Louisiana Life - March/April 2025

Editor's Note: That Spring Fest Feeling

It’s spring, which means spring festival time! The weather’s not too cold, not too hot, flowers are bursting with color, and everyone is ready to get out and have some fun. I’m not sure whether I like spring or fall…

Surf and Turf: Seafood and Meat Recipes

Louisiana food is naturally surf and turf. We often stuff our vegetables with seafood and sausage or ground meat. We top a steak with crab meat or crawfish. No one has to cajole us into the special flavors that form…

A Guide to Spring Festivals in Louisiana

Tennessee Williams & New Orleans Literary Festival March 26-30  //  New Orleans  //  tennesseewilliams.net When a young Tennessee Williams arrived in New Orleans, the Mississippi native wrote that he had found his special place. “In New Orleans … I found…

The Perfect Getaway in Grapevine, Texas

Exit the Dallas-Fort Worth Airport and you’re smack dab in Grapevine, Texas. This quaint, historic town 30 minutes from both downtown Dallas and Fort Worth is known for its massive resorts, fine dining…

Jefferson Parish: The Bicentennial

If I would tell you that Jefferson Parish is the second most populous parish in Louisiana, that might not be a surprise. The assumption would be that neighboring parish, Orleans, is the largest. Ah, but here is where the assumptions…

The Bumping Sound of Cimafunk

A star on the rise with a throwback style of funk uniquely his own, Grammy-nominated Cuban musician Cimafunk took some time to speak about his artistic process, his journey as a working musician and the importance of valuing education not…

Local and Seasonal Recipes

This can be made with frozen blackberries that have been thawed. Using frozen fruit doesn’t seem to diminish the flavor of this cordial. This drink is so right in Louisiana. Whenever I drink it, I feel…

Exploring Mansfield State Historic Site

On the surface, the land along the 3/4th mile Battlefield Trail at Mansfield State Historic Site appears familiar to anyone who has spent time in the Louisiana outdoors. Wind whispers through long needles of loblolly pines, and you turn at…

It's Tennessee Williams Festival Time!

On Sunday, March 23, crowds gathering beneath the Pontalba balconies facing Jackson Square will repeatedly hear the heart-wrenching scream, “Stellllaaaaa!” during a shouting contest emulating Stanley Kowalski’s climactic, drunken scene from “A Streetcar Named Desire,” presented by the Tennessee Willilams…