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South Louisiana was not left out when the U.S. entry into World War I caused everyone and his brother to become wary of strangers, and sometimes neighbors, suspected of being German spies.
Folks in Eunice thought they’d found one when a drifter passed through just about Christmas time in 1917. A newspaper report identified him as “John de Armand, alias Frederick Hebert.” The newspaper said he also went by Frederick Schwartz, and that he variously represented himself as a reporter for a New Orleans paper, a watchmaker, and a Baptist minister.

Given a steady wind and a properly balanced kite, the kite will soar to great heights. But if the nose of the kite is pointed downward, the same wind will send it crashing into the ground.
Just as wind can either lift a kite or destroy it, criticism can either motivate you to reach lofty goals or dissipate your drive. Those who criticize far outnumber those who achieve. Yet no statue was ever erected to a critic. Rather than seeking to appease and mollify critics, utilize their admonition to stay on track.

An old postal map dating back to the 1800s revealed there was once a community named Ramsey situated some five miles south of Abbeville along the Vermilion River.