A man's body was discovered this afternoon inside his 18 wheeler in the parking lot of the Robichaux Center in Lafayette. It is believed that he died due to natural causes.
Broken heart syndrome is a very real medical condition. There's no real way to prevent it but there are steps you can take or help someone take to help them ease the mental and physical effects associated with it.
The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention did a study on each state's most distinctive way to die. Once again Louisiana showed just how unique it really is.
I always wondered what would happen if you didn't pay for a funeral? Would they dig up the dearly departed and bring them back to your house? The cost of funerals varies from state to state, guess what state is going to really stick it to your wallet as a final parting shot?
Today's offbeat holiday is about a final word before you go. It's plan your epitaph day. What wonderful words would leave behind for history to remember?
It has been my experience that dead people don't eat that much, however in the state of Louisiana we continue to provide funding to feed them months after they have crossed over. I now see why the surviving family members throw a parade.
The next time you think it would be funny to scare the living daylights out of someone, you might want to consider this: medical experts say that an intense fright can severely stun the heart, enough even to kill a perfectly healthy human being.
Funerals are like those Lifetime movie marathons our women watch -- we hate them so much that a sturdy kick in the balls would be better than sitting through one. Unless of course said funeral is amped up with a couple of funeral strippers, in which case, awesome. Other than that, what else could possibly make such a depressing and sappy crap fest more bearable? How about not actually being dead?