Editor's Note
In December, I turned 50 years old. As an introverted, bookish and sometimes awkward child, tween, teen, young adult and well into my adulthood, I somehow knew my fifties would be when I finally felt at home with myself —…
Acadiana Profile - February-March 2023
Light Recipes
In my household, we recently set a goal to eat three vegetables at each meal. This practice brings to mind the classic southern “meat and three” restaurants that offer a lunch consisting of a meat (or chicken or fish) and…
Level Up
It’s common knowledge that New Year’s resolutions are nearly impossible to keep. Factor in living in Louisiana — where Carnival season is almost always ushered in right on the new year’s heels…
Top Doctors
With over 30 years’ experience researching, reviewing, and selecting Top Doctors, Castle Connolly is a trusted and credible healthcare research and information company. Our mission is to help people find the best healthcare by connecting patients with best-in-class healthcare providers.…
Shop 'Til You Drop
1 | Lagniappe Antiques Shopping Start the shopping stroll through quaint downtown Breaux Bridge with a stop at one of its largest establishments at 17,000 square feet. Lagniappe Antiques contains rows and rows of antique dealers, as well as items…
Family Ties
Details Architecture & Design Gossen Architects, gossenarchitects.com Builder Clayton LaFosse, LaFosse Construction, lafosseco.com Interiors Katie Greene Audio/Video Treylon LeBoeuf, Elevat'd AVL Stacey Doré and her husband knew they would end up in their mutual hometown of Crowley. They just…
Cajun Done Right
Food lovers interested in traditional South…
Catch And Release
Lafayette nature photographer Gary Meyers gives new meaning to the old sportsman adage, “catch and release.” With his camera and kayak, Meyers — dressed in camouflage — moves quietly through the swamps and bayous of Louisiana’s Acadian parishes, capturing…
Carnival Fun and More
Thibodaux New King Cake Festival Sample a taste of Mardi Gras and watch the Krewe of King Cake Children’s Parade at the inaugural Bayou King Cake Festival in downtown Thibodaux Feb. 4. Following the parade, Nonc Nu and Da Wild…
Lafayette, we are here
On January 17, 1823, by separating it from Saint Martin Parish, the Louisiana legislature created Lafayette Parish. Named in honor of Gilbert du Motier, Marquis de La Fayette, "the hero of two worlds", the parish will celebrate its bicentennial throughout…
Palmyre’s Forbidden Fruit
Palmyre 201 Settlers Trace Blvd. at River Ranch in Lafayette thepalmyre.com…
Fresh Food to Eat Right Now
Come February, I make a yard tour to see any sign of new growth. I poke and dig around my fern bed looking for tender tendrils in the damp earth. Another sign that spring may just be around the corner…
