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LIFE times WINTER Jan.1 - March. 31

NORTHERN LOUISIANAJan. 4-7, 12-14, 19-21 Almost, Maine, Shreveport Little Theatre, Shreveport, (318) 424-4439.Jan. 6 Twelfth Night Party, Bossier Civic Center, Bossier City, (318) 746-0008.Jan. 12 “The People’s Concert,” Riverview Theatre, Shreveport, (318) 227-8863. Jan. 19 Man of La Mancha, The…

STATEWIDE CARNIVAL CALENDAR

Photo: Terri FenselALEXANDRIA (318) 442-9546Jan. 5 Epiphany, St. Rita School, England Airpark. 5:30 p.m.Jan. 5 AMGA Carnivale de Mardi Gras Party, Community Center, England Airpark. 7:30 p.m.Feb. 14 LSUA Mardi Gras Parade, LSUA Campus. Noon.Feb. 16 Taste of Mardi Gras,…

25 HOTTEST RESIDENTIAL AREAS 1981-2006

Darryl Dyess remembers well what Denham Springs was like back in 1982. He’d just gotten married and bought his first house there.“It was just a little old hick town,” recalls the Livingston parish realtor. “People didn’t want to come here…

SCORECARD

When the Louisiana Superdome reopened on September 25, 2006 after being the devastated by Hurricane Katrina and becoming the visual focal point of a city’s suffering to the rest of the world, New Orleans became “America’s City.” The fact that…

SOMETHING'S SIZZLING

Chef Paul Prudhomme, CHERYL GERBER PHOTOGRAPHS, It’s not much of a stretch to say that in the last 25 years that correspond with this magazine’s existence (1981- 2006) there have been more changes in the way Louisianians eat, particularly in…

Art in Louisiana - A 25 Year Renaissance

Billy Solitario, “Three Egrets;” Over the last 25 years, the Louisiana art scene had grown and prospered in cities across the state, especially in south Louisiana. Hurricanes Katrina and Rita almost swept it away. Derelict buildings in rundown Main Streets…

Regional Reports From Across the State

Northern LouisianaQUIRKY PLACESThe Music Never DiesTodd Weaver, of Louisiana Spirits Investigations, sets up a paranormal investigation at the Municipal Auditorium.(Jim Hudelson/The Times PHOTOGRAPH) Even the skepticism of paranormal investigator Brad Duplechien, Director of Louisiana Spirits Investigations, [see “Central Louisiana”] couldn’t…

Jimmy C. Newman

Backstage at the Grand Ole Opry: Jimmy C. Newman, a veteran of the Opry, waits in his dressing room for the music to begin. Band members are seated on a sofa, miscellaneous opry-ites step in to greet Newman. The performer…

Centennial Celebration

Postcard, circa 1911, showing the then recently built pavillions1906It was a relatively new century – a new age – and fairs were the bee’s knees. The Louisiana Purchase Centennial Exposition had been held in St. Louis just two years earlier,…

Lane Lefort

Duck in Audubon park, New Orleans. Louisiana’s natural landscape is a dreamy world for painters and photographers. Its bayous, rivers, primeval swamps and the undisturbed and timeless life that drifts in the shadows can be unsettling but magnificent. It has…

Escape to Nantachie Lake

The beautiful view of Natachine Lake can be seen from every angle of the wide wraparound porches, as well as from the two seating groups of comfortable furniture in the great roomLocated on 40 acres of pristine forest, 35 miles…

Soups in Short Order

Fall often brings some of our nicest weather. Unless we have a hurricane, you can almost hear the entire state breathe a great sigh of relief when the summer heat finally breaks. With clear blue skies, lower humidity and some…

News Notes from Around the State

The Colvin family circa 1885 in Dubach. Dogtrot Capital Receives a New FindThe community of Dubach is adding to its collection of 19th century dogtrot cabins by restoring an 1883 house, which will be used as a welcome and information…

Louisiana’s Lost Season

Football in Louisiana was just not the same in 2005. Games were played, bands performed, cheerleaders did their acrobatics and occasionally the crowd would roar. Nevertheless, the season must have been what it was like when boys tried to play…

Louisiana Living and Cardiovascular Disease

April 20, 1992, ended as any other typical day for attorney Barry Viosca. The self-described obsessive-compulsive workaholic went to bed late that night after a heavy dinner with a whole lot of stress on his mind. As usual, he was…

Boudin by the Bite

One of the defining features ofsouth Louisiana’s distinct Cajun culture is the food. Of course there’s the language, the music, the geography and the shared traditions and heritage, but it’s the food that stands second to none. While the region…

Flight Into the Past

BRIAN GAUVIN PHOTOGRAPHS THIS PAGE TOP, FACING PAGE BOTTOM; PHOTOGRAPHS COURTESY UNIVERSITY OF NEW ORLEANS EARL K. LONG LIBRARY SPECIAL COLLECTIONS, THIS PAGE BOTTOM AND FACING PAGE TOPBoth economically and politically, Louisiana in the 1930s was one of the nation’s…

Hold that Water

Levees and spillways have long been part of the Louisiana landscape, but Katrina and Rita put them on the map Levees in Louisiana, besides keeping us dry, provide some welcome elevation for low-lying areas and have added cultural benefits. As…

“What we signed up for.”

The Untold Story of the Louisiana National Guard, Katrina, Questions of Command, the Law and the Battle to Save Lives In any ordinary early Friday evening, 19-year-old Anthony Harrison would be helping out during the weekend rush at Fanta’s Seafood…

Eye of the Storm

In the shadow of Katrina, the parishes of “Imperial Calcasieu” stagger from Rita n a Tuesday evening. George Swift is popping a bag of popcorn in his Lake Charles home, marking the end of another day, most of which he…

Over the Boardwalk

As a resident of Bossier City in northwest Louisiana for four years, we are very proud of our new Louisiana Boardwalk, which was briefly noted in the “Around Louisiana” section of your magazine in the Summer 2005 issue. The issue…

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