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A good boss looks out for his workers. There are many versions of that adage.

It’s a funny thing how in this business of news, news reporting and newspapers that when someone calls it an end to a career or an endeavor, we think back to the first time we met that person. That occurred to this writer this weekend after it was announced Friday that Catholic High School coach Pete Boudreaux is retiring at the end of the school year.

W e are in mid-April, but the signs of the end of another school year are around us. High school proms have been held.

The three months of the Jeff Landry administration have brought a whirlwind of legislation and sweeping changes as part of his initiative to turn the state another direction. Three months may seem too early to gauge exactly what direction that might be, but one bill already has sparked a lot of division – and not only among lawmakers.

O ur forefathers advocated for the start of free public education systems before the adoption of our Constitution, and it was considered a cornerstone of our democracy. So, why should our state work toward abandoning it? Gov.

I have got to get on Facebook more. I’m on Facebook; I mean, I have a page and post some stuff, although for the past three years, most of the posts have been about a certain granddson.

W e can tell spring has arrived by several signs. Our neighbors are running, and in races; car shows let us show off historical and just plain fun automobiles; and boats are being launched into False River for fish, the bigger the better.

The past 39 years of my life have revolved around writing, but I’ve had one other fascination that could put me on another path in life. I was fascinated with music, largely because my father, Clarence “Bubby” Dupont and his brothers Darryl and Bernie Cheek formed a band called “The Goldentones” while they were in grade school.