Louisiana Life - May/June 2015

Winfield Welch

The Best Manager in the now-defunct Negro Leagues hailed from Napoleonville

"Art and Shadows" on the Bayou Teche

Lynda Frese’s haunting photo collages of the Shadows-on-the-Teche Plantation in New Iberia call to mind William Faulkner’s memorable line in his 1950 book, Requiem for a Nun – “The past is never dead. It’s not even past.”

Louisiana’s Clear Spirits

The craft distilling business is booming nationally, with over 500 distilleries across the country. Louisiana is following the trend with distilleries opening throughout the state, making a variety of spirits. Here, four companies share their toast-worthy success stories.    …

Sights & Sites

Exploring Civil War history will bring you to forts, exhibits and landmarks all over Louisiana.