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Windell Curole Knows the Coast
We rolled back into Thibodaux the other day to interview Windell Curole, the now-retired longtime general manager of the South Lafourche Levee District—and a literal lifesaver for coastal Louisiana. Windell grew up fishing and trapping along Bayou Lafourche, learning its rhythms before levees even existed. In 1980 he took the helm of the Levee District;…
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JoJo and the Bistro
Way back when we were in Morgan City, we had the chance to talk with Jo Ann Blanchard, aka JoJo, who owns The Bistro and JoJo’s, two side-by-side restaurants on Front Street. She grew up right there and has seen many decades of changes, back to when the floodwall was small enough for kids to…
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Greig Chauvin Knows Morgan City
We were visited by the warm and wickedly smart Greig Chauvin, historian about town in Morgan City. Among her talents: author of a local Black history book, designer of walking tours and historical brochures, and a scintillating conversationalist. She dropped by Dotty bearing stories and unexpected truths—like the fact that in the 1870s, Morgan City…
