It’s been said that “Happiness is a hot piece of boudin.” In South Louisiana, roadside stops and meat markets are distinguished by their boudin — whose is hottest, whose casing is tougher, whose rice and meat mixture has the best…
Mémère (“Grandma”) ran a kitchen that in many ways straddled two different eras: sometimes, arriving at her house for le dîner de dimanche (“the Sunday lunch”) that followed morning mass, the deep, almost palpable aroma of strong coffee that seized…
Chantel Comardelle of Houma is on a personal mission to document the history and culture of her people — the Biloxi-Chitimacha-Choctaw Native American tribe that once inhabited the rapidly…
With the proliferation of cafés on every street corner, young people would find it hard to believe that coffee in the United States once had a very bad reputation. It was practically undrinkable. Anywhere you ordered a cup of coffee,…
The waves of immigration that contributed to our culture in southern Louisiana did not cease with the end of the Grand Dérangement or with the last ship to transport enslaved Africans. More recently, the arrival of Vietnamese refugees or Spanish…
When people on television said that Hurricane Ida had made landfall near Port Fourchon, despite the horror of this terrible announcement, I had to laugh a little. “Land? At Port Fourchon? There hasn't been land there for at least fifty…
A culture that does not change and evolve is destined, it is said, to wither and die. Over the last 50 years or so of the “French Renaissance” in Louisiana, there…
With 300 years of history, the Big Easy offers something for everyone during her birthday year
The secret sewing traditions of the Black Masking Indians of New Orleans
A Creole dynasty where slaves have names
Pomp, circumstance, history and tragedy punctuate ths iconic building
Cajun Mardi Gras merges traditions old and new
New Orleans’ Mardi Gras Indian queen’s legacy continues with her children and grandchildren
Discovering Shreveport’s State Exhibit Museum
In Monroe, visitors can check out the former home of the man who invented the Coke bottle.
With a combination of Old World and Caribbean influences, French Quarter courtyards embellish New Orleans. Hidden behind brick walls and iron gates, shaded by trees and greenery, complemented by the relaxing sights and sounds of water features, they are ideal…
How The Lake Charles Style of Architecture Evolved
At 83, celebrated author Ernest J. Gaines reflects on his hopes and passions from his home in Oscar.
6 recipes for our native Blue Crab, plus a side order of local crustacean history
Visiting a historic property in West Feliciana Parish
Sustaining and spreading the tradition of Cajun boucherie
A trip to the heart of Cajun Country