Jesus And The Bayous
In a room at my maternal grandparents’ home was a plaster image of Jesus enclosed in a glass case. The image was maybe one foot high; the case had three sides so as to be fastened in a corner.…
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Louisiana Travel & Living
The good times are rolling this summer across Louisiana, where outdoor recreation abounds and thrilling attractions welcome families for educational or competitive fun. Louisiana is a wonderful place to spend the summer months for…
Home Grown
1. Artist Paul Schexnayder Artist Paul Schexnayder constructs fun funky facades using repurposed wood and tin. Call Today for your showing 337-321-1956. schex.com. New Iberia, La 2. The Essential Louisiana Seafood Cookbook The easy-to-follow recipes emphasize Louisiana seafood and quality, local ingredients.…
Episode 46: Ghosts of Good Times – Dance Halls, Swamp Pop and Zydeco
Imagine, walking down the street one night in Opelousas and hearing in the distance music from Ray Charles or maybe James Brown. Only that was no jukebox that you were hearing but Charles and Brown themselves performing live in St.…
LSU Student Reporters Take Home 15 Awards for Journalism Excellence in Regional SPJ Competition
BATON ROUGE, La (press release) – Students from LSU Student Media outlets and LSU’s Manship School of Mass Communication won 15 awards for journalism excellence in the 2021 Diamond Journalism Awards, a regional competition sponsored annually by the Arkansas Pro…
Nominations Open for the 2021 Baton Rouge Area Volunteer Activists
BATON ROUGE, La (press release) – Nominations are now open for the 50th annual Baton Rouge Area Volunteer Activist awards. Nominations can be completed online at www.emergela.org/brava and are due by Monday, August 9. Nominations should include details of individual’s…
New Orleans Mission to Host Big Easy Big Heart 5K Race on the Northshore
MANDEVILLE, La (press release) – The New Orleans Mission, the largest faith-based, private service provider for the homeless in the Greater New Orleans area, has once again partnered with Q50 Races to present a nature-driven 5K race set in…
Episode 45: Living at the River's Edge - At Home on the Adventurous Side of a Batture
A levee’s riverside is called a batture. For a few hearty souls it is also called “home.” Author Macon Fry lives in a camp on a batture at the edge of Orleans Parish. He has been chronicling stories of people…
Chef Tory McPhail Crowned the King of Kings at the 14th Annual Louisiana Seafood Cook-Off
LAFAYETTE, La (press release) – Lieutenant Governor Billy Nungesser and the Louisiana Seafood Promotion and Marketing Board crowned Chef Tory McPhail of Revelry Plates + Pours in Bozeman, Montana, as the 2021 Louisiana Seafood King of Kings after winning…
GRITS Web Series & Hoodoo House TV
BATON ROUGE, La (press release) – Hoodoo House TV presents GRITS, a new web series and the first installment in a series of original stories from Hoodoo House TV. Directed, produced, and written by Greg Williams Jr, GRITS follows the…
Episode 44: Speakeasies and Hard Liquor – Louisiana During Prohibition
Louisiana has always had some dry parishes where booze was limited by local law, but the state and especially New Orleans did not take too well to the period from 1920 through 1933, when alcohol sales was curtailed nationwide. Prohibition…
New Exhibit Highlights Early 1800s Shipwreck Off Louisiana Gulf Coast
BATON ROUGE, La (press release) – The Louisiana Division of Archaeology and the Capitol Park Museum announce the opening of a new exhibit – The Mardi Gras Shipwreck. In 2007, a team of archaeologists and researchers mapped, recovered, and analyzed…
Covington Business Association Hosts 4th Kokomo Stroll
COVINGTON, La (press release) – In the spirit of summer, the Covington Business Association presents the fourth annual Kokomo Stroll, presented by Resource Bank, in downtown Covington. Flip flops and boat drinks will be aplenty as crowds fill the…
State Library of Louisiana receives American Rescue Plan Act Funding
BATON ROUGE, La (press release) – The State Library of Louisiana announces a special round of funding to help communities respond directly and immediately to the pandemic as well as related economic and community needs through equitable approaches. Through the…
Episode 43: Movies That Moved Us - Top Films Set In Louisiana
What does it mean when the top 10 movies set in Louisiana are discussed, two of them have the word “Easy” in the title? After much discussion, we have concluded that it is probably only a coincidence because the competition…
Louisiana Launch set for TV5MONDEplus
LOS ANGELES (press release) – TV5MONDE USA, America’s only 24/7 French language general entertainment network, today announced it will be launching a major new streaming offering – TV5MONDEplus – to meet the growing demand of U.S. subscribers wanting to access its…
25 Louisiana Main Street Communities Earn 2021 National Accreditation
BATON ROUGE, La (press release) - Lieutenant Governor Billy Nungesser and Louisiana Main Street are proud to announce the 25 Louisiana communities earning 2021 National Accreditation through the Main Street American program. These communities have met rigorous performance standards over…
Tails and Tales: Louisiana's Summer Reading Program
BATON ROUGE, La (press release) – The State Library of Louisiana announces the 2021 statewide summer reading program, “Tails and Tales,” following the general theme of animals. This is a free, annual program giving children, teens, and adults the…
Top Two Seafood Harvesting States Joining Forces in Partnership and Future Support
BATON ROUGE, La (press release) – Lieutenant Governor Billy Nungesser will travel to Juneau, Alaska, to solidify a partnership between the Louisiana Seafood Promotion and Marketing Board and the Alaska Seafood Marketing Institute. The partnership is an opportunity for each…
Episode 42: Exploring Jewish Louisiana – One of the State's Oldest Cultures
For many, the image of Jewish settlements in the United States have been mostly on the East Coast and in major cities. However, there has long been a Jewish population spread across the South and in rural areas. Dating back…
Episode 41: A Plantation and a Briar Patch - Stories from a Place Called "Laura"
Bre'r Rabbit was a trickster who loved to defy authority and who pulled his stunts throughout the South. He is known for finding seclusion in briar parches but in Louisiana, his spiritual home was Laura Plantation where former slaves told…
Local Louisiana Woman Featured in National Geographic Docuseries "IMPACT with Gal Gadot"
WASHINGTON, DC (press release) – In the heart of some of the most difficult circumstances in the world, there exist beacons of hope. National Geographic Presents: IMPACT WITH GAL GADOT is a compelling new six-part short-form documentary series from…
Breeze Airways Announces New Nonstop Flight Service Connecting New Orleans to New Markets
BATON ROUGE, La (press release) – Breeze Airways, a new U.S. carrier from JetBlue founder David Neeleman recently announced its debut network. The new flights will offer service to New Orleans from new markets currently without existing nonstop service. “As…
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