Louisiana Life - September/October 2012

From the Editor: And Now Another Season

For many Louisiana football fans, last season could have hardly brought more in high hopes and hurtful endings. LSU, going into the national championship game against Alabama, was being talked about as one of the greatest teams ever. “Greatest ever”…

Barometer

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

Health

CUTTING DOWN ON TELEVISION COULD LEAD TO LONGER LIFE BATON ROUGE – Does TV viewing affect life expectancy? Peter Katzmarzyk, Ph.D., associate executive director for Population Science and LFPA Endowed Chair at Pennington Biomedical Research Center, recently co-authored a study…

Traveling Gourmet: In Praise of Persimmons

I suppose most everyone has a favorite fruit whose appearance in the market is eagerly anticipated. In my case, it’s the persimmon, which comes into season this time of year. What a wonderfully succulent, decadent fruit it is, so soft…

Steakside

We love a well-cooked steak. We love places where we can celebrate our carnivorous nature, and we love a restaurant that pays attention to what makes a steak great. Not all of the restaurants on this list are, strictly speaking,…

Great Louisiana Quiz: Basketball Edition

 1. Pictured here is Pete Maravich of the former New Orleans Jazz. What city is the opposing team from? A. Atlanta B. Chicago C. Denver D. New York2. Louisiana native Karl Malone played most of his career for the Utah…