Louisiana Life - March/April 2012

Admin Staff - Sean Bova

From the Editor - 1812: Hail to the Chief

With this issue we celebrate the bicentennial of Louisiana statehood. Louisiana, the expansive territory, had long existed, but in 1812 the current state took shape. In many ways we are honoring the true birth of Louisiana. Every Louisiana governor has…

Barometer

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

Health: Medical News in Louisiana

Surgery Patient Tracker debuts at Rapides Regional ALEXANDRIA – Family members of people undergoing surgery now have the ability to track their loved ones’ progress, thanks to technology at Rapides Regional Medical Center. The new Surgery Patient Tracker provides up-to-the-minute…

The State that Was

From the 1930s into the ‘40s, Louisiana was still primarily a rural state, though with characters and distinct cultures throughout the villages and cities. Superhighways and mass media would homogenize people and places; nevertheless, as though framed by time, the…

Louisiana Lifetimes

NORTHERNMarch 1-4. Wrong Window. Ruston Community Theatre, Ruston. (318) 255-1450.March 3. Jonquil Jubilee Home and Garden Tour. Gibsland. (318) 843-6228.March 6. Monty Python’s Spamalot. Strand Theatre, Shreveport. (318) 226-8555.March 8. Jason Petty’s Hank and My Honky Tonk Heroes. Dixie Center…