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Was it a mastodon carcass or a fish kill that attracted the horde of carrion crows to Carencro?
2+ week, 6+ day ago (735+ words) In 1802, Spanish commandant Martin Duralde shared the story of a dead elephant carcass swarmed by vultures in southwest Louisiana with Indian agent John Sibley, who passed it on to the American Philosophical Society. The society published the story in 1809 and…...
Letters: Newspaper's editorial opinions should stay the course on Coastal Master Plan, science
3+ week, 1+ day ago (271+ words) The Mississippi River and New Orleans The headline "La. should redouble coastal protection efforts" suggested continuity with that record. The substance did not. I read with profound disappointment an editorial offering volunteers bagging oyster shells as the antidote to studies…...
Troubled Louisiana zoo seeks fresh start under new ownership, ending controversial animal encounters
3+ week, 2+ day ago (571+ words) One of two otters looks out its winter inclosure after swimming at the Magnolia Wilds preserve on Monday, March 2, 2026 in Ethel, Louisiana. Employees at an embattled private zoo in East Feliciana Parish say they are trying to start over by…...
West Feliciana seventh grader takes turkey on season's final day
1+ mon, 2+ day ago (90+ words) The Advocate Ben Suggs, 14, West Feliciana seventh grader, killed this turkey on the last day of the season in Weyanoke. The turkey weighed 19. 1 pounds, had a 7 3/4 inch and a 10 inch beards and 1 inch spurs. Ben Suggs, 14, a West Feliciana seventh…...
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1+ mon, 1+ week ago (26+ words) NO. butterflies. adv_430. JPG The Advocate One of the hundreds of free-flying butterflies rests inside the butterfly habitat at the Audubon Aquarium in New Orleans....
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1+ mon, 2+ week ago (18+ words) The Advocate Dr. Robin English is LSU Health New Orleans associate dean for undergraduate medical education....
Review: A mother's rituals for finding meaning and marking time in "For Small Creatures Such As We"
1+ mon, 2+ week ago (438+ words) "For Small Creatures Such as We: Rituals for Finding Meaning in our Unlikely World" by Sasha Sagan." Sasha Sagan, author of "For Small Creatures Such as We: Understanding Our Place in the Universe" and podcast host of Strange Customs, was…...