traditions

Last year was a big success, so the festival is back by popular demand! Family members are welcome to attend. Here are the details.

When you start looking into the Easter holiday, you can start finding some pretty interesting and strange things.

"The Black Pot Talks Back" is one of the best Cajun cookbooks ever written.

Many Louisiana residents will be hiding or seeking Easter Eggs this weekend. Have you ever wondered how that tradition got started?

Here are some of my favorite methods for boiling crack free Easter eggs. They are surprisingly simple and if you follow the steps they work every time.

Here in SWLA, we do some things that others would consider crazy...eating crawfish, all-day tailgating, trapping alligators...you get the picture.  But check out some of these other traditions from around the globe that make ours seem kinda tame...

From the overpriced flowing white dress to walking slowly down an aisle while music plays to throwing a garter into a crowd, weddings are filled with rituals that would make no sense if you saw them in any other place.