In these powerful liturgical times, I can lose track of calendar dates. Only last night, as I was noting the date in my journal, did I realize that yesterday was January 8, the anniversary of the Battle of New Orleans, and (I believe) a state holiday in Louisiana. This was when Andrew Jackson defeated the British in the last battle of the War of 1812 (which had already been resolved by a peace treaty, but the news was still on the other side of the Atlantic). The battleground was in Chalmette, in St. Bernard's Parish, one of the areas most devastated by Hurricane Katrina. Back then, too, weather, climate and water played a huge role in routing the redcoats...
Monday, January 09, 2006
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"...don't play wit dem old cannons cuz they still can shoot for real..." (from "Christmas in Chalmette" by Bennie Grunch and the Bunch).---harv681
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