Lifetimes
a guide to festivals around the state september-october
Best Hunting
Great Louisiana Quiz
The championship season
Willis Reed
A Man of Many Trophies
Ouachita Riverfronts
Our year of riverfront explorations ends next issue with a Yuletide visit to New Orleans, but this time we’re sightseeing the Ouachita River, starting in Monroe.Don Juan Filhiol (FEE-yol), who had fought under Louisiana’s Spanish Gov. Galvez against the British…
page turner in covington
Learning from Southern Living’s 2010 Idea House
a chicken on every stove
Recipes with this adaptable and affordable meat are perfect for autumn’s cooler days.
Health
No. 1 Donors!HOUMA — According to Donate Life America, Louisiana is the top state for organ donors: More than 64 percent of residents applying for drivers’ licenses and state identification cards elected to become organ and tissue donors, nearly twice…
Business news from around the state
Real estate deals, federal contracts and cruise line expansions are fueling business growth around Louisiana. Here are some snapshots of recent action.Bedico Creek project revives in St. TammanyST. TAMMANY PARISH –– A big residential and recreation development that has been…
Poultry Chic
I had chickens when chickens weren’t cool.
Louisianian at Large
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…
barometer
A compendium of what’s hot and what’s not in Louisiana
PERUSING THE MAGAZINE
Today I read my first issue of Louisiana Life and was so satisfied and enlightened I felt compelled to send in feedback as asked by the “What Are You Thinking?” segment. As I perused each page with enthusiasm, curiosity and…
The Big One
Five years ago from right now Louisiana was a different state. Not since the Great Flood of 1927 had there been so many refugees encamped on the state’s higher grounds, but back then the refugees were mostly from down the…
fore score
Birdies and eagles are part of the view at this grand Shreveport home.
Louisiana Riverfronts: Alexandria-Pineville
From the waterfronts of Shreveport and Bossier City, which we visited last issue, it’s 125 miles southeast along Red River to another pair of river cities, Alexandria and Pineville, where you will behold the fruits of the labors of two…
Summer’s Bounty
Fresh vegetables are abundant in these long summer days. Fortunately, so are recipes for them.
Health
LSU Health Sciences Center Hospitals Win Quality Awards
biz bits
Business news from around the state
katrina in the country
On days when I think I’ll go stark raving mad if I have to fold one more load of laundry or unload the dishwasher one more time, I’ll think back to a September afternoon five years ago.It was about two…
Louisianian at Large
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…
barometer
A compendium of what’s hot and what’s not in Louisiana
bobbing in the gulf
There was a mysterious white object bobbing in the Gulf. Our cruise ship had cleared the Yucatan straits, re-entered the Gulf of Mexico and was heading back to New Orleans.News of the oil spill and those hurtful pictures of the…
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