May-June 2012

Great Louisiana Chef: Diana Chauvin

Owner and Executive Chef of La Thai

Home: West Feliciana Whimsy

Sam and Noelle LeBlanc’s touch of the French countryside

Bonnie Warren

Around Louisiana: Baton Rouge/Plantation Country

jeanne frois

The Rural Life: Talkin’ the Talk

Coming to terms with sounding “country”

melissa bienvenu

Lifetimes: May/June

A guide to events around the state

alexis vigier

A Louisiana Life: Linda Johnson

Trucking in overdrive

Megan Hill

Around Louisiana: Central

jeanne frois

Costal Travel: Exploring Mississippi

From the coast to the Delta

Jan Risher

Art: Dale Pierrottie

The art of bousillage

John R. Kemp

Biz Bits

Business news from around the state

kathy finn

From the Editor: Secrets From the Green Parrot

Errol Laborde

Louisiana Life Photo Contest

Your chance to have your photos featured in our magazine!

Around Louisiana: Cajun

jeanne frois

Around Louisiana: Greater New Orleans

jeanne frois

Great Louisiana Quiz: Louisiana Seafood

How to Grow Crawfish

Heat, Rain, Thunder and “Aquaculture” are Part of the Process.

Kathy Finn

Grand Isle

LIFE ON A BARRIER ISLAND

Cindy Ross

Traveling Gourmet: Best of the Bounty

Recipes for the season of plenty

Stanley Dry

Barometer

A compendium of what’s hot and what’s not in Louisiana

carolyn kolb

Louisiana Life Travel: A Guide to Antiquing

There’s a lot to discover in big towns and small.

Laura Claverie

Health

eve kidd crawford

Diamonds in the Rough

Before Jackie Robinson broke the color barrier, “the Negro Leagues” were the only games in town for black ballplayers.

Ryan Whirty

Traveler: Capitol Time for a Tour

Grab the kids, and head to Baton Rouge to celebrate the bicentennial.

Paul F. Stahls Jr.