Currents
State set to waste chunk of BP money
In 1997, Billie Bob Harrell Jr. figured he was set for life after winning $31 million in the Texas lottery. It was more money, surely, than he could spend in the rest of his living years.[…]
October 2011
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Down on the Farm
A hit song by the late John Denver, way back in 1974, has lyrics that go, “Well life on the farm is mighty laid back, Ain’t much an old country boy like me can’t hack. It’s early to rise, early in the sack, thank God I’m a country boy.”[…]
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Venice Speck Lovers
I first met Gail Curtis because of a big fish — a 7.1-pound speckled trout with which she won the Ladies Division of the 2009 Gulf Coast Conservation Association STAR Tournament.[…]
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Trophy Bucks: What, Where, When
What is a trophy buck?
This is pretty much a subject for debate at every hunting camp in the state. It is also a subject written about every year in the many hunting magazines across the country.[…]
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Crimson Calcasieu
It would be safe to say that redfish are more of a postscript at Calcasieu Lake than a primary attraction. Speckled trout rule the roost.[…]
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Free and Easy
Louisiana deer hunters can get a little pugnacious when somebody starts talking about how good deer hunting is at their local wildlife management area.[…]
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Barret and the Spottail Diva: A love story
It’s prime time in the redfish capital of the world. From now through late December, flyrodders will flock to the marshes to stalk their spotted adversaries.[…]
Ask Captain Paul
The Timbalier Lighthouse: Hotspot beset by problems
Dear Capt. Paul:
I need the GPS coordinates for Little Pass lighthouse on the west side of Timbalier Island. It was knocked down in a storm in 1985.[…]
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Do you know a fat sleeper?
No, I am not talking about a family member or acquaintance. The fat sleeper to which I’m referring is the storm minnow, known to scientists as Dormitator maculatus. Fat sleeper is the “accepted common name” by the American Fisheries Society.[…]