New Orleans Artist Carlos Lopez and His Oyster Paintings
“Why, then the world’s mine oyster.” Shakespeare said this first in “The Merry Wives of Windsor.” New Orleans artist Carlos Lopez has made the oyster his world, too, not in prose but in his…
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Monroe Native Jackson Culp Creates “Vampire Rock”
For every artist who creates music effortlessly, there are many millions more who just need the right push and passion to find their song. Monroe native Jackson Culp, whose self-styled brand of “vampire rock” can be heard in his debut…
New Orleans Artist Carlos Lopez and His Oyster Paintings
“Why, then the world’s mine oyster.” Shakespeare said this first in “The Merry Wives of Windsor.” New Orleans artist Carlos Lopez has made the oyster his world, too, not in prose but in his…
Louisiana Books with Introspective Journeys
The High Heaven In Joshua Wheeler’s debut novel, “The High Heaven,” we follow the protagonist, Izzy, after her parents are killed on the night of the first Apollo mission. This novel explores Izzy’s life, along with the eccentricities of New…
Black Bayou Lake National Wildlife Refuge
Two camouflaged camera lenses poke through the brush. The photographers, also camouflaged, follow. Four weeks earlier, an ice storm struck northern Louisiana, leaving many here without electricity for more than a week. Now, in late February, the photographers move through…
July Festivals in Louisiana
Louisiana is a state filled with many amazing things: music, food, diverse heritage, fishing, hunting, festivals and more. While there are many resources for most of the Louisiana treasures–food influencers, magazines like ours, cultural centers and museums, wildlife and fisheries–there…
July 4th Events in Louisiana: Celebrating 250
July 4th events in Louisiana range from local fireworks shows to full-scale festivals and everything in between. This July 4th, in addition to the normal Independence Day festivities, America celebrates its 250th anniversary. While we offer the Louisiana Life Festival…
Louisiana Cat Festival With a Cause in Mandeville
MANDEVILLE. La. – Big Sky Community Animal Resource and Education Services (CARES), a non-profit animal rescue organization and animal care provider, and Art for Cats' Sake, an organization dedicated to raising awareness for feline health, will host The Louisiana Cat…
United Houma Nation Powwow Has New Presentations
NEW ORLEANS (press release) – The United Houma Nation will present its "14th Annual Celebrating Abilities/Disabilities Powwow," a gathering of citizens from various Native nations for traditional dance competitions, in Houma,…
Tickets and Schedule for “The Lion King” in New Orleans
NEW ORLEANS (press release) – Tickets for the return of Disney’s “The Lion King” in New Orleans went on sale to the public on Friday, June 12. Disney Theatrical Group and Broadway in New Orleans, presented by Entergy and the…
“The Monsters We Sometimes Become” at Shaw Center for the Arts
BATON ROUGE (press release) – Ellemnop.Art will present “The Monsters We Sometimes Become,” a multimedia art exhibition featuring the original works of artist Nathaniel A.J. Landry. Ellemnop.Art is a Baton Rouge-based arts collective dedicated to connecting artists and audiences through…
Pokémon International Championships Return to New Orleans
NEW ORLEANS – The Pokémon Company International will return to New Orleans for the 2026 Pokémon North America International Championships (NAIC) for its third year, June 12-14. Organizers share that the NAIC draws thousands of fans and top Pokémon players…
2026 Louisiana Peach Festival Events and Peach Recipes
RUSTON, La. – The 2026 Louisiana Peach Festival, the 76th annual event, takes place in Downtown Ruston on Saturday, June 6. The Louisiana Peach Festival is a long-standing tradition created by local peach farmers in 1951, organizers share on the…
The Search for the Holy Grail of Laughter is Found in "Spamalot"
The famed "Monty Python" comedy troupe’s off-color, inappropriate and otherwise unapologetically politically incorrect humor of "Spamalot" has theatre fans equally shocked and aghast, as much as they relished the irreverent fun. "Spamalot" is less a retelling of Camelot and more…
NOCCA Student Wins 2026 Rau for Art Italy Trip
NEW ORLEANS (press release) – Gracie Eckstein, an 11th-grade student at the New Orleans Center for the Creative Arts (NOCCA), was chosen as the winner of the 2026 Rau…
Northshore Summer Guide: Quick Getaway Unpacked
NORTHSHORE, La. (press release) – Visit the Northshore shares that the Northshore is known as Louisiana’s easy escape. Just 40 minutes north of New Orleans, halfway between Baton Rouge and the Mississippi Gulf Coast, it is a quick escape. And…
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