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Four generations, one physician: Acadiana family finds care they can trust
5+ hour, 29+ min ago (897+ words) Paul "Paw" Spell, right, patriarch of the family, shares a laugh with Dr. George during one of their regular visits. Dr. Nicholas George poses with patients, from left Albiee Montet, 18 months, Adolie Montet, 3, Gabrielle Istre, 34, and Paul “Paw” Spell, 70. In…...
Enhancing Body Confidence with Bourgeois Plastic Surgery | Sponsored: Bourgeois Plastic Surgery | theadvocate.com
5+ hour, 29+ min ago (219+ words) This article is brought to you by Bourgeois Plastic Surgery. Whether it’s reconnecting with one’s body after pregnancy, reaching a weight-loss goal, or wanting cosmetic surgery, the path to body confidence is deeply personal and unique for every woman. Having…...
Former LSU quarterback chefs up Louisiana-Caribbean fusion at new restaurant in Baton Rouge
1+ day, 18+ hour ago (1077+ words) At Joelle’s Soul & Savour in Baton Rouge, soul food fixings are served with a Caribbean twist, and the kitchen has a familiar football face. Located at 3015 Westfork Drive, the elevated soul food restaurant grand opens at 5 p.m. today with a…...
Emeril Lagasse is coming to Baton Rouge for the grand opening of his new restaurant. See when.
2+ day, 13+ hour ago (268+ words) Chef Emeril Lagasse in 1993 at the 17th annual Chef's Charity for Children at the Fairmont Hotel in New Orleans. After plans for Emeril’s Chop House in Baton Rouge were announced earlier this year, Emeril Lagasse’s restaurant now has a grand opening…...
A French countryside police chief inspires this book club menu. Here's how to make paté crostini.
2+ day, 16+ hour ago (715+ words) Rachel DiResto and her book club gather around the table to sample the light meal made by her husband. My wife returned home from her all-ladies book club one night in July, quite excited and with news. The book club,…...
Wake Up Baton Rouge: Are these the best fries in town?
3+ day, 29+ min ago (38+ words) The Advocate This local restaurant has been serving affordable and delicious burgers for decades, but it has been hidden in plain sight to me for years. #wakeupbatonrouge...
A new Korean restaurant has opened in Gonzales. See where, what's on the menu.
3+ day, 11+ hour ago (130+ words) The Advocate A new Korean restaurant has opened in Ascension Parish. Hanbat Korean Restaurant, 3005 W. Cabela's Parkway, held a soft opening in Gonzales in August, but as of Sept. 9, they are fully open. The sit-down restaurant serves starters, grilled dishes, noodles,…...
Can Acadiana grow its local food economy? The SOLA Food Summit aims to help.
3+ day, 20+ hour ago (536+ words) Alisha Delahoussaye explains what tools she uses for growing flowers to attendees of the Food Summit at Blazing Star Farm on Monday, June 17, 2019 in Scott, La.. Blazing Star Farm is one of several farms on the SARE, Southern University Agricultural…...
All football aside, how about some festivals? Here are 32 of them in south Louisiana this fall
3+ day, 17+ hour ago (730+ words) Amis du Teche band plays during Festivals Acadiens et Creoles at Girard Park on Oct. 12, 2025, in Lafayette. There's so much more to fall in south Louisiana than football. How about 32 festivals celebrating anything and everything, from Hungarian culture to Halloween,…...
Gas, groceries and great food: Al Hebert’s guide to Acadiana’s best gas-station eats
3+ day, 19+ hour ago (1234+ words) Al Hebert, the Gas Station Gourmet, poses with a gas pump handle and his lunch while visiting Mire's Grocery and Service Station in Carencro, La. Owner of Vautrots Mini Mart, Josh Venavle. Vautrots Mini Mart has a sit-down area for…...