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celebrate new orleans

With 300 years of history, the Big Easy offers something for everyone during her birthday year

Bayou Browsing

Scenic wetlands, plantations, delicious dining, a brewery and distillery round out the fun in Thibodaux

Traveling In & Around Louisiana

September and October bring an end to the summer season and a return to the activities that make fall one of the busiest times of the year. Seasonal festivals are as abundant as a fall Louisiana harvest and those seeking…

Top Hospitals 2017

There is only one major source that provides credible ongoing analysis of hospitals. It is Medicare, which as the federal health insurance program for people 65 and older, as well as certain younger people with disabilities, often pays many of…

Feasting and Frolicking

Northern Louisiana seasonal dinner series celebrates farm-to-table ingredients and heritage cooking techniques

THE GREAT FLOOD: AN ANNIVERSARY

Several years ago I sat down with my mom and one of her cousins to talk about the Great Flood of 1927. They were both little girls then at a time of life when the adventures of a spring flooding…

Surprise Visitor

Glenda Thaxton of Robeline, captured this image in her backyard. “I sat on our porch swing one Sunday afternoon reading a book. I glanced straight ahead and was totally shocked to see this beautiful gray fox sitting in the edge…

Rise & Revel

Each Mardi Gras morning, maskers – hundreds of them, perhaps a thousand – walk the streets of New Orleans’ Faubourg Marigny neighborhood downriver from the Vieux Carré. They are heading to a central gathering point where all of the individual…

Louisianians of the Year

Every year we come up with a list of Louisianians of the Year, and every year it's difficult. There are so many worthy candidates. Our state is full of people who serve the greater good whether it's through art, philanthrophy,…

Why Elections Aren’t Fun Anymore

Democracy was never intended to be an entertainment event per se. At best, free elections were supposed to allow for a rational discussion of issues so that voters could evaluate candidates and make the right choices. Nevertheless, if the process…

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