Someone’s in the Kitchen
Composing a menu can be either a dreaded chore or a rewarding challenge. The latter is much more fun of course, and it prolongs the enjoyment of the evening. Diners, whether family or guests, enjoy the food but the cook…
Best Hunting
How crawfish got famous
After the waters began to recede from the great flood of 1927, some refugees who had spent time at a Red Cross camp began to return to their homes in rural central Louisiana. What they saw was bleak. Water lines…
Darby Deluxe
The view from the entry through the double doors captures two of the old oaks on the three-acre siteChildhood dreams sometimes do come true – just ask Perry Segura. “When I was a young boy growing up in New Iberia,…
A WINTER MENU
Restaurants open, close and change so frequently that even the most conscientiously researched restaurant guides are usually a bit dated when first published; and it’s all downhill from there. Relying on a guide that’s a year or two old can…
a louisiana life: Paul McIlhenny
It’s an adage of the business world that the public image of a corporation is a reflection of the person in the corner office. In the case of the McIlhenny Company of New Iberia, the theory holds water.Paul McIlhenny looks,…
BIG & BETTER - THE LOUISIANA STATE MUSEUM
The new Louisiana State Museum-Baton Rouge is the story of Louisiana. It is an introduction to our state’s rich history for the uninitiated, and it’s a giant dose of nostalgia for those that know and love Louisiana tradition, heritage and…
LOUISIANA DESTINATIONS
One of the best things about living in the Southeast is the fact that you do not have to travel far to get away from it all. In Louisiana, history, culture, and festivals are usually just a short drive from…
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…
Oldies but Goodies - Top 25 Sites for Revisiting
This old Municipal Association coffee mug with its fine-print list of towns, Abbeville to Zwolle – a constant companion through half of Louisiana Life’s 25 years – is as good as a journal for recording memories of past adventures.There are the Big…
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…
A Quarterly Compendium of What’s Hot & What’s Not in Louisiana
What's HotHonoring Korean vets. U.S. Highway 80, which crosses Louisiana from Monroe to Shreveport, has been dedicated as the Korean War Veterans Memorial Highway. Louisiana has 54,900 Korean War veterans.Rink remembrance. Professional boxer Preston Scott Hartzog, who died recently of…
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…
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