Louisiana Festivals // Off The Beaten Path
Previous Next by Ana Pizzolio, Features Editor Every semester, the staff at Garde Voir Ci takes a look at different aspects of SOUTH LOUISIANA’S UNIQUE culture, places and people. The Fall 2016 issue will showcase a selection of offbeat festivals that represent the ultimate South Louisiana experience — celebrations of our culture beyond the nationally […]
12th Street Bakery // A Community Supported Approach
by Spencer Valdespino, Writer & Videographer Baking and community just go together. And Alaskan native Elizabeth Cotter is putting the community into her bakery with a community supported approach — instead of going to a storefront, customers sign up for weekly bread drops. Formerly a resident of Alaska, Cotter had a bakery called “Bun on […]
Cinclare // Fresh, Local Dining
by Ian Shows, Video/Audio Editor
Fresh, Local Food // A South Louisiana Movement
by Betsy Davis, Features Editor More and more people are demanding FRESH, LOCAL AND HOMEGROWN GOODS from the communities they live in, and Louisiana is responding. Farmers markets are on the rise, community gardens are sprouting up and businesses are staying true to their southern roots and all of the natural ingredients it has to […]
Chu-Chut // A Little Something
Welcome to Chu-Chut! by Katie Fletcher Chu-chut is a Cajun word meaning – thing. It usually refers to something small. It replaces a word that you can’t think of when you need to use it. As Cajuns we speak extremely fast, so instead of waiting for the word to come we quickly replace it with […]
Pronounce Dat // A Cajun Food Dictionary
by Katie Fletcher, Special Sections Editor THE SOUTH doesn’t get much deeper than the bayous of Louisiana. Along these bayous French meets English to create a language unlike any other. The accents of the people around here are distinct and people talk with their hands as much as their mouths. Things are not always what […]
Gumbo // Practice Makes Perfect
by Emily Clausen, Guest Contributor
LA Hydroponics // Growing Soil-free
by Michael Ballard, Guest Contributor
Donner-Peltier Distillers // Local Spirits
by Spencer Valdespino, Writer & Videographer The sweet scent of molasses and whiskey quickly fill the nostrils of customers who walk in. The small lobby has seating for about ten people–standing room for maybe 50. The walls are decorated with the award-winning liquor bottles. Souvenirs of glasses, sweaters, t-shirts and alcohol are also on display […]
Louisiana Pickins // Growing Seasons
