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…
Learning from Southern Living’s 2010 Idea House
Recipes with this adaptable and affordable meat are perfect for autumn’s cooler days.
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…
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…
I had chickens when chickens weren’t cool.
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…
A compendium of what’s hot and what’s not in Louisiana
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…
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…
Birdies and eagles are part of the view at this grand Shreveport home.
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…
Fresh vegetables are abundant in these long summer days. Fortunately, so are recipes for them.
LSU Health Sciences Center Hospitals Win Quality Awards
Business news from around the state
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…
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…
A compendium of what’s hot and what’s not in Louisiana
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…
Admittedly there is not much quirky about the abandoned, derelict building that stands along Louisiana Highway 1 near the corner of Fordoche Bayou Road in the Pointe Coupee Parish town of Morganza. But there was a day when the building…
Regional Reports from across the state
The wonders of woodworking
