A Tennessee boy heads to Texas by Stanley Nelson
Peter Ellis Bean arrived in Natchez in 1800. He was 17, tough and adventurous.
Out and about with Jodie Bartmess
Opinions 07/17/19
Weekly Devotion 07/17/19
Hang him afterwards like a dog by Stanley Nelson
In November 1800, 31-year-old Philip Nolan led more than two dozen heavily armed men out of the American town of Natchez in route to Spanish possessions in Texas in search of wild horses.
Now You Know: Interesting Facts About Our Parish
“Sheriffs are now lobbying Louisiana lawmakers for a $4 per day raise for holding state inmates.
Out and about with Jodie Bartmess
It’s not the heat, it’s the humidity. Words we hear in the South when we’re sitting outside trying to enjoy a family BBQ. As Southern women we try to endure the heat gracefully and say, “we don’t sweat, we glisten.” But in all reality, we get sweaty and stink.
Black River Lagniappe By Alma Womack
When Nub, Doug, and I were children, July was the middle of summer vacation. Back then, we were out three whole months for summer, June, July and August, and the time seemed to stretch out forever.
We are a hopeful people By Leo Chappelle
It simply does not take thirteen people to run Catahoula Parish. We have two lawyers who tag-team the Police Jury meetings by alternating in attendance. We have two secretary/ administrators who, with occasional advice from the parish attorneys, actually do run the parish.
Love, marriage, lies and deceit by Stanley Nelson
In between horse-trading, secret dealings and fortune seeking, 30-year-old Philip Nolan became romantically involved in Natchez not long before he was killed in a shootout with the Spanish in Texas.
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