Louisiana Life - July/August 2013

Regional Reports from across Louisiana

NORTHERN WORTH WATCHING ROCK OF AGES IN CARMEL Looking like a miniature Gothic cathedral atop a wooded hill, the tiny and beautiful Rock Chapel graces DeSoto Parish in a town once called Bayou Pierre. The town was re-christened Carmel (garden of…

Spencer Gray Jr.

This Ferriday artist draws cartoons with pots and pans. By John R. Kemp

In Search of a Seafood King: Louisiana Seafood Cook-Off

You may have noticed that cooking competitions are all the rage. You can’t turn on the television without stumbling across a group of chefs trying to out-do one another in some context. In Louisiana, we add a local spin to…

Regional Reports from across Louisiana

NORTHERN WORTH WATCHING ROCK OF AGES IN CARMEL Looking like a miniature Gothic cathedral atop a wooded hill, the tiny and beautiful Rock Chapel graces DeSoto Parish in a town once called Bayou Pierre. The town was re-christened Carmel (garden of…

Stirring it Up in New Roads

I have driven along Hospital Road in the Pointe Coupee Parish town of New Roads many times. To me, the street is a switch-over from one highway to another on the way to and from Central Louisiana. Most often my…

Barometer

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

Business News from Around the State

CHIEF EXECUTIVE magazine recently ranked Louisiana No. 11 in the U.S. – the state’s highest position ever – in the publication’s annual ranking of Best & Worst States for Business. The ranking further illustrates Louisiana’s ongoing rise in national business…

Health

BINDING DOCUMENTS SIGNED TO SAVE UMC LAFAYETTE – Lafayette General continues to make progress toward finalizing its acquisition of University Medical Center, the financially struggling hospital it has pledged to save. In December 2012, Lafayette General, as well as members…

A Guide to the Towns on LSU’s SEC Road Schedule

ATHENS, GA. Athens, Ga., is one of America’s great college towns. Whether or not the Tigers are in town, it is still worth a visit for its Victorian architecture, eclectic shopping, inventive Southern dining and legendary live music scene. Athens…

A Guide To Events Around Louisiana

    NORTH LOUISIANA • July 13-21. Ruston Community Theatre “The King & I.” 212 N. Vienna, Ruston. (318) 255-1450. • July 13-14. Shop Til You Drop Arts, Craft & Gift Show. Bossier Civic Center, Bossier City. (318) 470-6714. •…

Louisiana's Top Hospitals

The patients speak There is only one major source that provides creditable ongoing analysis of hospitals. It is Medicare, which has to be interested because it pays many of the big bills. As part of its informational services, medicare.gov reports…