Louisiana Life - January/February 2011

Masquerade

As our carriage approached the building that houses the Mardi Gras Museum of Imperial Calcasieu in Lake Charles, a group of masked revelers was waiting in the parking lot. When the mule stopped, the revelers approached us and began tossing…

Easy Rider

Re: At Last, A Monument for Easy RiderNovember/December 2010Your article on the monument for Easy Rider was as exciting as Christmas morning. Recognition of what the story Fonda and Hopper put on the screen is went far beyond just being…

A compendium of what’s hot and what’s not in Louisiana

Fanta-sy Come TrueFanta soft drink fans chose Brittany Hampton of Baton Rouge as the “Fourth Fantana,” Businesswire.com announced. Contestants submitted one-minute videos showcasing their talents, and semifinalists were named. Fanta fans then voted online, sending the top three to Atlanta,…

Country Boredom, Country Fun

Every once in a while, when I hear about the exciting, fun-filled adventures of some friend in the city,  I feel a twinge of envy.My last gig before farm wife, you see, was as a single 20-something magazine writer in…

Business news from around the state

Ongoing work by entrepreneurs and economic developers to build business statewide paid off this year with a rising public perception of Louisiana as a place to do business. Site Selection magazine placed the state at No. 9 on its annual…

Health

Recently Discovered Gene May Help Fight CancerSHREVEPORT ––  LSU Health Sciences Center at Shreveport recently identified a mammalian gene that is required for the growth and spread of some human cancers. This discovery could lead to a greater understanding of…

Water’s Edge

This Shreveport home was a long time coming but worth the wait.

Along the Tammany Trace

That the entire eastern half of the Lake Pontchartrain Northshore is now spanned by a grand 31-mile bike trail is no longer news. The surprise is that it has had such an impact. Simply by threading them together, the Tammany…

Loggers

The ever-growing popularity of reality television has set its sights on the once-little-thought-about industry of timber-harvesting and logging.