Khmericano: Cambodian Coffee and Khao Soi in Pineville, LA
Khmericano in Pineville: One Khmer, One American, One Cup By Karen LeBlanc, host of LA64, a Louisiana Travel Show on PBS This post may contain affiliate links, which means I may earn a small commission from purchased products at no additional cost to you. I have spent a good chunk of my career arguing that […]
Washington, Louisiana: Where the Steamboat Whistle Still Blows
By Karen LeBlanc, host of LA64, a Louisiana Travel Show on PBS At six o’clock in the evening, a steamboat whistle rolls across Washington, Louisiana—long, low, and three notes deep. It’s an authentic three-chime whistle, the same kind that once announced boats coming up the bayou in the 1700s and 1800s. There hasn’t been a […]
Don’s Boat Landing in Erath, Louisiana: A Shrimp Burger at the End of the World
By Karen LeBlanc, host of LA64, a Louisiana Travel Show on PBS There’s a particular kind of road in South Louisiana that keeps narrowing until you start to wonder if you’ve made a wrong turn somewhere around the last rice field. You haven’t. You’re exactly where you’re supposed to be. Keep driving because at the […]
Crawfish Haven & Mrs. Rose’s Bed and Breakfast: A Cajun Crawfishing Getaway You Won’t Find in a Guidebook
By Karen LeBlanc, host of LA64, a Louisiana Travel Show on PBS Louisianans, we love our mud bugs. We’re raised on a hearty dose of Louisiana crawfish at every backyard boil and family reunion. But here’s the thing most of us never stop to think about: the work that goes into harvesting them. So when […]
The Giant Omelette Celebration in Abbeville: A French Tradition in Cajun Country
The day I arrived in historic downtown Abbeville, Louisiana, the Giant Omelette Celebration felt less like a festival and more like a living ritual. Before the skillet is heated and before thousands of eggs are cracked, the morning begins at St. Mary Magdalene Church with a Mass that frames the day in faith, heritage, and […]
Suire’s Grocery and Restaurant: From Country Store to Community Table
Driving through Kaplan in Vermilion Parish, it is easy to miss Suire’s Grocery and Restaurant if you are not paying attention. The building sits along the highway, modest and unassuming, the kind of place locals recognize instantly, and newcomers might pass without realizing what they are about to miss. Then you notice the menu, spray-painted […]
French Tables of Louisiana: A Tradition of Language, Coffee & Community
In a quiet corner of Arnaudville, Louisiana, where Bayou Teche meets Bayou Fuselier, a remarkable tradition brews. It begins with a cup of coffee and a conversation in French. On the last Saturday of each month, a community gathers to honor a vanishing dialect, not in a classroom or museum but around a table. This […]
Inside Fertitta’s Deli: Shreveport’s Oldest Family Restaurant
In the heart of Shreveport, at the corner of Sam R. Fertitta Drive, sits a two-story red brick building with a sign that reads Home of the Muffy. The Muffy is more than a sandwich. It is a cultural symbol, a culinary invention rooted in family tradition, and a cornerstone of Louisiana food heritage. Fertitta’s […]