Louisiana can rightfully claim to be the capital of Carnival in North America, but in the eastern province of Carnival’s empire stands another palace, known to the peasantry merely as the Washington Hilton Hotel. Below the hotel’s lobby exists a…
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DeRidder Gets Medical HelpDERIDDER – Within the rural logging community of DeRidder, local residents recently welcomed the opening of Louisiana’s 10th free clinic.The Beauregard Agape Community Clinic, a member of the National Association of Free Clinics, provides medical services to…
The myth of rural tranquility
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Tulane Cancer Center to be first location for testing prostate cancer drugNEW ORLEANS –– Dr. Oliver Sartor of Tulane Cancer Center, one of the only medical oncologists in Louisiana, Mississippi or Arkansas specializing in the treatment of prostate cancer, will…
These chilly months are perfect gumbo weather.
aye Alexander is a trim, fit woman who runs marathons and does triathlons. Then she comes home to an amazing cocoon of a house that is perfectly tailored for relaxation. “When I built my house in 2008, I wanted something…
Shreveport guitarist’s gigs include Elvis and Fats.
You tell your friend that you are going to a boucherie. He decides to surprise you and show up there too, only he thought you said you were going to Bunkie. While you are feasting on boudin, in what parish…
He put the “fuse” in Baton Rouge’s swamp blues.
The three evolutionary strains of Carnival in Louisiana
This Lacombe-based artist has her eye on the future.
Exploring Baton Rouge
During the bicentennial of a revolution, the Florida parishes intend to be heard from.
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