Tostones Rellenos are green plantains stuffed with ground beef or shrimp. A Café Habana City favorite. Sun and Gulf breezes elicit thoughts of island fun, food and drink. For those not able to jump on a plane or boat and visit an exotic locale, or if you just don’t feel like leaving Southwest Louisiana for your island fix — Café…
Kenny and Anna Cefalu knew they wanted to continue to entertain and host family events in their new home, so they prioritized gathering spaces like this formal dining room. Details Builder Mclain Companies, mclaincompanies.com Architect Jarod Hebert, jarodhebertarchitect.com Cabinets Simon’s Custom Cabinets Kenny and Anna Cefalu spent a decade raising their family in a 5,000-square-foot Lafayette property originally built as…
Crab Traps, Isle de Jean Charles 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 disappearing Isle de Jean Charles in Terrebonne Parish south of Houma. It is a land of memories and vanishing hope that has almost disappeared…
During the off-season, Jimmie Leger and Carolyn Landry drive to Intercoastal City to perform regular maintenance on their boat the Carolyn Sue. We all have dreams in life,” Timmy Schouest Jr. said as he stood beside the Smokin Joe, his 49-year-old shrimp boat docked along Bayou Carlin in Delcambre. Schouest’s dreams began in the 1960s, in Golden Meadow, where he…
Family Tyme On the cover of zydeco musician Keith Frank’s 2021 album “The Resurrection of the Creole Connection” is a painted scene of an African-American Creole family sitting out in the front yard. The woman has a bowl of okra in her lap and other family members are playing various musical instruments. The painting “Passin Time” by Lafayette artist Bryant…
In 2020, Hurricane Laura dealt a devastating blow to Jerry and Leslie Trahan’s family home on the southern edges of Cameron Parish. The natural disaster prompted the couple to relocate further inland and rescue a Greek revival replica on the verge of being demolished. When designer Sara Vincent received a call from Leslie Trahan about the project, she knew…
Mr. Bill’s version of a po’ boy, the quintessential Louisiana sandwich, is a simple and no frills, but delicious and amply constructed food offering with lettuce, tomato, mayo, great bread and delicious fried shrimp.Resourceful and committed restaurant owners share a similar trait exhibited by successfully married couples. How on Earth can someone compare participants in the culinary industry to people…
The front landscaping provides a welcoming formal entry for guests, while blending with the agricultural land that runs adjacent to the property.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…
Boutin’s Old Fashioned made with Woodford Reserve or Maker’s Mark, muddled maraschino cherry and orange, simple syrup, a dash of Angostura and Peychaud’s bitters, served with a sugar stick. Food lovers interested in traditional South Louisiana culinary flavors and stories of the Cajun food renaissance rooted in the 1970s must add a visit to Boutin’s in Carencro to their dining…
Roseate Spoonbill Family, Rip’s RookeryLafayette 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 thousands of split-second images of the region’s natural beauty. Born and raised in Lafayette, the 66-year-old Meyers…
Pat’s of Henderson 1500 Siebarth Dr. Lake Charles 337-439-6618 patsofhenderson.com Good old-fashioned Cajun food is being served again, albeit inside new digs, at Pat’s of Henderson in Lake Charles. Owner Nicholas Perioux, 44, reopened the eatery in Lake Charles in August. The restaurant had been closed since August 2020 due to what some in the Lake City regard as…
Sulphur Holiday HouseHow lucky we are in Louisiana to enjoy the year-concluding holidays, ring in the New Year of 2023 and then roll right into Mardi Gras. Acadiana has more than its share of these celebratory events. We’ve assembled a few to get you in the spirit — then it’s time to dust off those Carnival costumes. Lafayette Acadian Village…
Design Thomas Guy Interiors thomasguy-interiors.com Welcoming family and friends for the holidays can feel infinitely more enjoyable when everyone has their own space. Drew Hoffpauir, Sr. had these extended stays in mind for the renovation of a hurricane-damaged carriage house on his Lake Charles property. “When the property was purchased 10 years ago, the appraiser gave no value to…
Historians love to write about the Acadian diaspora, and Longfellow tells us of their “wonder and sadness.” Now, Lafayette artist Cecilia O’Keefe Neustrom shows us the faces of their “Cajun” descendants who live across the prairies and along the rivers and bayous of South Louisiana’s Acadian parishes. The Biloxi, Mississippi, born Neustrom, known as Ceci to friends and family,…
In Acadiana, cooking is a way of life. It’s also a family affair and a community event. Home cooks abound, so the pros cooking in the region’s restaurants know they’re gonna be put to the test daily — and they are up to the challenge. In that spirit, here’s our list of those who made the cut for this year’s…
The living space features a vaulted ceiling and picture windows overlooking the patio and garden. “There’s a connection to the outside in every room, especially in the great room,” says Ashy. “We have tall windows, so you always feel like you’re living outside.” Sara Ashy has always had a soft spot for oak-lined country roads. She and her husband, Brooke…
Inside a Cajun restaurant situated amid Evangeline Parish’s rice fields, you will find a little lightning bolt who cooks, manages, smiles, shares stories and gives hugs to all who ache for that home-grown dining experience. A patron will question themselves about their own low-flow energy levels while observing Sherry Fruge work her magic at D.I.’S Cajun Restaurant. The 78-year-old’s…
Novelist Thomas Wolfe wasn’t always right. Sometimes you can go home again, especially when your heart never left. New Iberia-born photographer and artist Marjorie Brown Pierson, witnessing from afar the devastation caused by hurricanes Katrina and Rita in 2005, has spent almost two decades returning to Louisiana from her home in Durham, North Carolina, to document the effects of climate…
Kitchen glamour shots are a slam dunk on social media feeds — and for good reason. But take a peek behind the filters, and you’ll see the creative process is as messy and unpredictable as that pandemic sourdough you never quite mastered. Add supply-chain issues and the rising cost of raw materials to the mix, and the stakes have never…
Point Au Chene Pasta: fried Soft shell crab atop penne pasta with a creamy corn maque choux and andouille sauce; waffle fries topped with bacon Regatta Seafood and Steakhouse 508 Hawkeye Ave. Lake Arthur 337-774-1504 regattarestaurantla.com It’s Friday afternoon and small waves on this city’s namesake lake gently caress the piers underneath a restaurant where quintessential bayou-style food is…
Dale Pierrottie is an artist, musician, preservationist, teacher and sometimes actor from Lafayette, but more importantly he is a master of an ancient Native American building technique that helped 18th-century French settlers build their homes in colonial Louisiana. Pierrottie — he pronounces it Pair-o-t — has gained a considerable following for his iconic art and historic restoration work that…
Paige LaVergne of LaV Designs, lent her hand to the home’s state-of-the-art kitchen and adjacent scullery — both bathed in Sherwin-Williams Pure White. Pops of blue and brass, porcelain accent pieces and a beamed ceiling fill the space with grand, southern charm.Designers Dona Designs, Paige Gary Designs, S Clare Design, LaV Designs, Bolgiano Interiors Builder McLain Companies Architect Jarod A….
Once you sign at Cypress, you become a part of our family tree. Our clients are truly the roots of our business. Peter Marshall Cypress Title is a locally owned, full-service residential and commercial real estate title agency that was founded on a mission to breathe new life into the Acadiana real estate market. With over 17 years combined…
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 art, Reed’s art is in a sense a “tribal art” drawn from Cajun life in South Louisiana. That similarity begs the…
