Health News
Just Fit Nutrition
It’s the start of a happy day in Delcambre when residents begin arriving at Just Fit Nutrition at 7 a.m. fortheir morning pick me up. Not coffee, but an energy boost that’s healthier. They come for one of the 50sugar-free, nutritious shakes and teas offered by owner...
The Mac Box Macaroons
Everyone deserves a treat that will lift their spirits when needed - a little mignardise (the French word for precious or cute.) You can’t go wrong with the little taste of heaven from the French macaron, two perfectly-shaped meringue cookies filled with cream and...
Carrie Anns Creations
This is a story that started with a craving. While Carrie Ann Reed was pregnant, she was satisfying aserious craving for… chow chow. When the maker of her regular supply passed away, she begansearching for a replacement equally as good. Unsuccessful, she found a...
Alligator
Ask anyone who’s never been to Louisiana their perception of our state and they’ll most likely summarize it in three words: Cajun food, swamps - and alligators. And for good reason, Louisiana has the world’s largest wild alligator population, some 2.2 million, with...
Alzheimer’s Awareness
How many of you have been in mid-conversation with someone and forgotten what you were going to say, or stepped into a room and found yourself trying to remember why you were going there? No doubt we’re living fast-paced lives, with too much on our plates. But, some...
Tronics: Business of the Month
Josh DeVille’s curiosity for the inner workings of all things electric began at six when he would take apart electronic games he’d receive at Christmas to check them out before putting them back together. “My mom would get bad,” he recalls. “I still do that today;...
Shrimp – Seafood of the Month
Even with the ups and downs that the shrimp industry has experienced over the years (with storms, flooding and low prices) there’s still much to celebrate at the upcoming Shrimp Festival in Delcambre on August 16 through 20. The state’s most popular seafood is...
Brother-in-Law Hot Sauce
Out of a craving for hot sauce while stationed in the Air Force - and with none to be found - Louis Dorsey started making his own. When he returned home to New Iberia, the craving grew into a hobby, and he was giving his tasty condiment to friends and family. When it...
Classic Golden Pecans
“I’ve been eating pecans since before I can remember,” recalls Mike Bowers, President of Classic Golden Pecans in Lafayette. “As a kid growing up at my grandfather’s Texas ranch there were 80 acres of pecan trees, and we’d scoop pecans up by the trash cans full.”...