Goodbye 2020 Hello 2021

 Hello everyone, and Happy New Year!

AS NEW YEARS celebrations are well underway across the world, with some countries already entering the New Year. I am here in Shreveport Louisiana celebrating New Years Eve!

It has been a very wired year for me, I want to thank God for bringing me through the Covid-19 Virus, because with out his grace I could have died twice. I took Covid-19 Twice, I survived it and beat it with Gods Help and quarantine in a RV camper in  Chicot State Park. 

Most of my public updates can be found on Facebook here Adventures of Captain Hedges Across Time and Space Public Facebook Page. 

I will be updating a Year in Review here as well. 

Highlight's

I spent a lot of time at the salvation army shelter as well this past year. 

I got a new I-Pad for Early November as this was to be an early birthday and christmas gift to me. 

More to come laters!

I hope everyone has a wonderful New Year this Year! 

COVID-19 UPDATES in my neck of the woods.

Most current information as of Wednesday, May 6, 2020.

The Shreveport-Bossier Convention and Tourist Bureau has been carefully monitoring travel conditions in regard to COVID-19.  First and foremost, they want to protect the health and safety of thier community and visitors to Shreveport-Bossier, Louisiana. As of this notice, the following measures have been taken: by the Shreveport-Bossier Convention and Tourist Bureau’s Downtown Shreveport Visitor Center and Shreveport Regional Airport Visitor Center are closed to the public through May 30, 2020, to protect the health and safety of our visitors and staff. The staff is working remotely to reach out to clients, event planners, business owners, and the hospitality industry to keep up with postponements, cancellations, and openings, as well as prepare for the time when we can invite visitors back into our sister cities.

Louisiana Governor John Bel Edwards took significant measures to reduce the spread of COVID-19 in Louisiana and has extended a statewide "stay at home" order until  May 15, 2020, requiring Louisiana residents to shelter in place unless going out for essential tasks, as one of the most stringent steps yet to stanch the “community spread” of COVID-19. 

They encourage all consumers to follow the guidance of the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, including the practice of social distancing and following stay-at-home mandates. If you are an essential employee who is still reporting to work, remember that many local restaurants are offering special services during these challenging times. Please consider making use of these options.

They will continue to monitor the situation and announce plans to reopen when appropriate. For visitor information and updates, please call 318-222-9391 or visit www.Shreveport-Bossier.org. You can also get updates by following thier social media pages on Facebook at https://www.facebook.com/LouisianasOtherSide 
and 
On Twitter at https://twitter.com/sbctb. 

However, things are changing every day, so please call ahead before you visit a business to be sure they can accommodate you.

More information regarding COVID-19 in Louisiana can be found at:
https://gov.louisiana.gov/index.cfm/page/89

http://ldh.la.gov/coronavirus/

Also Salvation Army Mirkle Mile Center for Hope is not taking anyone in at this time either.

Now on to the Average Weather in April in Shreveport Louisiana, United States
Daily high temperatures increase by 7°F, from 73°F to 80°F, rarely falling below 62°F or exceeding 86°F.

Daily low temperatures increase by 8°F, from 52°F to 60°F, rarely falling below 41°F or exceeding 70°F.

For reference, on August 11, the hottest day of the year, temperatures in Shreveport typically range from 75°F to 93°F, while on January 8, the coldest day of the year, they range from 38°F to 56°F.

Monthly Update 02/17/2020 from Captain Hedges

Hello and Good Morning, Afternoon or Evening which ever it is when you read the following post.

Now then this month's edition 02/17/2017 is to update and publish new blog posts.

I will be trying to be moving along and editing this website and trying to put up and add more content!

For those who don't know me, I am Earl C. Hedges Jr. Most of my friends and family who keep up with me on Facebook will already know some of the news I have to share with my blog readers.



I just started working for the Salvation Army, most already knew that I have been staying at the Salvation Army Miracle Mile Center in Shreveport Louisiana Located at 1207 Cornwall Avenue since November 1st 2019. I am still here and was hired  as a Housing Monitor NE Men's Shelter February 17th 2020. 

On gaming updates for various conventions that would have been going on this year have been cancelled until further notice I probably won't be attending any conventions for a while.

I am thinking of adding other blog posts and hobby pages for more info on new gaming campaigns, that I am trying to gear up for and run. Right now I am simply writing in some journals I was keeping when I was homeless. As well as my creative writing journal. 

I have started writing a new hex crawl for the Kingdom of Hedgewood using Matt Finches Sword and Wizardry rule set.  

 For now all is good and well here Yours Truly Earl C. Hedges Jr 

P.S. For more real time updates go to my personal Facebook page found here. 

or my Adventures of Captain Hedges Public Facebook Page Found Here

I will try and post at least 1 new post per month if i am able to do so. 

The ROUGAROU A Louisiana Folklore

I posted earlier on Facebook I was on the trail of the Rougarou! 

I decided I needed to make a blog post what better way then to talk about an ancient Myth or is it/he/she/whatever just an urban legend?

The Louisiana werewolf is the rougarou of the bayou - a very similar-looking creature.

Louisiana is a fascinating place and full of legends from long ago. Is there a Louisiana werewolf? Well, the rougarou of the Bayou country has a pretty strong link to the werewolf of ancient times in Europe and France. Louisiana is a lovely place to visit. However, if you do go there, it is wise to consult long-time residents on the local legends of the area, especially about creatures like the rougarou of the Bayou. It is always good to know which areas should be avoided.

Similar to the European werewolf, the rougarou is a man who can shape-shift, or transform, into a creature. The name rougarou comes from a variant pronunciation and spelling of the French loup-garou. Loup is the French word for wolf, and garou is a man who transforms, shape-shifts, into an animal.

In the French Louisiana areas, the rougarou has been the stuff of legends for several generations. The legends originally came from either the early French settlers or the French Canadian immigrants (Acadia) centuries ago.

Apparently, the Cajuns believe the creature prowls in the swamps around Acadia and Greater New Orleans. It might also be lurking around fields, forests, and maybe just anywhere it chooses to. It is a creature with a human body and a wolf head.

In Laurentian (Laurentian Mountain range) French communities, there are legends of the werewolf. Now, a werewolf, or lycanthrope, is a human who has the rare ability to shapeshift into a creature with a wolf head and human body. The rougarou has this same ability, therefore, has strong links to the werewolf.

I may work on a-post about the top 10 Myths or Urban Legends in another blog post later!