Author: Steve Achord
Pops Rizzo: From Palermo to Patterson, & Enduring Ties
In the early 1920’s, life was not easy in South Louisiana. Nor was it much better in Sicily where an … Continue reading Pops Rizzo: From Palermo to Patterson, & Enduring Ties
Ernest McMurray, “Papa Lumberjack”
I was nervous as I walked into the ‘new’ high school in Patterson, La. It was the fall of 1978, … Continue reading Ernest McMurray, “Papa Lumberjack”
Carpooling with Carlos, Ch. 16
Dark clouds moved in from the Gulf of Mexico toward Morgan City. A lone St. Mary Parish Sheriff’s deputy, driving … Continue reading Carpooling with Carlos, Ch. 16
Carpooling with Carlos, Ch. 15
While bikers and their babes, hoodlums and ho’s were partying at the Newport Motel in Morgan City, Thomas Messina was … Continue reading Carpooling with Carlos, Ch. 15
Carpooling with Carlos, Ch. 14
The Newport Motel in Morgan City, La., held many secrets. Secrets shared over drinks in the hotel bar. Secrets sprawled … Continue reading Carpooling with Carlos, Ch. 14
Carpooling with Carlos, Ch. 13
Even criminals, for the most part, took the day off and participated in the revelry known world-wide, where decadence reigned and beads and doubloons rained from Napoleon Ave, down St. Charles Ave., around Lee Circle all the way to Canal Street. Continue reading Carpooling with Carlos, Ch. 13
Diamonds, Discovery and Déjà vu
After a mid-morning flight from Kansas City to Dallas-Fort Worth and a brief business interaction at a rental car kiosk, … Continue reading Diamonds, Discovery and Déjà vu
Humble Beginnings, Generational Impact: The Felterman Family and the Shaping of a Small Town in South Louisiana
The men who cut logs in the swamp were called swampers. In the 1920’s, swampers created small towns where none existed, temporarily altering the swampy landscape with their machinery, tools, steam winches, logging locomotives, pirogues and steamboats. Continue reading Humble Beginnings, Generational Impact: The Felterman Family and the Shaping of a Small Town in South Louisiana
In memoriam of Mr. Frank Cali from Author Steve Achord
A couple of years ago, I had the honor of reconnecting with Mr. Frank Cali. Although hundreds of miles separated … Continue reading In memoriam of Mr. Frank Cali from Author Steve Achord
Pinball & Preachers 