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MUSEUMS & LANDMARKS AROUND THE STATE PLUS Places to eat and stay along the way

Monroe artist Vitus Shell

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Louisiana Discovery

The Pelican State beckons with top-notch museums and historical landmarks.

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People who stand out in their professions, give back and represent what’s best about the Pelican State

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Louisianians of the Year

JANUARY/FEBRUARY VOLUME 42 NUMBER 1

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FROM THE EXECUTIVE EDITOR’S DESK

Last Days Of Passenger Trains

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HOME

PELICAN BRIEFS

Designer Susan Currie helps a North Shore couple feather an almost empty nest

News and updates around the state

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KITCHEN GOURMET

No matter which way you slice, smash, broil or bake them, these seasonal vegetables sing 72

NATURAL STATE

Field Notes on a small ‘country’ on the Gulf of Mexico 76

TRAVELER

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LITERARY LOUISIANA

A roundup of reading to get you through the first part of 2022

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South Louisiana’s religious shrines are destinations with history, heart and plenty of glorious mystery

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Ruston bookmaker Frank Hamrick pumps up the volumes

Shake, rattle and roadtrip your way to Tupelo for Elvis’ birthday Jan. 8, or any time of year

MADE IN LOUISIANA

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ART

Creating floats for Mardi Gras gives New Orleans artist Caroline Thomas a sense of purpose

FARTHER FLUNG

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PHOTO CONTEST

A striking sunset on the water in Madisonville.

FRO M TH E E X E CUTIVE E D ITOR ’ S D ES K

Last Days Of Passenger Trains Rambling Through The State

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hen I was a kid my dad once took me by passenger train to visit relatives near Marksville. The train, called the Southern Belle, was operated by Kansas City Southern railroad.

I have three main memories from the experience. One is that it was unusual for a dad to take a mere kid to something as swanky as a dining car where the walls had decorations, the waiters wore service jackets and the menu offerings were advanced beyond hot dogs. My dad probably thought I would always remember the experience, and, as I sit at the keyboard today, boy was he right.

Experience two was that somehow, I was convinced to order Redfish Couvillion.

I had never heard of that word “Couvillion” (pronounced roughly coo— vee—on) and I probably never heard of redfish which I would come to realize was several steps above canned tuna or fish sticks.

But it was the third memory that would linger the most. As we waited to be served fellow diners began pointing to an automobile that was on the highway near Morgana paralleling the train track. The driver was keeping up with the train’s speed while incessantly blinking his lights.

“Who is that guy?” fellow travelers wondered.

“He must be crazy!” Not even the Couvillion could compete with this spectacle.

None of us realized that a greater spectacle was the Southern Belle itself. These were the last days of commercial passenger service.

Kansas City Southern was, and still is, very important to Louisiana commerce as a freight hauler. The Missouri-bound passenger train connected New Orleans and Shreveport.

In better days there were other passenger lines slicing through the state and terminating in New Orleans. The most famous ones were

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Illinois Central’s Chicago-bound City of New Orleans and its Panama Limited; Southern Railway’s Crescent rambled through D.C. on the way to New York; There were also Southern Pacific’s Sunset Limited and Louisville and Nashville’s (L & N’s) Hummingbird.

Interstates, trucking and air service would contribute to the demise of commercial passenger service. Where passenger trains survive now, they have been taken over

by Amtrak since 1971. Of those that touch Louisiana only the City of New Orleans, the Crescent and the Sunset Limited still exist.

Today, there is no passenger rail service through the center of the state. New Orleans to Shreveport? Fill your gas tank and take either Louisiana Highway One or I-10 to 1-49.

Along the way you will see the routes where the Southern Belle once rumbled.

If your route takes you through Morgana you would be taking the path where the driver was blinking his lights at the train. The next day after our arrival my father was taking to one of his brothers, Henry, who asked if we noticed him blinking his lights. It was no crazy guy after all, it was my uncle.

Couvillion was a method of preparing fish as a stew.

Redfish provided a popular way to serve the dish until a few years later when Cajun Chef Paul Prudhomme (who was from Opelousas not far from the Southern Belle’s route) created a charred spicy preparation known as Blackened Redfish. The fish would seldom be experienced stewed again.

I guess we should have known from my uncle’s automobile lights keeping pace with the train, the future was approaching fast.

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Full Circle for Rice Fans A beloved Louisiana author dies, an iconic dance hall is sold and other news from around the state

BY LISA LEBLANC-BERRY

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DANCING WITH CROWBARS “The offer came out of the blue,” said Frank Randol, owner of Randol’s, the iconic 50-year-old Cajun dance hall and restaurant that was recently sold along with his seafood processing plant.

On its fourth dance floor, Randol’s was famous for hosting Crowbar Parties to replace each wornout floor. Dancers used crowbars to remove the planks over three nights while they kept waltzing to Cajun bands. In the 1980s, Randol introduced Cajun food and culture to major U.S. markets.

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“The Sweetness of Water,” Nathan Harris’ debut novel, won the $15,000 Ernest J. Gaines Award for Literary Excellence. The award will be presented by the Baton Rouge Area Foundation on Jan. 25, 2022 in the Manship Theatre (Shaw Center; free). The book was selected by Oprah Winfrey for her global book club, consequently catapulting the novel onto the New York Times bestseller list. It was also longlisted for the prestigious Booker Prize.

NATCHITOCHES

Honored with Fame Acclaimed central Louisiana reporter, editor and publisher Garland Forman, Jr. and preeminent North Louisiana feature columnist and author Teddy Allen were selected for the 2022 Distinguished Service Award in Sports Journalism from the Louisiana Sports Writers Association. They will be inducted in June among an elite 12-person Class of 2022 inducted into the Louisiana Sports Hall of Fame (lasportshall.com).

SHREVEPORT-BOSSIER CITY

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Starting in January, a ride on the SporTran won’t cost riders a cent.

All fares for all vehicles and services inside Shreveport-Bossier City will be free as of on Jan. 2. Made possible by a federal grant that will cover the cost of SporTran bus and OnDemand travel in the SporTran service area, the free rides will last through 2023.

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lans are underway to celebrate the life of the late Gothic novelist and New Orleans native, Anne Rice, who died after complications from a stroke in December at age 80. The event “will be open to the public and will invite the participation of her friends, readers and fans,” according to her son, Christopher Rice. Although Rice published more than 40 books that sold 100 million copies, she is best known for her 1976 debut novel, “Interview with the Vampire,” which is making a comeback as an AMC series being filmed in New Orleans (adapted from the original 1994 film starring Brad Pitt as “Louis” and Tom Cruise as “Lestat”). Cathartically written during a time of grief, it was published 4 years after Rice’s 5-year-old daughter Michele’s death.

“Lestat was Stan (her late husband) and I was Louis and Claudia was Michele,” Rice told Event magazine. In the TV adaptation, actor Jacob Anderson, who many know from “Game of Thrones,” is in the lead role as “Louis,” a young man seduced into the world of the undead by amoral “Lestat.”

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New Year, New Reviews A roundup of reading to get you through the first part of 2022

BY ASHLEY MCLELLAN

THRILL SEEKER

A Flicker in the Dark Author Stacy Willingham’s debut novel “A Flicker in the Dark” follows fictional Baton Rouge psychologist Chloe Davis, a woman struggling to deal the legacy of her father’s murderous past. Davis has moved forward with her life, until, that is, another teenage girl goes missing. Has all she has ever known been a lie, and who is the true killer?

Advance praise from fellow best-selling thriller writer Karin Slaughter calls the book “A smart, edge-of-your-seat story with plot twists you’ll never see coming. Stacy Willingham’s debut will keep you turning pages long past your bedtime.” Hardcover, 368 pages, $27.99.

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I Came All This Way to Meet You: Writing Myself Home New Orleans writer Jami Attenberg is a New York Times best-selling author, penning seven books of fiction and essays published in The New York Times Magazine, The Wall Street Journal and more. In her latest, “I Came All This Way to Meet You: Writing Myself Home,” Attenberg explores her wanderlust past and the traumas and triumphs that have profoundly influenced her life and her writing. “I Came All This Way to Meet You” is an intimate memoir about artistic and personal growth, friendship, family and exploration.

Hardcover, 272 pages, $27.99.

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SOUTHERN FLAVOR

Turkey and the Wolf: Flavor Trippin’ in New Orleans “Turkey and the Wolf: Flavor Trippin’ in New Orleans” will have you quickly putting your New Years diet resolutions aside … and it’s all worth it.

Filled with recipes from Chef Mason Hereford and co-author J.J. Goode from the iconic Turkey and the Wolf restaurant (named Best New Restaurant in America by “Bon Appetit”), “Flavor Trippin’” will take home cooks on a wild ride through southern American cooking. Hereford puts his unique spin on classics such as deviled eggs, casseroles and fried bologna sandwiches. These aren’t your grandma’s basic recipes, to be sure. Hardcover, 256 pages, $30.

CARNIVAL TIME

Mardi Gras Almost Didn’t Come This Year After a year without Carnival, everyone in Louisiana can relate to this story of a family coping with the aftermath of Hurricane Katrina the best way we all know how — through music, joy and family celebration.

“Mardi Gras Almost Didn’t Come This Year” was written by award-winning children’s author Kathy Z. Price and illustrated by esteemed New Orleans artist and graduate of the New Orleans Center for Creative Arts Carl Joe Williams. Through vibrant prose and striking

illustrations, the books explores hope and healing, themes that will resonate with families in a postpandemic world. Ideal for families with readers ages four through eight.

Hardcover, 48 pages, $17.99.

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Paper Trail Ruston bookmaker Frank Hamrick pumps up the volumes

BY JEFFREY ROEDEL PHOTOS BY ROMERO & ROMERO

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e’s no fortune teller. He makes paper.

That’s how Frank Hamrick knows the exact future of the T-shirt he’s wearing, and it’s not the bottom of a drawer or on the racks of a nearby Ruston thrift shop.

He’ll boil the cotton garment, beat the slurry to a pulp, then dry and press it as pages to use in a brand-new book.

“It’s getting a little worn, so I’ll turn this shirt into sheets of paper,” he says in a grainy Georgia drawl.

“If you ever hear ‘that guy got beaten to a pulp,’ well that phrase relates back to making paper.”

Though he creates vivid letterpress greeting cards and a recent project saw him collaborating with roots music icons Gillian Welch and David Rawlings on a book about their archival recordings, Hamrick’s work most often tailgates his own visual fantasia, a blend of rough-hewn paper-making and book-binding, film and tintype photography and the surprises of curating a litany of curiosities.

With work housed in permanent collections in New York City, London and across the South — iconic photographer Sally Mann is a fan — Hamrick serves as an associate professor in the School of Design at Louisiana Tech University. In his spare time, AT A GL ANCE he conducts workshops like the ones he held last summer at the prestigious NAME Frank Hamrick Penland School of Crafts in Asheville, and creates his LOCATION own commecial and fine art Ruston books, not all of them borne BUSINESS out of old T-shirts.

Printmaker and book It’s a passion that began craftsman while he was rolling on a half-pipe in the backyard of WEBSITE his childhood home. frankhamrick.com

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Hamrick was gifted his first camera at age 10, and quickly found a niche taking photos of his friends and fellow skateboarders.

“Finding your place and your individuality to create something that’s rewarding for you personally is so important, and that’s what I tell my students,” Hamrick says. “I wasn’t going to play ball or even pursue skateboarding professionally, so photography set me on my path.”

Hamrick grew up in Macon, Georgia, a quiet town in sheep’s clothing, so to speak. Beneath a Southern Living surface lies a haven of hawkish creative history, from the Southern sprawl of The Allman Brothers Band who invented jazz and blues-infused jam rock there in the early ‘70s, to the birthplace of the blaring boogie of Little Richard, a black and gay gospel singer who lit a match on rock’n’roll with “Tutti Frutti.”

As a teen, Hamrick interned at Capricorn Sound Studios where the Allmans cut “Midnight Rider,” and today his work reflects that same mystery of Macon’s duality with river-deep measures of poetry and a wink of modern mythmaking.

“I am drawn to words and images that suggest something beyond what they simply state and show,” Hamrick says. “When making a piece of work, I don’t

want to just throw a rock in the river. I want that stone to skip as many times as possible and ripple the water with every bounce.”

With titles like “I Found It When I Stopped Looking,” “A Rabbit Runs in a Circle” and “It Was There All Along,” Hamrick’s books are found-art journals of a Deep South that still exists if one only stays for one more song, or keeps walking even though it’s getting late, or turns first to the note-splattered, dog-eared chapter, or rolls down the right dusty road.

“Books are intersections of many things,” he says. “It’s a time-based media. You have to spend time with it, like a movie or a play or an album of music. With my books, I want it to feel like you went for a drive through this other world.”

For Hamrick, holding a book in his hands makes experiencing art truly tactile, and it creates content that is more engaging than something shining on a device, because it fires up feelings and imagination equally.

“The more senses you can a c t i v a t e , t h e more memorable it is,” Hamrick says.

“What do you get with a book instead of reading or looking at art on a device? You get something that expresses permanence. But at the same time, books can be damaged or lost, so you get something precious.” n

Between Georgia, New Mexico and Louisiana, you’ve experienced the land and cultures of three very different areas in the Southern U.S. How has living in Louisiana made a mark on your work? Living in those states, as well as Maine and Italy, revealed what is consistent from one place to the next and what is unique. Louisiana has made me understand cause and effect on a deeper level, studying history to see how actions from the past led to the way things are today. But also, being in a small college town has helped me realize the impact a single person can have.

What is one theme or subject for a book you have not explored yet but want to tackle? I regularly visited the Rio Grande while attending graduate school at New Mexico State University in Las Cruces. People often hear about the river in the context of national border issues. But I would like to travel the Rio Grande to make a photography book approaching the river from a personal, ecological perspective. Perhaps not even telling viewers what they were seeing, then reveal the river’s name at the end so people could really reconsider that part of the world.

When not creating or teaching, what do you do for fun in the Ruston area? Do you travel much these days? I love catching live music here in Ruston where I have the chance to interact with musicians like songwriter Kevin Gordon and bluesman Robert Finley. I am also working with other artists in town on a longterm project to convert the former city pool into Ruston Skatepark.

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Art for the People Creating floats for Mardi Gras gives New Orleans artist Caroline Thomas a sense of purpose

BY JOHN R. KEMP PHOTOS BY RYAN HODGESON-RIGSBEE

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he Rex Organization’s motto, “Pro Bono Publico,” has special meaning to New Orleans Mardi Gras float designer and painter Caroline Thomas. “For the Public Good” gives purpose to her art.

Seeing Thomas and other members of the Royal Artists crew at work preparing floats for the 2022 carnival season calls to mind what novelist Pat Conroy once wrote about another place and another time — “It’s where angels and butterflies are born.” Thomas and her team work year round, creating papier-mâché fantasies of the sublime and grotesque, monarchs and knaves, dragons and trolls, “angels and butterflies” for Carnival floats destined to thrill frantic arm-waving parade-goers.

Thomas and her employer Royal Artists Inc. are doing well in the carnival fantasy business. Founded

by Herbert Jahncke and now owned by Richard Valadie, Royal Artists has contracts with Rex, Proteus, Babylon, the Krewe d’Etat and the Knights of Chaos as well as carnival organizations in Mobile, Alabama.

Of the local krewes, Thomas designs floats for Rex and Proteus. She does them the original way, not on computers. With a loving sense of tradition, she begins with a concept and then draws thumbnail

(Left) “The Night Tripper” House Float (Above) Caroline Thomas preparing a prop for 2020 Rex parade float

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sketches followed by full pencil drawings, and finally, watercolor paintings for each float. The floats and their decorative figures are built up layers of plywood, painted cardboard and papier-mâché on canvas over wire and wooden frames. For Proteus, she submits design ideas to the organization for consideration. Rex, however, has a committee, headed by Rex Artistic Director Henri Schindler, which determines the theme that is passed on to Thomas and Valadie.

“Caroline is a wonderful artist and a worthy successor to a number of superb women who designed Rex parades for decades,” says Stephen Hales, Rex historian, archivist and author of two books on the history of the Rex

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show. There’s so much tradition in it.

People and their families have been meeting in the same spot for generations to watch parades. You feel like you are a culture bearer. And it’s fun to see people’s reactions.”

Thomas loves the artistic freedom Rex and Proteus give her. Like the time she chose Richard Wagner’s operas “The Ring Cycle” as Proteus’s theme for that year’s parade. She wasn’t sure people understood the operas, but they enjoyed the dragons and trolls.

“For Proteus, I’m always thinking about ideas,” she says. “One of the things I love about my job is I get to read mythology, history and literature. I’m always on the hunt for some interesting piece of mythology. And what I do appreciate with Proteus and with Rex is that they really don’t mind if we go a little obscure with the theme. I never want to be a gatekeeper for Mardi Gras, but it’s better than some pop culture theme.”

To Thomas, Carnival in New Orleans is an inseparable combination of European, African-American, Creole and Afro-Caribbean elements unlike carnival anywhere else.

That makes the field rich for a float designer.

Last year when COVID-19 forced the city to cancel Mardi Gras, Thomas worked with the Krewe of Red Beans to raise money for unemployed artists, older musicians and others in the city’s cultural community. Responding to an online story that encouraged people to decorate their houses for Mardi Gras, Thomas formed Hire a Mardi Gras Artist to design and construct “house floats” for people in Orleans Parish.

(Above) Caroline Organization. “One thing that distinguishes Those who donated to the project had their Thomas preparaing Caroline from them is that Caroline’s art names entered into a raffle. If chosen, artists prop for House includes not only the preparation of the then designed and built “floats” on the front Float, 2021 (Left) sketches but also actually painting sculptures of their houses. Part of the money went to “Birds of Bulbancha” and floats in the den — to my knowledge the Krewe of Red Beans and the rest to the House Float none of her predecessors did both.” artists who built the house floats. She says Thomas, who was born in New Orleans but they raised $300,000, created 48 jobs and grew up in Baton Rouge, didn’t start out to be completed 20 house floats. a carnival float designer. She studied fine art painting One might wonder how Thomas feels after carnival is at the Art Academy of Cincinnati, but found it too “indiover and she has to strip down a year’s work to begin over vidualistic.” Then in her senior year she received a grant again for the next carnival season. to study carnival art in Trinidad. Seeing the elaborate “It’s such a weird way to make art,” Thomas says. “You street festivals and carnival masking there, including spend all year on it and it’s this big release that lasts Mardi Gras Indians and Baby Dolls similar to those in just a couple of hours and then you take it back in and New Orleans, changed her life. After graduation in 2008, destroy it. I find it really exciting. There are some people she returned to New Orleans where she got a job with who can’t emotionally handle it, watching that thing Royal Artists to work on Hermes floats. When that ended, that they spent making all year being whited out. It’s she did a bit of cake decorating before rejoining Royal too difficult for them.”

Artists in 2011 where she enjoys designing floats and For Thomas, the big emotional rush comes when she the underlying concept of public art. is out on the street, watching her floats go by.

“Mardi Gras,” Thomas says, “has an inherent meaning “It’s thrilling,” she says, glancing around the den as artists built into it because it is something you are giving back moved about unfinished floats building fantasies-for-a-day. to the community and it’s free for people. You can be “New Orleans during carnival is a city filled with art.” dirt poor and you can still go see this great spectacular And, “for the public good,” so is her imagination. n

EXHIBITS CAJUN

Carrie Fonder: Little Labors Explores power in art, through March 12. Acadiana Center for the Arts, Lafayette. acadianacenterforthearts.org CENTRAL

Monumental: Colossal Works from the Collection Monumental artwork from the museum’s collection, through Feb. 19. Alexandria Museum of Art. themuseum.org PLANTATION

Iridescence: Juried Competition International juried art show, exploring theme of iridescence, through July 31. Louisiana Art & Science Museum, Baton Rouge. lasm.org NOLA

Prospect. 5: Yesterday We Said Tomorrow Citywide international art show, through Jan. 23. prospectneworleans.org NORTH

59th Annual Juried Competition Feb. 24 through May 7, Masur Museum of Art. masurmuseum.org *Check museums for COVID-19 schedules.

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Fresh Start Designer Susan Currie helps a North Shore couple feather an almost empty nest

BY LEE CUTRONE PHOTOS BY JACQUELINE MARQUE

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our years ago, having raised their three daughters (the youngest, was still a high school senior at home), Diana and Jay Cole decided to downsize to a smaller, newly built house in Covington’s Terra Bella development. The new address would be more than just a move; with the help of New Orleans- and Atlanta-based interior designer Susan Currie, it would be a fresh start for the next chapter of their lives.

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“Our vision was to have someone come in and do a nice design, but also give it our personalities as well,” says Diana.

“They spend a lot of time at home,” says Currie. “It was an opportunity to take a home built by a builder and add features that made it personal.”

When the Coles hired Currie, they had already gotten rid of most of their furnishings from their previous house. Currie had the luxury of starting from scratch, and because she anchors most of her interiors with timeless pieces, she was well-suited to working with a blank slate. Decorated in two years, the house reads as if it’s been collected over a longer time. Vintage and reproduction pieces with period details provide polished elegance; distressed finishes and rustic woods impart warmth; contemporary designs such as minimal, sculptural lamps modernize the classic traditionalism.

“She’s great about layering,” says Diana. “It doesn’t look like we bought everything new.”

(Left) New curated lighting from Circa Lighting helped personalize the kitchen.(Above) A dark table surrounded by white Wesley Hall chairs upholstered with Kravet fabric anchors the dining area next to the kitchen. (Right) Designer Susan Currie turned the formal dining space into a music room.

Chandelier from Circa Lighting.

Kravet fabric on bench.

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(Right) Tufting and nail-head trim elevate the living room’s seating.

Rustic woods add warmth and contemporary lamps modernize the classic traditionalism.

(Facing page, top) The combination of solid and striped fabrics adds interest to a wingback chair.

(Bottom) The office doubles as a guest room with a sleeper sofa by Wesley Hall. Drapery fabric, Thibaut.

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High ceilings, pilasters in the piano room and living area, abundant natural light, throughout the home, use of art to add color to the neutral walls.

A few changes and upgrades were made to the house.

Currie designed a drop-down counter crafted for one end of the kitchen island, replaced the existing hodgepodge of lighting fixtures with a curated selection of chandeliers and brought a single flourish of pattern to the white wall of the interior with a subtle floral paper in the powder room. Because the Coles’ youngest daughter is a singer and songwriter, the designer turned the formal dining room into a music room with the family’s baby grand piano. For the couple, she created a multi-use room that

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accommodates guests with a sleeper sofa, serves as a home office for Diana and includes an antique map of Louisiana, which speaks to Jay’s love of maps.

She also personalized the décor by repurposing furnishings where necessary and including custom detailing. Modifications were made to the vintage end tables purchased for the Coles’ daughter’s room so that they work as a pair, for example, while tufted backs and nail head trim elevate the arrangement of seating in the living room.

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Color, one of Currie’s trademarks, enlivens the white envelope of the interior. Upholstery, pillows, rugs, custom shades and draperies, bedding and art were chosen in a calming palette ranging from dusty pastels to vibrant beachy hues. The art, found almost entirely through Cole Pratt Gallery in New Orleans, includes several abstract paintings the color of Florida’s clear blue skies and water.

“We had to pull three people’s visions together,” says Diana. “Susan was able to do that and make it into a home that we all love.” ■

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arrots, parsnips, turnips and winter squash really come into their own this time of year. They show up in everything from appetizers to sweets. Each one is delicious on its own and all of them combined do wonders for a winter vegetable soup.

Carrots are one of the workhorses of the kitchen, essential for making stocks and soups, superb when stewed with beef, delicious as a puree, soup or salad, treasured as a vegetable and outrageously popular when transformed into a cake. The earliest carrots are thought to have been purple, yellow and red, while the familiar orange carrot was probably developed by the Dutch in

PEEL parsnips and

trim ends. Cook in boiling salted water until tender. Drain. Cut the thick sections into quarter-inch slices, cut thin ends lengthwise and blot dry. Cook in butter on medium heat until browned on one side. Turn and brown on the other side. Serve garnished with chopped parsley. Makes 4 servings.

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the 17th century. Today, multicolored carrots are again making a comeback.

Parsnips, which belong to the same family as carrots, are incredibly sweet and delicious, but they appear less often on our tables, which is a shame. Apparently that was not always the case. Early Louisiana cookbooks contain recipes for parsnips prepared a variety of ways: boiled and served with a butter or a cream sauce, fried, smothered, mashed, turned into boulettes and made into fritters.

Turnips elicit strong feelings one way or the other, but those of us who love them have our favorite preparations.

Some turnip varieties are so mild they can be eaten raw, but for cooking, I prefer those, such as the purple top, that have a more assertive flavor. I like to cook them with turnip greens and some kind of smoked meat. Turnips also are wonderful braised with duck.

There are many varieties of winter squash, all of them delicious. Butternut squash, which is widely available, is excellent in a variety of preparations — turned into a soup, roasted alone or with pork, included in a vegetable or meat stew or made into a pie.

The recipes this month include a carrot soup made from carrots that have been roasted with butter. In the process, their natural sugars caramelize and their flavor intensifies, creating a darker and more robust soup. For a vegetable dish, parsnips are first boiled in water, then sliced and browned in butter until their sugars caramelize and accentuate their natural sweetness. Turnips are cooked with their greens and ham hocks for a classically Southern one-pot meal. Finally, butternut squash is made into a pie sweetened with maple syrup and cradled in a cornmeal crust. n

ROASTED C ARROT SOUP 1 pound carrots 4 tablespoons unsalted butter 2 cups chicken stock 3 cups water Cajun/Creole seasoning to taste PR EHE AT oven to 400 F. Peel carrots

and trim ends. Cut carrots in half, then cut into quarters lengthwise.

Place carrots and butter on sheet pan and place in oven. Roast for 15 minutes, then turn carrots so they are covered with butter. After 15 minutes, turn carrots so they will caramelize on both sides. Roast for another 10 minutes, about 40 minutes total.

TR A NS FER carrots and butter to a

saucepan, add chicken stock and water and simmer for about 10 minutes. Puree with an immersion blender or process in batches in a stand blender. Reheat in saucepan and season to taste with Cajun/ Creole seasoning. Makes 4 servings.

TURNIPS, TURNIP GREENS AND SMOKED HAM HOCKS 2 smoked ham hocks 4 cups water 1 teaspoon crushed red pepper flakes 1 head garlic 2 bunches turnip greens 2 large purple top turnips coarse salt and freshly ground black pepper to taste hot pepper vinegar IN A L A RG E HE AV Y P OT or casserole,

combine ham hocks, water and crushed red pepper. Separate garlic cloves and crush each clove with the side of a chef’s knife. Remove skins and add garlic cloves to pot. Bring pot to a boil, cover, reduce heat and simmer for one hour.

BUTTERNUT SQUASH PIE WITH CORNME AL CRUST 1 cup all-purpose flour ½ cup finely-ground cornmeal ¼ teaspoon salt 6 tablespoons cold unsalted butter 2 tablespoons shortening 3-4 tablespoons ice-cold water about 1¾ pounds peeled and cubed butternut squash, to yield 2 cups when mashed ½ cup pure maple syrup 3 eggs 1 teaspoon pure vanilla extract pinch salt ¼ teaspoon freshly-grated nutmeg COMB INE flour, cornmeal and

salt in a mixing bowl. Cut butter into small cubes and add to bowl, along with shortening. Using a pastry blender or your fingers, work in the butter and shortening until mixture resembles coarse meal with pea-sized lumps of butter throughout. Add water, one tablespoon at a time, mixing it in with a fork, until dough begins to come together. Form dough into a ball and knead a few times, then place in the middle of a 9-inch pie pan. Flatten dough into a disk, then push it out with your fingers until the bottom and sides of pan, including the rim, are evenly covered. Refrigerate while you prepare the filling.

PR EHE AT oven to 375 F. Steam

butternut squash until tender, about 10-15 minutes. Transfer squash to a small mixing bowl, mash with a fork and measure 2 cups.

Add mashed squash to a larger mixing bowl, along with maple syrup, and mix until smooth. Add eggs, vanilla, salt and nutmeg and mix until light. Pour filling into prepared crust. Bake on the bottom shelf of oven until set in the middle, about 40 minutes.

Transfer to a rack and cool before slicing. Makes 6-8 servings.

CHOP and wash turnip greens and

add to the pot. Peel, quarter and slice turnips. Add to the pot. Cover and simmer until greens and turnips are tender, about 30-45 minutes. Season to taste with salt and pepper. Serve in large, shallow bowls with hot pepper vinegar. Makes 4 or more servings.

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By John R. Kemp Cheré Coen Fritz Esker Portraits by Romero & Romero

LOUISIA YEAR OF THE

Louisianians are a diverse bunch, but we have a few common traits. For example, many Louisianians, no matter how close we are to our family, have an independent streak. Strength and persistence also come to mind when you consider people who are descended from some of the country’s earliest settlers, who fought through the most horrendous conditions, lived through the reigns of multiple countries’ monarchs or who immigrated here looking for a better way of life. Each year, we comb the state in search of

ANIANS Louisianians who exemplify these traits. We look for people who stand out in their professions, give back and represent what’s best about the Pelican State. From teachers and artists to healthcare professionals and philanthropists, these are the individuals who enhance our daily lives in more ways than one. We are thrilled to present to you our 2022 Louisianians of the Year.

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ARTIST

VITUS SHELL

Monroe artist Vitus Shell is a remarkable artist who explores the African-American experience through strong, compelling and often unsettling images of Black contemporary life in America. It is art driven by irony, activism and his notion of Black “coolness.”

Born in Monroe in 1978, Shell, who has taught art at the University of Louisiana Monroe, Louisiana Tech University and Grambling State University, holds a bachelor of fine arts degree from the Memphis College of Art where he and other artists formed a collective that launched his career and those of other AfricanAmerican artists.

“My paintings,” says Shell, “are geared toward the Black experience, giving agency to people from this community through powerful image deconstruction, sampling and remixing identity, civil rights and contemporary Black culture. My artistic goal is to exude the hip-hop lifestyle with a Southern vernacular.”

That “Southern vernacular,” he says, takes on images that are “apt to pair depictions of grizzled hustlers, veterans of the street, with images of angelic school girls.” That imagery and what he describes as an “undeniable sense of coolness” are key elements in all of his work.

So is the influence of hip-hop music. To Shell, hip-hop musicians are the “philosophers of a certain community” who are speaking out and documenting today’s social and political issues.

“In my art,” Shell says, “I’m trying to understand myself through community, through history, through family, through other people’s stories and through broader conversations within my black culture.”

New Orleans writer and photographer (and former Louisiana Life Louisianian of the Year) L. Kasimu Harris has likened Shell’s paintings to the poems of Harlem Renaissance poet Langston Hughes and to the writings of the early 20th-century Pan-African civil rights activist W.E.B Du Bois.

Over the last two decades, Shell’s self-reflective journey through his art has brought him national success and exposure. His paintings have appeared in exhibitions across the nation, including high-visibility shows at the Ogden Museum of Southern Art’s 2017 Louisiana Contemporary and the Joan Mitchell Foundation’s 2008 show in New York City.

The honors continue. In 2007 the Joan Mitchell Foundation awarded him a grant to attend the University of Mississippi where he received a master of fine arts degree. He spent the following summer at the Skowhegan School of Painting and Sculpture in Maine. In addition, Shell held prestigious artist residencies at the Joan Mitchell Foundation in New Orleans in 2016, another in 2018 at the Bemis Center for Contemporary Art in Omaha, and most recently at the Sam and Adele Golden Foundation for the Arts in New Berlin, New York.

In describing his career, Shell says it has been “awesome” and “a beautiful experience and journey.” He hopes that one day his work will be considered important in the “canon of Black art” that “opened doors for other kids who grew up like me.” – By John R. Kemp

EDUCATION

“I’m so excited to return and invest in the community that invested so much in me,” Tedesco said.

The 37-year-old Tedesco, music director for CHS Voices and a vocal music teacher, has been teaching for 14 years. She is the daughter of two educators. While Tedesco initially went into marketing after graduating from Loyola University of New Orleans, she quickly felt a calling to try education. So she started teaching at her alma mater of CHS. Tedesco said her goal as a teacher is to provide an academically rigorous classroom experience for her students while also providing opportunities for experiences where students can put their learned skills to use. Students participate in both solo and group vocal competitions, sometimes traveling to places like New York and Florida.

They perform in musical theater productions like “Beauty and the Beast,” “Guys and Dolls,” and “Into the Woods.”

They also sing in the community at events like Relay 4 Life.

For classroom procedures, Tedesco said she uses a combination of setting high standards for her students and working with them individually. Part of working with them as individuals is remembering that many things are going on in the students’ lives outside of the classroom, both at home and on social media. She also said leading by example is important, not just in teaching students the material but teaching the students how to act.

“Shakespeare once wrote that all the world’s a stage. We’re teaching kids how to perform on the stage of life,” Tedesco said. “We’re not only teaching content.”

For new teachers, Tedesco recommended collaborating with coworkers to avoid burnout or feeling overwhelmed. She said she has greatly benefited from the time, insight, and assistance of her colleagues at CHS. “Remember that you’re not alone,” Tedesco said.

While she is proud to receive the 2022 Louisiana Teacher of the Year award, she said she is far from the only Louisiana educator doing exemplary work day in and day out at schools across the state.

“I am one of many who should be celebrated,” Tedesco said. – By Fritz Esker

ANNELISE CASSAR TEDESCO The word Chalmette native Annelise Cassar Tedesco, the 2022 Louisiana Teacher of the Year, most frequently mentioned in her interview was “community.” She strongly believes in the importance of forming a community at Chalmette High School with both her students and her fellow faculty members while serving the community as a whole.

JAMES CLESI CULINARY

James Clesi’s restaurant career began as a teenager at the Copeland’s on Veterans Boulevard in New Orleans. He bused tables, then moved to dishwashing. Clesi fell in love with the atmosphere in the kitchen ­— the smells, the sounds, the camaraderie. Now, he owns Clesi’s Restaurant and Catering in Mid-City.

Even though he worked in catering and restaurants throughout his youth and early adulthood, Clesi, now 41, didn’t always have the goal of running his own business. But after working for Heads and Tails Catering (a job he still refers to as a favorite) and after successfully catered a few events for his adult kickball league (Kickball of Crescent City) on a volunteer basis, he thought he might enjoy running his own company.

“It gave me the confidence to go for it,” Clesi said.

In 2013, Clesi started doing pop-ups in front of local bars. On Jan. 1, 2015, he opened a brick and mortar in the Mid-City neighborhood on Banks Street. It has since moved to a larger location on nearby Bienville. He is proud to be a part of Mid-City, the neighborhood his father grew up in.

In the past two years, Clesi has also done extensive work during the onslaught of hurricanes that struck Louisiana. His own company caters WDSU-TV when the station starts 24-hours-a-day broadcasting. But he has also worked for his former employers at Heads and Tails helping out after the many hurricanes of the past two years.

Last year, Clesi worked 53 days in a row in Lake Charles and New Orleans after Laura, Delta and Zeta struck. This year, he worked 29 days in a row in Houma after Ida. All of those workdays were 20-hours long.

He would get a 2-hour nap after serving breakfast and another 2-hour nap after serving dinner. Clesi said this is exhausting, but his body acclimates to the schedule after a couple of days.

In these gigs, Heads and Tails is providing food for utilities workers who are toiling nonstop to restore power to devastated areas.

Whatever food isn’t used in a day is donated to churches and charities to help feed local residents.

Clesi said he is only able to do this work thanks to the help of his siblings, who handle operations at Clesi’s Restaurant and Catering while he’s gone.

“I wouldn’t be able to do any of this without my brother and sister,” Clesi said.

– By Fritz Esker

Retired biology professor Malcolm F. Vidrine enjoyed a career ripe with accomplishments: author or coauthor of 20 books and numerous scientific articles, the discovery of leprosy in wild armadillos, and important work with mussels at the Watson Brake archaeological site in northeast Louisiana. Vidrine’s role in the latter was to identify mussels in the Watson Brake middens, food commonly eaten by Native Americans.

CONSERVATION

“At Frenchman’s Bend and Watson Brake, the mussels must have been eaten raw,” Vidrine explained. “The shells were intact and easy to identify — many of them appear very similar to shells found on the banks of streams today. I was able to generate good inventories of species and their compositions in the middens, which allowed me to make some general observations about the streams from which the mussels were collected. These findings combined with information from other members of the team made their way into two major publications, one in ‘Science’ and the other in ‘American Antiquity’.”

Vidrine’s findings helped date Watson Brake to 3,500–2,800 BCE, one of the oldest in the country.

Vidrine insists much of his research and accomplishments have been part of a team, including creating the Cajun Prairie Restoration Project in Eunice with Charles Allen. The two had been searching for surviving prairie remnants in Southwest Louisiana in the late 1980s and found a prime spot on a railroad right-of-way.

“I was impressed by the variety of flowering plants in the July sun on that fortunate afternoon,” Vidrine remembered.

“I told Charles that I had seen many stretches of such plants in Jefferson Davis Parish when I worked as the research director and mosquito biologist there. The next week we were driving around and searching for prairie remnants along railroads throughout the region. We found many of them, but only a few were of any significant size. The next five summers were spent inventorying the plants, butterflies and dragonflies of the prairie remnants. These searches culminated in papers, books and restoration projects.”

The two convinced Eunice Mayor Curtis Joubert to lease a piece of railroad property as a city park and the Cajun Prairie Restoration Project was born. Today, visitors may walk through native plants within its 10 acres, currently owned by the Cajun Prairie Habitat Preservation Society.

Vidrine continues the restoration work on three acres outside his Eunice home, a stretch of prairie called the Cajun Prairie Gardens. He and his wife, Gail, have published articles and books on their restoration efforts, plus they host groups to introduce others to a Louisiana environment they helped preserve and hope to propagate.– By Cheré Coen

MALCOLM VIDRINE

HEALTHCARE

Barahona, 39, is a nurse practitioner with the South Central Louisiana Human Services Authority. While she has been a nurse for 16 years, she has been a nurse practitioner for eight. A nurse practitioner can prescribe medicine, perform physicals and provide a number of other basic healthcare services.

Barahona provides primary care services in an integrated facility. What does that mean?

She sees mental health patients, many of whom have never received primary care of any kind. She’s able to diagnose and help treat common problems like diabetes that these patients never knew they had.

Barahona also spearheaded a medical assisted treatment program. This program helps her clients free themselves from opiate and alcohol addiction in an outpatient setting. The results are often rewarding.

“When they get clean, it’s the most amazing thing,” Barahona said. “It’s nice to see the hope they have in their eyes.”

It has been a challenging couple of years for nurses in general, but particularly for Barahona. At the onset of the COVID-19 pandemic when in-person contact was discouraged, she had to learn how to do televisits with her patients. This proved to be an even more useful skill in 2021 when Hurricane Ida devastated South Central Louisiana. Barahona’s home clinic is in Houma, but she works in multiple parishes in South Central Louisiana. Many of her clients have been displaced, but through telemedicine she is able to help them even if they have not yet been able to come home.

Nursing can be a burnout profession even in normal times.

But given the events of the past two years, even more nurses have felt the mental strain.

Barahona said it’s her connection to her patients that keeps her from burning out.

“I still love nursing. I still love talking to clients, getting to know them and their families,” Barahona said. “People notice when you truly care. You have to want to be there for your patients, to be an advocate for them.”

When she’s not practicing medicine, Barahona spends time with her husband and 5-year-old daughter. They love traveling, especially road trips to Florida’s beaches. –

By Fritz Esker

ANNIE BARAHONA Growing up in Houma, Annie Barahona dreamed of working in the medical field.

When it came time to decide on a career path, Barahona chose nursing. Sixteen years after starting her nursing journey, the Louisiana State Nurses Association named Barahona the Advanced Practice Registered Nurse of the Year.

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BY MISTY MILIOTO

LOUIsiana discovery The Pelican State beckons with top-notch museums and historical landmarks

Greater New Orleans

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THE NATIONAL WWII MUSEUM

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The National WWII Museum tells the story of the American experience in “the war that changed the world” — why it was fought, how it was won and what it means today. Exhibits include Road to Berlin, Road to Tokyo, The Arsenal of Democracy and more.

945 Magazine St., 504-528-1944, nationalww2museum.org

Edith Rosenwald Stern and Edgar Stern selected the Longue Vue site as newlyweds in 1921, and today, this historic house museum and associated gardens furthers the couple’s example of hospitality and community engagement. 7 Bamboo Road, 504-488-5488, longuevue.com

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OGDEN MUSEUM OF SOUTHERN ART

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The Ogden Museum of Southern Art holds the largest and most comprehensive collection of Southern art. It is recognized for its original exhibitions, public events (such as lectures, film screenings and concerts) and educational programs. Check out Spell, Time, Practice, American, Body: The Work of RaMell Ross through March 27. 925 Camp St., 504-539-9650, ogdenmuseum.org

Louisiana Children’s Museum

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PRESERVATION HALL Preservation Hall is an intimate and historic jazz music venue in the French Quarter, featuring wooden floors and rustic benches, and a beautiful courtyard. The band works to protect, preserve and perpetuate the spirit of traditional New Orleans jazz. Concerts take place on more than 350 nights per year with ensembles from a current collective of 50-plus local master practitioners. 726 St. Peter St., 504-522-2841, preservationhall.com

WHERE TO STAY

The Four Seasons

The new Louisiana Children’s Museum features 30,000 square feet of interactive exhibits, including a climbing wall, art studio and mock cafe. Experiences include Dig Into Nature, Follow That Food, Move With the River and more. 15 Henry Thomas Drive, 504-5231357, lcm.org

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LONGUE VUE HOUSE AND GARDENS

The much-anticipated Four Seasons Hotel and Private Residences opened this year on the Mississippi River waterfront. In addition to 341 expertly appointed rooms and suites, the hotel features the Chandelier Bar with a jaw-dropping 15,000-piece light and glass installation; a new restaurant from New Orleans chef Alon Shaya, dubbed Miss River; another restaurant from local chef Donald Link, dubbed Chemin à la Mer; a crescent-shaped rooftop swimming pool; a fitness center designed by Harley Pasternak; The Spa; and 92 fully serviced Four Seasons Private Residences. 2 Canal St., 504-434-5100, fourseasons.com/neworleans

LOUISIANA CHILDREN’S MUSEUM PHOTO BY SARA ESSEX BRADLEY; LOUISIANA STATE EXHIBIT MUSEUM COURTESY LOUISIANA STATE MUSEUM

WHERE TO EAT

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St. Louis Cathedral Located adjacent to Jackson Square in the heart of the French Quarter, St. Louis Cathedral is one of New Orleans’ most notable landmarks. It is the oldest cathedral in continuous use in the United States, founded as a Catholic parish in 1720. The cathedral features triple steeples that tower above the Cabildo and the Presbytère (both part of the Louisiana State Museum). 615 Pere Antoine Alley, 504-525-9585, stlouiscathedral.org

NORTH/ SPORTSMAN’S PARADISE

Fat Calf Brasserie

Enjoy French-inspired Southern cuisine with a menu of seasonal and locally farmed foods by Chef Anthony Felan. Try the brown butter roasted whole trout. 3030 Creswell Ave., Shreveport, 318-351-2253, fatcalfbrasserie.com

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STEPHENS AFRICAN-AMERICAN MUSEUM Opened in 1994, the Stephens African-American Museum features historical documents, art and memorabilia. 2810 Lindholm St., Shreveport, 318-635-2147, facebook.com/ Stephens-African-AmericanMuseum-110137542371995

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DELTA MUSIC MUSEUM & ARCADE THEATRE The Delta Music Museum collects, preserves and exhibits the musical heritage along the Mississippi River Delta Region from Memphis to New Orleans. Hall of Fame inductees include Jerry Lee Lewis, Jimmy Swaggart, Conway Twitty and Aaron Neville. 218 Louisiana Ave., Ferriday, 318-757-4297, deltamusicmuseum.com

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Louisiana State Exhibit Museum One of the most impressive buildings in the state, this art deco museum is filled with paintings, frescoes and dioramas, plus a gallery of Native American artifacts. 3015 Greenwood Road, Shreveport, 318-632-2020, laexhibitmuseum.org

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SHREVEPORT MUNICIPAL AUDITORIUM Second only to the Grand Ole Opry, this historic performance venue is legendary for its “Louisiana Hayride” live radio show that debuted in 1948. Held within the auditorium, the show became syndicated on the CBS radio network and expanded its broadcast to 198 affiliates. 705 Elvis Presley Ave., Shreveport, 318-841-4000, shreveportmunicipalauditorium.com

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PLANTATION COUNTRY Built in 1912 as a two-room schoolhouse, the Bayou Lacombe Museum is now on the National Register of Historic Places. Exhibits include Choctaws in Lacombe and Early 20th Century Life.

61115 S. St. Mary St., Lacombe, 985-882-3043, bayoulacombemuseum.com

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LAFITTE’S BARATARIA MUSEUM AND WETLAND TRACE Barataria Basin is home to Lafitte’s Barataria Museum and Wetland Trace with an historic fishing village, a museum and trails and waterways. 4917 City Park Drive, Jean Lafitte, 504-689-7888, townofjeanlafitte.com

Central/Crossroads

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ARNA BONTEMPS AFRICAN AMERICAN MUSEUM AND CULTURAL ARTS CENTER The Arna Bontemps African American Museum and Cultural Arts Center opened in 1992, and it has become a model institution that serves a cross-cultural community. 1327 3rd St., Alexandria, 318-704-6462, arnabontemps.org

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Alexandria Museum of Art

Check out Monumental: Colossal Works from the Collection, on view through Feb. 19. The exhibit focuses on a selection of largescale works from the collection, including pieces by Bill Iles and Margaret Evangeline. 933 2nd St., Alexandria, 318-443-3458, themuseum.org

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IBERVILLE MUSEUM Located in one of Louisiana’s oldest parishes, the Iberville Museum Association preserves and promotes Iberville Parish’s heritage and culture.

Check out the permanent exhibition, Isleños: The Canary Islanders of Louisiana. 57735 Main St., Plaquemine, 225-687-7197, ibervillemuseum.org

Cajun country/ acadiana

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BAYOU LACOMBE MUSEUM

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Whitney Plantation This history museum is the only in Louisiana that focuses exclusively on the lives of enslaved people. 5099 Louisiana Highway 18, Edgard, 225-265-3300, whitneyplantation.org

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ACADIANA CENTER FOR THE ARTS The Acadiana Center for the Arts was founded in 1975 to foster art and culture in the area.

The Center now supports the creation of new works of art, exhibits, festivals, performances and public art. 101 W. Vermilion St., Lafayette, 337-233-7060, acadianacenterforthearts.org

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VERMILIONVILLE HISTORIC VILLAGE

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Hilliard Art Museum

The Hilliard Art Museum at the University of Louisiana at Lafayette is a destination for families, and a resource for academic research and observation.

Be sure to catch Twenty Years of Marias Press: Imprinting a Campus and Collection, on view through Aug. 20. 710 E. St. Mary Blvd., Lafayette, 337-4820811, hilliardmuseum.org PHOTOS COURTESY: ALEXANDRIA MUSEUM OF ART; WHITNEY PLANTATION; HILLIARD ART MUSEUM

WHERE TO EAT

Vestal Restaurant Vestal Restaurant is a new concept in the heart of downtown Lafayette focusing on customer service. The menu includes items like oysters and ceviche from the raw bar, small plates, steaks, pasta and more. 555 Jefferson St., 337-5340682, vestalrestaurant. com

The historic village of Vermilionville is a great place to to learn about the history, culture and natural resources of the Acadians, Creoles, Native Americans and people of African descent in the Attakapas region through the end of the 1800s. Explore the gardens, the Vermilionville Living History Museum & Folklife Park and more. 300 Fisher Road, Lafayette, 337-233-4077, bayouvermiliondistrict.org

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THE ANNUAL LIST OF TOP ATTORNEYS

L to R: Marie A. Moore*, Elwood F. Cahill, Jr.*†‡, Steven I. Klein*, Travis A. Beaton**, Martha Y. Curtis*, Kevin M. McGlone*, James M. Garner*†, Peter L. Hilbert, Jr.*, Leopold Z. Sher*†‡^, Debra J. Fischman*, Joshua S. Force*, John T. Balhoff, II*, Neal J. Kling* Not Pictured: Richard P. Richter* *Selected to Super Lawyers **Selected to Rising Stars † Top 50 Louisiana & Top 50 New Orleans ‡ Top 10 Louisiana ^Ranked #1 in Louisiana

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AN ALPHABETICAL LISTING OF THE LAWYERS WHO RANKED TOP OF THE LIST IN THE 2022 LOUISIANA SUPER LAWYERS NOMINATION, RESEARCH AND BLUE RIBBON REVIEW PROCESS.

TOP 10 ADAMS, MARGUERITE L. Liskow & Lewis, New Orleans

Adams, Marguerite L., Liskow & Lewis, New Orleans

Magner, Michael W., Jones Walker, New Orleans

Barrasso, Judy Y., Barrasso Usdin Kupperman Freeman & Sarver, New Orleans

Manthey, Tristan Edwards, Fishman Haygood, New Orleans

Benson, J. Todd, Ayres Shelton Williams Benson & Paine, Shreveport

Mascari, Pamela Roman, Kean Miller, Baton Rouge

Boyle, Kim M., Phelps Dunbar, New Orleans Bradley Jr., C. Wm., Bradley Murchison Kelly & Shea, New Orleans Brown, James A., Liskow & Lewis, New Orleans

Mason, W. Brett, Stone Pigman Walther Wittmann, Baton Rouge McGoey, II, Thomas J., Liskow & Lewis, New Orleans McKinney, Don S., Adams and Reese, New Orleans McNeal, Robert B., Liskow & Lewis, New Orleans

BARRASSO, JUDY Y. • Ranked Number Two • Barrasso Usdin Kupperman Freeman & Sarver, New Orleans

Cahill, Jr., Elwood F., Sher Garner Cahill Richter Klein & Hilbert, New Orleans David, Blake R., Broussard & David, Lafayette

Puente, Denise C., Simon Peragine Smith & Redfearn, New Orleans

CAHILL, JR., ELWOOD F. Sher Garner Cahill Richter Klein & Hilbert, New Orleans

Degan, Nancy Scott, Baker Donelson Bearman Caldwell & Berkowitz, New Orleans

Ross, William M., Stanley Reuter Ross Thornton & Alford, New Orleans

Flanagan, Harold J., Flanagan Partners, New Orleans

Scofield, Bryan D., Scofield & Rivera, Lafayette

HAYDEN, JAN M. Baker Donelson Bearman Caldwell & Berkowitz, New Orleans

Flanagan, Thomas M., Flanagan Partners, New Orleans

Shapiro, Howard, Jackson Lewis, New Orleans

Freeman, III, George C., Barrasso Usdin Kupperman Freeman & Sarver, New Orleans

Sher, Leopold Z., Sher Garner Cahill Richter Klein & Hilbert, New Orleans

HERMAN, RUSS M. Herman Herman & Katz, New Orleans

Futrell, Elizabeth (Lisa) J., Jones Walker, New Orleans

Shreves, H. Bruce, Simon Peragine Smith & Redfearn, New Orleans

HERMAN, STEPHEN J. • Ranked Number Three • Herman Herman & Katz, New Orleans LEE, WAYNE J. Stone Pigman Walther Wittmann, New Orleans SHAPIRO, HOWARD Jackson Lewis, New Orleans SHER, LEOPOLD Z. • Ranked Number One • Sher Garner Cahill Richter Klein & Hilbert, New Orleans STERBCOW, PAUL M. Lewis Kullman Sterbcow & Abramson, New Orleans

Crosby, E. Howell, Chaffe McCall, New Orleans

Garner, James M., Sher Garner Cahill Richter Klein & Hilbert, New Orleans

Plunkett, Laura Walker, Stone Pigman Walther Wittmann, New Orleans

Sperling, Peter E., Frilot, New Orleans

Goodman, Alan H., Breazeale Sachse & Wilson, New Orleans

Stanley, Richard C., Stanley Reuter Ross Thornton & Alford, New Orleans

Hayden, Jan M., Baker Donelson Bearman Caldwell & Berkowitz, New Orleans

Sterbcow, Paul M., Lewis Kullman Sterbcow & Abramson, New Orleans

Herman, Russ M., Herman Herman & Katz, New Orleans Herman, Stephen J., Herman Herman & Katz, New Orleans

Talley, Susan G., Stone Pigman Walther Wittmann, New Orleans

Katz, Brian D., Herman Herman & Katz, New Orleans

Tranchina, Jr., Frank P., Tranchina & Mansfield, Covington

Kupperman, Stephen H., Barrasso Usdin Kupperman Freeman & Sarver, New Orleans

Unglesby, Lewis, Unglesby Law Firm, Baton Rouge

Lane, Steven J., Herman Herman & Katz, New Orleans Lasky, Katie E., Katie Lasky Law, New Orleans

Waguespack, David F., Carver Darden Koretzky Tessier Finn Blossman & Areaux, New Orleans

Lee, Wayne J., Stone Pigman Walther Wittmann, New Orleans

Walters, Jr., Edward J., Walters Papillion Thomas Cullens, Baton Rouge

Leyens, Jr., Jon F., Baker Donelson Bearman Caldwell & Berkowitz, New Orleans

Wittmann, Phillip A., Stone Pigman Walther Wittmann, New Orleans

Vance, R. Patrick, Jones Walker, New Orleans

Livaudais, Julie D., Chaffe McCall, New Orleans

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Adams, Marguerite L., Liskow & Lewis, New Orleans

Futrell, Elizabeth (Lisa) J., Jones Walker, New Orleans

Alessandra, M. Nan, Phelps Dunbar, New Orleans

Harbourt, Maureen N., Kean Miller, Baton Rouge

Barrasso, Judy Y., Barrasso Usdin Kupperman Freeman & Sarver, New Orleans

Hardin, Pauline F., Jones Walker, New Orleans

Belleau, Ashley L., Lugenbuhl Wheaton Peck Rankin & Hubbard, New Orleans Boyle, Kim M., Phelps Dunbar, New Orleans Cancienne, Phyllis G., Baker Donelson Bearman Caldwell & Berkowitz, Baton Rouge Degan, Nancy Scott, Baker Donelson Bearman Caldwell & Berkowitz, New Orleans Elliott, Céleste D., Lugenbuhl Wheaton Peck Rankin & Hubbard, New Orleans

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Hayden, Jan M., Baker Donelson Bearman Caldwell & Berkowitz, New Orleans Henry, Miriam Wogan, Jones Walker, New Orleans

Neff, Carole Cukell, Sessions Fishman & Nathan, New Orleans Plunkett, Laura Walker, Stone Pigman Walther Wittmann, New Orleans Puente, Denise C., Simon Peragine Smith & Redfearn, New Orleans

Lasky, Katie E., Katie Lasky Law, New Orleans

Talley, Susan G., Stone Pigman Walther Wittmann, New Orleans

Livaudais, Julie D., Chaffe McCall, New Orleans

Theard, Kelly E., Deutsch Kerrigan, New Orleans

Mascari, Pamela Roman, Kean Miller, Baton Rouge

Thorne, René E., Jackson Lewis, New Orleans

Moore, Kim E., Irwin Fritchie Urquhart & Moore, New Orleans

Wisdom, Rachel Wendt, Stone Pigman Walther Wittmann, New Orleans

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Adams, Marguerite L., Liskow & Lewis, New Orleans

Herman, Stephen J., Herman Herman & Katz, New Orleans

Barrasso, Judy Y., Barrasso Usdin Kupperman Freeman & Sarver, New Orleans

Katz, Brian D., Herman Herman & Katz, New Orleans

Boyle, Kim M., Phelps Dunbar, New Orleans Bradley Jr., C. Wm., Bradley Murchison Kelly & Shea, New Orleans

Kupperman, Stephen H., Barrasso Usdin Kupperman Freeman & Sarver, New Orleans Lane, Steven J., Herman Herman & Katz, New Orleans

Ross, William M., Stanley Reuter Ross Thornton & Alford, New Orleans Schonekas, Kyle, Schonekas Evans McGoey & McEachin, New Orleans Shapiro, Howard, Jackson Lewis, New Orleans

Lasky, Katie E., Katie Lasky Law, New Orleans

Sher, Leopold Z., Sher Garner Cahill Richter Klein & Hilbert, New Orleans

Lee, Wayne J., Stone Pigman Walther Wittmann, New Orleans

Shreves, H. Bruce, Simon Peragine Smith & Redfearn, New Orleans

Leyens, Jr., Jon F., Baker Donelson Bearman Caldwell & Berkowitz, New Orleans

Sperling, Peter E., Frilot, New Orleans

Degan, Nancy Scott, Baker Donelson Bearman Caldwell & Berkowitz, New Orleans

Livaudais, Julie D., Chaffe McCall, New Orleans

Stanley, Richard C., Stanley Reuter Ross Thornton & Alford, New Orleans

Flanagan, Harold J., Flanagan Partners, New Orleans

Manthey, Tristan Edwards, Fishman Haygood, New Orleans

Brown, James A., Liskow & Lewis, New Orleans Cahill, Jr., Elwood F., Sher Garner Cahill Richter Klein & Hilbert, New Orleans Crosby, E. Howell, Chaffe McCall, New Orleans

Flanagan, Thomas M., Flanagan Partners, New Orleans

Magner, Michael W., Jones Walker, New Orleans

Sterbcow, Paul M., Lewis Kullman Sterbcow & Abramson, New Orleans Stern, Martin A., Adams and Reese, New Orleans

Freeman, III, George C., Barrasso Usdin Kupperman Freeman & Sarver, New Orleans

McGoey, II, Thomas J., Liskow & Lewis, New Orleans

Futrell, Elizabeth (Lisa) J., Jones Walker, New Orleans

McNeal, Robert B., Liskow & Lewis, New Orleans

Tranchina, Jr., Frank P., Tranchina & Mansfield, Covington

Morris, Edith H., Morris Lee & Bayle, New Orleans

Usdin, Steven W., Barrasso Usdin Kupperman Freeman & Sarver, New Orleans

Garner, James M., Sher Garner Cahill Richter Klein & Hilbert, New Orleans Goodman, Alan H., Breazeale Sachse & Wilson, New Orleans Hayden, Jan M., Baker Donelson Bearman Caldwell & Berkowitz, New Orleans Herman, Maury A., Herman Herman & Katz, New Orleans Herman, Russ M., Herman Herman & Katz, New Orleans

McKinney, Don S., Adams and Reese, New Orleans

Plunkett, Laura Walker, Stone Pigman Walther Wittmann, New Orleans

Talley, Susan G., Stone Pigman Walther Wittmann, New Orleans

Vance, R. Patrick, Jones Walker, New Orleans

Puente, Denise C., Simon Peragine Smith & Redfearn, New Orleans

Waguespack, David F., Carver Darden Koretzky Tessier Finn Blossman & Areaux, New Orleans

Reasonover, Kirk, Reasonover & Berg, New Orleans

Wittmann, Phillip A., Stone Pigman Walther Wittmann, New Orleans

Robein, Louis L., Robein Urann Spencer Picard & Cangemi, Metairie

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L to R: Josh Davis, Laura Russell, Jack Whitehead*, John Ed Bishop, Jeanise Hill, Sybil Kennedy *Selected to Super Lawyers

The story of Jack K. Whitehead, Jr.’s forebearers from their arrival in the United States served to mold and create Jack’s ambition to become a member of the Bar and serve his clients across the United States. The American Dream is still available to those who have ambition, dedication and a solid family footing.

Jack’s father’s family history begins in the aftermath of the Civil War as Southern plantation owners turned to sharecropping and brought workers from Europe. The Whitehead Family came from Runnel Hills, England, and began work as sharecroppers in the Mississippi Delta. The family had eight sons, which meant a “work crew” in a tough economic environment.

Imagine living in a rudimentary agricultural economy in the rural South eeking out a living.

It’s hard to imagine sharecropping as a step up from English factories.

James A. “Big Daddy” Whitehead lived in Flora, Madison County, Mississippi, with his bride Birdie Belle “Big Momma” Husband and began life as sharecroppers. At some point, Big Daddy decided to become a carpenter and moved his family to Yazoo City, Mississippi, where he developed a housebuilding and

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lumber business. A search of the Yazoo County records reflects several loans to build houses in the area. The 1930 census records show the family lived on Grand Avenue, where the house stands today. The Great Depression changed rural Mississippi dramatically, as Big Daddy lost his lumber business. He moved his family south to Baton Rouge, Louisiana, where he went to work at $5 a week at his brother-in-law’s car dealership. At some point he returned to carpentry and walked to work. His family grew to eight children. His two older sons, Acy and Fred, left school at age 16 and joined their father as carpenters. Acy and Fred’s army induction papers reveal that they each worked an average of 30 weeks a year. It was a hard-scrabble life at the bottom of the food chain. Big Daddy never really “made money” until Ryan Field was built during World War II. Acy fought across North Africa and Italy and earned a Bronze Star. Fred served as First Sergeant in a signal battalion attached to Patton’s 3rd Army Corps. He fought across France and was part of the effort to save the 101st Airborne Division in the Battle of Bulge. Big Daddy, Fred and Acy pooled together their mustering-out pay and created a one-

street development (Husband Street) in Baker, Louisiana. Fred and Acy went on to prosper as homebuilders in the Baton Rouge area.

Jack K. Whitehead, Sr., in the family tradition, joined the military in 1951 and was assigned to an air base in England. One day, he was stationed to guard an English electrician who was working on base. Their conversation ended with an invitation to a family meal where Jack, Sr. met his future bride, Betty Johnstone. Jack, Jr. was born in England and emigrated to America where the family’s first house was a two-bedroom starter home on Husband Street.

Jack, Jr.’s mother, Betty, was from coal-mining stock in Whitehaven, England. While on a trip to New York City, Jack discovered his greatgrandfather Jonathan Johnstone’s military records of his service in the Boer War and World War I. His records reflect that he was 47 years old when inducted in WWI and served in the Royal Pioneers as a laborer building roads and trenches in France. Pioneer Johnstone was gassed during the Battle of the Somme. He returned to England, received a pension and died from his war injuries in 1923. Life for the laborers in a coal-mining region was tough.

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Jack’s grandfather, Bert Johnstone, always worked as a coal miner, first at the Duke Pit in Whitehaven, and later at the Arley Pit near Coventry, England. His mother remembers the military trucks delivering soldiers to Southern England for the D-Day Invasion and the Coventry bombing raid flames. Until 1955, the Johnstone family lived in company housing when they were offered an opportunity to buy the two-story, 100year attached home. Jack has his grandfather’s oil miner’s lamp.

The Whitehead Family legacies survive each day as Jack Whitehead and the members of the Whitehead Law Firm advocate for their clients across the country. Not a day goes by without this team of dedicated professionals making a difference in the lives of individuals who face the labyrinth of work challenges and everyday life obstacles. Over the last 35 years, every challenge and obstacle Jack encountered helped mold the Whitehead Law Firm. A self-made man of integrity, Jack never had it easy. He decided to become a lawyer when, as a teenager, his family lost their business in Southwest Louisiana. He worked his way through college as a short-order cook, waiter, construction worker, oilfield roughneck and door-to-door salesman, all of which honed his God-given talents that serve his clients today. He states simply, “The family bankruptcy embedded a memory that created grit, drive and ambition.” Today the Whitehead Team balances caseloads against the federal government, insurance companies and corporate defendants across the country. “Prior to joining our firm, each and every member of our legal team must have overcome some life obstacle placed before them; otherwise, how can they fully understand what our clients face,” says Jack.

Jack and his wife of 41 years, Eleanor, developed a plan in 1983 for Jack to enter LSU Law School where he received a full scholarship.

Starting out in 1986 with $1,500, some office supplies and the support of his loving wife, Jack established the Whitehead Law Firm. While one may say it was a wild gamble, Jack saw it as a mission to help others understand the law and avoid missteps. In the early years, the Whitehead Law Firm honed its legal talents with clients in complex litigation advocacy, contracts, strategic

business solutions; governmental relations; adversarial bankruptcy proceedings; labor and employment; and ad valorem taxation. For the last 10 years, the Whitehead Law Firm has focused on issues unique to federal labor unions and their members across the U.S. The firm’s 35-year history has tremendous analytical base to serve their clients on many fronts.

Today, Jack and his firm travel the country representing union locals on behalf of over 95,000 federal employees (Bureau of Prisons, Veterans Administration and civilian employees at U.S. Military bases). The firm also represents various members in state law enforcement agencies. The firm’s mission is simple: find fair and equitable treatment in the workplace and ensure hardworking people are treated fairly and paid what they deserve. While Jack, the managing senior partner, and the legal team vigorously battle for working people on critical issues involving federal sector employment issues, the firm also takes on select personal injury, federal workers’ compensation, state and local law enforcement disputes and highstakes litigation cases, as well as legislative and governmental affairs matters. Jack played an integral role keeping the “Qualified Immunity Doctrine” in place for Louisiana law enforcement officers as a lobbyist. The firm’s governmental relations clients include Tulane University and Campus Safe, a national school safety software company. Numerous companies call upon Jack when they want access at the highest levels of state and federal government. The best days are when the firm receives a simple thank you note from a client whose job and lost pay were restored.

Whitehead Law Firm has more than 50 years of combined legal experience and trial advocacy with expertise across multiple areas.

Jack once opined that he learned how to speak to a jury from selling dictionaries door-to-door while in college. He is licensed to practice in all Louisiana state and federal courts, the U.S. 5th Circuit Court of Appeals, U.S. Court of Federal Claims, United States Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit, District of Columbia Circuit Court and U.S. Supreme Court. In addition to his selection to Super Lawyers, MartindaleHubbell® in 2011 recognized the Whitehead

Right: Jonathan Johnstone Family (circa 1915).

Law Firm as an AV Preeminent® law firm.

Stanford Who’s Who added Whitehead to its list of notable professionals in 2012. Likewise, in 2020, Lawyers of Distinction recognized the firm’s talent in labor law. Jack’s Louisiana colleagues honored him with multiple positions of trust and leadership, namely: Louisiana State Bar Association’s President’s Award (2015); American Bar Association Delegate (2012-2014); Louisiana State Bar Association Treasurer (20102012) and House of Delegates (1994-2000; 2002-2008; 2012-2020); Louisiana State Law Institute Tax Sales Committee (2015-2021); and member of Louisiana Board of Legal Specialization Labor Law Advisory Board.

For the past two years, Jack has served as Chairman of the Board for the American Red Cross Capital West Region, a 30-member board that oversees 22 counties across hurricaneprone South Louisiana. His involvement with the Red Cross spans more than 11 years. In 2019, the American Red Cross honored Jack as Board Member of the Year. During Hurricane Ida, Jack and the Capital West Board were at the command epicenter helping Louisiana coastal areas devastated in Hurricane Ida’s wake.

The Whitehead Law Firm is committed to growing the legal profession and cultivates opportunities for young professionals who possess grit, determination and a powerful work ethic. The firm regularly hires interns from colleges and law schools and underwrites scholarships at Tulane University and LSU Law School. One of Jack’s passions is helping a working-class student accepted to Tulane University receive a full four-year scholarship.

Currently, six Tulane students are in the “Class of Jack.” The firm also participates in diversity workshops and encourages community involvement, even closing the firm’s doors one day each year for a collective community service project. Active in the Baton Rouge community since 1986, the Whitehead Law Firm is known for creating sustainable fundraisers and donating time to causes such as St. Aloysius Boy Scout Troop 7, Boys & Girls Club of Greater Baton Rouge, American Red Cross, Karnival Krewe de Louisiane, Catholic High School Men’s Club, Sunrise Rotary Club of Baton Rouge and 100 Black Men of Metro Baton Rouge. The goal of the Whitehead Law Firm is to leave a lasting legacy in the community as it makes a positive difference in the lives of its clients and friends.

Below: First Sergeant Fred A. Whitehead (circa 1942).

WHITEHEAD LAW FIRM 11909 Bricksome Ave., Suite W-3 Baton Rouge, LA 70816 PH: (225) 303-8600 FX: (225) 303-0013 teamwhitehead@whitehead-law.com

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LOUISIANA 2022 Administrative Law ......................................... S-8 Alternative Dispute Resolution ...................... S-8 Antitrust Litigation .......................................... S-8 Appellate ......................................................... S-8 Banking............................................................ S-8 Bankruptcy: Business ...................................... S-8 Bankruptcy: Consumer...................................S-10 Business Litigation .........................................S-10 Business/Corporate ....................................... S-11 Civil Litigation: Defense .................................S-12

THE ANNUAL LIST

BY PRIMARY AREA OF PRACTICE

The list was finalized as of June 29, 2021. Only attorneys who data verified with Super Lawyers for the current year are included on the list that follows. All current selections and any updates to the list (e.g., status changes or disqualifying events) will be reflected on superlawyers.com.

Names and page numbers in RED indicate a profile on the specified page. Phone numbers are included only for attorneys with paid Super Lawyers or Rising Stars print advertisements.

Civil Litigation: Plaintiff ..................................S-12 Civil Rights ......................................................S-12 Class Action/Mass Torts ................................S-13 Construction Litigation ..................................S-13 Consumer Law................................................S-13 Creditor Debtor Rights ...................................S-13

ADMINISTRATIVE LAW RISING STARS D’Avello, John P., Stanley Reuter Ross Thornton & Alford, New Orleans

Criminal Defense ............................................S-13 Criminal Defense: DUI/DWI...........................S-14 Criminal Defense: White Collar .....................S-14 Elder Law ........................................................S-14 Employee Benefits..........................................S-14 Employment Litigation: Defense ...................S-15 Employment Litigation: Plaintiff ...................S-15

Juneau, Sr., Thomas R., Juneau David, Lafayette

Energy & Natural Resources ..........................S-15

Shaw, Danny G., ShawADR, Mandeville

Entertainment & Sports .................................S-15 Environmental ................................................S-15 Environmental Litigation ...............................S-15 Estate Planning & Probate ............................S-16 Family Law......................................................S-16 General Litigation...........................................S-16 Government Finance ......................................S-17 Health Care.....................................................S-17 Immigration ....................................................S-17 Insurance Coverage........................................S-17 Intellectual Property ......................................S-18 Intellectual Property Litigation......................S-18 International ...................................................S-18 Media and Advertising ...................................S-18

Shreves, H. Bruce, Simon Peragine Smith & Redfearn, New Orleans Pg. S-4, S-5

ANTITRUST LITIGATION SUPER LAWYERS Cunningham, Mark A., Jones Walker, New Orleans McIntyre, Jr., Alexander M., Baker Donelson Bearman Caldwell & Berkowitz, New Orleans RISING STARS Chiorean, Dan, Odom & Des Roches, New Orleans

Mergers & Acquisitions ..................................S-18 Personal Injury General: Defense ..................S-18

APPELLATE

Personal Injury General: Plaintiff...................S-18 Personal Injury Medical Malpractice: Defense .......................................................S-20 Personal Injury Medical Malpractice: Plaintiff .......................................................S-20 Personal Injury Products: Defense ...............S-20 Personal Injury Products: Plaintiff ................S-20 Professional Liability: Defense .....................S-20 Professional Liability: Plaintiff ...................... S-22 Real Estate .................................................... S-22 Schools & Education ..................................... S-22 Securities & Corporate Finance .................... S-22 Securities Litigation....................................... S-22 State, Local & Municipal ............................... S-22 Surety ............................................................. S-22 Tax.................................................................. S-22 Transportation/Maritime .............................. S-22 Utilities ...........................................................S-24 Workers’ Compensation................................S-24

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King, Charles, Herman Herman & Katz, New Orleans Munson, Kathryn W., Stanley Reuter Ross Thornton & Alford, New Orleans Plaisance, Marcus, Plaisance Law, Baton Rouge Winston, Sam, Winston Bergeron, New Orleans

BANKING SUPER LAWYERS Stuckey, James A., Phelps Dunbar, New Orleans RISING STARS Alonzo, Dustin C., Hinshaw & Culbertson, New Orleans Bacigalupi, Bart C., Phelps Dunbar, New Orleans

ALTERNATIVE DISPUTE RESOLUTION SUPER LAWYERS Dampf, Robert S., Perry Dampf Dispute Solutions, Baton Rouge

Employment & Labor .....................................S-14

RISING STARS Dossier, Eva, Stanley Reuter Ross Thornton & Alford, New Orleans

SUPER LAWYERS Bourgeois, Travis L., Degan Blanchard & Nash, New Orleans Dean, Bruce C., Dean Law Firm, Chalmette, 504-722-7319 Grundmeyer, Douglas L., Chaffe McCall, New Orleans Johnson, III, H. Alston, Phelps Dunbar, Baton Rouge Roth, Katie S., Pipes Miles Beckman, New Orleans Rubin, Michael H., McGlinchey Stafford, Baton Rouge Schell, Leigh Ann, Adams and Reese, New Orleans Stern, Martin A., Adams and Reese, New Orleans Pg. S-5 Ward, Raymond P., Adams and Reese, New Orleans

Dysart, Katie L., Baker Donelson Bearman Caldwell & Berkowitz, New Orleans Edwards, Sarah, McGlinchey Stafford, New Orleans Kingsmill, Adair L., Hinshaw & Culbertson, New Orleans

BANKRUPTCY: BUSINESS SUPER LAWYERS Bendana, Alicia M., Lugenbuhl Wheaton Peck Rankin & Hubbard, New Orleans Caplinger, Christopher T., Lugenbuhl Wheaton Peck Rankin & Hubbard, New Orleans Cerone, Rudy J., McGlinchey Stafford, New Orleans Derbes, IV, Albert J., The Derbes Law Firm, Metairie, 504-837-1230 Drell, Bradley L., Gold Weems Bruser Sues & Rundell, Alexandria Forsyth, J. David, Sessions Fishman & Nathan, New Orleans Futrell, Elizabeth (Lisa) J., Jones Walker, New Orleans Pg. S-4, S-5 Hayden, Jan M., Baker Donelson Bearman Caldwell & Berkowitz, New Orleans Pg. S-4, S-5 Kadden, Benjamin W., Lugenbuhl Wheaton Peck Rankin & Hubbard, New Orleans Laudumiey, IV, Fernand L., Chaffe McCall, New Orleans Manthey, Tristan Edwards, Fishman Haygood, New Orleans Pg. S-4, S-5 Messina, David J., Chaffe McCall, New Orleans Mintz, Mark A., Jones Walker, New Orleans Molloy, Kevin R., Simon Fitzgerald, Shreveport Nobles, Cherie Dessauer, Fishman Haygood, New Orleans Patrick, III, William H., Fishman Haygood, New Orleans Peck, Stewart F., Lugenbuhl Wheaton Peck Rankin & Hubbard, New Orleans Phillips, Louis M., Kelly Hart & Pitre, Baton Rouge Shelby, Rick M., Phelps Dunbar, New Orleans CONTINUED ON PAGE S-10 SEE ADVERTISING DISCLAIMER ON PAGE S-3.

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From Left to Right: Charles "Chase" Theriot Texada Jr., Thomas R. Hightower, III**, Thomas R. Hightower, Jr.*, Patrick Wade Kee *SUPER LAWYERS HONOREE **RISING STARS HONOREE

HIGHTOWER LAW FIRM LAFAYETTE

PROVIDING BALANCED, TAILORED REPRESENTATION ENCOMPASSING A WIDE SPECTRUM OF LITIGATION. The Hightower Law Firm provides tailored representation with personal attention to clients. The firm has built an impressive record of service and success, with both seasoned and young attorneys: Tommy (admitted LA 1983); Wade (admitted LA 1988); Trey (admitted LA 2008); and Chase (admitted LA 2017).

The firm has handled a number of complex lawsuits, representing clients whose claims exceeded a million dollars, as well as defending clients with potential exposure in the multimillion-dollar range. Firm cases reached and have been argued before the Louisiana Supreme Court, resulting in significant revisions to tort law, as well as modifications to substantial evidentiary and procedure issues.

Thomas “Tommy” R. Hightower, Jr. has successfully defended and pursued cases in an array of personal injury and insurance disputes. Tommy is involved in extensive civil society organizations and is a leader in the community. He has served as President of the Lafayette Bar Association and the Lafayette Bar Foundation.

Patrick “Wade” Kee, a former prosecutor for Orleans Parish, has considerable experience in both civil and criminal cases.

Thomas “Trey” R. Hightower, III, a Louisiana Rising Stars honoree, enjoys a varied litigation practice including personal liability, construction law and other civil matters.

Trey also dedicates a significant amount of time to the community, actively serving on the Boards of several local organizations.

The newest member of the firm, Charles “Chase” Theriot Texada Jr., received his Juris Doctor and graduate diploma in comparative law from Louisiana State University, Paul M. Hebert Law Center in 2017. Chase maintains

a general civil litigation practice and is actively involved in both the state and local bar association.

In a legal community that is becoming progressively specialized, the firm provides legal services and experience to clients in a wide spectrum of litigation claims.

Practice areas include general civil litigation, insurance defense, personal injury, commercial litigation and criminal defense.

With extensive experience in the litigation field, the firm offers clients a balanced and objective approach. The firm vigorously pursues a prompt, favorable outcome with attention to detail, responsiveness, consideration and perspective.

HIGHTOWER LAW FIRM 1019 Lafayette St. P.O. Drawer 51288 Lafayette, LA 70505-1288 PH: (337) 233-0555 FX: (337) 233-5002

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Steffes, William E., The Steffes Firm, Baton Rouge

Black, Brandon Kelly, Jones Walker, Baton Rouge Blunt, Shelton Dennis, Phelps Dunbar, Baton Rouge

Joyce, John W., Barrasso Usdin Kupperman Freeman & Sarver, New Orleans, 504-589-9700 King, Henry A., King & Jurgens, New Orleans

Brignac, Len R., King & Jurgens, New Orleans

Kupperman, Stephen H., Barrasso Usdin Kupperman Freeman & Sarver, New Orleans, 504-589-9728 Pg. S-4, S-5

Strohschein, Stephen P., Hinshaw & Culbertson, New Orleans

Brown, Galen S., Sullivan Stolier Schulze, New Orleans

Kutcher, Robert A., Kutcher Tygier & Luminais, Metairie

Vance, R. Patrick, Jones Walker, New Orleans Pg. S-4, S-5

Brown, James A., Liskow & Lewis, New Orleans Pg. S-4, S-5

Lambert, Kent A., Baker Donelson Bearman Caldwell & Berkowitz, New Orleans

Waguespack, David F., Carver Darden Koretzky Tessier Finn Blossman & Areaux, New Orleans Pg. S-4, S-5

Browne, David L., BrowneLaw, New Orleans

Lasky, Katie E., Katie Lasky Law, New Orleans Pg. S-4, S-5

Stewart, Jr., Paul Douglas, Stewart Robbins & Brown, Baton Rouge

RISING STARS Ashley, Laura F., Jones Walker, New Orleans Landis, Michael E., Heller Draper & Horn, New Orleans Rochester, Lacey, Baker Donelson Bearman Caldwell & Berkowitz, New Orleans Thurman, Jim W., Lugenbuhl Wheaton Peck Rankin & Hubbard, New Orleans

Brady, Sean P., Flanagan Partners, New Orleans

Burge, Jason W., Fishman Haygood, New Orleans Bursavich, Jude C., Breazeale Sachse & Wilson, Baton Rouge Burvant, Robert J., King & Jurgens, New Orleans Butler, Jr., Peter J., Breazeale Sachse & Wilson, New Orleans Carleton, Stephen C., Carleton Hebert & Shoenfelt, Baton Rouge Cheatwood, Roy C., Baker Donelson Bearman Caldwell & Berkowitz, New Orleans Conroy, Stephen K., Conroy Law Firm, Metairie

BANKRUPTCY: CONSUMER SUPER LAWYERS Vogeltanz, Rachel, The Law Office of Rachel Thyre Vogeltanz, Covington Willson, Thomas R., The Law Firm of Rocky Willson, Alexandria RISING STARS Abshier, Jenny, Big Easy Law Group, Metairie DeTrinis, Jonathan R., DeT Law Firm, New Orleans Jones, Devin T., Erase My Arrest, Monroe

BUSINESS LITIGATION SUPER LAWYERS Aaron, Jr., William D., Aaron & Gianna, New Orleans Adams, W. Michael, Blanchard Walker O’Quin & Roberts, Shreveport Aguilar, Ricardo A., Adams and Reese, New Orleans

Copley, Steven W., Gordon Arata Montgomery Barnett, New Orleans Cullens, Jr., J.E., Walters Papillion Thomas Cullens, Baton Rouge Degan, Nancy Scott, Baker Donelson Bearman Caldwell & Berkowitz, New Orleans Pg. S-4, S-5 DeMarcay III, Lawrence R., Miller Sullivan and DeMarcay, New Orleans Denegre, Jr., George, Liskow & Lewis, New Orleans Durio, Steven G., Durio McGoffin Stagg Shelton & Guidry, Lafayette

Lipsey, Christine, McGlinchey Stafford, Baton Rouge Lonian, Heather S., Stone Pigman Walther Wittmann, New Orleans Luker, Lynn, Stanley Reuter Ross Thornton & Alford, New Orleans Marshall, Charles D., Chaffe McCall, New Orleans Masinter, Paul J., Stone Pigman Walther Wittmann, New Orleans McCrory, David K., Ottinger Hebert, Lafayette McGlone, Kevin M., Sher Garner Cahill Richter Klein & Hilbert, New Orleans, 504-299-2133 Pg. S-1 McGoey, Patrick S., Schonekas Evans McGoey & McEachin, New Orleans Melton, Barbara Bell, Faircloth Melton Sobel & Bash, Alexandria Miller, Sr., Allen C., Phelps Dunbar, New Orleans Morrison, Corinne A., Chaffe McCall, New Orleans Nowak, Eric, Harrell & Nowak, New Orleans, 504-522-7885

Faircloth, Jr., Jimmy R., Faircloth Melton Sobel & Bash, Alexandria

Orlansky, C. Lawrence, Stone Pigman Walther Wittmann, New Orleans

Ferachi, Michael D., McGlinchey Stafford, Baton Rouge

Owen, Jr., Thomas P., Stanley Reuter Ross Thornton & Alford, New Orleans

Flanagan, Thomas M., Flanagan Partners, New Orleans Pg. S-4, S-5 Gambel, Gary J., Murphy Rogers Sloss Gambel & Tompkins, New Orleans

Allweiss, Michael R., Lowe Stein Hoffman Allweiss & Hauver, New Orleans, 504-581-2450 Almon, Matthew S., Stone Pigman Walther Wittmann, New Orleans

Geary, Covert J., Jones Walker, New Orleans

Barrasso, Judy Y., Barrasso Usdin Kupperman Freeman & Sarver, New Orleans, 504-589-9720 Pg. S-4, S-5

Lee, Wayne J., Stone Pigman Walther Wittmann, New Orleans Pg. S-4, S-5

Evans, Joelle Flannigan, Schonekas Evans McGoey & McEachin, New Orleans

Garner, James M., Sher Garner Cahill Richter Klein & Hilbert, New Orleans, 504-299-2102 Pg. S-1, S-4, S-5

Ballay, Brian M., Baker Donelson Bearman Caldwell & Berkowitz, New Orleans

Lee, Andrew R., Jones Walker, New Orleans

Goodman, Alan H., Breazeale Sachse & Wilson, New Orleans Pg. S-4, S-5 Griffith, Jr., Steven F., Baker Donelson Bearman Caldwell & Berkowitz, New Orleans Guerry, David L., Long Law Firm, Baton Rouge

Passler, Richard G., Breazeale Sachse & Wilson, New Orleans Patron, David L., Phelps Dunbar, New Orleans Patterson, Michael A., Long Law Firm, Baton Rouge Ralston, Christopher K., Phelps Dunbar, New Orleans Reasonover, Kirk, Reasonover & Berg, New Orleans, 504-526-2921 Pg. S-5 Redfearn, Robert L., Simon Peragine Smith & Redfearn, New Orleans Reuter, Bryan C., Stanley Reuter Ross Thornton & Alford, New Orleans

Barriere, Brent B., Fishman Haygood, New Orleans

Hardin, III, Harry S., Jones Walker, New Orleans

Richard, Jr., Herschel E., Cook Yancey King & Galloway, Shreveport

Bartlett, Tad, Fishman Haygood, New Orleans

Harper, Jerald R., Harper Law Firm, Shreveport

Riviere, Christopher H., Riviere Abel, Thibodaux

Beh, Thomas M., Elkins, New Orleans

Hensgens, Scott N., Breazeale Sachse & Wilson, Baton Rouge

Rosenberg, Harry, Phelps Dunbar, New Orleans

Belleau, Ashley L., Lugenbuhl Wheaton Peck Rankin & Hubbard, New Orleans Pg. S-4

Holtzman, Shannon S., Liskow & Lewis, New Orleans

Benjamin, Thomas M., Breazeale Sachse & Wilson, New Orleans

Horton, Leland G., Bradley Murchison Kelly & Shea, Shreveport

Berger, Jamie L., Barrasso Usdin Kupperman Freeman & Sarver, New Orleans, 504-589-9784

Johnson, Bernard S., Cook Yancey King & Galloway, Shreveport

Bergin, Edward H., Jones Walker, New Orleans

Jones, Jr., Philip K., Liskow & Lewis, New Orleans

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Scandurro, Timothy D., Scandurro & Layrisson, New Orleans Schilling, Ellie T., Schonekas Evans McGoey & McEachin, New Orleans Schnabel, Marta-Ann, O’Bryon & Schnabel, New Orleans Schonekas, Kyle, Schonekas Evans McGoey & McEachin, New Orleans Pg. S-5 SEE ADVERTISING DISCLAIMER ON PAGE S-3.

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LOUISIANA 2022 Shelton, Curtis R., Ayres Shelton Williams Benson & Paine, Shreveport

Gauthier, Camille E., Flanagan Partners, New Orleans

Rudin, Lee M., Staines Eppling & Kenney, Metairie

Simon, Jr., Lawrence P., Liskow & Lewis, Lafayette

Grand, Melissa M., Baker Donelson Bearman Caldwell & Berkowitz, Baton Rouge

Schonekas, McClain, Schonekas Evans McGoey & McEachin, New Orleans

Simonson, Eric J., Hinshaw & Culbertson, New Orleans

Hash, Endya, Katie Lasky Law, New Orleans Heilprin, Ashley J., Phelps Dunbar, New Orleans

Sirera, Sara Grace, Leake & Andersson, New Orleans

Hemken, David J., Cook Yancey King & Galloway, Shreveport

Smith, Savannah Walker, Taylor Porter Brooks & Phillips, Baton Rouge

Hogue, Amanda D., Conroy Law Firm, Metairie

Taylor, III, B. Gene, Gold Weems Bruser Sues & Rundell, Alexandria

Sinor, Jr., Howard E., Gordon Arata Montgomery Barnett, New Orleans Stanley, Richard C., Stanley Reuter Ross Thornton & Alford, New Orleans Pg. S-4, S-5 Stern, Jr., Charles L., Steeg Law Firm, New Orleans Swanson, Lynn E., Jones Swanson Huddell & Daschbach, New Orleans Thornton, Jennifer L., Stanley Reuter Ross Thornton & Alford, New Orleans Tulley, Fredrick R., Taylor Porter Brooks & Phillips, Baton Rouge Usdin, Steven W., Barrasso Usdin Kupperman Freeman & Sarver, New Orleans, 504-589-9721 Pg. S-5 Veron, J. Michael, Veron Bice Palermo & Wilson, Lake Charles Wanek, Peter J., Wanek Kirsch Davies, New Orleans Waters, Jr., John W., Bienvenu Foster Ryan & O’Bannon, New Orleans Wehlen, Nicholas J., Stone Pigman Walther Wittmann, New Orleans Wittmann, Phillip A., Stone Pigman Walther Wittmann, New Orleans Pg. S-4, S-5 Woolf, Matthew A., Baker Donelson Bearman Caldwell & Berkowitz, New Orleans RISING STARS Abel, William, Riviere Abel, Thibodaux Allain, Jessica S., Jones Walker, Lafayette Amond, Kristen, Mills & Amond, New Orleans Borel, Danielle L., Breazeale Sachse & Wilson, Baton Rouge Borgen, Emily C., Liskow & Lewis, Lafayette Brien, Andrew, Carver Darden Koretzky Tessier Finn Blossman & Areaux, New Orleans Byrd, Timothy G., McGlinchey Stafford, New Orleans

Holmgren, Anders F., Flanagan Partners, New Orleans Horn, Elizabeth, Akerman, New Orleans Janke, Benjamin West, Baker Donelson Bearman Caldwell & Berkowitz, New Orleans

Thriffiley, Jr, Peter S., Simon Peragine Smith & Redfearn, New Orleans Troutman, John, Liskow & Lewis, Lafayette Veith, Rebekka, Fishman Haygood, New Orleans

King, Spencer, King & Jurgens, New Orleans LaCour, Cliff, NeunerPate, Lafayette Langlois, Jr., Gary M., Edward J. Womac Jr. & Associates, New Orleans LeBon, Jr., Brian G., Ricci Partners, New Orleans LeSueur, Jr., Laurence “Lon” D., Barrasso Usdin Kupperman Freeman & Sarver, New Orleans, 504-589-9700

BUSINESS/CORPORATE SUPER LAWYERS Aguilar, Jr., Rodolfo J., McGlinchey Stafford, Baton Rouge Bennett, William, Liskow & Lewis, New Orleans

Lutkewitte, Conor, Favret Demarest Russo Lutkewitte & Schaumburg, New Orleans

Butler, Amanda, Business Law Group, New Orleans

Meredith, Ashley Carver, Taylor Porter Brooks & Phillips, Baton Rouge

Davidson, III, James J., Davidson Meaux Sonnier McElligott Fontenot Gideon & Edwards, Lafayette, 337-237-1660

Metzinger, III, Walter “Fritz”, Stone Pigman Walther Wittmann, New Orleans Richmond, Windsor V., Simon Peragine Smith & Redfearn, New Orleans

Eckstein, Michael L., Eckstein Law Firm, New Orleans, 504-527-0701 CONTINUED ON PAGE S-12

LANCE S. OSTENDORF OSTENDORF TATE BARNETT, LLP New Orleans, LA PH: (504) 343-8989 lanceostendorf@otbtlaw.com

Calogero, Christine M., Barrasso Usdin Kupperman Freeman & Sarver, New Orleans, 504-589-9700 Capell, Brian W., Liskow & Lewis, Lafayette Carlisle, Laura E., Baker Donelson Bearman Caldwell & Berkowitz, New Orleans

Selected to Super Lawyers

Carter, Meghan E., Curtin Carter, New Orleans Chaney, III, Mark J., Adams and Reese, New Orleans Chapman, J. Jacob, Carleton Hebert & Shoenfelt, Baton Rouge Chetta, Chloé M., Barrasso Usdin Kupperman Freeman & Sarver, New Orleans, 504-589-9700 Cvitanovic, Dominik J., Brettner Cvitanovic, New Orleans Finkelstein, Michael, Sternberg Naccari & White, New Orleans Ford, Candace B., Breazeale Sachse & Wilson, Baton Rouge French, Ryan, Taylor Porter Brooks & Phillips, Baton Rouge

GENERAL LITIGATION | TRANSPORTATION/MARITIME PERSONAL INJURY GENERAL: DEFENSE OTB again congratulates Mr. Lance S. Ostendorf for again being listed to Super Lawyers and in Marquis’ Who’s Who in American Law. Mr. Ostendorf and the firm have successfully represented numerous companies and clients in various cases, including general litigation, hotel and resort litigation, retail store litigation, offshore/energy litigation, transportation and trucking cases, trucking litigation, contract law cases, intellectual property, trademark and copyright cases, workers’ compensation matters, tort claims, entertainment law, elder law and several other areas. He represents clients on a national, regional and local level in state and federal courts. Mr. Ostendorf is a speaker at seminars for corporations across the U.S., rated AV Preeminent® by Martindale-Hubbell®, and has more than 35 years of experience in the legal profession.

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Bienvenu, David F., Simon Peragine Smith & Redfearn, New Orleans

Cutaiar, Trevor, Mouledoux Bland Legrand & Brackett, New Orleans

Grodner, R. Marshall, McGlinchey Stafford, Baton Rouge

Byrd, III, Edwin H., Pettiette Armand Dunkelman Woodley Byrd & Cromwell, Shreveport

Glenn, Justin, Adams and Reese, New Orleans

Kling, Neal J., Sher Garner Cahill Richter Klein & Hilbert, New Orleans, 504-299-2112 Pg. S-1

Degan, III, Sidney W., Degan Blanchard & Nash, New Orleans

Leefe, Richard K., Leefe Gibbs Sullivan & Dupre, Metairie

Drennan, George C., Plauché Maselli Parkerson, New Orleans

Mayhall, Jr., Van R., Breazeale Sachse & Wilson, Baton Rouge

Ezkovich, Alan D., Ezkovich & Co., New Orleans

Pitre, Jr., Loulan J., Kelly Hart Pitre, New Orleans Rieveschl, David, Stone Pigman Walther Wittmann, New Orleans Sherman, David R., Chehardy Sherman Williams Murray Recile Stakelum & Hayes, Metairie Stefani, Robert J., King & Jurgens, New Orleans Stein, Mark S., Lowe Stein Hoffman Allweiss & Hauver, New Orleans, 504-581-2450 RISING STARS Arbour, Tyler J., Lugenbuhl Wheaton Peck Rankin & Hubbard, New Orleans

Gianna, Dominic J., Aaron & Gianna, New Orleans

Godofsky, Evan J., Larzelere Picou Wells Simpson Lonero, Metairie Grinton, Kellye R., Porteous Hainkel & Johnson, Baton Rouge Hunt, Patrick, Bienvenu Bonnecaze Foco & Viator, Baton Rouge

Glas, John Jerry, Deutsch Kerrigan, New Orleans

Jaynes, Megan T., Wanek Kirsch Davies, New Orleans

Grimsal, A. Gregory, Gordon Arata Montgomery Barnett, New Orleans

Kelley, Megan, Wanek Kirsch Davies, New Orleans

Gristina, Nicholas C., Porteous Hainkel & Johnson, New Orleans

Linn, Jenna, Bankston & Associates, Baton Rouge

Hanna, Mark E., Mouledoux Bland Legrand & Brackett, New Orleans Hightower, Jr., Thomas R., Hightower Law Firm, Lafayette, 337-233-0555 Pg. S-9

Mathews, Kellen J., Adams and Reese, Baton Rouge McLaughlin, Margaret W., Forman Watkins & Krutz, New Orleans

Holmes, Douglas R., Chaffe McCall, New Orleans

Mitchell, Geoffrey A., Deutsch Kerrigan, New Orleans

Iiams, Sarah E., Kuchler Polk Weiner, New Orleans

Moore, Matthew Kyle, Cotton Bolton Hoychick & Doughty, Rayville

Javier, Roger, The Javier Law Firm, New Orleans, 504-599-8570

Perkins, Marshall, Pettiette Armand Dunkelman Woodley Byrd & Cromwell, Shreveport

DeWitt, Madison T., Phelps Dunbar, Baton Rouge

Kuchler, Deborah D., Kuchler Polk Weiner, New Orleans

Preston Gailmor, Cassie, Deutsch Kerrigan, New Orleans

Ducoing, Erica M., Thomas Soileau Jackson & Cole, Shreveport

Marionneaux, F. Barry, F. Barry Marionneaux, Plaquemine

Richards, Gretchen F., Irwin Fritchie Urquhart & Moore, New Orleans

Eljaouhari, Mervatt F., Sternberg Naccari & White, New Orleans

Maselli, Jr., Joseph, Plauché Maselli Parkerson, New Orleans

Haddow, Carson M., Fishman Haygood, New Orleans

McKay, Jr., Donald E., Leake & Andersson, New Orleans

Roberts, Daniel, Forman Watkins & Krutz, New Orleans

Hebert, Tina Campbell, Stone Pigman Walther Wittmann, New Orleans

Neal, Mark J., Neal Law Firm, Monroe, 318-807-0929

Lee, Matthew R., Bradley Murchison Kelly & Shea, Shreveport

Ordeneaux, James K., Plauché Maselli Parkerson, New Orleans

Legrand, Andrew, Spera Law Group, New Orleans

Roedel, Larry M., Roedel Parsons Blache Fontana Piontek & Pisano, Baton Rouge

Lock Telep, Lauren, Lunn Irion Salley Carlisle & Gardner, Shreveport

Savant, R. Heath, Plauché Maselli Parkerson, Baton Rouge

Matasar, Adam N., Jones Walker, New Orleans

Simmons, Jennifer L., Melchiode Marks King, New Orleans

Barriere, Jennifer E., Lugenbuhl Wheaton Peck Rankin & Hubbard, New Orleans Bukaty, IV, Edward F., Stone Pigman Walther Wittmann, New Orleans

Mentz, Margaret, Baker Donelson Bearman Caldwell & Berkowitz, New Orleans Miller, Cody J. “C.J.”, Liskow & Lewis, Lafayette Moore, Jonathan, Taylor Porter Brooks & Phillips, Baton Rouge Pifko, Erzsebet, Corvinus Law, Mandeville Richard, Kristi W., McGlinchey Stafford, Baton Rouge Schroeder, Logan, Cook Yancey King & Galloway, Shreveport Telep, Nathan, Bradley Murchison Kelly & Shea, Shreveport Tumminello, III, Vincent, Taylor Porter Brooks & Phillips, Baton Rouge Woodruff, Benjamin P., Jones Walker, New Orleans Wootten, Chris, Coats Rose, New Orleans

CIVIL LITIGATION: DEFENSE SUPER LAWYERS Abbott, Charles H., Forman Watkins & Krutz, New Orleans

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Temple, Jr., Thomas R., Breazeale Sachse & Wilson, Baton Rouge Weiner, Monique M., Kuchler Polk Weiner, New Orleans Wolff, III, John P., Keogh Cox, Baton Rouge, 225-383-3796

JOHN P. WOLFF, III

KEOGH COX Baton Rouge • 225-383-3796

www.keoghcox.com

RISING STARS Abernathy, Sloan L., Deutsch Kerrigan, New Orleans Aiyegbusi, Denia S., Deutsch Kerrigan, New Orleans Bane, Ashley E., Wood Smith Henning and Berman, New Orleans Bergeron, Nicholas, Gieger Laborde & Laperouse, New Orleans Cefalu, III, Joseph J., Breazeale Sachse & Wilson, Baton Rouge Chaney, Christian, Stanley Reuter Ross Thornton & Alford, New Orleans

Robinson, Timothy P., Kean Miller, Baton Rouge Rudin, Skylar B., Kuchler Polk Weiner, New Orleans Senter, Meghan, MG+M, New Orleans Tamporello, Elizabeth Evans, Deutsch Kerrigan, New Orleans Tschirn, Robert W., Riess LeMieux, New Orleans, 504-581-3300 Whetstone, Luke D., Cook Yancey King & Galloway, Shreveport Wolff, Richard W., Keogh Cox, Baton Rouge Wright, George, Keogh Cox, Baton Rouge

CIVIL LITIGATION: PLAINTIFF SUPER LAWYERS Sherman, Kea, Sherman Law Firm, New Orleans, 504-896-7304 Soileau, Steven E., Thomas Soileau Jackson & Cole, Shreveport RISING STARS Brown, Sarah F., NeunerPate, Lafayette Coleman, Ronald C., Ayres Shelton Williams Benson & Paine, Shreveport Reed, Alexander L.H., Ross F. Lagarde, Slidell Young, Jacob, Chehardy Sherman Williams Murray Recile Stakelum & Hayes, Metairie

CIVIL RIGHTS RISING STARS Jones, Victor M., Attorney at Law, Baton Rouge SEE ADVERTISING DISCLAIMER ON PAGE S-3.

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LOUISIANA 2022 Lanser, David, Most & Associates, New Orleans Phelps, Hope, Most & Associates, New Orleans

CLASS ACTION/MASS TORTS SUPER LAWYERS Barrios, Dawn M., Barrios Kingsdorf & Casteix, New Orleans

Clark, Kelsey, Breazeale Sachse & Wilson, Baton Rouge

Struckhoff, Jeffery B., Melchiode Marks King, New Orleans

Collura-Day, Amanda, Kean Miller, New Orleans

Tyler, Richard J., Jones Walker, New Orleans

Cvitanovic, Andrew, Cossich Sumich Parsiola & Taylor, Belle Chasse

Wynne, Jr., Douglass F., Simon Peragine Smith & Redfearn, New Orleans

Gaudin Favret, Chelsea, Forman Watkins & Krutz, New Orleans

RISING STARS Blackwell, Michael S., Riess LeMieux, New Orleans, 504-581-3300

Gower, C. Jacob, Burns Charest, New Orleans

Daily, Megan, Krebs Farley & Dry, New Orleans

Bell, Troy N., Courington Kiefer Sommers Marullo & Matherne, New Orleans

Higgins, Anna, Pendley Baudin & Coffin, New Orleans

Berniard, Jeffrey P., Berniard Law, New Orleans

Klevorn, Amanda, Burns Charest, New Orleans

Emmons, Matthew R., Baker Donelson Bearman Caldwell & Berkowitz, Mandeville

Bienvenu, Jr., David M., Bienvenu Bonnecaze Foco & Viator, Baton Rouge

Mattappally, Jay M., Irwin Fritchie Urquhart & Moore, New Orleans

Forester, Jonathan S., Riess LeMieux, New Orleans, 504-581-3300

Bohrer, Philip, Bohrer Brady, Baton Rouge

Murphree, Patrick, Burns Charest, New Orleans

Bowlin, Angela M., Frilot, New Orleans

Napolitano, Shelley, Maron Marvel Bradley Anderson & Tardy, New Orleans

Hayes, Kristen, Baker Donelson Bearman Caldwell & Berkowitz, New Orleans

Cangelosi, Randy R., Kean Miller, Baton Rouge Centola, Larry J., Martzell Bickford & Centola, New Orleans Davis, Leonard A., Herman Herman & Katz, New Orleans Dugan, II, James R., The Dugan Law firm, New Orleans Eagan, Jr., Ewell (Tim) E., Gordon Arata Montgomery Barnett, New Orleans Gaudet, William B., Adams and Reese, New Orleans Glago, Mark P., Glago Williams, New Orleans Herman, Russ M., Herman Herman & Katz, New Orleans Pg. S-4, S-5 Jones, Christopher K. “Chris”, Keogh Cox, Baton Rouge, 225-383-3796

CHRISTOPHER K. “CHRIS” JONES KEOGH COX Baton Rouge • 225-383-3796

www.keoghcox.com

Klick, James C., Herman Herman & Katz, New Orleans Leger, Jr., Walter J., Leger & Shaw, New Orleans Lundy, Matthew E., Lundy Lundy Soileau & South, Lake Charles, 337-439-0707 Pg. S-5 Morrow, Patrick C., Morrow Morrow Ryan Bassett & Haik, Opelousas, 337-948-4483 O’Bell, Eric J., O’Bell Law Firm, Metairie Paulsen, III, Dwight C., Bradley Murchison Kelly & Shea, New Orleans

Rossi, Alexandra E., Kean Miller, Baton Rouge Schwab, Emma Kingsdorf, Barrios Kingsdorf & Casteix, New Orleans Smith, T. Peyton, Forman Watkins & Krutz, New Orleans Spindler, Ali, Irwin Fritchie Urquhart & Moore, New Orleans

CONSTRUCTION LITIGATION SUPER LAWYERS Bergeron, Keith J., Deutsch Kerrigan, New Orleans Botnick, Michael E., Gordon Arata Montgomery Barnett, New Orleans Clement, David C., Clement Gates & May, New Orleans, 504-598-2220 Foster, III, Murphy J., Breazeale Sachse & Wilson, Baton Rouge Frilot, Mark W., Baker Donelson Bearman Caldwell & Berkowitz, Mandeville Hunt, Michael D., Phelps Dunbar, Baton Rouge King, Richard E., Melchiode Marks King, New Orleans Kleinman, Randall L., Law Offices of Randall L. Kleinman, New Orleans Krebs, David J., Krebs Farley & Dry, New Orleans Landis, John M., Stone Pigman Walther Wittmann, New Orleans

Huddleston, Jacob, Kracht Madison Huddleston, Baton Rouge Keller, Robert L., Salley Hite Mercer & Resor, New Orleans Lebouef, Lee, Leake & Andersson, New Orleans Margiotta, Michael, Loeb Law Firm, Mandeville Mercuri, Kaile, Simon Peragine Smith & Redfearn, New Orleans Pri-tal, Benjamin M., Melchiode Marks King, New Orleans Riess, Jr., M. Robert C., Riess LeMieux, New Orleans, 504-581-3300 Schaps, Brian S., Deutsch Kerrigan, New Orleans

CONSUMER LAW RISING STARS Dye, Bonnie E., McGlinchey Stafford, New Orleans

CREDITOR DEBTOR RIGHTS SUPER LAWYERS Finn, William T., Carver Darden Koretzky Tessier Finn Blossman & Areaux, New Orleans Grodsky, Barry H., Taggart Morton, New Orleans

CRIMINAL DEFENSE

Lane, Michael D., Riess LeMieux, New Orleans, 504-581-3300

SUPER LAWYERS Atkinson, Ian L., Schonekas Evans McGoey & McEachin, New Orleans

Reid, Devin C., Liskow & Lewis, New Orleans

LeMieux, Christopher K., Riess LeMieux, New Orleans, 504-581-3300

Bélanger, André Robert, Manasseh Gill Knipe & Bélanger, Baton Rouge

Sensenbrenner, E. Paige, Adams and Reese, New Orleans

Long, Charles B., Degan Blanchard & Nash, New Orleans

Boren, James E., James E. Boren, Baton Rouge

Whaley, John Randall, Whaley Law Firm, Baton Rouge, 225-302-8810

Lund, III, Daniel, Phelps Dunbar, New Orleans

Borghardt, Franz N., Borghardt Law Firm, Baton Rouge

Melchiode, Gerald A., Melchiode Marks King, New Orleans

Bosworth, Graham, Law Offices of Graham Bosworth & Autumn Town, New Orleans

Mercante, Mark W., Baker Donelson Bearman Caldwell & Berkowitz, Mandeville

Bourland, J. David, Attorney at Law, Baton Rouge

Pendley, Patrick W., Pendley Baudin & Coffin, Plaquemine

Whiteley, Conlee S., Kanner & Whiteley, New Orleans Wilkes, Forrest Ren, Cosmich Simmons & Brown, New Orleans RISING STARS Abu-Orf, Leila, Burns Charest, New Orleans Arceneaux, Jeanne, The Cheek Law Firm, New Orleans Cheek, Lindsey, The Cheek Law Firm, New Orleans

Puente, Denise C., Simon Peragine Smith & Redfearn, New Orleans Pg. S-4, S-5 Riess, Michael R. C., Riess LeMieux, New Orleans, 504-581-3300 Rutledge, Michael W., Salley Hite Mercer & Resor, New Orleans Shields, Lloyd N., Shields | Mott, New Orleans

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Boustany, II, Alfred F., Boustany Law Firm, Lafayette Cazayoux, Jr., Donald J., Cazayoux Ewing, Baton Rouge Cimino, Cynthia M., BrowneLaw, New Orleans Damico, Thomas C., Damico & Stockstill, Baton Rouge CONTINUED ON PAGE S-14

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Di Giulio, John E., Manasseh Gill Knipe & Bélanger, Baton Rouge Di Giulio, Letty S., Law Office of Letty S. Di Giulio, New Orleans Ewing, Jr., J. Lane, Cazayoux Ewing, Baton Rouge Gauthier, Jr., Lester J., Attorney at Law, Lafayette Gibbens, Billy, Schonekas Evans McGoey & McEachin, New Orleans Goode, William L., The Goode Law Firm, Lafayette

CRIMINAL DEFENSE: DUI/DWI SUPER LAWYERS Calmes, Jr., John P., Attorney at Law, Baton Rouge

CRIMINAL DEFENSE: WHITE COLLAR SUPER LAWYERS Becker, Jr., Walter F., Chaffe McCall, New Orleans Capitelli, Brian J., Capitelli & Wicker, New Orleans

EMPLOYMENT & LABOR SUPER LAWYERS Adams, H. Mark, Jones Walker, New Orleans Alessandra, M. Nan, Phelps Dunbar, New Orleans Pg. S-4 Anderson, Jennifer L., Baker Donelson Bearman Caldwell & Berkowitz, Baton Rouge Babineaux, Joel P., Babineaux Poché Anthony & Slavich, Lafayette Bickford, Magdalen Blessey, McGlinchey Stafford, New Orleans

Hébert, Stephen, Attorney at Law, New Orleans

Capitelli, Ralph, Capitelli & Wicker, New Orleans

Hinch, Shane K., Hinch and Associates, Lake Charles

Boyle, Kim M., Phelps Dunbar, New Orleans Pg. S-4, S-5

Castaing, Jr., Edward J., Crull Castaing & Lilly, New Orleans

Bush, H. Michael, Chaffe McCall, New Orleans

Johnson, Sara, Attorney at Law, New Orleans

Hardin, Pauline F., Jones Walker, New Orleans Pg. S-4

Lorenzi, Thomas L., Lorenzi & Barnatt, Lake Charles McLindon, John S., Walters Papillion Thomas Cullens, Baton Rouge Messina, Joseph R., Messina & Kiefer, Baton Rouge Moore, Steven J., Law Office of Steven J. Moore, Baton Rouge

Holthaus, C. Frank, Attorney at Law, Baton Rouge Larson, Herbert, The Law Offices of Herbert V. Larson Jr., New Orleans Magner, Michael W., Jones Walker, New Orleans Pg. S-4, S-5 Meche, Timothy A., Attorney at Law, New Orleans

Cancienne, Phyllis G., Baker Donelson Bearman Caldwell & Berkowitz, Baton Rouge Pg. S-4 Crochet, Vicki M., Taylor Porter Brooks & Phillips, Baton Rouge Davis, Brandon E., Phelps Dunbar, New Orleans Demmons, Larry Edward, The Demmons Law Firm, Metairie Ehret, Leslie W., Frilot, New Orleans Furr, Susan W., Phelps Dunbar, Baton Rouge

Pardee, Avery B., Jones Walker, New Orleans

Guidry, Gregory, Ogletree Deakins Nash Smoak & Stewart, Lafayette

Mosca, Provino C., Attorney at Law, Harahan

Petersen, Glen R., Hymel Davis & Petersen, Baton Rouge

Sanchez, Walter Marshall, Sanchez Burke, Lake Charles

Kiggans, Thomas H., Phelps Dunbar, Baton Rouge

Simmons, Jr., Richard (Rick) T., Hailey McNamara Hall Larmann & Papale, Metairie

Smith, Jr., Kenneth Craig, Smith & John, Shreveport

Koch, Amelia Williams, Baker Donelson Bearman Caldwell & Berkowitz, New Orleans

Skinner, Michael D., Skinner Law Firm, Lafayette

Korn, David M., Phelps Dunbar, New Orleans

Stockstill, Kevin, Attorney at Law, Lafayette

Lewis, V, Sidney F., Jones Walker, New Orleans

Whalen, Jr., Ralph S., Attorney at Law, New Orleans

Malone, Jr., Ernest R., The Kullman Firm, New Orleans

Mordock, Craig J., Mordock Legal, New Orleans

Tizzard, Julie C., Attorney at Law, New Orleans, 504-529-3774 Toale, Robert S., The Law Office of Robert S. Toale, Gretna Utley, Dylan C., DiGiulio Utley, New Orleans

ELDER LAW

Walsh, Michael S., Taylor Porter Brooks & Phillips, Baton Rouge

SUPER LAWYERS Brown, Gary S., Brown Weimer, New Orleans

RISING STARS Antoon, Michael, Vamvoras Antoon, Lake Charles

Losavio, Jr., Peter J., Losavio and DeJean, Baton Rouge

Carbine, Christopher H., Carbine Law Firm, Gretna

Prokop, Jr., Joseph A., Joseph A. Prokop Jr., Baton Rouge

Carter, Gregory Q., The G. Carter Law Firm, New Orleans Charles-Young, JaVonna R., JC Young Law, Lafayette Chervinsky, Sarah, The Chervinsky Law Firm, New Orleans

EMPLOYEE BENEFITS SUPER LAWYERS Armstrong, Jane E., Phelps Dunbar, New Orleans

Masinter, Eve B., Breazeale Sachse & Wilson, New Orleans McGoey, II, Thomas J., Liskow & Lewis, New Orleans Pg. S-4, S-5 Miller, Eric R., The Kullman Firm, Baton Rouge Murov, Ellis B., Deutsch Kerrigan, New Orleans Myers, Sarah Voorhies, Chaffe McCall, New Orleans Robein, Louis L., Robein Urann Spencer Picard & Cangemi, Metairie Pg. S-5 Scott, Timothy H., Fisher & Phillips, New Orleans Shuler, III, G. Phillip, Chaffe McCall, New Orleans Stiegler, Charles J., Stiegler Law Firm, New Orleans

Cerrone, Stacey C.S., Jackson Lewis, New Orleans

Gentry, Verity, The Law Office of Verity Gentry, Shreveport

Whitehead, Jr., Jack K., Whitehead Law Firm, Baton Rouge, 225-303-8600 Pg. S-6

Conklin, Katherine, McGlinchey Stafford, New Orleans

Wilson, Scott D., Scott D. Wilson, Baton Rouge

Kaloyares, Aimee, Rusty Messer & Associates, Baton Rouge

Rachal, Robert W., Jackson Lewis, New Orleans

RISING STARS Baer, Andrew, Fisher & Phillips, New Orleans

Phillips, Bradley S., Phillips Law, New Orleans Precht, Jordan T., Precht Law Firm, Lafayette Skinner III, Brady, The Law Office of Brady Skinner, Baton Rouge Stahl, Christopher M., Christopher M. Stahl, Bossier City Sudduth, III, James E., Sudduth & Associates, Lake Charles

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Shapiro, Howard, Jackson Lewis, New Orleans Pg. S-4, S-5 Thorne, René E., Jackson Lewis, New Orleans Pg. S-4 Williams, Michael S., Phelps Dunbar, New Orleans

Blackman, Natalie, Law Office of Attorney Natalie Blackman, Baton Rouge Bordes, Kenneth C., Law Office of Kenneth C. Bordes, New Orleans Bryant, Camille R., McGlinchey Stafford, New Orleans

RISING STARS Canfill, Regan M., Phelps Dunbar, New Orleans

Caswell, Chelsea Gomez, Kean Miller, Baton Rouge

Chopin, Lindsey H., Jackson Lewis, New Orleans

Daniel, Justine, Casey Denson Law, New Orleans SEE ADVERTISING DISCLAIMER ON PAGE S-3.

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LOUISIANA 2022 Gussman, Minia E., Jones Walker, New Orleans Hadden, Lauren Rivera, Taylor Porter Brooks & Phillips, Baton Rouge Hains, Alexandra C., Breazeale Sachse & Wilson, Baton Rouge Jeanfreau, Rachael, Breazeale Sachse & Wilson, New Orleans Kilgore, Erin Lutkewitte, Kean Miller, Baton Rouge London, Wm. Brian, Fisher & Phillips, New Orleans Molina, Ross M., Wilson Elser Moskowitz Edelman & Dicker, New Orleans Murphy, Kerry A., Kerry Murphy Law, New Orleans Plaiscia, Amanda M., Blue Williams, Metairie Victorian, Michael, Phelps Dunbar, Baton Rouge

EMPLOYMENT LITIGATION: DEFENSE

Hayne, Jr., C. Peck, Gordon Arata Montgomery Barnett, New Orleans Hebert, Aimee W., Kelly Hart Pitre, New Orleans Hunter, Jonathan A., Jones Walker, New Orleans Jurgens, III, George B., King & Jurgens, New Orleans Klemm, Kenneth M., Baker Donelson Bearman Caldwell & Berkowitz, New Orleans Kornick, Cheryl M., Liskow & Lewis, New Orleans Marshall, Jr., Charles D., Milling Benson Woodward, New Orleans Mascari, Pamela Roman, Kean Miller, Baton Rouge Pg. S-4 Masur, Samuel E., Gordon Arata Montgomery Barnett McCollam Duplantis & Eagan, Lafayette McGlone, Michael A., Kean Miller, New Orleans McNeal, Robert B., Liskow & Lewis, New Orleans Pg. S-4, S-5 Murchison, Malcolm S., Bradley Murchison Kelly & Shea, Shreveport Nicholson, Cynthia A., Gordon Arata Montgomery Barnett, New Orleans

ENVIRONMENTAL SUPER LAWYERS Daschbach, Bessie A., Jones Swanson Huddell & Daschbach, New Orleans Harbourt, Maureen N., Kean Miller, Baton Rouge Pg. S-4 Harrison, Jr., Andrew J., Harrison Law, Baton Rouge Johnson, Greg L., Liskow & Lewis, New Orleans Levine, Steven J., Phelps Dunbar, Baton Rouge Melancon, David, Irwin Fritchie Urquhart & Moore, New Orleans RISING STARS Rucinski, Lauren J., Kean Miller, Baton Rouge

ENVIRONMENTAL LITIGATION

O’Connor, Scott A., Gordon Arata Montgomery Barnett, New Orleans

SUPER LAWYERS Gray, Patrick W., Johnson Gray McNamara, Lafayette

Harold, Edward F., Fisher & Phillips, New Orleans

Pearce, John Y., Gordon Arata Montgomery Barnett, New Orleans

Hand, Jr., Albert M., Cook Yancey King & Galloway, Shreveport

Knight, Kathryn M., Stone Pigman Walther Wittmann, New Orleans

Rhymes, Jamie D., Liskow & Lewis, Lafayette

Isenberg, Craig, Barrasso Usdin Kupperman Freeman & Sarver, New Orleans, 504-589-9753

SUPER LAWYERS Fischman, Debra J., Sher Garner Cahill Richter Klein & Hilbert, New Orleans, 504-299-2109 Pg. S-1

Le Clercq, Frederic Theodore ‘Ted’, Deutsch Kerrigan, New Orleans Livaudais, Julie D., Chaffe McCall, New Orleans Pg. S-4, S-5

Shea, Jr., Joseph L., Bradley Murchison Kelly & Shea, Shreveport Zuckerman, Adam, Baker Donelson Bearman Caldwell & Berkowitz, New Orleans

Marks, Kevin A., Melchiode Marks King, New Orleans

RISING STARS Bambrick, Erin, Liskow & Lewis, New Orleans

Wisdom, Rachel Wendt, Stone Pigman Walther Wittmann, New Orleans Pg. S-4

Bush, Brittan J., Liskow & Lewis, Lafayette

Zurik, III, Samuel, The Kullman Firm, New Orleans RISING STARS Castoriano, Benjamin M., Frilot, New Orleans Liner, Elizabeth, Baker Donelson Bearman Caldwell & Berkowitz, Baton Rouge McCluer, Matthew, Breazeale Sachse & Wilson, New Orleans Sha, Rebecca, Phelps Dunbar, New Orleans

Dicharry, Sarah Y., Jones Walker, New Orleans Flanagan, Caitlin J., Flanagan Partners, New Orleans Grant, Meghan, Flanagan Partners, New Orleans Guidry, Rebecca, Liskow & Lewis, Lafayette Hearne, Jr., Wm Lake, Davidson Summers, Shreveport Hickman, Jaclyn, Liskow & Lewis, New Orleans Ishee, Michael, Liskow & Lewis, Lafayette McCall, Thomas, Jones Walker, Baton Rouge

EMPLOYMENT LITIGATION: PLAINTIFF SUPER LAWYERS Williams, Christopher L., Williams Litigation, New Orleans

ENERGY & NATURAL RESOURCES SUPER LAWYERS Clements, Miles P., Phelps Dunbar, New Orleans Daigle, Susan A., Daigle Rayburn, Lafayette Darden, M. Taylor, Carver Darden Koretzky Tessier Finn Blossman & Areaux, New Orleans Davidson, Randall S., Davidson Summers, Shreveport Downer, III, Philip E., Downer Jones Marino & Wilhite, Shreveport

Morale, Trinity A., Liskow & Lewis, New Orleans Mouledoux, Taylor P., Looper Goodwine, New Orleans Rhorer, James D., Gordon Arata Montgomery Barnett, New Orleans Rothenberg, Alex, Gordon Arata Montgomery Barnett, New Orleans

Johnson, Mary S., Johnson Gray McNamara, Mandeville Juneau, Claire E., Kean Miller, New Orleans Kanner, Allan, Kanner & Whiteley, New Orleans Knister, Terrence K., Gordon Arata Montgomery Barnett, New Orleans Kreller, Stephen S., The Kreller Law Firm, New Orleans, 504-484-3488

STEPHEN S. KRELLER THE KRELLER LAW FIRM New Orleans • 504-484-3488

www.krellerlaw.com LeBlanc, IV, J. Burton, Baron & Budd, Baton Rouge, 225-927-5441 Swetman, Max, MG+M, New Orleans RISING STARS Barlow, Amber B., Deutsch Kerrigan, New Orleans Bridges, Lauren R., Liskow & Lewis, New Orleans Chauvin, Hunter A., Liskow & Lewis, Lafayette Deethardt, Mark R., Liskow & Lewis, New Orleans

Scarafia, Rachel M., Kean Miller, New Orleans

Gillen, Laura M., Blue Williams, Metairie

Springer Brown, Laura, Liskow & Lewis, New Orleans

Liuzza, Ashley, Stag Liuzza, New Orleans

Tettleton, Andrea K., Seabaugh & Sepulvado, Baton Rouge

ENTERTAINMENT & SPORTS SUPER LAWYERS Toledano, Suzette, Toledano Entertainment and Arts Law, New Orleans

ATTORNEYS SELECTED TO SUPER LAWYERS AND RISING STARS WERE CHOSEN IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE PROCESS ON PAGE S-3.

Penner, D’Ann, Broussard & David, Lafayette, 337-233-2323 Poole, Leah C., Talbot Carmouche & Marcello, Baton Rouge Schilling, E. Blair, Fishman Haygood, New Orleans VanTassell, Court C., Liskow & Lewis, Lafayette CONTINUED ON PAGE S-16

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LOUISIANA 2022 ESTATE PLANNING & PROBATE SUPER LAWYERS Abbott, Jr., Hirschel T., Stone Pigman Walther Wittmann, New Orleans Adams, Marguerite L., Liskow & Lewis, New Orleans Pg. S-4, S-5 Bayard, III, Alton E., Baker Donelson Bearman Caldwell & Berkowitz, Baton Rouge Blackman, IV, John C., Jones Walker, Baton Rouge Burkenstock, Susan J., Elkins, New Orleans Coleman, J. Grant, King & Jurgens, New Orleans Hayes, Steven E., Chehardy Sherman Williams Murray Recile Stakelum & Hayes, Metairie Henry, Miriam Wogan, Jones Walker, New Orleans Pg. S-4 Ladouceur, Raymond P., Ladouceur Law Firm, Abita Springs Lehmann, Lawrence M., Sessions Fishman & Nathan, New Orleans Marks, Christine W., Conroy Law Firm, Metairie Medlin, W. Deryl, McMichael Medlin D’Anna Wedgeworth & Lafargue, Shreveport Mendler, Joel, Baldwin Haspel Burke & Mayer, New Orleans Mengis, Joseph W., Perry Balhoff Mengis & Burns, Baton Rouge Moragas, Sheila L., Milling Benson Woodward, New Orleans Neff, Carole Cukell, Sessions Fishman & Nathan, New Orleans Pg. S-4 Perez, Robert L., Robert L. Perez, New Orleans

Kriksciun, Erin E., Stone Pigman Walther Wittmann, New Orleans

Perque, Richard, Law Offices of Richard G. Perque, New Orleans

Kyle Wynne, Jena, Hoyt Stanford & Wynne, Lafayette

Prados, David M., Lowe Stein Hoffman Allweiss & Hauver, New Orleans, 504-581-2450

Mannino, Justin, Taylor Porter Brooks & Phillips, Baton Rouge

Riegel, Philip, Attorney at Law, Metairie

McMakin, Dixon Wallace, The McMakin Law Firm, Baton Rouge Weidner, Samantha, Attorney & Counselor at Law, New Orleans

FAMILY LAW SUPER LAWYERS Aubin, Terry G., Aubin Law Firm, Alexandria Batte, Gregory H., Sockrider Bolin Anglin Batte & Hathaway, Shreveport Bayle, Suzanne Ecuyer, Morris Lee & Bayle, New Orleans Buhrer, R. Scott, Buhrer Law Firm, Metairie

Carter, Jennifer C., de Blanc Law Firm, New Orleans Felder, Bradford H., Veazey Felder & Renegar, Lafayette, 337-234-5350

BRADFORD H. FELDER

VEAZEY FELDER & RENEGAR LLC Lafayette • 337-234-5350

www.vfrlawfirm.com

Greene, Jennifer J., Scott | Vicknair, New Orleans

Poché, Laura C., Laura C. Poche Estate Planning Law, Baton Rouge

Hale, Steven W., Hale Law Firm, Lake Charles, 337-426-1071

Reso, Patrick K., Chehardy Sherman Williams Murray Recile Stakelum & Hayes, Metairie

Hesser, David C., Hesser & Flynn, Alexandria

Riess, F. Kelleher, Hickey & Riess, New Orleans

Hoffman, Jeffrey M., Hoffman Nguyen & Kuehl, New Orleans

Rouchell, John A., Baldwin Haspel Burke & Mayer, New Orleans

Hoffman, Mitchell J., Lowe Stein Hoffman Allweiss & Hauver, New Orleans, 504-581-2450

Sagona, Beau P., The Derbes Law Firm, Metairie, 504-837-1230

Hogan, Lila Tritico, Hogan Attorneys, Hammond Howley Connois, Christy M., Bowman & Howley, Gretna, 504-367-4842 Ladouceur, Lindsey M., Ladouceur Law Firm, Abita Springs

Spizer, David “Bruce”, Bruce Spizer, New Orleans

Lane, Steven J., Herman Herman & Katz, New Orleans Pg. S-4, S-5

Theus, Jr., James G., Theus Law Offices, Alexandria

Levy, Robert G., LaCroix Levy and Barnett, Alexandria

Weems, III, Charles S., Gold Weems Bruser Sues & Rundell, Alexandria

Lowe, Robert C., Lowe Stein Hoffman Allweiss & Hauver, New Orleans, 504-581-2450

Gabb, Patrick J., Lukinovich, Metairie Graf Gamble, Stephanie, Sessions Fishman & Nathan, New Orleans King, Karnina, King Milton Law Group, Lafayette

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Ziv, Barbara J., Barbara J Ziv, New Orleans RISING STARS Arnold, Robin Penzato, Blue Williams, New Orleans Bennatt, Candice, Candice Bennatt Law, Metairie Burke, Clare Sanchez, Sanchez Burke, Lake Charles Cain, Amber L., Attorney at Law, New Orleans

Edwards, Claire B., Attorney at Law, Lafayette

Plunkett, Laura Walker, Stone Pigman Walther Wittmann, New Orleans Pg. S-4, S-5

Coudrain, Patrick G., Cashe Coudrain & Bass, Hammond

Tranchina, Jr., Frank P., Tranchina & Mansfield, Covington Pg. S-4, S-5

Carroll, Teresa Culpepper, Culpepper and Carroll, Jonesboro

Haines, Kenneth P., Weems Schimpf Haines Shemwell & Moore, Shreveport

RISING STARS Ciolino, Max, Ciolino and Onstott, New Orleans

Schwab, Danna, The Schwab Law Firm, Houma

Cranmer, Brad, Mansfield Melancon Cranmer & Dick, Baton Rouge

Placer, Jr., Joseph M., Placer Law Firm, Lafayette

Sigler, David L., Sigler Arabie & Cannon, Lake Charles

Salley, Laurel A., Salley & Salley, Metairie

Cabral, H. Craig, Harry Craig Cabral Inc., Metairie

Gregorie, Nancy Sue, Nancy Sue Gregorie, Baton Rouge

Shreves, John F., Simon Peragine Smith & Redfearn, New Orleans

Rue, Stephen R., Stephen Rue & Associates, Kenner

Mansfield, Mark J., Tranchina & Mansfield, Covington

Epstein, Jeremy, Jeremy Epstein Law, New Orleans Gamble, Jonathan D., Winsberg Heidingsfelder & Gamble, New Orleans Kuehl, Jr., Gordon Joseph, Hoffman Nguyen & Kuehl, New Orleans LeBlanc, Betsy L., Law Office of Betsy L. LeBlanc, Addis Miciotto, Mark, Mark J. Miciotto, Shreveport Ogden, Jr., M. Scott, Fuerst Carrier & Ogden, Lake Charles Shoenfelt, Mary Katherine, Carleton Hebert & Shoenfelt, Baton Rouge Treadaway, Kristyl Revelle, Treadaway Law, Metairie Vamvoras-Antoon, Alyson, Vamvoras Antoon, Lake Charles

GENERAL LITIGATION SUPER LAWYERS Abaunza, Donald R., Liskow & Lewis, New Orleans Ayres, Leland H., Ayres Shelton Williams Benson & Paine, Shreveport Balhoff, II, John T., Sher Garner Cahill Richter Klein & Hilbert, New Orleans, 504-299-2100 Pg. S-1 Benson, J. Todd, Ayres Shelton Williams Benson & Paine, Shreveport Pg. S-4 Campbell, III, John Stone, Taylor Porter Brooks & Phillips, Baton Rouge Carroll, James L., Mixon Carroll Frazier & McIlwain, Columbia

Miller, Jack, Miller Mitchell & Luquette, Crowley

Giarrusso, III, Joseph I., Barrios Kingsdorf & Casteix, New Orleans

Morris, Edith H., Morris Lee & Bayle, New Orleans Pg. S-4, S-5

Herman, Stephen J., Herman Herman & Katz, New Orleans Pg. S-4, S-5

Neathamer, Susan H., Susan H. Neathamer, Gretna

Kerrigan, Jr., Robert E., Deutsch Kerrigan, New Orleans

Nguyen, Kim Ngan, Hoffman Nguyen & Kuehl, New Orleans

Kleinpeter, R. Loren, Kleinpeter & Kleinpeter, Baton Rouge SEE ADVERTISING DISCLAIMER ON PAGE S-3.

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LOUISIANA 2022 McKinney, Don S., Adams and Reese, New Orleans Pg. S-4, S-5 Ostendorf, Lance, Ostendorf Tate Barnett, New Orleans, 504-343-8989 Pg. S-11 Perrier, Guy D., Perrier & Lacoste, New Orleans Philips, Jr., Harry J., Taylor Porter Brooks & Phillips, Baton Rouge Rather, Jr., James C., Alker & Rather, Mandeville, 985-727-7501

JAMES C. RATHER, JR. ALKER & RATHER, LLC Mandeville • 985-727-7501

www.alker-rather.com Sternberg, Scott L., Sternberg Naccari & White, New Orleans Williams, James M., Chehardy Sherman Williams Murray Recile Stakelum & Hayes, Metairie RISING STARS Bergeron, Jr., Roy Louis, Simien & Simien, Baton Rouge Calhoun, Lindsay, Phelps Dunbar, New Orleans Carpenter, Brittanie, Bradley Murchison Kelly & Shea, Shreveport Frederick, Zelma M., McGlinchey Stafford, Baton Rouge Gremillion, Jr., Druit, Breazeale Sachse & Wilson, Baton Rouge Hightower, III, Thomas “Trey” R., Hightower Law Firm, Lafayette, 337-233-0555 Pg. S-9 Johnson, James H., Perrier & Lacoste, New Orleans Katz, Nicole, Chaffe McCall, New Orleans Kenny, Erin Sayes, Taylor Porter Brooks & Phillips, Baton Rouge Kraatz, Arthur, Phelps Dunbar, New Orleans Lamb, Alexandra, Adams and Reese, New Orleans Ludeau, Christopher, Fontenot & Ludeau, Ville Platte Morris, Ebony S., Garrison Yount Forte & Mulcahy, New Orleans Paul, Matthew J., Stanley Reuter Ross Thornton & Alford, New Orleans Ross, Emily E., Pipes Miles Beckman, New Orleans

de la Houssaye, Nadia, Jones Walker, Lafayette King, Jr., Errol J., Phelps Dunbar, Baton Rouge

Salley, David P., Salley Hite Mercer & Resor, New Orleans

LeBlanc, Ann Marie, Caraway LeBlanc, New Orleans

Schmeeckle, Seth A., Lugenbuhl Wheaton Peck Rankin & Hubbard, New Orleans

Savoie, Lyn, Benton Benton & Associates, Baton Rouge

Schudmak, Shaundra M., Lugenbuhl Wheaton Peck Rankin & Hubbard, New Orleans

Staub, Jr., Perry R., Taggart Morton, New Orleans

Sever, Jay Russell, Phelps Dunbar, New Orleans

Tabary, III, Paul A., Tabary & Borne, Chalmette

Stamey, Joseph B., Stamey Law Firm, Natchitoches

Trostorff, Danielle, Degan Blanchard & Nash, New Orleans RISING STARS Bonilla-Mathe, Isabel, Phelps Dunbar, New Orleans Cicardo Mannino, Katherine, Phelps Dunbar, Baton Rouge Moore, Catherine Breaux, Breazeale Sachse & Wilson, Baton Rouge Shelton, Shannon A., Taylor Porter Brooks & Phillips, Baton Rouge

IMMIGRATION SUPER LAWYERS Gasparian, Kathleen, Gasparian Spivey Immigration, New Orleans RISING STARS Grand, Anna M., Gibson Law Partners, Lafayette Moody, Flavia Rocha, Rocha Moody Law, Baton Rouge

INSURANCE COVERAGE

Teske, Christopher R., Pipes Miles Beckman, New Orleans Treas, Bill T., Nielsen & Treas, Metairie Truong, Olivia Yen, Melchiode Marks King, New Orleans Wilson, Kristopher T., Lugenbuhl Wheaton Peck Rankin & Hubbard, New Orleans RISING STARS Addison, Bryce M., Deutsch Kerrigan, New Orleans Barton, E. Madison, Wanek Kirsch Davies, New Orleans Bonnaffons, Kelsey, Galloway Johnson Tompkins Burr & Smith, New Orleans Bordelon, Caroline F., Deutsch Kerrigan, New Orleans Burk, Lauren E., Phelps Dunbar, New Orleans Culver, Christina A., Thompson Coe Cousins & Irons, New Orleans Farmer, Jay, Lugenbuhl Wheaton Peck Rankin & Hubbard, New Orleans Gerrity, Abigail, Lugenbuhl Wheaton Peck Rankin & Hubbard, New Orleans

SUPER LAWYERS Balascio, Michael A., Barrasso Usdin Kupperman Freeman & Sarver, New Orleans, 504-589-9700

Hair, Galen M., Hair Shunnarah Trial Attorneys, Metairie

Beckman, Kristin L., Pipes Miles Beckman, New Orleans

Hinton, Ashley W., Phelps Dunbar, New Orleans

Hill, Brian, Hebbler & Giordano, Metairie

Brettner, Jacqueline M., Brettner Cvitanovic, New Orleans

Joachim, Alexis P., Pipes Miles Beckman, New Orleans

Cot, Jose R., Hurley & Cot, New Orleans

Jones, Marne A., Thompson Coe Cousins & Irons, New Orleans

Curtis, Martha Y., Sher Garner Cahill Richter Klein & Hilbert, New Orleans, 504-299-2111 Pg. S-1

Lambert, Taylor R., Brown Sims, New Orleans

de Klerk, Andrew S., Frilot, New Orleans

Liuzza, Elizabeth A., Porteous Hainkel & Johnson, Covington

Vozzella, Alexandra, Ayres Shelton Williams Benson & Paine, Shreveport

Elliott, Céleste D., Lugenbuhl Wheaton Peck Rankin & Hubbard, New Orleans Pg. S-4

Marchand, Jessica, Scofield & Rivera, Lafayette

Weixler, Jacob K., Weixler Law, New Orleans

Engelhardt, Leah Nunn, Chaffe McCall, New Orleans

Meeks, Kelsey L., Pipes Miles Beckman, New Orleans

Fischer, Madeleine, Jones Walker, New Orleans

Pandit, Rajan, Pandit Law Firm, New Orleans

Flanagan, Harold J., Flanagan Partners, New Orleans Pg. S-4, S-5

Riggs, Brooke, Frilot, New Orleans

Wells, Molly L., Fishman Haygood, New Orleans Wynne, Michael C., The Dill Firm, Lafayette

GOVERNMENT FINANCE

Futrell, John M., Degan Blanchard & Nash, New Orleans

RISING STARS Kern, Matthew W., Jones Walker, Baton Rouge

Gasperecz, A. Kirk, Adams and Reese, New Orleans

Parker, Adam C., Butler Snow, Baton Rouge

Giarrusso, Catherine Fornias, Pipes Miles Beckman, New Orleans

HEALTH CARE SUPER LAWYERS Caesar, Craig L., Phelps Dunbar, New Orleans Caraway, Katy, Caraway LeBlanc, New Orleans

Guichet, Joseph P., Lugenbuhl Wheaton Peck Rankin & Hubbard, New Orleans Miles, Stephen L., Pipes Miles Beckman, New Orleans Pipes, III, H. Minor, Pipes Miles Beckman, New Orleans

ATTORNEYS SELECTED TO SUPER LAWYERS AND RISING STARS WERE CHOSEN IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE PROCESS ON PAGE S-3.

Siemann, Jeffrey J., Galloway Johnson Tompkins Burr & Smith, New Orleans Soboul, Lindsey M., Pipes Miles Beckman, New Orleans Soso, Jeremy Z., The Lambert Firm, New Orleans Tettleton, Chase D., Babcock Injury Lawyers, Baton Rouge Vorhaben, Tessa P., Baker Donelson Bearman Caldwell & Berkowitz, New Orleans Wimberley, Brock L., Strauss Massey Dinneen, New Orleans CONTINUED ON PAGE S-18

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LOUISIANA 2022 INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY SUPER LAWYERS Bullock, Stephen G., Stone Pigman Walther Wittmann, New Orleans Chastain, Jr., James R., Kean Miller, Baton Rouge Harris, Lesli D., Kelly Hart Pitre, New Orleans Walshe, Jr., Michael Q., Stone Pigman Walther Wittmann, New Orleans RISING STARS Engler, Jessica C., Kean Miller, New Orleans Kepper, Stephen, Intellectual Property Consulting, New Orleans

Cashio, Jason R., Kean Miller, Baton Rouge Cranner, Bruce A., Talley Anthony Hughes & Knight, Mandeville, 985-624-5010

BRUCE A. CRANNER

TALLEY, ANTHONY, HUGHES & KNIGHT, LLC Mandeville • 985-624-5010

www.talleyanthony.com

DeArmond, Laurie L., DeRouen Law Firm, New Orleans DeRouen, Patrick D., DeRouen Law Firm, New Orleans Fraser, David A., Fraser Wheeler & Courtney, Lake Charles

Melasky, Mark, Intellectual Property Consulting, New Orleans

Gideon, Kyle L., Davidson Meaux Sonnier McElligott Fontenot Gideon & Edwards, Lafayette, 337-237-1660

Ricci, R. Devin, Kean Miller, New Orleans

Hurley, Timothy P., Hurley & Cot, New Orleans

INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY LITIGATION SUPER LAWYERS Harrigan, Brad, Tolar Harrigan & Morris, New Orleans

INTERNATIONAL SUPER LAWYERS Fowler, III, George J., Jones Walker, New Orleans RISING STARS Newsome, Saul, Newsome International Law, Baton Rouge

MEDIA AND ADVERTISING SUPER LAWYERS Roy, Mary Ellen, Phelps Dunbar, New Orleans

MERGERS & ACQUISITIONS

Juneau Rookard, Kelly G., Irwin Fritchie Urquhart & Moore, New Orleans

Ishee, Jami Lacour, Davidson Meaux Sonnier McElligott Fontenot Gideon & Edwards, Lafayette, 337-237-1660 Lindsey, Brian J., Kean Miller, Lafayette Stuart, Cory T., Perrier & Lacoste, New Orleans Telep, Ryan, Ayres Shelton Williams Benson & Paine, Shreveport

PERSONAL INJURY GENERAL: PLAINTIFF SUPER LAWYERS Alexander, Glenn W., Glenn W. Alexander, Lake Charles Anderman, Jody E., Waddell Anderman, Baton Rouge Anderson, Jr., Bennett Boyd, Anderson Dozier Blanda & Saltzman, Lafayette

Kay, III, Ped C., Broussard & Kay, Broussard

Andrews, B. Scott, Dué Guidry Piedrahita Andrews, Baton Rouge

Mouton, Charles A., Mahtook & LaFleur, Lafayette

Armentor, Glenn J., Glenn Armentor Law Corp., Lafayette

Nieset, Jr., James R., Porteous Hainkel & Johnson, New Orleans

Babcock, Stephen, Babcock Injury Lawyers, Baton Rouge

O’Bryon, Kevin C., O’Bryon & Schnabel, New Orleans Oliver, Kenny L., Oliver & Way, Lafayette Perkins, Mark A., Perkins & Associates, Shreveport Popich, Robert N., Mouledoux Bland Legrand & Brackett, New Orleans Spears, Kenneth R., Spears Gary, Lake Charles, 337-457-7445 Pg. S-24 Thibodeaux, Terry, The Thibodeaux Law Firm, Lake Charles Truitt, Jack E. (Bobby), The Truitt Law Firm, Covington Wilmore, Charles B., Liskow & Lewis, New Orleans Yacoubian, Alan J., Johnson Yacoubian & Paysse, New Orleans

Bassett, Jeffrey M., Morrow Morrow Ryan Bassett & Haik, Opelousas, 337-948-4483 Berger, Allan, Allan Berger & Associates, New Orleans Bice, Jay, Veron Bice Palermo & Wilson, Lake Charles Blanda, Nicholas A., Anderson Dozier Blanda & Saltzman, Lafayette, 337-233-3366 Pg. S-24 Brandner, Jr., Michael S., Mike Brandner Injury Attorneys, Metairie Brandt, M. Charles, Brandt & Sherman, Lafayette Broussard, Aaron, Broussard + Williamson, Lake Charles Broussard, Richard C., Broussard & David, Lafayette, 337-233-2323 Bruno, Stephen P., Bruno & Bruno, New Orleans

SUPER LAWYERS Fishman, Louis Y., Fishman Haygood, New Orleans

RISING STARS Ankersen, Brittney, Courington Kiefer Sommers Marullo & Matherne, New Orleans

Bush, D. Wayne, Attorney at Law, Leesville

Hearn, Curtis R., Jones Walker, New Orleans

Area, Leandro, Porteous Hainkel & Johnson, New Orleans

Calogero, David J., The Gaar Law Firm, Lafayette

Page, III, J. Marshall, Jones Walker, New Orleans Reymond, III, Leon J., Liskow & Lewis, New Orleans Stubbs, Jr., William P., Stubbs & Hightower, Lafayette Whittaker, Scott T., Stone Pigman Walther Wittmann, New Orleans RISING STARS Naccari, Keith J., Sternberg Naccari & White, New Orleans Willis, Patrick H., Baker Donelson Bearman Caldwell & Berkowitz, New Orleans

PERSONAL INJURY GENERAL: DEFENSE SUPER LAWYERS Bash, Lottie L., Faircloth Melton Sobel & Bash, Alexandria

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Bernard, David C., Staines Eppling & Kenney, Metairie Borne, Charmaine B., Randazzo Giglio & Bailey, Lafayette Davidson, Jared A., Taylor Wellons Politz & Duhe, New Orleans Durham, Meredith, Plauché Maselli Parkerson, New Orleans Elmer, John, Brown Sims, New Orleans Fletchinger, Marianne Wise, Deutsch Kerrigan, New Orleans

Cain, Joseph E., Herman Herman & Katz, New Orleans Campbell, Robert L., Williamson Fontenot Campbell & Whittington, Baton Rouge Chopin, Justin M., The Chopin Law Firm, New Orleans Chopin, Richard A., The Chopin Law Firm, New Orleans Colomb, Brian C., Gordon McKernan Injury Attorneys, Lafayette Comeaux, Todd C., Todd C. Comeaux, Baton Rouge Courtenay, James, JJC Law, New Orleans

Gahagan, Peter M., Duplass Zwain Bourgeois Pfister Weinstock & Bogart, Metairie

Creevy, John S., Herman Herman & Katz, New Orleans

Gould, Kristopher M., Perrier & Lacoste, New Orleans

David, Blake R., Broussard & David, Lafayette, 337-233-2323 Pg. S-4

Guthrie, III, Gordon P., Porteous Hainkel & Johnson, New Orleans

deGravelles, J. Neale, deGravelles & Palmintier, Baton Rouge

Hotard, Amy Dunn, Salley Hite Mercer & Resor, New Orleans

DeJean, Kenneth W., Law Offices of Kenneth W. DeJean, Lafayette SEE ADVERTISING DISCLAIMER ON PAGE S-3.

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LOUISIANA 2022 Devall, Claude P., Hoffoss Devall, Lake Charles

Kiefer, Kris P., Kiefer & Kiefer, Metairie

Villemarette, Chris, Attorney at Law, Lafayette

Didriksen, III, Caleb H., Didriksen Saucier & Woods, New Orleans

Kiefer, Megan C., Kiefer & Kiefer, Metairie

Voorhies, III, Richard P., The Voorhies Law Firm, New Orleans

DiLeo, Gregory P., Law Offices of Gregory P. DiLeo, New Orleans Dunahoe, Jr., Edwin, Dunahoe Law Firm, Natchitoches Dunahoe, Jared, Dunahoe Law Firm, Natchitoches Earles, Digger, Laborde Earles Injury Lawyers, Lafayette Edwards, Thomas R., Domengeaux Wright Roy & Edwards, Lafayette Exnicios, Val P., Liska Exnicios & Nungesser, New Orleans Filo, Thomas A., Cox Cox Filo Camel & Wilson, Lake Charles Friedman, Jonathan P., Silbert Pitre & Friedman, New Orleans Gaar, Jr., Joseph F., The Gaar Law Firm, Lafayette Gee, William, William Gee, Lafayette Geiger, Andrew J., Allan Berger & Associates, New Orleans Gertler, Louis L., Gertler Accident & Injury Attorneys, New Orleans Gertler, Meyer H., Gertler Accident & Injury Attorneys, New Orleans Gisleson, Soren E., Herman Herman & Katz, New Orleans Goforth, William H., Goforth & Lilley, Lafayette Guidry, Kirk A., Dué Guidry Piedrahita Andrews, Baton Rouge

Laborde, David, Laborde Earles Injury Lawyers, Lafayette Lagarde, Ross F., Ross F. Lagarde, Slidell, 985-605-0527

Ward, Jr., Samuel C. “Chuck”, Samuel C. Ward Jr. & Associates, Baton Rouge

Layrisson, Parker, Parker Layrisson Law Firm, Ponchatoula

Welborn, Jason M., Welborn & Hargett, Lafayette

Loup, Terry B., Morris Bart, New Orleans

Whittington, Christopher Lee, Williamson Fontenot Campbell & Whittington, Baton Rouge

Mahone, Jr., Michael A., The Mahone Firm, New Orleans

Williamson, Luke, Williamson Fontenot Campbell & Whittington, Baton Rouge

Manard, III, Robert L., Manard Law, New Orleans

Zainey, Jr., J. Christopher, The Lambert Firm, New Orleans

McGovern, Glenn C., Attorney at Law, Metairie McKernan, Gordon J., Gordon McKernan, Baton Rouge Meredith, Jr., C. Locke, Locke Meredith Sean Fagan & Associates, Baton Rouge Mitchell, Jeffrey A., The Cochran Firm New Orleans, Metairie Moroux, Jerome H., Broussard & David, Lafayette, 337-233-2323 Morris, Trey, Morris & Dewett, Shreveport, 318-221-1507 Pg. S-24 Nazareth, Neil F., Martzell Bickford & Centola, New Orleans

Rannals, Tracey, Rannals Law Firm, New Orleans

Roy, James P., Domengeaux Wright Roy & Edwards, Lafayette Roy, John Parkerson, Domengeaux Wright Roy & Edwards, Lafayette

Hooks, III, Kenneth H., Dodson & Hooks, Baton Rouge

Ryan, James P., Morrow Morrow Ryan Bassett & Haik, Opelousas, 337-948-4483

Hunter, Philip, Hunter & Beck, Alexandria

Salim, Robert L., Salim-Beasley, Natchitoches

Impastato, III, Dominick F., Frischhertz & Impastato, New Orleans, 504-523-1500 Pg. S-24

Saunders, Benjamin B., Davis Saunders & Miller, Mandeville

Jacobs, Darleen M., Jacobs Sarrat Lovelace & Harris, New Orleans, 504-522-0155 Pg. S-24 Jacobson, Tamara Kluger, Law Office of Tamara Kluger Jacobson, New Orleans

Schwartzberg, Michael H., Roach Law Firm, Lake Charles

Browne, Jessica H., Jessica Hope Law Firm, Denham Springs Clayton, Joshua P., Clayton Law Firm, Slidell

Credeur, Adam R., Law Offices of Kenneth W. DeJean, Lafayette Crotty, Matthew, Neblett Beard & Arsenault, Alexandria DeReus, Casey C., Baer Law, Metairie Dick, Jr., Kelley R., Mansfield Melancon Cranmer & Dick, Baton Rouge Faia, Alexandra, Herman Herman & Katz, New Orleans Graf, John P., Anderson Dozier Blanda & Saltzman, Lafayette Gulick, Benjamin, Law Offices of Gregory P. DiLeo, New Orleans Hale, W. Taylor, Hale Law Firm, Lake Charles, 337-433-0612 Hemmer, Matthew, Morris Bart, New Orleans Honeycutt Calandro, Hannah, Fayard & Honeycutt, Denham Springs

Singleton, W. James, Singleton Law Firm, Shreveport

LaLande, Deil J., Stutes & Lavergne, Lake Charles

Smith, IV, S. Christie, SmithAdvocates, Leesville St. Pe, Kenneth D., Kenneth D. St. Pe’, Lafayette Thomas, David Abboud, Walters Papillion Thomas Cullens, Baton Rouge

Jones, Jennifer Ann, Jones Law Firm, Cameron

Tomeny, III, Frank, Tomeny Law Firm d/b/a Tomeny Best Injury Lawyers, Baton Rouge

Kelly, III, J. Bart, Alvendia Kelly & Demarest, New Orleans

Brandhurst, Alaina, Morris Bart, New Orleans

Silbert, Scott E., Silbert Pitre & Friedman, New Orleans

Jardell, Remy A., Law Office of Remy A. Jardell, Lafayette Joubert, John T., Joubert Law Firm, Baton Rouge

Bosso, Adam, Morris Bart, New Orleans

Courrege, C. Scott, Dué Guidry Piedrahita Andrews, Baton Rouge

Pichon, Jeremy J., Pichon Law Firm, New Orleans

Hoffoss, Lee, Hoffoss Devall, Lake Charles

www.frischhertzlaw.com

Baynham, Alexander J. “Alex”, Liskow & Lewis, New Orleans

Colligan, Lucas S., The Gaar Law Firm, Lafayette

Redmann, John W., Law Office of John W. Redmann, Gretna, 504-500-5000

FRISCHHERTZ & IMPASTATO New Orleans • 504-523-1500

Bassett, Taylor J., Morrow Morrow Ryan Bassett & Haik, Opelousas, 337-948-4483

Palazzo, Leo J., Palazzo Law Firm, Gretna

Hall, Jr., Alton J., Delise & Hall, Covington

DOMINICK F. IMPASTATO, III

RISING STARS Badeaux, Tommy J., Law Office of Tommy J. Badeaux, Metairie

O’Pry, II, Donovan J., O’Pry Law Firm, Lafayette

Possa, Joseph C., Tyler & Possa, Baton Rouge

Herman, Maury A., Herman Herman & Katz, New Orleans Pg. S-5

Ward, Aub A., Gordon McKernan, Baton Rouge

Lamothe, III, Frank E., Lamothe Law Firm, New Orleans

Haik, Jr., Richard T., Morrow Morrow Ryan Bassett & Haik, Opelousas, 337-948-4483 Hammond, II, Peirce A., Hammond Law Firm, New Orleans

Walters, Jr., Edward J., Walters Papillion Thomas Cullens, Baton Rouge Pg. S-4

Tonry, Cullen, The Tonry Law Firm, Chalmette

Kelly, Keenan K., Kelly & Townsend, Natchitoches

Townsley, Rex D., The Townsley Law Firm, Lake Charles

Kennedy, III, Richard Ramsey, Law Offices of Richard R. Kennedy, Lafayette

Unglesby, Lewis, Unglesby Law Firm, Baton Rouge Pg. S-4

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Lauricella, Alexander A., Didriksen Saucier & Woods, New Orleans Liuzza, Christopher, Liuzza Law Firm, New Orleans Lorio IV, Philip D., The Chopin Law Firm, New Orleans Malvin, Maxwell, Malvin Law, Metairie Mansfield, Scott M., Mansfield Melancon Cranmer & Dick, New Orleans Mansfield, Seth, Mansfield Melancon Cranmer & Dick, Lafayette CONTINUED ON PAGE S-20

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Biller, Benjamin J., Bradley Murchison Kelly & Shea, New Orleans

Massenburg, Christopher O., MG+M, New Orleans

McAllister, Sean M., Loeb Law Firm, Mandeville

Domreis, Crystal E., Bradley Murchison Kelly & Shea, New Orleans

Moore, Kim E., Irwin Fritchie Urquhart & Moore, New Orleans Pg. S-4

Miller, Bert J., Blue Williams, Metairie

Norwood, Jr., Colvin G., McGlinchey Stafford, New Orleans

Mcgregor, George, Burgos & Associates, New Orleans Melancon, Collin, Mansfield Melancon Cranmer & Dick, New Orleans Meredith, Mitchell, Locke Meredith Sean Fagan & Associates, Baton Rouge Muller- McCrary, Anne Marie, Gordon McKernan, Baton Rouge Otten, Christopher G., Glago Williams, New Orleans Pertuit, Matthew, Chehardy Sherman Williams Murray Recile Stakelum & Hayes, Metairie Phillips, Sarah A., Phillips Law, New Orleans Richard, Scott M., Broussard & David, Lafayette, 337-233-2323

Thames, L. Adam, Taylor Porter Brooks & Phillips, Baton Rouge

PERSONAL INJURY MEDICAL MALPRACTICE: PLAINTIFF SUPER LAWYERS Bialous, Todd J., Bialous Law Firm, New Orleans Bowling, David A., The Bowling Law Firm, New Orleans Ecuyer, Michael J., Gainsburgh Benjamin David Meunier & Warshauer, New Orleans

Olinde, John F., Chaffe McCall, New Orleans Pugh, III, Lawrence G., Pugh Accardo, New Orleans Rouen, Deborah B., Adams and Reese, New Orleans Sarver, Richard E., Barrasso Usdin Kupperman Freeman & Sarver, New Orleans, 504-589-9733 Sinnott, John W., Irwin Fritchie Urquhart & Moore, New Orleans Surprenant, Mark C., Adams and Reese, New Orleans Talbot, Brent A., Chaffe McCall, New Orleans

Richards, John, Morris Bart, New Orleans

Hammons, John L., Nelson & Hammons, Shreveport, 318-227-2401 Pg. S-2, S-21

Robertson, Alex T., Huber Thomas & Marcelle, New Orleans

Kott, Joseph A., Herman Herman & Katz, New Orleans

Rogenes, Matthew D., Stag Liuzza, New Orleans

Lee, Christopher T., Christopher T. Lee, Lafayette

Davis, Farren L., McGlinchey Stafford, New Orleans

Salter, Hannah, Salter Law, New Orleans

Mouton, Benjamin P., McGlynn Glisson & Mouton, Baton Rouge, 225-344-3555

Lewis, Raymond C., Deutsch Kerrigan, New Orleans

Smith, Jacki L., The Lambert Firm, New Orleans Spinner, David, Hair Shunnarah Trial Attorneys, Metairie Spurgeon, Samuel J., Spurgeon Law Firm, Alexandria, 318-224-2222 Spurgeon, Stephen J., Spurgeon Law Firm, Alexandria

BENJAMIN P. MOUTON

MCGLYNN, GLISSON & MOUTON Baton Rouge • 225-344-3555

www.mgmattorneys.com

Orrill, Jr., R. Ray, Orrill & Malbrough, Metairie

RISING STARS Corb, Natasha, MG+M, New Orleans

McIntire, Amy L., Chaffe McCall, New Orleans Reid, Sarah, Cotten Schmidt, New Orleans

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Stein, Joshua A., Baer Law, Metairie

Russell, III, Sera H., The Law Offices of Sera H. Russell III, Lafayette, 337-769-3260

Taylor, Julia Love, Attorney at Law, Iowa

Schrumpf, Oliver, Schrumpf Law Office, Sulphur

SUPER LAWYERS Hoffman, Philip C., Landry & Swarr, New Orleans

Thomas, III, Louis H., Kiefer & Kiefer, Metairie

Silvestri, Frank A., Silvestri & Savoie, New Orleans

Kleinpeter, Robert E., Kleinpeter Schwartzberg Boutwell, Baton Rouge

Townsley, Todd A., The Townsley Law Firm, Lake Charles

Lundy, Hunter W., Lundy Lundy Soileau & South, Lake Charles, 337-439-0707 Pg. S-5

Wagar, III, Nelson W., Wagar Hickman, Mandeville

Swarr, Frank J., Landry & Swarr, New Orleans

Washington, Christopher, Daniels & Washington, Prairieville Williams, Jatavian, Glago Williams, New Orleans Woods, Trey, Didriksen Saucier & Woods, New Orleans

PERSONAL INJURY MEDICAL MALPRACTICE: DEFENSE SUPER LAWYERS Bradley Jr., C. Wm., Bradley Murchison Kelly & Shea, New Orleans Pg. S-4, S-5 Crisler, Richard S., Bradley Murchison Kelly & Shea, New Orleans

Webre, Scott, Webre & Associates, Lafayette Wicker, III, T. Carey, Capitelli & Wicker, New Orleans RISING STARS Christiansen, Zachary Ryan, The Bowling Law Firm, New Orleans Ikerd, Whitney S., Webre & Associates, Lafayette Murray, Jr., William W., Nelson & Hammons, Shreveport, 318-227-2401 Pg. S-2, S-21

Curry, Guy C., Curry Law Firm, Mandeville Gibbs, Vance A., Kean Miller, Baton Rouge Judice, Marc W., Judice & Adley, Lafayette Nolan, Jr., Michael F., Connick & Connick, Metairie Robichaux, Craig J., Talley Anthony Hughes & Knight, Mandeville Sobel, David R., Faircloth Melton Sobel & Bash, Alexandria Sperling, Peter E., Frilot, New Orleans Pg. S-4, S-5

PERSONAL INJURY PRODUCTS: DEFENSE SUPER LAWYERS Courington, Kaye N., Courington Kiefer Sommers Marullo & Matherne, New Orleans Culotta, Janice M., Kean Miller, New Orleans

Rust, Jennifer R., The Voorhies Law Firm, New Orleans

PROFESSIONAL LIABILITY: DEFENSE SUPER LAWYERS Barnett-Bernal, Brooke, Long Law Firm, Baton Rouge Blanchfield, Andrew, Keogh Cox, Baton Rouge, 225-383-3796

ANDREW BLANCHFIELD KEOGH COX Baton Rouge • 225-383-3796

www.keoghcox.com

Brennan, Terrence L., Deutsch Kerrigan, New Orleans

Gray, Tim, Forman Watkins & Krutz, New Orleans

Fritchie, III, Gus A., Irwin Fritchie Urquhart & Moore, New Orleans

Laborde, Kenneth H., Gieger Laborde & Laperouse, New Orleans

RISING STARS Adams, L. David, Bradley Murchison Kelly & Shea, New Orleans

Lavelle, Paul M., Cotten Schmidt, New Orleans

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Lambert, M. Palmer, Gainsburgh Benjamin David Meunier & Warshauer, New Orleans

Gieger, Jr., Ernest P., Gieger Laborde & Laperouse, New Orleans

Williams, Douglas K., Breazeale Sachse & Wilson, Baton Rouge

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RISING STARS Boling, Jeremiah, Boling Law Firm, New Orleans

Manning, Kathleen A., McGlinchey Stafford, New Orleans

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L-R: R. Clayton Christian, John L. Hammons*, Cornell Rushing Flournoy, William W. Murray, Jr.** *CHOSEN TO SUPER LAWYERS **CHOSEN TO RISING STARS

John L. Hammons

Nelson & Hammons is a Louisiana medical malpractice law firm whose senior attorneys, John Hammons and Cornell Flournoy, have championed the rights of victims of serious medical malpractice for over 35 years. William W. Murray, Jr. joined the firm in 2012, and R. Clayton Christian joined in 2020. The firm emphasizes a team approach, so each client benefits from the experience and energy of every attorney.

The attorneys of Nelson & Hammons work diligently to be advocates for patients. The attorneys are committed to providing professional guidance and representation for those patients and families of patients who have been seriously injured as a result of substandard medical care. With all four attorneys emphasizing medical malpractice, Nelson & Hammons is specially situated to thoroughly investigate and effectively handle such cases. In order to better help people throughout Louisiana, the firm has offices in Shreveport and Lafayette.

The firm is proud to announce John L. Hammons has been named to the Super Lawyers list for the 16th consecutive year, and William W. Murray, Jr., has been named to the Rising Stars list for the 5th consecutive year.

ATTORNEYS SELECTED TO SUPER LAWYERS AND RISING STARS WERE CHOSEN IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE PROCESS ON PAGE S-3.

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LOUISIANA 2022 PROFESSIONAL LIABILITY: DEFENSE SUPER LAWYERS CONT’D FROM PAGE S-20

Title, Peter S., Sessions Fishman & Nathan, New Orleans

Ross, William M., Stanley Reuter Ross Thornton & Alford, New Orleans Pg. S-4, S-5

Tyler, Susan M., Jones Walker, New Orleans

Theard, Kelly E., Deutsch Kerrigan, New Orleans Pg. S-4

Willis, Sterling Scott, Fishman Haygood, New Orleans

RISING STARS Albertine, III., James G., Salley Hite Mercer & Resor, New Orleans

RISING STARS Beaton, Travis A., Sher Garner Cahill Richter Klein & Hilbert, New Orleans, 504-299-2100 Pg. S-1

Lessell, Melissa, Deutsch Kerrigan, New Orleans

Graf, Vanessa W., Jones Walker, New Orleans

PROFESSIONAL LIABILITY: PLAINTIFF RISING STARS Cook, Jacquelyn D., Gibson Law Partners, Lafayette

REAL ESTATE SUPER LAWYERS Bernard, G. Wogan, Chaffe McCall, New Orleans Cahill, Jr., Elwood F., Sher Garner Cahill Richter Klein & Hilbert, New Orleans, 504-299-2103 Pg. S-1, S-4, S-5 Colvin, R. Keith, Jones Walker, Baton Rouge Crosby, E. Howell, Chaffe McCall, New Orleans Pg. S-4, S-5 de Lisle, Victoria M., Locke Lord, New Orleans Dwyer, Stephen I., Dwyer Cambre & Suffern, Metairie Eyrich, Lillian E., Steeg Law Firm, New Orleans Gregorie, Jr., Isaac M. “Mack”, Kean Miller, Baton Rouge LeBreton, Rose McCabe, Lugenbuhl Wheaton Peck Rankin & Hubbard, New Orleans Leyens, Jr., Jon F., Baker Donelson Bearman Caldwell & Berkowitz, New Orleans Pg. S-4, S-5 McCabe, Ryan M., Dwyer Cambre & Suffern, Metairie McMurray, Patricia B., Baker Donelson Bearman Caldwell & Berkowitz, Baton Rouge Moore, Marie A., Sher Garner Cahill Richter Klein & Hilbert, New Orleans, 504-299-2108 Pg. S-1 Richter, Richard P., Sher Garner Cahill Richter Klein & Hilbert, New Orleans, 504-299-2104 Pg. S-1

Marquette, J. Tyler, Fishman Haygood, New Orleans Ricci, Michael S., Ricci Partners, New Orleans Schultis, Jonathan, Ricci Partners, New Orleans Zuschlag, Sara T., Andrus Boudreaux Landry & Coussan, Lafayette

SCHOOLS & EDUCATION SUPER LAWYERS Siddiqui, Imtiaz A., IAS Law, New Orleans

SECURITIES & CORPORATE FINANCE SUPER LAWYERS Chenevert, Scott D., Fishman Haygood, Baton Rouge Gershanik, Maureen B., Fishman Haygood, New Orleans RISING STARS Lambert, Hillary B., McGlinchey Stafford, New Orleans Layfield, Alexandra Clark, Jones Walker, Baton Rouge

SECURITIES LITIGATION SUPER LAWYERS Bieck, Jr., Robert B., Jones Walker, New Orleans Freeman, III, George C., Barrasso Usdin Kupperman Freeman & Sarver, New Orleans, 504-589-9700 Pg. S-4, S-5 Peiffer, Joseph C., Peiffer Wolf Carr Kane & Conway, New Orleans

Roussel, Randy P., Phelps Dunbar, Baton Rouge

RISING STARS Berg, Nicholas, Reasonover & Berg, New Orleans, 504-526-2921

Schneider, Michael R., Stone Pigman Walther Wittmann, New Orleans

Dressel, Robert J., Barrasso Usdin Kupperman Freeman & Sarver, New Orleans, 504-589-9700

Schott, Stephen P., Baldwin Haspel Burke & Mayer, New Orleans Sclafani, Kyle, Law Office of Kyle Sclafani, New Orleans Sher, Leopold Z., Sher Garner Cahill Richter Klein & Hilbert, New Orleans, 504-299-2101 Pg. S-1, S-4, S-5 Slaton, James E. A., Stone Pigman Walther Wittmann, Baton Rouge Steeg, Robert M., Steeg Law Firm, New Orleans

STATE, LOCAL & MUNICIPAL SUPER LAWYERS Coudrain, Andre G., Cashe Coudrain & Bass, Hammond

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TAX SUPER LAWYERS Adams, III, Jesse R., Jones Walker, New Orleans Ajubita, A. Albert, Ajubita Leftwich & Salzer, New Orleans Angelico, Robert S., Liskow & Lewis, New Orleans Antin, Jr., Walter “Bud”, Antin Law Firm, Hammond Backstrom, Jr., William M., Jones Walker, New Orleans Baringer, Dale R., The Baringer Law Firm, Baton Rouge Bell, Hilton S., Milling Benson Woodward, New Orleans Calhoun, Jaye A., Kean Miller, New Orleans Cassidy, David R., Breazeale Sachse & Wilson, Baton Rouge Elkins, Gary J., Elkins, New Orleans Exnicios, James C. “Jim”, Liskow & Lewis, New Orleans Goode, Carl S., Goode Tax and Estate Planning Law Group, Baton Rouge Gunn, David S., Gunn & York, Baton Rouge, 225-767-1550 Klein, Steven I., Sher Garner Cahill Richter Klein & Hilbert, New Orleans, 504-299-2100 Pg. S-1 Koch, David G., Koch St Martin, Baton Rouge Miller, Matthew P., Miller Sullivan and DeMarcay, New Orleans Rittenberg III, Leon H., Baldwin Haspel Burke & Mayer, New Orleans Roth, III, Richard J., Roth Law Firm, New Orleans Stutes, Jr., Russell J., Stutes & Lavergne, Lake Charles Tarcza, Robert E., Tarcza & Associates, New Orleans Warren, Jr., J. Benjamin, Warren & Baker, Shreveport Weiler, John J., Weiler & Rees, New Orleans Williams, John R., Ayres Shelton Williams Benson & Paine, Shreveport Zimmermann, Karl J., Baldwin Haspel Burke & Mayer, New Orleans RISING STARS Birdsong, Jeffrey, Liskow & Lewis, New Orleans Sullivan, Andrew, Miller Sullivan and DeMarcay, New Orleans White, Jacob C., Ayres Shelton Williams Benson & Paine, Shreveport Wilson, B. Trevor, Jones Walker, Baton Rouge

TRANSPORTATION/MARITIME SUPER LAWYERS Adley, Michael W., Judice & Adley, Lafayette

Talley, Susan G., Stone Pigman Walther Wittmann, New Orleans Pg. S-4, S-5

SUPER LAWYERS Gordon, Elizabeth L., Shields | Mott, New Orleans

Anseman, III, Norman E. “Skeet”, Perrier & Lacoste, New Orleans

Tessier, Frank A., Carver Darden Koretzky Tessier Finn Blossman & Areaux, New Orleans

Kern, Jay H., Simon Peragine Smith & Redfearn, New Orleans

Arnold, III, Edward H. “Hank”, Baker Donelson Bearman Caldwell & Berkowitz, New Orleans

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LOUISIANA 2022 Barry, Jr., Francis J., Deutsch Kerrigan, New Orleans Belsome, Bradley R., Bradley Murchison Kelly & Shea, New Orleans

Kallam, Robert M., Kean Miller, Lafayette Katz, Brian D., Herman Herman & Katz, New Orleans Pg. S-4, S-5

Scofield, Bryan D., Scofield & Rivera, Lafayette Pg. S-4 Sella, Eric Winder, Plauché Maselli Parkerson, New Orleans

Bertram, Richard D., Jones Walker, New Orleans

Kessenich, J. Fredrick, Daigle Fisse & Kessenich, Covington

Bland, III, Wilton E., Mouledoux Bland Legrand & Brackett, New Orleans

Kiefer, Scott B., Courington Kiefer Sommers Marullo & Matherne, New Orleans

Bohman, Martin S., Bohman Morse, New Orleans

Knezek, Elena Arcos, Knezek Law, Lafayette, 337-266-2233

Slater, III, Benjamin R., Chaffe McCall, New Orleans

Koch, Jr., R. Joshua, Koch & Schmidt, New Orleans

Soule, Scott A., Blue Williams, Metairie

Bourque, Jr., Charles C., St. Martin & Bourque, Houma Butterworth, Michael M., Phelps Dunbar, New Orleans Carrigee, David, Baldwin Haspel Burke & Mayer, New Orleans

Kopfler, Joseph G., Kopfler & Hermann, Houma, 985-851-3311 Laizer, Edwin C., Adams and Reese, New Orleans

Chenault, Alanson T., Wilson Elser Moskowitz Edelman & Dicker, New Orleans

Lambert, Hugh P., The Lambert Firm, New Orleans

Colletta, Katharine R., Chaffe McCall, New Orleans

Larzelere, Stephen M., Kuchler Polk Weiner, New Orleans

Colletta, Jr., Thomas Louis, Attorney at Law, New Orleans

LaVie, Kevin J., Phelps Dunbar, New Orleans

Cozad, Richard A., Schouest Bamdas Soshea & Ben Maier, New Orleans

LeBreton, III, Edward F., Jones Walker, New Orleans

Sharpe, David B., Lugenbuhl Wheaton Peck Rankin & Hubbard, New Orleans Silverstein, James R., Kean Miller, New Orleans

Sterbcow, Paul M., Lewis Kullman Sterbcow & Abramson, New Orleans Pg. S-4, S-5 Tadros, Daniel A., Chaffe McCall, New Orleans Talley, Charles R., Kean Miller, New Orleans Taylor, Ian Fitzgerald, Lewis Kullman Sterbcow & Abramson, New Orleans, 504-588-1500

IAN FITZGERALD TAYLOR LEWIS, KULLMAN, STERBCOW & ABRAMSON, LLC New Orleans • 504-588-1500

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Leefe, David W., Liskow & Lewis, New Orleans

Crawford, Todd G., Lugenbuhl Wheaton Peck Rankin & Hubbard, New Orleans

Theunissen, Randall K., Allen & Gooch, Lafayette

Legrand, Georges M., Mouledoux Bland Legrand & Brackett, New Orleans

Daigle, Daryl J., Preis, New Orleans

Thomas, Miles C., Miles Thomas Law, New Orleans

Marino, III, Joseph B., The Young Firm, New Orleans

Tillery, Jefferson R., Jones Walker, New Orleans

Davis, Christopher O., Baker Donelson Bearman Caldwell & Berkowitz, New Orleans Dittman, Stevan C., Gainsburgh Benjamin David Meunier & Warshauer, New Orleans Dragna, Gerard J., Mouledoux Bland Legrand & Brackett, New Orleans Fay, Jr., John F., Fay Nelson Fay, New Orleans Ferchmin, Adelaida J., Lugenbuhl Wheaton Peck Rankin & Hubbard, New Orleans Flint, Jr., Delos E., Lugenbuhl Wheaton Peck Rankin & Hubbard, New Orleans

Mason, W. Brett, Stone Pigman Walther Wittmann, Baton Rouge Pg. S-4 McCleskey, Jr., Robert P., Phelps Dunbar, New Orleans McElligott, Jr., John E., Davidson Meaux Sonnier McElligott Fontenot Gideon & Edwards, Lafayette, 337-237-1660

Wheaton, Jr., Scott R., Lugenbuhl Wheaton Peck Rankin & Hubbard, New Orleans

Force, Joshua S., Sher Garner Cahill Richter Klein & Hilbert, New Orleans, 504-299-2130 Pg. S-1

Haas, III, Frederick T., Pugh Accardo, New Orleans Hannan, Christopher M., Baker Donelson Bearman Caldwell & Berkowitz, New Orleans

Walker, Derek A., Chaffe McCall, New Orleans

Merchant, Kevin P., NeunerPate, Lafayette

Moeller, Matthew A., The Moeller Firm, New Orleans

Guy, Matthew C., Adams and Reese, New Orleans

Waid, Raymond T., Liskow & Lewis, New Orleans Warshauer, Irving J., Gainsburgh Benjamin David Meunier & Warshauer, New Orleans

Flotte, David M., Salley Hite Mercer & Resor, New Orleans

Goodier, Glenn G., Jones Walker, New Orleans

Waguespack, Jason P., Galloway Johnson Tompkins Burr & Smith, New Orleans, 504-525-6802 Pg. S-24

McLeod, Evans Martin, Phelps Dunbar, New Orleans Mestayer, Michael J., Michael J. Mestayer, New Orleans

Gardner, Jr., W. Jacob, Frilot, New Orleans

Truxillo, Douglas W., Onebane Law Firm, Lafayette

Morrison, Thomas Kent L., Phelps Dunbar, New Orleans Morrow, Jr., P. Craig, Morrow Morrow Ryan Bassett & Haik, Opelousas, 337-948-4483 Morse, Harry E., Bohman Morse, New Orleans Mouledoux, Andre J., Mouledoux Bland Legrand & Brackett, New Orleans

Woods, Jonathan L., Randazzo Giglio & Bailey, Lafayette Wynne, William Pitard, Trahant Wynne, Madisonville Young, Timothy J., The Young Firm, New Orleans RISING STARS Amy, Jeanne, Jones Walker, New Orleans Amy, Michael T., Hale Devall, New Orleans Baldwin, William C., Jones Walker, New Orleans

Musser, V, John H., Murphy Rogers Sloss Gambel & Tompkins, New Orleans

Bologna, Taylor, Phelps Dunbar, New Orleans

Parks, C. Michael, Mouledoux Bland Legrand & Brackett, New Orleans

Cook, Katherine M., Breazeale Sachse & Wilson, Baton Rouge

Perry, S. Brian, Allen & Gooch, Lafayette

Davis, Adam, Phelps Dunbar, New Orleans

Hemphill, Gary A., Phelps Dunbar, New Orleans

Peterson, Cayce, JJC Law, New Orleans

Hilbert, Jr., Peter L., Sher Garner Cahill Richter Klein & Hilbert, New Orleans, 504-299-2107 Pg. S-1

Plunkett, Jr., Lawrence R., Reich Album & Plunkett, Metairie

Guillot, Gavin H., Pusateri Johnston Guillot & Greenbaum, New Orleans

Preis, Jr., Edwin G., Preis, Lafayette

Hoerner, Daniel J., Mouledoux Bland Legrand & Brackett, New Orleans

Rivera, James T., Scofield & Rivera, Lafayette

Huete, Scott R., Melchiode Marks King, New Orleans

Rodriguez, Antonio J., Wilson Elser Moskowitz Edelman & Dicker, New Orleans

Ibert, Jessica L., Lewis Kullman Sterbcow & Abramson, New Orleans

Rome, III, C. Perrin, Rome Arata Baxley & Stelly, New Orleans

Kean, R. Chauvin, Kean Miller, New Orleans

Harowski, Michael, Wilson Elser Moskowitz Edelman & Dicker, New Orleans Hassinger, Timothy W., Galloway Johnson Tompkins Burr & Smith, Mandeville

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Mr. Blanda is a partner at Anderson, Dozier, Blanda & Saltzman and represents clients throughout the Gulf Coast, specializing in serious personal injury and wrongful death cases arising from trucking accidents, maritime accidents, automobile accidents, industrial accidents, product liability and premises defect. He obtained his undergraduate degree from LSU in 2000 and his J.D. from Loyola Law School in 2004. After completing a federal clerkship, he began private practice in 2005. Mr. Blanda is admitted to practice in Louisiana; the U.S. Fifth Circuit Court of Appeals; the U.S. District Court, Western, Middle and Eastern Districts of Louisiana; and the U.S. District Court, Southern District of Texas.

Dominick F. Impastato, III has been the lead trial attorney in products liability, toxic tort, industrial equipment, commercial construction, insurance bad faith, and motor vehicle casualty trials since he was admitted to the bar in 2004. He has also served as liaison counsel in mass tort litigation in certain mass tort cases. Dominick takes particular pride in representing the proverbial little guy against parties of far greater resources and capabilities and achieving success for his clients, even when the odds may appear against them. Dominick graduated second in his class from Loyola Law School in 2004, served on the Loyola Law Review, and was named Best Oral Advocate in the seven-state region for the National Moot Court Competition.

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With no shortage of things to celebrate, Louisiana museums and landmarks provide a wealth of knowledge and insight to the people and places across this great state and their contributions to the surrounding world. At art museum exhibitions that highlight the state’s past, analyze its present, and speculate about its future, observers enjoy looking at society through an artist’s lens. At the state’s many science and history museums, observers learn about how we’ve arrived where we are today and see first-hand the innovations and moments that changed the world. Plan your trip to an eye-opening exhibit today and experience Louisiana anew.

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and American art, the Alexandria Museum of Art (AMoA) fosters a culturally rich community by engaging, enlightening, and inspiring individuals through innovative art experiences. On display in the main gallery is the collection exhibition, Connected Visions, Louisiana’s Artistic Lineage. AMoA also presents temporary exhibitions three times a year on varying themes. The current exhibition, Monumental: Colossal Works from the Collection, features a selection of works that are large in scale or that present objects and figures as larger than life, as well as works that invite the viewer into an expanding and endless space.

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sition of works created in post-Katrina New Orleans and curated by Terrence SandersSmith during this period when Louisiana experienced an art renaissance of renewal, rebirth, and rebuilding.

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Housed in a historic train station on the banks of the Mississippi River in downtown Baton Rouge, the Louisiana Art & Science Museum (LASM) seeks to encourage discovery, inspire creativity, and foster the pursuit of knowledge. Unique to the region, LASM is the only art and science museum in a 600-mile radius and contains the awe-inspiring Irene W. Pennington Planetarium, which is the largest and most technologically-advanced planetarium in Louisiana.

LASM’s interdisciplinary mission is evident through its art and science galleries, containing objects including an authentic ancient Egyptian mummy and a Triceratops skull on loan from Raising Cane’s and the Todd Graves Family.

LASM’s Iridescence exhibition, on view until July 2022 and created in partnership with the LSU Department of Entomology, includes paintings, sculptures, and photographs by international artists that explore the fascinating phenomenon of iridescence.

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Located in Madisonville, the Lake Pontchartrain Basin Maritime Museum is an educational, non-profit organization “bringing Louisiana’s unique maritime history to life.” The museum is the caretaker of the Tchefuncte River Light Station and associated Lightkeeper’s Cottage, which has been relocated to the museum grounds. Exhibits include dioramas of Louisiana’s lighthouses, the Fresnel lens rescued from the Chandeleur Lighthouse, the lantern room rescued from the Pass Manchac Light, and exhibits and films depicting life on the area’s waterways.

Additionally, the museum features a full-size replica of the Pioneer I—the forerunner of the CSS Hunley, the first submarine to sink a warship—and Razzle Dazzle, an exhibit highlighting the various methods used to camouflage ships during WWI and WWII. The museum’s education programs include Field Trips for students, outreach to schools, adult learning classes such as wooden boat building, and classes taught by the Power Squadron and Coast Guard on water safety, navigation, and more.

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Shared Inheritances Field Notes on a small ‘country’ on the Gulf of Mexico STORY AND PHOTOS BY KEVIN RABALAIS

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ive hours before Hurricane Ida’s landfall, limbs of the nearly 300-yearold Étienne de Boré oak in uptown New Orleans began to sigh in the first gusts. Nearby, opposite Audubon Zoo, the Mississippi River maintained its course, though soon, Ida would temporarily reverse it.

We are the children of our landscape. Majestic oak and River, capital R: these are elements of our inheritance, as Louisianians. They are among the ideals that we romanticize and export to the world. They comprise part of our natural environment and help us construct our nature.

Before and after storms strike our coast, I visit such places, custodians of local knowledge and memory, hoping to learn what they can teach about perseverance and resiliency, also grace.

Years ago, in New Zealand, where you can dine in a Cajun restaurant and then step outside to view the Southern Cross in the night sky, the premier poet laureate explained an aspect of his countrymen’s psyche to me. “For us,” Bill Manhire said, “Antarctica is always at the back of the mind, just as the Outback is always at the back of the mind of Australians, and just as the West is for Americans.” Although I understood the notion, the West has never pulsed in my mind like, say, the currents of the Atchafalaya.

Driskill Mountain Later, living in another country, offers vibrant I spent years overhearing locals colors and insects discuss Americans as people who are and numerous always doing this, always doing that, opportunities to as though more than 300 million of get up close and us reside within a cliché. One urge personal with East — to sit them down and discuss Texas toads. the problematic simplification — paled against another: Come to Louisiana, I wanted to say. Witness the diversity of our small and beautiful country on the Gulf of Mexico. Let us begin by pronouncing its name.

Listen to five syllables unfurl like the title of an epic poem.

Our diversities extend beyond accents and recipes that change by neighborhood. Show a citrus farmer south of Belle Chasse or a fisherman who works off the coast of

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(Top) The summit offers a view of Jordan Mountain.

(Right) Harvestmen — opiliones, rather than spiders — cover the main trail and feed on mushrooms.

Pecan Island the red-orange stone from the piney hills of Bienville Parish, and they might assume it comes from a foreign land. In those piney hills, in one of the many worlds that comprise Louisiana, rises Driskill Mountain, elevation 535 feet, our highest peak. Inside a rusted tin box at its summit, the guest register contains signatures, all entered between March and August 2021, from Arizona, Pennsylvania, Montana, New York, Michigan, California,

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Wisconsin, Nevada, Virginia, and Alaska. Some signees are participating in the High Points Challenge to summit the highest peak in every state. Many of those started their journey at Driskill, an understandable decision, given its wide trail and easy ascent.

Of the 50 states, Louisiana has neither the lowest low point (California’s Badwater Basin, at -282 feet), nor the lowest high point (Florida’s Britton Hill, at 345 feet). At

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Facts and Figures • Driskill Mountain is privately owned and maintained by volunteers. The western side of the mountain has been owned by the Jones family since 1883, the majority of the trail made public courtesy of the Lou Jones Family.

• Access the summit via two trails. The lesser-travelled trail takes hikers over False Mountain before elevating to the summit of Driskill Mountain. The wellmarked main trail — 1.8 miles round-trip — has a vertical gain of 150 feet.

• In 1934, the outlaws Bonnie and Clyde died in an ambush near Sailes, southwest of Arcadia, “Heart of Louisiana’s Piney Hills Country” and Bienville Parish seat.

Farther south, Saline served as a filming location for “Blaze,” the biopic about Earl Long starring Paul Newman.

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a slow pace, you can summit Driskill in under an hour, even if you like to crawl around on the ground, as I do, because while the Cascades and Sierra Nevadas offer immediate gratification, Louisiana’s trails encourage introspection. Here, fulfillment requires patience.

We remove ourselves from the familiar by focusing on what is in front of us. An unflinching gaze at the bark of a tree, a turning leaf, or backyard bird has the

potential to alter the way we comprehend our place in the world. Such consideration ultimately reveals an acknowledgment of what the land offers. With that comes a responsibility to care for it, to leave it better than we found it, to pass it on.

Looking deeply into the many corners of Louisiana helps us to recognize several things. We learn, fairly quickly, that we have more in common than a shared humidity. Our history, culture, and the land itself — those true shared inheritances — continually remind us that this place, our place, is as exotic and strange and bountiful as any on earth. n

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Sprited Travel South Louisiana’s religious shrines are destinations with history, heart and plenty of glorious mystery

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ike so many people suffering from poor health and living in a cold climate, Mary Wilson of New London, Canada, headed south in the hopes of more agreeable weather healing what ailed her. The Catholic novice arrived at the Society of the Sacred Heart in Grand Coteau on Sept. 20, 1866, but her health continued to deteriorate.

She was admitted to the Sacred Heart infirmary in October vomiting blood and suffering from fever and violent headaches. She barely ate and drank little and by December, her end appeared near.

Wilson was so weak she couldn’t speak so she placed the image of John Berchmans on her mouth and thought, “If it be true that you can work miracles,” she instructed the Jesuit scholastic who died in 1621, “I wish you would do something for me.”

The response she received, according to her testimony, was “Sister, you will get the desired habit. Be faithful. Have confidence. Fear not.” The figure of John Berchmans appeared to Wilson and she was immediately healed.

Her doctor’s sworn statement of Feb. 4, 1867, was, “Not being able to discover any marks of convalescence, but an immediate return to health from a most severe and painful illness, I am unable to explain the transition by any ordinary natural laws.”

The Catholic Church deemed John Berchmans a saint in 1888 based on his miraculous healing of Wilson and it remains the only documented and Vaticanapproved miracle in the United States. Visitors may visit the Shrine of Saint John Berchmans at Grand Coteau’s Schools of the Sacred Heart, as well as Le Petit Musée dedicated to the history of the academy. The campus consists of both the Academy of the Sacred Heart for girls and Berchmans Academy of the Sacred Heart for boys.

The shrine and museum are part of the St. Landry Parish Spiritual Trail, a guide to the parish’s many historic churches, cemeteries, shrines and the Creole Heritage Folklife Center.

“Your soul will enjoy the encounters with Christianity, heritage, art, music and more along the trail,” said Herman Fuselier, executive director of St. Landry Parish Tourist Commission.

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(Top) Shrine of Saint John Berchmans at Grand Coteau’s Schools of the Sacred Heart (Bottom) Charlene Marie Richard

Naturally, the trail includes the Sacred Heart campus.

“The Academy of the Sacred Heart is celebrating 200 years of guiding young women in faith and learning,” Fuselier said. “The school’s history is interlaced with the Civil War and the impact of slavery. Today, students from as far as China and South America are learning at the Academy. The past and present at Sacred Heart are rich testimonies to the culture of south Louisiana.”

In nearby Acadia Parish, a young girl waits for canonization.

Charlene Marie Richard of Richard grew up like many in her small Cajun community and among her large family: She attended middle school and participated in sports. Charlene was a devout Catholic and, after reading a book about St. Therese, wondered if she could become a saint if she prayed hard enough.

At age 12, Charlene was diagnosed with acute lymphatic leukemia and hospitalized. She died two weeks later but accepted her fate with grace, praying unselfishly for others to be healed.

Richard died on Aug. 11, 1959, and is buried at St. Edward Catholic Church Cemetery in Richard. From her death until today, people visit “the Little Cajun Saint’s” grave to ask for intercession in matters that range from healing to employment. Many have claimed miracles.

Her petition for sainthood, which may take years to acquire, remains in process but last year Bishop J. Douglas Deshotel of the Diocese of Lafayette advanced the causes for Richard’s canonization. n

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Birthplace of a King Shake, rattle and roadtrip your way to Tupelo for Elvis’ birthday Jan. 8, or any time of year

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or die-hard rock and roll fans, January marks the birthday of the musical genre’s “King.” One of the best places to celebrate Elvis Presley’s emergence into the world — Jan. 8 — is in his birthplace of Tupelo, Mississippi.

Elvis Aaron Presley was born in this Northeastern Mississippi town in 1935 and lived in a modest two-room house built by his father Vernon and Elvis’ grandfather and uncle. His twin brother, Jesse Garon Presley, was stillborn so the young Elvis grew up in Tupelo without siblings.

The Presleys moved around while living in Mississippi, and headed to Memphis for better opportunities when Elvis was a teenager, but that small shotgun house has been restored and is available for touring at the Elvis Presley Birthplace in Tupelo. The site also includes the church that Elvis attended and where he was first exposed to Southern gospel music, statues of the King and a reenactment film of Elvis performing in church as a young child.

It’s one of the many Elvis sites in Tupelo, including Priceville Memorial Gardens where Jesse Presley is buried. Visitors may peruse Tupelo Hardware where Elvis visited to purchase a rifle and his mother talked him into a guitar instead. Or Johnnie’s Drive-In where

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Elvis was a regular, enjoying Johnnie’s burgers with an RC Cola back in the day. The dining room at Johnnie’s is currently closed, so tourists won’t be able to sit in the same booth the King once graced, but the restaurant still serves up those burgers as a drive-in.

There are so many places to experience where Elvis spent his youth, the Tupelo Convention and Visitor’s Bureau offers a self-guided driving tour and an Elvis bike tour. For instance, visitors can view Elvis’ library card at the Lee County Library (Elvis loved reading comic books), pause at Milam Junior High, where Elvis gave a farewell performance when his family moved to Memphis or view the historic Lyric Theatre where Elvis watched Western films.

“It’s rumored that Elvis got his first kiss at the Lyric,” said Jennie Bradford Curlee, public relations director for the Tupelo Convention and Visitor’s Bureau.

For those who visit Tupelo on Elvis’ birthday on Jan. 8, the Birthplace throws a party with cake and special programming, (Left) Elvis in publicity said Curlee. photos for the 1957 “People from all over the world are here,” film Jailhouse Rock she said. “It’s a really fun birthday party.”

(Left, top) Statue Tupelo also celebrates the King with its of Elvis at the Elvis annual Elvis Festival, with this year’s event Presley Birthplace June 8-12. There are special programs (Right, top) Elvis’ with Elvis experts and friends, an Elvis childhood home dog contest and live music at Fairpark (Bottom) Church that in the heart of downtown Tupelo, where Elvis attended and Elvis performed his homecoming concert where he was first in 1956. The festival culminates with the exposed to Southern Ultimate Elvis Tribute Artist Competition, gospel music which leads to the world grand finals at Graceland in Memphis.

Graceland’s “ultimate” winner takes the coveted title and goes on tour.

“It’s all things Elvis, all week long,” Curlee said of the Tupelo festivities.

Regardless of when you visit — or if you’re an Elvis fan or not — Tupelo offers boutique shopping and great restaurants in its quaint downtown. Park Heights Restaurant, for instance, serves up hand-cut steaks and craft cocktails on its rooftop overlooking Fairpark. Queen’s Reward creates sweet meads in Tupelo, the state’s first meadery and many times utilizing 100 percent Mississippi honey. The tasting room sells its mead by the glass or bottle and is open Tuesday through Saturday.

There are 2,000 hotel rooms in Tupelo, Curlee said, but the city will get its first boutique hotel

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in February. Hotel Tupelo will offer 80 rooms and a locally-owned restaurant and bar and be within walking distance to downtown.

“It’s going to have so many local touches, from the coffee in your room to the scents you’ll smell when you walk in the door,” she said.

Getting to Tupelo from Louisiana is a straight shot up U.S. Hwy. 55 through Mississippi, then east on Hwy. 278 through Oxford. For a leisurely drive that’s historic as it’s beautiful, take the Natchez Trace, a 444-mile national park highway that skirts Tupelo and includes the Parkway headquarters just north of town. n

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Sailor’s Delight A striking sunset on the water in Madisonville.

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