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CRAWFISH SEASON IN ST. JAMES

WHEN I WAS GROWING UP in St. James in the 1950s, spring meant crawfish season. The weather got a little warmer each day, and the evenings were tinged with a damp coolness that built up excitement about the next day’s adventure. I can almost hear the peals of laughter that rang out as the six Folse brothers headed down

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