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'The building would bounce to the beat': Saving one of Louisiana's oldest remaining dance halls
When Slim’s Y-Ki-Ki Zydeco dance hall closed in Opelousas in 2016, it represented an end of an era. Not an end to listening to zydeco, certainly. Festivals, both local and worldwide, celebrate southwest Louisiana’s homegrown sound. Today's zydeco artists travel for gigs all over the world — in addition to being recognized at the Grammys and regularly played on radio and streaming services where any group of Creoles and Cajuns are gathered. Indeed, zydeco is still very much the soundtrack of life across Louisiana.
Lawmakers pass sweeping changes for foreign seafood sold at Louisiana restaurants
In an effort to protect Louisiana’s struggling domestic seafood industry, state lawmakers on Wednesday passed sweeping changes to public health codes that will affect thousands of restaurants, food trucks, grocery stores and other establishments across the state. They also include every state agency and school district that serves food. Senate Bill 166, sponsored by Sen. […] The post Lawmakers pass sweeping changes for foreign seafood sold at Louisiana restaurants appeared first on Louisiana Illuminator.
Reser’s Fine Foods Announces Voluntary Recall of Single Batch of ALDI Macaroni 32 oz Salad With Use By Date of JUN/03/24 Due to Unlabeled Wheat Allergen
BEAVERTON, Ore.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--May 17, 2024-- Reser’s Fine Foods is voluntarily recalling a single item with a specific use by date, produced at a regional facility and distributed to ALDI. The product is the Aldi Deli Macaroni Salad 32 oz, with a Use By Date of Jun/03/24 due to an incorrect label. The incorrect label does not include an allergen callout for wheat.
What's the deal with potato salad in gumbo? A German thing? Curious Louisiana investigates.
Gaines Foster, in Baton Rouge, asked a Curious Louisiana question that gets to the heart of much of Louisiana: Why is it that some people put potato salad in gumbo along with the rice?. Foster, a long-time history professor at LSU who recently retired as head of the history department,...
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