She spent a lot of time in Baton Rouge in the 1980s, lobbying on behalf of Independent Louisiana Gasoline Retailers, an organization for which her late husband, Sterling Callegan, served executive ...

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Is it ever appropriate to call a Cajun person a "coonass"? (Photo by Brett Duke, Nola.com | The Times-Picayune) Is the word "coonass" offensive? A "coonass" is a sometimes-troubling word for a Cajun.

Before I begin, today’s First Reading includes the latest poster from the Texas-born, L.A. street artist SABO, who last week used Gov. Perry’s mug shot to produce the Rick Perry Wanted for President ...

State Rep. Dennis Bonnen’s use of the word “coonass” in reference to Louisiana Cajuns at a Capitol hearing this week has sparked cries of outrage in Texas and Louisiana — as well as counter-cries of ...

… because today is Acadian Day in Louisiana, an official state holiday in honor of Cajun culture. Where would America be without the Cajuns? We’d have no boudin, no jambalaya, no fais-do-dos, no ...