While the streets of New Orleans are overrun with partygoers, booze, boobs and beads, and cities all over Louisiana enjoy parades and balls of varying sizes and themes, small town Acadians celebrate the traditional day of feasting before Ash Wednesday…
If all goes as planned, by 2020, the petrochemical and transportation infrastructure network will top $117 billion in Allen, Beauregard, Calcasieu, Cameron and Jefferson Davis parishes. To put that sum into perspective consider this: That’s sum is about a third…
Female chefs are running the kitchens and changing culinary culture in a host of Louisiana’s top restaurants
Roberto’s Restaurant in Sunshine serves up innovative takes on Creole and Cajun cuisines in a circa-1950s general store
The Cabin in Burnside serves up lunch and brunch with a heavy side of atmosphere
Travel the world in a few bites with Acadiana’s food trucks
Welcoming autumn with soothing soups, stews, gumbos and oysters at their peak
From standard to outrageous, Acadiana has a burger for every palate
Welcome to Louisiana Life’s celebration of the culinarians who are making a mark on our unique state. The beauty of our culinary heritage and the people who are moving it forward while preserving and revealing the treasures of our past…
When the temperatures rise in Cajun Country, the cool kids go for cold treats
The Sexiest Spot in Baton Rouge
The best mudbugs in Acadiana are worth time, trouble and effort
Dining with Swedish visitors along the River Road in Plantation Country
The importance of locally-sourced foods on the Acadiana table
Dine on the Lake at Boyce’s popular Tunk’s Cypress Inn
Centuries after Le Grand Derangement French Acadians were forced from their homes in Nova Scotia at the hands of the British, Louisiana’s Acadians are in possession of an enviable culture that is undeniably rich in music, art, and especially gastronomy.…
I say potatoes, you say Creole rice
Reconsidering a global favorite customized to suit the Cajun palate
4 spots that beat the heat
4 places to get fresh fish
6 places to visit
Treating yourself this winter should be on your agenda.
Normally known to serve large portions, Acadiana has embraced the small-plate trend.
Where to watch the game and what to eat
