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Ready for Take-off: Lafayette’s New Airport Soars in 2022
And when the Lafayette Regional Airport executive director uses the word future, he quickly adds linguistic relatives such as expansion, growth, and most fitting for the state-of-the-art terminal, tom...
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He Bought a Zoo: Broussard’s Zoosiana Is Privately-owned ‘Labor of Love’
New Orleans native George Oldenberg moved to Lafayette to attend USL (now University of Louisiana Lafayette) and never went back. After 21 years in banking, he left his career in 2002 and bought Zoosi...
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Acadiana-based Cajuncrawfish Serves Up Memories Nationwide: Shipped to Your Door, Ready to Boil
CajunCrawfish, a local, family-owned and operated farm based in Branch, La., is sharing Acadiana’s love of crawfish with the entire country. As one of the largest exporters of crawfish in the state, C...
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Grillin’ With the Guru: Get in the Grillin’ Know
Want to know how to get the most out of your grill? Want to know about grilling temperatures, which woods to use, how long to cook that chicken? Be sure to tune in Mondays and Wednesdays at 6:30 p.m. ...
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Palmyre: European Cocktail Bar Adds Sophistication to Lafayette’s Bar Scene
From the moment you walk into Palmyre, you feel transported to a European destination. The knowledgeable staff — ladies dressed in flouncy blue and white toile dresses and gentlemen in French chore ja...
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Mercy Kitchen: Lafayette’s Newest Cool Vibe
Well-traveled couple Stuart and Colleen Ottinger set out to recreate their favorite big-city eating experiences at home. The Lafayette natives love sampling spots at chic hotels, sparking them to laun...
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The Country Club: Enjoy Fine Dining Amidst an Art Gallery Indoors, or in Palm-shaded, Poolside Bliss Outdoors
To quote Sheryl Crow, “This ain’t no disco. And it ain’t no country club, either.” It is about as close as you can get, though. One of the prices of progress has been the loss of the great American ga...
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Bowling a Strike: Eat, Drink, Rock and Bowl — All at Once
You know how annoying it can be to plan an evening out with friends. You want to go out to eat, but your friend wants to go drinking at a bar. Your other friend wants to hear some live music, and your...
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Sharona Thomas: Acadiana Vocalist is Taking The Music Scene by Storm
On stage, “Sharona Thomas and SOLID Soul” have a calling card a mile high and a mile wide. If there is a venue or an event that wants golden music, they want Sharona. SOLID Soul has been that funky ex...
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Nebu Nezey: Our Own Backyard Queen of Soul
This past year, as with every year, Nebu Nezey and her family ended 2020 by doing something special for the children in her community. Nezey and her husband, Brandon, bring toys to children in their c...
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Haunted or Not, People Still Flock to the Grand: More Than 100 Years Old, the Opera House in Crowley Still Lights Up a Stage
The vision of David E. Lyons was never a ghost. He had one vision and that was to bring culture to his beloved town of Crowley, Louisiana. He did so by building the Grand, a twenty-two thousand square...
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Galveston’s Grand Galvez Hotel Gets a Makeover: New Ownership Transforms 110-year-old Gem to Her Former Glory
While the historic Grand Galvez hotel in Galveston, Texas, has always been an esteemed vacation destination, recent renovations are making this hotel truly stand out amongst other Galveston accommodat...
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The Fisherman’s Paradise Next Door: Matagorda is an Angler’s Dream on the Texas Coast
No question about it, the Louisiana Gulf Coast is known for its world-class fishing.
Yet, if you’re an angler who has accessed the Gulf from Cocodrie, Venice, Pecan Island, Point à la Hache and other...
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Hobnobbing in Atlanta: Starring You
With more than 30 beautiful lakes, mountain vistas, beaches and a temperate climate showcasing all four seasons, Georgia is one of the most ecologically diverse places in the world. This ecological di...
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Get Your Motor Running: NOLA Motorsports Park
Motorsports fans with the need for speed can head to NOLA Motorsports Park in Avondale to witness adrenaline pumping stock car racing or even get behind the wheel of their own go-kart at top speed. To...
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Tee-off Time: Southwest Louisiana’s Premier Golf Courses
From Lake Charles to Kinder and back again, golfers wishing to test themselves against some of the South’s best courses have numerous options. Three immediately come to mind, and each member of this l...
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Julie Siracusa: The Ocean Artist
My passion is all about the beach and the ocean. I am Julie Siracusa, The Ocean Artist. The feeling you get when you are at the beach or out on the water is why I paint the ocean. So, I hope you feel ...
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