A Louisiana Life: Wade Dubea

Louisiana’s new state forester sees the forest for the trees

A Louisiana Life: Maggie Mae Renfro

The Oldest Louisianian

Robby Albarado & Calvin Borel

In ’07 two Louisiana jockeys won a pair of the biggest races

Troy Peloquin

Hard times and inspiration in post-Katrina New Orleans

Scotty Rogers

Former fighter pilot lands new career

Lawrence ‘‘Football’’ Badeaux

Rosedale mayor get his kicks

a louisiana life: Paul McIlhenny

Advice to Louisiana from a hot sauce mogul: Lache pas le patat

Jimmy C. Newman

Backstage at the Grand Ole Opry: Jimmy C. Newman, a veteran of the Opry, waits in his dressing room for the music to begin. Band members are seated on a sofa, miscellaneous opry-ites step in to greet Newman. The performer is standing at the far end of the room next to the makeup mirrors. He needs...

A Louisiana Life: Willis Reed

In New York, they still talk about Willis Reed and that night and that game with the same head-bowing reverence as when they speak of Casey Stengel’s Amazin’ Mets and Joe Namath’s “guaranteed” Super Bowl III win in 1969.

It is May 8, 1970, and Madison Square Garden is...

Scot and Lynda Jones

Southwestern Louisiana water-ski champions