Louisiana Life - July/August 2011

lifelines

Remember Tabasco?In the May/June issue, I was quite surprised to see no Tabasco included in your display of Louisiana foods and seasonings. How come? Tabasco is older than all those other things.Richard W. Leche Jr.CovingtonEd. Reply: You are certainly correct…

Lifetimes

a guide to festivals around the state july-august 2011

Louisiana’s Top Hospitals

We take our health care coverage quite seriously. Whether it is presenting lists of doctors, dentists, nursing homes or hospitals, we look for companies with a creditable methodology. We concede that no selection method is perfect, yet we know that…

Filé Jumbo

When your great uncle was known as “Blind Willie” and when the tools of his trade, which are still in use, are 107 years old, you have to figure there is a story there. And there is.Baton Rouge resident Lionel…

Barometer

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

On Being “A Farmer’s Wife”

I once gave a friend a few quotes for a parenting article she was doing for a women’s magazine. Because the magazine discouraged its writers from interviewing other writers as its “real parents,” she described me as “a farmer’s wife.”…

Health

Nurse-Led Clinic Opens in Cenla PINEVILLE – Central Louisiana residents now have another option for medical care. Louisiana College’s Loving Care: Nurse-Led Clinic opened in May and serves LC faculty and area residents. The goal of the clinic, located next…