 11th, 2010 by Jim Bradshaw
By Jim Bradshaw
jhbradshaw@bellsouth.net
olks with long memories still talk about the bank robbery that went wrong in Maurice in 1954. Philip Trahan, the teller at the Bank of Abbeville branch was killed by the robber, then the robber was shot and killed after a wild chase by lawmen.
Big doin’s when the Babe came to Crowley
Posted April 4th, 2010 by Jim Bradshaw
By Jim Bradshaw
jhbradshaw@bellsouth.net
ocal folk were disappointed when Babe Ruth came to Crowley in late March 1921 and didn’t hit a home run.
