Fishing // Nothing like the Bayou Region
by Tyler Williams, PR director
Bon Moment // Let the Good Times Roll on the Bayou
by Hannah Carlos & Mallory Matherne, co-features editors There’s a reason people from South Louisiana love the saying “Laissez les bons temps rouler.” Down in the Bayou Region, the locals always let the good times roll. And if asked what makes up the heart of the Bayou Region, locals all give a different story. Misty […]
Crafting Skins // Pitre’s Fur and Alligator
by Joel Miller, video editor & Amber Burton, managing editor
Dramatic Works // Queen Sugar & St. Joseph Plantation
by Alvin Conley, special sections editor & Amber Burton, managing editor
Cajun Men Cook // Beau Brooks
Rachel Klaus, co-features editor Bayou Region cooking isn’t just unique in flavor, but also who is stirring the pot. Unlike in many cultures where women do the majority of the cooking, Cajun men are often the ones who take the reigns in the kitchen. And that’s something Thibodaux-native Beau Brooks takes pride in. Brooks, an […]
The Struggle to Work // The Thibodaux Massacre
by Rachel Klaus, co-features editor Work in the Bayou Region, just like much of the South, has many roots in slavery. Slaves were often field hands for sugar plantations, doing everything from planting the sugar cane, to plowing the fields, to harvesting and then making the sugar. And neither the work itself or the system […]
Growing Traditions // Southern Roots Nursery
by Sylvia Masters, photo editor
Offshore Work // Families at Home
by Rachel Klaus, co-features editor The stories of work off-shore in the oil and gas industry in South Louisiana are often told— long, often dangerous stints away from home; but those lesser known are of the families who stay at home and support them. For Heather Stevens of Thibodaux, the holidays can be tough, especially […]
Working for Health // Colonel Nutrition
by Taylor Gautreaux, co-features editor No one in the Bayou Region is working to inspire community members to live a healthier lifestyle quite like Colonel Nutrition. Vinson Towns opened the smoothie and vitamin supplement shop, located at 1008 Canal Boulevard in Thibodaux, in late 2009. Vinson’s interest in nutrition and fitness developed after the passing […]
Fueling Life // Gaubert & Waguespack oil
by Taylor Gautreaux, co-features editor The Bayou Region’s oil and gas industry dominates life in South Louisiana. From the local infrastructure to the job market, our communities are largely dependent upon the activities of this industry. “If you go to the town of Houma now and you know what it used to look like, it’s […]