Acadiana Profile - August-September 2012

    The recent passing of Mike Wallace of CBS News brought back a flood of memories of the time I spent working with him in Vietnam in March of 1998, some 14 years ago.     Only a month earlier, I…

A parade for an Idol WESTLAKE – Thousands of well-wishers, many brandishing homemade signage touting their local hero, lined the streets of Westlake on May 12, 2012, to celebrate Josh Ledet’s success on the hit show, American Idol. Just days…

New Iberia’s Melissa Bonin showcases her delicate touch in her recently opened New Orleans art gallery

Jim and Danielle Keaty successfully merged the past with the present – in a prime location.

This Lake Charles chef is a world-class sugar sculptor.

          Acadia Parish American Legion Hospital 1305 Crowley Rayne Hwy., Crowleywww.alh.org This hospital hosts 178 beds, 38 of which are in the psychiatric unit, and it has multiple specialties along with a family practice, including emergency…

Every town has at least one restaurant that sums up that place. No matter where you are, that restaurant is almost always a no-frills or fanciness kind of place. Just good food – consistently good food for decades, in fact.…

Le Jardin des Traiteurs

In 31 years at the helm of the LCVC, Gerald Breaux helped transform Lafayette from tourism blip to tourism bastion.

The Healers Garden