Stories by author "Hoby Serrette": 4
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The Barrow Approach: A Lesson in Leadership
A young man from St. Francisville would join the Marine Corps in 1942. He would lead men through the jungles of China & Vietnam, and up frostbitten hills in Korea. Forty one years later, he would…
Nolan's Trace: A Good Horse is Worth an Earful
This is the story of Phillip Nolan- a horse wrangler who explored the Texas frontier, received a letter from Thomas Jefferson, and incurred the wrath of not one, but three Spanish Governors.
Pyook: A Nickname for Legacy
Born on June 26, 1960, Albert Berard grew up in South Louisiana listening to Cajun music and had sought to follow in the footsteps of his culture at a young age. By eleven years old, Berard had begun…
The Larose Link: An Underrated Connection
In October of 1961, the small town of Larose was met with an unusual kind of festivity. Jimmie Davis, a country-gospel singer turned Governor of Louisiana sang the popular songs "You Are My Sunshine"…