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With 13 other candidates going up against Moore, winning the seat on the first round will be tough. His chief rival is Democrat John Breaux, 42, a handsome seven-term Congressman from Cajun country down in the state's southwestern bayou parishes. Moore and Breaux have all but ignored other contenders, like State Senate President Sammy Nunez, choosing instead to turn their fire on each other. Moore is the solid front runner. He has presented himself as a staunch Reagan Republican, appealing to conservative Democrats disillusioned by their party's mismanagement of state affairs. "The people in this state know...
...member of a Cajun family that has spoken French since 1699. I resent the efforts to banish our language and render us foreigners in the land of our birth. Abolishing bilingual ballots, for example, will disenfranchise millions of American citizens who are more at ease in languages others than English. This crusade against bilingualism is not just xenophobia; it is fear of the diversity that is the essence of America itself...
...haze of sea and sky, followed by a landing on what looked like a tiny round tray suspended over an endless expanse of water, the big-city food critic was more than ready for a restorative meal. What she was not ready for was the dazzling variety of Cajun and Southern specialties, impeccably garnished and laid out cafeteria-style in a cheerful yellow-and-spring-green dining room. That bright lime green is the Keydril trademark. The company rigs are painted in that color to give them a clean look from shore and thus not offend environmentalists. Lime green...
...Women are mothering and caring, and they do a better job on food," says Mike Riordan, a motorman from Florida. Alvin Moreau, a Cajun who is the safety-and-cleanliness officer, agrees. "The men appreciate being able to chat with women and hear female voices, and the atmosphere is more relaxed and so safer," he says. What the women appreciate is earning up to $19,000 for six months' work, which permits them to hold other jobs at home, to spend solid time with families or simply to vacation...
...turns defiant and disarming, depicting himself as a loyal friend ("Man, I spent my life helping people, friends and enemies") and an absent-minded administrator ("I'm not a detail person"). Playing to the jury with the verve of a fiddler at a fais- dodo, the son of a Cajun sharecropper provoked chuckles from his courtroom claque, exasperation from the judge and testy objections from the federal prosecutor. Whether or not the jury finds his protestations persuasive when they begin deliberating later this week, Edwards' performance made fine theater in a state where politics is prized as a form...