The scene was nearly too much to take in.
A flock of seven gray ducks rode a 15-m.p.h. tailwind from east to west about a hundred yards to the south of our blind. Their flapping silhouettes were the perfect accent to the rich-blue sky that served as a canvas far more beautiful than anything ever painted by man.[…]
Occasionally, I get to take boats out for a water test. Whenever I go to the boat launch, I like to sit back and take note of the boaters in the area.[…]
When free agent quarterback Drew Brees inked his name on the richest contract in New Orleans Saints history last spring, the entire region rejoiced over the prospects of watching the overacheiving passer hurling bullets to the team’s speedy wideouts.[…]
There was some good news and some bad news coming out of Washington last month regarding the Bayou State’s coast and the future viability of life in South Louisiana.[…]
Louisiana Sportsman contributor Humberto Fontova will appear on Hannity & Colmes Tuesday, April 24 promoting his new book, “Exposing the Real Che Guevara and the Useful Idiots Who Idolize Him.”[…]
If you had to choose only one handgun to keep, which one would it be?[…]
Bring along your shotgun and fishing rod, and take a stroll with us down memory lane.[…]
The fleur de lis, French for the “flower of life,” has been a symbol that represents the rich French culture of Louisiana ever since La Salle claimed a large part of the central continent for King Louis XIV in 1682.[…]
Jefferson was just one of several founding fathers who argued in the Federalist Papers and elsewhere that the Judiciary Branch should be, by design, the weakest element of our three-pronged system of government.[…]
The CITGO Lake Charles Manufacturing Complex, the Coast Guard and the Louisiana Oil Spill Coordinator’s Office have established a Unified Command to manage the clean up and recovery of a major oil spill in the Calcasieu Ship Channel near Lake Charles.[…]
In the 12 years or so I have been writing this column, this has been the hardest to create of the many I have written. It has been hard to write without giving in to a rage that would lead to ranting and incoherence.[…]
Dear Capt. Paul:
I am getting a Garmin 178c GPS/Sounder unit. It comes with maps in it. I see they offer site-specific maps like Mobile to Fourchon.[…]
I recently tested a cross section of handheld GPS units, and was amazed to discover how much their performance has improved. If my old eyes were a bit more compatible with small LCD screens, I wouldn’t hesitate to use a new handheld as my only navigation unit.[…]
There’s universal agreement among coastal anglers from the Pearl River to the Sabine that speckled trout fishing is just about as good now as it’s ever been.[…]
Hurricane Rita scattered residential, industrial and vegetative debris throughout the Calcasieu Lake estuary system, creating a hazard for recreational and commercial boaters, as well as their vessels and gear.[…]
The public is invited to have a voice in the future of two area national wildlife refuges at a public meeting to be held on Thursday, June 29, 2006, at the Old Metairie Branch of the Jefferson Parish Public Library, at 2350 Metairie Road, from 6:30–8:30 p.m.[…]