Museum Marches OnNEW ORLEANS –– Currently under way at the National WWII Museum in New Orleans are plans for four additional pavilions, a parade ground and a hotel and conference center. Future pavilions will feature greater- and lesser-known battles; American…
Irish in Baton RougeBATON ROUGE –– All that is Irish takes center stage July 17 during the second annual Baton Rouge Irish Film Festival.Three featured films will be shown at the Manship Theatre in downtown Baton Rouge.The cost is $8.50…
Gardens for the NeighborhoodsSHREVEPORT — The Red River Coalition of Community Gardeners celebrates its second year of operation this June with success stories from eight active gardens serving low-income neighborhoods within Shreveport.With funding from the federal Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program, …
Canning Green in New Iberia
DeRidder Gets Medical HelpDERIDDER – Within the rural logging community of DeRidder, local residents recently welcomed the opening of Louisiana’s 10th free clinic.The Beauregard Agape Community Clinic, a member of the National Association of Free Clinics, provides medical services to…
During the bicentennial of a revolution, the Florida parishes intend to be heard from.
Arise ye allFrom the first sounds of “thee,” “thy” and “thou” while being greeted by costumed workers, you are transported back 400 years to the time of Queen Elizabeth and England’s Renaissance period.“We stretch a little for the entertainment value,”…
ALBANY – Old World heritage takes center stage next month when descendants of Hungarian immigrants host their annual harvest dance celebration in Louisiana’s Hungarian Settlement, just south of Interstate 12 in Livingston Parish.
Lafayette’s new theaterFollowing four years of delays, the theater portion of the Acadiana Center for the Arts is at last under construction in downtown Lafayette.For the surrounding performing arts community, this means the availability of a smaller location where music,…
For sale: One Spanish Custom HouseIt was a once-in-a-lifetime opportunity that drew more than 40 bidders from around the country, all sharing in the same dream –– ownership of the New Orleans Spanish Custom House, an 1874 Spanish Colonial period…
Mystery of the blue crawfishExperiments on the effects of prolonged light exposure on Louisiana crawfish have Northwestern State University researchers rubbing their eyes, for after only four months, six out of 10 crawfish turned a permanent royal blue in color,…
New tribal center is home to treasuresThe Tunica-Biloxi Tribe of Louisiana is preparing to cast a long shadow into its future. Opening in 2009 is a Cultural and Educational Resources Center that promises not only to house the tribe’s hard-…
Stalking the giant salviniaThe giant salvinia of South America is proving to be quite a contradiction –– as its name reveals more about its proliferate abilities than actual appearance.A tiny floating fern, sold widely throughout the United States as a…
From a breast pocket of the store owner’s shirt, a small cloth bag is drawn. It is worn and yellowed. Gently, the shop owner picks open the string-drawn top, shifts his body forward in the chair and pours the bag’s…
Springfield’s celebrationThere is a party going on in a far southeast corner of Livingston Parish, marking the arrival of visitors from 170 years ago.They came not by cars but by goods-laden schooners from New Orleans, through Lake Pontchartrain and Lake…
Alexandria eyes moviesCarved from the retail vacancy of a former Alexandria Super Kmart store is a soon-to-be located film production studio and medical business incubator.The development, supported by the state through a capital outlay award of $1.7 million for renovations,…
Studio, gallery and guest house, Turtle Cove is located on the banks of Bayou Fuslier. Owners Toni Daigre and Sue Billet find the back porch is their favorite place to create art and share a cup of coffee with other…
