Eateries to Explore
An entire social media universe recently emerged about the unprecedented surge of New Orleans’ hip, new, in-demand Uptown eateries, most notably among fans trying to land a table at Osteria Lupo. A…
Best Hunting
Holiday Shopping Hotspots
It’s the most wonderful time of the year to shop and Louisiana delivers. We’ve compiled a few shopping districts throughout the state offering everything from antiques and collectibles to clothing and furniture.…
Museums Galore
When sprawling Houston comes to mind, you might think first of sporting events or rocket ships — even traffic. But in fact, the culturally-diverse city reigns as one of the world’s top destinations for arts lovers. With seven cultural districts…
Joie Ride
Coasting past the setting sun and the Spanish moss in White Kitchen Preserve, Slidell Tahlequah, Oklahoma
Holiday Decadence
As the holiday season approaches, we’ve already started making plans for Thanksgiving, Christmas and New Year’s Eve. Those big family celebrations are wonderful, but we also look forward to small seasonal meals with close friends. Here’s a menu loaded…
Shannon Landis Hansen
A visit to Shannon Landis Hansen’s studio, a block from Lake Pontchartrain in Mandeville, is a journey through an artist’s imagination, an imagination driven by the lives of inanimate objects as they pass…
Louisiana Childhood
Culinary + Arts: The Pot and the Palette Cookbook II “The Pot and the Palette Cookbook II” celebrates not only Louisiana’s unique cuisine, but also the colorful contributions of young artists from across the state. Presented by the non-profit George Rodrigue…
Pop Art
Alexis Korman is Zooming from Miami, but unless she’s immersed in some soda-splashed Art Basel installation—entirely possible as the international celebration of boundary-pushing creativity has colored every corner of the sunny south Florida destination—it’s impossible to tell. Floating above the…
Bringing an Ecosystem Back
Wafer Creek, the landmark for which the ranch was named, runs through an intact bottomland forest. For more than a century, it has been left mostly uncut, meaning that Wafer Creek Ranch thrives in its natural…
Contributors
Writer and Photographer Kevin Rabalais Kevin Rabalais, an Avoyelles Parish native, writes and photographs the Natural State series for Louisiana Life. After living for more than a decade in Europe and the South Pacific, he is excited to be back home…
Children’s Hospital New Orleans is changing the health of a generation starting in schools
Changing the health of a generation often happens outside the four walls of the hospital, in places like our schools. At Children’s Hospital New Orleans, we’re bringing health directly to kids through innovative school-based programs and partnerships across the region.…
Episode 155: Sallie Ann Glassman Conjures Día de los Muertos
Who better to talk about the Day of the Dead celebration than a Vodou priestess? Also known as Día de los Muertos, the celebration has different roots than Vodou, which worked its way through Haiti. It is also Hispanic in…
LSU Museum of Art Receives $240,000 Grant from Art Bridges Foundation
BATON ROUGE, La (press release) – Art Bridges Foundation, the national arts nonprofit founded by philanthropist Alice Walton, announced this week the launch of “Access for All,” providing $40 million in funding to 64 museums nationwide. The initiative aims to increase…
Episode 154: A Haunting She Will Go – Author Barbara Sillery
Barbara Sillery has her favorite haunts, not just to visit but to write about. She has written several books about hauntings including in Louisiana, Mississippi (as well as its Delta country), Cape Cod and Nantucket. Sillery joins Louisiana Life Executive…
Chimp Haven Brings Back Fan-Favorite Discovery Day
KEITHVILLE, La (press release) – Chimp Haven will open to visitors for Chimpanzee Discovery Day this month, offering the rare opportunity for the public to get a glimpse inside the world’s largest chimpanzee sanctuary, an event that happens only twice…
Tammany Trace Voted Louisiana's Best Drive for Fall Foliage in 2023
LOUISIANA (press release) – Every fall, the United States undergoes a vibrant transformation. From the dense forests of New England to the vast expanses of the Rockies, trees shift from their summer greens to a rich display of oranges, yellows,…
Festivals Acadiens et Creoles LIVE BROADCAST by KRVS Radio Acadie 88.7 FM
LAFAYETTE, La (press release) – KRVS Radio Acadie is excited to announce that it will once again broadcast live from Girard Park during the upcoming Festivals Acadiens et Créoles. This long-standing partnership continues as KRVS delivers the festival's music and…
Episode 153: Shreveport's Worst Year - Tragedy, Survival and Saintliness
In 1873, though little known throughout the state, the Shreveport area suffered one of the greatest tragedies in Louisiana history. The region faced what is recorded as the third largest Yellow Fever epidemic in the nation’s history. In the course…
Episode 152: Jim Brown - Former State Politico Has Stories to Tell
Jim Brown has had quite a career including terms as Louisiana’s Secretary of State; Insurance Commissioner and a state senator. He is also a publisher, a columnist and a font of knowledge about the state and its politics. Brown joins…
Renaissance Publishing Announces New Editors for Several Publications; Including Louisiana Life
NEW ORLEANS (press release) — Renaissance Publishing has announced several staff changes that place new editors at the helm of several of its publications. Reine Dugas, Ph.D., has been named editor of Acadiana Profile and Louisiana Life. A native New…
SOWELA Receives $35 Million Donation of Air Force E-8A Joint Stars Jet
LAKE CHARLES, La (press release) – SOWELA received one of its largest donations to date from the U.S. Air Force with an E-8A Joint Surveillance Target Attack Radar System aircraft valued at $35 million. The jet was flown in and…
The International Arts Foundation Presents the INTERNATIONAL ARTS FEST: NOLA ’23
NEW ORLEANS (press release) – INTERNATIONAL ARTS FEST: NOLA is a global symphony of music that will be curated to celebrate the beauty of art envisioned through the lens of instruments, paintbrushes, voices, imagery, and poetry. The multi-day event platform…
Episode 151: Nick Spitzer Explores the Rhythm of America
Millions of people listen to music on the radio. Over a half million people listen to radio each week to hear Nick Spitzer talk about music. Spitzer’s pioneering broadcast American Routes is way more than a D.J. spinning songs but…
Episode 150: Executive Action - The Presidency and New Orleans
A teenager named Abraham Lincoln was once part of the crew of a packet boat bringing goods downriver to New Orleans. As they approached the city they camped on the river banks up shore from New Orleans. There were rough…
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