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Boudin by the Bite

One of the defining features ofsouth Louisiana’s distinct Cajun culture is the food. Of course there’s the language, the music, the geography and the shared traditions and heritage, but it’s the food that stands second to none. While the region serves numerous delightfully decadent culinary...

“What we signed up for.”

The Untold Story of the Louisiana National Guard, Katrina, Questions of Command, the Law and the Battle to Save Lives

In any ordinary early Friday evening, 19-year-old Anthony Harrison would be helping out during the weekend rush at Fanta’s Seafood in Tioga, in the piney central Louisiana...

High Waters

Distinguished author John Barry compares Louisiana’s two greatest natural disasters and what we have learned from each

John Barry’s book Rising Tide: The Great Mississippi Flood of 1927 and how it Changed America spent six weeks on The New York Times’ best-sellers list and is now...

Thrill of the Grill

Suitable meals for summer

by STANLEY DRY

My favorite summer meal is grilled food, a salad and a cold bottle of dry rosé. If there’s any meal more welcome than that on a hot day, I don’t know what it is. I prefer a mixed grill of meats, seafood and a variety of vegetables, which is...

Roe Boats

Louisiana caviar – an industry and an adventure