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Take a pew, Paula. Parishioners at Holy Ghost Catholic Church in Hammond had a celebrity in their midst when Food Network chef Paula Deen arrived with her husband, Michael, for 9:30 Mass. Michael’s brother, Rev. Hank Groover, is a priest…
Louisiana Life - Summer 2008
Gustav
Katrina will forever be linked to New Orleans. Rita walloped the state’s west-central side. But Gustav was a Louisiana event. If ever a state could claim a hurricane, Gustav was it. Totally spoiling a Labor Day weekend, the storm forced…
Surfing for Festivals
JanuaryDistrict Junior Livestock ShowsLafayette, www.iberiatravel.com/dail.phpRice Capital ChampionshipGumbo CookoffCrowley, www.crowleychamber.comFebruary3rd Annual Cajun Squeezebox ShootoutJennings, www.squeezeboxshootout.com Late February/Early MarchBlack Heritage FestivalLake Charles, www.bhflc.orgLouisiana Redbud FestivalVivian, www.laredbud.com MarchUncle Earl’s Hog Dog TrialsWinnfield, www.BayedSolid.com/uncle_earls.htm Creole FestivalJeanerette, www.acadianoaks.com/events.htm World Championship CrawfishÉtouffée Cookoff ContestEunice, www.Eunice-la.comRabbit FestivalIowa,…
New Orleans
Two-and-a-half years after Hurricane Katrina, New Orleans continues to rebound, its high spirits undamaged by hell or high water. The French Quarter, the 18th-century historic heart of the city founded by Jean-Baptiste Le Moyne de Bienville in 1718, beats with…
Plantation Country
Plantation Country is a true melting pot of the South. The mighty Mississippi flows through the middle of Plantation Country, dividing the culture through the centuries. The romance of the area is evident in the harmony between past and present. …
Cajun Country
Cajun Country has a spicy history. It was once the stomping grounds of infamous pirates, a haven for Acadian exiles and a place where American Indians could roam freely across the land, and it is home to the rich soil…
Central Louisiana
Central Louisiana, also known as Cenla and, more recently, Crossroads, is a meeting of the northern and southern parts of Louisiana, a melting pot of the cultures that inhabit the area. Alexandria is the heart of Cenla, with highways and…
Northern Louisiana
Visiting North Louisiana is a little like going to the Smithsonian Institution – there’s something for everyone, and you’re going to need more than a week to see everything it has to offer.When the prehistoric Gulf of Mexico finally receded…
Forks in the Road
When my family moved to Shreveport from Texas in the mid-1950s, the biggest shock was the rain. We went straight from a dusty, parched land that was suffering from years of drought into a steady downpour that lasted for a…
On the Road
Road trip! C’mon, it’s that time of year! Take the kids for a day trip to Water Town USA in Shreveport or the big Blue Bayou Water Park in Baton Rouge or even just swimming at a sandy-sided creek. Or…
In Pursuit of Antiques
From a breast pocket of the store owner’s shirt, a small cloth bag is drawn. It is worn and yellowed. Gently, the shop owner picks open the string-drawn top, shifts his body forward in the chair and pours the bag’s…
Introducing – Something New
You are holding a first: Louisiana Life’s premiere travel issue, a special edition dedicated entirely to traveling throughout the state. At a time when “staycation” has become a new buzzword that suggests the merits of staying close to home in…
Louisiana Life at the 2008 Louisiana Peach Festival
Louisiana Life Magazine spent a fun weekend in Ruston meeting and greeting at the 2008 Louisiana Peach Festival. The theme of this year's festival was Stars and Peaches Forever and while peaches may not usually be associated with patriotism the…
