8 Louisiana-born hoopsters who rose from small-town roots to the Basketball Hall of Fame

Pottery on Tour

Realism in North Louisiana

Step inside the home of Susan and Dr. Lawrence “Larry” Menache in Alexandria, and you may think you are in a grand Paris salon. The Menaches have filled their home with important 18th-century French case pieces and chairs that are…

Executive Chef and CEO Link Restaurant Group: Herbsaint, Cochon, Butcher, Calcasieu and Cochon Lafayette

Flu arrives early in Louisiana SHREVEPORT – With the onset of colder weather, the expected arrival of the influenza virus has been confirmed by the Diagnostic Virology Laboratory of LSU Health Shreveport. The influenza virus detected locally is a type A,…

Louisiana’s increasingly hospitable business climate continues to draw relocations and expansions while spurring growth in homegrown companies. Here are a few highlights of recent business activity statewide.   Port rides a wave NEW ORLEANS – More than $100 million worth…

When life takes a break

A compendium of what’s hot and what’s not in Louisiana

There was plenty to worry about in the days after Hurricane Katrina’s wrath, survival being first on the list. Not too many notches down, however, especially in New Orleans, was saving the culture. New Orleans is a town that oozes…

Christmas Around the State

Executive Chef of Charley G's

To many people, New Orleans is the ideal vacation spot. But for those in the know, the Greater New Orleans region is also an ideal retirement location. Retirees enjoy some of the same charms that fascinate visitors, but they also…

Plantation Country takes its name from the gracious estates built by Louisiana’s cotton and sugar planters. Many of these mansions still remain; they and the slave cabins around them together paint a picture of what life was like in bygone…

In the heart of Louisiana, the Crossroads region is a place with a flavor all its own. Crossroads is filled with history. Its many lakes, parks and forests make it ideal for those who love the outdoors, and its towns…

North Louisiana is justly famed for its wealth of options for enjoying the outdoor life. Sportsman’s Paradise really is a paradise for those who love to hunt, fish, hike, bike or just relax by a quiet lake. But the region…

Fork in the Road Kitchen Witchery in New Orleans There was a rather charming fad during the 1970s when shops sold “kitchen witches,” oddly appealing crones with floral babushkas and full skirts sitting on a broom stick. It was said…

Cause to Celebrate Christmas at the Zoo The Zoo of Acadiana is a free-range sort of place, filled with a sampler of God’s creations, including kookaburras, tigers, alligators and giraffes. Although the expression “this place is a zoo” has frequently…

Cause to Celebrate Christmas On Bayou Rouge My first recollections of Christmas began when my family lived in a shotgun cottage in Uptown New Orleans, and our next-door neighbors were the Austins who hailed from Cottonport in Avoyelles Parish. Mrs.…

Fork in the Road Sage Dining in Monroe Visit Restaurant Sage during the holiday season, and you’re likely to be treated to the glow of a roaring heath – a sagacious prelude to the repast that awaits you. The upscale…

On a chilly morning last January, a group of workmen gathered on the Calcasieu River Bridge along Interstate 10 to begin a day of decorating. Armed with steel-headed mallets, rivet guns and bolts the size of shotgun shells, they removed…

Photographer A.J. Meek Embraces the South

Colonel is at Ease in his Baton Rouge Home