Acadiana Profile February-March 2022

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feb/march VOLUME 41 NUMBER 01

14 NOTE DE L’EDITEUR

Editor’s Note

18 NOUVELLES DE VILLES

News Briefs

24 L’Art

Lafayette artist Herb Roe captures the vibrance of Courir de Mardi Gras in his complexly layered paintings

56 RECETTES DE COCKTAILS

Zero proof cocktails are gaining traction for those seeking sophisticated drinks without the drawbacks of booze

58 DÎNER DEHORS

Café Josephine in Sunset is a culinary destination for foodies in the know

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A delectable postparade or ball brunch

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A New Iberia fitness pro’s homegrown joy of movement

Two Acadiana transplants turn a 1950s rambler into a geologically inspired art sanctuary

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oga has been in my life in one form or another since childhood. The seed was planted — as so many are — by my mom. When I was in grade school, she taught me a progressive muscle relaxation technique she learned in the one yoga and meditation class she ever attended. A full yogic lifestyle didn’t stick for her, but that meditative technique did become a regular practice for her, and then later for me.

In college, I began to explore yoga fur ther, taking yoga asana classes, learning to meditate and studying the Indian philosphy and traditions. Over Tree (or in sanskrit, the years, yoga has vrikshasana) become an integral is a blancing part of my day-toposture Spencer day life. So much so struggled with for years. She that in 2020, one of finally became my lockdown hobconfident in bies was working the posture on a 200-hour yoga after taking a 200-hour teacher cer tif icayoga teacher tion. After pausing training. it more than once, I finally graduated and am currently working on a 300-hour certification. Having turned 49 in December, it feels great to learn something new each day in my classes and to have not only a physical practice that helps keep my body moving and stretching, but also gaining a holistic philosophy that offers guidance for balance in all of the other areas of my life. The mindbody-spirit connection has always facinated me, so it’s no surprise that I find the material riveting and can’t get enough of it.

My timing couldn’t be better.

The ongoing pandemic had a lot of us evaluating our health and fitness and making changes for the better.

Exercise and nutritious food are the top two ways we can help our bodies feel good and fight illness. Add other healthy behaviors, including a spiritual practice, and

balance is attanable. Don’t get me wrong, I know being a yogi or any flavor of health nut doesn’t guarantee that illness or stress or any other negative situation won’t arise — they will — but we are so much more equipped to handle what life throws our way when we are engaging in healthy habits most of the time. As opposed to when we are sedetary for most of our waking hours, eating junk food, consuming a huge diet of negative media and ignoring the cries for help from our body and mind, which at first come in the form of aches, pains, skin issues, roller coaster emotions and, in many cases, misuse of things like alcohol and other substances.

Healthier coping mechanisms like movement — which could be a simple as a daily walk — quiet time for self-reflection, journaling, prayer or meditation and nutritious meals can do so much for us in the long run. I know these practices keep me in a better headspace and it’s obvious to me when I’m letting something fall by the wayside.

Perfection isn’t the goal of course, because it’s impossible, but if I can keep up with my mind-body-spirit practices at least most of the time, it’s a win in my book.

If you are looking for some inspiration for your wellness routine, we’ve got you covered in this issue. I hope it’s a valuable resource and that you hang onto it to refer to throughout the year. I can’t promise you’ll end up registering to become a yoga instructor after you finish reading it, but at the very least you’ll have some nutritious recipes and ideas for staying a little healthier. Think of it as planting a few seeds. Meanwhile, stay safe out there and take care of yourselves the best you can.

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N O U V E L L E S DE V IL L E S

by Lisa LeBlanc-Berry

New at NUNU ARNAUDVILLE NUNU’s live music series returns Feb. 14 when the Grand Coteau Front Porch brings Dylan LeBlanc performing at SSingleton’s Listening Room (BYOB; eventbrite.com/e/ dylan-leblanc-live-at-nunu).

Beginning in February, the new Art Biz Café will meet every second Sunday of the month, designed to inform participants about the business side of art; led by gallery owners, grant directors and others (nunucollective.org).

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Beloved Bakery is Back A staple for 30 years, Pronia’s Deli and Bakery recently reopened after Hurricane Laura forced it to close and undergo massive repairs 17 months earlier.

Initially opened as a New Orleans-style muffuletta shop, the business gradually expanded to include a popular bakery. Featuring specialty Mardi Gras king cakes, Pronia’s has a new look with the bakery and deli now combined in one location (proniasdeliandbakery.com).

Nascent Perks for Park Lafayette While Moncus Park’s grand opening ceremony was postponed from Jan. 8 until a February commencement, the special events series that began in mid-January will continue throughout the spring (moncuspark.org/events).

Completed to date: Lake Reaux, the Great Lawn, Prospect Mound, the Promenade and two miles of new trails. The verification of dog permits (required) begins March 1 for the newly completed off-leash Best Friends Bark Park (moncuspark. org/dogpark). The second phase of construction, which includes the 3,000-person amphitheater, veterans memorial, immersive water play and inclusive playground, continues until summer’s completion (facebook.com/lafayettecentralpark).

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YOUNGSVILLE The team at Bourrée Restaurant is optimistic they will reopen in March. The two-year-old brunch haven was forced to close in February, 2021 when freshly laundered aprons and towels spontaneously caught fire. The damage required a gutting of the interior. The renovation includes an all-new custom cypress bar (facebook.com/ bourreerestaurant).

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by Lisa LeBlanc-Berry

Art of the Fest LAFAYETTE Congratulations to Dirk Guidry on being named Festival International de Louisiane’s 2022 Visual Artist. The reveal art party and musical lineup are being announced Feb. 20. The francophone festival, held April 27-May 1, features hundreds of performing and visual artists from 15 countries, converging on seven stages with local musicians (festivalinternational.org).

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Next Cajun Generation The Acadian Museum of Erath is sponsoring a series of workshops in Vermilion Parish to pass on Cajun traditions. In February, a “Pass it On” workshop about Cajun storytelling will help the younger generation to tell jokes and stories in French. A March 19 workshop chaired by Mary Perrin highlights the healing traditions of Acadiana. On April 2, Elaine Bourque and Austin Clark will demonstrate the spinning and weaving of Acadian brown cotton at the Perrin Farm in Erath.

Preregistration Is required (337-456-7729; info@ acadianmuseum.com).

Crawfish Cravings

Azaleas in Bloom New Iberia Visitors can take leisurely strolls to various locations during the New Iberia Azalea Trail (Feb 23-March). Main Street’s vibrant azaleas frame moss-draped oaks, stately homes and quaint cottages along Bayou Teche. Azaleas are also in bloom at Jefferson Island, Avery Island and the Konriko plant (iberiatravel.com).

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EUNICE Sample some of the best versions of crawfish etouffée in Acadiana at the 35th Annual World Championship Crawfish Etouffée Cook-Off in Eunice on Sunday, March 27. Top local chefs compete for the title with a backdrop of live music by Geno Delafose and other hot headliners. Join the Saturday night kickoff dance, held in The Barn at Lakeview Park & Beach, for some two-stepping and twirling (etouffeecookoff.org).

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Running in Place A New Iberia fitness pro’s homegrown joy of movement

by Kallie Barras Landry illustration by Sara Willia

I grew up in New Iberia and was active from the time I could walk. While in high school I ran in my neighborhood, cheered for the local football team and traveled with the basketball team all over the state. When I went on to Tulane University in New Orleans, I found new ways to stay active, running the street car route on St. Charles Avenue, working at Elmwood Fitness in the KidFit program and with the Tulane

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football team. I worked at Charity Hospital take a stroll to see the sights and so I can say, downtown and took walks on my lunch hour “I run this town.” just to take in the sights, sounds and smells of I never venture far though, because of my the city. I majored in kinesiology as a path to love for the heat and the humidity. This South medical school, never realizing that health and Louisiana girl cannot take the cold! exercise would be my future career.

I love the way exercise makes me feel when After graduating, I took on marketing and I’m done. It can be weights, spin, bootcamp sales jobs in Lafayette and always had a little or Pilates. There’s nothing that gives you that fitness gig on the side. I’d teach Zumba and release, that rush, that joy, that accomplishPilates at City Club and train friends in their ment that a sweat session gives you. Whatever homes. It wasn’t until I got married that I said it is that you are struggling with — for that time “OK, this is what I want to do full-time.” So, my — it’s gone. You get to do that! It is a privilege, not husband and I bought a gym. Before I knew a punishment — and that’s why I love it. it, I was teaching two classes a day, training You can enjoy eating and living life knowing clients and meeting with those in need of that you have a balance of healthy movement nutrition plans. that keeps you going, fueled.

Now that we have three boys Someone once asked and TheGYM has settled down, we me, “So, you exercise, like, purchased a piece of property on every day?” I laughed and KALLIE BARRAS LANDRY the Bayou Teche upon which to said, “Yes, every day and is a certified fitness build our forever home. It’s what sometimes twice a day! instructor and trainer who owns a local gym I dreamed of — acreage and oak If I don’t get my exercise in New Iberia. As a trees. Now, I run from TheGYM to in, you don’t want to be mom of three boys she the property, making a lap to enjoy around me.” ■ stays busy through her the view. Every time we visit a city, I work and their play.

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Danse de Mardi Gras Lafayette artist Herb Roe captures the vibrance of Courir de Mardi Gras in his complexly layered paintings

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(top) “Lost to Nothing on a Bay of Dreams” (right) “The Gallant South” (facing page, top) “Cette Grande Bande de Grands Soulards” (middle) Herb Roe (bottom) “Le Fête de Quémande”

As Mardi Gras 2022 approaches, Cajun revelers are preparing their colorful costumes and horses for their annual “Courir de Mardi Gras” ride across the Acadian countryside of Southwest Louisiana. Lafayette artist Herb Roe will be right there with them.

Over the last two decades, Roe, born in 1974 and raised in the Appalachian regions of Southern Ohio and Northern Kentucky, has produced a remarkable body of paintings that capture the almost manic joy and historical rhythms of the Cajun Mardi Gras celebration known as the Courir de Mardi Gras, or Mardi Gras Run. It’s a tradition dating back to medieval France and brought to Louisiana in the 18th century by Cajun exiles from Canada.

According to custom, costumed maskers, singing songs such as “La Danse de Mardi Gras,” ride on horseback from farm to farm, begging for the ingredients, including halfcrazed chickens, to fill the communal gumbo pot at the end of their ride. Though the event has attracted numerous photographers, Roe is among the few painters to capture this ancient celebration.

“Over the years,” Roe says, “I’ve done scenes of riders galloping on horseback, musicians and dancers, mud wrestling and chicken chasing. I have done scenes lit by dramatic daylight in open fields and spooky scenes shrouded in rains or mists with Louisiana’s iconic live oaks peaking through.”

On these rides, Roe takes hundreds of photographs for use back in his studio where he combines images and does compositional graphite drawings before moving on to paints and canvas. There he “gradually builds complex color combinations to achieve illusions of volume, depth and light.” The

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results are stunning. He’s also learned a little Cajun French along the way.

Roe moved to Louisiana in the early 1990s to work with the acclaimed Lafayette muralist Robert Dafford. It didn’t take long for the Cajun people and their ways to capture his imagination. So much so, in 2007 he set out on his own to paint life in the Acadian parishes, though he continues to work with Dafford now and then.

“I love it here,” he says. “I felt at home the first time I came to the area. In a way it is similar to where I grew up in Appalachia. The Cajuns are a historically isolated rural farming people with tight-knit communities, a hardy group who love fiddle music, communal meals usually involving a pig, and a devotion to family and friends that have helped them survive. Any differences between the French Cajuns and Anglo-Scots Irish hillbillies seem to melt away when you pull out a fiddle and offer to share some pork.”

In recent years, Roe’s paintings have appeared in shows across the nation, including the impressive 2018 group show “Mythologies Louisianaises” at Arthur Roger Gallery in New Orleans. Since then, he has taken his art in a slightly different direction in what he

describes as a “pan-Southern” synthesis of his roots in Appalachia and adult life in Louisiana.

His new work, though “more allegorical and personal in nature,” explores contemporary issues such as opiate addiction, suicide, racism, climate change, the petrochemical industry and anything else that “happens to bubble up through my subconscious.”

In addition to his “pan-Southern” series, Roe continues to paint Cajun Mardi Gras

scenes, even though COVID-19 forced cancellation of last year’s ride. He’s now ready to mask up for Mardi Gras 2022.

“It will be nice to dig out my costumes, meet up with my friends, and do it right,” he says.

“I have the feeling this year will be epic, with everyone being so pent up during all this stuff that’s been going on.”

At least masking won’t be an issue. ■

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Cooler Ranch Two Acadiana transplants turn a 1950s rambler into a geologically inspired art sanctuary

by Marie Elizabeth Oliver photos by Haylei Smith

When Raphaël and Susie Gottardi moved to Lafayette, they wanted a home that could house their growing collection of art and midcentury modern furniture.

“I would say it probably influenced every decision we made,” says Susie Gottardi.

The couple bought a solid, 1950s ranch with a sun-drenched backyard for their future vegetable garden. But that’s where the bright sides ended. The interior was dark, dated and far from the sleek, functional space they envisioned. Enter Ursula and Michael McClure of EmeryMcClure Architecture.

The McClures spun up a master renovation plan, featuring a bedroom suite with a dramatic vaulted ceiling. They dubbed the addition to the home’s otherwise horizontal footprint the “Geode”— a nod to Raphaël’s work as a geologist.

“Part of renovation is understanding the value of what already exists,” says Michael.

“Celebrating the value, but challenging the condition. That contrast makes everything more vivid.”

Ursula says they opted to remove a wall in the main living space to maximize the home’s natural light in a way that “didn’t require a lot of structural gymnastics.”

“If you want to make the ranch house brighter and more connected to the outside, find the one structural move that will get you the most bang for your buck,” says Michael.

“Know where the sun rises and sets.”

Painting the interior an arctic white helped to cast the hard-earned light throughout the home without sacrificing more precious wall space. “The color is doing 50 percent of the work of opening up that space,” explains Ursula.

The second priority involved reimagining the kitchen, which Ursula described, lovingly, as, “the worst kitchen ever.” The result is a remix of the traditional, fridge-sink-stove triangle that allows Raphaël, the primary chef, to prep and cook, while Susie handles the dishes on the other side of the island.

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(top left to right) Wall Disk #12, Arthur McViccar; Ode to Shane, Cliff Tresner; Bond at Sea, The London Police; Jelly Roll, Susie Gottardi; Along the Way, Kaws; Swamp Stomp Stuck Boar, Church Goin Mule; A selection of heirloom Royal Copenhagen Christmas Plates ranging from 1919 to present.

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(below; left to right) The Orange Cow, 1975, Dutch Kepler; B&B Italia’s La Mama UP Armchair, created by Gaetano Pesce in 1969; Bespoke Eero Saarinen Womb Chair; Wow Ribbon, Angela Chrusciaki Blehm. (right, left to right) MarieClaire, 2020, Susie Gottardi; Lafayette to Larmar Migrations, Brian Kelley; “Narcissist,” Reid Olson.

“We can both have our zones without bumping into each other,” says Susie.

As much as she loves the kitchen, Susie says ultimately, the renovation was about figuring out “how can we live in this space with our art, and how can we allow the art to be the centerpiece.” She says the changes have allowed them to add larger scale pieces to their eclectic collection, which includes everything from a life-sized cypress tree sculpture to a bulbous, Gaetano Pesce “Up” armchair.

Both the Gottardis and the McClures say, as advocates of sustainability, one of their favorite aspects of the project was creating something so unique out of an older home.

“It doesn’t take a lot to take existing houses and transform them into their new life,” says Ursula. “Find the right designer, and make it the home you want it to be.” ■

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(left; left to right) Loudmouf Square Pants, Greg Mike; Raku pottery, Bruce Odell Pottery; Ceramic pillar, John Gargano.

Architects Michael and Ursula McClure, EmeryMcClure Architecture, emerymcclure.com Contractor Mike Talbot, The Talbot Group

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Recipes By Stanley Dry Photography and Styling By Eugenia Uhl

rilling at home can be done on something as simple as a grate supported by a couple of cinderblocks or on an expensive rig with bells and whistles, or on anything in between. If you’re new to grilling, the first decision is whether you want to cook on a charcoal grill or a propane grill. Simple charcoal grills can be purchased inexpensively; ones fueled by bottled propane are more expensive. Some prefer charcoal for the flavor smoke imparts to food, while others like propane for its simplicity of use.

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PORK & PINEAPPLE SHISH KABOBS 1½ pounds lean pork Tajin seasoning 1 pineapple lime wedges

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Cut pork into 1-inch cubes and season with Tajin seasoning.

Prepare pineapple by removing outer rind and core. Slice about 1 inch thick, then cut into cubes the same size as pork. Season with Tajin seasoning. Alternate pork and pineapple on skewers.

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Preheat gas grill or light charcoal.

If using charcoal, wait until you have a good bed of glowing embers. Oil grate. Grill, turning occasionally, until pork is browned and cooked through and pineapple has begun to caramelize. Serve with lime wedges.

Makes 4 servings.

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Tajin seasoning is made with chili peppers, sea salt and dehydrated lime juice. It is a versatile product that can be used on a wide variety of ingredients and is especially good on fruit.

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Eggplant is meaty and substantial and can be the centerpiece of a vegetarian meal or served as an accompaniment.

EGGPLANT with garlic and oregano ¼ 1 ½ ½ 1

cup extra virgin olive oil clove garlic, minced teaspoon dried oregano leaves teaspoon smoked paprika large purple eggplant (about 1-1½ pounds) coarse salt and freshly ground black pepper to taste

Preheat gas grill or light charcoal.

Combine olive oil, garlic, oregano and smoked paprika in a small bowl. Slice eggplant into rounds about ½-inch thick.

Brush both sides of eggplant with the oil.

Season with coarse salt and freshly ground black pepper.

If there’s room on your grill, it’s helpful to have two zones, one hotter than the other. If you’re using a propane grill, simply set one burner higher than the other. If you’re using charcoal, distribute more charcoal to one side. With two zones, you can move food from one to the other, as need be. It’s also helpful for dealing with flare-ups.

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Preheat gas grill or light charcoal. If using charcoal, wait until you have a good bed of glowing coals. Oil grate. Grill eggplant until browned on one side, turn and grill the other side. Makes 4 servings.

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CATFISH With Pico de Gallo

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catfish filets tablespoon extra virgin olive oil coarse salt and freshly ground black pepper to taste

PICO DE GALLO ½ cup diced tomato ½ cup diced onion 1 jalapeño pepper, diced, or to taste ¼ cup chopped cilantro 2 teaspoons freshly squeezed lime juice coarse salt to taste

Preheat gas grill or light charcoal. If using charcoal, wait until you have a good bed of glowing coals. Oil grate or basket. Rub filets with olive oil and season with salt and pepper.

Grill, turning once, until flesh flakes easily. Divide filets among serving plates and top with pico de gallo.

Makes 4 servings.

PICO DE GALLO Combine all ingredients and let flavors meld for 30 minutes before using. Makes about 1½ cups.

It’s easier to grill fish if you use a grill basket specifically designed for the task. Instead of turning the fish, you turn the basket.

CHARCOAL

If you opt for a charcoal grill, that is only the first decision you have to make. There are different types of charcoal; the two primary ones are lump and briquettes.

Lump charcoal consists of different sized pieces of pure charcoal, which is created by burning wood in the absence of oxygen.

Briquettes are uniform sized pieces that are produced by fusing together bits of charcoal and other ingredients.

Charcoal needs some help in order to light. Squirting the charcoal with lighter fluid is one way, but a better method is to use a “chimney,” a specially made device that is simplicity itself. Fill the top of the cylinder with charcoal, stuff newspaper in the bottom section, place it in the grill and light the newspaper. When the charcoal is covered with ash, dump the charcoal and you’re in business.

MARINATED CHICKEN WINGS 12 ¼ 2 1 ¼ ¼ 1

chicken wings cup soy sauce tablespoons cane syrup tablespoon cane vinegar teaspoon cayenne pepper teaspoon freshly ground black pepper clove garlic, minced

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Using a knife or cleaver, remove the first joint (the tip) of wings and reserve for another use. Make a few cuts in each wing and place chicken wings in a non-reactive flat dish or pan. Combine remaining ingredients in a bowl and whisk to combine. Pour marinade over wings and turn wings to coat thoroughly. Cover and marinate for about 30 minutes. Turn wings and marinate for another 30 minutes.

Reserve marinade.

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Preheat gas grill or light charcoal. If using charcoal, wait until you have a good bed of glowing coals. Oil grate. Grill chicken wings, turning occasionally and basting with marinade, until cooked through.

Check for doneness by making a cut in the thickest part of the wing.

Makes 4 servings as an appetizer.

The first joint of a chicken wing (the tip) is mostly bone, cartilage and skin. Remove it and save for another use, such as making stock. Without the tip, the chicken wing will lie flat and cook more evenly.

Grilled Hearts of Romaine hearts of romaine lettuce cup extra virgin olive oil coarse salt and freshly ground black pepper to taste lemon wedges

Brush lettuce generously with olive oil. Preheat gas grill or light charcoal. If using charcoal, wait until you have a good bed of glowing coals. Oil grate.

Grill lettuce, turning frequently, until it softens and begins to char. Remove lettuce and season with salt and pepper. Serve with lemon wedges. Makes 4 servings.

The idea of grilling lettuce may seem counter intuitive, but once you’ve tasted it, you’ll become a fan. Grilled lettuce is a good accompaniment to meat, poultry or seafood.

Not surprisingly, it cooks very quickly. Don’t take your eyes off it.

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Shrimp are easier to eat if they’re shelled prior to cooking, but leaving the shell on improves the flavor, in my estimation. If you’re fortunate enough to have fresh heads-on shrimp, grill them whole for even more flavor. In that case, plan on double the amount of shrimp.

It’s just about impossible to give cooking times for grilling, because the heat of the fire can vary so much. An instant read thermometer is useful when cooking meat and poultry, but as you gain experience, knowing when the food is ready will become second nature.

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pounds large shrimp in the shell cup extra virgin olive oil cup lemon juice tablespoons smoked paprika tablespoons Cajun/Creole seasoning teaspoons freshly ground black pepper cloves garlic, minced

Place shrimp in a non-reactive flat dish or pan. Place remaining ingredients in a small mixing bowl and whisk to combine.

Add contents of mixing bowl to shrimp and toss gently to coat shrimp. Set aside for an hour or two, turning occasionally.

Preheat gas grill or light charcoal. If using charcoal, wait until you have a good bed of glowing coals. Oil grate. Grill over hot fire, turning once, until shrimp are cooked through. Makes 4 servings.

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ALLERGY & IMMUNOLOGY Jibran E Atwi Pediatric Group of Acadiana 401 Youngsville Highway, Suite 100 Lafayette (337) 330-0031 Andrew Collins Allergy, Asthma & Immunology Center of SWLA 320 Settlers Trace Boulevard Lafayette (337) 981-9495 Bernard C Fruge Allergy, Asthma & Immunology Center of SWLA 320 Settlers Trace Boulevard Lafayette (337) 981-9495 Bina E Joseph Allergy, Asthma & Immunology Center of SWLA 320 Settlers Trace Boulevard Lafayette (337) 981-9495 James M Kidd Kidd Allergy Clinic 8017 Picardy Avenue Baton Rouge (225) 769-4432 Sandhya D Mani Our Lady of the Lake Children’s Health 8200 Constantin Boulevard, 3rd Floor Baton Rouge (225) 765-5500 Powlin V Manuel Manuel Allergy Center 104 Genevieve Drive Lafayette (337) 984-0110 Prem K Menon Asthma, Allergy & Immunology Center 10310 The Grove Boulevard Baton Rouge (866) 624-7637 Joseph N Redhead The Baton Rouge Clinic 7373 Perkins Road Baton Rouge (225) 769-4044 CARDIAC ELECTROPHYSIOLOGY Freddy M Abi-Samra Ochsner Medical Center Cardiac Electrophysiology Department Baton Rouge (225) 761-5200

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Kenneth C Civello Louisiana Cardiology Associates 7777 Hennessy Boulevard Baton Rouge (225) 767-3900 C. Andrew Smith Louisiana Cardiology Associates 7777 Hennessy Boulevard Baton Rouge (225) 767-3900 Wenjie Xu Louisiana Cardiology Associates 7777 Hennessy Boulevard Baton Rouge (225) 767-3900 CARDIOVASCULAR DISEASE Bart G Denys Cardiovascular Institute of the South 1320 Martin Luther King Drive Thibodaux (985) 446-2021 N. Joseph Deumite Louisiana Cardiology Associates 7777 Hennessy Boulevard Baton Rouge (225) 767-3900 Michael Z Dibbs Cardiology Center of Acadiana 121 Rue Louis XIV Lafayette (337) 984-9355 Daniel T Fontenot Baton Rouge Cardiology Center 5231 Brittany Drive Baton Rouge (225) 769-0933 Steven T Gremillion Louisiana Cardiology Associates 7777 Hennessy Boulevard Baton Rouge (225) 767-3900 Babu R Jasti Cardiovascular Institute of the South 6550 Main Street, Suite 1000 Zachary (225) 654-1559 Nakia A Newsome Baton Rouge Cardiology Center 8888 Summa Avenue Baton Rouge (225) 769-0933 Fernando J Ruiz Cardiovascular Institute of the South 441 Heymann Boulevard Lafayette (337) 289-8429

Christopher S Thompson Lake Charles Memorial Hospital Heart and Vascular Surgery Center Lake Charles (337) 494-3278 John M Winterton Lake Charles Memorial Hospital Heart and Vascular Surgery Center Lake Charles (337) 494-3278 Kenneth Wong Cardiovascular Institute of the South 102 Twin Oaks Drive Raceland (985) 837-4000 Kevin R Young Lake Charles Memorial Hospital Heart and Vascular Surgery Center Lake Charles (337) 494-3278 CHILD NEUROLOGY Kenneth R Habetz Lourdes Physician Group Pediatric Neurology Clinic Lafayette (337) 470-5920 CLINICAL GENETICS Duane W Superneau Our Lady of the Lake Physician Group 8415 Goodwood Boulevard, Suite 202A Baton Rouge (225) 765-8988 COLON & RECTAL SURGERY Louis R Barfield Baton Rouge Colon Rectal Associates 7777 Hennessy Boulevard, Suite 206 Baton Rouge (225) 767-1156 Richard L Byrd Baton Rouge Colon Rectal Associates 7777 Hennessy Boulevard, Suite 206 Baton Rouge (225) 767-1156 DERMATOLOGY Tamela L Charbonnet Grafton Dermatology & Cosmetic Surgery 327 Bayou Gardens Boulevard Houma (985) 876-5000

Mary C Dickerson Louisiana Dermatology Associates 10154 Jefferson Highway Baton Rouge (225) 927-5663

Ann C Zedlitz Z Aesthetic Dermatology 5305 Flanders Drive Baton Rouge (225) 778-7540

Jill H Fruge Our Lady of the Lake Physician Group Dermatology 7855 Jefferson Highway Baton Rouge (225) 214-3199

DIAGNOSTIC RADIOLOGY

Lee H Grafton Grafton Dermatology & Cosmetic Surgery 327 Bayou Gardens Boulevard Houma (985) 876-5000 Lindsey K Hall The Dermatology Clinic & Cosmetic Center 5326 O’Donovan Drive Baton Rouge (225) 372-1659 Nicole Mathis Harrell The Dermatology Clinic & Cosmetic Center 5326 O’Donovan Drive Baton Rouge (225) 416-5109 Laurie H Harrington Advanced Dermatology 20474 Old Scenic Highway Zachary (225) 654-1124 Kristen L Losavio The Dermatology Clinic & Cosmetic Center 5326 O’Donovan Drive Baton Rouge (225) 314-1103 W. Trent Massengale Atlas Dermatology 163 Burgin Avenue Baton Rouge (225) 313-4560 Ashley Coreil Record The Baton Rouge Clinic 4727 West Park Drive, Suite B Zachary (225) 246-9240 Laci L Theunissen Our Lady of the Lake Physician Group Dermatology 7855 Jefferson Highway Baton Rouge (225) 214-3199 Jordan Whatley The Dermatology Clinic & Cosmetic Center 5326 O’Donovan Drive Baton Rouge (225) 372-1659

William Tiemann Terrebonne General Health System 8166 West Main Street Houma (985) 873-4115 ENDOCRINOLOGY, DIABETES & METABOLISM Sandra E Dempsey Imperial Health Endocrinology Center Lake Charles (337) 310-3670 Gary H Field The Baton Rouge Clinic 7373 Perkins Road Baton Rouge (225) 246-9240 Lane Frey Thibodaux Regional Wellness Center 726 North Acadia Road, Suite 3300 Thibodaux (985) 493-3080 Robin E Kilpatrick Our Lady of the Lake Physician Group 5428 O’Donovan Drive Baton Rouge (225) 300-1076 Joel D Silverberg The Baton Rouge Clinic 7373 Perkins Road Baton Rouge (225) 769-4044 FAMILY MEDICINE Danielle D Angeron South Louisiana Medical Associates 181 Corporate Drive Houma (985) 262-1639 Gary J Birdsall 102 West 112th Street Cut Off (985) 632-5222 Donald V Brignac LPG Concierge Medicine 5428 O’Donovan Drive, Suite B Baton Rouge (225) 330-0480 Kelly T Cahill Lourdes Physician Group 3220 Kaliste Saloom Road Lafayette (337) 470-3370

Andree B Caillet Lourdes Physician Group 3220 Kaliste Saloom Road Lafayette (337) 470-3370 Indira Gautam Comprehensive Family Care 502 Lafayette Street Youngsville (337) 857-3512 Karrie V Kilgore The Family Clinic of Crowley 345 Odd Fellows Road Crowley (337) 783-7004 Sunshine Little Lourdes Physician Group 3824 Northeast Evangeline Thruway, Suite B Carencro (337) 470-3280

James Carter Balart The Baton Rouge Clinic 7373 Perkins Road Baton Rouge (225) 246-9240

Chester G Boudreaux Regional Internal Medicine Associates 142 Rue Marguerite Thibodaux (985) 446-2131

Charles C Berggreen Gastroenterology Associates 9103 Jefferson Highway Baton Rouge (225) 927-1190

Wartelle J Castille Lourdes Physician Group 501 West St. Mary’s Boulevard Lafayette (337) 470-3100

Richard K Broussard Acadiana Gastroenterology Associates 439 Heymann Boulevard Lafayette (337) 269-0963

Brian D Clements Memorial Medical Group Internal Medicine Clinic of Lake Charles Lake Charles (337) 494-6800

Stephanie M Cauble The Baton Rouge Clinic 7373 Perkins Road Baton Rouge (225) 246-9240

C. Ray Halliburton Our Lady of the Lake Physician Group 7777 Hennessy Boulevard, Suite 7000 Baton Rouge (225) 765-8829

Elizabeth W McLain Lafayette General Medical Center Family Medicine Department Lafayette (337) 289-8478

David C Pellegrin Gastroenterology Center of the South 8120 Main Street, Suite 200 Houma (985) 851-5206

Darrin D Menard Scott Family Physicians 202 Westgate Road Lafayette (337) 232-1802

Douglas C Walsh Gastroenterology Associates 9103 Jefferson Highway Baton Rouge (225) 927-1190

Cassandra Pillette Orgeron & Pillette Family Medicine 4906 Ambassador Caffery Parkway Lafayette (337) 534-8964 Paul B Stringfellow The Family Clinic of Crowley 345 Odd Fellows Road Crowley (337) 783-7004 Kimberly Tran Lourdes Women’s Primary Care 4650 Ambassador Caffery Parkway Lafayette (337) 470-7870 GASTROENTEROLOGY

GYNECOLOGIC ONCOLOGY Anthony C Evans Woman’s Gyn Oncology 500 Rue de la Vie, Suite 410 Baton Rouge (225) 216-3006 HAND SURGERY John C Hildenbrand OrthoLA 726 North Acadia Road, Suite 1000 Thibodaux (985) 625-2200 INTERNAL MEDICINE

Stephen G Abshire The Gastro Clinic 1211 Coolidge Boulevard, Suite 303 Lafayette (337) 232-6697

Michael S Alexander Internal Medicine of Acadiana 461 Heymann Boulevard Lafayette (337) 289-8717

Irfan R Alam Gastroenterology Center of LA 4212 West Congress Street, Suite 2400E Lafayette (337) 984-4350

Leo P Blaize Our Lady of the Lake Physician Group 7777 Hennessy Boulevard, Suite 7000 Baton Rouge (225) 765-8829

Susan B Ieyoub Memorial Medical Group Internal Medicine Clinic of Lake Charles Lake Charles (337) 494-6800 Mark D LaFuria Memorial Medical Group Internal Medicine Clinic of Lake Charles Lake Charles (337) 494-6800 Bryan A LeBean LeBean Sleep Center 2930 Moss Street, Suite B Lafayette (337) 261-0559 Bradley L Meek Our Lady of the Lake Physician Group Internal Medicine at Picardy Baton Rouge (225) 214-3638 Katherine F Pearce Our Lady of the Lake Physician Group Primary Care for Women Baton Rouge (225) 374-0220 Karen R Smith 105 Patriot Avenue, Suite 202 Lafayette (337) 504-7979 James T Soignet Regional Internal Medicine Associates 142 Rue Marguerite Thibodaux (985) 446-2131

INTERVENTIONAL CARDIOLOGY Chad M Dugas Cardiovascular Institute of the South 1320 Martin Luther King Drive Thibodaux (985) 446-2021 Peter S Fail Cardiovascular Institute of the South 225 Dunn Street Houma (985) 876-0300 Pradeep K Nair Cardiovascular Institute of the South 225 Dunn Street Houma (985) 876-0300 Christopher L Paris Cardiovascular Institute of the South 107 Maryland Drive Luling (985) 308-1604 Andrew P Rees Louisiana Cardiology Associates 7777 Hennessy Boulevard Baton Rouge (225) 767-3900 MATERNAL & FETAL MEDICINE Paul K Dibbs Maternal Fetal Medicine of Acadiana 105 Corporate Boulevard Lafayette (337) 593-9099 Robert C Moore Woman’s Maternal Fetal Medicine 100 Woman’s Way Baton Rouge (225) 924-8338 MEDICAL ONCOLOGY Bryan J Bienvenu Louisiana Hematology Oncology Associates 4950 Essen Lane, Suite 500 Baton Rouge (225) 767-1311 B.J. Jay Brooks Ochsner Medical Center Medical Oncology Department Baton Rouge (225) 761-5200 Vince D Cataldo 4950 Essen Lane, Suite 300 Baton Rouge (225) 757-0343

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David S Hanson Louisiana Hematology Oncology Associates 4950 Essen Lane, Suite 500 Baton Rouge (225) 767-1311

Charles R Bowie The Neuromedical Center Clinic 10101 Park Rowe Avenue, Suite 200 Baton Rouge (225) 769-2200

Steven J Saccaro Lafayette General Medical Center Cancer Center of Acadiana Lafayette (337) 289-8400

Jason L Cormier Acadiana Neurosurgery 1200 Camellia Boulevard, Suite 400 Lafayette (337) 534-8680

Derrick W Spell Louisiana Hematology Oncology Associates 4950 Essen Lane, Suite 500 Baton Rouge (225) 767-1311

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Ashish Udhrain Cancer Center of Thibodaux Regional 290 Bowie Road Thibodaux (985) 493-4346

Gerard R Dynes The Baton Rouge Clinic 7373 Perkins Road Baton Rouge (225) 769-4044

NEPHROLOGY Raynold J Corona Renal Associates of Baton Rouge 5131 O’Donovan Drive, Suite 100 Baton Rouge (225) 767-4893 Mitchell J Hebert Renal Associates of Baton Rouge 5131 O’Donovan Drive, Suite 100 Baton Rouge (225) 767-4893 Michael W Roppolo Renal Associates of Baton Rouge 5131 O’Donovan Drive, Suite 100 Baton Rouge (225) 767-4893 Allen W Vander Kidney Center of South Louisiana 604 North Acadia Road Thibodaux (985) 446-0871 James E Yegge Renal Associates of Baton Rouge 5131 O’Donovan Drive, Suite 100 Baton Rouge (225) 767-4893

Kevin J Callerame Our Lady of the Lake Physician Group 5247 Didesse Drive Baton Rouge (225) 215-2193

Edward S Haight Southeast Neuroscience Center 128 Neuroscience Court Gray (985) 917-3007 Jamie B Huddleston Ochsner Specialty Health Center 141 Twin Oaks Drive Raceland (985) 537-2666 Pedro S Oliveira The Baton Rouge Clinic 7373 Perkins Road Baton Rouge (225) 246-9240

Nicole Chauvin Louisiana Women’s Healthcare 500 Rue de la Vie, Suite 100 Baton Rouge (225) 201-2000 Rachel Chua Ochsner Christus Health Center 4150 Nelson Road, Building G - Suite 5 Lake Charles (337) 419-0900 Richard J Clement Women’s Health Specialists 852 Belanger Street Houma (985) 851-6800 David P Darbonne 1890 West Gauthier Road, Suite 120 Lake Charles (337) 474-3883 Ryan Dickerson Louisiana Women’s Healthcare 500 Rue de la Vie, Suite 100 Baton Rouge (225) 201-2000 Bradley K Forsyth Memorial Medical Group Obstetrics and Gynecology Lake Charles (337) 480-5570

OBSTETRICS & GYNECOLOGY

J. William Groves 1890 West Gauthier Road, Suite 130 Lake Charles (337) 480-5530

James Barrow Ochsner CHRISTUS Health Center-OBGYN 4150 Nelson Road Lake Charles (337) 656-7876

Renee Harris Associates in Women’s Health 500 Rue de la Vie Baton Rouge (225) 201-0505

Rebecca Boudreaux Louisiana Women’s Healthcare 500 Rue de la Vie, Suite 100 Baton Rouge (225) 201-2000

Kaitlin Hoover Associates in Women’s Health 500 Rue de la Vie Baton Rouge (225) 201-0505

NEUROLOGICAL SURGERY

Randall L Brown Louisiana Women’s Healthcare 500 Rue de la Vie, Suite 100 Baton Rouge (225) 201-2000

Alan Appley Ochsner Lafayette General Neurosurgery 155 Hospital Drive, Suite 100 Lafayette (337) 235-7743

Francis J Cardinale Acadiana Women’s Health Group 4640 Ambassador Caffery Parkway Lafayette (337) 984-1050

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Robert V Cazayoux Women’s Health Specialists 852 Belanger Street Houma (985) 851-6800

Ann Marie Lafranca 500 Rue de la Vie, Suite 210 Baton Rouge (225) 928-5951 Opal LeBlanc 2807 Kaliste Saloom Road, Suite 101 Lafayette (337) 769-3444 Charles E Padgett 1211 Coolidge Avenue, Suite 405 Lafayette (337) 233-7524

HEART DISEASE HEART DISEASE CAN REFER TO A NUMBER OF HEART

conditions, with the most common being coronary artery disease. Unfortunately, many conditions do not have any symptoms before a heart attack happens. High blood pressure, high cholesterol, smoking, diabetes, alcohol consumption, obesity, unhealthy diet, and a lack of physical activity can contribute to heart disease.

Dr. Christopher Thompson, an interventional cardiologist with Lake Charles Memorial Health System, said many people also misinterpret symptoms of a heart attack, which can lead to fatal consequences.

“Unfortunately, a lot of people dismiss their symptoms as reflux or indigestion,” Dr. Thompson said. “Even if they feel out of breath, they’ll dismiss it as being out of shape.”

So how can people find a balance of being heart safe while not rushing to the emergency room every time they experience heartburn? Dr. Thompson said to be aware of new symptoms. If you experience a different type of chest pain or shortness of breath, see a doctor immediately.

Dr. Thompson said it is also important to remember that a heart attack can present with a wide variety of symptoms. One person’s symptoms may not mirror another person’s symptoms. Some people never experience chest pain; they only experience a feeling of tightness. Some people have shoulder pain or a pain between the shoulder blades.

“Talk to your doctor. Don’t make assumptions,” Dr. Thompson said.

It is also important to be aware of your family history because a family history of heart disease greatly increases your risk. If your father had a heart attack in his 50s, you should speak to a cardiologist in your 40s (10 years before your relative had a heart attack).

If you have diabetes or high blood pressure, it’s critical to see a doctor to help you keep these conditions under control.

Regular physical activity is important. Dr. Thompson said people should find something they enjoy doing, something that will be easy for them to stick with. It doesn’t have to be high intensity.

“If you can walk 30 minutes a day five days a week, that’s awesome,” Dr. Thompson said. – BY FRITZ ESKER

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Anne Rodrigue DO Thibodaux Regional Women’s Clinic 604 North Acadia Road Thibodaux (985) 448-1216 Christopher Rodrigue Thibodaux Regional Women’s Clinic 604 North Acadia Road Thibodaux (985) 448-1216 Michelle R Stutes 4630 Ambassador Caffery Parkway, Suite 412 Lafayette (337) 769-3489 A. Collins Thibodeaux Hamilton Medical Group 4630 Ambassador Caffery Parkway, Suite 208 Lafayette (337) 981-6100 Terrie Thomas Associates in Women’s Health 500 Rue de la Vie Baton Rouge (225) 201-0505 OPHTHALMOLOGY Frank J Culotta Acadiana Retina Consultants 1101 South College Road, Suite 304 Lafayette (337) 232-2710 Donald C Falgoust Falgoust Eye Medical & Surgical 1980 Tybee Lane Lake Charles (337) 477-0963 Scott T Gauthreaux Acadiana Retina Consultants 1101 South College Road, Suite 304 Lafayette (337) 232-2710 Thomas J Heigle Eye Medical Center 7777 Hennessy Boulevard, Suite 4000 Baton Rouge (225) 766-7441 Keith E Kellum Southern Eye Institute 446 Corporate Drive Houma (985) 872-5577

Celeste Luke Louisiana Eye & Laser Center 108 Medic Drive Marksville (318) 253-9766

Patrick R Ellender OrthoLA 726 North Acadia Road, Suite 1000 Thibodaux (985) 625-2200

Jane Olson 8440 Bluebonnet Boulevard, Suite B Baton Rouge (225) 766-0005

Harold J Granger Hamilton Medical Group 4809 Ambassador Caffery Parkway, Suite 200 Lafayette (337) 988-8855

Allen R Pearce Eye Medical Center 7777 Hennessy Boulevard, Suite 4000 Baton Rouge (225) 766-7441 Nano Karen Zeringue Southern Eye Institute 900 Canal Boulevard, Suite 3 Thibodaux (985) 448-3353 ORTHOPAEDIC SURGERY Rasheed I Ahmad Baton Rouge Orthopaedic Clinic 8080 Bluebonnet Boulevard, Suite 1000 Baton Rouge (225) 924-2424 Joseph E Broyles Bone & Joint Clinic of Baton Rouge 7301 Hennessy Boulevard, Suite 200 Baton Rouge (225) 766-0050 Christopher E Cenac Gulf Coast Orthopaedics 1001 School Street Houma (985) 868-1540 Geoffrey J Collins Collins Orthopaedics & Sports Medicine 1625 Wolf Circle Lake Charles (337) 905-7100 Gabriel L Dersam Lourdes Physician Group Pediatric Orthopedic Clinic Lafayette (337) 470-5920 Robert W Easton Baton Rouge Orthopaedic Clinic 8080 Bluebonnet Boulevard, Suite 1000 Baton Rouge (225) 924-2424

Kirk S LeBlanc 1000 West Pinhook Road, Suite 303 Lafayette (337) 234-8533

Henry L Eiserloh Baton Rouge Orthopaedic Clinic 8080 Bluebonnet Boulevard, Suite 1000 Baton Rouge (225) 924-2424

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Craig C Greene Baton Rouge Orthopaedic Clinic 8080 Bluebonnet Boulevard, Suite 1000 Baton Rouge (225) 924-2424 R. Bryan Griffith Baton Rouge Orthopaedic Clinic 8080 Bluebonnet Boulevard, Suite 1000 Baton Rouge (225) 924-2424 Michael Alan Hinton Memorial Medical Group 230 West Sale Road Lake Charles (337) 477-5252 Thomas J Montgomery Montgomery Orthopedics & Sports Medicine 1301 Camellia Boulevard, Suite 102 Lafayette (337) 235-2264 David S Muldowny Lafayette Bone & Joint Clinic 1103 Kaliste Saloom Road Lafayette (337) 234-5234 John W Noble Center for Orthopaedics 1747 Imperial Boulevard Lake Charles (337) 721-7236 David M Pope Bone & Joint Clinic of Baton Rouge 7301 Hennessy Boulevard, Suite 200 Baton Rouge (225) 766-0050 Catherine J Riche Baton Rouge Orthopaedic Clinic 8080 Bluebonnet Boulevard, Suite 1000 Baton Rouge (225) 924-2424 Michael Robichaux Baton Rouge Orthopaedic Clinic 8080 Bluebonnet Boulevard, Suite 1000 Baton Rouge (225) 924-2424

CANCER THERE ARE OBVIOUSLY MANY FORMS OF CANCER THAT

vary wildly in terms of severity. According to 2021 stats from the American Cancer Society, the cancer with the most new cases in 2021 in Louisiana was breast cancer, which was also the cancer with the third most deaths in Louisiana in 2021. Lung and bronchus cancer caused the most Louisiana deaths in 2021 and was the third most common cancer in terms of new cases.

What can an Acadianian do to reduce their risk for cancer? The first step is to quit smoking or never start smoking.

Dr. Jay Brooks, the section chief of hematology/oncology at Ochsner Medical Center Baton Rouge, said one in three cancers of any type are directly linked to smoking.

For lung cancer, that becomes a much higher number.

“Tobacco accounts for 90 out of 100 lung cancer cases,” Dr. Brooks said. “5 out of 100 are from secondhand smoke and 5 out of 100 have no link to smoking.”

Dr. Brooks said smoking has dramatically decreased in Louisiana in recent years, but noted that percentage of Louisianians who smoke is still higher than the national average (21% compared to 14%).

It’s one thing for a person to know they should quit smoking. Unfortunately, actually quitting is a far more difficult task than simply acknowledging it’s an unhealthy habit that contributes to a number of terrible health outcomes. Dr. Brooks said it takes the average person 11 attempts before they are able to successfully quit smoking. People should not be afraid to seek professional help when trying to quit tobacco. Ochsner offers smoking cessation clinics that are free to patients.

Dr. Brooks said physical health is not the only reason to quit smoking. Smoking will lead to higher health insurance rates and each pack of cigarettes costs money.

“There are a number of financial advantages to quitting smoking,” Dr. Brooks said.

For breast cancer, Dr. Brooks said genetics is a powerful component. Risk goes up with age, as it does with any cancer. Alcohol consumption and obesity also increase the risk of breast cancer.

For the general population, mammograms should start at age 40. However, Dr. Brooks said mammograms are less effective for younger women. If you have a close relative who had breast cancer at age 50 or younger, you should see a doctor and get genetic testing to determine your risk. The average age of breast cancer patients is age 60. – BY FRITZ ESKER

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Seth D Rosenzweig Louisiana Orthopaedic Specialists 500 North Lewis Street, Suite 280 New Iberia (337) 235-8007 Malcolm J Stubbs Lafayette Bone & Joint Clinic 1103 Kaliste Saloom Road Lafayette (337) 234-5234 Meredith Warner Warner Orthopedics & Wellness 9373 Baringer Foreman Road Baton Rouge (225) 754-8888 Matthew D Williams Louisiana Orthopaedic Specialists 108 Rue Louis XIV Lafayette (337) 235-8007 OTOLARYNGOLOGY John W Alldredge Lafayette ENT Specialists 225 Bendel Road Lafayette (337) 232-2330 Moises A Arriaga Our Lady of the Lake Physician Group Hearing and Balance Center Baton Rouge (225) 765-7735 James V Broussard Southern ENT Associates 604 North Acadia Road, Suite 101 Thibodaux (985) 446-5079 Lisa B David David & Eldredge ENT Specialists 109 Rue Fontaine Lafayette (337) 266-9820

Phillip E Noel Noel ENT Clinic 100 Phoenix Drive Abbeville (337) 898-3700 Daniel W Nuss Our Lady of the Lake Regional Medical Center Head & Neck Center Baton Rouge (225) 765-1765 Patricia Elise Scallan Louisiana Ear Nose Throat & Sinus 8080 Bluebonnet Boulevard Baton Rouge (225) 767-7200 Chad Simon 505 Dunn Street Houma (985) 872-0423 Collin B Sutton Louisiana Ear Nose Throat & Sinus 8080 Bluebonnet Boulevard Baton Rouge (225) 769-2222 Justin M Tenney Southern ENT Associates 604 North Acadia Road, Suite 101 Thibodaux (985) 446-5079 Guy P Zeringue Southern ENT Associates 604 North Acadia Road, Suite 101 Thibodaux (985) 446-5079 OTOLARYNGOLOGY/ FACIAL PLASTIC SURGERY J. Kevin Duplechain 1103 Kaliste Saloom Road, Suite 300 Lafayette (337) 456-3282

PAIN MEDICINE Jimmy N Ponder Headache & Pain Center 123 Frontage Road-A Gray (985) 580-1200 PEDIATRIC ALLERGY & IMMUNOLOGY Theron G McCormick Our Lady of the Lake Physician Group Pediatric Specialty Clinic Baton Rouge (225) 765-6834 PEDIATRIC CARDIOLOGY Michael S Crapanzano Pediatric Cardiology Associates of LA 8200 Constantin Road, Suite 200 Baton Rouge (225) 767-6700 Rufus L Hixon Pediatric Cardiology Associates of LA 8200 Constantin Road, Suite 200 Baton Rouge (225) 767-6700 Mudar M Kattash Pediatric Cardiology of Southwest Louisiana 2005 Southwood Drive Lake Charles (337) 562-2293 Katherine Lindle Ochsner Health Center for Children 1016 Coolidge Street Lafayette (337) 443-6100 PEDIATRIC ENDOCRINOLOGY

Laura T Hetzler Our Lady of the Lake Physician Group Facial Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery Baton Rouge (225) 765-1982

Janna Flint Wilson Lourdes Physician Group Pediatric Endocrinology Clinic Lafayette (337) 470-5920

Jeffrey J Joseph Acadian ENT & Facial Plastic Surgery Center 1000 West Pinhook Road, Suite 201A Lafayette (337) 237-0650

James B Gardner Our Lady of the Lake Children’s Health 8200 Constantin Boulevard Baton Rouge (225) 765-5500

Brytton B Eldredge David & Eldredge ENT Specialists 109 Rue Fontaine Lafayette (337) 266-9820

Lisa Michelle Morris Our Lady of the Lake Physician Group Facial Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery Baton Rouge (225) 765-1982

Chantal S Lutfallah Our Lady of the Lake Children’s Health 8200 Constantin Boulevard Baton Rouge (225) 765-5500

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Maria M Doucet Doucet Ear, Nose & Throat 4630 Ambassador Caffery Parkway Lafayette (337) 989-4453 Jason J Durel Lafayette ENT Specialists 225 Bendel Road Lafayette (337) 232-2330

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CHRONIC LOWER RESPIRATORY DISEASES THE TERM CHRONIC LOWER RESPIRATORY DISEASES can ,cover a variety of ailments. Two of the most common ones

are asthma and emphysema.

Asthma is a chronic condition where a person’s airways become inflamed. Once inflamed, these airways narrow and swell. It can cause difficulty breathing, chest pain, and in some cases death. The disease typically first manifests itself in childhood or adolescence, but it can develop in adulthood as well.

According to Dr. Glenn Gomes, a senior physician and pulmonologist at Ochsner Baton Rouge, pollution contributes to high levels of asthma in Louisiana.

“We have really high ozone levels in the air due to automobile exhaust, especially in East Baton Rouge Parish,” Dr. Gomes said. He added that the city has two major interstates running through it.

Dr. Gomes said socioeconomic factors can play a role in adult-onset asthma. How so? Poorer people are likelier to live in apartments with dust and cockroach issues.

Dust particles can accumulate on surfaces, but also in old carpets in apartments that landlords refuse to change out.

For anyone wondering how cockroaches could contribute to asthma, the answer is predictably creepy. If a cockroach dies in a house or apartment in an area where the resident cannot see it and dispose of the body, the roach will decompose. As it decomposes, roach particles will float into the air. Much like dust, these particles can aggravate airways if people inhale them.

Dr. Gomes said the best things people can do to protect themselves in their homes is to dust regularly, change A/C filters and keep carpets clean.

Particulate matter in the air is also high in Louisiana. Dr. Gomes mentioned that people in Louisiana burn timber and sugar cane. When these particles get in the air, they enter airways and cause irritation.

Emphysema develops gradually over time and involves the slow destruction of lung tissue. While a small percentage of emphysema patients inherit the disease genetically due to a missing enzyme that causes the lungs to age prematurely, there is one very common cause and it should surprise no one.

“The vast majority of emphysema cases are related to smoking,” Dr. Gomes said. – BY FRITZ ESKER

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PEDIATRIC INFECTIOUS DISEASE Michael T Bolton Our Lady of the Lake Children’s Health 8200 Constantin Boulevard Baton Rouge (225) 765-5500 PEDIATRIC SURGERY Deiadra J Garrett Lourdes Physician Group Pediatric General Surgery Clinic Lafayette (337) 470-5920 PEDIATRICS Brian D Bailey Lafayette Children’s Clinic 5000 Ambassador Caffery Parkway Lafayette (337) 989-5061 Anne T Boudreaux Preferred Pediatrics 142 Rue Marguerite Thibodaux (985) 449-7529 Jennifer A Boustany Lafayette Pediatrics 4630 Ambassador Caffery Parkway, Suite 102 Lafayette (337) 989-2322 Danielle M Calix Ochsner for Children 13100 River Road Destrehan (985) 764-6036 Courtney K Campbell Our Lady of the Lake Children’s Health Pediatric Academic Clinic 8415 Goodwood Boulevard Baton Rouge (225) 765-8013 Robert E Drumm The Baton Rouge Clinic 7373 Perkins Road Baton Rouge (225) 769-4044 Bernard F Ferrer Bayou Pediatric Associates 569 Enterprise Drive Houma (985) 872-6405

Michael K Judice Lafayette Pediatrics 4630 Ambassador Caffery Parkway, Suite 102 Lafayette (337) 989-2322 Jamar A Melton The Baton Rouge Clinic 7373 Perkins Road Baton Rouge (225) 246-6000 Hina Bipin Patel Our Lady of the Lake Children’s Health Pediatric Academic Clinic 8415 Goodwood Boulevard Baton Rouge (225) 765-8013 Henry M Peltier Center for Pediatrics & Adolescent Medicine 604 North Acadia Road, Suite 200 Thibodaux (985) 448-3700 Edward D Sledge Ochsner Medical Center 10310 The Grove Boulevard Baton Rouge (225) 761-5200 Sylvia Montalvo Sutton Our Lady of the Lake Children’s Health Pediatric Academic Clinic 8415 Goodwood Boulevard Baton Rouge (225) 765-8013 Jenny M Thomas The Pediatric Center of Southwest Louisiana 600 Cypress Street Sulphur (337) 527-6371 Deepa Vasireddy Pediatric Group of Acadiana 7053 Johnston Street Lafayette (337) 210-5043 Mark J Waggenspack The Baton Rouge Clinic 7373 Perkins Road Baton Rouge (225) 769-4044

Jennifer V Hogan Ochsner Medical Center Pediatrics Department Baton Rouge (225) 761-5200

Eric J Weil Our Lady of the Lake Children’s Health Pediatric Academic Clinic 8415 Goodwood Boulevard Baton Rouge (225) 765-8013

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PHYSICAL MEDICINE & REHABILITATION Mary Nell Anderson Warner Orthopedics & Wellness 18161 East Petroleum Drive Baton Rouge (225) 754-8888 Todd D Cowen Cowen Clinic 726 North Acadia Road Thibodaux (985) 447-9922 Craig G Morton Center for Orthopaedics 1747 Imperial Boulevard Lake Charles (337) 721-7236 PLASTIC SURGERY

PULMONARY DISEASE Glenn M Gomes Ochsner Medical Center Pulmonary Disease Department Baton Rouge (225) 761-5200 G. Gary Guidry Lafayette Pulmonary Clinic 155 Hospital Drive, Suite 101 Lafayette (337) 234-3204 Mark K Hodges The Baton Rouge Clinic 7373 Perkins Road Baton Rouge (225) 769-4044

Stephen Antrobus 4950 Essen Lane, Suite 301 Baton Rouge (225) 763-9611

Gary J Kohler Memorial Medical Group Pulmonary Associates Lake Charles (337) 494-2750

Stephen J Delatte Delatte Plastic Surgery & Skin Care Specialists 100 Drury Lane Lafayette (337) 269-4949

Michael P McCarthy The Baton Rouge Clinic 7373 Perkins Road Baton Rouge (225) 246-9240

Michael S Hanemann Hanemann Plastic Surgery 5233 Dijon Drive Baton Rouge (225) 766-2166

Kevin D Reed LSU Healthcare Network 8585 Picardy Avenue, Suite 313 Baton Rouge (225) 381-2755

M’liss Hogan Weiler Plastic Surgery 4212 Bluebonnet Boulevard Baton Rouge (225) 399-0001 Kenneth L Odinet 200 Beaullieu Drive, Suite 6 Lafayette (337) 234-8648 Ernest Clyde Smoot Lake Charles Plastic Surgery 4150 Nelson Road, Building A-2 Lake Charles (337) 478-5577 Taylor B Theunissen Theunissen Aesthetic Plastic Surgery of Baton Rouge 5233 Dijon Drive Baton Rouge (225) 218-6108 PSYCHIATRY Renee M Bruno 7470 Highland Road Baton Rouge (225) 615-8102 Larry W Warner Collaborative Minds 10517 Kentshire Court Baton Rouge (225) 456-2884

RADIATION ONCOLOGY Julian J Krawczyk OncoLogics Our Lady of Lourdes Regional Medical Center Lafayette (337) 769-8660 Andrew D Lauve Radiation Oncology Center 6180 Main Street, Suite B Zachary (225) 570-1212

Charles G Wood Mary Bird Perkins Cancer Center 4950 Essen Lane Baton Rouge (225) 271-5269

Joseph P Nesheiwat The Baton Rouge Clinic 7373 Perkins Road Baton Rouge (225) 246-9240

REPRODUCTIVE ENDOCRINOLOGY/ INFERTILITY

Sean E Shannon Our Lady of the Lake Rheumatology 7777 Hennessy Boulevard Baton Rouge (225) 765-6505

Susan C Conway Fertility Answers 206 East Farrel Road Lafayette (337) 989-8795 John M Storment Fertility Answers 206 East Farrel Road Lafayette (337) 989-8795 RHEUMATOLOGY Angele D Bourg The Baton Rouge Clinic 7373 Perkins Road Baton Rouge (225) 246-9240 Ronald P Ceruti The Baton Rouge Clinic 7373 Perkins Road Baton Rouge (225) 246-9240 Elena C Cucurull The Baton Rouge Clinic 7373 Perkins Road Baton Rouge (225) 246-9240 Bobby J Dupre Our Lady of the Lake Rheumatology 7777 Hennessy Boulevard Baton Rouge (225) 765-6505 Harmanjot K Grewal Our Lady of the Lake Rheumatology 7777 Hennessy Boulevard Baton Rouge (225) 765-6505

SLEEP MEDICINE Matthew M Abraham Lake Charles Memorial Hospital 1701 Oak Park Boulevard Lake Charles (866) 337-2536 Phillip S Conner The Sleep Disorder Center of Louisiana 4820 Lake Street Lake Charles (337) 310-7378 Dwayne D Henry Our Lady of the Lake Sleep Medicine Clinic 7777 Hennessy Boulevard, Suite 501B Baton Rouge (225) 765-3456 SURGERY William B Bisland Thibodaux Surgical Specialists 604 North Acadia Road, Suite 207 Thibodaux (985) 446-1763 Jason A Breaux Southern Surgical & Medical Specialists 1211 Coolidge Boulevard, Suite 404 Lafayette (337) 703-6390 Michael W Hailey Breast Specialty of Baton Rouge 500 Rue de la Vie, Suite 201 Baton Rouge (225) 751-2778

James G Maze Lake Charles Memorial Hospital Radiation Oncology Lake Charles (337) 494-2121

Khanh T Ho Our Lady of the Lake Rheumatology 7777 Hennessy Boulevard Baton Rouge (225) 765-6505

Perri B Prellop OncoLogics Our Lady of Lourdes Regional Medical Center Lafayette (337) 769-8660

James M Lipstate Lafayette Arthritis & Endocrine Clinic 4212 West Congress Street, Suite 2300A Lafayette (337) 237-7801

Mark Hausmann Surgeons Group of Baton Rouge 7777 Hennessy Boulevard, Suite 612 Baton Rouge (225) 769-5656

Stephen R Wilt OncoLogics Our Lady of Lourdes Regional Medical Center Lafayette (337) 769-8660

Jennifer K Malin Lafayette Arthritis & Endocrine Clinic 4212 West Congress Street, Suite 2300A Lafayette (337) 237-7801

Mark F Hebert Thibodaux Surgical Specialists 604 North Acadia Road, Suite 207 Thibodaux (985) 446-1763

Henry J Kaufman Southern Surgical & Medical Specialists 457 Heymann Boulevard Lafayette (337) 237-5774

UROLOGY

William C Moss Ochsner CHRISTUS Clinic General Surgery 4150 Nelson Road Lake Charles (337) 656-7873

Kenneth M Blue Louisiana Urology 8080 Bluebonnet Boulevard, Suite 3000 Baton Rouge (225) 766-8100

Philip R Schauer Bariatric and Metabolic Institute 6400 Perkins Road, Building D Baton Rouge (225) 330-0497

Thad A Bourque Southern Urology 120 Rue Louis XIV Lafayette (337) 988-1803

Richard T Shimer Memorial Medical Group Surgical Associates Lake Charles (337) 494-4868 Jonathan P Taylor The Baton Rouge Clinic 7373 Perkins Road Baton Rouge (225) 246-9240 James N Williams Our Lady of the Lake Physician Group General SurgeryAscension 2647 South St. Elizabeth Boulevard Gonzales (225) 743-2455 THORACIC & CARDIAC SURGERY Amit N Patel Cardiovascular Institute of the South 8401 Picardy Avenue Baton Rouge (225) 308-0247 C. Swayze Rigby Our Lady of the Lake Physician Group Cardiothoracic Surgery Baton Rouge (225) 490-7224 UROGYNECOLOGY/ FEMALE PELVIC MEDICINE & RECONSTRUCTIVE SURGERY

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Angelo Annaloro Baton Rouge Urology 7777 Hennessy Boulevard, Suite 2004 Baton Rouge (225) 769-2500

Christopher P Fontenot Southern Urology 120 Rue Louis XIV, Building 2 Lafayette (337) 233-6665 Scott M Neusetzer Southern Urology 120 Rue Louis XIV, Building 2 Lafayette (337) 233-6665 William B Roth Southern Urology 120 Rue Louis XIV, Building 2 Lafayette (337) 233-6665 Ayme V Schmeeckle The Baton Rouge Clinic 7373 Perkins Road Baton Rouge (225) 246-9240 Farjaad M Siddiq Advanced Urology 1715 Wolf Circle Lake Charles (337) 480-7499 Walter J Simoneaux Thibodaux Regional Urology Clinic 504 North Acadia Road Thibodaux (985) 447-5667 Jeremy S Speeg Southern Urology 120 Rue Louis XIV, Building 2 Lafayette (337) 233-6665 VASCULAR SURGERY

Phillip A Barksdale 500 Rue de la Vie, Suite 511 Baton Rouge (225) 752-3000

Michael S Conners CVT Surgical Center 7777 Hennessy Boulevard, Suite 1008 Baton Rouge (225) 766-0416

William S Kubricht Louisiana Urology 8080 Bluebonnet Boulevard, Suite 3000 Baton Rouge (225) 766-8100

P. Michael Davis CVT Surgical Center 7777 Hennessy Boulevard, Suite 1008 Baton Rouge (225) 766-0416

Racheed J Ghanami Southern Vascular Clinic 5000 Ambassador Caffery Parkway Lafayette (337) 534-4444 Christopher E LaGraize Acadiana Vascular Clinic: Vein Center of Louisiana 129 Rue Louis XIV Lafayette (337) 289-9700 John B Luke Acadiana Vascular Clinic: Vein Center of Louisiana 129 Rue Louis XIV Lafayette (337) 289-9700 Andrew J Olinde Baton Rouge Vascular Specialty Center 8888 Summa Avenue, 3rd Floor Baton Rouge (225) 769-4493 Steven Lee Pike Acadiana Vascular Clinic: Vein Center of Louisiana 129 Rue Louis XIV Lafayette (337) 289-9700

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Amorous Mocktails Prevail Zero proof cocktails are gaining traction for those seeking sophisticated drinks without the drawbacks of booze

by Lisa LeBlanc-Berry photo by Romero & Romero

With elevated zero proof spirits such as Seedlip, Kentucky 74, Three Spirit, Abstinence and Borrago on the rise along with near-beers, verjus and CBD-enhanced mixers, the past two years have seen no/low alcohol drinks as a more socially acceptable, and even hip option.

Wellness is the ongoing drum beat. Health-conscious millennials and Gen Z-ers continue redefining the drinking and dining and experience.

They expect attractive, spirit-free craft mocktails nuanced with fresh ingredients, complex flavors and depth. The old-hat soda-and-juice blends just don’t cut it anymore.

According to IWSR, a firm that analyzes world beverage trends, the low-and-no-alcohol market will continue to expand in 2022, with consumption expected to grow 31% by 2024. Hence, more producers creating non-alcoholic versions of products that mimic distinct flavors and enhance the bartender’s tool kit.

“Prior to the pandemic, we never had mocktails on our list,” says Philippe Callais, manager and sommelier of Pamplona Tapas Bar (pamplonatapas.com). “Now, we design the majority of our cocktails so they can be easily transformed into mocktails. Seventy-five percent of our drinks for pop-up events are made that way.”

Callais’ fascination for craft cocktails emerged seven years ago when he acquired a Masters Sommelier certification from the Court of Master Sommeliers after completing his master’s degree in architecture.

“Each year, I travel to learn more about cocktails,” Callais says. “I’ll be in Dublin for two weeks.

At Mace in New York last year, we experimented with Verjus Blanc, which adds another layer of complexity and acidity to a mocktail. We’ve incorporated it into a Valentine’s mocktail named Por Mi Amante, which means “for my beloved” in Spanish. Normally, we would do a strawberryinfused tequila but instead, we do a strawberryinfused Verjus Blanc combined with Pamplona’s hot sauce made in-house.”■

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Por Mi Amante Add 2 ounces of strawberry-infused Verjus Blanc, 1 ounce freshlysqueezed lemon juice, 1-ounce Demerara simple syrup and 2 dashes of Pamplona’s Housemade Hot Sauce into cocktail shaker. Add ice, shake and strain into a chilled Nick and Nora glass or a coupe, and serve straight up, garnished with a strawberry and a metal straw (optional).

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FearlessFlavors Café Josephine in Sunset is a culinary destination for foodies in the know

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SUNSET — It’s 4:44 p.m. and customers are gathered around the restaurant’s front door.

Meanwhile, all varieties of cars and trucks continue to hurriedly drive onto the establishment’s parking lot. Each of the vehicle’s occupants shares an expression of nervous anticipation as if they know something spectacular is happening inside Café Josephine and they do not want to miss out.

When the doors open at 5 p.m., a line develops in front of the hostess. She asks each person, couple and group, “Do you have a reservation?”

Tension around the faces of those who secured a seat dissipates after sitting at a dinner table. Customers who who did not call ahead, figuring to roll the dice in hopes of being fortunate enough for a prized seat, stand or sit near the charbroiling oyster and meat grilling station if there is room. A wait here can take two to three hours.

A group of food lovers from around the state understand the need for a reservation at Café Josephine which is located in Sunset, about 10 minutes off of Interstate 49. Those who eat at this restaurant could be considered

(above) Chef Bijeaux loves surf and turf ingredients. Pork, beef, oysters and veggies are featured on Café Josephine’s menu.

Lovers of open fire cooking are ushered into an enhanced flavor experience. (right) At Café Josephine, correct homage is paid to fresh pearls of the sea.

culinary pilgrims who trek to this out-of-theway eatery which is led by Carencro-born Chef Troy Bijeaux.

This man, who worked in the flooring business for 20 years, is about 6-foot-1, pleasantly plump (great cooks are not skinny), with a heavy Cajun accent, jovial personality and just maybe the a true kitchen savant.

“I never went to cooking school. I never worked in a professional kitchen. I never had a restaurant until this one,” he explains while pouring a creamy sauce over and around a dozen charbroiling oysters in the grill station that sits near the restaurant entrance. “My menu was created while sitting on a couch. The only reason I am here and successful is because of God.” Like a music prodigy who just understands how a piano is supposed to sound, Bijeaux gets food and flavor.

Café Josephine 818 Napoleon Ave. Sunset 337-662-0008 cafejosephinesunset.com Open Tuesday through Thursday, 5 p.m. to 9 p.m.

Open Friday and Saturday 11 a.m. to 2 p.m. and 5 p.m. to 10 p.m.

Reservations are definitely advised.

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(facing page) Grilled meat served with seasonal veggies on a hot plate treat the eyes and olfactory senses. (top) Charbroiled oysters are prepared with Parmesan cheese, garlic butter and Chef Bijeaux’s special Cajun Prairie-inspired sauce. (bottom) Anyone who treks to Café Josephine in Sunset knows the real excitement is found at the grilling station. There, Adam Domingue and Chef Bijeaux prepare food that spreads the restaurant’s flavor gospel message.

It is difficult to choose what to eat off the restaurant menu because the plates that are delivered to tables from kitchen dazzle the visual and olfactory senses.

Crab meat stuffed egg rolls — Bijeaux’s wife Melissa was not convinced about the dish’s potential when he initially shared it — is a grand example of the kind of flavor dish Bijeaux dreams of. The appetizer consists of white crab meat wrapped in an egg roll and fried before it is served over a bed of lettuce and topped with pecan pepper jelly, spicy mayonnaise and sriracha.

The eggplant crab dish will have a foodie paying homage to Bijeaux’s menu and recipe creating skills. Plated in a white bowl, the dish consists of three deep fried eggplant medallions layered with grilled tomatoes and topped with crab dip and Louisiana jumbo lump crab meat with three fried shrimp and angel hair pasta on the side.

Café Josephine is a word-of-mouth restaurant. Connoisseurs of Louisiana-inspired foods will eat and become a believer and follower of the creations of Chef Bijeaux. ■

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Festive Feasting A delectable postparade or ball brunch

by Marcelle Bienvenu photo & styling by Eugenia Uhl

The Carnival season is long this year since Mardi Gras isn’t until March 1. There’s plenty of time to devour many versions of king cakes and imbibe your choice of beverage, spiked or otherwise. Here’s hoping we will indeed have a full-blown Carnival celebration if COVID-19 doesn’t rain on our parades.

Although New Orleans is known for its Carnival blowout parades, balls and other related activities, there are many celebrations all over the state.

In our small rural communities in Acadiana we have “Courir de Mardi Gras.” Of course, there are traditional parades and balls throughout South Louisiana, though not as extravagant as in the Crescent City, but lots of fun nevertheless.

In my small hometown of St. Martinville, we no longer have a parade, but we do have a ball. It’s been a custom of mine to host a brunch the day after.

Always start off with Bloody Marys and mimosas to help to allay those “night after” headaches.

This year I’m making gougères, small, airy puffs of pastry enhanced with Gruyère cheese. ■

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Although Gruyère is the classic cheese for these French inspired delights, I sometimes use blue cheese, so you might want to experiment.

APPETIZER

MAIN COURSE

D E S S E RT

Ju-Ju’s Gougères

Jambalaya, My Way

Italian Cheesecake

I was introduced to these by my friend Ju-Ju, a wonderful hostess and cook.

I’ve been questioned many times if the shrimp will be tough since it cooks for 25 minutes. You’ll have to trust me on this. Use 41/50 count shrimp.

Dessert — a rich Italian cheesecake. Splurge because Lent is fast approaching.

MAKES 10 TO 12 SERVINGS

1 cup water

MAKES ABOUT 12 SERVINGS

1½ pounds whole milk ricotta cheese

12 tablespoons butter

1 cup sugar

1 cup chopped green onions (green and white parts)

6 tablespoons all-purpose flour

1 cup chopped yellow onions

4 large eggs, beaten

½ teaspoon dry mustard

1 cup chopped green bell peppers

1 teaspoon almond extract

2 teaspoons salt

1½ cups chopped celery

dash of hot sauce

2 teaspoons minced garlic

1 stick butter 1 cup all-purpose flour 4 eggs 6 ounces Gruyère cheese, grated 1 teaspoon Dijon mustard

PREHEAT oven to 450 F. Lightly butter a sheet pan or cookie sheet.

COMBINE water and butter

in a saucepan and bring to a rolling boil. Add flour and beat with a wooden spoon until it forms a ball and comes off the sides of the pot. Turn off heat.

ADD eggs, one at a time,

beating vigorously, until blended. Add cheese, Dijon, dry mustard, salt and hot sauce. Stir to blend.

WORKING QUICKLY, drop batter by large spoonfuls into a circle, about nine inches in diameter, onto the prepared sheet pan.

Repeat and make a second layer on top of the first circle.

Bake for 10 minutes.

There is a constant argument about whether jambalaya should be red (made with tomatoes) or brown (made so by caramelizing the onions and other ingredients until toasty brown). New Orleanians lean to the red variety, which usually contains shrimp and ham while to the west of the Mississippi River, the brown version is made with chicken and sausage.

Both are good.

This is my version using tomatoes.

MAKES ONE CAKE ABOUT 8 SERVINGS

REDUCE oven temperature to 350 F and bake another 10 minutes. Reduce oven temperature to 325 F and bake until puffed and lightly brown.

Poke holes in dough to let steam escape, then serve hot.

1 pound medium shrimp, peeled and deveined 1 pound cubed boiled ham or tasso 1 pound smoked sausage, cut crosswise into ¼-inch thick slices 4 cups canned, diced tomatoes 2 cups chicken stock salt and cayenne 2 bay leaves 2½ cups long-grain rice, uncooked Tabasco HEAT butter in a large heavy

pot over medium heat. Add onions, bell peppers, celery and garlic. Cook, stirring, until soft and lightly golden, about 15 minutes.

½ cup candied orange PREHEAT oven to 350 F. Butter a 9-inch springform pan.

COMBINE cheese, sugar and four tablespoons of flour in a bowl. Mix together eggs and almond extract and gradually add to cheese mixture. Pour mixture into springform pan.

TOSS candied orange with remaining two tablespoons flour to coat evenly. Shake off any excess, then sprinkle over the top of cheesecake. Bake for 40 minutes, or until it sets.

TURN OFF oven and open the oven door slightly. Let cheesecake remain in the oven for one hour.

TRANSFER to a rack to cool completely. It can then be covered and refrigerated.

ADD shrimp, ham and sausage.

Cook, stirring, for 2 to 3 minutes, or until shrimp turn pink.

STIR in tomatoes and chicken broth. Season to taste with salt and cayenne. Add bay leaves and rice. Cover and reduce the heat to medium-low. Do not uncover the pot or stir while the rice is cooking. Cook until the rice is tender and all the liquid is absorbed, about 25 minutes.

REMOVE bay leaves and serve.

Pass the hot sauce!

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Traiteurs, Plantes et Prières Le naturel et le surnaturel de la guérison par David Cheramie

Bien avant la création des premières facultés de médecine en Europe au XIIe siècle, les gens avaient besoin de guérison dans chaque région du monde et à chaque époque historique. Les remèdes traditionnels varient de culture en culture, mais ils sont tous porteurs d’une connaissance ancestrale des pratiques médicinales passées de génération en génération. La Louisiane, avec ses populations diverses et anciennes, ne fait pas exception. Les botanistes d’ici connaissent certaines plantes natives utilisées comme remède contre plusieurs troubles de santé :

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par exemple, l’herbe cabri contre la fièvre, la Une autre fois, ma propre mère avait un mauve contre la coqueluche et le mamou poreau, une verrue en français standard. Le contre la toux et une vaste gamme d’autres « traitement » classique, c’est de couper une malaises. À part la connaissance des plantes patate en deux et de frotter le poreau. Puis, qui contiennent des ingrédients actifs utilisés le traiteur donne une cuillère et indique dans des médicaments commercialisés comme un endroit où l’enterrer. Le poreau tombe les recherches ont prouvé, les guérisseurs, quand la patate s’est pourrie. Mais ma mère qu’on appelle traiteurs chez nous, font appel ne voulait pas attendre. Elle a cherché une aussi à une puissance au-delà de la nature pour femme qu’elle connaissait qui avait un traitguérir. J’en ai connu plusieurs dans ma vie et ement éclair qui consistait de lécher son j’en connais encore. Chacun a sa spécialité. doigt et de faire le signe de la croix sur le Comme le beau-père de mon oncle. Il traitait poreau, tout en priant. Presque tout de suite, les chevilles et poignets foulés et les petites elle sentait une intense chaleur, comme si fractures. Une autre voisine traitait les insola- on l’avait brûlée. Le lendemain, le poreau tions, ou « coups de soleil », que mon cousin est tombé. Histoire vraie. est allé voir un jour. Elle a tenu un récipient Malgré la prévalence de la médecine moden étain au-dessus de sa tête en priant. Bientôt erne, les traiteurs sont toujours appréciés il a entendu l’eau mijoter. Son mal de tête et dans notre culture. Comme une femme sa fièvre sont partis dans l’après-midi. Il est traiteur m’a récemment dit, « Dieu est le retourné jouer dehors, mais sa mère l’a quand seul traiteur. Tout ce que je fais, ça vient de même fait porter une casquette. Cette même Lui. Faut pas dire autre chose que « Merci tante, sujette aux migraines, est allée voir des Bon Dieu » pour le traitement. L’argent ne docteurs en ville, sans aucun effet. doit pas changer de main. Mes On lui a parlé d’un monsieur qui prières viennent de traiteurs restait en bas du bayou qu’on avant moi. Je vas les passer à ne pouvait visiter qu’en pirogue. d’autre monde après moi » Elle Après deux séances, il a fait ce sait que la vraie guérison jaillit que ces médecins n’ont pas pu d’une foi généreuse et d’un FOR AN ENGLISH TRANSLATION VISIT faire : la guérir à toujours de ses savoir ancien. ■ ACADIANAPROFILE.COM maux de tête.

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