Jim Bradshaw
Twain and the Fourth of July
Tue, 07/05/2022 - 3:44pm
For some reason, when I begin to think about the Fourth of July, Mark Twain pops up in my head.
Columns
South Crowley Bakery (Robbins) demolished in summer of 1972.
Nuggets of Crowley History
Tue, 06/28/2022 - 12:55pm
In 1921, the J.B. Robbins & Sons bakery opened at 1001 S. Parkerson Ave.. Its founder, James Bradley Robbins (1864-1935) came to Crowley about 1903.
From the Opelousas Courier Newspaper April 19, 1890: L. Schnerb & Bro. advertised lots in Church Point for sale at a “Grand Auction” held Saturday, May 24, 1890.
A disappearing act: L. Schnerb & Bro.
Tue, 06/21/2022 - 1:27pm
The second largest commercial enterprise in 1890 Church Point was also its youngest. The Acadia and St.
Pollinators enjoy nectar from coreopsis, a perennial in Louisiana. Photo by Heather Kirk-Ballard/LSU AgCenter
Horticulture Hints
Tue, 06/21/2022 - 12:50pm
June is national pollinators month. Many enjoy observing butterflies or hummingbirds visit their gardens and flowerbeds.
A sample page from the 1918 Crowely Telephone Directory.
Cumberland Telephone & Telegraph Service
Tue, 06/14/2022 - 12:45pm
The new village of Crowley had a telegraph office almost from the first of its founding in January of 1887. Established on Feb. 11, 1887, with Wallace C.