Mardi Gras In Calcasieu Parish

By Nola Mae Wittler Ross

"If a man insisted always on being serious, and never allowed himself a bit of fun and relaxation, he would go mad or become unstable without knowing it."

-Herodotus

 

Ask any five people what Mardi Gras means and you'll hear five different versions.

"It's a religious holiday."

"It has something to do with the Lent."

"It has kings and queens and king's cakes."

"It's beautiful pageants and fantastic parades."

"It's masking and costumes and lots of fun."

Louisiana Homes

If Walls Could Talk!

Text By Nola Mae Ross

Photography By Harold Mangum

 

$30.00

Louisiana Homes

If Walls Could Talk!

Text By Nola Mae Ross, Photography By Harold Mangum

So much of Louisiana's heritage is tied up in its beautiful old homes and buildings. This book presents photographs of 90 of these in Allen, Beauregard, Calcasieu, Cameron, Jefferson Davis and Vernon parishes. These homes personify the wide cultural range in Southwest Louisiana. With its photographs and backgrounds of original landowners, this book reveals distinct personalities, yet certain similarities, which, when blended together, make up our unique Louisiana Heritage.

Other Titles by Nola Mae Wittler Ross: Southwest Louisiana Veterans Remember Volumes I and II; Louisiana Homes, Volume II; Marsh Gator Mystery; Lost at Sea; Diaries of Louisiana Circuit Riders; Crimes of the Past; My Name is Shane and I Have a Mental Disorder; Airplanes for Breakfast; Food, Faith, & Family; Pioneers of Calcasieu Parish, Volumes I, II, and III; Marsh Music; Jean Laffitte - The Louisiana Buccaneer; Footprints of the Kilties; Cameron Pioneers; The Devastation of Hurricane Rita; Hurricane Audrey; Louisiana's Acadian Homes and Their History.

Louisiana's Acadian Homes and Their History

Text By Nola Mae Ross

Photography By Harold Mangum

 

$20.00

Louisiana Acadian Homes and Their History

Text By Nola Mae Ross, Photography By Harold Mangum

Other Titles by Nola Mae Wittler Ross: Southwest Louisiana Veterans Remember Volumes I and II; Louisiana Homes, Volume II; Marsh Gator Mystery; Lost at Sea; Diaries of Louisiana Circuit Riders; Crimes of the Past; My Name is Shane and I Have a Mental Disorder; Airplanes for Breakfast; Food, Faith, & Family; Pioneers of Calcasieu Parish, Volumes I, II, and III; Marsh Music; Jean Laffitte - The Louisiana Buccaneer; Footprints of the Kilties; Cameron Pioneers; The Devastation of Hurricane Rita; Hurricane Audrey; Louisiana's Acadian Homes and Their History.