The three capitaines are busy working on their whips. Astride horses, they wear jeans, boots, button-down shirts, black hats. From their shoulders hang lustrous capes. They flutter, purple, green and gold in the February chill. A quick shriek like scratching…
Unforgettable. Priceless. Tradition. Those were the three words residents used to describe the Christmas Eve bonfires. Unforgettable - Denise Burrell, executive director of the River Parishes Tourist Commission. Priceless - Camella St. Pierre Landry, founder of the Festival of the…
NATCHITOCHES, La (press release) — Schools from across Louisiana gathered on Nov. 20 for the 24th Annual McGrath Math Competition, hosted by the Louisiana School for Math, Science and the Arts (LSMSA). LSMSA is a tuition-free, public residential high school…
“I'm hoping that people see it and they understand that people who teach, it comes from love,” said Sarah Watkins, the Jefferson Parish teacher and recipient of the $25,000 Milken Educator Award. On Nov.4, Stella Worley Middle School held an…
SHREVEPORT, La (press release) — On Nov. 13, the Greater Shreveport Chamber recognized Ruth Moseley Norton, partner at Heard, McElroy & Vestal, LLC, as the area's 57th ATHENA International Leadership Award Recipient at the 35th Annual ATHENA Leadership Award Luncheon,…
Of the many aspects of Louisiana culture that lure visitors to explore the state and compel Louisianians to come back home, our theory is that food is at the top of the list. Each region has its own specialties, and…
We brake for anything weird, unusual or off the beaten path and a tour through Louisiana never disappoints. Everyone knows…
1 | Alexandria The Alexandria Museum of Art is home to a large collection of artwork (both from renowned art icons to lesser-known artists from every corner of the globe). Be sure to…
Grand Isle is Louisiana at its most concentrated; a distillation of every unique taste, adventurous spirit and cultural memory that makes the Gulf South special. An 8-mile-long stretch of beach and wetlands, the state’s only inhabited barrier island, Grand Isle…
At the last minute, there’s another pre-departure check of headlamps, a methodical sorting and re-sorting of gear. Inside a barn south of Natchitoches, a dozen hunters adjust their shell bags and wader straps. They pack duck calls, gloves, more and…
You wouldn’t know it unless a dendrochronologist told you, or maybe you never thought to look, or perhaps you’ve looked but never realized: The ancients still live among us. Hidden away in secluded swamps with little but mosquitoes and reptiles…
Acadiana In addition to the Cajun and Creole traditions, Acadiana offers numerous visual arts galleries, performing arts venues, theater and, of course, music and dance halls. “There’s always something to do here,” said Jackie Lyle, who’s helmed the Performing Arts…
Louisiana food is naturally surf and turf. We often stuff our vegetables with seafood and sausage or ground meat. We top a steak with crab meat or crawfish. No one has to cajole us into the special flavors that form…
Tennessee Williams & New Orleans Literary Festival March 26-30 // New Orleans // tennesseewilliams.net When a young Tennessee Williams arrived in New Orleans, the Mississippi native wrote that he had found his special place. “In New Orleans … I found…
BATON ROUGE, La (press release) – The city of Baton Rouge announced a few anniversary and annual events set for 2025. Mardi Gras Events – Feb. 15-March 3 Mardi Gras in the southern Bayou offers a laid-back yet spirited celebration…
At Cantrell Studios in Kenner, René Pierre ascends a ladder to put the finishing touches on an 8-foot teapot. Behind him looms a 10-foot chef who grins as he grips a dough roller the width of a great blue…
Thanksgiving is my favorite holiday. Forget about the Christmas table — I am all about Thanksgiving. When I was growing up, my parents always had the same thing for Thanksgiving dinner, but they also included Thanksgiving orphans. The orphans were…
Best New Restaurant King Brasserie & Bar which opened last year within the Kimpton Hotel Fontenot, evokes the traditional neighborhood brasseries of France mingled with Mediterranean flare and the rich…
BATON ROUGE | LSU & Southern Baton Rouge practically doubles in size when the LSU Tigers fill up Death Valley stadium with ticket holders and the parking lots on campus and beyond with tailgaters. On the north side of town,…
You can tell by the sudden, unusually violent squeal of the line spinning out that this time we’ve hooked a big one. That, of course, is the goal of fishing offshore from Venice, Louisiana: to hook big ones, particularly big…
Found only in Rapides and Grant parishes, the Louisiana pearlshell mussel was listed as federally endangered in 1988. That listing was downlisted to threatened in 1993. In 2010, the Natchitoches hatchery started researching methods to propagate…
It’s hot out there. But we don’t have to tell y’all that. We do love our state, but summers can be long and a bit on the sweltering side. However, there’s good news. Throughout Louisiana there are numerous hotels offering…
“There are two types of people in Louisiana,” says Shane Kessler. “Those that have a hog problem, and those that are about to have a hog problem.” Outside of Grand Ecore, Kessler turns onto the Campti Cutoff and glides along…
(Left) The living room’s vintage sectional is covered in a persimmon, geometric patterned fabric. Anne made the coffee table, the chairs are midcentury Danish. Art Left to Right: Kelly Guidry, Scott Bivens, and Elemore Morgan, Jr.…
