64 Parishes

Rayne, Frog Capital

Rayne, a city in Acadia Parish, is nicknamed the “Frog Capital of the World” for its history as a former titan in the bullfrog exporting industry.

Réveillon

Rooted in nineteenth-century Creole traditions, the réveillon has experienced a modern-day remaking in New Orleans restaurants.

Sea Changes

Shirley Ann Grau’s debut novel evokes the coast

Shrimp Boats and White Lace

The delightful bayou sketches of Madame Toussaint’s Wedding Day

The Poor Man’s Truman Capote

Speed Lamkin stayed stuck in the other author’s shadow

Transfer of Souls

Erna Brodber’s Louisiana

Twentieth Century Millennial: Revisiting Faulkner's Mosquitoes

Wearing Masks 364 Days a Year

John Rechy's City of Night

White-Bread Evangelist

The starchy Acadiana staple is anything but plain