Diabetes Awareness Month

Diabetes Awareness Month

Many years ago, a neighbor of mine was on an out-of-state golfing trip with some of his buddies. While on the golf course, he suddenly loss his vision – couldn’t see a thing. A quick trip to the ER revealed that this two-pack-a-day smoker had a serious case of...
Gulf Crown Seafood Company: Business of the Month

Gulf Crown Seafood Company: Business of the Month

In the late ‘80s four coal miners in Birmingham, AL began looking for a better way to make a living, eventually narrowing their search to Delcambre and Bayou La Batre. Fortunately for Delcambre, the work permits were easier to obtain there. So, in 1987 Sims Brothers...
Pop’s Pecan Pies:  Vendor of The Month

Pop’s Pecan Pies: Vendor of The Month

About six months after Michael Jones moved to his residence in Maurice, in 2017, he looked at the property’s 10 pecan trees and realized it was going to be a bountiful year. “I couldn’t stand to see all those pecans go to waste, so I found my mother’s recipe for pecan...
Carved-N-Fire:  Product of The Month

Carved-N-Fire: Product of The Month

It’s surprising, the number of small businesses that began with the making of a gift. That was the case for Michael Stropola when he created a wooden American flag customized with an Air Force emblem for his father, who is a veteran. Encouraged to continue his unique...
Mangrove Snapper:  Seafood of The Month

Mangrove Snapper: Seafood of The Month

November 27 marks a full moon and a time when mangrove snapper typically make babies- lots and lots of them, broadcasting millions of eggs. Which is why they are considered the most abundant of all the snapper species and a target for recreational and game fishing....