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Statewide Calendar

Jordan DeFrank,

January and February events, festivals and more.

Patti Ellish

Lynne Gibbons,

Former nurse becomes hospital CEO in Covington

A State of Musicians

Margaret Zainey Roux,

The Tipitina’s Foundation programs foster growth in budding musicians.

Louisianians Of The Year

New Orleans Magazine Site Staff,

8 Inspirational Stories

As the Louisiana Carnival’s biggest parade, which starts in New Orleans' Mid-City neighborhood and heads through the Central Business District toward the Superdome, the magic happens on the floats, in the streets and beyond.

Chalmette Battlefield, location of the Battle of New Orleans

Jan. 8: The Battle of New Orleans

Photos by Eugenia Uhl,

Honoring the bicentennial

Artist Adventure

John R. Kemp,

Painting in the shadows of Walter Anderson

Tensas Tower

Billie Katz,

A stylish abode overlooking Bayou Teche.

Gumbos with Greens

Paul F. Stahls Jr.,

Three gumbo recipes to warm up your winter

Miletello’s Sport City Grill

New Orleans Magazine Site Staff,

Italian cuisine with Southern charm in West Monroe.

Gary Perkins

Site Staff,

Wildwood Pizza, Alexandria

Medical News

Photos by Jeanne Higgins,

Health updates from around the state

A Bright Future

New Orleans Magazine Site Staff,

Louisiana turns heads with expansions, job growth

Cypress Furniture

CBS Sports,

A Natchitoches business celebrates 50 years.

Romancing a Farmer

Lili LeGardeur,

A clandestine online search

It's Carnival Time

Model: Gabrielle Chaisson,

Our annual list of parades (and parties) around the state

Let's Make Carnival Parades Better

Caroline Malouse,

By now practically every Carnival organization in the state with enough gumption to stage a parade also has a website, even if it is put together by a neighbor’s 14-year-old. Looking at what is online I have concluded that there…