When Phillip “Scooter” Trosclair was growing up in Grand Chenier, he loved bass fishing. He was so passionate about his hobby that at age 16, he approached Guthrie Perry of the Rockefeller Wildlife Refuge to ask if he could help…
When 77-year-old Stella Miller looks back on her time in Lake Charles, one of the most satisfying things for her is that she has lived to see genuine change for African Americans in the community. She played a significant role…
“History is burning in my gut,” John Warner Smith told me. Smith is known in many circles in Louisiana. Whether he’s writing books and being the Poet Laureate of Louisiana from 2019-2021, or working for the Urban League of Louisiana,…
The French language is a vital part of Acadiana’s culture. At the newly formed École Saint-Landry, Principal Lindsay Smythe is teaching a new generation of Louisiana’s youth the French language while providing a comprehensive education. École Saint-Landry is a full…
GRAMMY-winning and 2023 Cajun French Music Association Hall of Fame inductee Steve Riley found his calling early in life, inspired by his family, his culture and some of the greatest Cajun musicians of all time. Known for his masterful accordion…
It’s not every day that you meet a female ground control NASA engineer who helped legend John Glenn on his last space mission — a ride on the space shuttle Discovery — in 1998. “Working mission control was fun and…
