The other day I stepped across the street and there lying dead in the road were two pigeons and a little white cat with a collar and tinkle bells on a ribbon around its neck. Why don’t some people, when they see pigeons a cat or dog in the streets, slow down? Or do they …
Once there was a priest busily saying his sermon and he talked so very, very long. As a result, an old man fell asleep in the back pew. He started snoring and the priest heard him and yelled at one of the ushers to wake up the old man. The usher, looking at the old …
Remember the big fire on Pacific Street in 1924? This was before we had city water and we had to fight fires with well and cistern water. There was a certain widow, very attractive, living next to Bella’s Grocery. One night, as of many nights, here lover was there in the house with here, He …
Once upon a time, there was an old Italian man whom they called Cambesa. He and his wife, Rosalee, lived in Sicily. One day the old man was riding a donkey along a road leading to a village while his wife was walking behind him. Soon they came upon a large group of people and …
I got a phone call from an old citizen of Morgan City, Johnny Gorshia. He said that he read my column “Recollections” and enjoyed it so much. He said he remembers some of the old silent movie stars that I mentioned. I met Larry Bergeron, city manager of Morgan City, going into St. Stephen Catholic …
Did you know that the Teche Bus Station used to be at Charles Bella’s Store on Pacific Street? The four Bella boys were bus drivers – Joe, Vincent, Allen and Peter. However, they didn’t cross the river as Berwick was their last stop on this side of the river. Later on, the Greyhound Bus Company …
Identity – The other day I was in Kenner and was sitting next to a man who started talking to me. He asked me where I was from and I told him Berwick. He asked me where Berwick was. I told him that it was across the river from Morgan City. He said: “Oh – …
February 26, 1999 Do you believe in love at first sight? My daddy told me that in Sicily there was love before first sight. Couples were matched before they saw each other. He said that a family which had a son got together with a family that had a daughter. They would make plans to …
January 7, 2000
January 7, 2000 In 1840, Beverly Berwick inherited the Town of Berwick. After the Civil War, times were hard and he was unable to pay the $1 per lot tax and lost his property to the Yankees. He was later married to the late Marry Belle of New Orleans and she was the first teacher …