Author: John R. Kemp

‘Tis the season for holiday feasts and playoff barbecues featuring wild game at the Heberts’ French Country residence in Lafayette

Got Gumbo? around acadiana Sweet Crude, the high-energy septet fusing indie pop with Cajun lyrics, joins the traditional musical lineup of Cajun and zydeco bands during Lafayette’s Festivals Acadiens et Créole Oct. 9-11, which draws foodies for the annual Bayou…

A historic New Iberia house next to Shadows-on-the-Teche recalls grandeur of the Old South and legacies of old souls along the bayou.

Creating a small slice of paradise in your own backyard

Six Tips from the Mother of the Bride

A party house on the Vermilion River created for poolside grilling, seafood boils, fishing and summer fun on the waterfront

Bon Anniversaire Pour Vos Soixante Ans! Opelousas Congratulations to Savoie’s Sausage and Food Products, which celebrates its 60th anniversary this year. What began as a small Cajun grocery store near Opelousas has grown into a multi-million dollar family empire with…

Six chef-friendly kitchens and spa-like baths designed for celebration and rejuvenation in the Cajun Culinary Nation

A total transformation results in an enduring tropical vacation zone

The modern allure of a new Lafayette residence strikes a balance between rustic and elegant.

Make it an enchanting affair, from the dress to the wedding cake.

Current trends reflect an escape to luxury for kitchens and baths.

A majestic tree with an ethereal name gives rise to an eponymous residence in New Iberia.

As much as Nicholas and Maria Doucet love to travel abroad and escape to their vacation house on False River in Point Coupée Parish for occasional jetskiing, they equally enjoy coming home to their elegant, three-story mansion in River Ranch.…

Business is Booming in Lake Charles LSU economist Loren Scott has outlined a positive economic forecast with new data derived from his collaboration with the College of Business. According to the 2014-2015 Louisiana State Economic Outlook, Lake Charles should be…

Inspired by the 1974 film, The Great Gatsby starring Robert Redford, this Lake Charles homeowner envisioned balmy evenings with soft breezes blowing in through open French doors, rippling across gauzy curtains in the house of her dreams. There would be…

If only walls could talk. In 1886, a flamboyant New Iberia landowner built a unique, four-story columned mansion that was inspired by the fanciful steamboats of the era. With a grand entrance hall, thick curving walls, soaring French windows, two-story-high…

A guide to Acadiana wedding destinations.

A Breaux Bridge home created by a Louisiana artist colony continues to inspire.