History+Culture

The Allure of Acadiana Profile

Moving back to Lafayette after finishing college was the last thing on my mind.      In 1969, the same year the first edition of Acadiana Profile rolled off the press, I was living in Baton Rouge and attending LSU.…

A League of Their Own

The 24-year run of the Evangeline League was marred by scandal, but the colorful group was also a huge source of Acadiana pride.

The Mother of Acadiana Profile

    Although starting a magazine for South Louisiana was the brainchild of my dad, Bob Angers Jr., my mom, Geraldine Beaullieu Angers, was right there working with him in the tough, formative years beginning in 1968. And she worked with…

Nouvelles des Villes

Ragin’ Cajuns Win Again in Postseason LAFAYETTE – For the first time in school history, the Ragin’ Cajuns football program posted back-to-back postseason wins as ULL secured its second consecutive New Orleans Bowl title, this time downing East Carolina 43-34…

The Trembling Prairie

It has been repeated so much that it has become a cliché. Worse than a cliché, it has become an accepted reality as certain as the sun rising in the east and the falling of leaves in autumn. Complete the…