Simone Little is a magnificent glassblower. I have a very dear friend from Rhode Island who is also a glassblower and we Googled Glassblowers here in Louisiana and there she was. In the city my relatives live and I lived many years ago. I hopped in my car to go and meet her [...]

In 1604, the French began settling in an an area we now call Nova Scotia. Over the next 150 years they developed a large community of between 12,000 and 18,000 people that became known as Acadians. During this time, there was a conflict between the French and the British and the [...]

Contrary to popular belief, Louisiana, as a whole, is not Cajun. I know it’s hard to believe, but many people in the northern part of the state don’t eat Gumbo, boiled crawfish, and many of them use Lowry’s or McCormick’s season-salt as opposed to Tony Chachere’s and “Slap Ya Mama.” And hey, we’re [...]

Cousin to the infamous Punxsutawney Phil, Pierre C Shadeaux has the equally important task of informing the locals in Cajun Country just how much winter we have in store. Join Pierre for Groundhog’s day, Februrary 2, 2009 at Bouligny Plaza in New Iberia to see if we’ll be faced with 6 more weeks of [...]

Tabasco pepper sauce has been a standard in cajun households since it’s creation in the 1860’s. Unlike many products that evolve to become “better”, “improved”, or otherwise, the McIhenny family has kept Tabasco sauce the same for over 140 years. It’s still made in the same location, too – a natural, beautiful ecosystem [...]