Full Circle for Rice Fans
Plans are underway to celebrate the life of the late Gothic novelist and New Orleans native, Anne Rice, who died after complications from a stroke in December at age 80. The event “will…
Best Hunting
Last Days Of Passenger Trains
From the Executive Editor's Desk When I was a kid my dad once took me by passenger train to visit relatives near Marksville. The train, called the Southern Belle, was operated by Kansas City Southern railroad. I have three main…
Louisiana Museums & Landmarks
With no shortage of things to celebrate, Louisiana museums and landmarks provide a wealth of knowledge and insight to the people and places across this great state and their contributions to…
Episode 66: Christmas Eve Adventures Along The Levees
Some places are known for their snow at Christmas time; Louisiana’s river parishes are known for their fire on Christmas Eve. Chicago-based filmmaker Mark Niedelson joins Errol Laborde, executive editor of Louisiana Life, along with podcast producer Kelly Massicot to…
Episode 65: Adventures in No Man's Land
There was once a part of present day Louisiana that neither France nor Spain could decide on who was the possessor, so it was declared a neutral ground known as “No Man’s Land.” Filmmakers Bill Rodman and Flo Ulmer-Rodman, along…
Episode 64: Notes on Votes - How Louisiana Politics is Changing
Louisiana politics is known for being colorful and controversial. It is also, like most politics, constantly changing. Two University of Louisiana Political Scientists, Pearson Cross and Christie Maloyed, have compiled a book, “The Party is Over: The New Louisiana Politics”…
2021 Team Louisiana Awards Honor Sports Tourism Leaders
BATON ROUGE, La (press release) – The Louisiana Office of Tourism (LOT) and Louisiana Travel Association (LTA) recognized Louisiana sports stakeholders and tourism leaders with their 2021 Team Louisiana Awards this month. The Team Louisiana Awards recognize and showcase…
Ribbon Cutting to Reopen Cabins at Jimmie Davis State Park
CHATHAM, La. (press release) – Lieutenant Governor Billy Nungesser, Louisiana State Parks, and elected officials today officially re-opened the cabins at Jimmie Davis State Park in Jackson Parish. The cabins closed following a tornado that struck Jimmie Davis State…
"The Yellow Book: Old South Baton Rouge" - An examination of the effects of interstate construction through the Capital City
BATON ROUGE, La (press release) – Lieutenant Governor Billy Nungesser and the Capitol Park Museum will open The Yellow Book: Old South Baton Rouge, a photography exhibition exploring the legacy of interstate construction in the Old South Baton Rouge.…
Cajun Pop Louisiana Style Popcorn Releases Two New Flavors in Time for the Holidays
BATON ROUGE, La (press release) – Baton Rouge-based popcorn company, Cajun Pop Louisiana Style Popcorn, announces the release of two new flavors just in time for the holiday gift-giving season. Cajun Pop’s parade of flavors now includes Creole Pickle and…
Episode 63: Exploring The Green Book – A Travel Guide From The Age Of Segregation
At issue was Black vs. White. In the days of racial segregation many road places were denied to black travelers. For decades, a guidebook offering travel suggestions was called "The Green Book." "The Green Book," named after the publication’s founder,…
15th Annual Ernest Gaines Award winner is Nathan Harris for his debut novel, The Sweetness of Water
BATON ROUGE, La (press release) – Seattle writer Nathan Harris’ debut novel, The Sweetness of Water, has won the 2021 Ernest J. Gaines Award for Literary Excellence, presented annually by the Baton Rouge Area Foundation to an emerging African…
Episode 62: A View From The Coushatta Nation – A Tribal Chairman Speaks Out
Louisiana has four federally recognized Native American tribes, one of the most historic is the Coushattas who settled largely around Allen Parish in the vicinity of Elton and Kinder. David Sickey is a past tribal chairman and a member of…
Wendy Rodrigue’s Life & Legacy Art Tour Celebrates 100th School During Louisiana Return
NEW ORLEANS (press release) – The Life & Legacy Foundation, sharing the life and art of George Rodrigue (1944-2013) through exhibitions of original artwork from the artist’s private collection returns to Louisiana in November for the first time since…
Louisiana Office of Tourism Receives Worldwide Recognition For Pandemic Response
LONDON (press release) – Lieutenant Governor Billy Nungesser announced British travel magazine Wanderlust named the Louisiana Office of Tourism (LOT) among the world’s best campaign responses to the pandemic at 2021 Wanderlust Travel Awards ceremony Tuesday evening inside London’s…
Louisiana Attractions Support Grant Program Application Period Opens
BATON ROUGE, La (press release) – Lieutenant Governor Billy Nungesser and the Louisiana Office of Tourism today announced the opening of the application period for the Louisiana Attractions Support Grant (LASG) program. The LASG program grants up to $20,000…
LASM Announces Return of Free First Sundays
BATON ROUGE, La (press release) – The Louisiana Art & Science Museum (LASM) is announcing the return of First Free Sundays, as of August 2021, until September of 2022, sponsored by Mr. Madison Lamar. First Free Sundays at the…
Tunica-Biloxi Tribe of Louisiana/Paragon Casino Resort Launch Sports Betting In Louisiana
MARKSVILLE, La (press release) – Paragon Casino Resort is proud to announce a partnership with Betfred Sports, bringing sports betting to the top rated gaming destination in Central Louisiana – with betting now open to the public. Betfred Sports, a…
Episode 61: Edwards, The Stories Continue; Plus, A Dad's War
Tyler Bridges has stories to tell, so many that this edition of Louisiana Insider will feature two of them. One is the shocking saga of former governor Edwin Edward's body being exhumed and then cremated at the orders of his…
2021 Top Doctors
Castle Connolly Top Doctors is a healthcare research company and the official source for Top Doctors for the past 25 years. Castle Connolly's established nomination survey, research, screening and selection process, under the direction of an MD, involves many hundreds…
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…
Gator HUNT
Along the Antill Canal in Terrebonne Parish, 10 miles southeast of Gibson, we drift for 15 minutes before the first sighting. “There,” says Rod Bonvillain Jr., a construction foreman from Houma. He moves toward the bow, finger pointing to…
Magical Mystery
A visit to Paulo Dufour’s studio on Narrow Road in a wooded countryside north of Covington in St. Tammany Parish is like a walk through Tennessee Williams’ “Glass Menagerie,” a dreamlike place filled…
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