For the past week and a half I've been covering the Cajuns' football practices. I've also been to New Orleans for Saints training camp. Saints camp was fun and I can't wait to cover my first NFL game this fall.

My favorite shots of the season so far have come from the Cajuns' practices, so I thought I'd share a few from today and yesterday.








 

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I've been incredibly busy lately with work and updating my website. The new site is up at www.dennyculbert.com let me know what you think.

I've also put together a gallery of recent work you can get it by clicking this link http://www.dennyculbert.com/recent

There's a wide variety of work from the past month and a half in this gallery hope you enjoy.

Here's one of my favorites from the month.


A young boy looks out from inside of an armored personnel carrier during Lafayette Night Out in Girard Park. The event was presented by local law enforcement agencies and the fire department to promote safety and crime prevention.

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Today I covered mass at St. Anne Roman Catholic Church in Youngsville just out side of Lafayette. The service commemorated the church's 150th year. The gospel and French choirs were amazing and the house was packed for the celebration. Here are a few of my favorites.





























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On assignment in Abbeville today I had some extra time and the light was nice.  Here are a few of my favorites.













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I shot an up and coming poetry slam in Lafayette on Wednesday. 12 poets performed for a decent sized crowd of very enthusiastic supporters. Hopefully the slam will become a fixture in Lafayette.

This link will take you to the audio slide show I produced for the paper. CLICKhttp://www.dennyculbert.com/publish/0529PoetrySlam/index








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The Angola Prison Rodeo comes around twice a year, once in the spring and every weekend in October. The prisoners put on a show that is a little different from your everyday rodeo for a packed house every weekend. The events are more man vs. beast rather than a test of skill. Coinciding with the rodeo is a prisoner created arts and crafts fair where the public can buy everything from paintings to hand made wooden rocking chairs.

The spring show was a muddy mess which made for some exciting photos. You can see a slide show of photos by CLICKING HERE.













CLICK HERE TO SEE MORE RODEO PHOTOS. RODEO SLIDESHOW


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For six or seven weeks I've been the primary photographer on 'Club Seen' a section of The Times of Acadiana, a free entertainment magazine that is published by my paper. The Seen was created with the idea that after the first week or two readers would send in their own photos from Lafayette night life to be published each week. Thus far no one has sent in their party pics. So each week I set out in the dark to follow the music and nightlife.

If there is anyone in Lafayette who actually reads this blog feel free to suggest new places for me to visit or good shows coming up. You can send me an email at dcphoto@dennyculbert.com or dculbert@theadvertiser.com

Here are a few photos from the Enharmonic Souls and Matthew Funches show at Artmosphere on Friday night.



Matthew Funches band members.


Enharmonic Souls






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Saturday I had the umm peasure? of hearing the Lafayette School superintendent give the exact same speech at three high school graduations. Thankfully the students of Carencro, Comeaux, and Lafayette High Schools made the experience worth it by showing some emotion on the first day of the rest of their lives.


'Look Ma I made it!' Carencro High School



Victory!  Comeaux High School



The final act of entering the real world. Lafayette High School


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I visited Pastor Washington and the folks at his church in the Lower Ninth Ward on Sunday. The Easter service was the first on a major Christian holiday since Hurricane Katrina almost four years ago. The service was incredibly soulful and uplifting. After the service everyone walked out of the church to find two of the cars parked outside had been broken into. Despite the harsh reminder of how mean the world is outside of the church everyone kept the Easter spirit. The congregation was still able to smile and be thankful for the family they had all around them.

Even though the end was a bit depressing I was honored to be there to document the life of the church good and bad.

CLICK HERE to view a slide show of photos from the service.



Church is looking good with a new flower garden out front.


Pastor Washington, 81, listens as the choir sings on Easter morning at his church in New Orleans' Lower Ninth Ward.


Alberta Washington, the pastor's wife, holds her choir robe outside of the church after the service on Easter morning.


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