Louisiana Life - November/December 2023
Leaving Louisiana
Normally in this space, I’d spin a tale that relates to one of the stories in the issue or talk about something from behind-the-scenes, so please indulge me in a subject-matter shift. After having the privilege of serving as a…
Boucheries on the Bayou
On a Saturday night in 2005, only a few weeks after Hurricane Katrina plowed through the state, there were bursts of bright red glows along the levee near the Avoyelles Parish town of Mansura. There had not been much…
Hog Wild
“There are two types of people in Louisiana,” says Shane Kessler. “Those that have a hog problem, and those that are about to have a hog problem.” Outside of Grand Ecore, Kessler turns onto the Campti Cutoff and glides along…
Slow Design
(Left) The living room’s vintage sectional is covered in a persimmon, geometric patterned fabric. Anne made the coffee table, the chairs are midcentury Danish. Art Left to Right: Kelly Guidry, Scott Bivens, and Elemore Morgan, Jr.…
Eateries to Explore
An entire social media universe recently emerged about the unprecedented surge of New Orleans’ hip, new, in-demand Uptown eateries, most notably among fans trying to land a table at Osteria Lupo. A…
Holiday Shopping Hotspots
It’s the most wonderful time of the year to shop and Louisiana delivers. We’ve compiled a few shopping districts throughout the state offering everything from antiques and collectibles to clothing and furniture.…
Museums Galore
When sprawling Houston comes to mind, you might think first of sporting events or rocket ships — even traffic. But in fact, the culturally-diverse city reigns as one of the world’s top destinations for arts lovers. With seven cultural districts…
Joie Ride
Coasting past the setting sun and the Spanish moss in White Kitchen Preserve, Slidell Tahlequah, Oklahoma
Shannon Landis Hansen
A visit to Shannon Landis Hansen’s studio, a block from Lake Pontchartrain in Mandeville, is a journey through an artist’s imagination, an imagination driven by the lives of inanimate objects as they pass…
Holiday Decadence
As the holiday season approaches, we’ve already started making plans for Thanksgiving, Christmas and New Year’s Eve. Those big family celebrations are wonderful, but we also look forward to small seasonal meals with close friends. Here’s a menu loaded…
Louisiana Childhood
Culinary + Arts: The Pot and the Palette Cookbook II “The Pot and the Palette Cookbook II” celebrates not only Louisiana’s unique cuisine, but also the colorful contributions of young artists from across the state. Presented by the non-profit George Rodrigue…
Pop Art
Alexis Korman is Zooming from Miami, but unless she’s immersed in some soda-splashed Art Basel installation—entirely possible as the international celebration of boundary-pushing creativity has colored every corner of the sunny south Florida destination—it’s impossible to tell. Floating above the…
Contributors
Writer and Photographer Kevin Rabalais Kevin Rabalais, an Avoyelles Parish native, writes and photographs the Natural State series for Louisiana Life. After living for more than a decade in Europe and the South Pacific, he is excited to be back home…
Bringing an Ecosystem Back
Wafer Creek, the landmark for which the ranch was named, runs through an intact bottomland forest. For more than a century, it has been left mostly uncut, meaning that Wafer Creek Ranch thrives in its natural…
Children’s Hospital New Orleans is changing the health of a generation starting in schools
Changing the health of a generation often happens outside the four walls of the hospital, in places like our schools. At Children’s Hospital New Orleans, we’re bringing health directly to kids through innovative school-based programs and partnerships across the region.…
