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Big Mamou Enterprises's Sunday in Bayou Country!

Picking up the  Sunday Morning edition, of the LCP, as it is known around these parts, the news seems a bit late. As with all of you, when my phone wakes me, and reminds me to 3 different things, I have to do on Sunday, and 3 things I should do but won't get to. then the alerts come up on things I have marked as need to know, and lets me know if I have mail, and lets know who called, and the time, day and date.

Then the cats have been at the door for a while demanding to be fed, and the dog lets me know exactly what's up, this is getting out of bed making a pit stop, and walking down a flight of stairs.

Starting the coffee pot, and putting the dog out, feed the cats, and clear my History, from the previous nights work.

The same old story of FEMA in Louisiana. I am sure where ever our FEMA has had to be called in for what ever reason,  the Sunday paper there probably has an article or two keeping up with the what if, what so ever.

Then Our Pres, is talking again, and making more promises to the "No time line for ending policy on homosexuals in armed forces"

I saw a bit of an interview on tv and the gay rights people say they are getting old waiting on campaign promises.

so a bit here and a bit there, I promise.!!!!

Iraqis face tough times starting over in America.

Tough is starting over in America when your an American, that has lost your job, of 22 years, and there are none to replace it, and may not be back on track because I promise the the cap and Tax will not hurt any American's, I promise to save jobs, but sorry for the 10 % jobless, that were making a living, and prospering. now just making due.

I promise it won't cost a penny more, but the other I promise, wants a value added tax!!!!!

 

A Value added TAX !!!!!

 

If they paid their tax's maybe they wouldn't have to promise not to raise our's.

So good luck to the Iraqis that are having a tough go if it over here. you can always go back!!!

The next thing is that the Experts says Parents must help stop underage drinking, they have to teach our children not to drink.

We work on this on a regular bases, and hope and pray, for an even out come.

The paper beckons and the second pot of dark roast.

as always !!!

CAZAN.

Big Mamou Enterprises's Cameron on the return. !!!

Cameron on the return is a look at some of the things, that are still broken and as always, the things of nature that return as soon as the wind stops blowing, I was asked lately if I had been to Cameron and I try to make a trip a couple of times a month. I'll be up dating theses images, and if you want to see more check out realtimecajun.com, and look for any gallery named Cameron.

Thanks,

As alwyas.

Cazan.

Big Mamou Enterprises's Cajun Country Early Fall !

While trekking through miles of coastal savanna south of Vinton Louisiana, a place called Pine Ridgein the middle of the Refuge, I came across two things that day that left me with a new insight to life, The first being in the middle of the marsh grasses, without a tree bigger than a shrub, when out of the corner of my eye I spy a huge brown mass rising from the grass no more the 20 yards away, with his mass standing 6 foot at the shoulder, and shaking furiously , the dust and matted grass and mud flying, the Creature turns towards me and with the full frontal stare, I realized I was standing there looking into the eyes of a Bison.

Now with this being Cajun Country deep into southwest Louisiana, in the middle of the marsh, I expected many things, and in all honesty this was not one of them, I had a moment where it was almost silly to think, WOW !!! now what,

I had no idea that this animal was out here, and what sort of temperament it was going to have, and what should i do next, Now I spent sometime up in the Alaska, and expected to see Brown bears, and I did, but not one of them surprised me like this fellow did, So it was a stand off, Me watching him and him watching me!

The moments passed and he shook that incredibly big head with horns, and turned to the right and started to amble off to the east, so I turned and started to amble off to the west, I a sure you I turned and look back more than he did, Now on reaching the Ranch I discovered that there is a herd, belonging to the Gray Estate, and they roam most of the reserve or Pine Ridge  or just anywhere they would like to go.

The next day being prepared with the Buffalo info, I headed out with my camera, and discovered the answer to a common mystery, what happened to that cow? well as you can see it is common for animals to meet their end, and as this one had in a bog, near a pound, it's remains slowly disappeared and I found all that was left, It had fit into it's surroundings very well , and has over the years become a favorite.

As always !!!

Cazan.

Big Mamou Enterprises's " The Happenings"

The sun peeking over the salt water marshes, down in the Mississippi Delta region of Cajun Country.

The weekend is shaping up to be a great one, again, can you imagine, The events are happening,all the high schools are a buzz, the lower grades, are all sporting so many things, and  and the potential of our future are all out and sweating and running, and developing character.

Youth is like this sun rise, fleeting and oh so important, you can begin a day without the Sun rise.

Like a great man once said, "if you don't believe it's a great day just try missing one "!!!

We' be out and about, so if you see me say Hi !

Here's wishing you a great day!

As always !!!

Cazan.

Big Mamou Enterprises, "Sunday in Cajun Country" !!!

As I was walking down a village street in Honduras, I saw these two dogs and I instantly thought of the political situation here at home, we have to get a handle on the things being done, and the rumors mill don't help.

Our govt, needs to clear the air and prove it self as trust worthy, once again.

The present administration has some work to do.

Speaking of work these two dog have some work to do as well, you don't want to know how this turned out, I believe the brown dog is named King, "King of the Hill!" well you get  the idea.

We are home and all is well, hope to hear from you, about life here in cajun country!

We'll be bringing you some fresh news tonight!

As always !!!

Cazan .

Big Mamou Enterprises's Cajun Country Cooking !!!

Well you can be sure that Cajun Country is known for the Food!!!  Cajun Cooking is one of my favorite things, the other is eating  some of it! We will be bring a Cajun Country cooking section to Big Mamou so stay tuned.

The rainy weather today has made me hungry for a gumbo, just a simple gumbo with chicken and sausage, I always drop  a few eggs in and I always eat it over rice, While I am cooking the gumbo which takes the better part of a day, I decided to make a pain de mais, ( corn bread) just to have a bit to eat with some cold milk, and a spoon of fig conserve that my good neighbor down the street shares with me!

It's still a bit warm but thank goodness for central A/C. so the weather is 68 an rainy around here!

This photo was a rainy day at the Cameron Prairie Wildlife Refuge.

A great place for viewing wildlife, and checking out the local flora.

I'll post a bowl of gumbo this afternoon, and i'll be sure to eat a spoonful for you. If you need some help to build your own potful, please let me know I have a great recipe!

Thanks.

As always!!!

Cazan.

Big Mamou Enterprises, Remember 9/11, God Bless America.

The weather is rainy here in this part of cajun country this morning, I have been watching the prelude to the ceremony's of remembrance that will happen today, a day that lives in infamy!

The day the attack on our sovereign soil happened, the day the war on terror began, out in the open.

The world has changed a bit since then the nation's of the world had to voice their allegiance to one or the other and the politics began, with the rhetoric and the half truths, the flexing of power, and the true powers emerged to face off.

The world is a bit shaky and the people now realize that there is not real peace, or real security, the world is a place that you must survive in or be consumed by!

But this day American will remember and reflect, the question always is. have we done enough, and are we doing enough.

The powers that be will sort all of that out. the fact of the matter is that a people without honor, or courage or truth declared war on our people, and our country, our children and our way of life!

The death of that day brought a new reality to our shores and that was their intention. to wake up the world stage, and force the peoples of the world to have an opinion and choose a side.

People have to deal with the day to day business of life, and make their way and it's the same in that way.

There are many people that want to take what is our's, our way of life, our peace, our future and the future of our children, they claim our wealth, our country, and our defense of what is ours, as belonging to the people of the world.

Our enemies, both foreign and domestic must be discovered and dealt with, on a daily basis, just as we have to fend off hunger, disease,and threats by wild animals, protect yourself, and your family, know that you are in the line of fire, and that if you run across one of these threats, you must be aware of and deal with it, for what it is. A threat!!!

I  want you to know I am a proud American, I live each day here in America, and I do my best to provide for my family, and follow my faith, I do not take from anyone, and I do not harm anyone, in any way that I know of, I do not try to cheat my government, and I live by the law, of man and the law of God!

I do not side with anyone that does these things, I give what I can when I can in support of my fellow man. I help protect the one's that can't protect themselves, and I will stand for what I believe is right, and just, and I  am with those that defend our way of life.

God bless America, and God bless Americans!

As always !!!

Cazan.

Big Mamou Enterprises. "The Loup garou "!!!

In the Bayou's and swamps, of Cajun Country, are many wonderful things, among these are the stories of the Loup garou, or the Rougarou!

The Loup garou, always elicit a whisper when the topic is brought up directly to a resident of Cajun Country. The stories are not always forth coming, or sometimes even contrived on the spot, but the legends of the loup garou, are in the many area's of Cajun Country. In South Louisiana the stories are passed down in family's where communication was open and familiar, but as with all peoples the people of the bayou's had their own ways of dealing with  stories, legends, haunts and haints of all sort's.

Now some say the loup garou, would eat your soul, and others say it could shift it's shape, still others say it was up to causing you to act foolishly or out of character. If a fellow that toed the line, and suddenly stayed out all nite playing bouray, he as likely as not to blame the loup garou, for making him do it, sort of like Flip wilson, skit, of the Devil made me do it!

There are stories and places that have the Rougarou! and some that don't.

I will tell you the Loup garou have a ball on the full moon, along a certain bayou, just off of a certain river, here in Cajun country. and the stories, are  full of terror!!!

The Bayou Goula near White Castle, just off the Mississippi River is well known for the Loup garou.

I'll be bring you fresh pictures, from that area of Cajun Country, in the near future since I have some business to do over there!

I be starting our Loup garou post on a weekly bases or as the news changes, so if you are out late at night on a dark road, and the mist of the bayou takes you, and the feeling  in side of you changes, then your breath catches in your throat. you may be having a loup garou event!!!!  So let us know.

Thanks!!!

As always  !!!

Cazan.

Big Mamou Enterprises, You said what????

If you have a heart beat, and can communicate, you have to be thinking like me and say, what did you say?

The one thing I have learned from this administration, is you better listen to what they say! and ask again, because what they say  isn't what they mean, and if asked what they meant, they say they didn't say that, and I can't say that, but that's what you heard, what do you think. and then there's the side that can't say anything out loud, because they have no authority, so they whisper in someone's ear. but then we hear it from someone, who denies they said that, because we want to know if they said that.

Then the one's that really speak out loud, and say the things that are mean, and hateful, and just wrong, you have to know by now that person, that believes, that we should, let me rephrase that," those white people, that stole everything, from everyone else, and killed all the innocents, and took, plundered, and stole, lives, fortunes, children, futures and dreams, poisoned, conquered, and made a mess of the whole world.the white people who today owe, what they have, a life, an education, a professional career, because "they don't want my job" just the big professional careers.The house, that those white people saved for and bought, and the cars, that they paid for, and the 401 k's that they saved, and planned and decided to save for the educations, and future's of their children, the dog, and cat, they  love and feed, and ensure that are healthy and spade. or neutered. not raised to be in a fighting ring.

The white people that have worked, and served, and payed their fair share, that support their lives, homes, family's Church's, hospitals, the people that built this country from the ground up, the people that fought and changed their country from what it was to what it is, the people that are here, and dealing with the now, and not the what if.The people that serve in someway,, the nation, the communities, and the fundamentals of our great nation. the Nation doesn't need to be Fundamentally changed,There are somethings that can be changed, but let me say!!!

The Things that need to be changed should be changed by the people and not by a czar!

The Things that need to be changed should be changed by the people and not by a Senator.

The Things that need to be changed should be changed by the people and not by a Congressman.

The Things that need to be changed should be changed by the people and not by a politician.

The Things that should be changed should be  changed by the people and not by special interest.

The Things that should be changed should be changed by the people and not in the dark.

The Things that need to be changed should be done the way American's have to live, their lives, in the light, and by being a caring, sharing, and giving person.

Change comes by making a decision,(not a decision hidden in a bill of thousands of pages, and thousands of words, and meanings, ) Change comes from making a decision and then taking action,

The Things that need to be changed in America are simple.

Say what you mean. Do what you mean.Be responsible.Be Accountable.Be Honest.

If you don't know it. it is easy to take advantage of a trusting, caring, sharing, giving individual!

But the time has arisen in America. That the American people have heard the double talk.

The American people have heard the deceit in the speech, and manners of their leaders.

The American people have seen the irresponsibility, and lack of accountability in our elected officials.

The American people will hold their elected officials to be honest, if not with their own wife's, and children,  or with their own peers, then with the American public, I want the person I place in office to be better than me.

The American people will no longer listen to the lies, deceit, false meaning of our leaders.

Listen up and I'll tell you a tell.You can hear of a revolution stirring.but it's not what you think.

It's not in the dark places, it's not in secret places, it's not by a few, it's not by the wrong people,

it's going to happen just like the American people have to live their lives, in the light,

Americans, all Americans, No mattter the race, creed, or opinion.

Americans are ready to defend America. It's a simple thing.

Americans will defend America. 

I DO SOLEMNLY SWEAR (OR AFFIRM) THAT I WILL SUPPORT AND DEFEND THE CONSTITUTION OF THE UNITED STATES AGAINST ALL ENEMIES, FOREIGN AND DOMESTIC; THAT I WILL BEAR TRUE FAITH AND ALLEGIANCE TO THE SAME; AND THAT I WILL OBEY THE ORDERS OF THE" PRESIDENT OF THE UNITED STATES" AND THE ORDERS OF THE OFFICERS APPOINTED OVER ME, ACCORDING TO REGULATIONS AND THE UNIFORM CODE OF MILITARY JUSTICE. SO HELP ME GOD."

So help me God!!!

As always !!!

Cazan.

Big Mamou Enterprises's "Houma -Thibodaux-Grand Isle region" of Cajun Country!!!

Down the bayou! From Pierre Part along the basin, down to Gibson,Schriever, and Bourg the Bayou country begins, and moves through Houma, If you head south, you'll end up in Cocodrie, with the end of the road, and the Fishing, shrimping, and the boats almost out number the people. A little further to the east, and you find your self in Chauvin, once you hit the end of this road you must travel by air or water to go to the east, from Houma to Larose, along hwy 24/90 you get to Larose, and then you can head south along hwy 1, passing through Cut Off, Galliano, Golden meadow, then it will be a stretch to Leeville, just a bit further to Fourchon, the largest port there serving the oil exploration industry,

Stay on the road, head to Grand Isle. and the end of the road, the Gulf of Mexico, and the Bayou Lafourche with bays and marshes flowing to the gulf.

The Cajun Country experience here is a great time, great food, but it's the people, that make it truly a cajun experience, Hard work, Hard play, these people love their family and their lives here on the big bayou!

As always !!!

Cazan.