It’s a city where anything goes, where everyone feels comfortable. A city of contradictions. It’s a city that’s part Left Bank, part island getaway. A town where tacky sits comfortably with tropical vegetation on the same barstool, Bacchus, blues and …
Category: Louisiana
Mardi Gras – Lake Charles, Louisiana Style by Terry Zinn
While thoughts of celebrating Mardi Gras runs to the Big Easy, Lake Charles, Louisiana, has everything and more with a little less crowds, with family friendly events, with Mardi Gras royalty, floats, beads, Cajun food, and the unique community social …
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Enchanted With New Orleans by Howard Hian
My love affair with New Orleans began when I was a student at Tulane University. Peel and eat shrimp, oysters on the half-shell, gumbo, beignets and muffaletta became standard fare. Al Hirt, Pete Fountain, Louis Prima and Fats Domino appeared …
FORGET NAW’LINS: IT’S LAKE CHARLES FOR MARDI GRAS by Dean & Nancy Hoch
Whether it’s celebrating the excitement of Mardi Gras, dancing to the dynamic beat of that fabulous Cajun/Zydeco music, or chowing down on some crawfish etouffe, think about changing your focus from the big city buzz of New Orleans and check …
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New Orleans: An Adventure in Dining by Terry Zinn
When you think of travel entertainment, you have to put fine food at the top of your list. New Orleans is always an adventure, as it changes in a nice way, but always keeps its charm. Having visited New Orleans …
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Catching Beads in Lake Charles , Louisiana by Emma Krasov
Photography by Yuri Krasov Traveling to the city of Lake Charles, Southwest Louisiana, for Mardi Gras, I couldn’t imagine how many discoveries I would make, not only about the unique culture of this Cajun/Creole country, but also about myself. Clad …
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Too Little Time in New Orleans by Terry Zinn
I guess one reason I keep going back to New Orleans on an ever more frequent basis, is that I never get to all the places I want to get to within my allotted travel time. So I return for …
From Etouffee to Parfait in Shreveport-Bossier, Louisiana by Emma Krasov
Photography by Yuri Krasov There is more to Louisiana’s art and culinary scene than New Orleans. Modestly defining their place on the map of state’s premier tourist destinations, the twin cities of Shreveport-Bossier market themselves as Lousiana’s Other Side. Rest …
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Tale of Two Mardi Gras by Terry Zinn
Initially one always thinks of New Orleans when they hear Mardi Gras, or Fat Tuesday. But the Mardi Gras celebration complete with costumes, parades, ethnic foods and throws; is endemic to several towns. On my way to Houma, Louisiana for …
Tales of the Cocktail by Ron Kapon
I learned that New Orleans was the birthplace of the cocktail. Antoine Amedee Peychaud, a French planter and pharmacist, was forced to flee the Caribbean island of Santo Domingo during the Black Rebellion of 1793. He relocated to New Orleans …
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