Mayor Andrew “Andy” D’Aquilla says, “We are deeply honored to be named Louisiana Life magazine’s Best Town in Louisiana. This recognition reflects the charm, history and natural beauty of St. Francisville, but most importantly, it celebrates the people who make…
It's late September, 5 a.m. on opening day of teal season, and above a rice field in Jefferson Davis Parish, the constellations dangle like high-wattage chandeliers. Six half-awake hunters shuffle through the dark. They work methodically, loading decoys and shotguns…
Go Help Yourself “Go Help Yourself” is Daniel Pope’s debut novel, which asks the question, what if all the self-help gurus of today were wrong about how broken we all are? The protagonist of Go Help Yourself is Corbin Moore,…
BATON ROUGE (press release) – Louisiana Fish Fry, the Baton Rouge-based seafood, seasoning and cooking brand specializing in Cajun flavors, announced the launch of its new Red Beans Seasoning. The Louisiana Fish Fry Red Beans Seasoning is the brand's latest…
GRAND ISLE, La. (press release) – The fifth annual Island Strong Music Fest will return to Grand Isle, bringing three days of live music, local food, arts and crafts vendors and community spirit to the Tarpon Rodeo Pavilion, July 16-18.…
Stand at the edge of Bayou St. John on a quiet morning and the city seems to fall away. The water shifts through several faces in a single day — steam rising from the surface as temperatures change at dawn,…
The High Heaven In Joshua Wheeler’s debut novel, “The High Heaven,” we follow the protagonist, Izzy, after her parents are killed on the night of the first Apollo mission. This novel explores Izzy’s life, along with the eccentricities of New…
July - August Edmund D. Fountain Widow’s Bay I love the performances from Stephen Root, Matthew Rhys and Dale Dickey. My favorite show of all time is the first season of True Detective. Fritz Esker Rooster Steve Carell plays an…
RUSTON, La. – The 2026 Louisiana Peach Festival, the 76th annual event, takes place in Downtown Ruston on Saturday, June 6. The Louisiana Peach Festival is a long-standing tradition created by local peach farmers in 1951, organizers share on the…
NORTHSHORE, La. (press release) – Visit the Northshore shares that the Northshore is known as Louisiana’s easy escape. Just 40 minutes north of New Orleans, halfway between Baton Rouge and the Mississippi Gulf Coast, it is a quick escape. And…
BATON ROUGE (press release) – New Community Coffee flavors were added to the brand's core, permanent lineup: Chocolate Lava Cake and Cinnamon Roll. Available now, organizers share that both flavors deliver a sweet, indulgent coffee experience, with no added sugar or sweeteners.…
The books precede her. In her hands, they teeter, a minuscule leaning library of Pisa. Entering the Visitor Center at Audubon State Historic Site, six miles east of St. Francisville, Ann Reiley Jones stops to banter with the staff before…
Anatomy of an Alibi “Anatomy of an Alibi” has a classic Hitchcockian premise: Camille Bayliss and Aubrey Price come from completely different worlds, but they both believe the same man hold secrets that could irrevocably change their lives: Ben, Camille’s…
Dauphin Island lies only 3 miles south of Mobile Bay and a short drive from downtown Mobile. It’s an even shorter jaunt from the exquisite Bellingrath Gardens and its dramatic flowering gardens. Yet, the 14-mile-long barrier island with its small-town…
BATON ROUGE (press release) — Louisiana Economic Development unveiled 19 sites spanning 16 parishes moving forward in the inaugural Louisiana FastSites round, marking the largest coordinated site investment effort in state history and redefining how Louisiana competes for high-impact, nationally…
Editor's note: On Nov. 1, the Shelby Stanga documentary "Shelby" will be available to the public on YouTube. Explore the story behind "Shelby" below. Louisiana covets its fair share of mysteries across its three million acres of wetlands; fragments of…
NEW ORLEANS — Riding solo, Dr. Gregory Maassen seeks to accomplish a 5,800-mile e-bike journey across the United States. According to the bike tour's Instagram page, Maassen arrived in Louisiana on Monday, April 6. The live GPS tracker currently shows…
It is lagniappe for New Orleans audiences when an original hit Broadway show, still running strong on Broadway, has the national tour debut at the Saenger Theatre – staging its 800th performance in New York while this production is in…
FishingBooker released the results of its 2026 Best Fishing States Index, the fourth annual nationwide analysis of recreational fishing performance across all 50 US states. Louisiana climbed back to the top 10 nationwide, finishing 6th overall after ranking 13th last…
SAN FRANCISCO (press release) — Janie and Jack, the children’s fashion house, introduces TH!NK P!NK, a limited-edition capsule created in collaboration with fashionable moms…
NEW ORLEANS – "Mardi Gras 2026 was a resounding success, marked by huge joyful crowds, beautiful weather and strong regional visitation, as well as guests from around the nation and the world," said New Orleans & Company CEO and President…
The evening before, she chose silence. Megan Poole…
With a radio station that plays polka songs and waltzes, bakeries that turn out Munich-worthy strudel, oompah bands blaring from the Main Square’s bandstand, a lingering aroma of grilled sausages wafting through the air…
The Jailhouse Lawyer "The Jailhouse Lawyer" tells the story of Calvin Duncan, who was imprisoned from 1982 to 2011 for a crime he didn’t commit, including 23 years where Duncan served as a “jailhouse lawyer” at the Louisiana State Penitentiary,…
