Jesus, in the passion play “My Redeemer Lives,” produced by members of Victory Life Church at the Central Lafourche High School Auditorium on Saturday, April 7, 2012 in Raceland.
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Jesus, in the passion play “My Redeemer Lives,” produced by members of Victory Life Church at the Central Lafourche High School Auditorium on Saturday, April 7, 2012 in Raceland.

The annual blessing of the fleet in Dulac, Louisiana. The event celebrates the tradition of those families who earn their living as shrimpers, and centers around prayers for a safe and bountiful brown shrimp season.

Read the article by Nikki Buskey.

Thomas Dardar, 12, of Houma takes the cross from his father during the “Walk of the Cross,” on Good Friday in Dulac.
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Thomas Dardar, 12, of Houma takes the cross from his father during the “Walk of the Cross,” on Good Friday in Dulac.

On a crawfish pond in Raceland, harvesting them before Good Friday.

I’m spending more time with the Apostolic Revival Church here in Houma. Yesterday the Chalmette-based group went to the Family Dollar/liquor-store shopping center. It’s not exactly a place where I try to spend a lot of time, but they showed no intimidation from an audience that wasn’t outwardly receptive to their message. Passing out Bibles and flyers, the group sowed the seeds of what they hope will be a growing community.

My weekend with Pastor Mike Kenney of the Apostolic Revival Church in Houma.

The limbs of an oak tree stretch behind a statue of Jesus monday at the Pointe-aux-Chenes Marina. “I put the statue there about 8 years ago,” said marina owner Barry Fanguy. “When people go out fishing, they have a reminder of the good Lord, and it hopefully brightens their day.” While the oak trees and statue are both icons of the area, they are located behond the current plans for the Morganza-to-the-Gulf hurricane-protection project and will likely flood in the years to come.  In search for more information about the statue, I stumbled across this photographer as well. I’m always surprised by the amount of interest that has been taken in this area in the past after the hurricanes and oil spill of the early 2000’s.
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The limbs of an oak tree stretch behind a statue of Jesus monday at the Pointe-aux-Chenes Marina. “I put the statue there about 8 years ago,” said marina owner Barry Fanguy. “When people go out fishing, they have a reminder of the good Lord, and it hopefully brightens their day.” While the oak trees and statue are both icons of the area, they are located behond the current plans for the Morganza-to-the-Gulf hurricane-protection project and will likely flood in the years to come. 

In search for more information about the statue, I stumbled across this photographer as well. I’m always surprised by the amount of interest that has been taken in this area in the past after the hurricanes and oil spill of the early 2000’s.

Elder Margie Scott of Beacon Light Baptist Church leans over in prayer during the celebration of Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. Day at the Dumas Auditorium on Monday in Houma.
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Elder Margie Scott of Beacon Light Baptist Church leans over in prayer during the celebration of Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. Day at the Dumas Auditorium on Monday in Houma.

Prayer over graduates at Nicholls State University.
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Prayer over graduates at Nicholls State University.

St. Matthew’s Episcopal kindergarteners perform in the school’s annual Christmas pageant at Grace Lutheran Church. St. Matthew’s is using the Houma church after a November 2010 fire destroyed its own.