Acadiana Profile 2017 02-03

Town of the Year: New Iberia Top Doctors: Plus Toughest Cases
LIGHTEN UP
6 salads that pack powerful flavor & nutritional punch p. 48
Spinach with
boiled eggs &
pomegranate arils
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Célébrer le mode de vie acadien
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town of the year
New Iberia
by will kalec
photographs by alysha jordan
48
Lighten up
6 salads that pack
powerful flavor and
nutritional punch
recipes by stanley dry
photographs by eugenia uhl
58
Health+Fitness
Unlocking the Key to
Well-Being
by suzanne ferrara
63
Best doctors
134 Doctors in 36
Specialties
+ Toughest Cases
profiles by fritz esker
photographs by
romero & romero
contentsfebruary / march 2017 | volume 36, number 1
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lagniappe
A little Extra food+drink
10
note de l’editeur
33
sur le menu
Editor’s Note
Crawfish Tales: The best
mudbugs in Acadiana are worth
12
nouvelles de villes time, trouble and effort
News Briefs
36
de la cuisine
16
le visiter Spring Thaw: Winter’s heavy
Calendar of Events bounty gives way to light,
seasonal vegetables
40
recettes de cocktails
Warming Effect: Blue Basil’s
Thaitini will keep your spirits high
home+style
19
la maison
Artfully Refined Spaces: A
continually evolving home reflects
classic modern sensibilities and a
Lafayette designer’s global appeal culture
26 87
pour la maison les artistes
Cactus-Crazed: Simple, Fighting Shape: Sunset sculptor
on point style Annie Hendrix spent decades
bringing life to lumps of clay
28 until a severe stroke suffered a
À la mode
year ago took away that gift…
Pearls: Trend + Tradition temporarily
92
les personnes
Quite the Collection: New Iberia
Schoolteachers Becky and Wyatt
On the Cover Collins oversee an impressive and
improbable folk art catalog
The salad we featured on the
cover is not only pretty, but
also a bit of a super salad. The 94
la musique
combination of spinach with
boiled eggs and pomegranate Ossun Original: French Zydeco
arils is as nutritionally dense musician Horace Trahan stays
as it is colorful and appetizing. true to his roots, family
In fact, all of the salads in
the “Lighten Up” feature
96
on page 48 are loaded with
en français, s’il vous plaît
flavor, vitamins, minerals,
protein and everything you
Les Grammys « Inattenduables »
need for a healthy, happy
meal. Bon appétit!
lagniappe
Learn French
épinard
(n.m.) spinach.
What is your favorite “Walking around
my neighborhood example:
fitness activity? lake and listening
to podcasts is Veuillez acheter une botte d’épinards au
my favorite daily
Editor in Chief Errol Laborde fitness activity. marché.
Paddleboarding is
Managing Editor Melanie Warner Spencer my favorite fitness translation:
activity while on
Copy Editor Amanda Orr vacation, it’s easier
Art Director Sarah George than it looks!” Please get a bundle of spinach at the
“Getting outside
for walking and Lead Photographer Danley Romero market.
biking top my list.

Yoga is great, Web Editor Kelly Massicot
especially during
the long stretch of
hot months, since
I can stay in
my Vice President of Sales Colleen Monaghan
routine at home.” “I like activities
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Taking my pup on Acadiana. The Academy of Nutrition and Dietetics
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President Alan Campell Photographer Eugenia Uhl, whose images have
Executive Vice President Errol Laborde appeared in Travel & Leisure, Metropolitan
Homes, House Beautiful and countless other
magazines and books, tinkers with the perfect
placement for a ramekin of chickpeas for
the kale with bell peppers, pumpkin seeds
2016 AWARDS and chickpeas salad. For this particular
Award of Merit to Melanie Warner Spencer for Single Story shoot, Uhl was tasked with rounding up a
Award of Merit to Danley Romero for Single photo host of wooden cutlery, bowls and plates,
Bronze to Will Kalec for Magazine Writer of the Year
Bronze to Danley Romero for Portrait Series to add a hint of warmth to the shoot. Many
Silver to Denny Culbert for Photo Series of the items are from the photographer’s
Gold to Denny Culbert for Magazine Photographer of the Year
Gold to Sarah George for Art Direction of a Single Story own vast collection of tableware.
Gold to Sarah George for Overall Art Direction
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note de l’editeur sales team
Rebecca Taylor
Sales Manager
(337) 298-4424
At the beginning of the year, many of us likely made a commitment to get
(337) 235-7919 Ext. 230
more active and eat more nutritious food in 2017, but right about now, the willpower is
Rebecca@AcadianaProfile.com
fading. We’ve got you covered with inspiration via a jam-packed fitness feature and also
a spread of delectable and satisfying salads created by food writer Stanley Dry. This was
one of the rare food photo shoots I came out of feeling not only full, but also energetic.
Dry’s flavor combinations sing and every bowl of greens is packed with nutrients. You
won’t miss the greasy, fattening stuff one bit. (Our copy editor Amanda Orr doesn’t
believe me on that last point, so be sure to give them a try and report back.)
Admittedly, I’m not what you’d call an exercise enthusiast. I don’t particularly enjoy
going to a gym. That said, I love being active in other ways, such as long walks, bike
rides and other outdoor adventures, as well as dancing and Acadiana has plenty of all
of the above to keep me occupied and fit. For example, a long walk on the gorgeous
University of Louisiana at Lafayette campus after a huge lunch plate of shrimp and grits
at Ruffino’s on the River is my idea of great exercise. On one such occasion last year, my
husband and I spied the Geaux Vélo bikes. The program, which launched on campus
a few months earlier, was by April already being reported as a huge success by the
Acadiana Advocate. It’s not surprising, given how often we see people getting out and
getting fit in Lafayette. For those who already have bikes, there are several cycling clubs
throughout the region. During the upcoming blissful few weeks of temperate weather, Nikole Reich
I’m looking forward to checking out the Bayou Teche Experience in Breaux Bridge for Account Executive
a little kayaking. If you prefer fitness centers and group classes, you are in luck, because (407) 574-0066
Acadiana has a wealth of options, as reported by Suzanne Ferrara in our health and (337) 235-7919 Ext. 231
fitness feature on page 58. There’s truly something for everyone and every fitness level. Nikole@AcadianaProfile.com
There isn’t much we love to do more at Acadiana Profile than celebrate the best of
the region. One of the many ways we are doing that in this issue is with the unveiling
of our Town of the Year. Flip to page 42 to learn more about this Cajun jewel, as
reporter Will Kalec describes it.
Melanie Warner Spencer, Managing Editor

(504) 830-7239 | Melanie@AcadianaProfile.com
(Editor’s Note: In the December/January issue, we referred to Wanda Barras of Belle Ècorce Colleen Monaghan
Farms as Wanda Barros. We regret the error. Also, in the boudin feature, the mention of Don’s Vice President of Sales
on page 64 should have offered the full name of the local favorite, Don’s Specialty Meats.) (504) 830-7215
Colleen@AcadianaProfile.com

nouvelles de villes by lisa leblanc-berry
Duke Erikson, Allison

McGourty, and Bernard Eunice
MacMahon together
created, wrote and World
produced “American Championship
Epic.” MacMahon
directed the films as well. mudbugs
Put on your dancing shoes

Lafayette
Film Features Cajun TOPS Cuts Give Rise and arrive hungry for
Grammy the 32nd annual World
Musicians to Out-migration
Nominees Championship Crawfish
Party Etouffée Cook-off in
A new three-part documentary executive While many of Louisiana’s Eunice, where more than
produced by Robert Redford, “American 50,000 TOPS students have 100 professional chefs and
Epic,” featuring various Cajun musicians After three Acadiana had to scramble to come up amateur cooks compete
in addition to Elton John, Steve Martin and groups were nominated with funds for their Spring, during the free March 26
Willie Nelson, is slated to air in mid-2017 for the Best Regional 2017 semester due to the festival. After sampling
on PBS and BBC. The musicians were Roots Album as part state’s unprecedented budget the etouffée and boiled
filmed using a reconstruction of America’s of the “59th Annual cuts, leaving most students crawfish, couples twirl to
first electrical recording system. The Grammy Awards, “ with a 41.8 percent tuition the music of live Cajun
piece examines the trailblazing era from which is broadcast shortfall, universities are and zydeco bands while
the 1920s when record companies toured live from the Staples reporting that our brightest the kids enjoy a petting
America with a recording machine to Center in Los and best are consequently zoo and pony rides
capture the raw music of ordinary blues, Angeles. on Feb.12, exploring more out-of- (etouffeecookoff.org).
country, gospel, folk and Cajun musicians. Vermilionville hosted a state college options, while
The project sparked a cultural revolution send-off “Gateway to enrollment in the National
that gave a voice to the nation’s poorest. the Grammys” party Guard has spiked by 20
Redford describes it as “America’s greatest that featured nominees percent. UL/Lafayette,
untold story.” Sony Music’s Legacy Barry Ancelet and which has around 7,000 Honored in Quebec
Recordings will release a companion series Sam Broussard, TOPS students, is offering
of archival recordings featuring ground- Joshua Caffery and up to $1,000 (for the current
breaking audio restoration, while Third Man 10-time Grammy semester) for its most needy Congratulations to Dr. William
Records will release a deluxe box of vinyl nominee Joel Savoy, students and up to $1,400 (for Arceneaux, president of
records (americanpie.com). Among those Roddie Romero and the current semester) through CODOFIL. He was chosen
Cajun musicians appearing in the film are the Hub City All-Stars. campus jobs. Payment plans as a recipient of L’Ordre des
husband-and-wife duo Joe and Cleoma The star-studded have been extended from three Francophone d’Amerique by
Falcon and the Lost Bayou Ramblers. soirée was broadcast installments to four. Legislators the High Council on the French
The group has released their new Aloha live on KRVS 88.7 devoted to reversing the crisis Language in Quebec for his
Golden Meadow limited edition beer, born FM, housed on the hope to find around $89 million lifelong commitment and
of their latest musical endeavors, the Aloha University of Louisiana, more to fund TOPS fully for unending devotion to French
Golden Meadow single and Cote Clair. Lafayette campus. the 2017-18 academic year. in Acadiana and beyond.
photo courtesy “American Epic”
Breaux Bridge
from lighting to bedding, cmacconstruction.com/antiquity), years. They are co-owners of
Antiquity Opens and chandeliers to furniture Antiquity is the brainchild of C. Mac Construction, which
recently opened in Breaux designer Lisa McDaniel and specializes in custom homes.
A new south Louisiana-styled Bridge. Housed in a renovated her husband, Beau — who has Lisa’s creative vision inspires her
interior design and décor former antique store located been building custom homes clients through individualized
studio featuring everything at 115 Rees St. (337-298-9768, in South Louisiana for 13 consultations for their homes.

nouvelles de villes
McNeese Band Calcasieu Avery Island Terrebonne
Headed for London Rabbits Folklorists Gathering Celebrating History
The Pride of McNeese Have you ever tried The 61st annual Louisiana Folklore Society The many intriguing and influential
Marching Band has received rabbit gumbo? Head meeting is being held at the McIlhenny people and events that have
a prestigious invitation to to the Iowa Rabbit Archives at Avery Island March 10-11. The shaped Terrebonne Parish
the 2018 London New Year’s Festival March 17 Society invites proposals for papers and are showcased in a beautiful
Day Parade and Festival and 18 where over other types of presentations on any aspect of new coffee table history book,
from the former Lord Mayor 20,000 people Louisiana folklore, folklife and traditional artists “Terrebonne Parish: Stories of
of the City of Westminster gather annually to throughout the state. Scholars, folk artists, the Good Earth” (HPN Books,
and Senior Parade Patron enjoy rabbit dishes musicians, students, and others interested $39.95). The heavily illustrated
phots courtesy: pride of mcneese marching band; lesetoilesdiberie.com; houma-terrebonne chamber of commerce
Catherine Longworth, who galore, a rabbit in local Louisiana cultures are encouraged volume contains more than 100
is representing Queen cook-off, the Miss to participate. Submit 250-word abstracts historic photographs, maps and
Elizabeth. Only 16 American Bunny and Petit Lapin for presentations via email to Jennifer Ritter paintings. Available at bookstores,
bands and two university beauty pageants, Guidry, jennifer.guidry@louisiana.edu. The amazon.com and through the
marching bands have been carnival rides, local next Folklorists Retreat is taking place at Houma-Terrebonne Chamber of
chosen to perform for the crafts, live Cajun the Gray Center in Canton, Mississippi April Commerce, the book’s historical
32nd annual parade, which and zydeco music 7 to 9. The gathering of academic, public narrative was written by Rachel
is expected to attract more (iowarabbitfestival.org). sector and freelance community scholars Cherry, executive director
than 650,000 spectators and as well as graduate student folklorists will of the Southdown Plantation
over 350 million viewers for include networking, panels and professional House/Terrebonne Historical
the worldwide TV broadcast. development opportunities, so save the date. and Cultural Society. On March
18, the Southdown Marketplace
for Arts and Crafts festival is
held at Southdown Plantation
House featuring more than
New Iberia 300 local and national vendors,
Cajun cuisine and tours of the
Zachary Richard’s Video plantation and museum.
Singer Zachary Richard and “Les Etoiles d’Ibérie”

immersion students from North Lewis Elementary in Lafayette
New Iberia recently released a French song, “La Belle
Vie,” which can be downloaded at lesetoilesdiberie.
Agency Wins Big
com (sales benefit French education in Louisiana).
The students star in a new music video filmed by Entries from 22 countries were
Eric Breaux that features New Iberia landmarks submitted for the recent Stevie
including Avery Island and Shadows-on-the-Teche. Awards for Women in Business,
Richard co-wrote the song with the children. “We the world’s preeminent business
managed to write a song during my visit in the spring award for female entrepreneurs
of 2016 and the project was launched,” he said. “With and executives. Lafayette-based
the help and support of the whole community, we brand communications agency
were able to record the song and shoot the video.” BBR picked up a Stevie Award in
New York as winner of the Fastest
Growing Business of the Year.

calendar by kelly massicot
around 24. Krewe of Aphrodite. 6.30 p.m., Houma 28. Franklin Mardi Gras. 1.00 p.m., Franklin
acadiana 24.
24.
Krewe of Athena. 7.00 p.m., Golden Meadow
Youngsville. 11.00 a.m., Youngsville

28.
28.
Krewe of Coteau. 1.00 p.m., Coteau
Lafayette Mardi Gras Festival. 1.00 p.m.,

Lafayette
25. World Famous Cajun Extravaganza and
Gatherings and activities Gumbo Cook-off. Lake Charles. 337-526- 28. Krewe of Ghana. 1.00 p.m., Thibodaux
around Acadiana 9009 or 337-475-7393.
28. Krewe of Choupic. 1.00 p.m., Chackbay
25. Baldwin Mardi Gras. 12.00 p.m., Baldwin
28. Krewe of Maasai. 2.00 p.m., Thibodaux
February 25. Krewe of Apollo. 12.00 p.m., Lockport
28. KADN/KLAF Independent. 2.00 p.m.,
2-4. Livestock Show and Rodeo. 25. Krewe of Atlantis. 12.00 p.m., Lafayette
Lake Charles. 337-944-9710. Golden Meadow
28. Krewe Chic-a-la-Pie. 2.00 p.m., Kaplan
lakecharlesrodeo.com 25. Children’s Parade. 12.30 p.m., Lafayette
28. Krewe of Hephaestus. 2.00 p.m., Morgan City
11. Dutch Oven Cooking. Abbeville. 25. Cypremort Point Boat. 1.00 p.m.,
337-501-1535. cityofabbeville.net Cypremort Point State Park 28. Family Affair Mardi Gras. 2.00 p.m.,
Loreauville
11. Kenny Rogers concert. Lake Charles. 25. Krewe of Dionysius. 2.00 p.m., Bayou Vista
goldennugget.com/lakecharles/ 28. Sunset Mardi Gras. 2.00 p.m., Sunset
show_ballroom.asp 25. Lake Fausse Pointe State Park.
2.00 p.m., near St. Martinville 28. Carnival d’Acadie. 3.00 p.m., Crowley
12. Krewe of Des Petite. 1.00 p.m.,
Golden Meadow 25. Jennings Mardi Gras. 4.30 p.m., Jennings 28. Krewe of Bonne Terre. 4.00 p.m., Houma
17. Krewe of Hercules. 6.00 p.m., Houma 25. Le Krewe of Dubon Temps. 6.00 p.m., Larose March
18. Joan Jett and The Blackhearts concert. 25. Krewe of Bonaparte. 6.30 p.m., Lafayette 4. Louisiana Winter Beer Festival. Lake
Lake Charles. goldennugget.com/ Charles. 404-822-5847.
lakecharles/show_ballroom.asp 25. Krewe of Mardi Gras. 6.30 p.m., Houma
lawinterbeerfest.com
18. King Cake Taste Off. Sulphur. 26. Taste de la Louisiane. Lake Charles.
10-12. Annual Black Heritage Festival.
337-313-1302. kgallegos@sulphur.org 337-436-9588.
Lake Charles. bhflc.org
18. Carencro Mardi Gras. 11.00 a.m., Carencro 26. Duson Mardi Gras. 12.00 p.m., Duson
10. Monet. Method And Meaning. Lafayette.
26. Henderson Mardi Gras. 12.30 p.m., 337-482-2278. hilliardmuseum.org/
18. Le Krewe of Des T-Cajuns.
Henderson calendar/monet-method-and-meaning
12.00 p.m., Larose
26. Krewe of Cleophas. 12.30 p.m., Thibodaux 11. Cajun Chili Fest. Youngsville.
18. Krewe of Tee Caillou. 12.00 p.m., Chauvin
337-359-7081. familypromiseacadiana.org/
18. Krewe des Chiens Canine. 2.00 p.m., 26. Krewe of Terreanians. 12.30 p.m., Houma cajun-chili-fest-2017
Lafayette 26. Krewe de St. Martin/Krewe de Chien. 11. ZZ Top concert. Lake Charles.
18. Lake Arthur Mardi Gras. 2.00 p.m., 1.00 p.m., Breaux Bridge goldennugget.com/lakecharles/
Lake Arthur show_ballroom.asp
26. Krewe of Chronos. 1.30 p.m., Thibodaux
18. Krewe of Carnivale en Rio. 6.30 p.m., 11-18. Shadows Plein Air Competition.
26. Krewe of Galatea. 2.00 p.m., Morgan City
Lafayette New Iberia. 337-369-6446.
26. Krewe of Montegut. 2.00 p.m., Houma shadowsontheteche.org/plein-air-competition
18. Krewe of Aquarius. 6.30 p.m., Houma
26. Krewe of Nereids. 6.00 p.m., Golden Meadow 12. Zydeco Marathon. Lafayette.
19. Lake Charles Mardi Gras Chicken Run. info@zydecomarathon.com.
Lake Charles. 337- 660-1050. 27. Lundi Gras Bar-A-Thon. Lafayette. zydecomarathon.com
lakecharleschickenrun@yahoo.com latrail.org/trail-store/lund-gras-
bar-a-thon-registration 15. International Film Night at the
19. Krewe of Versailles. 12.00 p.m., Larose Museum. Lafayette. 337-482-2278.
27. Krewe of Amani. 2.00 p.m., Patterson hilliardmuseum.org/calendar/
19. Krewe of Hyacinthians. 12.00 p.m., Houma
27. Queen Evangeline’s. 6.00 p.m., Lafayette international-film-night-at-the-museum
19. Krewe of Titans. following Hyacinthians,
27. Krewe of Cleopatra. 6.30 p.m., Houma 17-18. Iowa Rabbit Festival. Lake Charles.
Houma
337-433-8475. iowarabbitfestival.org
19. Krewe of Ezana. 1.00 p.m., Jeanerette 28. Iowa Chicken Run. Iowa.
337-842-1875 and 337-884-1403. 24-25. Toughest Monster Truck tour. Lafayette.
19. Scott Mardi Gras. 1.00 p.m., Jeanerette visitlakecharles.org/swlamardigras/events cajundome.com/arena_events.aspx
19. Krewe of Shaka. 1.30 p.m., Thibodaux 28. Half Fast Krewe of Frank’s. 25. Cajun Comic Relief. Lafayette.
9.00 a.m., Opelousas 337-298-9717. facebook.com/CajunComicRelief
19. Krewe of Ambrosia. 2.00 p.m., Thibodaux
28. King Gabriel’s. 10.00 a.m., Lafayette 25. Wild Beast Feast. Lake Charles.
24. Sara Evans concert. Lake Charles. 337-433-1611.
goldennugget.com/lakecharles/ 28. Grand Marais Mardi Gras. 11.00 a.m.,
show_ballroom.asp Jeanerette 26. Annual World Championship Crawfish
Etouffee Cook-off. Eunice.
24. Mardi Gras Merchants. 28. Krewe of Houmas. 11.00 a.m., Houma eunicechamber.com
Lake Charles. 337-661-3361.
visitlakecharles.org/swlamardigras 28. Krewe of Kajuns. following Houmas, Houma 31. Dave Robicheaux’s Hometown
Literary Festival. New Iberia.
24. Friday Night Parade. 6.30 p.m., 28. Krewe of Neptune. 12.00 p.m., Galliano daverobicheauxliteraryfestival.com
Lafayette

home+Style
Inspiration, décoration et accessoires chic pour la vie
la maison
artfully
refined
spaces
A continually
evolving Lafayette
home reflects classic
Silver wallpaper modern sensibilities
with touches
of shimmery and a designer’s
highlights
complements a global appeal
sconce that resides
in a vestibule
leading to the By Lisa LeBlanc-Berry
master suite. Photos by chad chenier
Lafayette interior designer

Monique Breaux describes her
18-year-old home as an ongoing
work-in-progress that changes
monthly. The contagious pas-
sion she has for reinventing
sophisticated settings has earned
the attention of prominent
New Yorkers and international
power brokers who frequently
desire turn-key service. Just as soon as
Breaux steps into a new space, the walls
become a canvas and the artistry begins.
The award-winning designer recently
caught the attention of Architectural Digest
and the Wall Street Journal for one of her
latest Manhattan masterpieces for Trump
International Realty.
The 4,200-square-foot residence, in
Trump Park Avenue, sold for a cool $14
million just two weeks after her design
completion. Other recent projects for
the Trump organization have included a
stunning 8,000-square-foot apartment with
a price tag of $35 million.
The president of Posh Exclusive
Interiors, Breaux also fashioned a chic
abode in Manhattan for President Donald
Trump’s daughter, Tiffany.
“It’s her first apartment in the city, and it
has amazing views,” she says. “It was in the
renovation stage. We worked directly with
Tiffany, and decorated it with our custom
furniture, while utilizing a cleansed, light
color palette.”
Working on various projects for the
Trump organization for the past four years,
Breaux ’s affiliation with the first family
began well before the presidential election.
Her husband, Tim, who is president
and CEO of Ironhorse Development/
Construction Company, serves as the
Deputy Chairman of the Republican Party
of Louisiana.
“I typically work under Ivanka’s
direction,” Breaux says. “Since the Trump
corporate headquarters are housed in Trump
Tower, going to meetings there isn’t new to
us, although now, there is increased security
and media in the lobby.”
Breaux ’s ongoing projects for the
immense Trump organization have included
working with “clients from all over the
world with many different personalities and
ethnicities.”
Designed for multiple uses, the living room’s

tufted ottoman, with its muted leopard pattern
and acrylic tray, doubles as a coffee table
with casters. A large, commissioned painting
titled “Stella” by a Brazilian artist provides the
sole vibrant colors in the room. The concave
shapes of the sofas play into the soft shape
of the woman’s hat and the round ottoman.
top left The dining chairs, with their
hourglass Christopher Guy silhouette, are
covered in Italian silk woven specifically
for Breaux. Timeless custom ruche silk
window treatments and a towering 60-inch
chandelier add touches of elegance. bottom
left The tailored, monochromatic kitchen,
with its textured wall of glass tiles, extends
to the sunroom. The sofa is among Breaux’s
custom manufactured bespoke pieces.

Her portfolio ranges from posh views of their poolscape with fountains and duplicating design, everything becomes a
penthouses to luxury yachts and planes, fire features, is constantly evolving. test about how flexible you are to take it in a
sprawling country estates, urban condos and “Our home has had many different new direction.”
beachfront dream homes. The designer also phases,” she says. “Styles change. That’s Among the couple’s many upgrades
has a furniture line that she manufactures. what makes us interesting as human beings, was an expansion of the kitchen/keeping
Breaux and Tim’s four-bedroom house, that we are constantly changing. That’s part room that now wraps around a sunroom
which was designed to afford multiple of the evolution of design. When you’re not overlooking the pool.
“A few Christmases ago, we realized that
there wasn’t enough room in the kitchen to
hold 40 family members. When I returned
home from one of my jobs, Tim had already
removed the entire kitchen wall to extend
the space. The project was finished in a
couple of days. That’s how we live.”
Breaux explains that the kitchen is “classic
modern,” her favorite design style that is
incorporated throughout the residence.
“Classic modern has that new, fresh feel
to it, but it’s not trendy, it’s not happening
at the moment,” she says. “Two hours later,
trendy is over. Trendy is the last stage before
tacky. But if you keep your core element
classic, or modern classic, then you can
throw in an edgy coffee table, for instance.
It’s sort of how you dress, like wearing a
Chanel suit [jacket] with a great pair of
jeans. It’s knowing how to layer things.
“We don’t want to be a pedestrian design
firm that produces trendy furniture such
as pedestrian midcentury modern, which
is out. We try to create everything from
furniture to wall finishes that can stand the
test of time.”
While the kitchen’s stone countertops
have changed three times, Breaux has
kept her original cabinets that are nearly
as old as the house. A sleek custom island
that’s shaped like a baby grand piano was
designed to convey a sense of movement.
Her passion for creating unique colors and
wall textures is evident throughout the home.
“We have great artistic capabilities for
wall surface finishes,” she says. “The living
room walls have a suede finish with crystal
elements that give a little glimmer, which is
similar to the master bedroom. We have an
entire wall of glass tiles in the kitchen, and
we built up depth with the Venetian plaster
in the hallways. We’re not just buying
Benjamin Moore paints. We’re taking
elements to create different wall finishes per Adding drama to the space is a the space define them,” she says. “Taking
room. I want something that has texture considerable iron chandelier that’s almost as hold of a challenging space makes me
and added dimensions.” large as the dining table below. think about how we can push it to another
Breaux ’s dining table was custom “It’s held up by an 18-wheeler chain in level. Ultimately, my objective is to create a
designed with an 80-inch round glass the attic. I wanted something just over the unique, refined space that makes the client
top imprinted with etched water patterns top,” Breaux says. feel good.”
underneath, so that fingerprints and other The elegant living room, which has
imperfections that often result from serving a view of the pool, is appointed with an top The master bedroom has a neutral,
soothing palate with ivory and creams. The
beverages wouldn’t be noticeable. ottoman on casters that doubles as a coffee look is classic modern, with a pearlized leather
“We worked with a company that used table. It adheres to Breaux ’s philosophy that headboard, vintage Chanel lamps, custom
an etching material designed to resemble “good design is about multi-purposed pieces linen and velvet bedding. bottom Eldest son
splattered water marks beneath the glass. that can travel.” Jacques’ bedroom was designed to handle
mounts from hunting excursions. His bed of
It’s fun trickery that does a good job of “The reason creative designers are good coconut-inspired wood with leather and brass
masquerading anything else on the table.” at what they do is because they don’t let insets is from Posh Interiors’ couture line.

style+home pour la maison
cactus- 1. Barrel Cactus buds

typically start to bloom
Watch out for these
microspines or
crazed
their bright flowers in glochids. They stick to
April. Get yours now anything they touch.
Try removing them
at Native Sun Nursery from skin with tape.
& Landscaping, LLC,
1401 E. Broussard Road,
Simple on Lafayette. 337-857-0856.
point style nativesunnursery.com
2. Pick up this Prickly Pear

by amanda arceneaux
photo by (with gloves) at All Seasons
romero & Romero Nursery & Landscaping,
Inc. 2974 Johnston St.,
Lafayette. 337-264-1418.
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Say so long to cooler
temps and hello to 3. The Coral Cactus gets
its name from the reef it
Southwestern-chic. Cactus resembles. Although not
plants are an easy way to particularly spiny, this
heat up your home décor. unique beauty is poisonous.
No green thumb necessary. Keep it away from
small children and pets.
Available at All Seasons
Nursery & Landscaping,
Inc. 2974 Johnston St.,
Lafayette. 337-264-1418.
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style+home À la mode
pearls 1. Surrounded by a halo of diamonds

this 10.5mm pearl is set in 14k
3. Ranging in size of 9 to 11
millimeter this multi-colored
5. This “Diamond in a Pearl” ring
by Galatea symbolizes the grain of
white gold. Try it on for size at strand of South Sea Cultured sand swallowed by an oyster which
Trend + Tradition Armentor Jewelers, 1921 Kaliste Baroque pearls are a pearl when covered in nacre creates
the pearl. Available at Armentor
Saloom Rd., Lafayette. 337-534- aficionado’s dream. Armentor
8529. armentorjewelers.com Jewelers, 1921 Kaliste Saloom Jewelers, 1921 Kaliste Saloom
by amanda arceneaux Road, Lafayette. 337-534-8529.
photo by romero & Romero Road, Lafayette. 337-534-8529.
2. Make a statement with this 10 armentorjewelers.com
armentorjewelers.com
millimeter black Tahitian pearl
necklace attached with a 14k white 4. This 52 pearl strand features 6. Pretty in peach, this 18-inch
gold clasp. Armentor Jewelers, 1921 a perfect mix of round pastels. strand of oval freshwater pearls
If diamonds are a girl’s
Kaliste Saloom Road, Lafayette. 337- Get this cultured beauty or any is secured with a 14k yellow
best friend they better watch 534-8529. armentorjewelers.com other custom piece at Dianna Rae gold clasp. Dianna Rae Jewelry,
out because pearls are making Jewelry, 500 Settlers Trace Blvd., 500 Settlers Trace Blvd., Ste.
waves this season. You won’t Ste. 1, Lafayette. 337-706-7316. 1, Lafayette. 337-706-7316.
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have to go diving in Tahiti to
gather these multi-colored
gems. Find an ocean of
elegant, timeless pieces at
your local jeweler.

PROMOTIONAL SECTION
Junior League of Lafayette
Kitchen Tour
Saturday, March 18th, 12:00 pm-4:00 pm
Tuten Home
TALK ABOUT GOOD KITCHENS! JUNIOR LEAGUE Our Value to the Community
OF LAFAYETTE
Junior League of Lafayette is excited to announce the MISSION Junior League of Lafayette
return of last year’s hit event, Kitchen Tour! This year’s • Has served the Lafayette community since 1957
Tour will take you on a self-guided tour of six kitchens Junior League of • Leverages local nonprofit partnerships
and outdoor entertaining spaces in the Lafayette area. Lafayette is an to better the community
A special aspect of the 2017 Kitchen Tour allows you organization of • Offers direct assistance in the form of resource and
to explore the beauty and regrowth stemming from the women committed to enrichment grants awarded to nonprofit agencies
devastating floods of 2016. We will showcase inspiring promoting voluntarism, • Trains its members to assume leadership
renovations in homes destroyed months earlier. Whether developing the positions within and outside Junior League
you are spending an afternoon with friends or gathering
potential of women, • Members sit on outside boards of nonprofit
ideas for your own kitchen remodel, you are certain to
and improving the agencies throughout the community
enjoy your time viewing these magnificent kitchens,
community through
all while supporting Junior League of Lafayette.
the effective action
Join Junior League of Lafayette on Saturday, March Scan for More
and leadership of
18, 2017 from 12 pm – 4 pm for an afternoon of fun
and fabulous kitchens! Visit juniorleagueoflafayette.com trained volunteers.
to purchase your ticket. Your $25 ticket will include Its purpose is
entry into six homes as well as sampling of taste exclusively educational
treats from League cookbooks throughout. and charitable.
Information
In 2015-2016:
650+ membership of women 6,594 People Impacted President Julie Broussard
President-Elect Corinne Cotten Sprague
25,391 Member volunteer hours spent $135,000 awarded in grants to local
Co-Chairman Misti Landry Bryant
supporting community agencies and programs nonprofit agencies
Co-Chairman Elise David

PROMOTIONAL SECTION
Homes Featured on the Tour
The 100 block of Fleur de Lis Lane, The 700 block of Girard Park Drive, The 100 block of Southwark Drive, The
The Storment Home - After touring The Tuten Home - You will be Broussard Home - The beauty is in the
this stunning, bright and airy kitchen, drawn to the unique, custom made detail in this immaculate renovation.
you will have the chance to enjoy a nickel and brass hood, which, as an This home includes a stunning 1,000+
relaxing outdoor entertaining space. added bonus, was locally made! square foot outdoor entertaining space!
The 100 block of Bonner Drive, The The 100 block of Bonner Drive, The The 1300 block of East Bayou Parkway,
Laborde Home – You will enjoy the Roy Home - It is hard to miss the The Moncus Home - You won’t want
warm welcoming feel in this recent custom French door style cypress to stop at the kitchen in this fabulous
renovation that kept much of the barn doors, made from reclaimed new construction home. You will
original woodwork in the kitchen. wood from the New Orleans area. enjoy the exquisite kitchen, sunroom,
bar area and outdoor space.
Coming in October of 2017
NEW ORLEANS KINGFISH PROMOTIONAL SECTION
New orleaNs kiNgfish promotioNal sectioN
Todd Tournillon
direcTor, PosTleThwaiTe
& neTTerville, aPac
as a Director in the postlethwaite &

Netterville (p&N) accounting and assurance
group, todd tournillon, cpa, serves clients in
a wide range of industries including oilfield
services, manufacturing, construction,
hospitality and non-profit organizations,
to name just a few. tournillon also leads
the New orleans office’s college recruiting
program and oversees its “volunteer
award” programs. his commitment to
the community is demonstrated by his
volunteer board member roles with several
local non-profit organizations—including
the University of New orleans international
alumni association, New orleans oyster
festival, and what You give will grow. todd
is a proud UNo graduate and served as
president of the University of New orleans
international alumni association during the
2016 year. with the influence and support
from his family, todd’s volunteer efforts
not only give him joy personally but also
encourage others at p&N to volunteer and
give of their time and/or talents.
Acadiana Profile’s Kingfish special section is a

celebration of the accomplished Businessmen of Acadiana.
4a. Kingfish.indd 90 12/15/16 9:54 AM
New orleaNs kiNgfish promotioNal sectioN
Do you know a businessman who exemplifies the Frank J. D'amico, Jr.
attributes of a powerful Acadiana Kingfish?

attorney
New orleans native and loyola

University graduate frank J. D’amico,
Jr. has been practicing law across
the United states since 1986.
D’amico is not afraid to fight hard
for every dollar his clients deserve.
his law firm has handled thousands
of personal injury cases, and, by
developing specialized expertise
within the realm of personal injury,
has obtained judgments and settled
cases exceeding one million dollars.
the law offices of frank D’amico, Jr.
puts clients first; through the “strong
Contact
arm of the law,” they consistently
maximize their clients’ recovery.
after more than 30 years at their
Baronne street location, the office
has recently moved to a new location
in metairie for the convenience of
their clients, with easy access to the
interstate and plenty of parking.
Rebecca Taylor
Sales Manager
337-298-4424
Rebecca@acadianaprofile.com
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food+drink Ça c’est bon
sur le menu
crawfish
tales
The best mudbugs
in Acadiana are
worth time, trouble
and effort As is evidenced
at Cajun Claws
in Abbeville, the
by Jyl Benson Cajun people of
Photos by denny culbert southwestern
Louisiana eat
their crawfish with
seasonings generously
sifted over the boiled
specimens. In the
I’m convinced that Cajuns southeastern part of
keep the best crawfish for the state, cooks boil
their crawfish with the
themselves. While people seasonings. It does
not matter how you
in New Orleans thrill over prepare them: Freshly
piles of specimens measuring boiled crawfish are
always wonderful.
between three and four inches
in length our brethren to the
west are bellying up to tables
mounded with crawfish the
size of kittens. They take
the consumption of crawfish
seriously, often forgoing hours
of time, creature comforts and
impressive sums of money
for the pleasure of tearing
through five to 10 pounds of
the critters in a sitting.
food+drink sur le menu
Crawfish
Bisque from
Yellow Bowl
Fried
crawfish
tails and
crawfish
stew at
Yellow Bowl
Bonus Bite
The telephone at Hawk’s rings

incessantly with lost souls trying
to find their way. There’s a map
on the restaurant’s website
but the place is so buried in
the middle of nowhere that
you should plan on getting lost
even if you have been before.
It’s worth the effort. You will know
you have arrived when you come
upon the jammed parking lot.
In 1978, after securing a peaceful
legal emancipation from his
parents when he was 15, Anthony
“Down in New Orleans Arceneaux obtained a $60,000
people hire others to stand in loan from the Farmers Home
line for them so they can get a Administration, bought some
boats and traps and leased
table at Galatoire’s,” says Janice 480 acres. He lied his way out
“Boo” Macomber, a masterful of afternoon classes in high
private Cajun chef and author of school and began calling himself
“Tastes, Tails & Tales with The a crawfish farmer, ultimately
working his way up to 12,000
High Priestess of the Bayou.” acres. His father, Hawk, followed
“Here in Abbeville, we him into the business in 1982.
sometimes trade a few beers to By 1983, they were so loaded
get someone to stand in line for down with crustaceans they
opened Hawk’s Crawfish in
us at Cajun Claws. Either that a shed-like structure on their
or you better show up at 3:30 in property so they could move
the afternoon to get a table for more of the swarm. The senior
round one of the crawfish eating Arceneaux, obsessive about the
purity of the crawfish, found a
when they open for dinner.” purging technique developed
When it comes to where to by Texas A&M University.
eat and what to order anywhere In the beginning, Hawk’s started
in Acadiana Boo is one of my with select, live, hand-graded
go-to sources. crawfish, then placed them in
“They have that fried seafood the well for up to 24 hours. It
was a labor-intensive, expensive
platter absolutely down pat process, resulting in an average 9
at Shuck’s,” she says. “And percent loss due to crawfish death
for the best, I mean the best and the sheer volume of dirt the
crawfish bisque you ever want bugs gave up in the process.
to eat — the old fashioned kind Indulging the elder Arceneaux’s
with stuffed heads that’s such a passion for purity paid off for the
family: Hawk’s was an instant
pain in the ass to make — I’m success due to the clean, fresh
heading to the Yellow Bowl on flavor of the product. People
Highway 82 in Jeanerette.” started driving hundreds of
miles to the 1,000-square-
foot shack in the middle of
Cajun Claws. 1928 Charity nowhere to experience the
St., Abbeville. 337-893-9437. connoisseur’s boiled crawfish.
cajunclaws.com The meat is pearly white and
the fat is golden yellow.
Hawk’s. 415 Hawk’s Road,
The restaurant, which has
Rayne. 337-788-3266.
expanded four times in its
hawkscrawfish.com
30-year history, has its own
extensive purging facility and is
Shuck’s. 701 W. Port St.,
only open from early February
Abbeville. 337-898-3311.
until the beginning of May.
goeatshucks.com
Hawk’s moves an average of
Yellow Bowl Restaurant. 7,000 pounds of boiled crawfish
19466 Highway 182 W., a day. Every batch is boiled
Jeanerette. 337-276-5512 and seasoned to order.
food+drink de la cuisine
To prevent the browning of

the artichoke leaves, place the
artichokes that have already
been cut in a bath of water and
¼ cup lemon juice or ¼ cup
white vinegar. Keep them in
the water until all are ready to
be cooked. Because artichokes
are buoyant and tend to bob
around in the water in the pan,
a heat-resistant plate in the
pan can be used to hold them
upright while cooking.
spring
thaw
Winter’s heavy
bounty gives way
to light, seasonal
vegetables
by marcelle bienvenu
photo & styling by
eugenia uhl
Just when I thought I

couldn’t stand another day
of pewter-colored skies and
the lifeless landscape of late
winter, a red bird appeared,
darting along the fence line
bordering my property on
the bayou. I reached for the
binoculars. The bird, perched
on a cypress limb naked of any
leaves, appeared to be survey-
ing the scenery. Did I spy a
few tiny, green leaves on the

willows across the bayou? Were will soon be flooding the
the bald cypress trees just about produce markets and roadside
ready to begin sprouting? stands.
When the sun peeked out Ah, some nice, tender,
a few days later, I began a pencil-thin asparagus, sweet,
general cleanup. I poked and bright green peas, and maybe,
dug around the fern bed that just maybe some sweet onions
borders the patio and there would be welcome on my
in the damp mulch I spied dinner table, which is getting
some tender tendrils sprouting boring with cold-weather
upward. Yahoo! There is life in soups, gumbos and stews.
that there dirt. Maybe spring I can easily make a meal
really is just around the corner. of nothing but asparagus
Just seeing the new growth gave — lightly blanched and
me some inspiration. Smelling drizzled with wasabi-flavored
the dark, damp earth as I hoed, mayonnaise or gently sautéed
weeded and trimmed, I dreamt in olive oil and butter are both
of the spring vegetables that definitely appealing.
Stuffed Artichokes
Although artichokes are not a local product, they are in season
in the spring and they never fail to tickle my taste buds. I was
taught this preparation by a neighbor years ago when I lived near
Audubon Park in New Orleans.
4 medium-size fresh artichokes Add 2 teaspoons of salt, 2 table-

3 teaspoons salt spoons of lemon juice and enough
water to cover. Cover artichokes
4 tablespoons fresh lemon juice and bring to a boil, then reduce
4 tablespoons butter heat to medium and simmer until
the centers are tender, 30 to 45
3 tablespoons olive oil
minutes. Remove the artichokes
4 shallots, finely chopped from the pan and turn upside
down to drain. Set aside.
¼ cup finely chopped yellow onions
Combine butter and 2
1 cup boiled shrimp, peeled, tablespoons of olive oil in a
deveined and coarsely chopped skillet over medium heat. Add
1½ cups seasoned and dried fine the shallots and onions and
breadcrumbs cook, stirring, until soft, about
5 minutes. Remove from the
⅛ teaspoon hot sauce heat and add breadcrumbs. Add
1 egg, beaten chopped shrimp and season with
remaining teaspoon salt. Add the
remaining lemon juice, hot sauce
With a knife or scissors, cut off
and egg. Mix well. Gently spoon
the top third of the artichokes.
small amounts into the leaves and
Pull off the large, tough outer
the center of the artichokes.
leaves around the bottom. Cut Preheat oven to 350 F.
off the stem flush with the base. Place the artichokes in a
Open the center and clean out shallow pan with about 1 inch of
the fuzzy leaves all the way down hot water. Brush artichokes with
to the heart. You can scrape the the remaining tablespoon olive oil,
heart in the center, very gently, cover loosely with aluminum foil
with a spoon. and bake for 30 minutes or until
Put the artichokes in a bread crumbs are lightly browned.
saucepan large enough to
accommodate them snugly. Makes 4 servings
de la cuisine
Two-Pea Spring Mix Baked Vidalia Onions

Tender green and crispy sugar 4 large Vidalia or other sweet
snap peas only need fresh mint onions
and shredded lettuce to enhance 5 tablespoons butter
the flavor. I like this paired ½ cup freshly grated
with chunky chicken salad and Parmigiano-Reggiano
toasted French bread for lunch. Salt and freshly ground black
pepper to taste
2 tablespoons butter
½ cup coarsely chopped fresh leeks Preheat oven to 375 F.
(white part only) Trim off root tendrils of
1½ cups shelled English peas onions, leaving all layers
½ cup chicken stock attached to the root end. Cut
out stem ends, leaving a shallow,
¾ pound sugar snap peas, trimmed
cone-shaped well in the top of
1 tablespoon chopped fresh mint each. Peel off outer skins and
½ Head Bibb lettuce, rinsed lightly rub onions with about one
and shredded tablespoon of butter.
Salt and freshly ground black Place stem side up, in a
pepper shallow baking dish that will
hold them snugly and top each
Melt butter in a saucepan over
with a tablespoon of butter.
medium heat. Add leeks and
cook, stirring until tender, about
Bake in the upper third
2 minutes. Add English peas and of oven, basting with juices,
stock. Cover and simmer gently until nearly tender, about 45
until the peas are just tender, 3 to minutes.
5 minutes. Remove from oven and
Add sugar snaps and mint. Cover sprinkle with cheese. Season
and cook until the snaps are crisp- with salt and black pepper.
tender, about 3 minutes. Add lettuce Return to oven and bake until
and cook until it just wilts. Season the cheese is melted and golden
with salt and pepper. Serve warm.
brown, 10 to 15 minutes.
Makes about 8 servings Remove from oven and let
stand for about 5 minutes
before serving with juices.
Makes 4 servings
Perfect dijon wasabi

Asparagus dressing mayonnaise
Blanch 2½ pounds In a small bowl, whisk Whisk together 1
fresh asparagus together ½ cup cup mayonnaise, 4
(trimmed) in boiling, olive oil, 1 teaspoon teaspoons soy sauce,
salted water until just white wine vinegar, 1½ teaspoons sugar,
crisp (3 to 5 minutes). ½ teaspoon finely 2 teaspoons fresh
Cooking time will grated lemon zest, lemon juice, and 2
depend on the size of 1 teaspoon Dijon- teaspoons wasabi
the asparagus spears. type mustard, salt paste until sugar is
Drain and set aside. and freshly ground dissolved. Drizzle
black pepper to taste. over asparagus and
Serve with Dijon
Arrange asparagus in serve as an appetizer
dressing or wasabi
a serving plate and or as a side to a
mayonnaise.
drizzle with dressing. perfectly grilled
Makes 6 servings Serve warm or at steak of your choice.
room temperature.

food+drink recettes de cocktails
warming
effect
Thaitini at Blu Basil
in Lafayette will keep
your spirits high
By Lisa LeBlanc-Berry
photo by romero & romero
When the wind howls

through the marsh well into
February, we yearn for hot
soups and comforting drinks
to stay cozy until spring’s first
kiss. Blu Basil Wine & Grill
in Lafayette has a new cocktail Chef Dang Nguyen
and Chris Nguyen
that is sure to diminish the chill. also own the more
The refreshing drink is equally casual, 45-seat
Saigon Noodle (2865
apropos for the warmer days Ambassador Caffery
Parkway, 337-456-
ahead. Less than a year old, the 3317. saigonnoodles-
popular 120-seat Vietnamese lafayette.com),
which was the
restaurant has a full bar and a first Vietnamese
restaurant in town.
soothing ambience enhanced
by glass waterfalls and cherry
blossoms. Live music attracts
after-5 p.m. diners who enjoy Thai Tea
small plates like duck sliders and Spiced
buttery crab claws paired with Martini
creative craft cocktails. Place a scoop of ice
From Carnival to St. Patrick’s in a cocktail shaker
Day and beyond, Blu Basil’s and add 4 ounces
freshly brewed
Thaitini is fitting for any Thai tea, ½ ounce
celebration. With hints of cinna- condensed milk,
mon and vanilla, it will bring 1.5 ounces vanilla
out your inner child, with a nice vodka, 1 ounce spiced
rum, 1 ounce heavy
little adult kick. The cool, subtle whipping cream, a
sweetness of condensed milk splash of vanilla
harmonizes with a dash of spiced extract and a splash
rum that adds a comforting, of simple syrup, and
shake the mixture
warm sensation, while a shot of hard for at least 10-12
vanilla vodka enhances the long, seconds. Strain liquid
tingling finish. Executive Chef into a martini glass
and co-owner Dang Nguyen rimmed with a light
drizzle of condensed
complements such elegant milk, sprinkle a pinch
cocktails with steaming bowls of cinnamon on top,
of Pho (opt for the filet mignon and place a cinnamon
add-on), plus simmering hot stick in the drink
laid on its side with
pots with cook-your-own meats, a star anise floating
seafood and vegies, festively in the cocktail for
served fondue-style. a spirited treat.
Blu Basil Wine & Grill 5451 Johnston St.. Lafayette.

337-456-1120. blubasilwineandgrill.com

NEW
by WILL KALEC photographs by ALYSHA JORDAN
W A Cajun jewel carved
from the Bayou
Teche, New Iberia's
successful recipe as
a community blends
old-school values
with the modern-day
job creation and
economic development
methods, sprinkled
with a liberal pinch of
good times.
A
As Taylor Barras — the Loui-
siana Speaker of The House in
temporary title, a proud product
of New Iberia in perpetuity —
takes a walk down memory lane,
he’s soothed by the knowledge
that the road remains the same,
even if the sturdy, wood-frame
country store is long gone.
Without question, the
Shadows On The Teche
remains the crown
jewel of downtown.
Built in 1834, this
former sugar plantation
is visited by more
than 25,000 tourists
annually and was the
first National Trust for
Historic Preservation
site in the Gulf South.
In the 1950s and most of
the 1960s, if you lived in New
Iberia and needed flour for that
roux, eggs for that birthday
cake, or sugar for your coffee,
the best place to find all of that
under one roof was the grocery
owned by Barras’s father, Elton.
The scents changed with the
seasons and the sections of the
store, the yeasty smell of baked
goods in one corner, a refreshing
waft of produce in another. The
patrons used pleasantries with
the shop hands — the littlest
pair belonging to Taylor. Throw
in a whistling theme-song for
a soundtrack, and it was pretty
much Mayberry.
“I don’t know if I could call
it working,” says Barras. “I
called it working, but I’m sure
my father would question that
use of the word, considering we
were busy enjoying the candy
counter and the cookie counter,
for sure. But it was a different
time. You paid cash, and if you
didn’t have cash you put it on
a tab and came back at the end
of the month and paid my dad
for your groceries. And I’m
just like wow, that was credit
before I even knew what credit
was. But these are the type of
stories that if you don’t come
from New Iberia, if you’re in a
bigger larger community, you
wouldn’t have the opportunity
to appreciate. “
For the next few minutes, as
he tries to beat a nasty-looking
storm home from Baton
Rouge to New Iberia, Barras
reminisces about the past before
purposely fast-forwarding to the
here and now. As much fun as it
is to reflect on what New Iberia
was, analyzing what New Iberia
is also produces the same warm
fuzzies as venturing back into
yesteryear.
New Iberia is a vital and
strategic economic piston
powering South Louisiana, a
tiny town in population but
nonetheless an energy and
agricultural titan that’s home to
the Port of Iberia, a 2,000-acre
industrial and manufacturing now, you can say New Iberia has certainly been a challenge for Tarantino says. “In other words,
site for more than 100 been a part of my entire life,” all the parishes that are heavily if you want to bring in goods,
companies in fields like oil and Barras says. “It’s a community involved in oil and gas, but or bring in raw materials and
gas fabrication and production, with quality neighborhoods we’re optimistic about 2017.” ship out goods, you can move
materials handling and marine and schools, teachers that I still Perhaps Tarantino’s positive those things in our parish
services. know today, a close-knit church thinking is rooted in economic through water, air, rail or truck
New Iberia is home to a and faith family, and jobs that developments at the Port of — anyway that you can move
public education system whose can provide. Iberia in 2016, where several items, we can do it here.
district performance scores have “So, it’s carried me far and it’s major expansions of existing “We have great assets, great
increased for nine consecutive carried a lot of other people far.” facilities or construction workers, great work sites, but
years and a vocational/ Like many communities in of new businesses were the thing we’re focusing on is
technological college that Acadiana along the Highway announced last year. improving the infrastructure
“”
partners with local businesses 90 — a major asphalt artery Logan Industries, an oilfield — roads, bridges, sewer pipes
to turn out graduates that are of the energy sector — New services and equipment — so that when oil and gas
“work-ready” for highly-skilled, comes back like we all predict
competitively-compensated jobs. it will, we’re ready to take full
New Iberia is witnessing advantage of that economic
an infrastructural revolution. It’s a community with quality upswing.”
Bridges and roads are being One road that crews in New
expanded and repaired at neighborhoods and schools, Iberia can pretty much leave
a dizzying pace while the
Acadiana Regional Airport
teachers that I still know today, a alone is Main Street. This
once depressing vestige of the
is experiencing a complete
transformation including a
close-knit church and faith family, 1980s oil bust was resuscitated
roughly a decade ago. Without
brand new terminal along with and jobs that can provide. So, it’s question, the Shadows On The
other improvements, not to Teche remains the crown jewel
mention the 64.3-acre site on carried me far and it’s carried a lot of downtown. Built in 1834,
the property that was recently this former sugar plantation is
certified and is now classified as of other people far. visited by more than 25,000
“development-ready.” tourists annually and was
And finally, New Iberia is the first National Trust for
a downtown destination on Iberia certainly wasn’t immune company, is currently building Historic Preservation site in
Friday nights, Saturday nights, to the two-year long economic a $4.5 million dollar facility the Gulf South. Downtown
heck, really, any night. Nestled sucker punch to the gut caused to store deep-water drills — also hosts the annual World
along the Bayou Teche, Main by the drop in oil prices. The similar to the building found Championship Gumbo
Street features new shops, bad news? In June 2016, at company headquarters in Cook-off, an event so flavorful
restaurants, museums and is the Iberia Parish reached 10.3 Texas. Once operational, Logan the Chamber of Commerce tells
backdrop to some of the most percent unemployment — its Industries estimates it will hire those looking for directions to
well-attended festivals in the highest rate since the turn of 300 employees to man the new “Drive into Iberia Parish on
state, the Sugarcane Festival the century. The good news? site. Bayou Companies, an oil Hwy 90, Hwy 182, Hwy 31
provides, more than enough The price per barrel looks like pipe producer, is spending $39 or Hwy 13. Roll your window
reason for the thoroughfare its slowly crawling up from million to modernize its facility. down — inhale — and follow
to be recognized at a National the canvas, causing a quick Dynamic Energy Services your nose to downtown New
Register Historic District, bump for those seeking work International has begun Iberia. Aroma should get
and for it to win the Great according to the latest number delivery on the topside modules stronger as you get closer.”
American Main Street Award at press time. Oct. 2016 fabricated at the Port of Iberia “It’s been a transformation,
by the National Trust for reports from the U.S. Bureau for the Sasol Ltd., ethane a good transformation,” Barras
Historic Preservation. of Labor Statistics puts the cracker project being built in says of downtown. “The closed
For all that (and more, which unemployment rate at a more Lake Charles. They are also theater is now the Performing
we’ll get into) New Iberia is tolerable 8.7 percent. currently working on fabrication Arts Center, and an old sports
Acadiana Profile’s City of the “Oil and gas is still king,” of a number of modules for club where guys would go and
Year for 2017 — a place that says Mike Tarantino, CEO Shell Oil’s Appomattox project. play cards and smoke cigarettes
has evolved but done so without and President at the Iberia In total, Dynamic Energy hired and have sports on in the
compromising its cultural Industrial Development 500 workers combined for these background is now a museum.
authenticity. Foundation. “The vast majority two projects. Little bit of culture, a lot [of ] art
“Considering I’m born there, of our economy either supports “We’re attractive (for and historical properties — it is
grew up there, went through or is directly involved with businesses) because we’re a just an interesting combination
elementary, junior high and the oil and gas business. So, coastal community and we that allows the whole
high school there and live there of course, 2015 and 2016 have market ourselves as intermodal,” community to appreciate it.”

The closed theater is
now the Performing
Arts Center, and
an old sports club
where guys would go
and play cards and
smoke cigarettes and
have sports on in the
background is now a
museum.
6 salads that pack powerful flavor and nutritional punch
LIGHTEN
F
or years, the typical
American salad was based
on iceberg lettuce. While iceberg
still has its advocates, the average
supermarket now features a dazzling array of
salad greens from which to choose. Farmers’
markets and specialty stores offer even more
alternatives. We also have a multitude of oils
and vinegars that we can use to dress our
salads, as well as herbs, seeds, nuts, cheeses,
fruits and vegetables that can go into the
salad bowl.
With so much to choose from, there is the
temptation to use a little bit of everything,
which is always a mistake. Restraint produces
a good salad, excess does not. Consider the
salad green that is the base of your salad
and add only what will either complement
it or add an interesting contrast. Kale will
accommodate a number of strong tasting
ingredients, but Bibb lettuce is delicate and
easily overwhelmed.
When composing a salad, consider texture
and color, as well as flavor. Tear greens
instead of cutting them, or use whole leaves
when appropriate. Remember that every
salad does not have to include tomatoes,
particularly when they are not in season. The
general ratio for vinaigrettes is 3:1, that is
three parts oil to one part vinegar, but that is
not written in stone. Personally, I often prefer
a 4:1 ratio, but that also depends on the
acidity of both the vinegar and the oil.
UP
BY STANLEY DRY PHOTOS BY EUGENIA UHL
Kale
with bell
peppers,
pumpkin
seeds &
chickpeas
Bell peppers are high
in vitamin C, fiber and
phytonutrients. Chickpeas
provide protein and fiber,
as well as vitamins and
Anchovy minerals. Pumpkin seeds
dressing contain protein, vitamins
pg. 57 and minerals.
Arugula
with
persimmons
& parmesan
Persimmons contain
fiber, vitamins,
minerals and
antioxidants. Fuyu
persimmons can
be eaten while they
are still crisp, like an
apple. Parmigiano-
Reggiano provides
calcium, vitamins
and minerals. Olive
oil contains vitamins
E and K, as well as
phytonutrients.
Butterhead
with
pistachios &
champagne
vinegar
Pistachios provide
protein, fiber, vitamins
E and B6, as well
as minerals and
phytonutrients.
There are many
varieties of butterhead,
including some that
are red or dappled
with red.
Know
Your
Leaves Kale Arugula Butterhead
with bell peppers, pumpkin with persimmons with pistachios
seeds and chick peas and parmesan and champagne vinegar
Kale READY IN 20 MINUTES // SERVES 4 READY IN 15 MINUTES // SERVES 4 READY IN 10 MINUTES // SERVES 4
1 bunch kale 8 cups arugula 2 small heads Boston lettuce

1 large red, yellow or orange ½ cup pine nuts ¼ cup roasted pistachio oil
bell pepper
¼ cup extra virgin olive oil 1 tablespoon champagne vinegar
1 cup canned chickpeas,
4 teaspoons balsamic vinegar coarse salt
drained and rinsed
coarse salt ¼ cup roasted and salted pistachios,
¼ cup pumpkin seeds, hulled
1 Fuyu persimmon shelled
¼ cup toasted sesame seed oil
Kale is often called a Italian Parmesan
4 teaspoons sherry vinegar
super food, and for good (Parmigiano-Reggiano) Cut off base of each head,
reason. It is loaded with coarse salt and freshly
antioxidants, as well as freshly ground black pepper then wash and dry lettuce,
ground black pepper
vitamins A, K and C. discarding any wilted or
There are many varieties 1 cup croutons bruised leaves. Add leaves
of kale in shades of green, Wash and dry arugula, remove
red and purple. to salad bowl. In a small
any large stems and place bowl, whisk pistachio oil
Cut out the center rib of kale arugula in salad bowl. Toast and champagne vinegar until
leaves and discard. Tear kale pine nuts in a dry skillet over emulsified. Add to salad
into bite-size pieces. Wash medium heat, while tossing
Arugula and dry kale, then measure out bowl and toss until leaves are
and turning them, until coated. Season with salt and
8 cups and add to salad bowl. they begin to brown and are toss again. Chop pistachios
Remove core, seeds and ribs fragrant. Remove from skillet, and sprinkle over salad. Once
from bell pepper and cut into sprinkle with salt and set aside. dressed, the salad should be
small dice. Add to salad bowl, Combine olive oil and served immediately or the
along with chickpeas. balsamic vinegar in a small delicate leaves will become
Toast pumpkin seeds in a bowl and whisk to emulsify. sodden.
dry skillet over medium heat, Add to salad bowl and
while tossing and turning toss until each arugula
them, until they begin to leaf is coated. Season with
Arugula, also called
rocket, is a peppery green brown and are fragrant. salt, then toss again.
that belongs to the broccoli Remove from skillet, sprinkle Peel, quarter and thinly STORAGE SUGGESTION
and cabbage family. It
contains vitamins K and with salt and set aside. slice persimmon. Arrange
C as well as minerals and Combine toasted sesame Some salad gurus
slices on top of arugula. recommend storing
phytonutrients. seed oil and sherry vinegar Using a vegetable peeler, washed and dried
in a small bowl and whisk to shave some Parmesan over salad greens rolled
up in a kitchen towel.
emulsify. Add vinaigrette to the salad, then sprinkle with That works well, but I
salad bowl and toss well until toasted pine nuts. Grind also have luck keeping
Butterhead each piece of kale is coated. lettuces in the salad
pepper over the top. spinner (refrigerated,
Season with salt and grind of course) after I’ve
some pepper over the salad, washed and dried them.
then toss again. Top with
toasted pumpkin seeds and
croutons.
Soft, delicate leaves

CROUTONS
and a buttery flavor These are used in the Kale Salad and the Spinach Salad.
devoid of bitterness
are characteristic of
Remove crust and cut day old French or Italian bread into cubes about a half-
butterhead or Bibb
lettuces, the most familiar inch square to yield 1 cup. Pour 1 tablespoon extra virgin olive oil into small skillet
of which is Boston and heat. Add cubed bread. Fry on medium heat, turning bread frequently, until
lettuce. Good source of browned. Remove croutons and sprinkle with Coarse salt. Makes 1 cup croutons.
vitamins A, K and C
plus various minerals.
Most of us are only
familiar with the
green romaine
lettuce that is a
staple of salad bars
and Caesar salads,
but there are many
other varieties,
including some that
are red and dappled
red. Gardeners
should seek out
seeds for an Austrian
heirloom called
Forellenschluss
(Flashy Trout’s Back)
for its beauty and
fine flavor.
Romaine
with
pears,
walnust
& feta
cheese
Feta is a source of
calcium, as well as
vitamins and minerals.
Walnuts contain a high
level of phytonutrients,
as well as protein, fiber,
vitamins and minerals.
Spinach
with boiled
eggs &
pomegranate
arils
Eggs are high in protein,
as well as vitamins and
minerals. Pomegranates
provide vitamins, minerals,
fiber and phytonutrients.
Spring
Mix with
sprouts,
basil &
red wine
vinegar
Sprouts, such as alfalfa
and radish, contain a
variety of vitamins and
minerals, as do both
parsley and basil. Olive oil
has vitamins and minerals,
as well as polyphenols
with antioxidant and anti-
inflammatory properties.
Romaine DRESS Spinach Spring Mix
with pears, walnuts IT UP with boiled eggs with sprouts, basil
and feta cheese and pomegranate arils and red wine vinegar
READY IN 15 MINUTES // SERVES 4 Anchovy READY IN 15 MINUTES // SERVES 4 READY IN 10 MINUTES // SERVES 4
Dressing
½ cup walnuts This dressing would 8 cups baby spinach 8 cups spring mix
work well in
1 romaine lettuce a kale, spinach or ¼ cup extra virgin olive oil 1 cup sprouts, such as alfalfa
romaine salad. or radish
¼ cup roasted walnut oil 4 teaspoons Dijon mustard
1 cup basil and parsley leaves
4 teaspoons white wine vinegar Combine 6 4 teaspoons cane vinegar
tablespoons extra ¼ cup extra virgin olive oil
coarse salt coarse salt
virgin olive oil and 1 1 tablespoon red wine vinegar
1 pear or more anchovies 2 hard-boiled eggs, chopped
to taste. Mash coarse salt and freshly
½ cup feta, crumbled 1 cup croutons
anchovy with a fork. ground black pepper
freshly ground black pepper Add 2 tablespoons ½ cup pomegranate arils (seeds)
red wine vinegar
freshly ground black pepper
and whisk to Wash and dry lettuce, discard-
Toast walnuts in a dry skillet combine. Season ing any wilted or bruised
over medium heat, while with freshly ground
Wash and dry spinach, leaves. Combine spring mix,
black pepper.
tossing and turning them, sprouts, basil and parsley
discarding any wilted or
until they are fragrant. leaves in salad bowl. In a small
Makes about ½ cup. bruised leaves. Place spinach
Remove from skillet, sprinkle bowl whisk together olive oil
in salad bowl. In a small bowl,
with salt and set aside. and vinegar until emulsified.
whisk olive oil, mustard and
Cut lettuce from its base, Add to salad bowl and toss
cane vinegar until emulsified.
discarding any limp or bruised until all leaves are coated,
Yogurt Add vinaigrette to salad bowl
leaves. Wash and dry romaine. Dressing Season with salt, grind over
and toss until spinach is well
Tear leaves and add to salad some pepper and toss again.
coated. Season with salt and
bowl. In a small bowl, whisk This dressing could
toss again. Add chopped eggs,
roasted walnut oil and white be used in a spinach
or romaine salad. croutons and pomegranate
wine vinegar until emulsified. arils. Grind black pepper over
Add half of the vinaigrette Whisk ½ cup the salad.
to salad bowl and toss to plain yogurt, 1
coat lettuce. Season with salt tablespoon extra
virgin olive oil
and toss again. Peel, core and 1 teaspoon
and slice pear. Arrange pear white wine vinegar ADD SOME FLAVOR
slices on top of salad and top together, then
with feta. Drizzle remainder season to taste with There are a number of ways to incorporate the flavor of
salt and freshly
of vinaigrette over pears and garlic in a salad dressing. If you’re using croutons in the
ground black salad, you can season them with garlic. One easy way to
cheese. Sprinkle walnuts and pepper. If dressing do that is to heat the oil with several peeled garlic cloves
grind some black pepper over is too thick, thin with until they brown. Then remove the garlic and toss the
the salad. a little water. croutons in the oil. Another option is to macerate garlic
in the vinegar, then use the vinegar to dress the salad.
Makes about ½ cup.
Romaine Spinach Spring Mix

This is an assortment of
Know Romaine is an extremely Popeye was right,
baby salad greens and is
nutritious lettuce, loaded spinach packs a punch. It
Your with vitamins, minerals is loaded with vitamins,
sometimes called mesclun mix.
Leaves and antioxidants. minerals, phytonutrients,
The contents vary, but one I
purchased recently was made
fiber and protein.
up of 14 different varieties,
including many exotic greens.
HEALTH&FITNESS
Finding the Key to Well-being
There may not be a magic “There’s really no excuses to give his fitness formula. Here are 10 Acadiana-wide
potion for longevity, but the because there are too many “I’m looking for a moderate fitness trends and tools packed
insurmountable power and options out there, but it’s sustained aerobic exercise with powerful health benefits to
scientific evidence behind best to do something that you protocol for 30 minutes a help promote and maintain both
exercise, stress relief activities like and that works for you,” day about six days a week, physical and mental well-being.
and nutrition has doctors says Acadiana internist Dr. while feeling some degree
today prescribing much more Stephen Salopek. Cardiologist of stress.” Salopek concurs.
than a dose of medicine Jon Leleaux, with Cardiology “Doing something is better
for improved health. Specialists of Acadiana, is quick than doing nothing.” by S u z a n n e F e rra ra

Strength
to the Core
Now more than ever,
many physical therapists
and physicians are
referring their patients
to Pilates studios, and
there are good reasons
for this touted physical
prescription for healing.
Pilates, founded by
German-born Joseph
Pilates, is designed
to build strength,
flexibility, improve
posture and balance
while helping one
gain inner awareness.
Pilates incorporates
mat work and the use
of an exercise machine,
the Universal Reformer,
which resembles a bed
with adjustable springs.
In Lake Charles, you
will find Cindi Smith, a
deeply passionate and
consummate Pilates
instructor, at Pilates
to Fit. Smith, a PMA-
(Pilates Method Alliance)
certified teacher,
completes a physical
assessment of each
client and then uses that
information to develop fitness and professional personal
trainers. Les Mills group fitness
has kept this institution fresh
by meeting the ever-evolving
an individualized Pilates
Method program. central programs, dance fitness, yoga, fitness trends of today; among
and spin classes reign here; the offerings are comprehensive
At In Balance Palates All across Acadiana, fitness there’s also a smoothie bar with weight training options, pools,
Studio in Lafayette, centers vary in shapes and sizes, snacks, supplements and child tennis courts, and a plethora of
you will also find a atmosphere and options, the care at this 24/7 gym. fitness classes.
PMA-certified trainer, latter of which has exploded to
plus private individual, In the heart of Cajun country In the heart of downtown Lake
meet the growing demand of
duo and trio sessions. lies the iconic Red Lerille’s Charles is Gigi’s Downtown
millennials and baby boomers
Broussard, Louisiana, Health and Racquet Club, a Fitness Club, run by owner Gigi
seeking improved health in this
just landed its first sprawling 200,000 square-foot Kuehn. Varied workout options
era of fitness.
classical Pilates studio, facility that has been operating range from bodyflow to yoga
Align Pilates Studio, Sitting along Bayou Terrebonne for more than half a century classes, plus cardiovascular
which offers individual, on Park Avenue is Powerhouse and is south Louisiana’s largest and weight equipment, and
group and tween Gym Houma, where you will health club. Eighty-year-old amenities include massage,
sessions. find two weight rooms with owner Red Lerille (former Mr. chiropractic services, a steam
premier exercise equipment America and Mr. Universe) room and a health bar.
Move Over From the bayous to the swamps,

these addictive and fun classes
muscle-toning and strength-
building class done to the
Thibodaux’s 409 Fitness Studio
and Morgan City’s Atchafalaya
Jazzercise! are in full swing and giving full- classical masters). 24 Hour Fitness.
body workouts.
Down Highway 90 to Morgan City If you like hip hop or kickboxing,
The legendary Jazzercise has
At Gerami Academy of Dance, and Thibodaux, Zumba’s Fitness then Brickhouse Cardio Club
been reinvented over and over
they take the lead with numerous Dance Party is all the rage. This in Houma offers some great
again as fitness instructors of
alternative dance-inspired high-energy, calorie-burning workouts to energetic beats.
this era try to quench the thirst
exercise classes, classes that workout done to a variety of Turbo Kick and Cize Live are just
of those yearning for more dance
range from Drummin (moving to Latin and international music a few of their rotating classes
fitness while Zumba, the Latin
pulsating rhythms while beating genres, is sure to be addictive. which are part of the Beachbody
variation of dance fitness, is
drumsticks) to Ballet Buff (a Group classes are offered at both program.
speedily evolving to stay fresh.
Yoga’s Healing
Journey
Westernized fitness-based power
yoga and traditional therapeutic
yoga are simulataneously
sweeping the nation by storm.
The explosion of yoga studios
offering the best of both of these
worlds is feeding a new genera-
tion seeking alternative methods
to mending the body, mind and
spirit. This ancient practice is
used to heal injuries, anxiety,
depression; not only that, but
yoga can improve sleep, sexual
function, blood pressure and
lung capacity.
The Yoga Garden in Lafayette
prides itself as a therapeutic
yoga center assisting in healing
through the ancient roots of
yoga. This oasis has an outdoor
garden for a variety of yoga
practices, including aerial yoga
and an indoor studio.
On Lafayette’s southside, you’ll
find Oui Yoga where the room
temperature is usually set at 95
F and power yoga dominates,
offering a more vigorous intense
challenge. Oui Yoga also offers a
YOD (Yoga of the Day).
Two Wheels improve cardiovascular health
without pressuring the knees
Cajun Cyclist whose biking
routes begin in Lafayette. In Houma, The Yoga Center
and other joints. has a wide range of practices
If you enjoyed riding your In Terrebonne Parish, from stretch and strengthen to
bike when you were a kid, In Lafayette and its surrounding specifically Houma, you will regenerate and restore classes.
then cycling may be your key towns, you can join a handful find Bayou Country Cycling Root2Rise in downtown Houma
to fitness. If that’s the case, of groups, including the Petite which welcomes riders of all delivers power yoga, chair yoga
you’re in luck because there are Paris Cycling which spins out skill levels; the same can be said and meditative sessions.
several cycling clubs straddling of Youngsville, Arnaudville and at Calcasieu Parish’s Lake City
Acadiana — organizations Carencro or the Krewe de Velo in Cyclist, in Lake Charles.
whose members are in it for the Opelousas. If you are a beginner, (Safety Tip: As opposed to
joy of the ride, its vital health the Couch Potatoes cycling cycling alone, there’s safety in
benefits or both. Cycling is a group is a great option, while for numbers, thus making group
great way to stay in shape and a more advanced pace there’s cycling a much safer option).
Healing Touch room with a client sipping

Aveda's Comforting Tea.
and deep-tissue massage reign
here, the latter of which features
The human touch is being used Among Spa Mizan’s array of the ancient cupping suction
now more than ever to help with services is the popular stress fix technique. (Fun fact: Michael
a plethora of symptoms from massage, which includes guided Phelps used cupping during the
stress relief, depression, insom- meditation, and the therapeutic Olympics).
nia and physical pain; many see body massage; both incorporate
At the palatial 8,700-square-foot
it as an alternative antidote for stress-melting aromatherapy.
Spa Du Lac inside L’Auberge
anxiety and a decreased immune Inside an historic red-bricked Casino Resort, relaxation unfolds
system. church on Bayou Teche in amid a luxurious setting. Among
At Lafayette’s Spa Mizan, the Breaux Bridge is Visions Salon their extensive menu of unique
therapeutic journey actually & Spa whose 30-year reputation massages are two favorites, the
begins well before a massage, extends far beyond the Crawfish Himalayan salt stone and Sugar
just inside its tranquil meditation Capital of the World. Swedish Baby body scrub.

Shall We but — get this — you can be
a complete novice and still
Move a few miles east to
Breaux Bridge, and you’ll
Dance? reap the rewards. Studio find Cajun Dance Lessons
371 offers tango, rumba by Cal & Lou, a dynamic
Whether you like to dance and cha-cha lessons, to husband and wife team
or have two left feet, this name a few, and walk-ins who will bring the dance
aerobic activity is packed are welcome. instruction to your very
with benefits for the both own doorstep.
Laissez les bons temps
the body and the mind. In
rouler and at the same Looking for something
addition to helping overall
time, stay fit as you move eclectic? Then
fitness, dancing can tone
to the sound of Cajun head straight to the
muscles and help sharpen
and zydeco dance. The International Dance
cognitive function.
atmosphere is always Company in Lake Charles,
In downtown Houma, alive at Dance Around the and try your hand at the
you can get a great World in Lafayette, where Hawaiian hula, belly or
cardio workout like the Cajun and zydeco lessons tribal dancing.
contestants on ABC's are among the lengthy
"Dancing with the Stars," repertoire of classes.
Digesting Wearable
Good Health Tech
The mounting scientific evidence Fitness apps for your
of the power of nutrition has smartphone and tech
taken off, warranting the gadgets like smartwatches
proliferation of health food and fitness trackers have
outlets. Nutrient-rich foods can become integral parts
help ward off diseases like cancer of the personal fitness
and aid in our overall longevity; universe.
even more immediate, some
studies find that healthy foods These activity trackers
can can combat fatigue, ADHD, which, among many
and help us fight weight gain. things, measure heart
rates, quality of sleep,
The Beet Juice Bar in Lafayette blood flow and step
serves mouth-watering, cold- counts, are being used to
pressed organic juices which are help motivate people to
simultaneously nutrient-dense reach their fitness goals.
and mineral-rich. It’s all about The tech trend is expected Paddle Fitness
anti-inflammatory, detoxifying to continue to explode in
and probiotic creations at The coming years. While hiking is great exercise, some might say that Acadiana’s
Beet where the power-packed hiking actually takes place on paddling trails. More and more
bottled mixes include the “Head While fitness trackers can
be a useful monitoring people are utilizing Louisiana’s waterways to improve physical
to Toe” which is packed with fitness and, at the same time, enjoy Acadiana’s unmatched
fortifying ingredients. Juices are tool, some doctors say be
wary about whether or cinematic backdrop. The experts agree: paddling works out the
also custom-blended according body’s core and is an instant destressor.
to an individual’s health needs not readings truly mean
or medical conditions. The Beet’s you had a good workout. While paddling is for all skill levels, Kayaking 101 classes are
owner, Patti Howell, is a certified “My concern is that offered at Pack and Paddle in Lafayette. Acadiana Fitness
Holistic Health Counselor who people will say ‘my FitBit Paddles in Lafayette offers weekly paddle trips led by Alexis
conducts nutrition classes and says I walked three miles Romero on Lake Martin, the Atchafalaya Basin and Lake Chico.
food demonstrations for clients today’, but the problem
is that is not sustained Take your paddle workout through several Acadiana parishes
at Miles Perret Cancer Service. while on Bayou Teche, which was just designated a national
walking,” says Dr. Leleaux.
Helping people eat healthier, paddle trail. Bayou Teche Experience in Breaux Bridge provides
whether at home or in restaurants, Fitness tech wearables shuttle service and kayak rentals for those who don’t own
is the Greenhouse Salad on the horizon? Smart their own boats, and it has qualified instruction and paddling
Company, a first-of-its-kind for shoes, biometric shirts, excursions on other Acadiana waterways as well.
Lake Charles. The Greenhouse and smart bandages, and,
as with technology, much Pelican Paddlers organizes trips for all fitness levels in Lake
offers both fresh and organic Charles and Sulphur. The group’s jaunts predominately take
ingredients in its signature salads, much more.
place on Lake Charles, the Houston River, Prien Lake and Indian
or you can create a nutrition- Bay near the I-210 bridge.
packed salad of your very own. The
Power House and the Kale-Yea’ are
two of its most popular choices.
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Immunology Electrophysiology Lake Charles Memorial Hospital Our Lady of the Lake Regional
Heart & Vascular Surgery Center Medical Center
1717 Oak Park Blvd., 2nd Fl. The Baton Rouge Clinic
Jibran E. Atwi Kenneth C. Civello Jr. Lake Charles 7373 Perkins Rd.
Women's & Children's Our Lady of the Lake Regional (337) 494-3278 Baton Rouge
Hospital-Lafayette Medical Center (225) 769-4044
Pediatric Group of Acadiana Louisiana Cardiology Associates
401 Youngsville Hwy., Ste. 100 7777 Hennessy Blvd. Clinical Genetics
Lafayette Medical Plaza II, Ste. 1000 Family Medicine
(337) 330-0031 Baton Rouge Duane W. Superneau
(225) 767-3900 Our Lady of the Lake Regional Walter J. Birdsall Jr.
John E. Erffmeyer Medical Center St. Charles Parish Hospital
Ochsner Medical Center-Baton N. Joseph Deumite 8415 Goodwood Blvd. Ochsner Health Center
Rouge - Allergy & Immunology Our Lady of the Lake Regional Ste. 202B 1057 Paul Maillard Rd.
9001 Summa Ave. Medical Center Baton Rouge Luling
Baton Rouge Louisiana Cardiology Associates (225) 765-8988 (985) 785-3740
(225) 761-5200 7777 Hennessy Blvd.
Medical Plaza II, Ste. 1000 Donald V. Brignac
Bernard C. Fruge Jr. Dermatology
Baton Rouge Our Lady of the Lake Regional
Women's & Children's (225) 767-3900 Medical Center
Hospital-Lafayette Mary C. Dickerson Family Practice Associates
Allergy, Asthma & Immunology Louisiana Dermatology Associates 12525 Perkins Rd., Ste. A
Ctr of SW LA Cardiovascular
10154 Jefferson Hwy. Baton Rouge
320 Settlers Trace Blvd. Disease
Baton Rouge (225) 761-4256
Lafayette (225) 927-5663
(337) 981-9495 Bart G. Denys Nandita Chadha
Thibodaux Regional Laurie H. Harrington DeQuincy Memorial Hospital
Bina E. Joseph Medical Center Advanced Dermatology 140 W Fourth St.
Women's & Children's Cardiovascular Institute 20474 Old Scenic Hwy. Dequincy
Hospital-Lafayette of the South Zachary (337) 786-5007
Allergy, Asthma & Immunology 1320 Martin Luther King Drive (225) 654-1124
Ctr of SW LA Thibodaux Karrie V. Kilgore
320 Settlers Trace Blvd. (985) 446-2021 W. Trent Massengale Acadia General Hospital
Lafayette Atlas Dermatology The Family Clinic of Crowley
(337) 981-9495 Michael Z. Dibbs 17503 Old Jefferson Hwy. 345 Odd Fellows Rd.
Heart Hospital of Lafayette, The Prairieville Crowley
James M. Kidd III Cardiology Center Of Acadiana (225) 313-4560 (337) 783-7004
Our Lady of the Lake 121 Rue Louis XIV
Regional Medical Center Bldg 4, Ste. B Elizabeth A. Mcburney Elizabeth W. McLain
Kidd Allergy Clinic Lafayette Dermasurgery Center Lafayette General Medical Center
8017 Picardy Ave. (337) 984-9355 1245 Camellia Blvd., Ste. 300 Family Medicine
Baton Rouge Lafayette 1211 Coolidge St, Ste. 404
(225) 769-4432 Daniel T. Fontenot (337) 839-2773 Lafayette
Our Lady of the Lake Regional (337) 289-8478
Powlin V. Manuel Medical Center Ann C. Zedlitz
Women's & Children's Baton Rouge Cardiology Center Our Lady of the Lake Regional Arthur W. Primeaux
Hospital-Lafayette 5231 Brittany Drive Medical Center Lake Charles Memorial Hospital
Manuel Allergy Center Baton Rouge Z Aesthetic Dermatology Imperial Health
104 Genevieve Drive (225) 769-0933 5305 Flanders Drive 771 Bayou Pines Drive East
Lafayette Baton Rouge Lake Charles
(337) 984-0110 Nakia A. Newsome (225) 778-7540 (337) 433-1212
Baton Rouge General-Bluebonnet
Prem K. Menon Baton Rouge Cardiology Clinic Paul B. Stringfellow
Endocrinology,
Our Lady of the Lake 8888 Summa Ave. Acadia General Hospital
Diabetes &
Regional Medical Center Baton Rouge The Family Clinic of Crowley
Metabolism
Asthma, Allergy (225) 769-0933 345 Odd Fellows Rd.
& Immunology Center Crowley
5217 Flanders Drive John M. Winterton Robin E. Kilpatrick (337) 783-7004
Baton Rouge Lake Charles Memorial Hospital Our Lady of the Lake Regional
(225) 766-6931 Heart & Vascular Surgery Center Medical Center
1717 Oak Park Blvd., 2nd Fl Our Lady of the Lake Physician Group
Lake Charles 5428 O'Donovan Drive
(337) 494-3278 Baton Rouge
(225) 300-1076

MY TOUGHEST CASE
Dr.
Peter
Fail
Heart disease is
the No. 1 killer of
Americans. Houma
cardiologist Dr.
Peter Fail is on the
front lines of the war
against the disease.
By Fritz Esker
Portrait by Romero & Romero

A ll doctors want
everything to be just
right for their patients.
goes awry. The job requires
physical and mental dexterity.
“You have to think on
While some medical fields your feet to get out of
may have a forgiving margin trouble,” said Dr. Fail.
of error if something goes To this day, Dr. Fail
wrong, that is not true for is not sure what exactly
cardiologists. When the went wrong with the trial
heart fails, people die. It’s valve. It could have been a
a challenge welcomed by positioning or a size issue,
Dr. Peter Fail, director of but he recently saw the
the cardiac catheterization patient for his six-month
laboratories at the check-up and was pleased to
Cardiovascular Institute of see him doing well. Solving
the South. problems for patients and
Dr. Fail’s most challenging seeing them healthy again
case came in April 2016. is why Dr. Fail still loves his
His patient was an extreme work after over 25 years.
surgical risk. The man had “I enjoy my patients,” Dr.
already undergone one chest Fail said. “Most of the ones
surgery, was severely diabetic I treat are miserable when
and had lung issues. He they come in (pain, difficulty
probably would not survive breathing, among other
having his chest cracked problems caused by heart
open. So, Dr. Fail needed issues)…After you fix these
to think creatively. He tried people, it’s like a switch goes
an aortic valve replacement on and it’s so rewarding to see
using a valve that was in the them get back to their lives.”
early phase of a clinical trial. When asked what he does
At first, the insertion for fun outside of medicine,
appeared to go well. the 61-year-old Dr. Fail
Then it suddenly moved laughed and said that his
to a sideways position. It nurse says that work is what
obstructed blood flow to the he does for fun. He does
heart and leaked. If it failed, have other interests, the
advanced surgery would be main one being flying, he's
required and the patient also a skilled pilot with his
would likely die. Dr. Fail own plane, a Cessna 182.
inventively inserted a balloon
into the valve. After inflating
the balloon, he used it to pull
Dr. Peter Fail, a native of Titus-
the valve out into the aorta.
ville, Florida, earned his B.A.
Then, he inserted a second from the University of South
valve into position and it Florida and his M.D. from the
held. The patient was able to American University of the
Caribbean. The latter college
go home in two days.
was in Montserrat when Dr.
While most valve Fail attended, but is now on
insertions go fine, a good the island of St. Maarten after
doctor always has to be the catastrophic volcano
eruption on Montserrat in
prepared for issues and
1996. He has been married for
complications. He cannot 30 years to his wife Jean and
shut his brain down and they have two children: Allison
panic if the original plan (age 20) and Nicholas (age 24).
TOP DOCTORS
Gastroenterology Geriatric Medicine Brian D. Clements Andrew P. Rees

Lake Charles Memorial Hospital Our Lady of the Lake Regional
Internal Medicine Clinic Medical Center
Stephen G. Abshire Tahmina Hassan
of Lake Charles Louisiana Cardiology Associates
Lafayette General Medical Center Our Lady of the Lake Regional
2770 3rd Ave, Ste. 350 7777 Hennessy Blvd.
Gastroenterology Clinic of Medical Center
Lake Charles Medical Plaza II, Ste. 1000
Acadiana 5247 Didesse Drive
(337) 494-6800 Baton Rouge
1211 Coolidge Blvd., Ste. 303 Baton Rouge
(225) 767-3900
Lafayette (225) 765-3076
C. Ray Halliburton Jr.
(337) 232-6697
Our Lady of the Lake Regional Christopher S. Thompson
Gynecologic Medical Center Lake Charles Memorial Hospital
Irfan R. Alam
Oncology Our Lady of the Lake Heart & Vascular Surgery Center
Lafayette General Southwest
Physicians Group 1717 Oak Park Blvd., 2nd Fl
4212 W Congress St.
Milton G. Fort III 7777 Hennessy Blvd., Ste. 7000 Lake Charles
Ste. 2400E
Woman's Hospital Baton Rouge (337) 494-3278
Lafayette
Gynecologic Oncology (225) 765-8829
(337) 984-4350
500 Rue de la Vie, Ste. 407 Maternal & Fetal
Baton Rouge Susan B. Ieyoub
Charles C. Berggreen Medicine
(225) 216-3006 Lake Charles Memorial Hospital
Our Lady of the Lake Regional
Internal Medicine Clinic
Medical Center Paul K. Dibbs
of Lake Charles
Gastroenterology Associates Hand Surgery Women's & Children's Hospital
2770 3rd Ave, Ste. 350
9103 Jefferson Hwy. - Lafayette
Lake Charles
Baton Rouge Maternal Fetal Medicine
Rasheed I. Ahmad (337) 494-6800
(225) 927-1190 of Acadiana
Baton Rouge General
Medical Center Bradley L. Meek 105 Corporate Blvd.
Richard K. Broussard
Baton Rouge Orthopaedic Clinic Our Lady of the Lake Regional Lafayette
Lafayette General Medical Center
8080 Bluebonnet Blvd. Medical Center (337) 593-9099
Acadiana Gastroenterology
Ste. 1000 Our Lady of the Lake
Associates
Baton Rouge Physicians Group Medical Oncology
439 Heymann Blvd.
(225) 924-2424 7777 Hennessy Blvd., Ste. 7000
Lafayette
Baton Rouge
(337) 269-0963 Deborah Abernathy
Michael Robichaux (225) 765-8829
P. Hooper Nichols III Baton Rouge General
Katherine F. Pearce Medical Center
Lake Charles Memorial Hospital Medical Center
Our Lady of the Lake Regional Our Lady of the Lake Physician
Imperial Health Baton Rouge Orthopaedic Clinic
Medical Center Group - Medical Oncology
501 Dr. Michael DeBakey Drive 8080 Bluebonnet Blvd.
Our Lady of the Lake 8119 Picardy Ave.
1st Fl Ste. 1000
Physicians Group - Primary Care Baton Rouge
Lake Charles Baton Rouge
for Women (225) 757-0343
(337) 312-8462 (225) 924-2424
5131 O'Donovan Drive, Ste. 201
Bryan J. Bienvenu
David C. Pellegrin Baton Rouge
Internal Medicine Our Lady of the Lake Regional
Terrebonne General Medical Center (225) 374-0220
Medical Center
Gastroenterology Center of the South Louisiana Hematology Oncology
Michael S. Alexander Karen R. Smith
8120 Main St., Ste. 200 Associates
Lafayette General Medical Center Lafayette General Medical Center
Houma 4950 Essen Ln
Internal Medicine of Acadiana 461 Heymann Blvd.
(985) 851-5206 Baton Rouge
461 Heymann Blvd. Lafayette
Lafayette (337) 289-8646 (225) 767-1311
Douglas C. Walsh
(337) 289-8717
Our Lady of the Lake Regional B.J. Jay Brooks Jr.
Medical Center Interventional Ochsner Medical Center -
Leo P. Blaize III
Gastroenterology Associates Cardiology Baton Rouge
9103 Jefferson Hwy. 9001 Summa Ave.
Medical Center
Baton Rouge Peter S. Fail Baton Rouge
Our Lady of the Lake Physician
(225) 927-1190 Terrebonne General Medical Center (225) 761-5446
Group
7777 Hennessy Blvd., Ste. 7000 Cardiovascular Institute of the South
Nathaniel S. Winstead
Baton Rouge 225 Dunn St
Terrebonne General Medical Center
(225) 765-8829 Houma
Houma Digestive Health Specialists
(985) 876-0300
1026 School St.
Houma
(985) 772-6997

MY TOUGHEST CASE
Alan
Hinton,
MD
Alan Hinton, MD
treats his patients
like family and
literally helps them
get back on their
feet again.
By Fritz Esker

M obility is something
most people take for
granted. When one joint
Hinton Orthopedics is
a family-run practice. Dr.
Hinton’s wife, Bridget, who
starts to fail, whether it be has a degree in mechanical
a knee, a hip or a shoulder, engineering, works as the
it can affect the entire body. office manager. Dr. Hinton
It can make a person’s said he doesn’t advertise and
life miserable and render relies on word-of-mouth
simple, ordinary tasks either to attract new patients. To
impossible or painfully achieve positive word-of-
frustrating. Alan Hinton, mouth requires both strong
MD, of Hinton Orthopedics medical treatment and a
in Lake Charles, takes pride caring personal touch.
in being able to get his “We know our patients
patients back to their lives. by name,” Dr. Hinton said.
The 54-year-old Dr. “They’re not numbers here.”
Hinton recalled a case from When he is not practicing
three years ago where he medicine, Dr. Hinton is a
helped a patient regain his passionate beekeeper who
mobility and independence. owns 17 hives. Last summer,
A man in his early 40s he harvested 28 gallons
had struggled with morbid of honey. It’s a hobby Dr.
obesity. He was bedridden. Hinton laughingly attributed
Successful weight loss to his fondness for baklava
surgery reduced his weight and other sweet desserts. The
from over 400 pounds to hives require maintenance,
250. Still, he couldn’t resume but he doesn’t find the work
a normal life because of intimidating or scary.
crippling arthritis in his “If you’re too rough or
knees. Many patients with excited, the bees can sense
arthritis have knees that that,” Dr. Hinton said. “But if
look fairly normal, but you move slow and stay calm,
this man’s knees were bent then the bees stay calm.”
and crooked. Walking and
driving were impossible.
Dr. Hinton helped by
replacing both of the man’s
knees. The patient stayed
in the hospital for a couple
of nights, then went to Dr. Hinton was born in Lake
in-patient physical therapy Charles. He stayed in Lake
Charles through college,
for two weeks, followed by
graduating from McNeese
home-care physical therapy State with a BS in chemical
for a month and then engineering in 1985. He
out-patient therapy. The attended medical school at
LSU Medical Center in New
hard work paid off. He now
Orleans, graduating in 1989.
leads a relatively normal, Outside of his work with his
active life and holds a job. patients, he is also currently
About six months ago, Dr. working on a grassroots
research project with
Hinton ran into his former
McNeese State and the New
patient at the grocery store Orleans BioInnovation Center
and was happy to see him using stem cells for meniscus
getting around easily. regeneration in pigs. He and
his wife (and office manager)
“It (the surgery) was really
Bridget have three children:
a life changing event for the Lauren (age 26), Kristen (age
guy,” said Dr. Hinton. 25), and John (age 20).
TOP DOCTORS
Nephrology Bradley K. Forsyth

Lake Charles Memorial Hospital
1890 W Gauthier Rd., Ste. 145
Raynold J. Corona
Lake Charles
(337) 480-5540
Medical Center
Renal Associates of Baton Rouge
J. William Groves Jr.
Baton Rouge
1890 W Gauthier Rd., Ste. 130
(225) 767-4893
Lake Charles
(337) 480-5530
Mitchell J. Hebert
Ann Marie Lafranca
Medical Center
Woman's Hospital
Renal Associates of Baton Rouge
500 Rue de la Vie, Ste. 210
Baton Rouge
Baton Rouge
(225) 928-5951
(225) 767-4893
Ophthalmology
Neurological
Surgery
Frank J. Culotta Jr.
Alan Appley
Acadiana Retina Consultants
1101 S College Rd., Ste. 304
Acadiana Neurosurgery
Lafayette
155 Hospital Drive, Ste. 100
(337) 232-2710
Lafayette
(337) 235-7743 Donald C. Falgoust
CHRISTUS St. Patrick Hospital
Neurology Falgoust Eye Medical & Surgical
1980 Tybee Lane
Gerard R. Dynes Jr. Lake Charles
Baton Rouge General (337) 477-0963
Medical Center
Thomas J. Heigle
The Baton Rouge Clinic
7373 Perkins Rd.
Medical Center
Baton Rouge
Eye Medical Center
(225) 769-4044
7777 Hennessy Blvd., Ste. 4000
Baton Rouge
Obstetrics & (225) 766-7441
Gynecology
Jonathan M. Joseph
Randall L. Brown Bohn & Joseph Eye Center
Woman's Hospital 609 Guilbeau Rd.
Louisiana Women's Healthcare Lafayette
500 Rue de la Vie, Ste. 100 (337) 981-6430
Baton Rouge
(225) 201-2000 Orthopaedic
Surgery
Francis J. Cardinale
Women's & Children's Hospital
Joseph E. Broyles
- Lafayette
Acadiana Women's Health Group
Medical Center
4640 Ambassador Caffery Pkwy.
Bone & Joint Clinic of Baton Rouge
Lafayette
(337) 984-1050
Baton Rouge
Edward B. Darby (225) 766-0050
West Calcasieu Cameron Hospital
1200 Stelly Ln
Sulphur
(337) 312-1000

MY TOUGHEST CASE
Dr.
Jibran
Atwi
Dr. Jibran Atwi
has dedicated his
medical career
to the service of
children in a long
journey that has
taken him from
the Middle East to
Cajun country.
By Fritz Esker

I t’s hard to think of some-
thing more heartbreak-
ingly vulnerable than a sick
Other challenging cases
Dr. Atwi sees include
children who have severe
child. Not only is the child cases of eczema, a chronic
distressed, the parents are skin condition that can cause
anxious and eager for their painful inflammation and
son or daughter to recover itching. It can also cause
and be themselves again. social embarrassment when
They turn to pediatricians for it’s prominent on the face
help. As a pediatrician, Dr. or hands. Sometimes, it’s
Jibran Atwi has been making exacerbated by food allergies.
children’s and parents’ lives In these instances, Dr. Atwi
better since 1991. is able to help the patients get
Dr. Atwi is the director some relief from the eczema.
of the Pediatric Group, a “Every now and then,
network of 32 physicians in we get a stunning success,”
14 hospitals in and around said Dr. Atwi. “It’s very
Acadiana. His work is gratifying to see how
now primarily in pediatric relieved the family is after an
immunology and allergy intervention."
treatment. He is affiliated Thankfully, most cases
with numerous hospitals, are not hair-raising. Most
including Lafayette General of Dr. Atwi’s work involves
Medical Center. children having simple issues
When asked about his that can be resolved without
most challenging case, much difficulty.
the 57-year-old Dr. Atwi “The bulk of what we
recalled a patient he first met do is small things,” said Dr.
in 1995. The patient was a Atwi. “They have an acute
6-month-old boy. He had problem that is easy to solve.
chronic diarrhea, he wasn’t The parents are reassured,
growing, he had recurrent the child bounces back and
respiratory infections and his everyone’s relatively happy.”
bone marrow wasn’t making
enough white blood cells. Dr.
Atwi was able to diagnose
him with hypogammaglobu-
linemia, an immune disorder
characterized by a reduction Dr. Jibran Atwi was born in
of all types of gamma globu- Lebanon. He did his under-
lins, including antibodies that graduate work and earned
his M.D. at the American
help fight infection.
University of Lebanon. He
The disease was treated continued his training in the
with monthly infusions of United States in New York
immunoglobulins. While City and Philadelphia, where
he met his wife, Celina. While
the boy still had side effects
training in the United States,
from the disease, he was a civil war ravaged his native
able to carry on with his life. country of Lebanon (he would
Dr. Atwi treated him for 15 be unable to see his parents
for close to 10 years). Eventu-
years and became close with
ally, Dr. Atwi and his wife,
the patient’s family. The also a doctor, chose Louisiana
combination of helping the as their home base. They
boy and forming a personal have nine children and three
grandchildren. When he’s not
relationship with him and
enjoying the company of his
the family was immensely family, Dr. Atwi is also an avid
rewarding. gardener.
TOP DOCTORS
Geoffrey J. Collins Matthew D. Williams

West Calcasieu Cameron Hospital Our Lady of Lourdes Regional
Collins Orthopaedics & Sports Medical Center - Lafayette
Medicine The CORE Institute
1625 Wolf Circle Louisiana Orthopaedic Specialists
Lake Charles 108 Rue Louis XIV
(337) 905-7100 Lafayette
(337) 235-8007
Henry L. Eiserloh III
Otolaryngology
Medical Center
Baton Rouge Orthopaedic Clinic
8080 Bluebonnet Blvd. John W. Alldredge
Ste. 1000 Our Lady of Lourdes Regional
Baton Rouge Medical Center - Lafayette
(225) 924-2424 Lafayette Ear, Nose & Throat
Specialists
R. Bryan Griffith Jr. 225 Bendel Rd.
Our Lady of the Lake Regional Lafayette
Medical Center (337) 232-2330
Baton Rouge Orthopaedic Clinic
8080 Bluebonnet Blvd. Moises A. Arriaga
Ste. 1000 Our Lady of the Lake Regional
Baton Rouge Medical Center
(225) 924-2424 Our Lady of the Lake Physician
Group
M. Alan Hinton Hearing & Balance Center
CHRISTUS St. Patrick Hospital 7777 Hennessy Blvd., Ste. 709
230 W Sale Rd. Baton Rouge
Lake Charles (225) 765-7735
(337) 477-5252
Maria M. Doucet
Thomas J. Montgomery Women's & Children's Hospital-
Our Lady of Lourdes Regional Lafayette
Medical Center - Lafayette Doucet ENT
Montgomery Orthopedics & 4630 Ambassador Caffery
Sports Medicine Parkway
1301 Camellia Blvd., Ste. 102 A Bldg - Ste. 402
Lafayette Lafayette
(337) 235-2264 (337) 989-4453
David M. Pope J. Kevin Duplechain

Our Lady of the Lake Regional 1103 Kaliste Saloom Rd., Ste. 300
Medical Center Lafayette
Bone & Joint Clinic of Baton Rouge (337) 326-5158
Baton Rouge Phillip E. Noel
(225) 766-0050 Abbeville General Hospital
Sinus Allergy & Sleep of Louisiana
Catherine J. Riche 2615 North Drive
Woman's Hospital Abbeville
Baton Rouge Orthopaedic Clinic (337) 706-0456
8080 Bluebonnet Blvd.
Ste. 1000 Daniel W. Nuss
Baton Rouge Our Lady of the Lake Regional
(225) 924-2424 Medical Center
Medical Center
4950 Essen Ln, Ste. 400
Baton Rouge
(225) 765-1765

TOP DOCTORS
Pain Medicine Henry M. Peltier

Thibodaux Regional Medical
Center
Jimmy N. Ponder Jr.
604 N Acadia Rd., Ste. 200
Terrebonne General Medical Center
Thibodaux
Headache & Pain Center
(985) 448-3700
123 Frontage Road-A
Gray
Edward D. Sledge Jr.
(985) 580-1200
Ochsner Medical Center -
Baton Rouge
Pediatric 9001 Summa Ave.
Gastroenterology Baton Rouge
(225) 761-5200
Patrice J. Tyson
Our Lady of the Lake Regional Mark J. Waggenspack
Medical Center Our Lady of the Lake Regional
Our Lady of the Lake Physician Medical Center
Group The Baton Rouge Clinic
7777 Hennessy Blvd. 7373 Perkins Rd.
Plaza 1, Ste. 502 Baton Rouge
Baton Rouge (225) 769-4044
(225) 765-6834
Physical Medicine &
Pediatrics Rehabilitation
Jennifer A. Boustany Gregory Ward

Women's & Children's Hospital- Baton Rouge General -
Lafayette Bluebonnet
4630 Ambassador Caffery Pkwy. Louisiana Institute of Physical
Ste. 102 Medicine
Lafayette 8338 Summa Ave, Ste. 500
(337) 989-2322 Baton Rouge
(225) 766-1616
Robert E. Drumm
Woman's Hospital Plastic Surgery
7373 Perkins Rd.
Michael S. Hanemann Jr.
Baton Rouge
Baton Rouge General Medical
(225) 769-4044
Center
5233 Dijon Drive
Jennifer V. Hogan
Baton Rouge
Woman's Hospital
(225) 341-7796
9001 Summa Ave.
Baton Rouge
Kenneth L. Odinet Jr.
(225) 761-5200
Our Lady of Lourdes Regional
Medical Center - Lafayette
Michael K. Judice
200 Beaullieu Drive, Ste. 6
Women's & Children's Hospital-
Lafayette
Lafayette
(337) 234-8648
Ste. 102
E. Clyde Smoot III
Lafayette
(337) 989-2322
Lake Charles Plastic Surgery
4150 Nelson Road, Bldg A-2
Jamar A. Melton
Lake Charles
(337) 478-5577
Medical Center
7373 Perkins Rd.
Baton Rouge
(225) 246-6000

TOP
XXXXXX DOCTORS
Taylor B. Theunissen Reproductive

Our Lady of the Lake Regional Endocrinology
Medical Center
5233 Dijon Drive Susan C. Conway
Baton Rouge Women's & Children's Hospital
(225) 424-1470 - Lafayette
Fertility Answers
James W. Wade II
206 E Farrel Rd.
Lafayette
Medical Center
(337) 989-8795
5233 Dijon Drive
Baton Rouge John M. Storment
(225) 769-9966 Women's & Children's Hospital
- Lafayette
Psychiatry Fertility Answers
206 E Farrel Rd.
Renee M. Bruno Lafayette
Woman's Hospital (337) 989-8795
7470 Highland Rd.
Baton Rouge Rheumatology
(225) 615-8102
Stephen M. Lindsey
Gerald C. Heintz
Baton Rouge
Medical Center
9001 Summa Ave.
Our Lady of the Lake Physician
Baton Rouge
Group
(225) 761-5481
Family Center
7777 Hennessy Blvd. James M. Lipstate
Baton Rouge Lafayette General Medical Center
(225) 765-8648 Lafayette Arthritis &
Endocrine Clinic
Pulmonary Disease 401 Audubon Blvd., Ste. 102B
Lafayette
Glenn M. Gomes (337) 237-7801
Jennifer K. Malin
Baton Rouge
9001 Summa Ave.
Lafayette Arthritis &
Baton Rouge
Endocrine Clinic
(225) 761-5271
401 Audubon Blvd., Ste. 102B
G. Gary Guidry Lafayette
Lafayette General Medical Center (337) 237-7801
Lafayette Pulmonary Clinic
John E. Marshall
155 Hospital Drive, Ste. 101
Woman's Hospital
Lafayette
(337) 234-3204
7373 Perkins Rd.
Mark K. Hodges Baton Rouge
Baton Rouge General (225) 246-9751
Medical Center
Sean E. Shannon
7373 Perkins Rd.
Medical Center
Baton Rouge
Our Lady of the Lake Physicians
(225) 769-4044
Group
Gary J. Kohler 7777 Hennessy Blvd., Ste. 501
Lake Charles Memorial Hospital Baton Rouge
Pulmonary Associates of (225) 765-6505
Southwest LA
2770 3rd Ave, Ste. 110
Lake Charles
(337) 494-2750

TOP DOCTORS
Surgery William S. Kubricht III

Baton Rouge General
Medical Center
Daniel J. Carroll
Louisiana Urology
8080 Bluebonnet Blvd., Ste. 3000
1000 W Pinhook Rd., Ste. 310
Baton Rouge
Lafayette
(225) 766-8100
(337) 233-9900
Michael W. Hailey Urology

Woman's Hospital
Breast Specialty of Baton Rouge Kenneth M. Blue III
500 Rue de la Vie, Ste. 201 Baton Rouge General
Baton Rouge Medical Center
(225) 751-2778 Louisiana Urology
8080 Bluebonnet Blvd., Ste. 3000
Mark Hausmann
Baton Rouge
(225) 766-8100
Medical Center
Surgeons Group of Baton Rouge James J. Jancuska
7777 Hennessy Blvd., Ste. 612 Lake Area Medical Center
Baton Rouge Lake Area Physicians
(225) 769-5656 Urology Center of SWLA
234 Dr. Michael DeBakey Drive
Richard T. Shimer
Lake Charles
(337) 439-8857
Surgical Associates of SW Louisiana
2770 3rd Ave, Ste. 120 William B. Roth
Lake Charles Lafayette General Medical Center
(337) 494-4868 Southern Urology
1000 W Pinhook Rd., Ste. 304
Thoracic & Cardiac Lafayette
Surgery (337) 289-9155
Farjaad M. Siddiq
C. Swayze Rigby
Lake Area Medical Center
Lake Area Physicians
Medical Center
Urology Center of SWLA
CVT Surgical Center
234 Dr. Michael Debakey Drive
Lake Charles
Baton Rouge
(337) 439-8857
(225) 766-0416
Urogynecology/ Vascular Surgery

Female Pelvic Med
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culture
Joie de vivre
les artistes
fighting
shape
“People came and
hugged me and I
didn’t know their
names — that’s
what the shows
were like. It’s a
Sunset sculptor whole comradery
surrounded by all
Annie Hendrix spent the art. It’s another
whole family. It is.
decades bringing We refer to each
other as family.”
life to lumps of clay
until a severe stroke
suffered a year ago
took away that gift…
temporarily
By William Kalec
Portrait by
romero & Romero
Though it is wet, though it

is cold, though it temporarily
stains Annie Hendrix’s talented
and tired fingers there is a
comfort in holding clay.
Inside a room that looks
like all the other rooms in this
cookie-cutter, senior-living
community in Sunset, Hendrix
squeezes the gray clump in her
left hand, an act so simplistic it
doesn’t really warrant descrip-
tion until you realize she can’t
do the same with her right.
Once the loquacious general
to an army of customer-adored
figurines, and a regular vendor
who sold what she sculpted
at festivals and art markets
throughout the Gulf South,
Hendrix hasn’t added to her
fleet in more than a year. In
December 2015, after selling
out of her supply at a two-day
culture les artistes
art festival, Hendrix had a was all new to me, for sure. I’ve — knew her by name and often The way Annie tells it, she
stroke. When paramedics had problems before. At 60, I invited Hendrix on stage to decided to enroll when she was
arrived at the scene, Hendrix had open heart surgery, which sing, play guitar or pound a few 42 years old, doing so on the
was not responsive. Eventually, wasn’t great but it let me do bars out on the piano. But this recommendation of a friend
she came to, but the entire right more shows, ya know? But this, has nothing to do with that. who suggested Hendrix stop
side of her body was “frozen,” as this I can’t really do anything No, this musician was the messing around with children’s
she puts it. with one hand. It’s frustrating, short, quiet type — four or five clay and graduate to the real
The long road back has but I’m going to do it again.” inches tall, Hendrix reckons, thing. On the first day of
been like a freeway on the The deep attachment sporting a kiln-hardened class, the instructor proudly
Wednesday before Thanksgiv- Hendrix formed with this perpetual expression. They pronounced that she’d teach
ing — tiresome, maddening, for-now lost love of making met, Annie and the “laidback everything — including how to
stop-start-stop-start, progress clay figurines originated on a musician” as she’d called him “throw” on a spinning wheel.
measured in feet not miles. night Annie took a musician and hundreds others over the Annie stood up.
“I still don’t quite understand home. No, it’s not what you’re years, at a continuing education “Oh, I’m not interested in
this stroke,” Hendrix says, thinking. Sure, back in the day, class at then-named University throwing on the wheel,” she said.
somewhat defeated, somewhat the bands at Maison Bourbon of Southwestern Louisiana “I make things. It’s different.”
determined. “I had never met — when the French Quarter in 1987. The focus of study: Surprised, the teacher
anyone with a stroke, so this was really the French Quarter ceramic art. responded, “Well, that’s what I

teach, so you’re gonna have to
learn to throw on the wheel.”
Annie pauses now (not
then) and laughs a little at the
retelling.
“I said, ‘That’s fine, but I just
wanna know about clay.’ So I
took the class and threw on the
wheel a couple times and I said
to her, ‘You know, I really make His nose was perfect. His hair She showed the instructor Six months later, Hendrix
things. Maybe one day in my was slick, even after it hardened the finished project. The secured a booth at Jazz Fest. It
life, I’ll throw on a wheel but I under the 1,450-degree heat. teacher looked the musician was a thrill. Strangers handed
really just wanna make things.’” His hat was tilted, all cool-like. over a few times before surren- her money. People whose names
Perhaps exasperated, the He’d be the first of many — jazz dering by saying, “Annie, you Hendrix didn’t know gushed
teacher said, “OK, Annie, go musicians, Mardi Gras Indians, know what, you do make over her little creations. Single
make something.” cowboys, chefs — that Annie’s things.” purchases morphed into full
So she did — the aforemen- skilled hands would bring to life Without missing a beat, collections as Hendrix expanded
tioned musician, to be specific. over the next 28 years. Annie replied, “Yeah, I do.” her figurine list to accommodate
a receptive customer base.
Equal parts sad and beautiful is
the fact that other than a few
holdover figurines, Annie is
pretty much out of inventory.
For now, she says. For now.
“As far as working with clay
and sculpting again, I’ve told
that it could be never or I’ve
been told it could be years,”
Hendrix says. “I’m not so sure
about all that. They say, ‘Annie,
it’s a long road. You’re just
gonna have to keep working at
it.’ And that’s fine. Trust me,
I’m trying real hard.
“But right now, it just feels
good to feel the clay in the
hand. It’s just nice to have that
connection to the thing I loved
doing above anything else in
life. You can ask anyone here
and they’ll tell you, I’m full of
determination.”
To learn more about Annie

Hendrix and her work,
visit anniehendrix.com

culture les personnes
quite the collection

New Iberia Schoolteachers Becky and Wyatt Collins oversee an
impressive and improbable folk art catalog
By William Kalec | Photo by romero & romero
When considering
a piece for their
collection, Wyatt
Collins studies the
background of artists,
collectability and the
value of the work.
Becky Collins has an

eye for great pieces
and for her part
in the collection
collaboration follows
her gut and heart.

From the very beginning, The Becky ‘contemporary,’ ‘folk’ and ‘visionary’ art
and Wyatt Collins Folk Art Collection forms. The diversity of materials and
— the same collection you can see at the backgrounds represented in this exhibition
University of Louisiana-Lafayette’s Paul forges a dynamic understanding of place.”
and Lulu Hilliard Art Museum from now Sure, it’s all that, but hidden between that
until the end of the summer — was D.O.A. fancy, syllable-ridden, PR language is a love
Which, when you think about it, makes story — a testament to what blossoms when
sense considering the first piece Wyatt you share a hobby with your honey.
ever ordered was a tiny coffin by James “Wyatt collects with his head and I collect
Henry “Son” Thomas, the blues singer with my heart,” Becky says. “It means he’s an
from Greensville, Mississippi. expert, and I’m really not. Wyatt studies and
“I still think it’s one of the greatest spends hours researching.”
things I’ve ever seen in my life,” Wyatt Wyatt interjects.
says. “Becky hates it.” “I have studied contemporary folk art
Wait, wait…what was wrong with the a lot, and do think I know a lot about
coffin, Becky? it — the background of the artist, their
“Probably the fact that it was just so collectability and value,” he says. “But
ugly,” she says without hesitation thanks Becky’s taste is something I respect. Her
to the equity built up in a long marriage. eye for a quality piece is something. She
“So primitive. The day the package arrived has a knack for it.” A STUNNING
from Texas, Wyatt screamed, ‘Becky, you Knack is one thing. Nerve is another.
have got to see this!’ His face was as lit up Luckily, Becky isn’t afraid to go the distance COLLECTION
as a Christmas tree. ‘My first piece of folk when hunting for an artistic gem. In fact,
art has arrived! I can’t wait to show it to while the pieces within their collection OF 50 TRADITIONAL
you.’ And he opened it up and I looked
at it and here is this dead man in a coffin
are treasured, the true reasons for all this
effort — for all those U-turns and unleaded (AND SOME
with a tooth and I’m going, ‘Allllllllllright?’
But because I have so much faith in my
fill ups on the weekends as they bounce
from auctions to flea markets — are the free
NON-TRADITIONAL)
husband, I didn’t voice any reservations.”
That’s a good thing, because had
stories that come with the purchase.
“It’s more than the piece of folk art,”
LOUISIANA RECIPES.
Becky objected way back when, surely
the Collinses’ modest home wouldn’t be
Becky says. “It’s noodling around to see
if you can find obscure pieces, poking in
AN ABSOLUTE MUST
bursting at the seams with folk art like it is boxes, peeking under tables. And once you HAVE FOR YOUR
today. Close to 2,000 pieces — from here, find them, you learn about the artist and
there, and basically everywhere — fight the motivation behind the work. Then they KITCHEN,OR THE
for precious real estate among bothersome open up and [are] all so willing to share with
necessities like furniture and refrigerators. you — share their life and their story. For all PERFECT GIFT
Not to get too Seussian, but there’s art on
the walls, in the halls, crammed in a box,
the years doing this, we’ve yet to meet any
stinkers. There may not be any stinkers in the FOR A LOUISIANA
next to the rocks, scattered on the floor
and tucked away in the attic there’s some
folk-art community, and if there are, we’ve
been lucky enough to avoid them.” FOOD LOVER.
more. Heck, there’s even art hanging on The exhibit at the Hilliard Museum isn’t
$16.95
the ceiling. So watch your head. the first instance that the Collinses have
“We really don’t have any more space,” loaned their folk art to a museum. In 2008,
Wyatt says. “But that never stopped us.” the Acadiana Center for the Arts formally
For a few months, anyway, the Hilliard displayed the collection in an exhibit called
Museum at the University of Louisiana “From Inside Our Hearts: Outsider Art.” TO ORDER VISIT
at Lafayette will help lighten that creative Then, in the spring of 2016, the Kentuck
load via an exhibit titled, “Spiritual Jour- Art Center in Northport, Alabama hosted LOUISIANACOOKBOOK.COM
neys: Homemade Art from the Becky and the Collins Collection for two months.
Wyatt Collins Collection.” Museum staff “We don’t have the money to buy a
along with art students at the university Picasso or a Renoir or what have you — Now in its
assisted in researching artists, restoring
and cleaning certain pieces that might not
because if I had that kind of money, we’d
be collecting $51 million Warhols,” Wyatt second printing
have received marquee display status. says. “But this is something we never really
According to the brochure, the display did to have an exhibit someday, or to make
is “an encyclopedic survey of vernacular money doing. This is just something we
Southern art …the very subjective enjoyed doing together and have never
and social constructions of cultural stopped enjoying doing together.”
categories such as ‘self-taught,’ ‘outsider,’
culture la musique
ossun
original
French Zydeco Horace Trahan
musician Horace started playing
the accordian
Trahan stays true to when he was 15
and got his first
his roots, family gig at Prejean’s six
months later.
By Michael Patrick Welch

Photos by romero & romero
Standing on stage in his

short-sleeved button-down shirt
and beige baseball cap, accordion
player and singer Horace Trahan
does not look the part of the
French zydeco superstar. Trahan
saves his self-expression for the
music he creates.
“We play some old traditional
standards, but mainly we play
original music,” says Trahan, an
Ossun native. “All the way back
from when we did the “Butt
Thing” CD.”
One of Trahan’s biggest hit
songs, “That Butt Thing,” wasn’t
initially meant to even grace the
2003 CD that would go on to
bear its name.
“We was just cutting up in
the studio, it was just a joke that
wasn’t gonna be on the record,”
says Trahan. “But my friend who
had the Maison De Soul record
label out of Eunice, Louisiana, he
convinced us to keep it. It’s become
one of our most popular songs.”
Trahan’s lyrical depth is also
apparent in “Same Knife Cut
the Sheep Cut the Goat,” a title
he says derives from, “an ancient
proverb talking about how what
you put out, is what you get back.”
Trahan’s most prescient tune these
days is “The Government’s Been
Dirty Since Day One.”
“That’s an old song I wrote 15
years ago.” Trahan says. “I wrote
it at the same time as “Legalize
It,” “Keep Walking,” “Guilty,”
“King of Sand.” That was a
more rebellious time in my life.
But that song isn’t about this
election. People were asking me

if it’s about the election since played. After I saw that, I been
the Breaux Bridge Crawfish helping…”
Fest in 2004. What it’s about Trahan also inherited
is like, Christopher Columbus Chantell’s father, Mr. Rodney
didn’t really discover the USA, Bernard.
he was greeted by people who’d “He sits in and sings old-time
been living here for hundreds of rock ‘n’ roll songs with us, like
thousands of years, but then you “Shake, Rattle and Roll,” but
moved here, now you live here with the rubboard,” says Trahan.
and you take over. That’s day “Mr. Bernard been playing for
one. My song is not about one years, longer than I’ve been
administration or another; it’s alive. It’s a great honor to play
just about a fact.” with him.”
Nonetheless, Trahan recently Today, along with his relatives
re-released “The Government’s Shane and Rodney, Trahan
Been Dirty Since Day One” as a employs Doug Garb on sax, flute
single on iTunes. and harmonica, James Prejean
Trahan tapped into music early on the bass guitar, and Cook
during his childhood in Ossun. Morvant on the guitar.
“I remember when I was too “This band started with me
short to reach the record player and Prejean and it has been
myself, I loved when mommy and mostly the same people playing
daddy spun “Splish Splash” or together for 15 years,” says
Hank Williams’ “A Country Boy Trahan.
Can Survive.” I started playing Chantell sees the particular
saxophone in fifth grade, guitar makeup of this band as the key
at 12 years old, then accordion to its success.
when I was 15 … Six months “They are all very talented,
after picking up the accor- but more than that very
dion I had my first paying gig at versatile and diverse,” she says.
Prejean’s restaurant in Carencro, “Horace is 40 and can speak
with the Branch Playboys. I got French fluently, whereas I am
a little money and all the Cokes I 5 years older and never learned
wanted to drink.” the language. So the fact that
Trahan went on to travel with they can sing in French and
famed Cajun artist D.L. Menard. English, that’s diversity. And
“He took me all over the the background of the band
world,” Trahan says. “Then members are Cajun and Creole,
I started the Original Ossun and even the saxophone player
Express around ‘96 or ‘97” has German in his background,
In 2010, Trahan would more- and Irish, so they have that
or-less marry into his new band. cultural versatility.”
“I knew Shane Bernard, he Trahan and Chantell currently
plays the drums,” Trahan says. run the Redemptive Process
“… It just so happened we’d record label as well as their
been playing together for four or Cajun Creole Lawn Service.
five years, when I asked him one “You can definitely feel the
day, ‘What’s your sister doing?’ family in everything we do, you
And that’s how she and I met.” know?” says Chantell. “Even
Trahan’s wife, Chantell our kids play music, my son
Trahan, now handles marketing plays drums and sings, my girl
for the band. like to dance a sing and plays a
“I film them, do write-ups little accordion. When you keep
and bios,” she says. “When it about the family, it makes it
we started dating in 2008, easier for you to do what you’re
Horace wasn’t playing with inherently meant to do.
his own band, and I asked him “It was always in Horace,”
why — cause I remember, he she makes sure to add, “but
grabbed that guitar and did family helps make it more real,
some acoustic stuff for me, then and more comfortable, in a way
he grabbed his accordion and that lets you be who you are.”
culture en français, s’il vous plaît
les grammys « inattenduables »

par david cheramie
Un ami a dessiné une carte d’adoption : Rebirth Brass

une fois qu’il appelait, « Je ne Band, Courtbouillon, Terrance
suis pas sûr, mais je crois que Simien, Jo-El Sonnier et Jon
toute musique vient de la Loui- Cleary. Une belle palette des
siane ». La page était remplie couleurs vives qui montrent une
d’images d’artistes associés avec large gamme de talent.
plusieurs endroits à travers l’état. Trois des cinq nominés cette
Évidemment Louis Armstrong année sont louisianais, mais à les
à la Nouvelle-Orléans et regarder de près, on observe un
Elvis au Louisiana Hayride à condensé de plusieurs influences
Shreveport y figuraient, mais musicales et de quelque chose d’
aussi des praticiens de blues, de « inattenduable » selon le comité
gospel, de musique classique, de de sélection. Curieusement, il
zarico et de musique cadienne n’y a pas d’artiste qu’on peut
dans de nombreuses villes. C’est strictement classifier comme
comme si la terre du delta du cadien ou zarico. « I Wanna
Mississipi nourrissait plus que Sing Right : Rediscovering
le coton et la canne à sucre. Lomax in Evangeline Country
Un lien existe certainement » une compilation de plusieurs
entre ce travail agricole et la artistes, « Gulfstream » de
création musicale florissante. Roddy Romero et les Hub City
La carte témoignait d’une forte All-Stars, et probablement le
concentration de musiciens de plus atypique de tous, « Broken
grand talent à Lafayette et ses Promised Land » de Barry Jean
environs. La majorité des gens Ancelet et Sam Broussard se
étaient des inconnus pour la présentent contre des nominés
plupart qui n’ont jamais imaginé amérindiens et hawaïens. Sing
qu’ils faisaient une contribu- Right est basé sur des chansons
tion culturelle importante. Ils traditionnelles premièrement
n’auraient jamais cru que la 2008, une équipe d’ingénieurs fourre-tout où l’on trouvait des enregistrées par Alan Lomax et
musique qu’ils jouaient pour a pu transformer des lignes artistes célèbres comme Bob re-envisagées par des musiciens
s’amuser après une dure semaine tracées en 1860 en son pour Dylan et Pete Seeger. Pour modernes sous l’égide de Joshua
de travail aurait mérité une révéler le plus vieil enregistre- rendre la compétition plus juste, Caffery et de Joël Savoy. Gulf-
reconnaissance spéciale, encore ment de la voix humaine Terrance et Cynthia Simien ont stream est plutôt dans le genre
moins sa propre catégorie aux connue, la comptine classique, mené une bataille tenace qui a Americana avec une bonne dose
Grammys. « Au clair de la lune ». Avec abouti à la création de la catégo- de soirée louisianaise du samedi
La 59e cérémonie de remises toutes ces connections culturel- rie Zarico et Musique cadienne. soir. Le dernier est sui generis,
des statuettes en forme de les et historiques, ce n’est pas Elle n’a duré que quatre ans, d’où la qualification d’ « inat-
gramophones aura lieu le 12 étonnant que les musiciens mais c’était assez pour que tenduable ». Un peu de blues,
février 2017. À date, on ne louisianais dominent dans Beausoleil gagne une deuxième une pincée de poésie, beaucoup
connaît que celles et ceux qui plusieurs catégories, notamment fois, ainsi que Simien, Chubby de ballades traditionnelles. Vrai-
sont en lice pour recevoir ce celle des Racines régionales qui Carrier et le regretté Buckwheat ment du jamais entendu. Enfin,
trophée tant convoité. Il est compte cette année des disques Zydeco. Depuis l’établissement on ne devrait pas s’étonner. Si
modelé sur l’invention de surprenants pour ne pas en dire en 2012 de la catégorie Racines la diversité de la culture de la
Thomas Edison, mais le premier plus. Malgré la riche tradition régionales, le cadien, le zarico Louisiane nous a appris une
appareil qui transcrivait le son musicale, ce n’était pas toujours et d’autres genres typiquement chose, c’est qu’il faut s’attendre à
était le « phonautographe » évident qu’elle soit reconnue à louisianais, mais aussi d’autres l’inattendu.
inventé en 1857 par le Français part entière. comme les musiques hawaïenne
Édouard-Léon Scott de Mart- En 1996, le groupe Beausoleil et amérindienne se regroupent.
inville. Sa machine ne pouvait avec Michael Doucet a gagné On domine largement avec
pas reproduire le son, seulement le Grammy dans la catégorie les cinq gagnants jusqu’à date For an English translation,
le tracer sur du papier. Mais, en Folk traditionnel, une sorte de étant louisianais d’origine ou visit acadianaprofile.com.

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