SANTA MONICA, Ca (press release) — Jay Weisman has a superpower: He makes students want to learn, no matter what he’s teaching. At Benjamin Franklin High School in New Orleans, Louisiana, Weisman has taught both math and social studies…
BATON ROUGE, La. – Lieutenant Governor Billy Nungesser today led the second Statewide Litter Abatement and Beautification Task Force meeting at the Capitol Park Museum in Baton Rouge. “Nine out of 10 calls I get daily are from people…
BATON ROUGE, La. (press release) – The Louisiana Office of Tourism (LOT) has released its 2022 Louisiana Inspiration Guide. This year, LOT partnered with local artist, celebrity ambassador and American Idol winner Laine Hardy. Laine has also been featured in…
BATON ROUGE, La. – Lieutenant Governor Billy Nungesser, along with the Louisiana Seafood Promotion and Marketing Board, granted an official pardon to Arrigeaux (uh-REE-go) the Crawfish during the Sixth Annual Pardoning of the Crawfish event. “The Green” at Perkins…
BATON ROUGE, La. – Lieutenant Governor Billy Nungesser, the Office of Cultural Development, and Louisiana Main Street are proud to announce the Hammond Downtown Development District is a semifinalist for the 2022 Great American Main Street Award. Main Street…
BATON ROUGE, La. – Lieutenant Governor Billy Nungesser and the Capitol Park Museum announce the opening of Me Got Fiyo: The Professor Longhair Centennial on Tuesday, April 19. The exhibition explores the life and legacy of Henry Roeland Byrd,…
BATON ROUGE, La (press release) – Capitol Park Museum will host Art Flow 2022, a juried exhibition of two- and three-dimensional art by Louisiana artists. Organized by the Arts Council of Greater Baton Rouge, the exhibit will be on…
In the 1700s, when New Orleans was a fledgling city, the French overseers faced many problems including a severe shortage of women. Arrangements were made to send women from France who were perceived as being problematic to Louisiana for a…
Just for fun I began this column by looking up the official Louisiana state nut. It turns out there isn’t one. This in a state that makes the lesser known, but nevertheless worthy, mayhaw, its state jelly and gives rightful…
Open almost any Louisiana cookbook and you’ll find a big section of dessert recipes, a testament to our love of sweets. The recipes often include both traditional and modern desserts. As tastes change…
AT A GLANCE Location Tangipahoa Parish Flora Birdbill spike grass, scarlet oak, little floating heart Fauna+Insects Southeastern blue sucker, Hodges’ clubtail,…
The New Orleans Jazz & Heritage Festival (nojazzfest.com) makes a triumphant return April 29-May 8 after two COVID-cancellation years. Returning headliners previously slated for 2020 and 2021 are The Who, Stevie Nicks and…
Stanley Dry Food Writer Stanley Dry writes the “Kitchen Gourmet” column for Louisiana Life magazine and is author of The Essential Louisiana Cookbook and The Essential Louisiana Seafood Cookbook and co-author of "Gulf South." Formerly senior editor of Food &…
At A Glance Hometown Greenwood, South Carolina Age 36 Instagram @basqo_ It’s an epic, bejeweled beast of folkloric proportions. Or else it’s a mischievous, spinning sun prop escaped from the set of a children’s TV show and…
In the Deep South, March comes in like many things, not restricted to being a lion as in other regions of the country. When the sun warms our faces and winter seems to have left us for good, it’s time…
Louisiana has an abundance of official symbols (the state doughnut is the beignet, the state crustacean is the crawfish and the state vegetable is the sweet potato, for example), but I only recently learned that we even have an official…
Photos Courtesy: Hubba hubba smokehouse; flat rock playhouse Louisiana residents don’t have to be told how hot and miserable the deep coastal…
Award-winning Cajun fiddler, Amanda Shaw, has launched a new live music program every…
AT A GLANCE Architect Kevin Gossen, Gossen Architects Interior Design Kiki Frayard Builder Mark LaBorde Total Square Footage 6,224 Outstanding Features Stone archways, metal windows, enclosed courtyards, patterned walnut floor in bar area While an Acadian cottage might…
Nature Made Louisiana Herb Journal: Healing on Home Ground Clinical herbalist Corinne Martin invites readers to venture outside and explore all of the healing treasures that Louisiana flora has to offer. “Louisiana Herb Journal: Healing on Home Ground,” details wild…
With dark memories of Hurricane Katrina still fresh in his mind, New Orleans artist Phil Sandusky packed up his brushes, paints and easel and headed out late last August into his Uptown New Orleans neighborhood to capture the…
Eight years ago, River Oaks Square Arts Center, a multipurpose contemporary visual and fine arts hub in Alexandria, wanted to put on a national art show to both elevate…
If you're in Cajun Country around Mardi Gras time be careful when you cross the road, there might be some masked riders pursing chickens for a gumbo. Chance Henry joins Louisiana Life Executive Editor Errol Laborde, along with podcast producer…
