The South Louisiana landscape is filled with mythical symbols of the people and cultures that have struggled to survive in an increasingly industrial world that has swept across the state over the last century. Baton Rouge artist Jonathan Mayers, alias…
It’s been 15 years since the inauguration of the Louisiana Book Festival and I have attended all but two events and can honestly say I’ve loved every minute. The annual fall festival gathers together dozens and dozens of authors celebrating…
October is an illuminating, artistic affair in downtown Alexandria. First up, the annual Fall Arts Council of Central Louisiana ArtWalk will be from 4 p.m. to 9 p.m. Friday, Oct. 19, with music, dance, visual artists and more than…
Leslie Graham and Ryan Howell master the art of letterpress in Alexandria
New Orleans-based author, journalist and entertaining expert Julia Reed’s new book of essays invites readers along for an hilarious ride through the South
Carol Hallock paints her impressions of Bayou Lacombe
Steve and Cezanne Nails’ Dockside Studio in Maurice is a creative haven for recording artists
Documenting Louisiana’s endangered coastal cemeteries
Picturing the Black Experience
Ernest J. Gaines Award winner’s novel transcends reality
New Orleans’ Patti Dunn designs rugged and sustainable bags with a sense of place
Celebrating the New Orleans Tricentennial with art
Color has returned to Louisiana after a memorable cold winter, and residents across the state are welcoming spring with open arms and open windows. As life returns to the teeming bayous and flowering gardens, life also returns to communities…
Mardi Gras on the Cajun prairie and in the New Orleans streets of Tremé
Clarence Coco and Paul Daigrepont, hoop net fishermen from Bordelonville, work on the Mississippi River at Pointe Coupee Parish.
Events and festivals around the state
Nashville is for music lovers, history and the holidays
Celebrations, cinema and ‘snow’
Lafayette native tapped by mega-bestselling author James Patterson to collaborate on a novel
Hot Steel and Angels in St. Martin Parish
New Orleans artist uses installations to save ‘MotherShip’ Earth and Louisiana’s wetlands
The environment is the driving force behind Thibodaux woodworker David Bergeron’s work
Ruston woodworker Joshua Mitchell works to bring together creatives as well as the larger community
Photographing the shifting and fragile Louisiana landscape
