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Contents

SEPTEMBER 2016 • VOLUME 10 • ISSUE 9

Columns:

On the Cover:

8 Editor’s Note

The Art of It All

36 Under the Scope

Why We Got Fingernails?

38 Oh Snap

Welcome Home!

40 Tailgating in Bayou

Tailgating must haves

Country

46 Timeout

How Well Do You Know

These Friendly Faces?

54 Wearable Trends

Fall Fashion 2016

9 Numerology

What’s Your Number?

10 The Vuefinder

Is It My Face?

10 The Vue from

#LouisianaProud

the Trenches

12 Intervue

Say what?

Artist Alexis Braud lends her talents to this month’s cover, putting her own spin on our name.

62 3 Course Connoisseur

The Vintage Café 64 A Vue from the

Spanish Sipping

Alexis Braud

Vine

64 Behind the Brew

What the Zwanze?

Visit us online: povhouma.com

Facebook: /povmagazine

Instagram: @povmag 14 PoV Picks

Expert picks to enhance your life

Twitter: @povmag

16 DIY

Giant Lawn Jenga 18 The Observer

Laugh or Cry?

Pinterest:

66 Bon Appétit

Grilled Honey-Teriyaki Chicken 68 We Support A Healthier

A Test Worth Taking

/povmag

Future

69 FitMind

Confidenc Breeds Confidenc

Issuu: /rushing-media

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70 Rendezvous

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72 Smarty Pants

For when your thinking cap fails

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74 Scene In

Look at ol’ so ‘n’ so!

26 Chateau

Home tour

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79 Look Twice

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Contents

SEPTEMBER 2016 • VOLUME 10 • ISSUE 9

Features:

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Painting by Faith

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Dual Threat

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Muralist Kassie Voisin

Terrier siblings take the fiel

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Let Them Eat Shrimp

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Best of the Bayou

Celebrating the fall shrimp season

Artist Spotlight: The Jordan Anderson Band

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Local Vue

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The Raconteuse on the Bayou

Erica Suarez

Artist Alexis Braud

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Editor’s Note

The Art of It All

I cheers echoing from stadiums across can hear it…The faint rumble of

Bayou Country, alive from a Hail Mary pass or nail-biting final few seconds. The inklings of cooler weather are beginning to blow through the area and if I find myself near downtown Houma at the right time, my ears will even be graced with the first sounds of the much-anticipated fall festival season.

My favorite time of year is back and I couldn’t be more excited for all the festivities it brings. Sweater weather, changing leaves, pumpkin spice lattes it’s just the start of what is shaping up to be a joyous fall and winter.

Football is inevitably part of all of that and all eyes will no doubt be on our 11 outstanding prep football teams on Friday nights. Two of the hundreds who will suit up and show up this season are Alec and Drew Rios, brothers set to hit the Terriers turf for the first time together this season. And these guys aren’t just playing together, they’re impressing just

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about everyone with a love for the game.

Learn more about this dynamic duo on page 42.

While the delicately executed passes and X’s and O’s on the drawing board look a whole lot like art, two local ladies are finding their path to success through the more traditional mediums of paint and pencil.

Chauvin native Kassie Voisin is painting her way through Houma, Thibodaux and beyond, cultivating a skill she decided to pursue just over a year ago. With the likes of famed local muralist Hans Geist as her mentor, Kassie’s large scale creations are capturing the eyes and hearts of many residents who put her works front and center in their homes.

See just a few of her masterpieces on page 20.

Some seventeen miles and a bayou away is Cut Off ative Alexis Braud who is finding her niche’ amid the world of children’s books. Her intricately detailed imagery and bayou-bred knack for sto-

rytelling captivates readers in a way that is uniquely south Louisiana. Alexis is also the talent behind this month’s cover image, an interpretation of our moniker and mission to tell the stories of those that call this region home. Flip to page 56 to find out what gives Alexis that “zing” for her next signature creation.

Fall has arrived and I hope this issue is just the thing to get you in the seasonal spirit. Whether the indicator is the return of your favorite team’s jerseys on store racks or the first mug of piping hot cold weather sips making their way to your table, the best time of year is here and we hope you’re looking forward to it as much as we are. POV

MELISSA DUET is the editor

of Point of Vue magazine.

Be sure to tell her hello when you see her in line on the day of the pumpkin spice latte release.

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Correction: In “Sudden Impact”, which ran in our August issue, we would like to include that both University Medical Center (UMC) and Louisiana Highway Safety Commission (LHSC) help fund the teen driver safety program.

Publisher

Numerology

Brian Rushing

Editorial

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Melissa Duet EDITOR Mary Downer Ditch MANAGING EDITOR Allison Fail INTERN

Creative

Years Best of the Bayou Festival celebrates as it takes to downtown Houma Sept. 24-25

Mariella Brochard CREATIVE DIRECTOR Rachel Lambert GRAPHIC DESIGNER Taylor Pellegrin GRAPHIC DESIGNER

Photography Channing Candies, Austyn-Marie Captures, Kristy Graham, Misty Leigh McElroy, Erica Seely, Sam Spahr

Staff Writers Casey Gisclair, Jonah Giroir

Contributing Writers

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The percentage of Louisiana shrimp that make up the United States total each year

Courageous cancer survivors to be honored at the tenth annual Ladies Night Out on Sept. 15

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The milestone muralist Kassie Voisin is striving for as she paints her way through Terrebonne and Lafourche

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Dwayne Andras, Lane Bates, Jamie Dishman, John Doucet, Dr. J. Michael Flynn, Bonnie Rushing

Advertising

Deanne Ratliff SALES MANAGER Harold Cancienne, Linda Dupre, Jamie Mazerac, Martha Naquin, Linda Pontiff, Elizabeth Porche, Rusty Talbot

Office Manager Ashley Thibodeaux

Circulation Manager Michelle Ortego

Customer Service Brandy O'Banion, Michelle Ortego

Accounts Receivable Jessica Gifford

Contact Publisher: publisher@rushing-media.com Editorial: melissa@rushing-media.com Creative: mariella@rushing-media.com Sales: deanne@rushing-media.com Circulation: michelle@rushing-media.com

Books it took for illustrator and storyteller Alexis Braud to get to her most recent work, “Parade”

Subscriptions Point of Vue magazine is published monthly.

Subscriptions are available for $36 for 12 issues. For more information, email mail@rushing-media.com

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Friendly football faces you’ll get to know on page 46

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Reproduction in whole or in part of editorial and/or graphic content is strictly prohibited.

Business address: 6160 West Park Ave., Houma, LA 70364 985.868.7515

Reasons for those seemingly arbitrary things we call fingernails as examined in this month’s Under the Scope

Point of Vue magazine cannot be responsible for the return of unsolicited material such as manuscripts or photographs, with or without the inclusion of a stamped, self-addressed envelope. Information in this publication is gathered from sources considered to be reliable, but the accuracy and completeness of the information cannot be guaranteed. The opinions expressed in Point of Vue magazine are those of the authors and do not necessarily represent the opinions of Rushing Media, our employees or any of our advertisers. No employee or family member(s) of employees of Rushing Media are permitted to partake in any contests, giveaways or sweepstakes.

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The Vuefinder

The Vue from the Trenches

Is It My Face?

#LouisianaProud

At der a pile of Chapstick tubes, the contents of which

I day, something adorable my kid did… anything but the

23, the task of digging out my ID, usually stashed un-

have been all but liquified from days spent incinerating in my sun-baked vehicle, and wadded up dollar bills, was painstaking and embarrassing. Couldn’t the cashier tell I was most certainly of age to be purchasing adult beverages?

At 24, the task of digging out my ID became infuriating, to a point where I hesitated over the drink menus at restaurants for fear my age would be questioned. Sometimes, I only reached for the cocktail lists in big cities where, for one reason or another, bartenders didn’t so much as give a second glance when I bellied up to the bar for a glass of wine.

Now, at 25, my humiliation and fiery anger has resolved into something akin to indifference. I plop the plastic card with my face on it atop the table before the waitress even asks and stuff he thing into my front jean pocket for easy access at concerts and clubs. Recently, though, the occurrences have grown slim and I began to think, maybe, finally, the world had gotten the memo that I wasn’t some sneaky teenager.

That wasn’t until a few weeks ago when a waitress at a local restaurant caught me taking a sip from a family member’s drink.

“I hate to do this, but can I see your ID?”, she inquired sheepishly. The look on my face must have said it all as I sighed audibly and again flashed the plastic card.

Since the time I reached legal age, I’ve been told time and time again that I should be thankful I’m still getting carded.

My childlike face was a blessing, not a curse, they assured. I rolled my eyes and grimaced each time I heard it, but as the ticks of the age clock become louder, I’m starting to think they might be right.

Getting older isn’t something to be ashamed of. Ultimately we’re all handed the same fate. Being mistaken for a teenager, then, should be a small victory in the book of life.

In fact, being asked for your ID at 50 doesn’t sound like such a bad gig after all. POV

MELISSA DUET is the editor of Point of Vue maga-

zine. Her 50-year-old self wonders how long one can get away with using a 25-year-old ID photo.

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We rise by lifting others.

ROBERT INGERSOLL

had other plans for my column this month. My birth-

Flood. I was sure by the time my column hit newsstands, we might be oversaturated with stories. But as I perused Facebook, story after story, image after image, begged my attention. Stories, not of total destruction–sure, that was the background–but of ways our fellow Louisianaians rose to the challenge of helping their neighbors in need. This is the Louisiana I know. This is the story that needs to be told.

I want to start by telling you I wasn’t there. All my family in the Baton Rouge and Lafayette areas are blessed to be on high ground. No more was needed than a handful of hourly check-ins by group text to be sure everyone was ok. We have all read the stories of the “Cajun Navy”, who took it upon themselves to begin life-saving efforts to rescue those in need. And as the water began to recede, the requests began to be made. Not the expected “My house flooded, help me” requests, but the “I have time, tools and skills, who can I help? Where can I go?” More stories are being told of people who experienced a total loss themselves, but are saying, “I have a few friends here to help with my home, but my neighbor is elderly or doesn’t have family here. Can you help him?”

People were quick to begin gathering supplies and to bring items to those in needs. Local schools and churches reached out to adopt or partner with those that experienced loss. Melissa Duet and I made a run to Walmart to gather supplies to make a donation. We were shocked yet pleased to discover that the aisles that contained soap, deodorant, baby diapers, formula, dog food, etc. were picked over. It seemed our area had already raided the necessities aisles and donated to those in need.

I am proud of my Louisiana. While the rest of the country watched the Olympics and their newsfeeds were filled with tales of athletic glory, I’m proud to say I cried tears of joy reading tales of selflessness and heroic acts in my home state. You are my sunshine, Louisiana, the light that shines to guide us all. POV

MARY DOWNER DITCH is the managing editor of

Point of Vue magazine. She is #LouisianaStrong and #LouisianaProud.

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Intervue

Bob

Taylor Student

Self-employed

Jimmy

Allison Student

Staff Writer

RN, Manager

What historical figure would you most like to have a discussion with?

Jean Lafi te

Martin Luther King, Jr.

John F. Kennedy

Siddhartha Gautama

The Beatles

John F. Kennedy

The TV sitcom family you would love to be a part of:

Amos and Andy Andy Griffi h Show

Full House

Saved by the Bell

The Bradys

The Offic (They’re like a family, right?)

Two and a Half Men

What second language would you like to master?

Spanish

Greek

Spanish

Danish

French or Spanish

Chinese

What are you binge-watching right now?

Baseball, football, weather shows

One Tree Hill

Game of Thrones

Stranger Things on Netfli

Pokémon ...

Game of Thrones

Wheat

White

White

Wheat

White

Wheat

Engineer

White or Wheat?

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Jonah

Shawn

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The perfect gift for your big or little, these delicate bar necklaces come stamped with your choice of 26 sororities. They are available in gold, silver or rose gold finishes A-List Greek Designs also designs custom and commemorative jewelry for Greek chapters.

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If your kid is as mischievous as most, he or she figu ed out how to pull that little tab on the suction cup bowls pretty quickly.

Enter the world of magnetic high chairs. The tray is magnetic and sets down without smashing any little finger in its tracks. The special bowls and plates then stick to the magnetic surface with a fir grip. Did we mention it has an easy to clean, removable foam seat and three adjustable height positions? POV

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DIY

Giant Lawn Jenga

Ladder Toss Find supplies around your house (like cabinet knobs and dowel rods) to turn into a ladder toss game that you’ll find yourself playing for years to come.

Wtaste of summer weather outside?

hat’s better than enjoying the final

Soak up the sun by playing a strategic game the whole family can enjoy. This game is fun, easy to make and allows for the entire family to join in the fun.

WHAT YOU NEED:

• An outside area • 54 10.5” pieces cut from 2 x 4 boards • RIT Fabric Dye (optional) HOW TO MAKE IT:

Cut the 2 x 4” board into 10.5” pieces

and sand each piece so that they slide against each other easily. If you want to take it one step further and dye the pieces different colors, you can. Just use the instructions on the box of RIT. To set up Jenga, stack the blocks three at a time so the pieces form a square when you look down at them. Each person takes a turn removing a block from the square and putting it on the top of the stack. Whoever makes the tower fall first loses.

Cornhole Game Visit pinterest.com/povmag to find these DIY projects and more!

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Spice up an outdoor party by turning old pallets into a fun game of cornhole for friends and family using solely your amateur carpentry skills. POV

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The Observer

Laugh or Cry? D It’s 11 at night, and I find myself ear Aden,

unable to sleep ... my body is exhausted, but my mind reels with thoughts of today. Mostly I keep thinking about you.

You elicit such strong reactions from me.

Tonight’s bedtime routine was fairly typical. All four of you were showered, jammies on, and almost ready for bed.

But just before the lights went out, you tried closing the door to your bedroom, and you smashed Lucy’s fingers in the door. Three of her right hand fingers were caught in the wedge of space between door and wall. In her hurry to remove her hand, she ripped skin, causing even more damage.

She was silent for several seconds, swallowing a huge gulp of air before letting out an explosive scream of agony.

In the few seconds of silence after the initial release, I heard another cry.

I gathered Lucy in my arms, bringing her with me to where you were unleashing a torrent of tears. You had shoved your head between the crack between the couch and the wall. Overwhelmed by the task of holding still-sobbing Lucy and attempting to comfort you, I sat down on the shaggy carpet in your

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bedroom and just waited until you came to me for solace.

You didn’t.

As I realized your grief over your sister’s injury, I tried to let you know that it was a simple accident. Your inconsolable anguish melted my heart, and tears welled up in my eyes.

To feel other’s pain so intensely is such a gift. Through my tears, I wanted to protect you from ever losing such a passionate sensitivity to others. I tried to find the right words to express that your tears were ok, but Lucy had well quit crying before you could control yours.

The other night, as we took turns praying before bedtime, for Eli’s poison ivy to heal, and Bella’s scratch, you insisted we needed to all gather around you and lay hands on you and pray.

When we asked what was wrong, you immediately inspected your flawless five-year-old body, clad only in Superhero underwear. Finding nothing as obvious as a “bo-bo”, you had to improvise.

You pointed to your chest, asking us to pray for your “boops.” Stunned, your dad and I gaped at each other, wondering what we should do? Do we pray for “boops” that don’t really need prayer?

The decision clearly wasn’t ours to

make. Before we could utter our parental “yay” or “nay,” the other kids had already gathered around you as you lay on your bed.

Daddy and I bowed our heads, closed our eyes, and shook with laughter. Tears streamed down both our faces, at the hysterical nature of the prayer. Your smug smile stayed on your face through all the long drawn-out minutes of Bella’s prayer. I think you were happy that the child who we think must have the longest prayers of any four-year-old in history had chosen to pray for you.

By the time she said her final amen, you were ready to go to bed. Your “boops” were fine you announced. It seemed to be a true miracle. An instant healing if I ever saw one.

Oh, Aden. I laugh with you. I cry with you. I love you. POV JAIME DISHMAN wrote this

letter exactly four years ago to her son. At the time, she intended to maintain an amazing blog of letters to her children. Life happened, and the blog sputtered out. Her new blog at gratefullybroken. com debuted this month, and she invites you to join her there.

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pa With every painting she does, Chauvin native Kassie Voisin strives to provide people of all ages with a way to let their imaginations run wild.

Whether it’s a space station for the laser tag arena at Pinocchio’s Pizza Playhouse, inspirational quotes and welcoming messages for a school, or a detailed depiction of Cinderella’s Castle for a child’s bedroom, Kassie prides herself on painting dreams with her large-scale custom murals.

Kassie quit a full time job as a medical assistant about a year ago to pursue what was a simple hobby full time with her business, Murals by Kassie. Admittedly not much of an artist growing up, making the leap to pursuing the creative outlet full time was big step for the muralist.

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“I never went to school for this, and I actually almost failed my art class in high school,” she explains as she puts the finishing touches on a bayou scene which greets guests who visit Cut Off resident Debbie Cheramie’s home.

This lack of formal training, however, hasn’t stopped Kassie from finding success in her art. In fact, the leap of faith has brought her to nearly 100 doorsteps in the last year.

Inspired by her faith and her husband Caleb’s encouragement, Kassie jumped right into the mural scene by painting for free and building her portfolio. Kassie received a few jobs initially, but requests really started to flood in when she used her GoPro to film a time lapse of her work. The video received over a million YouTube hits in the initial few days of posting and shortly thereafter, she began receiving calls from both locally and as far away as New York and San Francisco.

That’s what really got me started,” she remembers. “I was painting a Dr. Seuss mural, and people loved to see the behind the scenes aspect of what I was doing.”

When it comes to painting, Kassie draws inspiration from the story behind the person she’s painting for. It’s those personal touches, she says, that make each piece so heartwarming to create.

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of an eye injury so I was able to paint a huge pirate mural so that he could see it’s cool to wear an eye patch. There’s so many different awesome stories and reasons behind why my customers want certain murals,” she says.

With so many heartfelt pieces scattered throughout the area, it is easy to understand how hard it could be for the muralist to pick her favorites. Two that have stuck with her, however, are a beautiful bayou scene in Cut Off nd the space station for the laser tag arena at Pinocchio’s.

It’s special to be able to travel, but to be in Lafourche and Terrebonne and meet your neighbors that you’ve never met is even more special.

KASSIE VOISIN

Though she loves traveling, it’s those murals in local homes and businesses, she says, that are the most impactful.

“I started with local places because I really want to be able to reach out to our local community,” she explains. “It’s special to be able to travel, but to be in Lafourche and Terrebonne and meet your neighbors that you’ve never met is even more special.”

That love for local work grew by leaps and bounds when Kassie was named a vendor for Lafourche Parish schools, with plans in the works to become a vendor in Terrebonne Parish as well. Inside the schools, Kassie creates a colorful mix of inspirational quotes and school-themed images like East Houma Elementary School’s tiger to inspire students and get them ready to learn.

“In Village East’s library, I painted a forest scene around the library with all of the characters from children’s books like the Gingerbread Man and the Three Little Pigs,” she shares.

“Whenever the kids see these characters, they get curious and it makes them want to read the books. We were able to show them what they were missing out on.”

Being in the schools also allows her to share her story of struggling with art as a way to inspire these young students to follow their dreams and that nothing is out of reach.

As Kassie paints the final strokes on Debbie’s bayou scene, one of five she created in the home, the passion and care for what she creates is evident. Though she says rooms and places occupied by children tend to be her favorite places to paint, it’s the opportunity to create something customers will cherish for a lifetime that means the most to her. Each email and phone call received still shocks her, serving as welcome reminders of how blessed she is to be able to follow her passion wherever it may take her.

“I often quote the scripture, Jeremiah 29:11, ‘For I know the plans I have for you, plans to prosper, not to harm you.

Plans to give you hope and a future.’ I’ve learned that if I put my future in God’s hands, and just follow my dreams, he will work out the rest,” she explains. “And that’s what inspires me to keep going.” POV povhouma.com

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LET THEM EAT

SHRIMP

As time to head on down to Morgan

This time of year also brings in the fall shrimp season with the portion of state inside waters from the Mississippi/ Louisiana state line westward to the Atchafalaya River Ship Channel Buoy Line having opened on Aug. 15 and the portion of state inside waters from the Atchafalaya River Ship Channel Buoy Line westward to the Louisiana/Texas state line having opened on Aug. 22.

Licensed individuals will start bringing in delicious shrimp, and that means we get to do what we do best here in South Louisiana - cook!

CAJUN SHRIMP PASTALAYA

HOW TO MAKE IT:

we enter into September, it’s

City and celebrate the 81st Annual Louisiana Shrimp & Petroleum Festival. Louisiana’s oldest state-chartered harvest festival lasts four days with toe-tappin’ music and mouthwatering food. Aside from the continuous tunes and taste bud temptations, the festival also features a huge arts and crafts show and sale, a children’s village, and the traditional Blessing of the Fleet and water parade. And you can experience this all on Sept. 2-5 for free!

WHAT YOU NEED:

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1 T. extra-virgin olive oil 1/2 lb. shrimp, peeled and deveined 1/2 lb. Andouille sausage, diced 1/2 cup onion, coarsely chopped 1/2 cup red & yellow bell peppers, coarsely chopped 2 t. minced garlic 2 (14.5-oz.) cans diced tomatoes, not drained 1/4 cup water 1 t. dried thyme 1 t. dried basil 2 t. Cajun seasoning, or to taste 1 T. butter 1 green onion, sliced Salt, to taste Parmesan cheese 2 cups dry medium pasta shells, cooked

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Heat olive oil in a large Dutch oven.

Place shrimp in the pot and sprinkle with Cajun seasoning. Cook them about 5 minutes or until pink, then remove them and set aside. Add the sausage and brown it on all sides and then remove it from pot and set aside. Add the onion and bell peppers and cook for about 5 minutes, or until tender and wilted. Add minced garlic.

Stir in the diced tomatoes and 1/4 cup water; bring to a boil. Once boiling, add the sausage, thyme, basil and Cajun seasoning; return to boil, then reduce to medium low and cook for 5 minutes. Stir in cooked shrimp. Cook another 5 minutes to blend in the flavors. Stir in the butter and green onion. Taste, add salt and adjust Cajun seasoning as needed.

Serve over your cooked pasta shells. You can top this with Parmesan cheese.

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SHRIMP & OKRA GUMBO WHAT YOU NEED:

• 1 lb. fresh sliced okra or 2 boxes of frozen sliced okra • 1 T. oil to sauté okra • 3 T. vegetable oil • 3 T. flour • 2 cups seasoning blend (onions, bell pepper and celery) • 2 pounds fresh shrimp, peeled & deveined • 2-3 cups water • 1 bay leaf • 2-3 t. Cajun seasoning • Pinch or two of salt • Optional: 1 can of Ro*Tel Tomatoes

HOW TO MAKE IT:

You can either pan sauté your okra in a little oil or bake it to keep it from making your gumbo slimy. If you choose to bake your okra, spread out on a cookie sheet sprayed with cooking spray.

Spray them with a little olive oil spray and sprinkle Cajun seasoning on the okra. Place in a pre-heated oven at 350 degrees for approximately 20 minutes or until crisp. If you sauté them, place about a tablespoon of oil in a skillet, put heat to about medium-high. Sauté until stringy texture is gone and okra should be a light brown.

Slowly stir the flour into heated oil in a heavy cast iron skillet. Continue to stir until the roux is dark brown. Add onions, bell peppers and celery. Cook down until the onions are clear. Add your water, bay leaf, Cajun seasoning and stir well. Once this is mixed, add cooked okra. Cook slowly for about 45 minutes on very low, stirring often. Add water if necessary. Add shrimp and cook another 25 – 30 minutes, still on low.

Taste and adjust seasonings to taste.

Add a pinch or two of salt if necessary.

CEVICHE-MARINATED AND GRILLED LOUISIANA SHRIMP TACOS WHAT YOU NEED:

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24 jumbo Louisiana shrimp, peeled and deveined ¼ cup lime juice 1 cup cilantro, chopped 2 cups tomato juice 1 cup red onion, chopped 1 t. chili powder 8 corn tortillas ½ lb. red cabbage, shredded ¼ cup tomato salsa ¼ cup low fat sour cream

HOW TO MAKE IT:

Preheat grill or grill pan to high heat.

Mix lime juice, cilantro, tomato juice, onion and chili powder in a bowl. When fully mixed, add in the peeled and deveined shrimp, cover and refrigerate for 20 minutes.

Remove shrimp from marinade and place them on the hot grill. Cook until the shrimp are done, 4 to 6 minutes.

Remove shrimp from the grill and place them aside.

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B Inside, the timeless French country interior features antiques from all over the country that the couple has collected for years. A neutral color palette is brightened even more by natural light and a cathedral ceiling in the living room. The ceiling beams and built-in cabinets were painted by Heather Abadie to blend in. The kitchen was updated with new appliances, granite countertops and paint. The cabinets were painted and antiqued by Kayla Matherne to give them an updated look with a soft finish. The floors throughout the home were changed to a light porcelain tile in the living area and hardwood fl ors in the bedroom and dining room.

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ERICA SUAREZ Executive Director, Bayou Regional Arts Council

Tback in action, this time under the he Bayou Regional Arts Council is

leadership of executive director Erica Suarez. Originally from southwest Florida, Erica completed her undergraduate degree in psychology with a minor in visual arts at Loyola University in New Orleans. After living in New Orleans for 10 years, she moved to Mexico City, but eventually found her way back, this time to Houma.

“I’m happy to be back in Louisiana. I feel like Louisiana is more home to me than Florida ever was,” Erica says. “I also really like the community here and the fact I am raising two young children, my son who is 5 and my daughter who is 3, here. I find there are a lot of young families here doing the same.”

Erica started laying the groundwork for her future career after Hurricane Katrina, working for Catholic Charities

and their disaster relief efforts.

“I stayed on with them even after the recovery money was ending and became the director of three of their community centers,” she explains. “Because of this, I got a degree in Public Administration with a concentration in Non-Profit Leadership from UNO. I just felt like that was a time when all these non-profits were coming together for the first time to collaborate and try to meet the needs of the community. I really got a sense for liking the work of the non-profit sector.”

When Erica found herself back in Louisiana, she soon connected with a familiar face, Jonathan Foret, who serves on the arts council’s board.

“I actually knew Jonathan from school and when I saw the work he was doing with the [South Louisiana Wetlands] Discovery Center, I started volunteering.

I now sit on their board of directors,” she explains. “I became aware that [those now on the arts council board] were looking to maybe startup the arts council again for this region since it was defunct and hadn’t been in existence for a couple of years. I just thought that that would be a really great way for me to go back to work. I knew that I had at least the education to do it, just not necessarily the experience to start-up a non-profit from the ground up. But creative expression is very important to me and something that I am very passionate about. I knew that that would be something that would be a driving force too. I’m really grateful it came together the way that it did.”

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Council represents six parishes - Terrebonne, Lafourche, Assumption, St. Charles, St. John and St. James. Before that, the Bayou Region had been without representation for the past two years and all state funding had been managed by the Arts Council of New Orleans. It was decided that local organizations and artists could be better served by a regional arts council, familiar with the area and the programs and services needed.

“When I met the Board of Directors, I really felt like it was a great fit. We have a mix of board members too, where some are experienced and some are not.

Its really great because the people that are experienced are able to guide us but then we have people that don’t bring a lot of bad habits. We are just really wanting to genuinely provide this service to the community and do a great job.”

The Bayou Regional Arts Council is proud of what they have accomplished in just over a year. Their first fundraiser, Duckin’ Out for the Arts, held in April, was successful and provided Erica a great way to meet the community and the artists and organizations the council serves. Erica and the board are also working diligently to establish relationships to bolster the council’s services.

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procedures in place for an organization to run the right way and so we spend a lot of time laying a backbone for how this organization should operate,” Erica explains. “It was going back to the textbooks and figuring out what policies and procedures are necessary. And then also one of our first goals was to form a relationship with the state and become administrators of their Decentralized Arts Fund (DAF) again. We just finished our first panel. We had 22 applications throughout the region. It was really great to have the support and confidence of the state in our ability to take that over for New Orleans. They did a fine job, but its nice to have it represented from within the community again.”

Moving forward, the council is striving to remain relevant in what they do. Among its goals, the group has conducted community strategic planning sessions to get input from the community.

“We want to be a support as much as we can to the existing arts organizations, arts efforts, and artists…We do want to build off f what we learned from the organizations that attended our first sessions,” Erica says. “We really want to take the time to get to know the community. Being a mom of two small children, I see that a lot of events that are geared toward family and children

are well attended. I think it’s worth looking into. I feel like that’s a place where we can start.”

Another big part of what the council is concentrating on this year is figuring out where their funding sources are.

They are in the process of doing a membership drive and are currently focusing on charter members, those people that want to help the council gain traction in the community.

Raising her family here is another thing Erica is looking forward to. Life here in Houma is different that other places she has lived, but in the best ways possible. She aims to have her work build a piece of the community her family and others can enjoy for years to come.

“I just find that people are very family-oriented in the way they spend their time. Initially it was kind of difficult because in a bigger city its easier to make friends because everyone is out and about,” she says. “Here, people have so much family that live here, that’s how they spend their time. Luckily, with the kids, they get invited to birthday parties and we get to meet the bigger families.

But it’s also part of the reason I’m thankful to have this job – to have met some of these community-minded people to be able to have a place where I feel like I fit in.” POV

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Under the Scope

Why We Got Fingernails Rold Cajun couple on the front porch ecently, I found myself visiting an

of their home. After about three hours of conversation, the old man suddenly started talking in English and asked me, “Mais, why we got fingernails?”

Shockingly, I had no immediate answer. Kinda embarrassed, I murmured a distracting “Hmmm...” and then started to scratch my head—both physically and proverbially.

“Mais, you need fingernails to think?,” the old man asked incredulously.

“No,” I replied, “but you need them to scratch”. There are likely dozens of practical, no-nonsense, and simple answers to why we humans have fingernails.

To find such answers, I surveyed a group of the most practical, no-nonsense, and simple-answering people I know—elementary school kids. With school just starting, it would be a good time to talk to them about science, to try to recruit them to my college, and then finally to ask them the old Cajun’s question.

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Good answer—and a popular answer this time of year in PoV country.

6. TO BURY BONES. I’m not sure if this was an answer on behalf of their pet dogs or that we have a serious community problem on our hands. I realized later that I never explained that human fingernails and animal claws are not the same thing. Still, a creepy answer from a human.

5. TO PEEL FRUIT. A good answer and an homage to our fellow primates still living in trees. Happy to hear that kids are still eating fruit instead of stabbing a foil bladder with a straw to savor some artificially fruit-flavored fluid. At least I hope that’s what they’re doing. Maybe they’re just peeling fruit, perhaps to feed their pet dogs who can no longer find their buried bones.

4. TO REMOVE WOUND SCABS. Although an unsavory and unsanitary answer, I was amused at the ways survey kids tried to explain this. I deciphered that some were trying to use the French word “croûte” for “crust” and “bo-bo” for “wound.”

7. FOR SCRATCHING BUG BITES.

3. TO FINGERPRINT US. A very smart association because primates are unique among animals in having fi gernails as well as fingerprints.

2. TO CHEW WHEN SCARED. It is, of course, disheartening to hear that kids can get so scared that they chew away part of their body. But it’s practical and no-nonsensical: What else would a kid chew in a pinch? Maybe this is some sort of Freudian phenomenon they’ll naturally progress through. And I hope they scrub after any burying activity.

1. TO REMOVE DRIED NASAL MUCUS. By far the #1 answer, with 75% of respondents listing this reason in one form or another. Among a multitude of entertaining phonetic spellings, I found some of these new Cajuns using old mixed-French phrases, like “digging for crapauds” and others using “boogers,” which I think is Portuguese. POV

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Mmunity think the 2016 season will be special.

any around the Vandebilt Catholic football com-

With a talented core group of returnees off a eam which reached the quarterfinals in Division II a season ago, folks think this might be the year the Terriers make a deep playoff p sh and challenge for a spot in the State Championship Game.

But regardless of if games are won, trophies are earned or big-time games are played, the season will be special in the household of Adrian and Lesley Rios.

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That’s because the 2016 season will mark the first time their two sons – Vandebilt senior Alec and sophomore Drew – are able to share the gridiron in game competition.

The parents say they’re giddy for what’s to come.

But they’re not as excited as the brothers – both of whom say they will soak in and enjoy every, last second of time they spend together under Friday night lights.

“I think it’s going to be very special to play with my brother,” Alec says with a smile. “I know it’s something we’re looking forward to. We both love the game, and to be able to share the field and be on the same team is really, really special.”

“I can’t wait,” Drew adds. “We’ve wanted this for a while, and I know we’re both pumped up to finally get the chance to work together to try and help our team win.”

Natural Born Competitors This will be the first time Alec and Drew share a team in organized competition. But on the backyard playing fields, they’ve been going at one another their whole lives.

Alec says he and his brother have competed against one another their whole lives. Sometimes it’s been football. Other times, it’s basketball, baseball, video games, arm wrestling or whatever else brothers tend to do.

Regardless, Alec and Drew are fast to admit that a lot of their childhood was spent going toe-to-toe against one another in friendly competition.

“We’re always trying to one-up each other or try to beat each other at something,” Alec says. “We make the littlest things into competitions, and we do whatever we can to try and come out on top.”

“They’d always go at each other,” their father says with a laugh. “It’s the usual brotherly love. Drew would want to get after Alec to beat his older brother.

Alec didn’t want to let that happen, so he’d always do his best to stay on top.”

Looking back, the competitions may have paid huge dividends toward what’s happening in the present.

By battling one another, both Alec and Drew have become high-level athletes – players who both expect to start this year at the high school level.

Drew says Alec looks out for him at all times, and is constantly offering advice to his little brother for how to be better in certain situations.

“He helps me so much,” Drew explains. “He’s my role model. I look up to him. I feel like I have an advantage, because I get to see him experience things first, and by doing that, I know what to expect when it’s my turn. Alec is great to me. I look up to him so much. He knows that, too.” povhouma.com

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Alec agrees. He, too, says his little brother is whom he looks to for inspiration throughout sporting seasons.

“We push one another,” he says. “We make each other better. We do it together. Everything we do, we do together.

Everything we’ve ever done, we’ve done it together.”

Time to Shine For the Rios family, competition isn’t the house’s biggest passion, however.

Football is.

It’s the sport that the family has shared for their entire lives.

And the 2016 season will be a chance for the brothers to reap the benefits of years of hard work and dedication to the craft.

Alec is already a known commodity locally – one of the top returning linebackers in the Houma-Thibodaux area.

With a 5-foot, 11-inch, 190-pound frame, the older brother possesses the ability to play any linebacker position for Vandebilt in the fall. He was so good last year that he was named Second-Team All-District in District 7-4A. Alec’s strength is his ability to find the 44

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football and swarm to it. He’s the type of player who’s capable of making 10, 15 or something even 20 tackles any time he takes the field.

Alec says this past summer was his best one yet. He worked hard to get healthy after getting beat up a little as a junior.

The senior has been named to several “watch lists” for 2016, including recognition in the LA Football Magazine, one of the most reputable high school journals in Louisiana. He was also named to The Times of Houma-Thibodaux’s “Four to Watch” list before 2016.

“I definitely want to work on my strength – that’s my No. 1 goal,” Alec says. “I believe I have good speed for my size, so I want to work to get stronger so that I can have as big of a season as I can for my team.”

While Alec is a known entity, Drew is not – at least not yet. He’s still trying to make a name for himself on the local football scene, though he possesses a huge assortment of talent.

Drew is slightly smaller than his brother, though he says he’s still growing.

Standing just north of 5-foot, 10-inches

and weighing a little more than 180 pounds, the rising sophomore doesn’t have the frame his brother has – but by the time he’s a senior, he may.

“I’m catching up pretty quick,” Drew laughs.

He’s also catching up in ability – though he plays a different position.

Unlike Alec, Drew spends a lot of his time playing offense. In middle school, Drew was a quarterback – a dual threat weapon who hurt opponents with both his arm and legs. At the varsity level, Drew figures to be a ‘hybrid athlete’ – the type of player the Terriers will showcase in a variety of ways at multiple positions.

Alec says he’s seen his little brother on the field, and he’s more than capable of holding his own. Big brother says he thinks Drew is in line for a big season.

In Vandebilt’s preseason scrimmage against Riverside Academy, the sophomore caught a touchdown pass and made several other big plays.

“He’s very athletic,” Alec says. “He’s worked hard and he makes things happen when the ball is in his hands. He’s getting better every day.”

Though Drew may also play defensive back at times, it’s expected that the majority of the brothers’ action will be opposite of one another – meaning that they’ll be able to watch each other play every game.

When asked what it’ll feel like to watch his brother make a big play, Drew doesn’t mince words. It’ll be something he won’t soon forget.

“If he gets a fumble recovery or an interception, it’s going to be crazy,” Drew says. “It’ll be all celebration. I’ll want to run onto the field and jump on him.

That’s going to be something we’ll look forward to doing.”

It’ll be pretty special for the boys’ family, too.

Adrian says he can’t wait to see his boys share the field as Vandebilt Terriers. It’s something he, along with Lesley will always remember.

“It’s going to be special for us,” Adrian says. “It’s a day that we’ve looked forward to for a long time. Friday nights will be very special for the Rios family.

We can’t wait.” POV

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What’s in a Name?

MCardinals, oh my! But do you know their names? The majority of our favorite pep-rallying

ost of the Bayou Region is easily able to identify our high school’s mascots. Tigers, Gators,

friends have first names and even more interesting stories on how they came to be.

Terrebonne Tigers IDA TIGER

Terrebonne High School opened their doors as the Bulldogs in 1908, but the canine mascot didn’t stick. Sometime between 1918 and 1938, Terrebonne’s students began calling themselves the Tigers. According to alum Albert Dupont, many believe the mascot was named for the Louisiana State University tigers, who themselves were named for a regiment who fought in the war of northern aggression, named the Fighting Tigers. The first image of the Terrebonne mascot appeared in the yearbook in 1969.

E.D. White Cardinals T-DOUG

Decided on by student contest, T-Doug the cardinal’s name pays homage to Edward Douglas White, for whom the school is named. The cardinal goes back in history to Thibodaux College, a boys’ school. When the girls’ and boys’ schools consolidated into one in 1966 and became E. D. White Catholic High School, the traditions of the college were adopted. The costumed cardinal fi st appeared in 1982.

Ellender Patriots PATRICK AND PERRY

Ellender’s mascot was selected in a fittingly patriotic way – by general election. Students voted on the mascot they wished to represent their school. It is suggested that the school’s colors were selected to honor U.S. Senator Allen Ellender, for whom the school was named. Patrick was the original costumed mascot. When a new costume for Perry was purchased, rather than retire Patrick, the school decided to welcome both to the field. This year, Perry will take center stage.

South Lafourche Tarpons T-BOY

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Golden Bears, but the idea of a school color being brown or black wasn’t popular. That’s when the idea of the Tarpons began to gain traction and the school colors of blue and silver were confirmed.

Central Lafourche Trojans THE TROJAN HORSE AND TROY

When Central Lafourche High School opened in 1966, the University of Southern California was thriving. The tradition of the USC Trojan Warrior riding on horseback through the stadium was captivating to watch on TV, and early on, Central Lafourche adopted the horseback rider as their only mascot as well. A student rider galloped across the field waving the school flag. In 1997, the school also welcomed a fully costumed mascot, Troy, who could make appearances at indoor sports like basketball, pep rallies and away games.

Thibodaux Tigers TIBBY AND DEAUX

Thibodaux High School opened in 1912 following in the footsteps of Louisiana State University. The high school adopted the Tiger mascot, the school colors of purple and gold and the LSU fight song. The costumed mascot began appearing sometime in the late 1960’s or early 1970’s. Originally simply referred to as The Tiger, the current name came from a 200304 student mascot audition, in which the skit was titled “Tibby Da Tyga Goes Job Hunting”. The name stuck! Beginning in the 2007-08 school year, a second female tiger was introduced.

Her name is quite fittingly Deaux.

South Terrebonne GATORS

A costumed mascot first came on the scene at South Terrebonne High school just nine years after the high school opened its doors to the community of Bourg in 1961. The original costume consisted of a gator head crafted by the school’s art teacher at the time and the suit was created by the home economics teacher. It is believed that the idea to become the gators was a suggestion from the student body and

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the name stuck considering the swampy area most of them called home. Though he has no official birth certificate and therefore no name, students over the years have affectionately referred to the gator as Allie, Alphonse, and T-Boy.

H.L. Bourgeois Braves BEAU THE BRAVE

The fighting spirit is alive at H.L. Bourgeois and their tenacious mascot proves it. The school is named for Henry Louis Bourgeois, who worked at nearby schools before earning the job of Superintendent of Terrebonne Parish Schools in 1914 at just 27 years old. His tireless devotion and strive for excellence is evident in both the school name and the mascot, a Native American warrior known as Beau the Brave. As tales be told, a former mascot championed the idea that the mascot needed a name and the name Beau has stuck. As history shows these resilient men earned the moniker because of their honorable approach to battle, a tie-in that holds true today as the H.L. Bourgeois Braves take the field each Friday night.

Covenant Christian Academy Lions ROARY

Covenant Christian Academy, founded by First Baptist Church of Houma, opened its doors in the fall of 2007 as a K-8 school with 78 students. Since then, the school has grown into a K-12 school with over 515 students enrolled. In its growing stages, CCA has produced competitive teams in football, volleyball, basketball, baseball, softball, and track. You can be sure to find Roary the Lion roaming around at these athletic events.

Vandebilt Catholic Terriers TERRY

The Marianite Sisters of Holy Cross founded Vandebilt Catholic High School in 1870, with the Brothers of the Sacred Heart continuing the school’s operations. In 1983, the school opened the school year without a Marianite nun on staff or the first time in school history, and in 1992, the Brothers of the Sacred Heart gave up their administrative duties. One Brother remains on staff. t is not clear when the school adopted its Terriers moniker, but the beloved Terry can be seen at the many events throughout the year.

Houma Christian Warriors MORDECAI

The idea for opening Houma Christian School came during an out of state trip for Pastor Rene Monette. After passing a school sign in Texas, Pastor Monette told his wife that if he ever opened a school, he would name it Houma Christian School. This idea and desire led to the school being founded in 1984. The school’s mission is to be warriors for Christ, to make a difference in other people’s lives, and proclaim the word of Jesus, so the warriors mascot name is fitting for their cause. POV povhouma.com

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It’s the Bayou Festival first rocked the been five years since the Best of

streets of downtown Houma. In that time, the festival has maintained its intimate, upclose-and-personal vibe while growing into a two-day event most attendees agree can’t be missed.

Vendors offering everything from one-ofa-kind artwork to delectable scoops of ice cream line many of the downtown streets, a parade of toy alligators drifts down Bayou Terrebonne, and an all-out dash winds through festival grounds in a glowing display…that’s just a few of the sights you’ll see over the course of the festival.

And let’s not forget about the music. Festival organizers take pride in bringing the best local talent from throughout the Bayou Region and this year’s lineup features a healthy mix of familiar faces and newcomers ready to make your weekend one you won’t forget.

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The Jordan Anderson Ban From the ashes of one band comes The Jordan Anderson Band, a bluesy homage to what it means to be a south Louisianian. The frontman’s haunting vocals combined with soul-stirring melodies are set to captivate audiences when the group takes to Best of the Bayou Festival’s Chevron Bayou Boudin Stage at 1 p.m. on Sept. 24.

How the current outfit - Jordan Anderson (keys/vocals), Ethan Belanger (lead guitar), Tim Belanger (drums), Zach Blum (bass), Luke Cenac (rhythm guitar), and Matthew Meche (percussion) - came to be is a story that begins in the heart of Baton Rouge’s college community.

About three years ago, Jordan met Ethan in the Capital City and Ethan soon invited him to sit in on one of the jams for Dulac Smack, the rock predecessor to The Jordan Anderson Band that featured four of the current members.

During this time playing shows throughout the Houma, New Orleans and Baton Rouge areas, Jordan began writing songs with a more soulful and Americana taste. The raw and soulful sounds caught the ears of Ethan and Zach, so they suggested trying them out for a different project. In July 2015, the 50

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band recruited Tim, Luke, and Matthew, and thus was the beginning of The Jordan Anderson Band.

Since the group’s inception, the band has shared their talents with audiences through Louisiana, the Gulf Coast, and even Colorado. Building upon that momentum, the band released its first EP, “Tell It to the World”, in May to act as an introduction to the band’s new direction. South Louisiana culture influences the album heavily as the band pours rawness and conviction into each guitar strum, drum beat, and lyric.

“I wouldn’t necessarily say that the lyrics are inspired by southwest culture, but the music’s absolutely inspired by that,” Jordan explains of the three-track record. “All the greats from the area that feel conviction in their music are who we wanted to convey in this album. It’s always been in my blood to have Louisiana-type licks and blues. That rawness that came from New Orleans and spattered out to Houma, Thibodaux, Baton Rouge and Lafayette, that’s the type of music that we try to delve ourselves into.”

One of the tracks, “Where You Want To Go”, drives home the message of not fearing limits and doing what you think is right. The song was written on a two-

hour drive from Baton Rouge to Houma.

Though its a goal for many a musician, radio play isn’t the target for The Jordan Anderson Band. For them, it’s all about how their delicate lyrics and rhythms are interpreted when the group hits the stage.

“Our big motive is live music and what our live show is like,” Jordan explains.

“The culture has shifted to where there’s two separate entities: things you hear on the radio and things you pay to see live.

We’ve chosen to focus on our live show and display our passion and energy in those moments.”

And Best of the Bayou Festival isn’t the only time in the next few months audiences will get the opportunity to see the band live. After their set, they will return to Houma in October for the Acadia Music Fest in Thibodaux, a new event to benefit recently-formed non-profit organization, Upside Downs. In addition to road time, the band has also been working diligently on writing new tunes with some upbeat flavor. So far, the group has 13 songs written and is set to enter the studio to work on a full length album in the coming months.

However, Best of the Bayou comes up first on the band’s schedule and the band is looking forward to returning to the place most of the members once called home.

“We always love when we get to come back to Houma and play,” Ethan explains. “We’re normally playing in Baton Rouge and New Orleans, so whenever we get to play Houma, it’s always something special that we look forward to.”

For Jordan, playing locally is a great experience because he gets to play in his friends’ hometown and appreciate the culture. It’s also the place that embodies much of the sounds he strives to create with each song played.

“I don’t know what other little town could have such an awesome music festival,” Jordan adds. “It’s all tied into that southern culture of music where you only want the best, and that’s what comes out at Best of the Bayou..I grew up seeing the south as a mysterious land. Houma and Thibodaux are awesome, and you see that immediately.” POV

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best of the bayou WAYNE TOUPS THE REVIVALISTS BANDIT + MIA BORDERS RODDIE ROMERO AND THE HUB CITY ALL-STARS + CREOLE FOR KIDS & THE HISTORY OF ZYDECO + THE JORDAN ANDERSON BAND + JOSH GARRETT COLIN LAKE + TERRANCE SIMIEN AND THE ZYDECO EXPERIENCE + CREOLE STRING BEANS CAJUN MUSIC PRESERVATION SOCIETY + BRASS-A-HOLICS THE BAND COURTBOILLON + PAUL THORN + AYO THE HURRICANE LEVEE BAND + THE VETTES + BABY BEE

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All Velvet Everything

For months, stars have been decked out in everything from suits to floo -skimming gowns made of the luxe material.

Thicker cuts of the fabric are also thought to keep you warm, ideal for cooler weather.

ooler weather is right around the corner and with it comes a slew of new trends lining department store and boutique racks.

In preparation for the pre-winter season, PoV honed in on five styles that are both on-trend for the season and easily workable into an everyday wardrobe.

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Shine Bright

Metallics continue to be a hit for the holiday season, but this time around the results are a bit easier to work into an everyday wardrobe.

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Iconic Neckwear

As with plaid, everything in fashion eventually comes back around. Enter the choker. The close-to-the neck jewelry piece simply couldn’t be ignored on this year’s Fashion Week runway.

Blushing Hues

Fall doesn’t have to mean swapping tropical colors for darker alternatives. Fresh palettes like rosy pinks add a soft touch to this season’s styles. Find the pretty pastel in both women’s and men’s departments this season.

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Mad for Plaid

No, your teenage dreams of grunge music and flannel aren’t coming back to haunt you. The classic pattern is getting a reboot in everything for dresses to tops. Men’s tops are also flanke in the iconic print.

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The Raconteuse on the Bayou Melissa Duet

Channing Candies

Sinterpretations of Louisiana’s most beloved entrees

heets of thick white sketch paper filled with intricate

and childhood toys line the walls inside Cut Off ative Alexis Braud’s studio, a small red hideaway along the banks of lower Bayou Lafourche.

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The mother of three spends most of her days in this tiny sanctuary, with her two youngest tinkering with toys near her easel setup. Once her oldest returns from school, she’ll often join Alexis as well, picking up some charcoal on occasion and doodling away on nearby scratch paper, something the painter and illustrator says helps her come up with new ideas.

Alexis found her way to art by way of boredom. A self-proclaimed nerd growing up, she almost always had her nose in a book, whether one of her own choosing or one plucked from her mother’s children’s book collection. She eventually decided to move her love for literacy and creativity to a hobby.

“You get a lot done when you’re from a place where there’s nothing to do,” she laughs as she takes a seat surrounded by her work, which lines most of the walls in the space. “There weren’t Barnes and Nobles when i was in high school. I would read books on the floor of the B. Dalton bookstore in the Houma mall like everybody else. I was always a nerd and I was always creative, but I don’t consider myself to have completed my first painting until I was 23.”

After a stint at Louisiana Tech University in Ruston, Alexis found herself in a few jobs that paid the bills but didn’t inspire her. When the Great Recession hit in 2008, Alexis was left considering heavily just how she could use her talents to make a living.

Before long, Alexis found herself back in Cut Off, ontemplating the Peace Corps or going back to college. In the end, the art department at Nicholls State University won out, marking the beginning of the artist’s shift to professional work.

Though she admits she “didn’t do art school very well,” it did cultivate the confidence she needed to begin working art markets and getting her work out to the masses. This drive, in fact, is what landed her most recent children’s book, “Parade”, on the desks of executives at Gretna-based Pelican Publishing Company.

“It was a lady that had been in my booth a couple of years ago,” she remembers of the phone call from Pelican. “She remembered my work and asked if I might be interested in writing a book.”

The 32-page tome, released in January, follows one little mouse who one day decides he doesn’t want cheese and he doesn’t want lemonade. He wants a parade and recruits all the animals in town for an unforgettable spectacle. Roughly 152 animals were created for the book, the product of six stories Alexis drew up in honing in on the concept of “Parade”.

What sets Alexis’ work apart in the world of children’s fiction is the highly intricate illustrations, detailed imagery that speaks for itself despite the whimsical storytelling that fills the pages.

“It’s very illustrative and narrative. It’s got stories behind it.

That’s something I’ve always fostered. I’ve always wanted to do storytelling through visuals. Making a children’s book is the ultimate form of that.”

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“Every once in awhile, there’s a zing,” she explains. “I don’t know how else to describe it…I can spin a yarn like that.

My daughter will regularly say, ‘Mommy, tell me a story.’ The other day, she asked me, ‘Mommy, tell me a story about where dogs come from.’ I told this big, long story about lonely people in the night and they needed somebody to protect them. Half NOVA, half PBS. It comes really easily.”

That knack for storytelling is also a product of her raising, an inherent skill the artist easily weaves into her intricate images.

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explains. “Being Cajun is a big part of my identity as a storyteller. It’s hearing the stories from the older people. It’s, ‘I don’t care if the TV’s on. Let’s just retell the same story about the time Paw Paw fell in the marsh a million times.’ That’s part of being down here. Northerners don’t do that.”

From the stories created, often inspired by the native stories told time and time again up and down the Louisiana bayous, Alexis sketches a rough draft of the story into a dummy, ensures the story is told with and without the words on the page, and then creates fullscale illustrations.

And each person that becomes part of Alexis’ world, from strangers on her past travels to her own children, have the ability to make their way to her works.

It’s the slightest glance, a silly costume, or a particularly peculiar accent. Anything and everything could be the spark for what could wind up on the pages of the book your children may one day hold in their tiny hands.

“I’ve met people that, to me, were always storybook characters,” she explains. “So when I meet other people, anybody, they could be a storybook character. You just don’t know. It’s what mask they are wearing.” POV

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3-Course Connoisseur

The Vintage Café The scarf down your food and run out the door. If a litlunch hour is typically a hurried affair. Sit down,

tle slower pace and time to visit with friends on are the menu for your escape from the office, The Vintage Café welcomes you to pull up an antique seat and relax. Tucked inside a house-turned-business on the bustling corner of Main Street and Enterprise in Houma, The Vintage Café reminds us of

dinnertime at Maw Maw’s house. Mismatched chairs and wellloved dining tables are scattered throughout three rooms of the house. Any room could easily be transformed into a quiet place for a business meeting or a group lunch. The outside patio also features a deck with several tables for those times when you can’t pass up the opportunity to enjoy lunch in the cool shade.

LUNCH SPECIAL

The cafe offers daily lunch specials in addition to its full menu. The green bean casserole and stuffed bell pepper special, for example, is hearty and heartwarming. Tasting just like your momma would have made it, both are seasoned well and done right. The lunch special portions are also a great size, leaving diners full and happy at the end of the meal.

Dessert: BREAD PUDDING

Appetizer:

FRIED PICKLES WITH RANCH DRESSING $4

The fried pickles are the perfect precursor to any meal at The Vintage Café.

These don’t run the risk of being overly salty like many fried pickles do and were breaded just enough to give it the perfect crunch. Dunk these in the provided ranch dressing for a satisfying bite while waiting for your main course to arrive.

Main Course: VINTAGE GARDEN SALAD $10

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mix as a bed of greens, topped with fresh pineapple, strawberries and blueberries.

The salad is finished off ith a sweet poppy seed dressing. This large salad makes a great meal that is both filling and a departure from your usual fare.

CLUB SANDWICH $9.25

To be honest, the Ciabatta bread is what makes this sandwich so special. The soft bread is triple toasted and holds the layers of meat and cheese inside perfectly.

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The bread pudding at The Vintage Café is the perfect way to end your meal on a sweet note. Rich and decadent, it’s a can’t-miss item on the menu.

Other items of interest on The Vintage Café’s menu include the appetizer crawfish and meat pies, BLT on Ciabatta, and the Crab Burger on Ciabatta. The kids’ menu also includes a delicious grilled cheese according to a pint-sized diner we visited with on our trip. If a change of pace is what you seek and home cooked is what you crave, give The Vintage Café a try. POV

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A Vue from the Vine

Spanish Sipping

Behind the Brew

What the Zwanze?

Sbrate Zwanze Day, a day to honor one of the last Lambic ince 2008, beer drinkers have joined together to cele-

TSpain is best known for super quality value priced reds,

his month we will review some white wines from Spain.

but the country also produces great quality white wines as well. In general, the style of most Spanish white wines are clean, dry wines with citrus and mineral flavors that will work great with seafood dishes. Here are a few great selections available at Cannatas:

Cune Rioja Monopole White 2015 $13.99 WINE SPECTATOR RATING 90

This wine comes from one of the top wineries in Spain.

The wine is fresh and crisp with bright acidity and flavors of pear and citrus fruits. The finish is juicy and crisp with mineral notes. A superb Spanish white that will drink well over the next 2-3 years.

Bodegas Muga Rioja White Barrel Fermented 2015 $14.99 Another great white from a top Spanish producer. This wine is crisp and fresh with flavors of green apple and citrus. On the palate, the fruit flavors are accompanied by mineral notes. The wine finishes crisp, dry and focused.

Bodegas Shaya Arindo 2015 $10.99 Shaya winery brings us the great, easy drinking valuepriced white. The wine starts clean and fresh with firm acidity that mix with flavors of citrus, pear and melon. This easy drinking wine fi ishes focused with mineral notes characteristic of Spanish whites. POV LANE BATES is the wine and spirits specialist

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brewers in Brussels, Cantillon. Formed by Paul Cantillon and his wife Marie Troch and run with fourth generation master brewer Jean-Pierre van Roy, the brewery is known for its traditional brewing of Lambic beers, or those openly fermented in large open air vats.

What makes this beer so special is that while many brewers use a carefully guarded strain of yeast to produce their pours, Lambic beers are created with naturally located wild yeast strains and bacteria. Most of these beers take over two years to ferment and then spend a year or more conditioning in the bottles.

So…what exactly is Zwanze, anyway?

Zwanze is a flemish word which translates to “joker” or “humor”. Each year during the fall season, Cantillon produces a very limited supply of beer released exclusively in jest to select pubs and bars around the world.

Many seasoned craft beer drinkers may have never heard of Zwanze Day and even fewer have had the chance to taste this limited beer release. In 2016, just 28 U.S. locations will have a keg, a blend of raspberry and blueberry with a hint of vanilla to offset the tartness. All of the kegs will be tapped at 9 p.m. Brussels time (2 p.m. in Louisiana). There will also be a ceremony led by Jean Pierre van Roy at a pub in Brussels, which can be viewed online.

If you are intrigued and wondering what this once a year beer hype is all about, you’re in luck as one of the 28 kegs will be tapped on Oct. 1 within driving distance from the local area. The Avenue Pub, located on St. Charles Street in New Orleans, is set to serve the 2016 Zwanze Day beer and as an added treat, will sell various Lambic beers which have been collected and cellared. Tickets are sold to get a taste of the beer so arrive early to ensure your glass. Even if you miss out on the Zwanze beer, the others being served are worth the trip to enjoy and explore. POV

DWAYNE ANDRAS is a home brewer and self-taught

beer expert in continuous search of the perfect pint. Chat with him about your favorite brew at DWAYNE.ANDRAS@GMAIL.COM.

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Bon Appétit

Grilled HoneyTeriyaki Chicken Tand surprise your friends or family his is the perfect recipe to impress

with for dinner. Simple to make but delicious to eat, this grilled honey-teriyaki chicken is worth the wait by the grill.

What You Need: 1 whole chicken, cut into 10 pieces FOR THE BRINE:

• 2 cups water • 1 cup light brown sugar • 1/2 head garlic, unpeeled • 4 slices fresh ginger root, gently bashed to open up • 2 T. kosher salt • 8 sprigs fresh thyme FOR THE GLAZE:

• 2 cups teriyaki sauce • 1/4 cup honey • 1 large (1-inch) piece fresh ginger root, sliced and bashed to open up • 1 head garlic, halved crosswise • 1 t. toasted sesame oil, plus 1/2 cup • Freshly ground black pepper • Scallion threads, for garnish • Toasted sesame seeds, for garnish

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How to Make It: Start the brine by combining all of the brine ingredients in a large resealable bag and swirl to dissolve the sugar. Add the chicken to the brine and refrigerate for one-two hours.

During this time, preheat grill to low-medium heat.

For the glaze, combine teriyaki sauce, honey, ginger, garlic, and 1 teaspoon of sesame oil in a small saucepan over medium heat. Simmer until rich and slightly reduced.

Remove chicken from brine and pat dry. Discard brine. Add the chicken to a large mixing bowl, drizzle with 1/4 cup toasted sesame oil and season with ground black pepper. Toss to coat and cook on low-medium grill for 17-20 minutes per side until cooked through.

Baste with teriyaki glaze for the last 5-7 minutes of cooking. Serve garnished with scallion threads ( fi ely sliced scallions cut on the bias, or roughly 45 degree angle, soaked in ice cold water), and toasted sesame seeds.

If you’re feeling creative, serve this dish in a carved-out half a pineapple. POV

JEFF THIBODAUX is a Keller Williams Agency realtor with a passion for cooking. He has won numerous local awards for his soup, gumbo, jambalaya and more. This particular dish earned him top honors for best chicken and best overall dish at the CASA of Lafourche Grill Master Cook-Off in June.

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We Support a Healthier Future

by Laura Gros, Patient Care Coordinator

A Test Worth Taking Ffootball season has fi ally arrived, all is right around the corner and

which means September is upon us.

Th s month is National Prostate Health Month, the time that health care providers raise awareness of prostate cancer and encourage men to talk to their doctors about getting screened.

Most of us know when our favorite football team is playing, but many don’t know that prostate cancer is the most common non-skin cancer and the second leading cause of cancer in American men. In the usual time it takes to watch a football game, it is estimated that 67 men will be diagnosed with prostate cancer and 10 men will die from it.

Fortunately, prostate cancer is one of the most treatable malignancies if it is caught early. Although there is no universally agreed-upon plan for its

detection, diagnosis, and management, prostate cancer screenings offer an opportunity to catch the disease in its early stages when it is potentially curable or when less aggressive treatments can be used to possibly eliminate some of the expected side effects.

The American Cancer Society recommends that men, beginning at age 45 for high-risk and age 50 for average risk, have a discussion with a physician who can review the pros and cons of testing and make a decision based on individualized risk. If a man decides to screen, it is important for him to know that screening is not a diagnosis; it is a test only. Prostate Specific Antigen (PSA) blood tests and the Digital Rectal Exam (DRE) provide valuable information to men and their doctors, but these tests are not a conclusive diagnosis. Abnor-

mal results are a “red flag” that a prostate biopsy may be needed to check for prostate cancer. If treatment is needed, there are several options available; risks and benefits of each option should be discussed in detail with a physician.

So, what can you do? Talk with your doctor about scheduling a prostate screening. Maintain a healthy lifestyle by getting enough exercise, eating a well-balanced, healthy diet, and avoid excessive alcohol use and smoking to aid in reducing cancer risk in general.

Know the risk and spread the word.

Together we can tackle prostate cancer.

The Cancer Center of Thibodaux Regional will offer free prostate screening PSA tests on Sept. 14 in Thibodaux from 5-7 p.m. and on Sept. 15 in Galliano from 1-3 p.m. POV

For more information or to register for a screening, call the Cancer Center of Thibodaux Regional Medical Center at 985.493.4008.

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FitMind

Confidence Breeds Confidence you just love to be around someone who is Don't confident? Not overconfident - just an earned self-

confidence. They are usually poised, hopeful and positive.

With a sense of certainty, they know their strengths and weaknesses.

A simple definition of the word confidence includes the emotion of faith. The Latin word “fides” is interpreted as having to do with being faithful.

Confidence is also defined to include being certain in your own abilities and having trust in people, plans and the future. Over one hundred years ago William James, who taught psychology at Harvard University, wrote that the reason so many people never fulfill their potential is not because of a lack of intelligence, opportunity or resources, but a lack of belief, or faith, in themselves. Confidence is about the thoughts we think and the actions we take. Success in completing a task will raise confidence.

An action step to build confidence is to realize that you are in control of your thoughts. Pessimistic thoughts come to everyone. Dr. Daniel Amen, who wrote the book “Change Your Brain, Change Your Life”, discussed ANTS (Automatic Negative Thoughts) and how, if not controlled, can be harmful to your brain and your confidence.

Confidence levels can be "shaken" and often tested. Do you want to get healthier, lose weight, break bad habits, achieve personal goals and improve your life? Surround yourself with confident people and work hard to remove the ANTS in your thinking.

Be certain in your faith in yourself. Don't quarrel with whatever happened in the past - you are not going that way.

The future is yours to create with confidence.

Become one of those confident people that you love to be around - a confident example of healthy living and a positive attitude. POV

DR. J. MICHAEL FLYNN practices at the Flynn Clinic of

Chiropractic in Houma. Call him at 985.855.4875 or visit DRMIKEFLYNN.COM.

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Rendezvous Want us to include your event in our calendar? Shoot an email to melissa@rushing-media.com and we’ll help spread the word.

Blessed by Downs Buddy Walk

Third Annual Autism Mini-Conference and Expo

Saturday, Sept. 10, 8 a.m.

Blessed by Downs, a nonprofit support group for caregivers of those with Down syndrome, hosts this fifth annual walk to raise money for the organization.

Following the walk, Velvet Sky performs and Dean Schouest serves jambalaya.

Thibodaux Police Department, Kona Ice, Sixth Ward Middle School cheerleaders, Roger’s Petting Zoo and more are also part of the post-walk activities. Cost is $35 for 5K and 1K, $18 for the 1K only, and free for participants with Down syndrome.

Where: Peltier Park, Thibodaux Contact: blessedbydowns.org

Ladies Night Out

Thursday, Sept. 15, 6:30 p.m.

The 10th Annual Ladies Night Out Gala, benefiting Mary Bird Perkins Cancer Center at TGMC, celebrates ten years during this evening of celebration and good times. The event includes a Cancer Survivor Fashion Show, Forks and Corks, and more. Tickets are $50 or $400 for a table of eight.

Where: Houma Terrebonne Civic Center, Houma Contact: mbptgmc.org/lno

Saturday, Sept. 17, 9 a.m.- 5 p.m.

Flood the Love Relief Jam Sept. 18, 12 p.m. - 11 p.m.

Show your love for musicians affected by the recent flooding at this jam session and all day-music event. Performers scheduled to appear are Heath Ledet Band, Velvet Sky, Southpaw, and Nonc Nu and Da Wild Matous. An open jam is also hosted.

Where: Beck’s, Raceland

Contact: https://www.facebook.com/ events/891334524305743/

Five Bayous Fishing Rodeo Saturday, Sept. 17, 12 p.m.- 5 p.m.

This light, saltwater fall fishing rodeo promotes the beauty and mysticism of the bayous in lower Terrebonne Parish.

Money raised benefits the Dulac Community Center. Cost is $20 for the regular division. Cash prizes are awarded to top finishers in speckled trout, redfish, drum, and leopard redfish. Scales open at 12 p.m. and close at 5 p.m.

Where: Houma Airbase Arena, Houma Contact: 985.563.7483, info@dulaccomunitycenter.org

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This third annual event is an all-day opportunity for parents and caregivers to learn more about helping those with autism. Presentations include ABA, a therapist and parent perspective, Autism 101, and a keynote presentation from social media sensation Frank Campagna, “Autism Daddy”. Complimentary lunch is provided and vendors are on hand to provide resources, products and free information. Please bring a new school supply item to benefit CASA of Terrebonne.

Where: Houma Municipal Auditorium, Houma Contact: bayouautism.org

Sanctus Series

Thursday, Sept. 8, 15, and 22, 7 p.m.- 8:15 p.m.

Th s evening of reflection and adoration invites everyone to come learn and pray with some of the spiritual masters of the Catholic Church. The event includes a 30-40 minute presentation followed by a half hour of Eucharistic Adoration.

Where: Cathedral of St. Francis DeSales Church, Houma Contact: 985.876.6904 POV

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Smarty Pants No Googling!

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Who was the lead singer of the 1970s rock band Joy Division, the English rock group behind the hit song “Love Will Tear Us Apart”?

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A Neptune B Jupiter C Uranus D Mars

A Jim Morrison B Ian Curtis C Bernard Sumner D John Lydon

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How many hockey players are supposed to be on the ice at one time during a game?

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A Six B Five C Eight D Three

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What is measured using a Richter Scale?

A Earthquakes B Hurricanes C Tornados D Humidity

Which of these is not largely considered to be the scariest movie of all time?

A “The Omen” B “The Shining” C “Halloween” D “Creep”

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What was the first planet to be discovered using the telescope, in 1781?

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In what state would you find Black Desert Rock?

A Arizona B Ohio C Arkansas D Nevada

What is the modern day equivalent of Dacia?

A Romania B Ireland C Iran D Morocco

Who released the 1980 album “London Calling”?

A The Kinks B Bob Dylan C The Clash D The Cure

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How many amendments have been made to the United States Constitution?

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What pseudonym did Mary Ann Evans write under?

A Margaret Atwood B George Eliot C John Steinback D Ayn Rand

The assassination of what man single-handedly triggered the start of WWI?

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A Tsar Nicholas II B Archduke Franz Ferdinand C Leon Trotsky D Mahatma Gandhi

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Who wrote the James Bond series of spy novels?

A Ian Fleming B Agatha Christie C Sean Connery D Arthur Conan Doyle

Which country invented the sauna?

A Iceland B Germany C Sweden D Finland

Which Shakespeare play is the movie ‘10 Things I Hate About You” based off?

A “Julius Caesar” B “The Taming of the Shrew” C “Romeo and Juliet” D “Much Ado About Nothing”

Sinologists study what?

Well, how’d you do?

A Chinese Culture B Music C Serial Killers D The Roman Empire

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D 5. A 6. A 7. D 8. C 9. D 10. A 11. B 12. D 13. B 14. B 15. A

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Did You Forget Your Pants?

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Scene In Terrebonne General Medical Center Honor The American Legion Post 31 recognized Terrebonne General Medical Center on Aug. 8 for its contributions to the Teenager of the Year program and Girls and Boys State programs.

STAN GRAVOIS, PHYLLIS PEOPLES, KAYLA DUTHU, WILLIAM LAUGHLIN GRACE V

Thibodaux High School Gives Back Coach Chris Dugas’ second period athletic PE class and other students at Thibodaux High School pitched in to coll, box up and load donations for those affected by the historic flooding throughout the state.

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21 Days of Prayer For 21 days throughout the month of August, Cross Church Houma hosted a moment of prayer at 21 locations throughout Houma as a way for the community to come together to pray for neighbors, parishes, government and service officials, and other intentions.

TERREBONNE PARISH SCHOOL BOARD

COTEAU VOLUNTEER FIRE DEPARTMENT

AMC THEATRES

Living Word Church Gives Back On Aug. 17, Living Word Church Outreach members visited Walker to help those affected by the recent flooding.

The group served lunch, played with local children and aided in the cleanup process.

TERREBONNE WATERLIFE MUSEUM

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Scene In E.D. White 50 Year Kickoff Edward Douglas White Catholic High School kicked off ts 50 year anniversary celebration on Aug. 19 with a mass and ceremony.

BROTHER PAUL MONTERO, S.C.

CURRENT STUDENTS AND FACULTY

Pierre the Pelican Visit DIOCESE OF HOUMA-THIBODAUX BISHOP SHELTON FABRE

The South Lafourche Biddy Basketball Summer Classic gave Houma-Thibodaux area kids a chance to play 3-on-3 basketball and hang out with New Orleans Pelicansmascot, Pierre the Pelican.

Aspiring Astronaut Visits Terrebonne Baton Rouge student and astronaut in training Alyssa Carson stopped by the Terrebonne Parish North Branch Library during the first week of August to tour the facility and donated a signed book.

She is the first person to complete the NASA Passport Program, where participants visit all 14 NASA Visitors Centers in the country. POV

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Look Twice Win a $50

Gift Card

Find the six differences in this photo from our feature on page 56. Drop off your answers along with your name and daytime contact number at the PoV offices 6160 W. Park Ave., Houma. Stuck at the office Fax it, 985.873.9009, or email it to us, melissa@rushing-media.com.

A winner will be picked by random drawing September 14.

The winner will receive a $50 Visa® gift card courtesy of Synergy Bank.

Congratulations to Nicole Kliebert for winning last month’s contest.

Courtesy of

Answers to last month’s contest 1 2 3 4 5 6

3M is flippe Missing 2 JB now blue Wood glue missing Extra wood Missing tape measure

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