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Remembering ‘Soul,’ a bass player who never left the groove alone

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Last February, I asked for flowers of praise for Lee Allen Zeno. A master bass player for 64 years, Zeno toiled in the shadows of the stage and studio, backing up stars like multiple-Grammy winners Buckwheat Zydeco and Buckwheat Zydeco Jr., King of Rock ‘n’ Soul Solomon Burke, country great Charlie Rich, Soul Queen of New Orleans Herman Irma Thomas Fuselier and many, many others.

Zeno was never a headliner, but he was beloved by musicians and fans who tuned into his golden groove. Friends tagged him with the appropriate nickname, “Soul.”

Zeno battled cancer for decades and announced in February that he had enough. He was ending chemotherapy and spending his remaining days with family and music. He died May 3 at his residence in Lafayette. He was 71.

Too often, we ignore socalled sidemen like Zeno or wait until they’re gone to sing their praises. I’m happy to say people responded to the call for bouquets while Zeno was still with us.

Emails, texts and calls to my original column were strong.

There were even seldom-seen, handwritten notes.

The fifth annual Postcard Project is officially open. This year, a kindergarten class started it off — entirely by accident.

BY JAN RISHER

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s we launch the fifth annual Postcard Project, I have to say — it still surprises me.

When we started it in 2022, I expected it to be a one-time thing. A summer experiment.

A way to see whether people still believed in the mail enough to use it.

They did.

So we did it again. And again. And again.

One thing we’ve learned over five years: finding a postcard is harder than it used to be.

Stores that once stocked spinning racks of them have stopped. Even hotel gift shops often come up empty. In 2025, a reader in West Virginia visited eight different places before she found one to send.

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In 2024, bass player Lee Allen Zeno played at the 37th annual Zydeco Extravaganza at Parc International in Lafayette.

The 40th annual Festival International de Louisiane in downtown Lafayette did a tribute, “Blue Monday Allstars Celebrate Lee Allen Zeno.”

Mayor-President Monique Boulet presented a proclamation in his honor. Zeno was too sick to attend.

But Zeno was still playing during the finale of a sold-out Louisiana Crossroads show at the Acadiana Center for the Arts.

More than 30 musicians played throughout the program that celebrated the Medicine Show, a series of music fundraisers that established the Tommy Comeaux Endowed Chair in Traditional Music at the University of Louisiana at Lafayette.

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Get to picking while the picking is good

Prairieville farm offers up berry good gathering time

BY JOY HOLDEN

Staff writer

Fresh blueberries warmed by the Louisiana sun are ready for picking at Waughsome Farm, 40269 Abby James Road, in Prairieville. The pick-your-own fruit farm opened May 16 and berries are expected to last for the next five to six weeks.

Owner Mike Waugh says that this season is leading with more blueberries than blackberries and that

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Guests roam the rows of fresh blackberry bushes as they pick to fill their pails at Waughsome Farms in Prairieville last year.

WHERE ARE THEY NOW? The newspaper’s features team has tracked down those elected Most Likely to Succeed from the Class of 2006 from area Baton Rouge high schools — to see where that title took them 20 years later.

McKinley High grad seeks balance after achieving career goals

BY ROBIN MILLER

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Terrance Woods remembers being surprised when McKinley High School’s senior class voted him “Most Likely to Succeed” in 2006.

That’s the year he graduated. He entered Polytechnic Institute of New York University that fall, where he earned his bachelor’s degree in chemical engineering, then it was to the University of Houston, where

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Reader wants to let down beau gently kiss. I like him, but I know I’m not Dear Harriette: For the past few ready for a relationship and don’t months, I’ve been seeing this guy, want to hurt him. How can I make going on a few dates and hanging him understand that I’m out with him in social setnot in the right head space tings. Lately, there have to date him without hurting been a lot of things going his feelings? — Friend Zone on in my personal life with Dear Friend Zone: Decide my family, and I don’t think if flirting without strings I’m in the right head space works for you. You enjoy to be there for him. We Harriette his company. If you think were never technically a Cole you can continue to do that couple, but we were workSENSE AND casually without feeling ing toward getting there.

SENSITIVITY the need to commit, maybe The other day, I texted he can be fun for this time my guy telling him that I in your life. If you fear that you think we should just be friends. may develop feelings for him — He told me he understood and or vice versa — that could lead to asked if I needed anything. He is confusion and pain, stay firm and still being extremely flirtatious, even asking me if friends can still stop going out with him.

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Continued from page 1G blueberries are bursting off the bushes this month. He says the last frost in midMarch hit a lot of farms further north and destroyed their crop, but it missed Waughsome Farm.

“We have a lot of blueberries to pick, and the blackberries are coming. They get rolling closer to Memorial Day,” Waugh said. “It should be a good season for both of them. It’s just funny how the timing is a little different every year.”

Open days and hours will vary, according to the season, weather and available ripe fruit. Waughsome Farm will post open days and hours at least a day in advance. The farm will close early if they run out of fruit or if there is inclement weather, including lightning, in the area.

Check the farm’s website or Facebook page before heading over for last-minute announcements.

The farm will be open this

Dear Harriette: I’m in the process of looking for an apartment with two of my friends before heading into my senior year of college.

Their budget is a little lower than mine, making it unrealistic for us to get an apartment near school, nor get the amenities that I want.

A dishwasher and in-unit washer and dryer would make my life way easier, and it’s looking like that’s unlikely. Recently, another friend who has a similar budget to mine asked if I would like to look for apartments with her.

I’m at a crossroads, and I don’t know what to do. I don’t want my original two friends to get mad at me for deciding to get an apartment with someone else,

but I would be able to live closer to school and get the amenities I want. I think I’m leaning toward getting the apartment with the other friend closer to school.

How can I break the news to my friends with minimal fallout? — Apartment Hunting Dear Apartment Hunting: Think about who you believe you would be most comfortable living with among your friend choices. The biggest challenge will be being in the company of these people on a daily basis. Think about personalities, anything you know about how they live now, etc.

If you still think that the person with the bigger budget is right for you, go to your other friends and

tell them that you have changed your mind and you no longer want to move with them. Be honest but not brutal. Explain that you want to live closer to campus and you want certain amenities that aren’t in the collective budget. Since that is important to you, you will be seeking accommodations that match your desires. Tell them as soon as possible so that they don’t get caught without enough support to be able to meet their needs.

Send questions to askharriette@ harriettecole.com or c/o Andrews McMeel Syndication, 1130 Walnut St., Kansas City, MO 64106.

There is no entry fee, and fruit pickers can bring their own bags and containers to bring the fruit home after it’s weighed and paid for.

Waugh says refrigerating or freezing the berries as soon as possible is the best route to preserve them.

Another new option is the Waughsome Farm-branded “Golden Bucket” for $40 that you can take home.

Any fruit picked into the one-gallon Golden Bucket will be 50% off for the current season, and 10% off for later seasons — only one golden bucket per person.

The discount is limited to one gallon of fruit per visit.

To provide the best experience, check whether reservations are required before your visit. The number of open reservations is based on the amount of fruit availSTAFF FILE PHOTO BY HILARY SCHEINUK able to pick. If reservations Owner Chairity Waugh chats with a guest while readying their freshly picked blueberries and blackberries to go home last are not specifically mentioned on the Facebook page year at Waughsome Farms in Prairieville. or website, then it’s firstweek from 8 a.m. to 10 a.m. for this season. Last year, Also, each bucket will 1-gallon picking bucket can come, first-served. on Memorial Day, May 25. the buckets were measured have a bag inside, and when hold 5 to 6 pounds of picked For more information, by volume — $10 a quart, customers go to check out, fruit. visit waughsomefarm.com.

New pricing process Waugh says this new probut this year, they will be the bag will be lifted out, Waughsome Farm has measured by weight — $8 a weighed and then sent home cess should speed things up Email Joy Holden at joy. with them. Generally, a and make it more fair. changed the pricing scale pound. holden@theadvocate.com.

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earned his master’s degree.

And it’s Houston where he lives and works today as a principal process control engineer for Celanese Chemical. By conventional means, Woods’ life has been a success. So, why was he surprised by his senior class favorite title?

“I wasn’t the class valedictorian,” he said. “I was ranked number five or six in our class, so it was probably a bit of a surprise when I think of the people in my class whose grade-point averages ranked higher than mine. But I was probably more familiar with the embodiment of our senior class, which was probably why I came to mind.”

Woods was definitely on his classmates’ minds that year, because the senior class also voted him “Most Outgoing.”

Looking back now, Woods credits his parents for his success.

“My parents were my inspiration, especially my dad, because growing up, we had to make straight A’s,” Woods said. “That was always his expectation. So, I would say that tutelage and that structure they provided is the basis for what I would consider success to have been then.”

But now, he sees success differently.

Today, he defines success as his “overall balance and happiness of Woods life.” Which, for Woods, means his life now travels a different path. His career is important to him, but connections with the people in his life have become top priority.

Woods isn’t married, and most members of his immediate family still live in Baton Rouge.

For multiple summers, a reader named Michael G. has sent postcards he made himself from the ends of Kleenex boxes, the fronts of cereal boxes and the backsides of campaign mailers.

So for year five, all postcards are welcome — store-bought, vintage, homemade, improvised.

To spark inspiration for readers, I texted a few artist friends to ask whether they’d be willing to make a postcard, photograph it and mail it in.

Rosemary Goodell got right to work and sent an image of a postcard she painted earlier this week while vacationing in New Mexico.

Barbara Hoffman sent an image of a quilted postcard she made and is already mailing. My husband did a quick sketch of a Mississippi River bridge.

Then I texted Kelli Scott Kelly.

Kelly is a prominent visual artist who teaches at LSU and is known for her work with vintage fabrics and found objects.

When I pulled up her name in my phone, it appeared as “Kelly Kelly.” I thought to myself, “I thought she spelled her first name with an i.” But I sent the text anyway, included a link to a previous year’s launch column and two photographs of homemade postcards.

She responded immediately.

She would be happy to make one, she said, and asked whether the postcard needed to be Louisianathemed. “That works,” I wrote back, “but it can really be about anything you’d like.” She said she was going to have her whole class make postcards.

LSU is out of class. But I figured she must be teaching something special and moved on.

The next morning, she texted: “Ok! So are we just designing the front? Or do we write something too?”

I told her ideally both — that the messages are often the best part, that the project runs through Labor Day and that I write about its progress throughout the summer.

She wrote back: “My kids painted the front. What kind of message should they write on back?”

My kids.

I told her whatever they’d like.

I mentioned that many of the college-aged interns who help with the project have never mailed anything, that messages from previous years have come from all over the world and said things I still think about.

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ZENO

Continued from page 1G Zeno was grooving in the background as usual. But as emcee, I sneaked up behind Zeno to share his history and fate with the audience. The standing ovation was long and loud for Zeno, who was touched by the response.

He served as an instructor with the University of Louisiana Lafayette’s traditional music program. I asked his advice for students.

Louisiana artist Rosemary Goodell painted this scene, creating a postcard for the 2026 Postcard Project, while vacationing in Taos, N.M.

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Terrance Woods, right, was voted by McKinley High School’s ‘Most Likely to Succeed’ by his senior class in 2006. Today, he is a principal process control engineer for Celanese Chemical in Houston. His classmate, Kahlia Gager, left, also shared the class favorite title.

He thinks back to the Terrance Woods he was 20 years ago — looking at the future, thinking about what he wanted to do in life.

He says he always knew he was going to be either an engineer or a doctor, and today he is fulfilling one of the two aspirations as a chemical engineer.

“Though you can achieve all these different things, you have to ask yourself, ‘Am I of living or am I existing? Right?,’ ” Woods said. “And so I don’t live to work. I work to live.”

Email Robin Miller at romiller@theadvocate.com.

“If you’re going to play — play.

If you’re not going to play, leave it alone,” he said.

Thanks for never leaving the groove alone, Mr. Lee. Thanks to all who helped him see, feel and enjoy his flowers.

Herman Fuselier is executive director of the St. Landry Parish Tourist Commission. A longtime journalist covering Louisiana music and culture, he lives in Opelousas. His “Zydeco Stomp” show airs at noon Saturdays on KRVS 88.7 FM.

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Louisiana artist Julio Naudin painted this image of a bridge across the Mississippi River for the 2026 Postcard Project.

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Baton Rouge quilter Barbara Hoffman quilted this postcard of fabric and mailed it in to help launch the 2026 Postcard Project.

PROVIDED PHOTO An hour later, she sent a photograph of the bag of finished postcards. The inscription on the outside read: “To: Jan ª Mrs. Kelly.”

That’s when it landed.

Somewhere in the momentum of texting, I had completely forgotten that earlier this year that I met another Kelly Kelly. She teaches kindergarten at University Lab School.

A neighbor’s child is in her class.

I had texted the kindergarten teacher.

The postcards the 5-year-olds created are extraordinary — Louisiana through and through: snoballs, alligators, crawfish, king cakes, beads and beignets. Beautifully painted. The full confidence of people who have not yet learned to second-guess themselves.

When I reached out to Kelli Scott Kelly to tell her the story, she chuckled along with me and said, “Well, that was what was supposed to have happened.”

And, I think she’s right.

The kindergartners inspired a new goal that a reader suggested last year: Getting postcards from as many places across Louisiana as possible, not just from the state as a whole.

If you’re in Natchitoches, Cut Off, Dry Prong, Shreveport, Waterproof, Bunkie, Zwolle or anywhere in between, consider this an invitation.

The rest of the world is out there, too. Send bought, found, painted, quilted, cut from a cereal box or drawn by a 5-year-old who signs things with a heart postcards. The goal includes any and everywhere Louisiana, all 50 states and as many countries as possible.

Send postcards to: Jan Risher, The Advocate, 10705 Rieger Road, Baton Rouge, LA 70809.

The 2026 Postcard Project runs through Labor Day.

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6 local children’s books that are great for young readers “Dinos Down South ABC,” written by Ashlyn Blanchard; illustrated by Alexandra Elliot In “Dinos Down South ABC,” 26 dinosaurs rhyme their way through the letters of the alphabet and the landmarks of the South. Join the Ankylosaurus on a jaunt to the Atchafalaya Basin or watch the Zuniceratops hang with zebras at the Audubon Zoo. Discover why dinosaurs make the best local tour guides.

For children ages 3 to 6.

“Hannah Bear and LuLu’s Southern Sneaux Party,” written by Julie Hooks; illustrated by Drew Beech The air is crisp in the Honey Hollow Woods, and the sister cubs are busy getting ready for their big winter party. But Magnolia, the newest resident of the woods, is feeling homesick and missing her favorite part of the season: snow.

Determined to make their new friend feel welcome, Hannah and LuLu spring into action with a plan — and one ingredient that could make all the difference.

This picture book is a tale of friendship, creativity and the magic of the season. For children ages 3 to 8.

“Henry the Star-Spangled Spaniel,” written

by Amanda Martin; illustrated by Zoya Malik “Henry the StarSpangled Spaniel” is a 32-page illustrated children’s book that follows a courageous and curious pup on a timetravel adventure through America’s founding moments, encouraging literacy, imagination and a deeper understanding of history.

Henry, a curious Cavalier King Charles Spaniel, discovers that his birthday is shared with the United States of America. The book is a fun way to celebrate America’s 250th birthday.

“Roux’s First Day,” written by Julie Gerdes Becnel and illustrated by Cullen Bernard Roux has never felt so nervous. She’s about to begin “kinderswamp-garten,” and she will be the only rougarou in her class.

As she walks to school beneath the towering cypress trees, one by one, fellow swamp creatures join in, each one different from the next.

With their help, Roux’s jitters melt into joy, and she discovers that what makes us different is also what makes us shine. Roux’s tale is a celebration of belonging, courage and the magic of being yourself. For children ages 3 to 8.

Summer is here, and that means summer reading is in full gear. During the summer months, reading with children is one way to counteract the “summer slide,” or loss of academic skills when school is not in session.

Here are a few curated local books for children under the age of 10.

BY JOY HOLDEN | Staff writer

“Where’d You Go, Kitty,” written by Samantha Schott Boudreaux; illustrated

by Kimberly Broadbridge Navarrete A little girl named Cecilia catches a prized parade throw, a little stuffed orange cat, at a Mardi Gras parade, and the two become inseparable.

Cecilia names her stuffed animal “Kitty” and takes it everywhere, including some of New Orleans most iconic venues, such as Café du Monde, City Park and Sal’s Snoballs in Metairie.

Cecilia is always misplacing Kitty, but someone always finds it until they can’t. For children ages 5 to 8.

“Mo Skeedeaux Visits the Smoky Mountains,” written by Sheila Wells Flynn This story about Mo blends adventure, imagination and emotional learning through the journey of a Cajun mosquito.

Mo leaves the familiar Louisiana bayou and explores the misty peaks of the Smoky Mountains.

Along the way, the story gently introduces themes of curiosity, emotional awareness and resilience. For children ages 4 to 9.

Summer books offer something for every kind of reader Danny Heitman I’ve been reading “The Correspondent,” Virginia Evans’ bestselling novel about a modern retiree, Sybil, who composes handwritten letters to acquaintances near and far. She even writes notes to authors of books she’s just read, perfectly at ease dropping a few lines to Ann Patchett, Joan Didion or Larry McMurtry.

It’s how Sybil continues the thread of thought she’s traced through their books.

Though few of us would follow Sybil’s example, I’m drawn to her sense of reading as a discussion between reader and writer, an idea with special resonance here in Louisiana. We value lively talk in this part of the world, and books, at their best, can be a memorable form of conversation.

In the spirit of celebrating that connection, I offer some ideas at this time of the year for great summer reads. This isn’t meant to be a Top 10 list; I’m just talking up a few books I’ve recently enjoyed

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and that you might like, too.

I’ll start with “Rebecca Sue,” a wonderful new memoir by Kathleen Norris about the author’s bond with her mentally and physically challenged sister. Norris has written beautifully about matters of the soul in books such as “The Cloister Walk” and “Amazing Grace,” and what I like best about her work is the way it tries to reconcile the high ideals of spirituality with the often messy realities of daily life. In this way, “Rebecca Sue” is vintage Norris.

I found a similar sensibility in

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“Ordinary Time,” a new memoir

by Annie B. Jones that explores “lessons learned while staying put.” Jones once thought her grown-up life would bring glamour and adventure in a big city.

Instead, she wound up running a bookstore in a small Georgia town. With an open heart that refrains from bland earnestness, Jones writes about how she’s found a deeply meaningful life in a part of the country that many of us would overlook.

Like Jones, poet Connie Wanek is keenly attentive to how what

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we call “ordinary life” can yield moments of mystery and wonder.

It’s why “How to Sing for Money,” her recent collection of poems, has been such an abiding companion for me. One of my favorite poems in the book is “Avocado,” which follows a family uncle as he shops for his wife. Like most husbands with a grocery list, he’s hard-pressed to fulfill the directions he’s been given. In 14 lines, Wanek has aptly summarized the foibles of matrimony.

Another recent favorite is “Bookish,” British writer Lucy

Mangan’s love letter to the joys of reading.

“I’ve come to realize that possibly the greatest of books’ virtues is patience,” she writes. “They will wait for us to get to them, they will wait for us to return to them, they will allow as many repeat visits to their pages as you ever want.”

All the more reason to enjoy books this summer, and every season of the year.

Email Danny Heitman at danny@ dannyheitman.com.

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LSU center fielder Chhris Stanfield, right, celebrates with catcher Luis Hernandez as they both score on a two-run single by left fielder Derek Curiel in the fourth inning of Game 2 of the Collegge World Series finals against Coastal Carolina on Sunday at Charles Schwab Field in Omaha, Neb. LSU scored four runs in the decisive inning and won 5-3 to earn its ssecond title under coach Jay Johnson in four years.

BY KOKI RILEY OMAHA, Neb. — To calll anything a dynasty requires a certain level of consiistent, championship excellence.

The Boston Celtic cs in the 60s, New York Yankees in the 90s and UCo onn women’s basketball in the 2010s certainly fit th he description. LSU winning five national championsh hips in 10 years under Skip Bertman definitely qualiifies.

Coach Jay Johnson n’s Tigers aren’t quite there yet, but what LSU acco omplished Sunday afternoon at Charles Schwab Fielld was remarkable nevertheless and potentially the b beginning of another baseball dynasty in Baton Roug ge.

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the second time in three seasons, LSU won the national championship. The Tigers took down Coastal Carolina 5-3 in Game 2 of the College World Series final to secure the 2025 title.

“Unbelievable. I’m so proud right now,” Johnson said. “It’s not to be taken for granted being here two years ago. That was special. Greatest night of my life.

“This is equal and maybe even tops it in some ways.”

The win secured Johnson’s second title in four years at LSU, making him the first coach in college baseball history to accomplish that feat at the same school.

The Tigers did it despite bringing back just 12 players who appeared in a game from last year’s team, adding 12 players from the transfer portal,

three junior-college recruits and 10 freshmen in the offseason.

“We (added) really talented freshmen ...,” Johnson said. “In a month’s time, we were able to add Chris (Stanfield). We were able to add Anthony (Eyanson), Zac Cowan, Luis Hernandez, Danny Dickinson to those 12 guys who were the right 12 guys.”

With the score tied 1-1, the fourth inning proved to be the difference between a coronation and a Game 3 on Monday. The Tigers scored four runs on a walk, a hit by pitch and four singles to take a 5-1 lead.

Sophomore Jake Brown led off with a walk before a single from junior Jared Jones and a hit by pitch loaded the bases for the junior Stanfield.

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