Lunch this day was at the Green Parrot Bar & Grill located on the cruise ship dock at George Town, Grand Caymen. There was still about an hour before Royal Caribbean’s Voyager of the Sea would sail away for a…
A compendium of what’s hot and what’s not in Louisiana
Coming to terms with sounding “country”
Business news from around the state
Stair Masters in Shreveport SHREVEPORT – LSU Health Shreveport employees and students are making a conscious effort to take the stairs instead of the elevators as they move around campus. Daci Platt, a research associate and Master of Public Health…
Owner and Executive Chef of La Thai
Recipes for the season of plenty
Sam and Noelle LeBlanc’s touch of the French countryside
The art of bousillage
Heat, Rain, Thunder and “Aquaculture” are Part of the Process.
LIFE ON A BARRIER ISLAND
Before Jackie Robinson broke the color barrier, “the Negro Leagues” were the only games in town for black ballplayers.
There’s a lot to discover in big towns and small.
ON THE ROAD BASTROP RETROSPECTIVE Bastrop is the seat of Paroisse de Morehouse (Morehouse Parish), which rises high to touch the state border between Louisiana and Arkansas. Although it is now mainly a retirement community due to the closure of…
PROFILE THE YELLOW? ROSE OF LOGANSPORT He isn’t to be confused with Davy Crockett’s companion, James Rose, who, according to Alamo survivor Susanna Dickinson, perished with the other American heroes in the San Antonio fort. The story of Louis Moses…
CAUSE TO CELEBRATE AS THE VINE FLIES IN MORGAN CITY The year was 1918. Movie houses were packed with audiences thrilled by the silent films flickering on-screen accompanied by the sound of swelling music played on-site in the theatre. Two…
QUIRKY PLACES WETLAND WATCH IN NORCO When driving out of town, I usually avoid the interstate because it’s too fast and not scenic enough. But there is a stretch on I-10 in St. Charles Parish that travels the LaBranche Wetlands…
PROFILE OUR HUMANE SENATORS Sen. David Vitter of Metairie and Rep. Sam Farr of California were recently named Humane Legislators of the Year by the Humane Society. According to a report in the Times-Picayune by Jonathan Tilove, Vitter was cited…
From the coast to the Delta
A guide to events around the state
Pictured here is a sample of Louisiana seafood. Modern refrigeration and farming techniques have altered the seasons a bit, but we are traditionalists. The natural season of one of these seafoods is between September and April; the other between December…
Trucking in overdrive
Your chance to have your photos featured in our magazine!
Grab the kids, and head to Baton Rouge to celebrate the bicentennial.
