Date:  Thu, 24 Mar 1994 10:15:00 CST

From:  Edward Callary <TB0EXC1[AT SYMBOL GOES HERE]NIU.BITNET>

Subject: record



Cokie Roberts is indeed the daughter of Hale Boggs, representative

fro Louisians. She is also the daughter of Lindy Boggs, who

succeeded Hale upon his death and just retired a year or so ago

Although it's been 20 years since I left Louisiana, the general

impression was (and I would expect still is) that there are a

number of cultured dialects along the Pearl river, but Mississippian

is not one.