Editor's Note
If you’re not traveling to places far and wide during the summer, June and July are the perfect months to travel close, to explore your own surroundings a bit more. Being a tourist in your own town or nearby spots…
Acadiana Profile - June-July 2024
Breweries and Craft Beer in Acadiana
Not only offering a place to drink incredible craft beer, breweries play an important role by bringing folks together within the community. Breweries also attract and retain talent, and Acadiana is growing both in breweries and in those who are…
Museums and Day Trips Across Acadiana
Stepping into a museum is like entering a portal that transcends time, space and culture. The hushed reverence of its halls, adorned with masterpieces and artifacts, invites visitors into a realm where history, art and human creativity intertwine. Acadiana has…
Artist Megan Barra Finds Her Inspiration in Music and Poetry
Lafayette artist Megan Barra describes herself as an “artist, collector, music enthusiast, dancer, foodie, seamstress, student of the French language and designer.” But her work is much more than that. Through her art, this descendant of Acadians and other 18th-century…
Erath Fourth of July Festival: Free Fireworks and Fun
1 | Water Fights We never grow up when it comes to water fights, and Acadiana fire departments are no different. At 9 a.m. Tuesday, July 4, firefighting teams from Erath, Delcambre, Leblanc, Henry and the Meaux/Nunez fire departments will…
Recipes: Fried Grouper Sandwich
I learned to fish from my father. When I was a youngster he often took me with him to drop a line in the brown-green languid waters in the Atchafalaya Basin. I enjoyed the time we spend together on the…
Lafayette's Mae Sone Noodle House
Inside an unassuming restaurant, located in a salt of the earth-style strip mall off of Johnston Street, a foodie will find culinary bliss in the way of fusion- styled Asian food. Hub City eaters who appreciate the complexities and nuances…
A Lively Lake Charles Redesign
When residents in Lake Charles decided to update the interiors of the nearly 5,900-square-foot home they built nine years…
The Restaurants of my Heart
The comfort that comes with the memory of the good smells and flavors that emanated from the kitchens of our childhood is often the source of deep happiness and creative inspiration. The French novelist Marcel Proust started his masterful work,…
What's New In Acadiana: Cajun Heritage Festival, Dog-friendly Beer Garden and more
LAROSE, THIBODAUX Of Decoys, Ducks and Suds The 47th annual Cajun Heritage Festival (June 7-9) celebrates hunting and hunters with hundreds of unique duck decoys, carving demos, decoy and shotgun raffles and duck calling contests in the Larose Civic Center…
SoLou Lafayette's Strawberry Hill Recipe
Elevated comfort food, seasonal craft cocktails and daily brunch served until 3 p.m. are central to the allure of Peter Sclafani’s chic new SoLou (short for South Louisiana) near River Ranch. The stylish neighborhood eatery recently joined the growing list…
