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Legacy beyond the Name: The Life and Vision of deLesseps "Toni" Morrison Jr.
In New Orleans, the Morrison name once stood for power, reform, and possibility. But deLesseps Morrison Jr. chose a different path, one that moved beyond City Hall and into the wider world of global…
Lepers in Louisiana: Sacred Heart Chapel in Carville
Learn about the Miracle at Carville, the cure for leprosy!
Lifetimes of Lumber: The Story of St. Landry Lumber Co.
St. Landry Lumber Co. is one of the oldest businesses in the Opelousas area. The oldest transactions can be dated to the 1890s. The story of its early owners quickly grows murky though, as the…
Local Ghost Stories Give Hookman Cemetery its Name: Death to the Hookman!
Hookman Cemetery began as a peaceful journey's end but turned into a lover's lane horror story and finally to forgotten lore.
Louisiana's Canadian Founder: Pierre d'Iberville
The soldier and explorer who founded the French colony "La Louisiane"
Louisiana's Most Revolutionary Educator
John McNeese was one of the most influential educators of the Lake Charles area.
Major General Godfrey Weitzel
Commanded a brigade in the XIX Corps advancing in Major General Nathaniel P. Banks's operations in western Louisiana during April and May 1863, which led to the siege of Port Hudson.. Was the Acting…
Marceaux Cemetery: Becoming the Norm
Marceaux Cemetery, located between Kaplan and Wright in Vermilion Parish, has sadly become very lost and very forgotten. The cemetery is located on private property, but after gaining permission from…
Mary Jane's Bridge
Every town has their fair share of urban legends, and this little town is no exception. In Broussard, Louisiana you can find the infamous Mary Jane’s Bridge. On small road called Bayou Tortue…
Midnight Axe Murders: The Killings of Clementine Barnabet
Hide your axe.
Montsec American Monument: “Don’t sweat over ’em Colonel. If they’re gonna get you, they’re gonna get you,” General Douglas MacArthur
An American monument to those who fell during the second most fatal battle in American history.
Mount Zion Riverlake Cemetery: "To Lie With Those Who Have No Mark"
One of the lost and forgotten cemeteries is maybe not so lost, but unfortunately becoming forgotten. The cemetery is famous but a search on Google maps reveals a simple word to describe this place:…
New Life for Holy Rosary Institute
So I know you are probably wondering what so special about 421 Carmel Drive. Well it’s not about the street but what is on the street. Located at that address is a building that was once Holy Rosary…
Nickie Gene Voinche Memorial Bridge: "An extraordinary but ordinary man"
Bridge on Highway 190 in Livonia, Louisiana named after Superintendent who oversaw its construction.
Nolan's Trace: A Good Horse is Worth an Earful
This is the story of Phillip Nolan- a horse wrangler who explored the Texas frontier, received a letter from Thomas Jefferson, and incurred the wrath of not one, but three Spanish Governors.
Old City Hall: Lafayette's First City Hall and National Registered Historic Place
One of the first buildings in the town of Lafayette to be on the National Register of Historic Places was, the affectionately nicknamed, Old City Hall.
Old Opelousas City Hall/Town Market
The abandoned building was once the center of commerce in Opelousas
Peddler to Pioneer: A Slovakian Immigrant's Journey to Church Point Wholesale: Supplying Church Point and the South with almost anything, 112 years and counting.
After four generations of Horeckys and going on two of Gielens, this company remains one of the largest wholesale distributors in the South, located in the tiny town of Church Point. "At Church Point…
Poor Boy's Riverside Inn: Poor Boy ain't so poor no more!
A portable snowball stand created to make a living during the Great Depression transforms itself into a fine dining restaurant serving Louisiana-inspired seafood and steaks for all locals and visitors…
Preserving Louisiana’s Coastline: The Rodney Guilbeaux Memorial Highway: LA Highway 82 through Cameron Parish, Louisiana along the coastline
Louisiana Memorial Highway 102 is named the Rodney Guilbeaux Memorial Highway. Senate Bill 737 was passed in 2008, which designated the portion of Louisiana Highway 82 (LA 82) located in Cameron…
Pyook: A Nickname for Legacy
Born on June 26, 1960, Albert Berard grew up in South Louisiana listening to Cajun music and had sought to follow in the footsteps of his culture at a young age. By eleven years old, Berard had begun…
Reverend A.L. O'Brien Memorial Highway: Remembering a Locally Beloved Evangelist.
Starks, Louisiana dedicated a portion of Louisiana Highway 109 to a Reverend that served their community for decades.
Rich History at the Royal Tavern: Twenty years of Roy Gathe's legacy, the Royal Tavern
Nightlife in Acadiana was especially dynamic and rich with complicated history. Many dancehalls, prior to the 1960s, were segregated or even white only, though one particular dancehall that opened…
Rip Van Winkle Gardens
Joseph Jefferson, a famed actor for his role in Rip Van Winkle, owned the Rip Van Winkle Gardens property. It was sold to Dr. Don Ray who renovated the gardens to its original beauty. He then sold it…
Robbery Goes Wrong: The Blanc brothers take more than money from Martin Begnaud.
Just because you give up your money, doesn't mean you can keep your life.
Saint Tammany: The Native American Leader Behind Louisiana's Unique Parish: How a Lenni Lenape Chief Inspired St. Tammany’s Name
When people hear the name St. Tammany Parish, they might assume it was named after a Catholic saint, like many other parishes in Louisiana. However, the “Saint” in St. Tammany is not connected to the…
Sam A. Siracusa: How Sam A. Siracusa built a legacy that extended far beyond business into the heart of local life
A small town businessman became one of Morgan City’s most influential leaders through hard work, generosity, and an unwavering commitment to his community.
Semper Fidelis: The "Corporal Matthew Thomas Richard Memorial Highway": From Iota to Afghanistan, the life and legacy of Corporal Matthew Thomas Richard.
Hailing from the small Louisiana town of Iota, Corporal Matthew Thomas Richard joined the United States Marine Corps with the goal of serving his country. Deployed to Helmund Province, Afghanistan,…
Setting Sights on the Rice
A rich history of film entertainment, community, tragedy, and rebirth at Crowley's longest operating theater, The Rice Theater
Seven Oaks Boulevard: A History Lost to Greed
Seven Oaks Boulevard was named after the plantation that once sat along its route. From the beginning of the Louisiana colony to the First World War, this stately piece of land was home to many…