Creole News

As the season of family gatherings gets under way this week, we come together, drawn by tradition and memory, a sense of a shared past and future.

GRAND CANE &#151 Entries are still being accepted for the annual Pioneer Christmas Parade & Trade Day on Dec.

John T. Edge's New York Times story about the 2009 Po-Boy Preservation Festival was great exposure for the event, which will happen for the third time on Sunday, Nov.

Johnnie Allan, T.K. Hulin and Tommy McLain are back at the Paragon Casino Resort for another night of swamp pop classics.

The open-air Livingston Parish Farmers' Market, located in the New Covenant Church parking lot on U.S. 190 across from McDonald's, is open from 7 a.m. to noon on Saturdays.

The Bonny's plush suspension and sharp handling came in handy on the bumpy, blind and crowded streets of the French Quarter.

Rhythms on the River 2009 Fall Series: Lil' Band O' Gold. 5:30-8:30 p.m. All concerts are free and open to the public.

We asked about the best gumbo in town on one of the Daily Advertiser forums and got quite a few suggestions, naturally, including "the best is served in my kitchen." Here are four great gumbo servings to get you started on our favorite bowl of comfort food here in Acadiana.

Thirty years ago, the conventional knowledge about zoos was that they were for exotic animals displayed in as natural a setting as possible.

On Friday and Saturday, Opelousas will host special events to help celebrate the state's Main-to-Main initiative.

French Friday. 6-11 p.m. The event will spotlight Cajun and Creole cultures with music by Steve Riley & the Mamou Playboys and Geno Delafose & French Rockin Boogie.

This weekend, UL's football team plays Arkansas State in Jonesboro, a city in northeast Arkansas nestled along Crowley's Ridge that stretches up from the Delta, not too far from Memphis.

If you've ever wanted to learn more about the history of Opelousas and St. Landry Parish and have a good time doing it, then this weekend's free Talking History tours are for you.

Each Voodoo, I do double-duty as press and performer, marching with the Noisician Coalition.

New Orleans chef John Besh's love of the Crescent City shines through every page of the fabulous "My New Orleans The Cookbook: 200 of My Favorite Recipes & Stories From My Hometown" . Besh, who grew up in Slidell, has garnered numerous national awards for his cooking prowess.

When Mitch Landrieu champions Louisiana's cultural economy, it's more than a matter of image.

Christina Elisabeth Latimer and Stephen Ray Cedars were wed on August 6, 2009 during an intimate ceremony at the Creole Gardens Bed & Breakfast in New Orleans.

Intoxicomedy. Doors open at 8 p.m., show starts at 8:30 p.m. $4 cover before 9 p.m.; $5 cover after 9 p.m. Stan's Nightclub Bar and Grill.

President Barack Obama will be in New Orleans today, making his first post-inauguration visit to a city and region desperate to impress upon him both the long strides made since Hurricane Katrina and the daunting challenges yet ahead in housing, education, health care, levee protection and coastal restoration.

BYWATER RESTAURANT, DELI & BBQ 3162 Dauphine St., 944-4445 Barbecue platters remain the house specialty here, but also look for Southern classics like chicken-fried steak with gravy or shrimp Creole, all served with sides like potato salad and macaroni and cheese.