Lessons learned growing up rural

Lessons learned growing up rural

Goldonna, Louisiana. Ever heard of it? That’s the small town/hamlet/village in rural Natchi- toches Parish where I grew up 88 years ago. Actu- ally, I didn’t grow up in Goldonna; we lived a mile out of town next to a red dirt gravel road that in summer, created a fine red dust that cov- ered everything. It was worse when the occasional car came bumping along the road, kicking up the dust. When it rained, the dust became mud which made travel alo…