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Part of the character of South Louisiana is formed by the proliferation of these ancient gentle monsters which cover the land as you drive from fading town to fading town. When I was a boy we would travel the backroads before the interstate rendered these trees invisible, and as we drove we saw many manicured landscapes preserved as settings for these gnarled witnesses to our culture, but now as I age along with those who share our languorous way of life those coiffed lawns seem to occur less frequently, and the oaks disappear into the forest that has grown around them. This spot however remains as it was because some dedicated soul still cares, and we who share his love may still enjoy it with him if only for a moment in time.