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Things were a bit calmer Sunday, but Saturday night, barely controlled panic reigned as people flooded stores for supplies and took to the highways, slowing interstate traffic to a crawl. Steven Grabert, of Thibodaux, Louisiana, said he and his wife were alarmed when Gustav rapidly gained strength Saturday afternoon and were glad they left early - it took them six hours to make the 138-mile drive. With most hotels along the Mississippi coast filled to capacity early Saturday morning, weary travelers had no choice but to continue, hoping to find lodging farther north...
BORN: June 14, 1943, Chackbay EDUCATION: Nicholls State U, B.A., 1964; Louisiana State U, J.D., 1967 FAMILY: Wife, Cecile; five children RELIGION: Roman Catholic MILITARY: None OCCUPATION: Lawyer POLITICAL CAREER: Louisiana House, 1971-80; U.S. House, 1980- ADDRESS: P.O. Box 1407, Thibodaux...
...meanspirited ideas can only bring about a more divided nation, with the rich at one end and the forgotten poor at the other. America, down here in Louisiana, we knew Huey Long. Huey Long was a friend of ours. Pat Buchanan is no Huey Long. MATTHEW F. BLOCK Thibodaux, Louisiana Via E-mail...
...been acquitted. Nonetheless, when looking at a possible fourth term, Edwards told Sam that maybe he should sit this one out. Sam agreed, thinking, "Ever since we carried him to Versailles, he's been acting like a king," and switched his support to Congressman Billy Tauzin of Thibodaux. Edwards eventually decided to run all the same. That is about where things stand now, except Sam had a heart attack a little while ago -- he is 57 years old -- and his wife wants him to slow down. And that is why we went to Louisiana to board Sam's train...
...says Tanya Puckett, a Nashville, Tenn., senior. "Negro teachers will skip over a chapter and not hold you responsible for it. With white teachers, if you miss a test, that's it. I'm afraid I might not graduate." Whites taking over a previously black school in Thibodaux, La., promptly painted over murals that showed Booker T. Washington and George Washington Carver. And whites continue to treat blacks with condescension. Greenville School Superintendent Thompson says desegregation will work only if the blacks "keep their mouths shut and don't get pushy." Otherwise, says Thompson, he will "inherit...