Baker's Dozen II (Part 1)

Louisiana Parishes — and a city or town or place in that parish, with an attribute

  1. East Baton Rouge Parish — Baton Rouge, the state capital

Louisiana Parishes — and a city or town or place in that parish, with an attribute

  1. East Baton Rouge Parish — Baton Rouge, the state capital
  2. St. James Parish - Convent, the parish seat

St. James Parish is pretty much the only place in the world where Perique tobacco is grown. Perique is used in pipe tobacco blends. I’ve smoked such blends in my pipe before; they are excellent.

Louisiana Parishes — and a city or town or place in that parish, with an attribute

  1. East Baton Rouge Parish — Baton Rouge, the state capital
  2. St. James Parish - Convent, the parish seat
  3. Cameron Parish - Lake Calcasieu, best inshore fishing in all of Cajun country.

Louisiana Parishes — and a city or town or place in that parish, with an attribute

  1. East Baton Rouge Parish — Baton Rouge, the state capital
  2. St. James Parish - Convent, the parish seat
  3. Cameron Parish - Lake Calcasieu, best inshore fishing in all of Cajun country.
  4. Iberia Parish - Avery Island, home of McIlhenny Company of Tabasco sauce fame

Louisiana Parishes — and a city or town or place in that parish, with an attribute

  1. East Baton Rouge Parish — Baton Rouge, the state capital
  2. St. James Parish - Convent, the parish seat
  3. Cameron Parish - Lake Calcasieu, best inshore fishing in all of Cajun country.
  4. Iberia Parish - Avery Island, home of McIlhenny Company of Tabasco sauce fame
  5. Lincoln Parish — Ruston LA, home city of Louisiana Tech University, where NFL HOF QB Terry Bradshaw went

Louisiana Parishes — and a city or town or place in that parish, with an attribute

  1. East Baton Rouge Parish — Baton Rouge, the state capital
  2. St. James Parish - Convent, the parish seat
  3. Cameron Parish - Lake Calcasieu, best inshore fishing in all of Cajun country.
  4. Iberia Parish - Avery Island, home of McIlhenny Company of Tabasco sauce fame
  5. Lincoln Parish — Ruston LA, home city of Louisiana Tech University, where NFL HOF QB Terry Bradshaw went
  6. Lafayette Parish, one of three I lived in

Louisiana Parishes — and a city or town or place in that parish, with an attribute

  1. East Baton Rouge Parish — Baton Rouge, the state capital
  2. St. James Parish - Convent, the parish seat
  3. Cameron Parish - Lake Calcasieu, best inshore fishing in all of Cajun country.
  4. Iberia Parish - Avery Island, home of McIlhenny Company of Tabasco sauce fame
  5. Lincoln Parish — Ruston LA, home city of Louisiana Tech University, where NFL HOF QB Terry Bradshaw went
  6. Lafayette Parish, one of three I lived in
  7. Bienville Parish - Mt. Driskill, the highest natural point in Louisiana, 535 feet high

Louisiana Parishes — and a city or town or place in that parish, with an attribute

  1. East Baton Rouge Parish — Baton Rouge, the state capital
  2. St. James Parish - Convent, the parish seat
  3. Cameron Parish - Lake Calcasieu, best inshore fishing in all of Cajun country.
  4. Iberia Parish - Avery Island, home of McIlhenny Company of Tabasco sauce fame
  5. Lincoln Parish — Ruston LA, home city of Louisiana Tech University, where NFL HOF QB Terry Bradshaw went
  6. Lafayette Parish, one of three I lived in
  7. Bienville Parish - Mt. Driskill, the highest natural point in Louisiana, 535 feet high
  8. Caddo Parish — Shreveport, Terry Bradshaw’s hometown and the parish seat, and some 60 miles W of Mt. Driskil.

Louisiana Parishes — and a city or town or place in that parish, with an attribute

  1. East Baton Rouge Parish — Baton Rouge, the state capital
  2. St. James Parish - Convent, the parish seat
  3. Cameron Parish - Lake Calcasieu, best inshore fishing in all of Cajun country.
  4. Iberia Parish - Avery Island, home of McIlhenny Company of Tabasco sauce fame
  5. Lincoln Parish — Ruston LA, home city of Louisiana Tech University, where NFL HOF QB Terry Bradshaw went
  6. Lafayette Parish, one of three I lived in
  7. Bienville Parish - Mt. Driskill, the highest natural point in Louisiana, 535 feet high
  8. Caddo Parish — Shreveport, Terry Bradshaw’s hometown and the parish seat, and some 60 miles W of Mt. Driskil.
  9. Lafourche Parish - Golden Meadow, once the biggest speed trap in the state, if not the entire South

Lafourche is pronounced “Lah-foosh”

Is that, “lah-FOOSH”?

Yes, that is correct. Accent on the second syllable.

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Louisiana Parishes — and a city or town or place in that parish, with an attribute

  1. East Baton Rouge Parish — Baton Rouge, the state capital
  2. St. James Parish - Convent, the parish seat
  3. Cameron Parish - Lake Calcasieu, best inshore fishing in all of Cajun country.
  4. Iberia Parish - Avery Island, home of McIlhenny Company of Tabasco sauce fame
  5. Lincoln Parish — Ruston LA, home city of Louisiana Tech University, where NFL HOF QB Terry Bradshaw went
  6. Lafayette Parish, one of three I lived in
  7. Bienville Parish - Mt. Driskill, the highest natural point in Louisiana, 535 feet high
  8. Caddo Parish — Shreveport, Terry Bradshaw’s hometown and the parish seat, and some 60 miles W of Mt. Driskil.
  9. Lafourche Parish - Golden Meadow, once the biggest speed trap in the state, if not the entire South
  10. New Orleans (“Nawlins”) - a consolidated city-parish. Great music, food, architecture, history.

Louisiana Parishes — and a city or town or place in that parish, with an attribute

  1. East Baton Rouge Parish — Baton Rouge, the state capital
  2. St. James Parish - Convent, the parish seat
  3. Cameron Parish - Lake Calcasieu, best inshore fishing in all of Cajun country.
  4. Iberia Parish - Avery Island, home of McIlhenny Company of Tabasco sauce fame
  5. Lincoln Parish — Ruston LA, home city of Louisiana Tech University, where NFL HOF QB Terry Bradshaw went
  6. Lafayette Parish, one of three I lived in
  7. Bienville Parish - Mt. Driskill, the highest natural point in Louisiana, 535 feet high
  8. Caddo Parish — Shreveport, Terry Bradshaw’s hometown and the parish seat, and some 60 miles W of Mt. Driskil.
  9. Lafourche Parish - Golden Meadow, once the biggest speed trap in the state, if not the entire South
  10. New Orleans (“Nawlins”) - a consolidated city-parish. Great music, food, architecture, history.
  11. Iberville Parish - St. Gabriel, site of the oldest church in the state (built 1776)

Louisiana Parishes — and a city or town or place in that parish, with an attribute

  1. East Baton Rouge Parish — Baton Rouge, the state capital
  2. St. James Parish - Convent, the parish seat
  3. Cameron Parish - Lake Calcasieu, best inshore fishing in all of Cajun country.
  4. Iberia Parish - Avery Island, home of McIlhenny Company of Tabasco sauce fame
  5. Lincoln Parish — Ruston LA, home city of Louisiana Tech University, where NFL HOF QB Terry Bradshaw went
  6. Lafayette Parish, one of three I lived in
  7. Bienville Parish - Mt. Driskill, the highest natural point in Louisiana, 535 feet high
  8. Caddo Parish — Shreveport, Terry Bradshaw’s hometown and the parish seat, and some 60 miles W of Mt. Driskil.
  9. Lafourche Parish - Golden Meadow, once the biggest speed trap in the state, if not the entire South
  10. New Orleans (“Nawlins”) - a consolidated city-parish. Great music, food, architecture, history.
  11. Iberville Parish - St. Gabriel, site of the oldest church in the state (built 1776)
  12. East Carroll Parish - Lake Providence is the parish seat. Farthest northeast parish in the state; current pop. not quite 8,000

Louisiana Parishes — and a city or town or place in that parish, with an attribute

  1. East Baton Rouge Parish — Baton Rouge, the state capital
  2. St. James Parish - Convent, the parish seat
  3. Cameron Parish - Lake Calcasieu, best inshore fishing in all of Cajun country.
  4. Iberia Parish - Avery Island, home of McIlhenny Company of Tabasco sauce fame
  5. Lincoln Parish — Ruston LA, home city of Louisiana Tech University, where NFL HOF QB Terry Bradshaw went
  6. Lafayette Parish, one of three I lived in
  7. Bienville Parish - Mt. Driskill, the highest natural point in Louisiana, 535 feet high
  8. Caddo Parish — Shreveport, Terry Bradshaw’s hometown and the parish seat, and some 60 miles W of Mt. Driskil.
  9. Lafourche Parish - Golden Meadow, once the biggest speed trap in the state, if not the entire South
  10. New Orleans (“Nawlins”) - a consolidated city-parish. Great music, food, architecture, history.
  11. Iberville Parish - St. Gabriel, site of the oldest church in the state (built 1776)
  12. East Carroll Parish - Lake Providence is the parish seat. Farthest northeast parish in the state; current pop. not quite 8,000
  13. Evangeline - created 1910 and named in honor of Henry Wadsworth Longfellow’s narrative poem, Evangeline. Parish seat is Ville Platte.

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For April Fool’s Day: a quote, saying or title with the word “Fool”

  1. ‘The Fool On The Hill’, The Beatles

For April Fool’s Day: a quote, saying or title with the word “Fool”

  1. ‘The Fool On The Hill’, The Beatles
  2. “The fool doth think he is wise, but the wise man knows himself to be a fool.” - William Shakespeare

For April Fool’s Day: a quote, saying or title with the word “Fool”

  1. ‘The Fool On The Hill’, The Beatles
  2. “The fool doth think he is wise, but the wise man knows himself to be a fool.” - William Shakespeare
  3. “Fool me once, shame on – shame on you. Fool me – you can’t get fooled again.” - GW Bush

For April Fool’s Day: a quote, saying or title with the word “Fool”

  1. ‘The Fool On The Hill’, The Beatles
  2. “The fool doth think he is wise, but the wise man knows himself to be a fool.” - William Shakespeare
  3. “Fool me once, shame on – shame on you. Fool me – you can’t get fooled again.” - GW Bush
  4. “Fool for the City” - Foghat

For April Fool’s Day: a quote, saying or title with the word “Fool”

  1. ‘The Fool On The Hill’, The Beatles
  2. “The fool doth think he is wise, but the wise man knows himself to be a fool.” - William Shakespeare
  3. “Fool me once, shame on – shame on you. Fool me – you can’t get fooled again.” - GW Bush
  4. “Fool for the City” - Foghat
  5. “Ship of Fools” - Katherine Anne Porter

For April Fool’s Day: a quote, saying or title with the word “Fool”

  1. ‘The Fool On The Hill’, The Beatles
  2. “The fool doth think he is wise, but the wise man knows himself to be a fool.” - William Shakespeare
  3. “Fool me once, shame on – shame on you. Fool me – you can’t get fooled again.” - GW Bush
  4. “Fool for the City” - Foghat
  5. “Ship of Fools” - Katherine Anne Porter
  6. “Fool’s Overture” - Supertramp