You know something? I mock Louisiana a little bit, primarily because I'm from Texas and that's one of the things we do to places that aren't Texas (and even to places that are Texas because, well, Bronze Age Greece), but, with few exceptions, they definitely earn praise in the courthouse department. This is another lovely … Continue reading 294. Port Allen, West Baton Rouge Parish (LA38) →

So yesterday I got all personal about me, which is not my normal modus operandi. I am usually a riddle, wrapped in a mystery, inside an enigma, and smothered in secret sauce. I blame that Geocacher Ken guy. But that is not why you all read this. You read this for the geocaching and the … Continue reading Getting To Know All About You… →

So, a certain other geocaching blogger, a certain Geocacher Ken, asked (one might even say challenged) a bunch of other bloggers to participate in something called, aptly enough, the Get To Know Me Challenge (or, as the hashtag states, #gettoknowme, if you're into that entire Twitter thing). On one level, I think that the visibility … Continue reading And Now For Something Completely Different… →

I was still stuffing chicken cracklins in my face when I got here. A glorious example of art deco, I wish the place had been open. I don't usually feel a need to go inside (though, if I was doing this full time, I probably would spend some time photographing interiors at some locations), but … Continue reading 293. Opelousas, Saint Landry Parish (LA37) →

I ended up taking a small detour on the way here because I'm a sucker for a tank... I found this out in the back of beyond and stopped to take a look. Yes, it's only a Sherman and there are a lot of these and other decommissioned hardware at similar places, but sometimes you … Continue reading 292. Ville Platte, Evangeline Parish (LA36) →

My only regret here is that I could not capture the tower/dome thingie very well. That said, I don't see any other photographs that do a very good job of capturing it either, so I don't feel too bad about it. As for the dais here, I'm not entirely sure if it's a recent thing, … Continue reading 291. Crowley, Acadia Parish (LA35) →

I swung by the courthouse the night I arrived and I thought it was illuminated enough for a photograph so I took it. Looking back, it's not the best, but it'll do. It's suitably functional, too, so I don't exactly feel that a lot of interesting detail or a sweeping sense of beauty is lost. … Continue reading 290. Lafayette, Lafayette Parish (LA34) →

I'm glad I have an umbrella because I was visited by some more of that Louisiana water, this time from a skyward direction. I took my customary walk about to find that Marksville is quite the historically pivotal locale, both from a Texan perspective... ...(fun fact: this is not only the fight that made James … Continue reading 289. Marksville, Avoyelles Parish (LA33) →

So this turned out to be another one of those confusing courthouses where it wasn't entirely apparent which side was the front or the back. I fell back on my rule of thumb that the flags were going to be at the front and photographed accordingly. I guess, in hindsight, I could have gotten the … Continue reading 288. Harrisonburg, Catahoula Parish (LA32) →

St. Joseph is a tiny, drab town. There's no nicer way to say it. It is not the most populous community in the parish because it is short by 11 people. It's also one of the poorest parishes in a state full of poor parishes. This probably is the grandest building in town. Anywhere else … Continue reading 287. St. Joseph, Tensas Parish (LA31) →