Health News
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
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 motor...
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
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
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...
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
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
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
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...