⚜Sports

The most magic moment of the Saints' Super Bowl...

Remember when we knew for sure the Saints were going to win the Super Bowl? Remember the truly magic moment when Tracy Porter intercepted a Peyton Manning pass and returned it for a touchdown?

What a glorious, sensational feeling that was for everyone who was pulling for the Saints!

Sports journalist Jeff Duncan captures that moment and that magnificent time in his book titled "𝐹𝑅𝑂𝑀 𝐵𝐴𝐺𝑆 𝑇𝑂 𝑅𝐼𝐶𝐻𝐸𝑆...

⚜Biographies

Vietnam War hero Hugh Thompson heads for court to testify against Lt. William Calley and others accused of war crimes in the infamous My Lai Massacre. This photo was taken on Nov. 23, 1970, and the massacre occurred on March 16, 1968. Thompson's story, titled The Forgotten Hero of My Lai, is one of many biographies...

⚜ Church Reform

Dr. John Wijngaards,

Priest and Theologian

Is this the year when the Catholic Church begins to reform some of its outmoded practices and prejudices?

Throughout 2022 and into 2023, the Church is inviting ordinary Catholics to speak their minds on issues that need attention...

⚜ South Louisiana
Food & Culture

Chef Marcelle Bienvenu

‘Queen of Cajun Cooking'

South Louisiana has a flavor all its own. It's known for its Cajun culture, food, music, sugarcane and rice fields, moss-draped oaks, oil industry, laid back lifestyle and more...

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Dog Love & Dog Loss

By Camille Pavy Claibourne, APRN, PhD

$11.95

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The Unknown Soldier’s Journey Home: From the Battlefields of France to Arlington National Cemetery

Written by Nancy Rust and Carol Stubbs; Illustrated by Melissa Vandiver

$14.00

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Crossing Bayou Teche:

A Memoir

By Melanie Durand Grossman

$25.00

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Everything Matters in Baseball: The Skip Bertman Story

By Glenn Guilbeau

$30.00

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Ten Commandments for Church Reform: Memoirs of a Catholic Priest

By John Wijngaards, DD, LSS

$22.95

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What They Don't Teach You in Catholic College: Women in the Priesthood and the mind of Christ

By John Wijngaards, DD, LSS

$16.95

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The Academy of the Sacred Heart at Grand Coteau: 200 Years and Counting...

By Darlene Smith

$50.00

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A Place Set Apart: The Spiritual Journey of Our Lady of the Oaks Jesuit Retreat House

Edited by Trent Angers

$32.00

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Acadian House Publishing, located in Lafayette, La., and founded in 1979, is a publisher of non-fiction titles: biographies, histories, books dealing with psychology, philosophy, theology, business, sports, cooking, and Louisiana-related regional titles.

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