Acadiana Profile - June-July 2022

Dr. Anita Gouri

Making a difference in a child’s life—whether through helping them overcome dental fears or helping an infant who is tongue-tied on their breastfeeding journey—is Dr. Gouri’s greatest motivation. With a focus on prevention and early intervention, Dr. Gouri helps children…

Quest | Pediatric Dentistry & Orthodontics

Quest Pediatric Dentistry & Orthodontics isn’t your average dental practice—with an atmosphere that ensures a fun and relaxing visit for patients and parents, children enjoy coming back time and again for visits with Drs. Troy Miller, Shilpa Nileshwar, and Ainsli…

Editor's Note

Even as a list-making aficionado, there’s no good reason for it, but I dislike the phrase “bucket list.” Not…

25 Fun Things to do this SUMMER

Acadiana is bursting with fun things to do. There are so many attractions to enjoy in Acadiana, including outdoors activities, historical sites and museums. Then, of course, there’s the food! If you’re looking to get out and about this summer,…

Top 3 Noninvasive Cosmetic Innovations

Noninvasive aesthetic treatments are on the rise. Just last year, this market was estimated at $52.57 billion worldwide and is predicted to grow even more this year. People from various age groups are indulging in these treatments, but the number…

Top Dentists

This list is excerpted from the 2022 topDentists™ list, a database, which includes listings for more than 115 dentists and specialists in the Acadiana area. The Acadiana list is based on thousands of detailed evaluations of dentists and professionals by…

Visual Vocabulary

  To see more of dusty reed’s work visit cajunpicasso.com “One look at Dusty Reed’s paintings filled with fragmented, angular imagery and you’ll know why he’s called the Cajun Picasso. Like Pablo Picasso, who drew inspiration from African tribal…

Gulf Coast Twist

Lafayette Chef Jeremy Conner had one stipulation prior to joining forces with two other investors and concocting a plan to open up a new restaurant in Lafayette. Based on his personal experience — which like most kitchen professionals consists…

Music Museum in the Making

Lafayette Acadiana Center for the Arts is launching a public capital campaign this summer to raise exhibition and curatorial funds for its new 10,000-square-foot Louisiana Music Museum, to be housed in the former 130-year-old Lafayette Hardware Store. Pending AcA’s (non-profit)…

Novel Dining Concept

Lafayette Using farm-direct American Wagyu beef (aged and smoked) and locally sourced seafood, the new Lucky’s Fire & Smoke (locally owned by Eddie Khoury and Rene Colina) sends diners on taste adventures through licks of fire and wisps of smoke.…

All in a Name

In January, Drinks International released its list of the most-ordered cocktails around the globe after surveying the world’s top 100 establishments. The 81-year-old Moscow mule ascended to the “top 10” rank among “The World’s Best-Selling Classic Cocktails in 2022.” A…

Saving the Best for Last

If you drove toward Opelousas from Lafayette in the early 1900s, chances are the last home you’d pass would be a gingerbread-laced Victorian. “Everything north of it was just cattle ranch,” says architect Stephen Ortego, of SO Studio Architecture.…

Teaching Artists

There are so many reasons to love you, Acadiana. I love the food and the festivals (I’ve danced my heart out at several recently). I love the natural beauty that surrounds us,…

Pampering Furry Friends

Lafayette The Dog Stop, known for its luxury boarding accommodations and spa-like pet grooming, is undergoing its largest renovation since opening in 2015. An upgraded lobby for better shopping and check-in experiences, an additional 26 kennels with six suites and…

Grill Baby Grill

M. F. K. Fisher once wrote “Almost every person has something secret he likes to eat.” My very favorite secret thing to eat is a good hamburger. I like a traditional beef burger on a sesame seed bun, but when…

Thibodaux Regional Health System

Greg Stock CEO, MHA Thibodaux Regional Health System is proud to continue its legacy of providing the highest quality health care to the region while continually working to improve the health and wellness of the communities it serves. Under CEO…

Dr. Corwin A. Thomas

Owner Dr. Corwin A. Thomas, FACC, FASNC, FSCAI Dr. Corwin Thomas refers to his career as a “heart’s calling,” and to this accomplished cardiologist, matters of the heart mean more than the cardiac and vascular issues he treats. A native…

Bryson Law Firm, LLC

Cary & Angie Bryson Formed by husband-and-wife legal team, Cary and Angie Bryson, in Lafayette in 2001, Bryson Law Firm, LLC is a Tax Resolution Law Firm that serves taxpayers from eight offices across Louisiana and Texas. The firm’s values…