Flatwoods
The turducken, that famous turkey stuffed with a duck stuffed with a chicken, traces back to a hunter’s request at a small butcher counter in 1984. One guy walked in with three birds and a wild idea. A holiday legend was born. I love that a meat counter can...
Big Fish Report for Thursday, Nov. 5
BATON ROUGE — The 2026–27 Louisiana duck hunting season kicks off this November, beginning with special hunts for youth and military veterans before opening to all hunters statewide, the Louisiana Department of Wildlife and Fisheries announced. Hunting in the West Zone opens Saturday, Nov. 7, with a youth...
A centuries-old Filipino settlement in Louisiana's coastal marshes is the subject of a new documentary by a University of Louisiana at Lafayette professor who is working to bring an overlooked chapter of the state's history to light. "Settling St. Malo," a 26-minute documentary featuring the research and poetry of UL...
Great River Road road trip spans 3,000 miles along the Mississippi through 10 states, blending blues towns, Civil War history, and Creole cooking.
Duck hunters get ready! The 2026-27 Louisiana duck hunting season begins in the West Zone with a youth and veterans only hunt on Nov. 7, followed by the first segment of the regular season a week later on Nov. 14, the Louisiana Department of Wildlife and Fisheries (LDWF) announced. The...
If you saw smoke coming from the Alexandria International Airport on November 5, rest assured, it was only a drill.
Wynton Marsalis calls jazz “the perfect metaphor for democracy.” Every player brings a voice, but the band can really only swing together. As the world celebrates the year Miles Davis would have turned 100, it's worth remembering where it all started: New Orleans, a port city where African, Caribbean, Creole, French, Spanish and Sicilian traditions collided to create America's original art form.
Guests checking into the Ritz-Carlton ride an elevator past two floors before they reach the front desk, because the building was designed to sell dresses and not rooms. The hotel occupies the Maison Blanche building at 921 Canal Street, a Beaux Arts landmark faced in glazed white terracotta that went up between 1906 and 1909. […]
BATON ROUGE — The 2027 Louisiana Waterfowl Conservation Stamp Competition sponsored by the Louisiana Department of Wildlife and Fisheries has been won by a Connecticut woman. The 39th annual contest determines the image on the Louisiana Duck Stamp that will be available starting in June 2027. Jennifer Reising won...
Louisiana sets a high bar for fast food. In a state where Popeyes started in New Orleans in 1972 and drive-thru meals compete with po’boys, boudin, and gas-station fried chicken, people tend to have sharper opinions than most. Popeyes is still the standard for chain fried chicken Andres Segura/Pexels Popeyes opened in Arabi, near New…
BATON ROUGE, La. (WAFB) - “Love Island USA” is looking for its next cast of “islanders,” and it could be someone from Baton Rouge. Producer ITV America and City Media Entertainment announced they are looking for Baton Rouge-based singles to take part in Season 9 of the series, where islanders live together in a sprawling Fijian villa, couple up, and look for love.
Most spoons stir. But if you’re from Louisiana, one spoon in your kitchen was made just for roux. Your pantry has its own cast of characters, too, and out-of-staters would need every one explained. Here are the things many Louisiana kitchens have that out-of-staters have never heard of. 1....
The big win comes on the heels on another historic Powerball win from back in August.
The Louisiana Association for the Blind is running its fourth annual 52 Over 52 Weeks Raffle, with weekly firearms drawings throughout 2027.
WEST MONROE, La. (KTVE/KARD) — Today on Louisiana Living, Ashley Doughty is joined by Ralph Calhoun discussing exciting art work. For more details, watch the video above.
