Ascension Magazine

Ascension Parish Bicentennial Celebration
I must have written the word "BICENTENNIAL" over 1,000 times in the last 7 months. But, until now, I really haven't thought about what the word means and I'm not talking about the definition in the dictionary. To me, it means so many things - history, development, struggle, success, goals, dreams, pride, hardship, beauty, accomplishment and so much more. This year, Ascension Parish will be celebrating a milestone. It was 200 years ago that this Parish was born. Here is a little overview of its history: Ascension Parish lies on both banks of the Mississippi River and has a diverse culture... French, Acadian, Italian, Spanish, German, African, English, Native Tribes, Canadian, Canary Islanders and more. More

THOUGHTS FROM BULLY: Hind Sight's 20/20

Have you ever done something flat out dumb. You know, an event, that sticks with you for a lifetime. An event that immediatly after you said it, did it or smelt it causes an embarassment?

Back in 1965 I learned one of the biggest lessons there is to learn.

At the very impressionable age of 10, I fell in love with my 5th grade school teacher. Her name was Miss Scott. She was young, cute and most of all short. As a growing 10 year old, approximatley 4' 11" tall. I was at least 2 inches taller than her and could imagine in my feable young brain of mush that I had a chance to be her boy friend. What a dope I was. My crush blinded me to all reason and I just knew she was the woman for me. She wasn't like my former girl friend Norma Jean Courtney, who I experienced my first kiss from, in the garden, while playing penny-go-walking at my birthday party. Nor was she like Billy Ruth Ashley, who was every second graders dream but had coodies by the third grade. Miss Scott was really different. She had a car. More