author interview: “the Talented Ribkins”
Ernest J. Gaines Award winner’s novel transcends reality
Louisiana Made
Tchoup industries Crafts Stylish Bags
New Orleans’ Patti Dunn designs rugged and sustainable bags with a sense of place
Celebrating the New Orleans Tricentennial with art
Celebrating the New Orleans Tricentennial with art
Fat Tuesday Revelations
The secret sewing traditions of the Black Masking Indians of New Orleans
Culinary fight club
Chef Sean Rivera fights the good fight in Baton Rouge restaurant and in New Orleans’ Culinary Fight Club competition
FROM THE EDITOR
Warrior from the sky
Fired Up!
Rhonda Lee of St. James Parish stokes the flames during annual holiday celebration
November/December Calendar
Events and festivals around the state
Over the River
Detour away from New Orleans for an exploration of nearby historic Algiers Point
Between the Rivers
Hit the road for a getaway filled with food, fun, history and loads of nature in Vidalia and nearby Natchez, Mississippi
Traditionally Louisiana
Holiday festivals, food and family rituals to celebrate the season
STEP-BY-STEP
A post-operation infection from pediatric bone cancer cost New Orleanian Ford Sutter his right leg, but it hasn’t prevented him from moving on
PHOTO CONTEST
Hoop-la
Bridges, Bourbon and Thoroughbreds
Creating a new holiday tradition around an old one
pelican briefs
Celebrations, cinema and ‘snow’
Cajun Justice
Lafayette native tapped by mega-bestselling author James Patterson to collaborate on a novel
Russell Whiting
Hot Steel and Angels in St. Martin Parish
Ranch Redux
Aron Biedenharn Coates renews a Baton Rouge ranch style house with a midcentury modern vibe
Locavore
5 fabulous farmers markets throughout the state
LA Guns
Pops & Rockets takes its sticky, sweet, ‘80s inspired treats on tour throughout Acadiana
Historically Passionate
A Creole dynasty where slaves have names
CULINARY HERITAGE
Welcome to Louisiana Life’s celebration of the culinarians who are making a mark on our unique state. The beauty of our culinary heritage and the people who are moving it forward while preserving and revealing the treasures of our past…
Savoir ‘Fair’
Ruston woodworker Joshua Mitchell works to bring together creatives as well as the larger community
Pelican Briefs
Dogs, drinks, fests, fun and a call to artists
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