It was Disney night, but it was also Laine Hardy's night on "American Idol" Sunday night.
A childhood memory from Gary Chambers, of Lafayette:
The home at 3055 Tyrone Drive in Hundred Oaks may be more than 50 years old but it has well stood the test of time. This beautiful home is an example of how classic elegance and timeless features endure.
Dear Sam: After 27 years with my current employer, I was recently informed they will be going out of business at the end of the year. I am almost 60 years old and need to find another job. I have a lot of experience in manufacturing, but I do not …
There's Easter candy, and then there's Louisiana Easter candy, homegrown in Ponchatoula.
It's called The Answer, and it's the Pennington Biomedical Research Foundation's annual trivia event, which is fast becoming one of the city's more popular fundraisers. This year’s April 12 event had a space theme, and there was more than one tabl…
If Easter didn’t come around each year to brightly bookmark the arrival of spring, I might miss the season altogether. True spring, that balmy time between bitter cold and blazing heat, doesn’t last long in this part of the world.
Baton Rouge
My son entered the West Feliciana public school system in seventh grade with all of the gusto and trepidation one might expect of a 12-year-old coming from years in the Pointe Coupee parochial system. He transitioned well, and in ninth grade found…
"Brandon Ballengee — Ghosts of the Gulf" is showing at Ann Connelly Fine Art, 1670 Lobdell Ave., Suite 100. Ballengee creates images using a process of chemically clearing and staining deceased species collected from Gulf of Mexico since the 2010 …
Get ready for a mix of elegance, action and innovation when the LSU School of Theatre entertains with dance and film in the coming week.
Pet adoptions
A local poet says Jesus' voice wasn't the only one uttering last sayings from the cross during his Crucifixion.
It’s hard to imagine a car costing less than six figures that would be finer than the 2020 Mercedes-Benz GLE450. Yep, it’s one of the most feature-packed and luxurious vehicles I’ve driven this year. And, this built-in-America SUV even has legitim…
Dear Smiley: In the '70s, when I was pastor of Southside Baptist Church in Baton Rouge, I had the opportunity to go on an evangelistic mission to Fairbanks, Alaska.
Deadline for religion bulletins is noon Monday. Email religion@theadvocate.com.
ST. FRANCISVLLE — Where others might see problems, LaDonna and Roy Landry saw opportunity in the hills and valleys of their West Feliciana property. They have created a backyard paradise, and they did almost all the work themselves.
Master Gardener Debi O'Neill will demonstrate how to propagate plants from cuttings at the April 25 meeting of the Herb Society of America — Baton Rouge Unit.
A free, daylong Spring Garden Workshop will be held Wednesday, April 24, at the Maurice A. Edmond Livestock Arena, 14600 Scenic Highway.
Our home remedies series wouldn't be complete without mention of traiteurs, healers in Cajun country when physicians weren't close by.
BAND NAME OF THE WEEK: Banjovi
Beyoncé is extremely private, and only lets you know what she wants you to know, when she wants you to know it — typically, in a surprise post be it on her website or Instagram.
At White Star: Fete Au Fete out; Mac & Moon in
Upscale casual restaurant chain Kona Grill has closed its Perkins Rowe location in Baton Rouge.
When Latino Pulse plays Festival International de Louisiane next week, the salsa band will be the largest local group with an international lineup to take the stage.
When Latino Pulse plays Festival International de Louisiane next week, the salsa band will be the largest local group with an international lineup to take the stage.
If there’s one thing Matthew Sigur has learned in the last year, it’s that things change.
For Seaux LA, curating a show is a careful operation.
The first thing you notice about Lili Courtney is her genuine smile. Then you'll quickly see her passion for food.
Some days you just need a good, rib-sticking, meat-and-veggie plate.
From sweet to savory, pies are the answer for dinner and dessert.
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It's Easter week, and I’m looking forward to celebrating all weekend with our family. We’ll start with a simple breakfast at our house made from a basket full of extraordinary ingredients from our local farmers market.
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“Learn with Betty: Essential Recipes and Techniques to Become a Confident Cook” by General Mills, Houghton Mifflin Harcourt, 288 pages, hardcover, $25
Salmon with Basil Pesto
Warren Perrin contributes to our series on hometown banks of the past:
At the Louisiana ProStart Invitational competition, 22 teams of high school culinary students were tasked with a challenge that could overwhelm even the most seasoned chef: Cook a three-course dinner in one hour using two burners and limited space…
The spring rush is on, and our social calendar is filled with parties and galas — all sandwiched between south Louisiana's plethora of festivals.
Jim Lavigne, of Prairieville, may have misread a newspaper headline, but the idea it addresses is not without merit:
The journey is long and shrouded in darkness.
Livingston's Laine (always a bayou boy) Hardy made it to "American Idol's" top 10 Monday night.
Single-day tickets for Bayou Country Superfest will go on sale Tuesday morning, the festival announced Monday.
Gladys G. Ford's little story tells why we should never allow our children to hear anything we don't want the world to know:
NATCHEZ, Miss -- Movie producer Jake Seal may be buying a historic Mississippi inn.
There may be only one conversation more difficult than telling children the facts of life. It’s telling loved ones what you want at the end of life.
Just as Alzheimer's disease is unique in each affected person, so are your children when it comes to discussions about the illness.