Otto Hebert Lumber Yard:  Business of the Month

Otto Hebert Lumber Yard: Business of the Month

I just discovered a gem of a retailer in Delcambre: Otto Hebert Lumber Yard, which is much more than a lumber yard. Walking in, I was surprised to find a hardware store with everything from every type of hardware known to man (including door knobs) to wet vacs, light...
Fit To Drive: Health & Wellness

Fit To Drive: Health & Wellness

December brings two of the most celebrated days of the year, Christmas Eve and New Year’s Eve, but they’re also among the deadliest, as the merriment often brings over drinking. Just a single drink can cause a decline in visual function, mental judgement and...
Attitudes, Seasonings & Dips:  Vendor of The Month

Attitudes, Seasonings & Dips: Vendor of The Month

Food vendors are always crowd-pleasers at a farmers market. But offering tastings is a sure-fire way to draw customers to a booth, evident by the number of people who gather around Grace Lancon’s table at the Delcambre Seafood & Farmers Market. For the past year,...
The Garden Shed:  Product of The Month

The Garden Shed: Product of The Month

As we get into holiday entertaining, it’s time to stock up on the South’s favorite appetizer condiment:  pepper jelly.  And when you’re talking about pepper jelly, few people make it as good as Kevin Boutte, owner of The Garden Shed. The New Iberia native...
Red Grouper:  Seafood of The Month

Red Grouper: Seafood of The Month

This month’s featured seafood, the red grouper, is a fish that has been the center of a heated debate, over the last two years, between commercial and recreational fishermen, both wanting their share of this desirable fish.   Among the more than 400 different...