There was plenty to worry about in the days after Hurricane Katrina’s wrath, survival being first on the list. Not too many notches down, however, especially in New Orleans, was saving the culture. New Orleans is a town that oozes…
A compendium of what’s hot and what’s not in Louisiana
When life takes a break
Louisiana’s increasingly hospitable business climate continues to draw relocations and expansions while spurring growth in homegrown companies. Here are a few highlights of recent business activity statewide. Port rides a wave NEW ORLEANS – More than $100 million worth…
Flu arrives early in Louisiana SHREVEPORT – With the onset of colder weather, the expected arrival of the influenza virus has been confirmed by the Diagnostic Virology Laboratory of LSU Health Shreveport. The influenza virus detected locally is a type A,…
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Three Different Gumbo Recipes
Step inside the home of Susan and Dr. Lawrence “Larry” Menache in Alexandria, and you may think you are in a grand Paris salon. The Menaches have filled their home with important 18th-century French case pieces and chairs that are…
Realism in North Louisiana
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Different Styles in Different Places
Cause to Celebrate Exploring the Louisiana State Museum Rising almost temple-like in juxtaposition to the Louisiana State Fairgrounds in Shreveport, the Louisiana State Exhibit Museum, or LSEM, has been a jewel treasured by denizens of the Ark-La-Tex region ever since…
CAUSE TO CELEBRATE A SPIN THROUGH THE TRACE One cozy Saturday afternoon last summer, I read, en boudoir, a collection of short stories by Eudora Welty from her book The Wide Net and Other Stories. These stories are all primarily…
PROFILE DR. BOUDIN Reading the narrative voice with which Robert Carriker tells the story of “Louisiana’s legendary link,” boudin, in his new book, Boudin: A Guide to Louisiana’s Extraordinary Link, you can immediately recognize that you are in the hands…
PROFILE BATON ROUGE’S BOXING HEYDAY The sport of boxing dates back to ancient Greece; it became an event in the Olympic Games in 688 B.C. It prevailed all through the time of the Roman Empire in popularity; Roman-style dust-ups, of…
CAUSE TO CELEBRATE STAR DATES Tulane University has long been a leader in studies of Central American archaeology. Marcello Canuto, director of the Middle American Research Institute at Tulane University, was among the first to discover that the Mayan writings…
Following the Music
