Robin Cole-JettJun 23, 2019Red River expedition: The Parker MapI was nosing around the digital collections listed at by the Louisiana State University (Shreveport) libraries and found the Parker map.
Robin Cole-JettFeb 17, 2019An international boundary in the middle of nowhereJust north of Logansport, Louisiana, along FM 31 in Panola County, Texas and CR 765 in De Soto Parish , sits one of the more interesting...
Robin Cole-JettNov 4, 2018Slices of SibleySibley (1757-1837) is buried in the American Cemetery in Natchitoches, Louisiana. John Sibley was the first Indian Agent in the Louisiana...
Robin Cole-JettSep 20, 2018An Embarrassment of Architectural Treasures in De Soto ParishAccording to the National Register, De Soto Parish, which lies between the Red and Sabine rivers in northwestern Louisiana, contains the...
Robin Cole-JettNov 23, 2014Louisiana RespectTexas is a big state. It’s also my birthplace and the birthplace of my dad, so of course I feel affinity for it… sometimes. It’s also a...
Robin Cole-JettMar 10, 2013An Ode to New OrleansNew Orleans awakened a creative hunger in me. I just felt like sharing this feeling. Ignore as you wish! I gained an idea in a town I...