Cultures of Acadiana
a look at the French, Cajun, Creole, and Native American cultures of south Louisiana
(a project of Carencro High School - 721 West Butcher Switch Road, Lafayette, LA 70507)

Lafayette (LA) Daily Advertiser, October 29, 1997

Acadiana Diary

by Jim Bradshaw, Advertiser Columnist

NO GO: Here is the way I heard the story about how the Heeberts (formerly Heberts), Comos (nee Comeaux) and Whites (once LeBlancs) got to east Texas.

It seems there was a big group of Cajuns heading west, and they had in fact reached the Sabine River. They were just about to cross that big bridge at Port Arthur, when one of them noticed the sign just before it: DO NOT PASS.

The Cajuns who could read turned around and came home. The ones who couldn't read went on across to Texas.

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