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Office of No Importance

Good news for opponents of DEI in Louisiana! The University of Louisiana at Lafayette has eliminated its Office of Campus Inclusion! Which would be great news if that’s all you knew. Unfortunately, this writer has to read into things, and so this isn’t the big victory folks want (or the giant step backwards others fear).Continue reading “Office of No Importance”

Bayou Family’s Colorado Trip

There’s nothing like a blizzard in South Louisiana to allow your imagination to transport you to another place in the world. In the last few years, the Bayou Observant’s family has traveled to several places that are well known for snowy days like what we’ve seen here. While these destinations are all wonderful inContinue reading “Bayou Family’s Colorado Trip”

Cajuns Football – Best in the Boot

We are a day away from the Louisiana Ragin’ Cajun’s football team hosting the Sun Belt Championship game in Lafayette. The Cajuns will be taking on Marshall, and competing to win their 4th Sun Belt title. It’s been a very fun year. The University of Louisiana has been slowly but surely stepping upContinue reading “Cajuns Football – Best in the Boot “

Third Time’s the Charm

In case you missed it, we recently wrapped up a big national election which is putting Donald Trump back in the White House. The Democrats probably could have ran away with this one, but over the last year as we have seen they have become their own worst enemy. All things considered, Trump’s 2Continue reading “Third Time’s the Charm”

Arriving: Brave New World

How many of you read “Brave New World” by Aldous Huxley in high school? Somehow I missed the train back then. Earlier this year, over a decade since high school, I read the novel and was blown away. After reading it as an adult, I couldn’t help but wonder that a lot of theContinue reading “Arriving: Brave New World “

Technologically Impaired

We have all seen movies where the whole world grinds to a halt due to some crazy situation. Sometimes the reason is giant lizards, sometimes it’s aliens (from space), and sometimes it’s an extremely well-funded terrorist organization. This past week, the world was slowed down due to nothing as interesting or as spectacular asContinue reading “Technologically Impaired “

Juror No. 122

The last article I wrote was a light-hearted view of jury duty. I stand by that, but I also feel like jury duty cannot be given justice without a proper, more serious account of what it takes. Luckily for me, I was chosen to actually sit on a jury and decide if a fellowContinue reading “Juror No. 122”

Juror No. 121

Are there any civil “duties” that carry as much vitriol as jury duty? Imagine missing home for a week – out of state work assignment, small vacation, or maybe a life changing event happened. You finally get back home, you’re excited to get back to your routine, and then the best government surprise inContinue reading “Juror No. 121 “

Unplugging

Every day that I come across some article about how technology is evolving, I feel an urge to throw all of the technology I have into a river. It seems like everything is overkill these days. Just a few days ago I was wondering aloud why I need to make a password that includedContinue reading “Unplugging”