Louisiana – Oh, the Places We See . . .

Travel theme: Pink

You know how sometimes you see a word in print, and it sticks with you — not just that day, but sometimes for days afterward? Well, that’s what happened with this week’s Travel Theme by Ailsa at Where’s My Backpack? When I read Travel theme: Pink, I was on my way to Baton Rouge to […]

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Help us decide: Capture the Colour 2013 — RED

It’s been a fun week looking through photos, posting three a day focused on a single color, and receiving notes and feedback from readers who took the time to help us decide. And now, we’re down to the last color (red!) for the Capture the Colour 2013 Photo Challenge. After being nominated by Terri and […]

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Father’s Day treats at Rue Beignet, Baton Rouge

If you live in Tennessee, your trips to a beignet shop are few and far between. We just don’t have those flash-fried little doughnut pillows sprinkled with confectioner’s sugar nearby — or even within a day’s drive, if you live in Knoxville! But since we were visiting relatives in Baton Rouge on Father’s Day weekend, […]

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Get Your Cajun On: 2013 Breaux Bridge Crawfish Festival

Turn up that zydeco and get your cajun on! There’s nothing like a Louisiana festival for food, fun, and fantastic movement — and this is one of the best: Breaux Bridge Crawfish Festival in early May when mudbugs are runnin’ and Cajun thoughts turn to etouffee and fais dodo! Might as well dress the part […]