The greener pastures are certainly changing in Ascension Parish. I can remember while riding through Gonzales to Baton Rouge seeing miles of green pastures with cows, calves and horses grazing in wide open spaces...NOOOOO MORE! The days of cow sightings are becoming a thing of the past. And just to prove that point, Kleinpeter Dairy plant located on Airline Highway placed cardboard cows and calves with a barn in their "pasture." I'll be posting a photo on my website darlanixon.com shortly if you care to see for yourself!
My family's property off of Swamp Road had 100's of acres of pasture, a stocked pond, a large barn, a rye grass pasture, a roping pen with horses, cows, chickens, guinea's and a pair of siamese cats. Now, it is the home to over 500 homes divided into 3 separate subdivisions. I get a little sentimental thinking back to those days of riding through the wooded areas with my cousins being scared what might be around the corner. But I guess this is progress and everyone here in Ascension certainly knows about that if they have been around the city within the past 15 years. I am curious to know what it will be like in the next 15 years. I just hate the thought of knowing my grandkids will probably have to pet a cardboard cow!
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