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Gulf Brew Partners with Ragin Cajun Athletics

LAFAYETTE, La (press relese) – Acadiana Center for the Arts hosts Gulf Brew, presented by Moss BMW, Louisiana’s oldest craft beer festival! Gulf Brew is an outdoor festival along the streets of Downtown Lafayette on Saturday, October 21, 2023, 1-5pm.…

ACGBR’s annual Members+ Exhibit now open

BATON ROUGE, La (press release) – The Arts Council of Greater Baton Rouge’s annual Members+ exhibition highlighting works by its member artists is now open in the Shell Gallery at the Cary Saurage Community Arts Center. An opening reception is set…

Chef Owen Hohl Wins 16th Annual Louisiana Seafood Cook-Off

LAKE CHARLES, La (press release) – Chef Owen Hohl of Hot Tails in Prairieville is the 2023 King of Louisiana Seafood beating 11 other chefs to win the 16th Annual Louisiana Seafood Cook-Off presented by the Louisiana Seafood Promotion and…

The Hilliard Art Museum Announces Fall 2023 Exhibitions and Programs

LAFAYETTE, La (press release) – The Hilliard Art Museum is proud to announce its captivating lineup of exhibitions that delve into the complexities of race, intergenerational loss and the power of art. From thought-provoking tapestries to innovative camera-less photography, these exhibitions…

Recycling Pilot Project Launched at Four Louisiana State Parks

MANDEVILLE, La (press release) – Lieutenant Governor Billy Nungesser and the Louisiana Office of State Parks announced the launch of the Let Louisiana Shine Park Recycling Program, a new recycling pilot project for aluminum cans and #1 PET plastic bottles at…

Contributors

            Writer Reine Dugas Reine Dugas, Ph.D. is a native New Orleanian and an English professor at Southeastern Louisiana University and an instructor at Tulane University. She’s the Executive Editor of Where Y’at Magazine and…

Top Hospitals

  THERE IS ONE MAJOR SOURCE that provides credible ongoing analysis of hospitals: Medicare, which, as the federal health insurance program for people 65 and older, as well as certain younger people with disabilities, often provides funding for many of…

Louisiana Artist of the Year Vitus Shell Presents “Gold Standard”

NEW ORLEANS (press release) – Vitus Shell, Louisiana mixed-media painter and black creative brings an impactful voice to contemporary figurative painting in his solo exhibition Gold Standard at IBIS Contemporary Art Gallery, New Orleans. Gold has been the metric for value in many societies…

Louisiana Life Magazine Wins 2023 International Awards

NEW ORLEANS (press release) – On May 8, Louisiana Life Magazine won 17 awards, at the 43rd annual International Regional Magazine Association (IRMA) awards presentation in Portland, Oregon. Louisiana Life was a finalist for Magazine of the Year. IRMA members…

#CreateLouisiana gets Entertainment Development Fund Award

BATON ROUGE, La (press release) – A program that provides filmmaker grants to promote Louisiana’s French culture is the latest recipient of an award from Louisiana’s Entertainment Development Fund. #CreateLouisiana will receive $36,500 to provide mentorship, education and workforce development…

Brunch N Bras Party with 90-Day Fiance’s Molly Hopkins

HOUMA, La (press release) – Friends n' Mimosas, is excited to share their upcoming Brunch N Bra fundraiser to benefit the Mary Bird Perkins Cancer Center! The Brunch N Bra party will offer lots of fun activities, as well as a celebrity…

Preservation Hall to Open History of Black Performance Photo Exhibit

NEW ORLEANS (press release) – Preservation Hall Foundation announced Presence and Precarity: A Louisiana Fairytale, an exhibit featuring never-before-seen archival items alongside original photography works, is set to open to the public at 11 a.m. CDT on Sunday, April 30, inside…

Télé Louisiane Partners with NOLA Zydeco Festival

NEW ORLEANS (press release) – Do you want to dance? As French speakers and supporters of Creole and Cajun culture, we are always keen to partner with organizations that have similar interests in promoting and preserving Louisiana culture. This year,…

Chef John Folse Named 2023 Humanist of the Year

NEW ORLEANS (press release) – Chef John Folse—culinary professional, food historian, tv personality, restauranteur and Louisiana culture bearer—has been named the Louisiana Endowment for the Humanities’ 2023 Humanist of the Year. On Thursday, May 11, the LEH, with Lieutenant Governor…

Covington Heritage Foundation 2023 Antiques & Uniques Festival

  COVINGTON, La (press release) – The Covington Heritage Foundation will host the 9th Annual Covington Antiques and Uniques Festival, April 29-30, at the Covington Trailhead at 419 N. New Hampshire St. in historic downtown Covington. The two-day, juried, free event…