Tenacious Talent
The music industry knocks down more than it lifts up. But for Maggie Koerner, a bluesy singer/songwriter who has done more than her fair share of time in the trenches of the music machine, talent was never in question and…
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Tenacious Talent
The music industry knocks down more than it lifts up. But for Maggie Koerner, a bluesy singer/songwriter who has done more than her fair share of time in the trenches of the music machine, talent was never in question and…
Food, Friendly Folks and Fun Times
We walked into Downtown Jeaux at about 10 a.m. comin’ in hot and hungry from our drive into Houma from New Orleans. I claimed the last open table while Mark staked a spot in the growing line. It was a…
What We Are Reading This Year
September - October Misty Milioto “Dungeon Crawler Carl” by Matt Dinniman. This story follows a man and his cat who must survive a deadly alien-run dungeon crawler game that has replaced Earth. While it’s a totally different genre for me,…
Archetypal Meditations
The Louisiana landscape, nature, dreams, the female body, the moon and the “archetypal stories and mythologies” that passed through time are spiritual and metaphysical forces that give expression to Lafayette artist and filmmaker Cayla Zeek’s art. At first glance, her…
Delving into Other Worlds
The Devil in Oxford “The Devil in Oxford” is the third book in the Ruby Vaughn Mystery series by USA Today best-selling, New Orleans author, Jess Armstrong. Armstrong follows the adventures of Ruby Vaughn, who works for Mr. Owen, owner…
Down by the River
“Dogtown” might be fighting words in North Little Rock. Some residents embrace the nickname — as does the city, which is home to an…
Remembering Rita, “The Other” Hurricane
By Autumn of 2005 the subtle suggestions of a changing season were being felt, not in a big way like in places where the leaves turn orange but in subtle ways: the cane fields being harvested; an occasional chill; embers…
Free Community Screening of The Mamma Joe Project in Lake Charles
LAKE CHARLES, La (press release) – The Mamma Joe Project, in partnership with the Alzheimer’s Association of Louisiana, announced a free screening event of the documentary "My Mama Joe, Hope & Help." This community engagement forum will take place on…
Historic Oleander Hotel Added to National Register of Historic Places
GRAND ISLE, La (press release) – The Oleander Hotel, a two-story structure that has withstood time and storms on Louisiana’s only inhabited barrier island, has officially been added to the National Register of Historic Places—a significant milestone in the campaign to…
LSU Museum of Art presents A Bayou State of Mind This September
BATON ROUGE, La (press release) – The LSU Museum of Art announced A Bayou State of Mind, on view Sept. 4. How do you translate the spirit of your environment? The museum shares that the exhibition A Bayou State of…
20 Years Ago – The First Days of Katrina
On the evening of August 26, 2005, I was in the owner’s suite at the Superdome. (I had gained entry not because of rank but because of luck and knowing one of the hosts.) The event was a mere pre-season…
Duck Hunting in Louisiana
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…
Marcella Simien and the Zydeco Blues
Epitomizing a marriage between zydeco and blues that embodies generations of an authentic musical tradition, Marcella Simien proudly takes her place as a standard bearer of the Creole sound through spiritual reinvention and modern innovation. Daughter of zydeco legend Terrance…
Beaver’s Bend is Booming
Oklahoma is like Wonderland: You won’t find it on a map. What you’ll find is an amorphous area encompassing the southeast corner of Oklahoma with Broken Bow Lake and Beavers Bend…
Looking Inward: "Secret Keepers," "Midnight Self" and more
Secret Keepers Teresa Tumminello Brader’s second book, “Secret Keepers,” is a collection of short stories. The stories are steeped in characters who are struggling in their relationships with loved ones and the world around them. We deal with characters worried…
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