After a devastating year caused by the oil disaster, tourist hot spots along the Gulf Coast want folks to know that they’re back. (In fact they never left; the perception scared people away, never the reality.)GULFPORT, MISS.If you want to…
The Official State Dog
Clinton winemaker is growing a business.
Reliable Marker for Alzheimer’sBaton Rouge – Researchers at the Pennington Biomedical Research Center in Baton Rouge recently released a study in the Journal of Alzheimer’s Disease identifying a particularly reliable marker for identifying early stages of dementia: the inability to…
Business news from around the state
… and that’s what worries their mothers.
Regional Reports from across the state
a guide to festivals around the state may-June
Donaldsonville’s Steven Schneider finds his inspiration along the levees.
Pirates once roamed in the area of this Lake Charles mansion.
Stirring it up with seasonal vegetables
A compendium of what’s hot and what’s not in Louisiana
It was John James Audubon who first declared the vibrant flowers he spotted in the woods to be the “Louisiana iris.” Audubon would never know the full wisdom behind his selection: Centuries later that flower would commonly bloom in hues…
electing a nursing home is often a difficult decision. Listed here are some of the state’s top-ranked nursing homes as determined by HealthGrades, a Golden, Colo., company that specializes in nursing home and hospital evaluations.Below is the company’s explanation of…
Louisiana Cities, A Century Ago
10 Top Live Oaks in Louisiana
Regional reports from across the state
175 years of independence
March-April
In American pop culture, just about any place where Elvis Presley hung out has come to qualify as a quirky place, even if it was 56 years ago.Presley came to Louisiana often, most notably for Shreveport’s Louisiana Hayride, where the…
Shreveport meteorologist knows tornados firsthand.
The Old State Capitol has a long and storied past, making it a great place to explore in the present.
George Havard Yerger and Leslie Addison, a husband-and-wife team, draw inspiration from childhood memories.
Union troops and a Louisiana governor have been a part of this Pointe Coupee Parish home’s past.
