Smiley Anders has a "lagniappe" column everyday but Sunday. It is sort of a email in type of column where people can send in thoughts, jokes, events, etc. It has been going on for like 30 years, sort of an institution in BR.
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Jackie Upton says, “I’ve been reading my e-mails from friends all over the country.
“Two sentiments occur: ‘Hope you come through this safely’ and ‘Why in the heck do you still live down there?’
“The first is appreciated, and the second takes a little thought.
“We have lived in Illinois, Oklahoma, Utah, Colorado, Pennsylvania, Texas. They were fine places to live. So why do we still live here?
“My husband says it’s the people. He says people down here enjoy.
“They enjoy food. They enjoy music. They enjoy neighbors and football and fests and families and extension cords from the neighbor’s generator and sweatin’ out the hurricanes and mosquitoes together.
“I thanked a fellow from Kentucky repairing electric lines. He told me they go to all sorts of places, and said I’d be surprised at how many times they are griped at and cussed out because they aren’t getting the job done faster. He said people in Baton Rouge haven’t been like that.
“People here wave thanks at their trucks, and those guys really enjoy the praise.
“I guess that’s why we stay here. Hurricanes and all, this is the best place we have ever lived.”
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