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By  Nikki Buskey Staff Writer Houmatoday.com HOUMA — Though known for the strong vein of Cajun culture that runs through it, Terrebonne and Lafourche parishes also host a small but vibrant community of American Indians. In fact, the Terrebonne community of Houma is named for a local tribe that built a village called Chufuhuma or "Red House." That village was on the site of modern-day Houma. "We have a rich history here in southeast Louisiana, and we have survived through all the hardships, all of the challenges we have faced," said Brenda Dardar-Robichaux, principal chief of the United Houma Nation. The Houma tribe got its start further north, near Baton Rouge. The capitol city's name, which translates to red stick, describes Houma Indian boundary markers encountered by French explorers trekking through Louisiana. The Houma Indians were uprooted during colonial struggles and relocated to what's now Terrebonne in the 18th Century, ul

We already know that Dr. Laura is a publicity whore and a photo slut, but a slick-ass racist too? Dr. Laura apologizes for saying N-word on the air The Associated Press LOS ANGELES - Talk radio host Dr. Laura Schlessinger has issued an apology for saying the N-word several times in an on-air conversation with a caller that she said was "hypersensitive" to racism. Schlessinger said on her website Wednesday that she was wrong in using the word for what she called an attempt to make a philosophical point. "I articulated the N-word all the way out , more than one time," Schlessinger said in comments from the opening of her radio show that she posted on her site. "And that was wrong. I'll say it again , that was wrong." She said she "realized I had made a horrible mistake, and was so upset, I could not finish the show." Schlessinger said she pulled herself off the air at the end of the hour. During the exchan