A Thousand Words
Muralist Robert Dafford tells complex stories with his art.
Author: Site Staff
Young Artist Is Bound for D.C.
LAFAYETTE – The artwork of Sarah Ahrens, a 17-year-old student at St. Thomas More High School, will be showcased on Capitol Hill in Washington, D.C., for the next year.Ahrens’ piece, titled Shades of Autumn – an oil painting depicting the…
Class Action
Acadiana Destinations, as Profiled by ULL Journalism Students
A Fighter and a Father
Tim Credeur on Fatherhood and Ultimate Fighting
Thad Morgan
It started with spontaneity.
Cajun and Zydeco
LOS ANGELES –– On April 6, representatives of The Recording Academy – the organization that hosts the prestigious Grammy Awards – announced that Best Cajun or Zydeco Album was one of 31 categories eliminated. Created in 2008, the Cajun or…
Acadiana Profile Celebrates New Look
On April 12, 2011 the staff of Acadiana Profile Magazine held a ribbon cutting ceremony with the Lafayette Chamber and a open house at Jolie's Louisiana Bistro in Lafayette.In addition to our staff, Acadiana Profile had numerous freelance writers to…
Building Wealth, Business by Business
Growth of Acadiana companies boosts region’s appeal to residents.
A Lifelong Love
Bonnie Maillet, CEO of Boysenblue, grew up in the oil industry and fell in love with it. Now she’s proof that a small company with great determination can get major results.
Baring His Art
Donaldsonville artist Alvin Batiste works in full view of the public and is always happy to take time out to visit and answer questions.
Hanging Up the Schnapps
MAMOU – Lovable and iconic Fred’s Lounge bartender Sue Vasseur – better known as Tante Sue de Mamou – has tilted back her last swig of Saturday morning cinnamon schnapps. After 40 years of working at this cultural destination for…
Drawn to Drawing
Lafayette artist Kody Chamberlain was a late bloomer but has received national acclaim in the world of comic book art.
Around Acadiana:
The best things to see and do in Cajun Country
The Art of Converting Scrap
BREAUX BRIDGE – The world of Joseph Jilbert is contained in an aesthetically disturbing tin-sided dwelling –– half house, half workshop. With a bedroom, kitchen and living room all linked by a common toolshed décor, it’s tucked far away from…
Nouvelles Des Villes
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Waders, Warblers and those who Watch
Snowy EgretShhh,” she says suddenly. It’s early March and wildlife photographer Nancy Camel is at Lake Martin, surrounded by the woods and waters of Cypress Island Preserve in St. Martin Parish. That’s not news; she’s there most any time, with…
Someone’s in the Kitchen
Composing a menu can be either a dreaded chore or a rewarding challenge. The latter is much more fun of course, and it prolongs the enjoyment of the evening. Diners, whether family or guests, enjoy the food but the cook…
Thrill of the Grill
Suitable meals for summer by STANLEY DRY My favorite summer meal is grilled food, a salad and a cold bottle of dry rosé. If there’s any meal more welcome than that on a hot day, I don’t know what it…
The Great Wine Hunt
Searching for Louisiana's good grapes by PAUL F. STAHLS JR. For a road trip that’s perfect for summer – “cool” enough, in fact, to repeat in any and every season – let’s blaze a trail through the southeastern parishes seeking…
Grand Coteau
by PAUL F. STAHLS JR. When it comes to luring tourists, the St. Landry Parish village of Grand Coteau prints no brochures, runs no ads, concocts no slogans or sales strategies. One reason is that it has not a single…
Spring Fling
by STANLEY DRY Other states may herald spring with the arrival of shad roe, fiddlehead ferns, a final melting of the ice or robins returning from the South, but in Louisiana, crawfish are the true harbingers of the season. It’s…
