Winn Parish

Butler Cemetery Little is known of Butler Cemetery except its location on Country Drive in Bourg on the left descending bank of Bayou Terrebonne. It is believed to hold about 10 old graves in a heavily wooded area. Dugas Cemetery Dugas Cemetery, on the former grounds of St. John the Baptist Chapel in lower Montegut, was once property owned by the widow of Jean Baptiste Dugas, Reynalda Naquin, and her son Eusebee. They donated the property in 1859 to the Roman Catholic Church for the…

field trip we went to three places; the first of these being the Calcasieu Parish Sheriff’s Forensic Investigation Unit. While we were there, the sheriffs on duty demonstrated to us how they dust for fingerprints, likewise the products they use to do so. Generally, they only use black dust to catch the print, but the dust comes in almost every color, as well as magnetic for easy clean up. Our second stop was the Calcasieu Parish Coroner’s Office, where we were shown a presentation on…

There is much depth to all forms of art, including poetry; poems offer a plethora of emotions and experiences at face value, but once more knowledge is provided, the entire perspective can change and create a deeper understanding for the reader. Katie Ford’s engaging and thoughtful poem, “The Vessel Bends the Water,” is a perfect example of this experience. The first couple of times I read the poem, I believed it to be about lost love through hardship. After briefly researching the author and…

dollars. While there were thousands of people who were pro slavery, there were some who thought it was inhuman and unethical to treat a person with that little respect. Elijah Parish Lovejoy was one of those who thought it was not. Abolitionist Elijah Parish Lovejoy, his church the Upper Alton Presbyterian Church,…

members. A lot of these assaults go unreported by the victims, and when victims do report the assaults, the facilities neglect to report them. Shane Bauer worked as a guard for Winn Correctional Center (Winn), a prison owned by the CCA in Louisiana in 2015. While at Winn, Bauer witnessed twelve stabbings within two months, but Winn only reported five stabbings for the first ten months of the year (Bauer). Bauer also reported…

When his father sold a large portion of their property to the Arkansas railroad, the Longs became one of the wealthiest families in the parish. Long’s mother pushed him towards a life in the ministry, even giving him money to attend a Baptist college, in Oklahoma, though there is no evidence showing his enrolment. For a while he worked as a traveling salesman for a few different companies…

arly years Carver was born into slavery in Diamond Grove, Newton County, near Crystal Place, now known as Diamond, Missouri, possibly in 1864 or 1865, though the exact date is not known.[8][9] His master, Moses Carver, was a German American immigrant who had purchased George's parents, Mary and Giles, from William P. McGinnis on October 9, 1855, for $700. Carver had 10 sisters and a brother, all of whom died prematurely.[citation needed] When George was only a week old, he, a sister, and his…