Louisiana Life Magazine November-December 2024

7 RECIPES FOR YOUR HOLIDAY GATHERING A Home Decorated for the Holidays Festivities In and Out of the State

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A Shreveport Artist Explores “Infinite Possibilities”

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The Weird and the Wonderful

WHILE I HAVE TOO MANY HOLIDAY FAVORITES

to fit within the small space of this column, there is one — and it’s a bit of an outlier — that I’d like to share. In our family, the top requested dish is called, innocuously, marshmallow stuff. It’s not groundbreaking and the dish goes by a variety of names ranging from pineapple marshmallow salad, pineapple fluff to marshmallow fruit salad.

Some versions are made with Jell-O, maraschino cherries, mandarin oranges, shredded coconut, macadamia nuts, cottage cheese or whipped cream. One person wrote on Reddit, asking about “this kind of gross American (possibly Southern?) white mush.” Sir, I take offense. There’s nothing gross about marshmallow stuff and even the most skeptical come to the fluffy side after they’ve tasted it.

Here it is. Feel free to add it to your recipe book. A bag of mini marshmallows, a can of crushed pineapple (strained of juice), a cup of toasted pecans, broken up (to be added the next day), and as much sour cream as needed to make the whole thing nice and creamy. Usually that’s about two pints of sour cream. Now here’s the secret. You’ve got to put that marshmallow mixture into the fridge overnight for the marshmallows to melt into a glorious gloppy mess. If you serve it right away, it will be a weird, disjointed dish. When you take the marshmallow stuff out the next day, add the pecans so they’re still crunchy when served. It’s not as good if you skip the lateadded pecans, and I’ll be honest, there would be some cranky people at my holiday table if I did.

Admittedly, it’s not the most attractive dish you’ve ever seen, but there’s something about the tang of the pineapple, the sweet of the marshmallow, the sour of the cream and the crunch of the pecans that makes it perfect. I have mine with my meal. That and the cranberries are the two sweet spots on a plate otherwise brimming with savory goodness. My dad had it as a palate cleanser. After dinner but before desert, he’d get a bowl and a spoon, serve himself a hefty portion of marshmallow stuff and eat it slowly, savoring each bite, never failing to say how much he loved it year after year. If I ever mention that I might bring some other dish, my family is up in arms. It’s tradition! And it’s delicious. Marshmallow stuff has gone from a Thanksgiving dish to showing up on the Christmas menu as well. But those are the only times of the year we have it, so it’s extra special. What’s your family’s favorite, possibly weird, holiday dish?

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ULTIMATE HOLIDAY TREAT

Two Reasons Why Louisiana Holiday Dinners are the Best

BLESS THE TRADITIONAL AMERICAN HOLIDAY DINNER.

While some places might add an indigenous specialty to their feast, we here in Louisiana can be extra thankful. There are two dishes in particular that stand out as products of our geography and cultural mix. One combines the produce of the Gulf of Mexico with the genius of Creole chefs, and the other is tropical in its origin but pure New Orleans in its innovation.

First of the two is oyster dressing. Oysters grow in waterbeds throughout much of the world, but no place produces a better variety than the Gulf of Mexico.

Few great dishes mandate stale bread as an essential ingredient, but day-old French bread gives oyster dressing its body. Chunks of bread are mixed with onion, celery, bell pepper and garlic, plus a heap of raw oysters ladled in their liquid. Once baked casserole-style, even the nearby offering of cornbread dressing has to settle for second place.

The other dish is stuffed mirliton. Referred to in different places as chayote, christophine or vegetable pear, in New Orleans the vegetable is known by the m-word — either “mel” or mirl.”

A type of squash, the mirliton is pear-shaped — not particularly beautiful and with an off-green color. The inside has a green pulp, which when mixed and baked, unites the ingredients. Different recipes call for shrimp, crawfish, ham or a combination, plus the usual seasonings before being shoved into an oven. The outer skin becomes the shell into which the final preparation is stuffed for serving. Eating the skin is also part of the experience. It has a slightly sweet taste.

(My dad once grew mirlitons from an arbor in the back yard. The vines were so fast-paced that he thinned the crop by making pickled mirlitons. He boiled, seasoned and canned the produce from a stove in the garage. Had he started earlier, he might have gone down in history as the Mirliton Pickle King.)

Louisiana also provides savory choices for holiday menu side dishes. If you want to go native, have a slice of hog’s head cheese simply served on a cracker. There are also gumbos and étouffées. My favorite dish is good old-fashioned rice topped by a rich brown gravy made from roast debris. The rice may have been packaged in (pardon the expression) “Texas,” but there is a good chance that it was grown in Louisiana. The same goes for sweet potatoes having sprouted from the fields of South and Central Louisiana. (Could there be any other place where three of the world’s stellar foods — rice, sweet potatoes and crawfish — all come from practically the same neighborhood?)

There you have it, the makings of a great holiday meal all with Louisiana flavors. My advice at dinner time is to begin by scooping up the oyster dressing and stuffed mirlitons. All that’s needed are a couple of links of boudin.

Don’t let the others go first.

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Celebrating our 200th Episode – An Interview with an Award Winner

Kevin Rabalais has been the first-place winner several times as designated by the International Regional Magazine Association (IRMA) for his articles in Louisiana Life. The native of Bunkie in Avoyelles Parish, who teaches journalistic related courses at Loyola University, talks about his experiences covering the state’s landscape including his encounters with feral pigs and a visit to a turtle hatchery.

Claus Sadlier’s Storyville – An Immersive Experience

Storyville has been closed since 1917 but now there is a great new museum that creates an immersive journey into the city’s, and the district’s, past. Claus Sadlier, the owner/curator of the New Orleans Storyville Museum discusses the museum’s virtual visuals, holograms, videos, vintage photographs, narrations and artifacts. Sadlier is also a compelling storyteller with tales to share about the district — including the music actually played in the bordellos. It wasn’t just the blues.

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Ballet from the Bayou

Twirling through Baton Rouge

BY LISA LEBLANC-BERRY

After 30 years of enchanting Baton Rouge audiences with the acclaimed holiday classic, “The Nutcracker — A Tale From the Bayou,” the show’s creators and original choreographers, Molly Buchmann and Sharon Mathews, have passed the baton to Rebecca Mathews Acosta and Jonna Cox as the Baton Rouge Ballet Theatre’s new artistic directors. Accompanied by the Baton Rouge Symphony Orchestra, this year’s production (December 14-15) welcomes over 200 dancers from several parishes (batonrougeballet.org; ticketmaster.com).

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Give the Gift of Music

A great gift for Queen fans: Give them tickets to the high-energy Acadiana Symphony Orchestra’s “The Music Of Queen: We Will Rock You!” concert (January 10, 2025). For a special holiday experience, reserve tickets to ASO’s 40th anniversary holiday concert, “A Zydeco Christmas” (December 5) featuring Zydeco Boss, Keith Frank and over 100 musicians (acadianasymphony.org).

NEW ORLEANS, BATON ROUGE Last Chance

Bare-breasted mermaids, huge alligators perched atop walls, tourists dangling 300 feet above the Mississippi River in gondolas, fireworks and water ballets, beer gardens and riverfront concerts featuring Ray Charles, Itzhak Perlman, Dionne Warwick, Boston Pops and Allen Toussaint are among the many unforgettable experiences shared by 7 million visitors during the six-month 1984 World’s Fair, the last one held in America. Experience some of the fair’s most notable elements during the final weeks of “Remembering the 1984 Louisiana World Exposition” exhibition ending December 20 in Baton Rouge. The 80-acre World’s Fair gave rise to the New Orleans Convention Center, Riverwalk and Warehouse District, now boasting some of the many celebrated restaurants and hotels that are helping New Orleans host Super Bowl LIX on February 9, 2025 (louisianaoldstatecapitol.org).

LAKE CHARLES

An Educational Wonderland

The delayed opening of Port Wonder, now slated for December, brings the muchanticipated Children’s Museum of Southwest Louisiana with four distinct galleries and new installations: Nature (an interactive “Honey, I Shrunk the Kids” experience), Health (body systems including a digestive maze), Tech (featuring a lab with rotating STEM activities) and City (a miniature town with myriad themed areas) plus the educational Louisiana Department of Wildlife and Fisheries Nature and Science Center featuring several aquarium exhibits showcasing Louisiana’s rich biodiversity (for updates: visitlakecharles.org).

Two-stepping Tunes

Alexandria native Alex Smith puts Louisiana country on the map

BY CYNTHEA CORFAH

SHREVEPORT

While he may live in Nashville now, this emerging country star still pays homage to his Louisiana roots. His song “A Few Beers Ago” is the perfect song to add to your tailgating playlist. On the flip side, “Beaumont and Baton Rouge” is the type of reminiscent song you blast in the car while singing to the top of your lungs and riding down Louisiana back roads. The song “Rhythm of the Rain” paints a powerful picture of preparing for a hurricane in Louisiana. He sings, “Louisiana sky crying, Mississippi River rising … Cyprus swinging, swamp saints singing … rocking to the rhythm of the rain.” This singer’s good-ole-country-boy twang is as refreshing as an ice-cold beer. Must-listen songs: “A Few Beers Ago” (Boot State Edition), “Beaumont and Baton Rouge,” “Bootshake.”

Mack

Swans

This up-andcoming hip-hop artist embodies the sweetest parts of 2000s hip-hop. He has an organic sound and makes moody music with relatable lyrics and memorable verses. His raw vocals on his 2023 mixtape “Age of Insomniacs” have a stripped-back and nostalgic sound. He pairs experimental flows with soothing beats to produce songs ideal for driving home after work, relaxing under a tree or cleaning around the house.

The Shreveport artist’s bouncing cadence and deep, rich country voice reveal his Southern upbringing, while his confident delivery and occasional singing add the cherry on top. Must-listen songs: “Continuum,” “Fractals,” “Doctor’s Note.”

LAFAYETTE

Rusty Metoyer

Go ahead and start practicing your line dancing moves. Listening to this zydeco artist’s live performances makes you wish you were at a Lafayette nightclub wearing denim on denim and shuffling around in some flashy cowboy boots. His latest album “Comin’ in Hot Vol. 2” includes 14 recordings from live performances ranging from covers to original songs. The Creole musician brings a fresh zydeco twist on classic hits like Michael Jackson’s “Human Nature,” T-Pain’s “Buy U a Drank” and Shai’s “If I Ever Fall in Love.” This album features dancing music every age group can appreciate with nods to the ‘90s and early 2000s. Mustlisten songs: “Headscarf / Buy U a Drank” (Live), “If I was Your Man” (Live), “Do It All Night / Follow Me Down” (Live).

NEW ORLEANS Mahmoud Chouki

Music lovers, do yourself a favor and listen to this artist’s 2024 album “Caravan: From Marrakech to New Orleans.” The expertly curated album by the Moroccan string virtuoso and composer is a tribute to the city he fell in love with: New Orleans. The album, recorded at the New Orleans Jazz Museum, reflects the artist’s travels through North Africa, the Middle East and Spain. He plays oud, guitar and banjo. The record has a global sound with a generous melting pot of cultures celebrated in each song. The song “Safar” feels like going on a bright train ride through various towns, getting a peek of the musical influences from each region. “Mahmoud’s Blues” has a romantic and passionate Spanish vibe fit for doing the tango in candlelight. Must-listen songs: “Safar,” “Mahmoud’s Blues,” “Caravan.”

Select Stories

Tales of hope, history and memory

BY CHRISTOPHER LOUIS ROMAGUERA

The Man in the Banana Trees

Sheffer’s debut short story collection, “The Man in the Banana Trees,” starts with the kind of short story you’ve read before, about a teacher trying to reach a student but just not knowing how. The story is beautifully written, and grips you, but your familiarity with it leads you in to a false sense of hope that is shattered in the story’s stunning and beautiful conclusion. Sheffer’s mastery of prose and emotion constantly turn story arcs that seem familiar to the reader and reinvent them in ways that are emotionally devastating and new. Winner of the Iowa Short Fiction Award, Sheffer’s collection of short stories promises to grip the reader in a way that won’t let them put the book down. $18, 160 pages

One Book One New Orleans Partnership with the University of New Orleans

One Book One New Orleans (OBONO) is a nonprofit organization dedicated to supporting literacy and building community within the city. The organization picks a New Orleans-centric book each year to hand out to communities in need (from schools to incarcerated people), and host events and readings. OBONO is now partnering with the University of New Orleans (UNO), one of the most heralded writing programs in Louisiana, to make the OBONO selections the “common reader” across departments at UNO. This year, with Mona Lisa Saloy’s “Black Creole Chronicles,” UNO will start to incorporate the OBONO selections into their curriculum. The University of New Orleans will also host a bevy of events at the university campus as well.

Museum of the Soon to Depart

Andy Young’s poetry collection, “Museum of the Soon to Depart,” is part biographic, part surreal and all poetic. The first section of Young’s book takes the reader from New Orleans to Ecuador to a bomb shelter in Spain, drawing inspiration from her own life and from photographs and newspaper articles. She writes as a mother and as someone who has lost lots of life. Young writes in free verse and forms, including villanelles and duplexes, the latter of which was made popular by New Orleans Poet Jericho Brown, such as in the poem, “Pandemic Funeral,” which includes the lines, “In a Facebook funeral / siblings sit a pew apart. / All my siblings pulled apart. / My father’s masked and small.” This was published as a part of the Carnegie Mellon University Press Poetry Series. Young is a teacher at New Orleans Center for Creative Arts high school. $20, 88 pages

Seasons at Lakeside

Dairy: Family Stories from a Black-Owned Dairy, Louisiana to California and Beyond

Follow author Lizzetta LeFalle-Collins’ journey as she writes a book that is part memoir, part historical document about the dairy her family used to run. The dairy was opened in 1907 by her grandfather in Shreveport, Louisiana. The book follows their migration west to California, as many Black Louisianans had to do at the time. It includes historical context, family recipes and unique insights in the family, Southern history and history of the United States of America. $28, 240 pages

ANDY YOUNG

MARGUERITE SHEFFER

LIZZETTA LEFALLE-COLLINS

Holding Out Hope

Refugee makers and a nonprofit founder build community through creativity in Baton Rouge

BY JEFFREY ROEDEL

PHOTOS BY ROMERO & ROMERO

Nothing inspires optimism like making a genuine connection through community, feeling the therapy of creative expression or seeing the impact of purposeful work in action.

In each of these, runs a common thread: Hope needs hands.

Over homemade sweet cornbread and a table collaged with colorful creations and raw materials, the unpredictable rhythms of Farsi waltzing with English carry through the workspace of The Hope Shop, the Baton Rouge-based retail wing of Hands Producing Hope. The skills training, literacy and mentorship nonprofit has a growing footprint with impoverished women and families in the indigenous southern region of Costa Rica and the remote islands of Lake Kivu in Rwanda. In Baton Rouge, refugee women are the talented makers creating, assembling and putting final touches on a vast array of gorgeous goods sold to support the organization’s larger mission.

On a warm summer morning, Sudan native Layla Doud, and Afghanis Khadija Mubieen and Latifa Ekhteiary — all who have fled their war-torn countries for Louisiana — are cutting and shaping felt sourced from a fair-trade collective in Nepal into vivid decorative bouquets that will soon accent homes and splash color into dried floral arrangements across the country.

It’s “Hope Box Day,” and along with Hands Producing Hope Program Director Amber Vaughn, the women are busy filling monthly Anchor of Hope boxes with unique accessories and home goods like these felt bouquets to be shipped to hundreds of subscribers in about 48 hours.

Above them on the wall is the original banner that Hands Producing Hope Founder Rebecca Gardner would prop up at markets a decade ago when this kind of global reach and refugee assis-

tance program was little more than a concept for a recent college grad. Everyday purchases with a lasting impact, it reads over a rising sun. Every item in The Hope Shop tells a story of opportunity, redemption and hope.

“These are my friends, but they are like sisters,” says Mubieen who sends some of her earnings back home to her sister, a widow raising three children. “Most of my family is in Afghanistan, but this is my family here. There’s no hope in Afghanistan. Here, we have people like Rebecca who help you, and want good things for you. Here, there is a future.”

Vaughn had experience in the nonprofit clothing and home goods space, but meeting Gardner was all she needed to know that Hands Producing Hope was impacting lives in Baton Rouge and far beyond. She had to be involved.

“I saw Rebecca’s drive, and I saw her feet on the ground, but with a real CEO mentality,” Vaughn says. “Rebecca’s a real go-getter, and says ‘This my dream, let’s make it a reality.’ So, she’s made me a dreamer.”

After meeting disenfranchised Costa Rican women on a six-month missionary stint through a church in her early 20s, Gardner decided to connect her desire to meet community needs for sustainable change with her growing awareness of ethically-made products. Hands Producing Hope was born.

“I’d had a lightbulb moment that I couldn’t trust companies to make wise decisions for people or the planet, and I had to make those decisions for myself, just to match my values fully with how I spend my money,” says the 32-year-old founder. “And I thought Hands Producing Hope could go into communities with a heart to provide them with holistic services, work, education and community. A lot of them in Costa Rica were so isolated.”

In September 2021, Ekhteiary was alone and pregnant when she arrived in Baton Rouge from Afghanistan. A pediatric nurse in her home country, she had no one, no connections and no access to job leads here.

“I was depressed because my family wasn’t here, the language is different, the people are different, the religion is different,” she says. “It was very hard, and I was home alone all the time. I just wanted to know more people.”

Ekhteiary was introduced to Gardner and Hands Producing Hope through Catholic Charities Diocese of Baton Rouge, and now she gets picked up for work — many days with her now 2-year-old daughter who’s already speaking English — and creates embroidery and macrame goods sold in the shop and at pop-up markets.

“Everything we’ve done has come out of great relationships we have with people; it always starts there,” says Gardner, who communicates frequently with local Rwandan officials about meeting the region’s needs with maternal health and adult literacy. “Sometimes I’ve been motivated to more closely define what we offer, but when you do that, you lose the ability to be relational. I want to always be able to come alongside someone genuinely and say, ‘What do you need?’”

Opposite of fast fashion, The Hope Shop’s offerings make their way to shelves with more detours and details included. This

is ethics-effective, not cost-effective, production, so the organization relies not only on online sales but also monthly donors for support.

Artist Lori Demand had never heard of The Hope Shop but saw an Instagram post last year about the group’s annual fundraising gala and offered to donate one of her paintings to their silent auction. After loving the gala, she took an earring-making class with Doud and decided to become a monthly donor.

“It feels so important to help people who didn’t have the same opportunities I’ve had, and to help end cycles within families, like poverty,” Demand says. “Their work is really phenomenal, just mind-blowing, and I’m so happy that my relationship with Hands Producing Hope has just continued to grow.”

As box after box gets filled in the shop, the makers share laughs together. “Hope Box Day” will be another success.

With eight years of experience, Doud is the longest tenured maker of the group and is something of a language guide for the others. Her quiet smile consistently lights up the room.

“Working together and learning English together, sharing food together, is all so very nice,” the Sudanese earrings specialist and mother of three says. “It’s just what we needed.”

Consumers can find community and connection through more meaningful purchases, also, and Gardner wants them to know that’s a message of hope, too.

“I never saw the use in earning a paycheck if it wasn’t really helping someone else in the process,” Vaughn says.

“It’s just boiling it down to things that matter like spending time at this table with like-minded people, no matter what language they speak, or where we are from. We have the same energy for making a difference and taking baby steps in life together.” T

Q&A

A big theme of The Hope Shop is choosing not to perpetuate fast fashion. Is that difficult for some people to wrap their heads around? Two things I like to say: When you buy staple pieces that are made ethically and of quality, you are buying goods that will last from year to year and it really does save you money in the long run. And, there is a cost to your items being so cheap. That cost is the negative impact on our planet and negative impact for the lives of the people stuck working for fast fashion companies. Someone, somewhere, is paying the price for our underpriced goods, whether we see them or not.

Looking back on a decade with hindsight on this whole nonprofit effort, what is one thing, particularly early on, that you might have done differently? I would have slowed down and put more effort early on building a base of consistent donors. Doing that would have alleviated a lot of current stressors we have now trying to sustain these amazing programs we have built, but don’t always have the consistent funds to sustain.

Julie Glass

A Shreveport Artist Explores “Infinite Possibilities”

BY JOHN R. KEMP

THE LAW, SCRAPS OF METAL, bits of used lumber, fragments of blown-out truck tires found alongside highways and a free-flowing imagination all in a way describe the life and work of Shreveport artist Julie Glass. Taking inspiration from her everyday world, Glass’ artwork is not the usual landscapes of the Louisiana countryside but three-dimensional, stream-of-conscious thoughts set to wood, metal and paint. Completing those abstract sculpted pieces are words, fragmented sentences or even song lyrics ranging from Jimmy Buffett to Bob Marley that enter her imagination as she fashions each piece. The results are colorful and whimsical fragmented constructions that draw viewers into each element and each word. Like the visions that gave them form, her work seems suspended in air, defying gravity.

Born in Monroe in 1955 and growing up in Shreveport, Glass came to her art career a little later in life. She attended high school in Shreveport and later LSU, where she studied political science and received her law degree in 1979. She spent the next 37 years as an attorney for the Shreveport City Council. Since her retirement in 2016, Glass has explored a parallel life in art, a life freed from the

daily chores of reviewing detailed contracts and other city government business to one of open free-form expression through her metal and wood sculptures.

Glass, who now divides her time between Shreveport and Amite in Tangipahoa Parish with her wife Jeanee, says she has always enjoyed creating things when her children were young. But it wasn’t until about 2008 that she became a bit more serious about making art. A friend who owned a gallery in Shreveport asked Glass to place a few of her art pieces in the gallery. Art now became more than a hobby.

“What I’m doing right now is really fun,” she says. “It’s very intuitive. It’s a little bit planned out in the general direction, but I don’t have a picture in mind of how it’s going to look when it’s finished. I like just putting things together.”

In recent years, Glass has completed several series including one titled “Communication,” based on letters and emails between Glass and her wife. Another she describes as “Parallel Universes” inspired by the ideas of quantum physics “where a particle can be anywhere at any time and anything can happen at any time. There are infinite possibilities.”

Another series titled “Halfway Between Eunice and Mamou” is based on a Google Earth Map of Louisiana. Glass focused in on various geographical spots on the map.

“That series was very Louisiana,” she says. “I was taking two-dimensional images and then imaging them in three dimensional. It’s basically fields with all different patterns somewhere near Eunice and Mamou. The reason I named the series that is because we heard a Cajun band in a bar in New Orleans and they said, ‘We’re from halfway between Eunice and Mamou.’ I just thought that was funny. It also indicates that every little tiny place in Louisiana has something interesting. There’s an oxbow river near Natchitoches that has these extreme curves in it. That was interesting to make. Also, as part of that series I was going to visit all 64 parishes. I got up to 55 and then COVID hit. I still might go back to that one of these days.”

Glass’ process has evolved over the years. In her 2020 “Halfway Between Eunice and Mamou” series, for instance, she welded pieces of metal together and then filled them in with either fabric or resin, which she no longer uses because of the resin’s toxicity. Now, she works primarily with found pieces of wood that she scavenges from construction sites or from trash piles. Found wood, she says, has more character.

“I like to use wood that has history to it,” she says. “I paint it, write on it, carve into it and then I use a jigsaw or a scroll saw and cut it into pieces. That’s what gives me a million options. That all ties back into the multi-universes because there are infinite possibilities. Then I either screw or wire them back together.”

At other times, her work reflects events in her own life. Her 2011 “Pods and Vessels” series is an example. Made from pieces of tire treads she finds alongside highways, they resemble brightly colored plant pods just before they open to release their seeds and, symbolically, hope and new life.

“I love that series,” Glass says. “It was so fun. The pods and vessels were at a time in my life when I felt like I had a lot of potential. A pod is a ball of potential and I think that is what was driving that series.”

Glass’ art continues to bring her recognition. In 2022 her work appeared in shows at the Ogden Museum of Southern Art and in the New Orleans Contemporary Arts Center. That, she says, was “the highlight of my career.” Her sculpture also has been shown at the New Orleans Jazz Museum in New Orleans, the Masur Museum of Art in Monroe, the Alexandria Museum of Art, the Louisiana Art & Science Museum in Baton Rouge and the Louisiana State Exhibit Museum in Shreveport. Whether working in welded metal, salvaged wood or found truck tire fragments, Glass reflects upon her work: “I’m taking diversity and trying to create cohesiveness. In every step, there’s an opportunity to go in a different direction.”

For additional information, visit julieglassart.com. T

Exhibits

CAJUN

Rodin: Towards Modernity

Forty sculptures by this French master, Oct. 24 through April 30. Hilliard Art Museum, Lafayette. hilliardmuseum.org

CENTRAL

Perspective: The Art of Joe Ray Paintings, sculptures and photographs by this Alexandriaborn artist, Nov. 2 through Feb. 15. Alexandria Museum of Art. themuseum.org

PLANTATION

Pinpointing the Stars

Works featuring the museum’s history and focus on the stars, through Jan. 31. Louisiana Art & Science Museum, Baton Rouge. lasm. org

NOLA

Louisiana Contemporary Annual juried art show featuring Louisiana artists, through Oct. 13. Ogden Museum of Southern Art. ogdenmuseum.org

NORTH

Julie Crews: I’ll be Right With You Artist’s pursuit of a meaningful life, through Nov. 2. Masur Museum of Art, Monroe. masurmuseum.org

Rich in Tradition

Christmas in Richard Sherman’s Creole cottage highlights its heritage

BY LEE CUTRONE

PHOTOS BY SARA ESSEX BRADLEY

BERIBBONED GARLAND, scarlet poinsettias, red-berried holly and elegant table settings incorporating vibrant traditional color are among the decorations that herald the Christmas season at dermatologist Richard Sherman’s 1836 Creole cottage in the Marigny. The classic display is both an homage to the nearly 200-year history of the house and a showcase for the exquisite array of furnishings and objects that Sherman has collected through the years.

Sherman bought the neglected property (a rare and important example of early Creole architecture) in 1999 and spent two years meticulously bringing it back to life.

“I nicknamed the house The Ascension,” said Sherman, who fortified every architectural element of the house. “The roof, the overhangs, everything was sagging. Once all was put back together and strengthened, joists and beams and structural foundation, it appeared as if to have risen.”

In 2019, Sherman worked with John Wettermark of Wettermark + Keiffer Architects to design a two-story masonry addition that complements the original house and the rear garden. Kerry Moody, a design partner of Lucullus Antiques, created the holiday decorations that highlight the stunning renewal.

“What is so wonderful about Richard and the house in general and at Christmas is that he really does honor the traditional side of New Orleans décor and celebration,” said Patrick Dunne, founder of Lucullus. “That is always what has guided Richard. He has gone for the real deal.”

Left A tiled stair hall, with antique terracotta and copper holding holiday greenery, leads to the new masonry addition.

Right Poinsettias atop fluted pedestals highlight one of the parlors.

“We’re lucky that we get to work with people who really understand what we’re about and want that, too,” said Moody.

As with his previous renovations (and also the construction of his garden-pavilion-inspired Magazine Street office), Sherman immersed himself in the project, studying the house’s history, becoming fluent in the hallmarks of Creole cottage architecture and sourcing salvaged materials and decorative details (including antique hand-forged iron hardware) that are true to the period. His research revealed that the cottage was built by an unmarried Creole couple who also built the two houses on either side. The properties came full circle in recent years as Sherman owned all three for a time. (He restored both neighboring cottages, naming one The Resurrection and the other The Epiphany.)

The original portion of the house is typical of early Creole cottages with “brick between post” construction,

Facing page A French provincial table and chairs are used for dining in the summer kitchen. The epergne centerpiece includes fruit and holly.

Top Left Wreaths, swags of garland and potted evergreen adorn the masonry façade of the addition. Below Left Sherman’s collection of copper pots shines in the summer kitchen. Below right Blue opaline glass and swan motifs are part of the elegant dessert place settings in the dining room.

a gabled roof with dormer windows and copper overhangs. The raised cottage sits flush to the sidewalk and has a center hall that leads toward the light-filled rear of the house overlooking a back porch (added by Sherman during the renovation), a private garden and a recently erected brick outbuilding for garden and outdoor storage.

The addition features a masonry façade, a second-floor gallery, a staircase and an arched ground level entryway, all modeled after authentic Creole cottages. Careful attention to scale, color and reclaimed materials provides continuity between the old and new parts of the house and the patina of age.

The addition’s striking kitchen combines patterned tile floors with exposed ceiling beams. A focal point of the rectangular space is the marble surrounded cooking niche backed with pale blue tiles and flanked by a pair of turnof-the-20th-century iron torchéres. A French provincial table and chairs provide ample room for dining. Because the sunny kitchen sits on the level of the garden and has French doors, it is perfect for prepping and serving alfresco gatherings as well.

French antiques from the 18th and 19th centuries anchor much of the interior decoration. Sherman mixes them with modern designs, traditional and contemporary paintings, collections of china, blue opaline glass, assorted vessels, culinary antiques and other well curated treasures — ranging from a fully reticulated lobster made by a samurai to a pair of sculptural car fenders that Sherman had mounted and displays on one of the home’s four original box mantles.

“Fate, luck and the hunt have allowed me to acquire many magnificent pieces of art and objects, including some incredible junk store finds, which I equally hold dear,” said Sherman, who began collecting when he came to New Orleans for medical school. “If I make up my mind about a project, I’m in a 100 %. It becomes my focus and my passion. I research it and look at the details. I want it done right. I always say, ‘You won’t get what you want if you don’t participate.’” T

Holiday Open House

Hosting made easy

BY LIZ WILLIAMS PHOTOS AND STYLING BY EUGENIA UHL

Even though you have to prepare, having a holiday open house at your own home means that you don’t have to travel from house to house in order to see friends and family during the holidays. They will come to you. If you can plan just a bit and make food that is fun and visually striking, then you can cheat with a great tray of cheeses and fruit and other simple things.

People tend to eat such rich food during the holidays, cheese and fruit with just a few splurges is a welcome respite. These recipes are not difficult, and they can be done ahead. Here are a few suggestions for your party.

Set up your drinks table across the room from the food. That helps keep a bottleneck at one place from creating a bigger bottleneck. Make sure to serve a punch. You can make one that is not alcoholic for children and those who aren’t drinking alcohol, and those who choose to can add a bit of rum or bourbon or whatever is appropriate to the punch. And you might think about exploring some of the no- and low-alcohol beverages that are on the market now. They can be used to make traditional drinks but without the alcohol.

Unless your guests will be happy with a premade cheese platter from the grocery, choose an assortment of cheeses. You want to include a creamy cheese like a brie or a camembert, a blue cheese — a Roquefort or a gorgonzola — a goat cheese or other non-cow cheese and a cheddar or other flavorful, but familiar, cheese. Shards of Parmesan would be a great addition. Work with the cheese manager of your grocery or go to a specialty cheese shop. I prefer a basket of thinly sliced baguettes instead of crackers because this lets the cheese be the forward flavor. Add a bunch or two of grapes, dates, dried or fresh figs, nuts and perhaps a preserve and a marmalade. That will make a terrific platter.

People will be travelling between parties, so this is party food, not a meal. Here are a few recipes to get you started. Happy holidays. T

Artichoke and Crabmeat Roll-up

2 tablespoons olive oil

1 bunch spring onions, minced

1 clove garlic, minced

Salt and pepper

8 ounces mascarpone

1 teaspoon Worcestershire sauce

½ teaspoon dry mustard

½ teaspoon smoked paprika

1⁄8 to ¼ teaspoon ground cayenne

1 pound fresh spinach, washed, dried and well-chopped

1 package frozen puff pastry, defrosted

8 ounces lump crab meat, picked over

½ cup freshly shredded Emmentaler ¼ cup grated Parmesan

PREHEAT the oven to 350 F.

PLACE the oil into a skillet and heat to medium. Add the onions and cook for three to five minutes, stirring occasionally. Add the garlic and cook for one minute. Add salt and pepper to taste. Remove from heat.

PLACE the cooked onion and garlic to a bowl. Add the mascarpone, Worcestershire, mustard, paprika and cayenne into the bowl. Stir well to combine. Add the chopped spinach and stir very well. Set aside the bowl.

ON A LIGHTLY FLOURED COUN -

TERTOP, spread the defrosted puff pastry. With a rolling pin, roll the dough out evenly in all directions. Place the dough on a cookie sheet. With a spatula, spread the spinach mixture over the dough, leaving about 1-inch border around the edge. Spread the crab meat over the spinach layer. Sprinkle the cheeses over the crab meat.

ROLL the dough like a jelly roll. Place the seam on the bottom against the pan surface.

PLACE the dough packet into the oven. Use a knife to vent the dough as it bakes. Cook for 35 to 40 minutes or until golden brown. Remove from the oven and let rest for 10 minutes before slicing. Makes about 8 generous slices

Citrus Vodka Gelatin Shots

6-ounce package gelatin, flavored orange or lemon or lime

6 limes

1 cup boilng water

1 cup cold water

1 cup citrus vodka

PLACE gelatin in a measuring cup with a spout. Cut limes in half. Remove and reserve pulp. This creates lime cups to hold the gelatin shot. Place one lime half in muffin cup of a muffin tin, which gives you a stable holder for each waiting lime half.

PLACE boiling water into measuring cup and stir well. Add cool water and vodka. Stir well.

POUR the liquid gelatin into each lime cup, filling it to the top of the rind and place the entire muffin tin in the refrigerator until they are set, about four hours. When set, cut each lime half in half. Keep the lime quarters in the refrigerator until ready to serve. Makes 24 shots

Sweet Cream Cheese Dip

1 8-ounce block of room temperature cream cheese

4 ounces mascarpone cheese

1 teaspoon vanilla

½ teaspoon ground cinnamon

1 tablespoon dark brown sugar

(omit this if you don’t like your dip sweet)

¼ teaspoon salt

½ cup good quality mini chocolate chips

STIR all ingredients, except chocolate chips, together with wooden spoon. As it becomes incorporated, switch to a rubber spatula to ensure a homogeneous mixture.

ADD chocolate chips and stir well. PLACE in refrigerator, covered, overnight. When ready to serve, remove from refrigerator and allow to stand for about 30 minutes. Serve with fruit. Makes 1½ cups of dip

Celebrating the holiday with a sumptuous, welcoming meal always rings true with family and friends, whether new or old. Special dishes reserved for just this day leave everyone satisfied and happy — and full.

BY LIZ WILLIAMS PHOTOS BY EUGENIA UHL

Thanksgiving is my favorite holiday. Forget about the Christmas table —

I am all about

Thanksgiving.

When I was growing up, my parents always had the same thing for Thanksgiving dinner, but they also included Thanksgiving orphans. The orphans were people who would be alone on the holiday with no dinner to share. They brought something to eat, so every Thanksgiving was a little bit different. There was always family, but those extra people made each Thanksgiving special and different in a way that had me looking forward to the next Thanksgiving. I was able to taste all sorts of dishes from other people’s family Thanksgivings — from macaroni and cheese to spring rolls to stuffed grape leaves.

At my own Thanksgivings, we continue the tradition of orphans who bring their own special traditions to our table. It is important that Thanksgiving feels sumptuous and welcoming. That means that if someone has dietary restrictions, they are handled as though the solutions are everyday dishes. Thus, vegans are never at a loss for something to eat, but the hummus and salads are so delicious that everyone wants to eat them. No one has to know that the tasty cornbread is totally vegan. People with food allergies can always find food to eat. And those who are lucky enough to eat everything just have more choices.

If there are leftovers, puréed cauliflower mixes wonderfully. It can be garnished with toasted breadcrumbs. Other vegetables can be stirred into the soup. If you simply have too much leftover food, package and freeze the reinvigorated soup for later.

Sweet Potato Soup

SERVES 12

2 tablespoons olive oil

1 Vidalia or other sweet onion, chopped

3 pounds sweet potatoes, peeled and chopped into 1-inch pieces

3 chopped carrots

8 cups chicken stock (or vegetable stock)

2 cups buttermilk (or coconut milk)

1 teaspoon freshly grated nutmeg

1 bay leaf

¼ cup freshly squeezed orange juice or satsuma juice

Salt and pepper to taste

Zest of one orange

Place the olive oil into a soup pot and heat to medium. Sauté the onions slowly until they are soft, about 10 minutes. Stir occasionally.

Add the chopped sweet potatoes, carrots and chicken stock and bring to a simmer. Cook, covered, for 45 minutes. Check to see that the sweet potatoes and carrots are fork tender. If they are not, cook for 10 more minutes and check again.

Use an immersion blender and purée the mixture. Then add the other ingredients except the salt, pepper and orange zest and reheat to a simmer. Add salt and pepper to taste.

This soup should be allowed to cool and rest in the refrigerator overnight. On Thursday, reheat thoroughly and garnish with the orange zest and a quick grate of fresh nutmeg.

When I am planning for dinner, I keep in mind what I will do for leftovers. I always make a turkey bone gumbo with andouille. Instead of rice or potato salad, the starch is a scoop of leftover oyster-cornbread stuffing. And I also want to think about time. What can be made ahead, for example? The cranberry sauce can easily be made ahead and frozen. You can pull it out of the freezer and let it thaw for the meal. You can event reheat it in the microwave.

And I plan for leftovers — turkey and bones, dressing and vegetables. I have been known to have an open house the day after Thanksgiving, leaving a pot of turkey bone gumbo simmering on the stove to served to visitors.

I never buy the biggest turkey. In order for those giant turkeys to thoroughly cook through on the inside, the breast will become dry. If you have two smaller turkeys, you can cook both at the same time and cook them faster. If you are worried that you won’t have enough white meat, you can always cook an extra turkey breast. But I think that white meat is overrated. Give me the moist, dark meat any day.

Besides Thanksgiving being my favorite holiday, Brussels sprouts are my favorite holiday food. My mother told me stories of me asking for Brussels sprouts from the seat in the grocery cart.

Brussels Sprouts

2 pounds Brussels sprouts, cut in half

2 tablespoon white wine vinegar

2 tablespoons balsamic vinegar

3 tablespoons cane syrup

2 tablespoons Dijon mustard

1 tablespoon Creole mustard

½ cup olive oil

½ cup shelled sunflower seeds

Boil the sprouts for 5 minutes and then drain. In a small food processor, place all of the remaining ingredients except the olive oil. Begin to process them. In the pusher, with a hole in the bottom, add the olive oil while the processor is running. Allow the oil to run into the bowl one drop at a time until it has emulsified and all of the oil is incorporated. Place the sprouts into a serving bowl and toss in the sauce. Mix thoroughly. Toss again with the sunflower seeds. Serve while hot.

MAKES 5 CUPS

Roasted Turkey

ON A BUFFET, TWO 10-POUND TURKEYS WILL SERVE 25 TO 30 MODEST PORTIONS

2 10-pound turkeys, defrosted if bought frozen

2 lemons, cut in half

½ cup mayonnaise (can be homemade or your favorite prepared brand)

½ cup Barq’s soda

6 cloves garlic, minced finely

2 tablespoons olive oil

¼ cup flour

3 onions, sliced thinly

8 ounces portobello mushrooms, sliced 1 cup dry white wine

Remove the package of giblets if there is one. Reserve them and use later to simmer for use in the dressing.

Prepare your turkey by squeezing 2 halves of lemon into the cavity of the turkeys. Leave the lemons in the cavities.

Prepare the rub by placing all of the ingredients into a bowl and mixing them. Rub the outside of each of the turkeys with half of the rub.

Prepare the pan by oiling the bottom of it with the oil. Sprinkle the flour over the bottom of the pan. Spread the sliced onions and mushrooms over the flour. Add the dry white wine. Place the turkeys into the pan, breasts up. Place uncovered in a 325 F oven for 3 ½ hours. A thermometer should read 170 to 175 degrees in the upper thigh. Look for the juices to run clear, if you do not have a thermometer.

Check every hour to ensure that there is still liquid in the bottom of the pan. Add more wine if necessary.

Remove the pan from the oven and carefully transfer the turkeys to a platter to rest. Stir the gravy that has accumulated. You can put it on top of the stove and cook it a bit more, if it needs it. Otherwise, place the gravy into a smaller pot and set aside.

Carve the turkey after it has rested at least 30 minutes. Add the accumulated juices to the gravy pot.

I start the meal with a fall soup. This might be pumpkin soup or butternut squash soup or even carrot soup. I don’t put meat in it. And if there is any left over, I can add some of the leftover Thanksgiving side vegetables to the pot to create a new soup. For example, cooked cauliflower can be tossed into the food processor and mixed into the pumpkin soup seasoned with curry powder. But leftover spinach with mushrooms can be simply stirred in and reheated. By planning for leftovers, I don’t worry about the abundance I plan for the table. Even if not on Thanksgiving Day itself, everything will be eaten. I cannot stand waste.

I hate to make dessert. I didn’t say I hate to eat it. So often when family asks what they should bring, I ask them to bring dessert. It means that I can dispense with an entire category of planning. You may love to make desserts but hate making vegetables. Then, you can ask your guests to bring a vegetable. I find it easier to just wipe a category off my list and then I have a ready answer when someone asks, “What can I bring?”

I generally ask about what people will bring so that I can accommodate their dishes. Do I need room in the freezer for ice cream? Will something need to be in the refrigerator,

Cranberry Sauce

MAKES 3 CUPS

1 package fresh cranberries, either 12 or 16 ounces (If you cannot find fresh cranberries you can use frozen ones. If you do, allow them to thaw completely.)

8-ounce jar of orange marmalade

3 dashes hot sauce

In a microwave safe dish, such as a Pyrex measuring cup, place all of the ingredients. Microwave on high, covered for 8 minutes. Remove from the microwave oven and stir well. This can also be made with a good quality pepper jelly. If it is spicy, omit the hot sauce.

Since I don’t actually stuff my turkeys, I can make as much dressing as I want. I generally want one pan for Thanksgiving and another one for the Turkey Bone Gumbo. This recipe makes about 8 cups.

Cornbread Dressing

SERVES 8

¼ cup bacon fat or duck fat

4 onions, chopped

3 stalks celery, chopped

1 green bell pepper, chopped

3 cloves garlic, minced

6 cups crumbled cornbread

2 cups crumbled white bread

1 teaspoon paprika

1 teaspoon thyme

1 teaspoon cayenne

Salt and pepper to taste

1 pint shucked oysters, reserve the liquor

1 cup turkey stock (made from the innards and neck), more if needed

Preheat oven to 350 F.

In a large pan heat the fat until it shimmers. Add the onions and cook for 10 minutes. Add the celery and green pepper and garlic. Cook for another 10 minutes. Remove from heat.

Place the cornbread and and white bread in a large bowl. Add the chopped cooked vegetables. Stir well. Add the spices. Stir again. Then add the turkey stock and the oysters. Stir. Add the oyster liquor to make the dressing moist enough. Next, add it to a large oven proof roaster. Cook for 45 minutes until warmed through and crusty on top.

Broccoli au Gratin

MAKES 6 CUPS

3 pounds broccoli, cut into large pieces

3 tablespoons butter, and more butter for greasing pan

3 shallots, minced

4 cloves garlic, minced

⅔ cup buttermilk

1 cup grated Parmesan cheese

½ teaspoon freshly grated nutmeg Freshly grated black pepper

½ teaspoon salt Zest of 1 lemon

Preheat oven to 325 F.

Bring a large pot of water to a boil. Add the broccoli and cook for 5 to 7 minutes. Remove the cooked broccoli and chop into uniform 1-inch pieces.

Melt butter in a skillet and sauté the shallots and garlic for 3 to 5 minutes.

Place the cooked shallots and garlic in the bowl of a food processor with the buttermilk. Pulse to purée. Stir in the nutmeg, salt and pepper and the lemon zest. Grease a gratin dish. Mix the broccoli and the buttermilk mixture. Add the cheese.

Place the mixture into the gratin dish and cook for 45 minutes. Serve immediately.

I like to use Granny Smith apples since they do not get mushy when cooked.

Baked Apples

PREPARE 1 APPLE FOR EACH PERSON

2 miniature marshmallows per apple

2 tablespoons golden raisins per apple

1 tablespoon brown sugar per apple

½ cup triple sec or other orange liqueur

Core each apple and allow to float in water acidulated with lemon juice. Remove from water when ready for the next step. Stuff the bottom of the hole with a miniature marshmallow. Then fill the core of the apple with golden raisins mixed with brown sugar. Top with another marshmallow. Cook in the oven alongside the baking turkey. After 20 minutes, baste each apple with triple sec. Cook another 20 minutes. Baste the apple again. Serve with vanilla ice cream or whipped cream.

or can it stand on the counter until it is served? It helps to plan for these things in advance instead of making room in an already burdened refrigerator.

Then there is the table. I grew up in a family with a kids’ table. My cousins and I sat in the kitchen while the grown-ups sat together in the dining room. We loved being on our own, only interacting with adults when walking with an empty plate to ask for more at the grown-up table. I think that if there are five or so children over 5, they can manage at a table by themselves, but no highchairs or toddlers should be at a kids’ table. If you’ve got the room, having the children at the same table as adults is a good way to civilize them. There will be fewer pranks as well as a feeling of being included.

It’s a good idea to make sure that when you set the table there aren’t flowers or other obstructions that make it hard to talk to or even see the person across from you. I always have a menu and place cards. It saves confusion when it’s time to come to the table. If you serve buffet style, have labels so that people know what they are eating. Plan for the dishes to eat from and to serve from, and make sure that proper utensils are available for serving. I usually do not have appetizers at Thanksgiving because there will be tons of food when it is time to sit down to the table.

No matter how much work it is — and I acknowledge that it is a lot of work, but I love every minute of it — it is worth it. Thanksgiving is the very best holiday. We celebrate how lucky we are to have such bounty, and we celebrate each other. Happy Thanksgiving! T

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Nicole Rogers Hair Restoration of the South // Metairie

Richard Sherman

Skin Institute // New Orleans

Erik Soine

Soine Dermatology & Aesthetics // Covington

Martha Stewart

Martha E. Stewart MD LLC Dermatology // Mandeville

Brittany Stumpf

Southeast Louisiana

Veterans Health Care System // New Orleans

Laci Theunissen

Our Lady of the Lake Physician Group Dermatology // Baton Rouge

Diane Trieu

Trieu Dermatology // Harvey

Suneeta Walia

Ochsner Medical Center // New Orleans

Jordan Whatley The Dermatology Clinic // Baton Rouge

Laura Williams

Sanova Dermatology // Metairie

Katy Wiltz

Southern Dermatology of New Orleans // New Orleans

Ann Zedlitz

Z Aesthetic Dermatology // Baton Rouge

Diagnostic Radiology

Raman Danrad

LSU Healthcare Network // New Orleans

Paul Gulotta

Ochsner Medical Center // New Orleans

Cynthia Hanemann

Lakeside Breast Care and Women’s Imaging // Metairie

Richelle Legnon

Slidell Memorial Hospital // Slidell

Mignonne Morrell

University Medical Center New Orleans // New Orleans

Brett Roberts

Lieselotte Tansey

Breast Center at Ochsner // New Orleans

Bradley Shore

Diagnostic Imaging Services // Metairie

David Smith

University Medical Center New Orleans // New Orleans

Bradley Spieler

University Medical Center New Orleans // New Orleans

William Tiemann Terrebonne General Health System // Houma

Aran Toshav

University Medical Center New Orleans // New Orleans

Benjamin Triche

LCMC Health // New Orleans

Richard Tupler

Ochsner Medical Center // New Orleans

Emergency Medicine

Prateek Adhikari

LCMC Health // New Orleans

Michael Iacono West Jefferson Medical Center // Marrero

Kathleen Jones

University Medical Center New Orleans // New Orleans

Genevieve Krajewski

Ochsner Medical Center // New Orleans

Andrew Mayer

West Jefferson Medical Center // Marrero

Erin McVey

Ochsner Medical Center // New Orleans

Andrew Pizza

Slidell Memorial Hospital // Slidell

Andrej Pogribny

Ariane Stevens

Carrier

University Medical Center New Orleans // New Orleans

Endocrinology, Diabetes & Metabolism

Sandra Dempsey

Imperial Health // Lake Charles

Gary Field

The Baton Rouge Clinic // Baton Rouge

Vivian Fonseca

Lakeside Hospital // Metairie

Lane Frey

Thibodaux Regional Wellness Center // Thibodaux

Robert Galagan

Tulane Multispecialty Clinic // Metairie

Robin Kilpatrick

Our Lady of the Lake Physician Group // Baton Rouge

Shatha Murad

The Baton Rouge Clinic // Baton Rouge

Brandy Panunti

Ochsner Medical Center // New Orleans

Joel Silverberg

The Baton Rouge Clinic // Baton Rouge

Gabriel Uwaifo Ochsner Health Center - Slidell // Slidell

Facial Plastic Surgery/ Otolaryngology

R. Graham Boyce

Associated Surgical Specialists // Covington

Ryan Chastant

Acadian ENT & Facial Plastic Surgery Center // Lafayette

J. Kevin Duplechain 1103 Kaliste Saloom Road, Suite 300 // Lafayette

Celeste Gary

New Orleans Center for Aesthetics and Plastic Surgery // New Orleans

H. Devon Graham III Ochsner ENT // New Orleans

Jason Guillot

SLENT-South Louisiana Ear, Nose & Throat // Mandeville

Laura Hetzler

Our Lady of the Lake Physician Group // Baton Rouge

Christian Jacob

Jeffrey Joseph Acadian ENT & Facial

Plastic Surgery Center // Lafayette

Lisa Morris

Our Lady of the Lake Physician Group // Baton Rouge

Thomas Moulthrop

Hedgewood Plastic Surgery // New Orleans

Lindsey Pennington

Lindsey Pennington, MD Facial Plastics // Shreveport

Parker Velargo

New Orleans Center For Aesthetics and Plastic Surgery // New Orleans

Sean Weiss 2201 Veterans Memorial Boulevard, Suite 408 // Metairie

Family Medicine

Anshul Acharya

Ochsner Health Center - Algiers // New Orleans

Derek Anderson

Ochsner Medical Complex - The Grove // Baton Rouge

Danielle Angeron

South Louisiana Medical Associates // Houma

Luis Arencibia

VIP Healthcare // Metairie

Michael Bacon

Ochsner Family Doctor Clinic // Raceland

Gayle Beyl

North Oaks Primary Care // Hammond

Gary Birdsall 17771 Highway 3235 // Galliano

Donald Brignac

Our Lady of the Lake Physician Group Concierge Medicine // Baton Rouge

Kelly Cahill

Lourdes Physician Group // Lafayette

Andree Caillet

Lourdes Physician Group // Lafayette

Lisa Casey

St. Tammany Physicians Network - North Covington Clinic // Covington

Rafael Cortes-Moran

Ochsner Health Center - Driftwood // Kenner

Edwin Dennard

Tulane Lakeside Primary Care Clinic // Metairie

Mariah Dunbar

Andre Duplantis

Ochsner Family Doctor Clinic // Raceland

Jason Faucheux

AVALA Care // Covington

Indira Gautam

Comprehensive Family Care // Youngsville

Jessica Gilbert

East Jefferson Family Practice Center // Metairie

Andre Guidry Family Doctor Clinic // Houma

R. Paul Guilbault III

Mandeville Private Physician Group // Mandeville

Ted Hudspeth Ochsner Health Center - Tangipahoa // Hammond

Kenneth Johnson

CHRISTUS Family Medicine - Pineville // Pineville

Vernilyn Juan Touro Infirmary // New Orleans

Karrie Kilgore

The Family Clinic of Crowley // Crowley

Jeremy Knott

Lourdes Physician

Group // Sunset

Oladapo Lapite

Lapite Family Practice // Monroe

Sunshine Little

Lourdes Physician Group // Carencro

Nathalie Mascherpa-Kerkow

St. Tammany Physicians Network // Mandeville

Elizabeth McLain

MDVIP // Lafayette Darrin Menard

Scott Family Physicians // Lafayette

Joseph Orgeron Ochsner Health Center // Covington

Catherine Pechon St. Tammany

Physicians NetworkMadisonville Clinic // Madisonville

Cassandra Pillette

Ochsner Lafayette General Medical Center // Lafayette

Radha Raman

914 Joliet Street // New Orleans

Timothy Riddell

Ochsner Health Center // Covington

Jarelle Scott

St. James West Bank Clinic // Vacherie

Ochsner North Shore // Slidell

Ryan Matherne 416 LA-308 // Thibodaux

Scott Beech

LCMC Health // New Orleans

Children’s Hospital

New Orleans // New Orleans

Hedgewood Plastic Surgery // New Orleans

Ochsner Community

Health Brees Family Center // New Orleans

Mehul Sheth

Ochsner Health Center // Kenner

Ronald Slipman

Tulane Lakeside

Primary Care Clinic // Metairie

Kiernan Smith

Tulane Multispecialty Clinic // New Orleans

Paul Stringfellow

The Family Clinic of Crowley // Crowley

Rachana Sus

Tulane Lakeside

Primary Care Clinic // Metairie

James Tebbe Jr

Tulane DoctorsFamily Medicine // New Orleans

Ryan Truxillo

Ochsner Health Center - Saint Bernard // Chalmette

Priya Velu

Ochsner Health Center - Tchoupitoulas // New Orleans

Eric Wilder

Ochsner Center for Primary Care and Wellness // New Orleans

Gastroenterology

Humberto Aguilar

Gastrointestinal Specialists // Shreveport

Irfan Alam

Gastroenterology Center of LA // Lafayette

Richard Awtrey Jr

Metropolitan Gastroenterology Associates // New Orleans

James Balart

The Baton Rouge Clinic // Baton Rouge

Charles Berggreen

Gastroenterology

Associates // Baton Rouge

Brian Borg

Tulane Transplant Institute // Metairie

Howard Brenner

Metropolitan Gastroenterology Associates // Metairie

Richard Broussard

Acadiana Gastroenterology Associates // Lafayette

Natalie Bzowej

Ochsner Medical Center Multi-Organ Transplant Institute // New Orleans

Vernon Carriere

Metropolitan Gastroenterology Associates // Metairie

George Catinis

Metropolitan Gastroenterology Associates // Metairie

Stephanie Cauble

The Baton Rouge Clinic // Baton Rouge

Sean Connolly

Ochsner Medical Center // New Orleans

Molly Delk

East Jefferson General Hospital // Metairie

Bryan DiBuono

Ochsner Specialty Health Center // Slidell

Abdul El Chafic

Ochsner Medical Center // New Orleans

Virendra Joshi

Touro LCMC Digestive Health Center // New Orleans

Abdul Khan

Metropolitan Gastroenterology Associates // New Orleans

Rebekah Lemann

Metropolitan Gastroenterology Associates // New Orleans

James Lilly

Metropolitan Gastroenterology Associates // New Orleans

Mark Marino

Metropolitan Gastroenterology Associates // Metairie

T. Ryan Palmer

Pinnacle Gastroenterology // Shreveport

David Pellegrin

Gastroenterology Center of the South // Houma

Scott Pollack

Metropolitan Gastroenterology Associates // Marrero

Daniel Raines

Ochsner Health Center // Kenner

Nathaniel Ranney

Gastroenterology Group AMC // Covington

Fredric Regenstein East Jefferson General Hospital // Metairie

Jason Reina

Northlake Gastroenterology Associates // Hammond

Gary Reiss

Metropolitan Gastroenterology Associates // Marrero

Janak Shah

Ochsner Medical Center // New Orleans

Shamita Shah

Ochsner Medical Center // New Orleans

James Smith

Ochsner Medical Center // New Orleans

Robin Staudinger

Touro LCMC Digestive Health Center // New Orleans

Peng-Sheng Ting

East Jefferson

General Hospital // Metairie

Douglas Walsh Gastroenterology

Associates // Baton Rouge

Mark Wegmann

Metropolitan Gastroenterology Associates // Metairie

Gynecologic Oncology

Destin Black

Willis Knighton Physician Network // Shreveport

Tara Castellano

University Medical Center New Orleans // New Orleans

Pui Cheng Touro Infirmary // New Orleans

Anthony Evans

Woman’s Gynecology Oncology // Baton Rouge

Chad Hamilton

Ochsner Gynecologic Oncology // New Orleans

Amelia Jernigan

LSU Healthcare Network // Metairie

Jessica Shank East Jefferson

General Hospital // Metairie

Hand Surgery

Kelly Babineaux

LSU Plastic Surgery // Metairie

Ellis Cooper

Orthopedic Specialists of Louisiana // Shreveport

M. Garon

Bone & Joint Clinic of Baton Rouge // Baton Rouge

John Hildenbrand IV OrthoLA // Thibodaux

W. Terral

AVALA Hand // Covington

Barton Wax

Jefferson Orthopedic Clinic // Marrero

Claude Williams IV

Southern Orthopaedic Specialists // New Orleans

Hematology

Maissaa Janbain

Louisiana Center For Bleeding and Clotting Disorders // Metairie

Sonia Malhotra

University Medical Center New Orleans // New Orleans

Infectious Disease

Katherine Baumgarten

Ochsner Medical Center // New Orleans

Christopher Blais

Ochsner Medical Center // New Orleans

Meredith Clement

University Medical Center New Orleans // New Orleans

John Dwyer

University Medical Center New Orleans // New Orleans

Jonathan Hand

Ochsner Medical Center // New Orleans

Sandra Kemmerly

Ochsner Medical Center // New Orleans

Alfred Luk

East Jefferson General Hospital // Metairie

David Mushatt

East Jefferson General Hospital // Metairie

Obinna Nnedu

Ochsner Medical Center // New Orleans

John Schieffelin

Tulane Internal Medicine Clinic // New Orleans

Paula Seal

University Medical Center New Orleans // New Orleans

Sonya Trinh

Ochsner Medical Center // New Orleans

Internal Medicine

Michael Alexander

Ochsner Lafayette General Internal Medicine // Lafayette

Kristin Bateman

University Medical Center New Orleans // New Orleans

Jennifer Bertsch

Touro Infirmary // New Orleans

Leo Blaize III

Our Lady of the Lake Physician Group // Baton Rouge

Ashley Bordelon

Baton Rouge Clinic // New Roads

David Borne

Kate Brown LSU Healthcare Network // New Orleans

Anne Carrere

Touro Infirmary // New Orleans

Wartelle Castille

Lourdes Physician Group // Lafayette

Sanjay Chaube

LCMC Health // New Orleans

Brian Clements

Lake Charles Memorial Health System // Lake Charles

Jan Cooper

New Orleans East Clinic // New Orleans

Samuel Danna Ochsner Baptist // New Orleans

Logan Davies

Ochsner Medical Center // New Orleans

Princess Dennar

Premium Care Medical Center // New Orleans

Monica Dhand

University Medical Center New Orleans // New Orleans

Janice Ford

Ochsner LSU Health - Monroe Medical Center // Monroe

A. Fotino

Pate Wellness Center // Covington

Steven Granier

Ochsner Center for Primary Care and Wellness // New Orleans

Jonathan Gugel

University Medical Center New Orleans // New Orleans

C. Ray Halliburton Jr

Our Lady of the Lake Physician Group // Baton Rouge

Susan Ieyoub

Lake Charles Memorial Health System // Lake Charles

Patricia Jackson

1111 Medical Center Boulevard, Suite N408 // Marrero

Jenna Jordan Ochsner Center for Primary Care and Wellness // Metairie

Sarah Knight Ochsner Health Center - Raceland // Raceland

Christopher Lege

Touro Infirmary // New Orleans

Callie Linden

University Medical Center New Orleans // New Orleans

Anh Mai

LCMC Health // New Orleans

Nihar Mathur

West Jefferson

Medical Center // Marrero

Angela McLean

University Medical Center New Orleans // New Orleans

Bradley Meek

Our Lady of the Lake Physician Group // Baton Rouge

Geraldine Menard

LCMC Health // New Orleans

Timothy Nicholls

Tri-State Medical Clinic // Shreveport

Robert Occhipinti Touro Infirmary // New Orleans

Susan Ovella

Our Lady of the Lake Physician Group // Covington

Katherine Pearce

Our Lady of the Lake Physician Group // Baton Rouge

Peter Reynaud

University Medical Center New Orleans // New Orleans

W. Rothwell

University Medical Center New Orleans // New Orleans

Sarah Sanders

University Medical Center New Orleans // New Orleans

C. Shamburger

University Medical Center New Orleans // New Orleans

Karen Smith

MDVIP // Lafayette

James Soignet

Regional Internal Medicine Associates // Thibodaux

Erica Tate

University Medical Center New Orleans // New Orleans

David Tran

Interventional

Cardiology

Farhad Aduli

Louisiana Heart & Vascular Institute // Covington

Murtuza Ali

University Medical Center New Orleans // New Orleans

Steven Bailey Ochsner LSU

Health ShreveportAcademic Medical Center // Shreveport

Federico De Puy

Our Lady of the Lake Physician Group

Louisiana Cardiology

Associates // Baton Rouge

Peter Fail

Cardiovascular Institute of the South // Houma

Leonard Glade

Touro Infirmary // New Orleans

Anand Irimpen

East Jefferson

General Hospital // Metairie

George Isa

Covington Cardiovascular Care // Covington

J. Stephen Jenkins

Ochsner Medical Center // New Orleans

Olle Kjellgren

Baptist Cardiology // New Orleans

Pramod Menon

Louisiana Heart Center // Covington

Owen Mogabgab

Cardiovascular Institute of the South // Harvey

Pradeep Nair

Cardiovascular Institute of the South // Houma

Asaad Nakhle

East Jefferson

General Hospital // Metairie

Thanh Nguyen

Baptist Cardiology // New Orleans

Christopher Paris

Cardiovascular Institute of the South // Luling

Rajan Patel

Ochsner Medical Center // New Orleans

Andrew Rees

Our Lady of the Lake

Hospice & Palliative

Medicine

Michelle Christopher

University Medical Center New Orleans // New Orleans

LSU Healthcare Network // New Orleans

Chester Boudreaux

Regional Internal Medicine Associates // Thibodaux

Mark LaFuria

Lake Charles Memorial Health System // Lake Charles

Bryan LeBean Sr

LeBean Sleep Center // Lafayette

121 Lakeview Circle, Suite A // Covington

Jeremy Waggens-

pack

West Jefferson

Medical Center // Marrero

Regional Medical Center // Baton Rouge

Madhur Roberts

Tulane Cardiology Clinic // New Orleans

Jose Tafur Soto

Ochsner Medical Center // New Orleans

Jose Wiley

Tulane Cardiology Clinic // New Orleans

Frank Wilklow

Touro Infirmary // New Orleans

Maternal & Fetal

Medicine

Paul Dibbs

Ochsner Health Center - Corporate Boulevard // Lafayette

Chi Dola

Lakeside Hospital // Metairie

Cecilia Gambala Lakeside Hospital // Metairie

Debora Kimberlin

Ochsner Baptist // New Orleans

Robert Moore

Woman’s Maternal Fetal Medicine // Baton Rouge

Gabriella Pridjian Lakeside Hospital // Metairie

Tabitha Quebedeaux West Jefferson Medical Center // Marrero

Medical Oncology

Bassam Abi-Rached CHRISTUS St. Frances Cabrini Hospital // Alexandria

Thomas Atkinson

Ochsner Health Center // Kenner

Bryan Bienvenu

Louisiana Hematology Oncology Associates // Baton Rouge

Brian Boulmay University Medical Center New Orleans // New Orleans

B.J. Brooks Jr

Ochsner Medical Complex - The Grove // Baton Rouge

Vince Cataldo

Our Lady of the Lake Physician Group Medical Oncology // Baton Rouge

Rajasree Chowdry University Medical Center New Orleans // New Orleans

John Cole

Ochsner Medical Center // New Orleans

Bridgette CollinsBurow

East Jefferson General Hospital // Metairie

Manish Dhawan

Mary Bird Perkins Cancer Center // Shreveport

Chancellor Donald

James Ellis

Touro Infirmary // New Orleans

Agustin Garcia West Jefferson Medical Center Cancer Center // Marrero

Ryan Griffin

Ochsner Health Center // Kenner

David Hanson

Louisiana Hematology Oncology Associates // Baton Rouge

Scott Hebert Thibodaux Regional Cancer Institute // Thibodaux

Aurash Khoobehi Slidell Memorial Hospital Regional Cancer Center // Slidell

Brian Lewis East Jefferson General Hospital // Metairie

David Oubre

Pontchartrain Hematology Oncology // Hammond

Prakash Peddi

Willis Knighton Hematology/ Oncology Associates // Shreveport

Nakhle Saba East Jefferson General Hospital // Metairie

Steven Saccaro

Ochsner Cancer Center of Acadiana at Ochsner Lafayette General Medical Center // Lafayette Hana Safah East Jefferson General Hospital // Metairie

Mark Sides East Jefferson General Hospital // Metairie

Scott Sonnier

Touro Infirmary // New Orleans

Derrick Spell

Louisiana Hematology Oncology Associates // Baton Rouge

Srikanth Tamma

Ochsner Health Center // Kenner

Christos Theodossiou

Ochsner Medical Center // New Orleans

Ashish Udhrain Thibodaux Regional Cancer Institute // Thibodaux

Nephrology

A. Brent Alper Jr

East Jefferson General Hospital // Metairie

Adrian Baudy IV

LCMC Health // New Orleans

Jing Chen

LCMC Health // New Orleans

Raynold Corona

Renal Associates of Baton Rouge // Baton Rouge

Francisco Cruz Jr

Uptown Nephrology // New Orleans

Mitchell Hebert

Renal Associates of Baton Rouge // Baton Rouge

Ashwin Jaikishen

New Orleans

Nephrology Associates // Metairie

Marwan Kaskas

Northwest Louisiana Nephrology // Shreveport

Hui Jin Kim

New Orleans

Nephrology Associates // Marrero

Michele Larroque

Ochsner Heart and Vascular Health Center // Hammond

Trac Le

New Orleans

Nephrology Associates // Marrero

Ahad Lodhi

The Kidney Clinic // Lake Charles

Thomas Mims II Touro Infirmary // New Orleans

Richard O’Donovan

Northeast Louisiana Kidney Specialists // Monroe

Annalisa Perez LSU Healthcare Network // New Orleans

Angela Reginelli

Uptown Nephrology // New Orleans

Michael Roppolo

Renal Associates of Baton Rouge // Baton Rouge

Catherine Staffeld-Coit

Ochsner Medical Center Multi-Organ

Transplant Institute // New Orleans

Federico Teran

Allen Vander Kidney Center of South Louisiana // Thibodaux

James Yegge

Renal Associates of Baton Rouge // Baton Rouge

Sousan Zadeh

Internal Medicine Clinic of Tangipahoa // Hammond

Neurological

Surgery

Mohammad Almubaslat

Advanced Brain & Spine Institute // Mandeville

Charles Bowie

The NeuroMedical Center // Baton Rouge

Jason Cormier

Acadiana Neurosurgery // Lafayette

Frank Culicchia

Culicchia Neurological Clinic // Marrero

Aaron Dumont

East Jefferson

General Hospital // Metairie

James Kalyvas Ochsner Health Center // New Orleans

Sebastian Koga

Koga Neurosurgery // Covington

Christopher Maulucci

East Jefferson General Hospital // Metairie

Justin Owen

Avala Spine // Covington

Bryan Payne

West Jefferson Medical Center // Marrero

Everett Robert Jr

Southern Brain & Spine // Metairie

Manish Singh

Southern Brain & Spine // Metairie

John Steck

Culicchia Neurological Clinic // Marrero

Lori Summers

Summers Spine & Neurosurgery // Hammond

Arthur Wang

East Jefferson General Hospital // Metairie

Marcus Ware

Ochsner Medical Center // New Orleans

Neurology

Aimee Aysenne

Kevin Callerame

Our Lady of the Lake

Physician Group // Baton Rouge

Elizabeth Crabtree

East Jefferson

General Hospital // Metairie

Lauren Dunn

Ochsner Neurology // New Orleans

Gerard Dynes Jr

The Baton Rouge Clinic // Baton Rouge

Ramy El Khoury

Neurocare of Louisiana // Covington

John England

LSU Healthcare Network // New Orleans

Jenny Feng

Ochsner Medical Center // New Orleans

Thomas Gann Jr

Ochsner Neuroscience Institute // Covington

Edward Haight

Southeast Neuroscience Center // Gray

Neda Hidarilak

East Jefferson General Hospital // Metairie

Jamie Huddleston

Ochsner Specialty Health Center // Raceland Vijayakumar Javalkar

Ochsner LSU

Health ShreveportAcademic Medical Center // Shreveport

Jessica Kraker

University Medical Center New Orleans // New Orleans

Kristina Lafaye

Tulane DoctorsNeurosciences // Covington

Michele Longo

Lakeview Hospital

Neuroscience Center // Covington

Jesus Lovera

LSU Healthcare Network // New Orleans

Demetrius Maraganore

East Jefferson

General Hospital // Covington

Archibald Melcher II

East Jefferson Neuro-

logical Associates // Metairie

Uma Menon

Pedro Oliveira

The Baton Rouge Clinic // Baton Rouge

Sarah Perez

Lakeview Hospital

Neuroscience Center // Covington

Martha Robinson

East Jefferson

General Hospital // Metairie

Holly Rutherford

Tulane Neurosciences Center // New Orleans

Justin Salerian

East Jefferson

General Hospital // Metairie

Korak Sarkar

Ochsner Neurology // New Orleans

Morteza Shamsnia

Shamsnia Neurology // Metairie

Julia Staisch

Ochsner Neurology // New Orleans

Joseph Tarsia

Ochsner Medical Center // New Orleans

Richard Zweifler

Ochsner Neurology // New Orleans

Obstetrics & Gynecology

Gary Agena

393 Highway 21, Suite 525 // Madisonville

Mark Allen

The Women’s Medical Center // Gretna

Jaime Alleyn

LCMC Health // New Orleans

Rodney Armand

Willis Knighton

Physician Network // Bossier City

Alice Babst

Ochsner CHRISTUS

Health Center // Lake Charles

James Barrow

Ochsner CHRISTUS

Health Center // Lake Charles

Jill Berger

Ochsner Health Center - West Bank // Gretna

Lauren Bergeron

Ochsner Health Center - Napoleon at Magnolia // New Orleans

Rachel Bezdek

East Jefferson

Women’s Care // LaPlace

Elizabeth Blanton

Randall Brown

Louisiana Women’s Healthcare // Baton Rouge

Francis Cardinale

Acadiana Women’s Health Group // Lafayette

John Carter

Willis Knighton Physician Network // Bossier City

Robert Cazayoux

Women’s Health Specialist // Houma

Nicole Chauvin

Louisiana Women’s Healthcare // Baton Rouge

Diana Clavin Camellia City OB/GYN // Slidell

Richard Clement

Women’s Health Specialist // Houma

Leslie Coffman

Louisiana Center for Women’s Health // West Monroe

David Darbonne

1890 West Gauthier Road, Suite 120 // Lake Charles

K. Leslie Dean

Willis Knighton Physician Network // Shreveport

Ryan Dickerson

Louisiana Women’s Healthcare // Baton Rouge

Louis DuTriel

Touro Infirmary // New Orleans

Diana Farge

Ochsner Health Center // Kenner

Bradley Forsyth

Lake Charles Memorial Health System // Lake Charles

Nicole Freehill

LSU Healthcare Network // New Orleans

Jill Gibson

106 Highland Park Plaza // Covington

Veronica Gillispie Ochsner Health Center // Kenner

Gina Gomez

Willis Knighton Physician Network // Bossier City

Amy Grace Lakeside Hospital // Metairie

J. William Groves Jr 1890 West Gauthier Road, Suite 130 // Lake Charles

LCMC Health // New Orleans

Daniel Tveit

Louisiana Center For Bleeding and Clotting Disorders // Metairie

Gary Von Burton LSU Healthcare Network // Shreveport

Northlake

Nephrology Associates // Slidell

East Jefferson

General Hospital // Metairie

Bridget Bagert

Ochsner Neurology // New Orleans

Ochsner Neurology // New Orleans

Piotr Olejniczak

LSU Healthcare Network // New Orleans

The Women’s Medical Center // Gretna

Rebecca Boudreaux

Louisiana Women’s Healthcare // Baton Rouge

Eduardo Herrera Lakeside Hospital // Metairie

Kaitlin Hoover

Associates in Women’s Health // Baton Rouge

Elizabeth Kelly

Tulane Women’s Services // Metairie

Ann Marie Lafranca

500 Rue de la Vie, Suite 210 // Baton

Rouge

Elizabeth Lapeyre

Ochsner Baptist // New Orleans

Opal LeBlanc

2807 Kaliste Saloom Road, Suite 101 // Lafayette

Anh-Van Mai

Ochsner Health

Center - West Bank // Gretna

Kristi Michael

Ochsner LSU HealthOB/GYN Specialists // Shreveport

George Morris IV

Ochsner Baptist // New Orleans

Amber Naresh

Tulane Multispecialty Clinic // New Orleans

Charles Padgett Padgett OBGYN // Lafayette

Angela Parise

Ochsner Baptist // New Orleans

Rebecca Perret

Touro Infirmary // New Orleans

Benny Popwell

Highland Clinic // Shreveport

Julie Price

Ochsner St. Mary

Women’s Clinic // Morgan City

Caitlyn Ranger

Ochsner Health

Center - Baptist

McFarland Medical Plaza // New Orleans

Pratibha Rayapati

Tulane Women’s Services // Metairie

Margaret Roberie

Ochsner Baptist // New Orleans

Anne Rodrigue

Thibodaux Regional Women’s Clinic // Thibodaux

Christopher Rodrigue

Thibodaux Regional Women’s Clinic // Thibodaux

Janet Ross

Touro Infirmary // New Orleans

Sarah Ryan-Yockey

LSU Healthcare Network // New Orleans

William Sargent

Ochsner Baptist // New Orleans

Michelle Stutes

4630 Ambassador

Caffery Parkway, Suite 412 // Lafayette

La’Nasha Tanner

LSU Healthcare Network // New Orleans

A. Collins Thibodeaux

Hamilton Medical Group // Lafayette

Terrie Thomas Associates in Women’s Health // Baton Rouge

Nancy Thomas

Ochsner Women’s Health Center // Covington

Amy Truitt

Ochsner Health Center // Kenner

Kerry Tynes

Highland Clinic // Shreveport

Amy Vaughan

Tulane Women’s Services // Metairie

Vu Anh Vuong

Ochsner Health Center - West Bank // Gretna

Kristy Waltman

Ochsner LSU HealthOB/GYN Specialists // Shreveport

Donna Waters

Touro Infirmary // New Orleans

Anna White

Ochsner Baptist // New Orleans

Michael Wiedemann

Ochsner Health Center // Kenner Felton Winfield Jr

LSU Healthcare Network // New Orleans

Ophthalmology

Kyle Acosta

Eyelid Cosmetic Surgery Center of the South // Covington

Christine Connolly LSU Healthcare Network // New Orleans

Frank Culotta Jr Acadiana Retina Consultants // Lafayette

Jasmine Elison Retina and Vitreous Specialists of New Orleans // Metairie

George Ellis Jr

Children’s Hospital New Orleans // New Orleans

H. Sprague Eustis Jr

Ochsner Medical Center // New Orleans

Donald Falgoust

Falgoust Eye Medical & Surgical // Lake Charles

Joshua Ford

Eyelid Cosmetic Surgical Center // Covington

Scott Gauthreaux

Acadiana Retina Consultants // Lafayette

Joshua Groetsch

Southern Eye Specialists // Metairie

Thomas Heigle

Eye Medical Center // Baton Rouge

David Hinkle

East Jefferson

General Hospital // Metairie

John Hinrichsen

Eye Docs for Kids // Shreveport

Keith Kellum

Southern Eye Institute // Houma

Kirk LeBlanc

1000 West Pinhook Road, Suite 303 // Lafayette

Charles Lyon

Vitreo Retinal Associates // Shreveport

Rebecca Metzinger

East Jefferson General Hospital // Metairie

Marilu O’Byrne

O’Byrne Eye Clinic // Mandeville

Jane Olson

8440 Bluebonnet Boulevard, Suite B // Baton Rouge

Patrick O’Sullivan

Southern Retinal Institute // Metairie

Allen Pearce

Eye Medical Center // Baton Rouge

Robert Wallace III

Wallace Eye Surgery // Alexandria

Nano Zeringue

Southern Eye Institute // Thibodaux

Ze Zhang

East Jefferson General Hospital // Metairie

Orthopaedic

Surgery

Rasheed Ahmad

Baton Rouge Orthopaedic Clinic // Baton Rouge

Steven Atchison

Orthopedic Specialists of Louisiana // Shreveport

Robert Bostick III

Metairie Orthopedics & Sports Medicine // Metairie

Joseph Broyles

Bone & Joint Clinic of Baton Rouge // Baton Rouge

Scott Buhler

Crescent City Orthopedics // Metairie

Robert Butler

Ochsner North Shore // Slidell

Matthew Cable

University Medical

Center New Orleans // New Orleans

Paul Celestre

Ochsner Medical

Center // New Orleans

Christopher Cenac

Gulf Coast Orthopaedics // Houma

Roderick Chandler Jr

AVALA Ortho // Covington

George Chimento

Ochsner Medical Center // New Orleans

Wesley Clark

Jefferson Orthopedic Clinic // Marrero

David Clause

Opelousas Orthopaedic Clinic // Opelousas

Anna Cohen-Rosenblum

University Medical Center New Orleans // New Orleans

Geoffrey Collins

Collins Orthopaedics & Sports Medicine // Lake Charles

Mathew Cyriac

Tulane Doctors

Sports Medicine Plus // New Orleans

Kevin Darr

Covington Orthopedic & Sports Medicine

Institute // Covington

Vinod Dasa

Ochsner Health Center // Kenner

Robert Easton

Baton Rouge Orthopaedic Clinic // Baton Rouge

Henry Eiserloh III

Baton Rouge Orthopaedic Clinic // Baton Rouge

Patrick Ellender

OrthoLA // Thibodaux

Timothy Finney

Southern Orthopaedic Specialists // New Orleans

Paul Gladden

Tulane Orthopaedic Clinic // New Orleans

John Googe

Orthopedic Specialists of Louisiana // Shreveport

Harold Granger

Hamilton Medical Group // Lafayette

Craig Greene

Baton Rouge Orthopaedic Clinic // Baton Rouge

Richard Harrell

Ochsner LSU HealthViking Drive // Bossier

City

Michael Hartman

Ochsner Health Center // Kenner

J. Marshall Haynie

Orthopedic Specialists of Louisiana // Shreveport

Wendell Heard

Tulane Institute of Sports Medicine // New Orleans

Michael Alan Hinton

Lake Charles Memorial Health System // Lake Charles

Gregor Hoffman

Southern Orthopaedic Specialists // New Orleans

Val Irion

Orthopedic Specialists of Louisiana // Shreveport

Jeremy James Avala Spine // Covington

R. Junius III

Crescent City Orthopedics // Metairie

Peter Krause

University Medical Center New Orleans // New Orleans

Olivia Lee

University Medical Center New Orleans // New Orleans

John Logan

Dietze and Logan Spine Specialists // Lacombe

Christopher Marrero

University Medical Center New Orleans // New Orleans

James Mautner

Ochsner Medical Center // New Orleans

Brent McCarty

AVALA Hand // Covington

Michael McNulty IV

Southern Orthopaedic Specialists // New Orleans

Gleb Medvedev

East Jefferson

General Orthopedic Care // Metairie

Karim Meijer

Ochsner Sports Medicine Institute // New Orleans

Mark Meyer

Ochsner Medical Center // New Orleans

Chad Millet

Southern Orthopaedic Specialists // New Orleans

Thomas Montgomery

Louisiana Orthopaedic Specialists // Lafayette

Edward Morgan

The Orthopedic Clinic // Shreveport

David Muldowny

Lafayette Bone & Joint Clinic // Lafayette

Julie Neumann

Bone & Joint Clinic of

Baton Rouge // Baton Rouge

John Noble Jr

Center for Orthopaedics // Lake Charles

Michael O’Brien

Tulane Orthopaedics // Metairie

R. Field Ogden

Southern Orthopaedic Specialists // New Orleans

H. Reiss Plauche

Covington Orthopedic & Sports Medicine

Institute // Covington

David Pope

Bone & Joint Clinic of Baton Rouge // Baton Rouge

Catherine Riche

Baton Rouge Orthopaedic Clinic // Baton Rouge

Sean Rider

Avala Spine // Covington

Michael Robichaux

Baton Rouge Orthopaedic Clinic // Baton Rouge

Jason Rolling

Covington Orthopedic & Sports Medicine

Institute // Covington

Seth Rosenzweig

Louisiana Orthopaedic Specialists // New Iberia

Jason Rudd

AVALA Ortho // Covington

Fernando Sanchez

Tulane Orthopaedics // Metairie

Felix Savoie III

Tulane Institute of Sports Medicine // New Orleans

Charles Schumacher Jr

Covington Orthopedic & Sports Medicine

Institute // Covington

Cambize Shahrdar Jr

The Orthopedic Clinic // Shreveport

K. Samer Shamieh

Avala Spine // Covington

William Sherman Jr

Tulane Orthopaedics // Metairie

Leslie Sisco

Ochsner Medical Center // New Orleans

Craig Springmeyer

Highland Clinic // Shreveport

Malcolm Stubbs

Lafayette Bone & Joint Clinic // Lafayette

Andrew Todd

Southern Orthopaedic Specialists // New Orleans

Robert Treuting

Ochsner Medical Center // New Orleans

Scott Tucker

Jefferson Orthopedic Clinic // Marrero

Paul van Deventer

AVALA Ortho // Covington

Krishna Vemulapalli

University Medical Center New Orleans // New Orleans

Meredith Warner

Warner Orthopedics & Wellness // Baton Rouge

Adam Whatley

Baton Rouge

Orthopaedic Clinic // Zachary

Matthew Williams

Louisiana Orthopaedic Specialists // Lafayette

Jeffrey Witty

North Oaks Orthopaedic Specialty Center // Hammond

Charles Yu

Ochsner Medical Center // New Orleans

Robert Zura

University Medical Center New Orleans // New Orleans

Otolaryngology

John Alldredge

Lafayette ENT Specialists // Lafayette

Ronald Amedee

Ochsner Medical Center // New Orleans

Moises Arriaga

Our Lady of the Lake Hearing and Balance Center // Baton Rouge

John Beatrous

ENT & Plastic Surgery

Specialists of Louisiana // Covington

James Broussard

Southern ENT Associates // Thibodaux

Emily Burke

Ochsner Health Center // Kenner

Kathy Chauvin

ENT & Plastic Surgery

Specialists of Louisiana // Covington

James Connolly

SLENT-South Louisiana Ear, Nose & Throat // Mandeville

Matthew Cooper

SLENT-South Louisiana Ear, Nose & Throat // Metairie

Lisa David

David & Eldredge

ENT Specialists // Lafayette

D’Antoni Dennis

North Oaks ENT & Allergy Clinic // Hammond

Karuna Dewan

Ochsner LSU Health

- Ambulatory Care Center // Shreveport

Maria Doucet

Doucet Ear, Nose & Throat // Lafayette

Jason Durel

Lafayette ENT Specialists // Lafayette

Brytton Eldredge

David & Eldredge

ENT Specialists // Lafayette

Adil Fatakia

New Orleans Sinus Center // Marrero

David Foreman

Acadian ENT & Facial

Plastic Surgery Center // Lafayette

Paul Friedlander

Lakeside Hospital // Metairie

Gerard Gianoli

The Ear & Balance Institute // Covington

Michael Goodier

Our Lady of the Lake Physician Group // Gonzales

John Guarisco

Ochsner Medical Center // New Orleans

Christian Hasney

Ochsner Medical Center // New Orleans

Neal Jackson

East Jefferson

General Hospital // Metairie

Sagar Kansara

Our Lady of the Lake Head and Neck Center // Baton Rouge

Anne Long

Ochsner Medical Center // New Orleans

Jeffrey Marino

Ochsner Medical Center // New Orleans

Adam Master

Ochsner Medical Center // New Orleans

Kevin McLaughlin

Associated Surgical Specialists // Covington

Nancy Mellin

Northshore ENT // Hammond

Timothy Molony

Ochsner Medical Center // New Orleans

Brian Moore

Ochsner Medical Center // New Orleans

Cherie-Ann Nathan

Ochsner LSU

Health ShreveportAcademic Medical Center // Shreveport

Phillip Noel

Noel ENT Clinic // Abbeville

Daniel Nuss

Our Lady of the Lake Head and Neck Center // Baton Rouge

Jonathan Owens

Lakeside Hospital // Metairie

Jacques Peltier

North Oaks ENT & Allergy Clinic // Hammond

Elisabeth Rareshide

Ochsner ENT // New Orleans

Patricia Scallan

Louisiana Ear Nose Throat & Sinus // Baton Rouge

Chad Simon

Hagen Beyer

Simon ENT Specialist // Houma

Jonathan Sorrel

SLENT-South Louisiana Ear, Nose & Throat // Slidell

Collin Sutton

Louisiana Ear Nose Throat & Sinus // Baton Rouge

Justin Tenney

Southern ENT Associates // Thibodaux

Blake Thornton

The Ear, Nose & Throat Center // Shreveport

Vilija Vaitaitis

University Medical Center New Orleans // New Orleans

Rohan Walvekar

Our Lady of the Lake Head and Neck Center // Baton Rouge

William Watkins

The Ear, Nose & Throat Center // Shreveport

James White Jr

Acadian ENT & Facial Plastic Surgery Center // Lafayette

Guy Zeringue III

Southern ENT Associates // Thibodaux

Pain Medicine

C. Ann Conn

Advanced Pain Institute // Covington

Hazem Eissa

Ochsner Pain Management // New Orleans

Mohamed Elkersh

Advanced Pain Institute // Hammond

Sean Graham

The Spine Diagnostic & Pain Treatment Center // Baton Rouge

Aaron Hanyu-Deutmeyer

Ochsner Health Center - Elmwood // New Orleans

Suneil Jolly Louisiana Pain

Specialists // Metairie

Eric Lonseth

Lonseth Interventional Pain Center // Metairie

Kevin Martinez

Southern Brain & Spine // Metairie

Ross Nelson III

Pain Care Consultants // Shreveport

Jimmy Ponder Jr

Headache & Pain Center // Gray

Richard Robertson Jr

Segura Neuroscience & Pain Center // Covington

Ronald Segura

Segura Neuroscience & Pain Center // Covington

Patrick Waring Pain Intervention Center // Metairie

Michael Zeringue

Pontchartrain

Orthopedics & Sports Medicine // Metairie

Pathology

Ryan Craig University Medical Center New Orleans // New Orleans

Randall Craver

Children’s Hospital New Orleans // New Orleans

Pamela Martin

Touro Infirmary // New Orleans

Robin McGoey

University Medical Center New Orleans // New Orleans

Matthew Stark

Children’s Hospital New Orleans // New Orleans

Pediatric Allergy & Immunology

Andrew Abreo

Children’s Hospital New Orleans // New Orleans

John Carlson

Ochsner Medical Center // New Orleans

Cathryn Hassett

Ochsner Medical Center // New Orleans

Sandhya Mani

Our Lady of the Lake Children’s Health

Allergy and Immunology // Baton Rouge

Theron McCormick

Our Lady of the Lake Children’s Health Allergy and Immunology // Baton Rouge

Lawrence Montelibano

Ochsner Medical Center // New Orleans

Luke Wall

Children’s Hospital

Pediatrics // Covington

Elizabeth Wisner

Children’s Hospital

New Orleans // Metairie

Pediatric

Anesthesiology

Lorena DumasGuntner

Children’s Hospital

New Orleans // New Orleans

Pediatric Cardiology

Sergio Bartakian

The Heart Center at Children’s Hospital // New Orleans

Tamara Bradford

The Heart Center at Children’s Hospital // New Orleans

Michael Crapanzano

Pediatric Cardiology

Associates of LA // Baton Rouge

Ivory Crittendon III

Ochsner Health

Center for Children // New Orleans

Kelly Gajewski

The Heart Center at Children’s Hospital // New Orleans

Rufus Hixon III

Pediatric Cardiology

Associates of LA // Baton Rouge

Mudar Kattash

Pediatric Cardiology of Southwest Louisiana // Lake Charles

Thomas Kimball

The Heart Center at Children’s Hospital // New Orleans

James Krulisky

Children’s Hospital

New Orleans // New Orleans

Katherine Lindle

Ochsner Health Center for ChildrenLafayette // Lafayette

Victor Lucas

Ochsner Health Center for Children // New Orleans

Scott Macicek

The Heart Center at Children’s Hospital // New Orleans

Hans Mulder

Ochsner Health

Center for Children // New Orleans

Shannon Powell

The Heart Center at Children’s Hospital // New Orleans

Steffan Sernich

Children’s Hospital

New Orleans // New Orleans

Patricia Thomas Ochsner Health

Center for Children // New Orleans

Jason Turner

Children’s Hospital

New Orleans // New Orleans

Michael White Ochsner Health

Center for Children // New Orleans

Song-Gui Yang

Children’s Hospital

New Orleans // New Orleans

Thomas Young

Ochsner Health

Center for Children // New Orleans

Pediatric Critical Care Medicine

Amy Creel

Children’s Hospital

New Orleans // New Orleans

Gary Duhon

Children’s Hospital

New Orleans // New Orleans

Nihal Godiwala

Children’s Hospital

New Orleans // New Orleans

Pediatric

Dermatology

India Hill

Children’s Hospital

Pediatrics & Specialty Care // Metairie

Pediatric Endocrinology

Stuart Chalew

Children’s Hospital

New Orleans // New Orleans

Dania Felipe Ramirez

Children’s Hospital

New Orleans // New Orleans

Janna Flint Wilson

Lourdes Physician

Group // Lafayette

James Gardner Jr

Our Lady of the Lake

Children’s Health // Baton Rouge

Ricardo Gomez

Children’s Hospital

New Orleans // New Orleans

Pediatric

Gastroenterology

Elizabeth Alonso

Children’s Hospital

New Orleans

Specialty Care // Baton Rouge

Patricio Arias

Valencia

Children’s Hospital

New Orleans // New Orleans

Ilana Fortgang

Ochsner Health

Center for Children // New Orleans

Matthew Giefer

Ochsner Health

Center For Children // New Orleans

Colleen LeBlanc

Children’s Hospital

New Orleans // New Orleans

Elizabeth McDonough

Children’s Hospital

New Orleans

Specialty Care // Baton Rouge

Brian Morris

Ochsner Health

Center for Children // New Orleans

Pediatric

HematologyOncology

Dana LeBlanc

Children’s Hospital

New Orleans // New Orleans

Craig Lotterman

Ochsner Health

Center for Children // New Orleans

Cori Morrison

Children’s Hospital

New Orleans // New Orleans

Pinki Prasad

Children’s Hospital

New Orleans // New

Orleans

Robert Vasquez Jr

Ochsner Health

Center for Children // New Orleans

Maria Velez-Yanguas

Children’s Hospital

New Orleans // New Orleans

Lolie Yu

Children’s Hospital

New Orleans // New Orleans

Pediatric Infectious Diseases

Margot Anderson

Children’s Hospital

New Orleans // New

Orleans

Michael Bolton

Our Lady of the Lake

Children’s Health // Baton Rouge

Margarita Silio

Children’s Hospital

New Orleans // New Orleans

Pediatric

Nephrology

Diego Aviles

Children’s Hospital

New Orleans // New Orleans

Samir El-Dahr

Children’s Hospital

New Orleans // New

Orleans

Caroline Straatmann

Children’s Hospital

New Orleans // New Orleans

Ihor Yosypiv

Children’s Hospital

New Orleans // New Orleans

Pediatric Orthopaedic

Surgery

William Accousti

Children’s Hospital

New Orleans // New Orleans

Gabriel Dersam

Lourdes Physician

Group // Lafayette

Joseph Gonzales

Children’s Hospital New Orleans // New Orleans

Lawrence Haber

Ochsner Medical Center // New Orleans

Stephen Heinrich LCMC Health // Metairie

McCall McDaniel

St. Tammany Health System - Bone and Joint Clinic // Covington

Pediatric Otolaryngology

John Carter

Ochsner Medical Center // New Orleans

Adele Evans

Children’s Hospital New Orleans // New Orleans

Belinda Mantle

Children’s Hospital

New Orleans // New Orleans

Kimsey Rodriguez

Ochsner Medical Center // New Orleans

Pediatric Pulmonology

Adrienne Savant

Children’s Hospital New Orleans // New Orleans

Kristin Van Hook

Ochsner Health Center for Children // New Orleans

Pediatric Radiology

Anthony Modica Ochsner Medical Center // New Orleans

Pediatric Rehabilitation Medicine

Aaron Karlin Ochsner Health Center // Covington

Pediatric Surgery

Vincent Adolph Ochsner Medical Center // New Orleans

Mark Brown

Pediatric Surgical Associates // Shreveport

Deiadra Garrett

Lourdes Physician

Group // Lafayette

Fabienne Gray

Children’s Hospital

New Orleans // New Orleans

Rodney Steiner

Ochsner Medical Center // New Orleans

David Yu

Children’s Hospital

New Orleans // New Orleans

Jessica Zagory

Children’s Hospital

New Orleans // New Orleans

Pediatric Urology

Frank Cerniglia Jr

Ochsner Medical Center // New Orleans

Aaron Martin

Children’s Hospital

New Orleans // New Orleans

Joseph Ortenberg

Children’s Hospital

New Orleans // New Orleans

Christopher Roth

Children’s Hospital

New Orleans // New Orleans

Pediatrics

Lauren Hernandez

Sprout Pediatrics // Metairie

Durga Alahari

Ochsner Medical

Complex - The Grove // Baton Rouge

Nicholas Algu

Ochsner Health Center - Old Metairie // Metairie

Mamatha Ananth

Children’s International Medical Group // Slidell

Brian Bailey

Lafayette Children’s Clinic // Lafayette

John Barbara III

Children’s Hospital

Pediatrics // Metairie

Anne Boudreaux

Preferred Pediatrics // Thibodaux

Laura Boykin

Ochsner Health

Center For ChildrenMetairie // Metairie

William Britton

Fairway Pediatrics // Covington

Danielle Calix

Ochsner for Children // Destrehan

Courtney Campbell

Our Lady of the Lake

Lori Cook

Ochsner Health

Center for ChildrenGoodwood // Baton Rouge

Terry Cummings

LCMC Health // New Orleans

Truc Dinh

Ochsner Health Center - Lapalco // Marrero

Theresa Dise

Children’s Hospital

Pediatrics // Metairie

Robert Drumm

The Baton Rouge Clinic // Baton Rouge

Patrice Evers

Children’s Hospital

Pediatrics // Metairie

Robert Faucheux

St. Tammany Pediatrics // Madisonville

Bernard Ferrer

Bayou Pediatric Associates // Houma

Jill Fitzpatrick

Ochsner Health Center - East Mandeville // Mandeville

Gabrielle Glasgow

Sprout Pediatrics // Metairie

George Hescock Jr

Children’s Hospital New Orleans // New Orleans

Richard Hill

Children’s Hospital

Pediatrics // Metairie

Emily Hobson

Pierremont Pediatrics // Shreveport

Jennifer Hogan

Ochsner Medical Complex - The Grove // Baton Rouge

Lynne Holladay

Willis Knighton

Pediatric Healthcare Associates // Shreveport

Michael Judice

Lafayette Pediatrics // Lafayette

Linda Keefer

St. Tammany Pediatrics // Madisonville

Suzette Kingston

Sprout Pediatrics // Metairie

Reita Lawrence

Children’s Hospital Pediatrics // Metairie

Joshua LeBlanc

LeBlanc Pediatrics // Mandeville

Janine Lissard

Ochsner River Ridge

- Pediatrics // River Ridge

Betty Lo-Blais

Anthony McDavid

Ochsner Health

Center - East Mandeville // Mandeville

Jamar Melton

The Baton Rouge Clinic // Baton Rouge

Amanda Messer

Children’s Hospital New Orleans // New Orleans

Tara Mitchell

Ochsner Health Center for ChildrenSlidell // Slidell

William Morgan

Children’s Hospital Pediatrics // Metairie

Mark Morici

Children’s Hospital Pediatrics // Metairie

Nancy Mula Fairway Pediatrics // Covington

M. Nora Oates

Hales Pediatrics // New Orleans

Elizabeth Olson

Ochsner Community Health Brees Family Center // New Orleans

Shannon Palombo

Children’s Hospital New Orleans // New Orleans

Hina Patel

Our Lady of the Lake Children’s Health Pediatric Academic Clinic // Baton Rouge

F. Douglas Patterson

Children’s International Medical Group // Denham Springs

Henry Peltier Center for Pediatrics & Adolescent Medicine // Thibodaux

Abigail Reyes

Ochsner Health Center - Baptist Napoleon Medical Plaza // New Orleans

Pamela Richard Ochsner Health Center - East

Mandeville // Mandeville

Alycia Rodgers

The Pediatric Center of Southwest Louisiana // Lake Charles

Chelsey Sandlin

Children’s Hospital New Orleans // New Orleans

Shubho Sarkar

Children’s Hospital New Orleans // New Orleans

Rayne Schexnayder Ochsner Health Center For ChildrenMetairie // Metairie

Edward Sledge Jr

Ochsner Medical

Complex - The Grove // Baton Rouge

Catherine Spiller

Our Lady of the Lake Livingston // Walker

Sylvia Sutton

Our Lady of the Lake Children’s Health

Pediatric Academic Clinic // Baton Rouge

Elizabeth Theriot

Ochsner Health Center For ChildrenMetairie // Metairie

Wanda Thomas Ochsner LSU

Health ShreveportAcademic Medical Center // Shreveport

Jenny Thomas

The Pediatric Center of Southwest Louisiana // Sulphur

Quynh-Anh Tran

Ochsner Old Metairie

Pediatrics // Metairie

Deepa Vasireddy

Pediatric Group of Acadiana // Lafayette

Robert Voigt

Michael R. Boh Center for Child Development at Ochsner // New Orleans

Eric Weil

Our Lady of the Lake Children’s Health Pediatric Academic Clinic // Baton Rouge

Stephen Weimer

Children’s Hospital

Pediatrics // Metairie

Amanda Williams

Children’s Hospital

New Orleans // Metairie

Physical Medicine & Rehabilitation

Beau Bagley

Gulf Coast Brain Sport & Spine // Covington

Jacques Courseault

Tulane Doctors

Sports Medicine Plus // New Orleans

Jenness Courtney III

Northwest Louisiana Physical Medicine // Shreveport

Todd Cowen

Cowen Clinic // Thibodaux

Justin Lundgren

Southern Brain & Spine // Metairie

Craig Morton

Center for Orthopaedics // Lake Charles

Gregory Stewart

Tulane Institute of Sports Medicine // New Orleans

Jeffrey Watkins

Plastic Surgery

Stephen Antrobus

4950 Essen Lane, Suite 301 // Baton Rouge

Benjamin Boudreaux

Northshore Plastic

Surgery // Mandeville

Abigail Chaffin

Tulane Lakeside

Breast Center // Metairie

Heath Charvet

Magnolia Plastic Surgery // New Orleans

Katherine Chiasson

Ford Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery // Baton Rouge

Jeffrey Claiborne

Northshore Plastic Surgery // Mandeville

Stephen Delatte Jr

Delatte Plastic

Surgery & Skin

Care Specialists // Lafayette

Frank DellaCroce

Center for Restorative Breast Surgery // New Orleans

Michael Friel

Ochsner Pediatric Plastic Surgery // New Orleans

John Guste

Jansen Plastic Surgery // Metairie

Michael Hanemann Jr

Hanemann Plastic Surgery // Baton Rouge

Russell Hendrick Jr

New Orleans Center for Aesthetics and Plastic Surgery // New Orleans

M’liss Hogan

Weiler Plastic Surgery // Baton Rouge

David Jansen

Jansen Plastic Surgery // Metairie

Kamran Khoobehi

Khoobehi & Associates // Metairie

John Lindsey

Plastic & Reconstructive Surgery // Metairie

Stephen Metzinger

Aesthetic Surgical Associates // Metairie

Timothy Mickel

Mickel Plastic Surgery // Monroe

Michael Moses 1603 2nd Street // New Orleans

Kenneth Odinet Jr 200 Beaullieu Drive, Suite 6 // Lafayette

Barron O’Neal

Jeffrey Rau

Rau Plastic Surgery // Houma

Ernest Clyde Smoot III

Lake Charles Plastic Surgery // Lake Charles

Hugo St. Hilaire

LSU Plastic Surgery // Metairie

Mark Stalder

Stalder Plastic Surgery // New Orleans

J. Anthony Stephens

Stephens Plastic Surgery // Baton Rouge

Scott Sullivan Jr

Center for Restorative Breast Surgery // New Orleans

Ravi Tandon

Jansen Plastic Surgery // Metairie

Taylor Theunissen

Theunissen Aesthetic

Plastic Surgery of Baton Rouge // Baton Rouge

Christopher Trahan

Center for Restorative Breast Surgery // New Orleans

Simeon Wall Jr

The Wall Center for Plastic Surgery // Shreveport

Jules Walters III the MODERN Plastic Surgery & Medspa // Metairie

Matthew Wise

Center for Restorative Breast Surgery // New Orleans

Podiatry

Denardo Dunham

Premier Foot Specialists // New Orleans

Psychiatry

Renee Bruno 7470 Highland Road // Baton Rouge

Degan Dansereau 3705 Coliseum Street // New Orleans

Morgan Feibelman

Integrated Behavioral Health // New Orleans

Jennifer Greco

Integrated Behavioral Health // New Orleans

Holly MacKenna

Dara Wellness // New Orleans

Nicholas Pejic

Atlas Psychiatry // New Orleans

Larry Warner Jr

Collaborative Minds // Baton Rouge

Pulmonary Disease

Cesar Aguilar Lopez

Southeast Louisiana

Veterans Health Care System // New Orleans

David Becnel

Tulane Lung Center // Metairie

Christine Bojanowski

Tulane Lung Center // Metairie

Tania Boniske

Tulane Lung Center // Metairie

Bennett deBoisblanc

University Medical Center New Orleans // New Orleans

Glenn Gomes

Ochsner Medical Complex - The Grove // Baton Rouge

Ronald Hammett

Glenwood Pulmonology Specialists // West Monroe

Mark Hodges

The Baton Rouge Clinic // Baton Rouge

Stephen Kantrow

Ochsner Medical Center // New Orleans

Ross Klingsberg

Tulane Lung Center // Metairie

Gary Kohler

Lake Charles Memorial Health System // Lake Charles

Joseph Lasky

Tulane Lung Center // Metairie

Abdulla Majid-Moosa

Our Lady of the Lake Physician Group // Baton Rouge

Michael McCarthy

The Baton Rouge Clinic // Baton Rouge

Nereida Parada

Tulane Lung Center // Metairie

Kevin Reed

LSU Healthcare Network // Baton Rouge

Shigeki Saito

University Medical Center New Orleans // New Orleans

Victor Thannickal

University Medical Center New Orleans // New Orleans

Robert Walter

Ochsner LSU Health ShreveportAcademic Medical Center // Shreveport

Jerry Zifodya

University Medical Center New Orleans // New Orleans

Radiation Oncology

Audrey Dang

Children’s Health

Pediatric Academic Clinic // Baton Rouge

Ochsner Health Center - Old Metairie // Metairie

Nicole Sheldon

Children’s Hospital Pediatrics // Metairie

Ochsner Physical Medicine // New Orleans

Bundrick & O’Neal

Plastic Surgery Clinic // Shreveport

Ramsy Abdelghani

Tulane Lung Center // Metairie

East Jefferson

General Hospital // Metairie

Kendra Harris

East Jefferson

General Hospital // Metairie

Andrew Lauve

Ochsner Cancer Center // Baton Rouge

James Maze

Lake Charles Memorial Hospital // Lake

Charles

Paul Monsour

East Jefferson

General Hospital // Metairie

Perri Prellop

OncoLogics // Lafayette

Troy Scroggins Jr

Ochsner Medical Center // New Orleans

Stephen Wilt

OncoLogics // Lafayette

Charles Wood

Mary Bird Perkins Cancer Center // Baton Rouge

Ellen Zakris

Touro Infirmary // New Orleans

Reproductive

Endocrinology/ Infertility

Neil Chappell

Fertility Answers // Baton Rouge

P. Ronald Clisham

The Fertility Institute // Metairie

Warren Huber III

The Fertility Institute // Metairie

Peter Lu

The Fertility Institute // Mandeville

Belinda Sartor

The Fertility Institute // Metairie

John Storment

Fertility Answers // Lafayette

David Vandermolen

ArkLaTex Fertility & Reproductive Medicine // Shreveport

Lindsay Wells

Audubon Fertility & Reproductive Medicine // New Orleans

Rheumatology

Angele Bourg

The Baton Rouge Clinic // Baton Rouge

Ronald Ceruti Jr

The Baton Rouge Clinic // Baton Rouge

Elena Cucurull

The Baton Rouge Clinic // Baton Rouge

William Davis

Ochsner Medical Center // New Orleans

Bobby Dupre

Madelaine Feldman

The Rheumatology Group // Metairie

Harmanjot Grewal

Our Lady of the Lake Rheumatology // Baton Rouge

Khanh Ho

Our Lady of the Lake Rheumatology // Baton Rouge

Chandana Keshavamurthy

Ochsner Medical Center // New Orleans

James Lipstate

Lafayette Arthritis & Endocrine Clinic // Lafayette

Jennifer Malin

Lafayette Arthritis & Endocrine Clinic // Lafayette

Joseph Nesheiwat

The Baton Rouge Clinic // Baton Rouge

Robert Quinet

Ochsner Medical Center // New Orleans

Sean Shannon Baton Rouge Hospital Rheumatology // Baton Rouge

Ross Thibodaux

Thibodaux Regional Rheumatology Clinic // Thibodaux

Karen Toribio

Ochsner Medical Center // New Orleans

Tamika WebbDetiege

Ochsner Medical Center // New Orleans

Sleep Medicine

Matthew Abraham Our Lady of Lourdes Sleep Disorder Center // Lafayette

Phillip Conner

The Sleep Disorder Center of Louisiana // Lake Charles

Dwayne Henry

Our Lady of the Lake Sleep Medicine Clinic // Baton Rouge

Sports Medicine

Shannon Goode

Ochsner Hospital for Orthopedics & Sports Medicine // Jefferson

Deryk Jones

Ochsner Health Center - Elmwood // New Orleans

Christine Keating

Ochsner Baptist // New Orleans

Scott Montgomery

Ochsner Health Center - Elmwood // New Orleans

Sarah Baker

Southern Surgical Specialists // Marrero

William Bisland Jr

Thibodaux Surgical Specialists // Thibodaux

Ari Cohen

Ochsner Medical Center Multi-Organ Transplant Institute // New Orleans

Alfred Colfry III

Touro Infirmary // New Orleans

Robert Cummiskey III

Southern Surgical Specialists // Marrero

Jacob Daigle

St. Tammany Health System // Covington

Patrick Greiffenstein University Medical Center New Orleans // New Orleans

Asahel Gridley

Ochsner Health Center - Slidell Campus Building 1 // Slidell

Michael Hailey

Breast Specialty of Baton Rouge // Baton Rouge

Mark Hausmann

Our Lady of the Lake Surgeons Group of Baton Rouge // Baton Rouge

Mark Hebert

Thibodaux Surgical Specialists // Thibodaux

Hoonbae Jeon

East Jefferson General Hospital // Metairie

Emad Kandil East Jefferson General Hospital // Metairie

Richard Karlin

Our Lady of the Angels Surgery Clinic // Bogalusa

Mary Killackey East Jefferson General Hospital // Metairie

Daniel Linarello

North Oaks Surgical Associates // Hammond

Shawn McKinney University Medical Center New Orleans // New Orleans

William Moss

Ochsner CHRISTUS Health Center // Lake Charles

Richard Shimer

Lake Charles Memorial Health System // Lake Charles

Kevin Sittig

Ochsner LSU

Health ShreveportAcademic Medical Center // Shreveport

Alison Smith

University Medical Center New Orleans // New Orleans

Sharven Taghavi

Tulane Surgery // Metairie

Kiara Tulla

East Jefferson

General Hospital // Metairie

James Williams

Our Lady of the Lake Physician Group

General Surgery-Ascension // Gonzales

Jeanette Zhang

Tulane Surgery // Metairie

Gazi Zibari

Willis Knighton

Advanced Surgery Center // Shreveport

Surgical Oncology

John Bolton

Ochsner Medical Center // New Orleans

Jason Breaux

Southern Surgical & Medical Specialists // Lafayette

George Fuhrman

Ochsner Medical Center // New Orleans

Henry Kaufman IV Lourdes Physician Group // Lafayette

David Pointer Jr

Ochsner Medical Center // New Orleans

Sarah Thayer

Ochsner LSU Health - Feist-Weiller Cancer Center // Shreveport

Thoracic & Cardiac Surgery

Harry Donias

Glenwood Regional Medical Center // West Monroe

Eugene Kukuy

Touro Surgical Specialties // New Orleans

Jose Mena

Ochsner Health Center // Covington

P. Eugene Parrino

Ochsner Medical Center // New Orleans

Amit Patel

Timothy Pettitt

Children’s Hospital

New Orleans // New Orleans

Vyas Rao

Ochsner LSU

Health ShreveportAcademic Medical Center // Shreveport

C. Swayze Rigby

Our Lady of the Lake Physician Group

Cardiothoracic Surgery // Baton Rouge

Urogynecology/ Female Pelvic Medicine & Reconstructive Surgery

Alexis Chesrow Tulane UrologyMultispecialty Clinic // Metairie

Margie Kahn

Lakeside Hospital // Metairie

Leise Knoepp

Ochsner Baptist // New Orleans

William Kubricht III

Louisiana Urology // Baton Rouge

Antonio Pizarro

Willis Knighton Pelvic and Reconstructive GYN Surgery // Shreveport

Elizabeth Rourke

LSU Healthcare Network // Metairie

Dani Zoorob

Ochsner LSU Health Shreveport - Women’s Health Center // Shreveport Urology

Angelo Annaloro Jr

Baton Rouge Urology // Baton Rouge

Stephen Bardot Ochsner Medical Center // New Orleans

Kenneth Blue III

Louisiana Urology // Baton Rouge

Thad Bourque

Southern Urology // Lafayette

Scott Delacroix Jr

LSU Healthcare Network // Metairie

Donald Elmajian

Willis Knighton Physician Network // Shreveport

Christopher Fontenot

Wayne Hellstrom

Tulane Urology and Fertility Clinic // New Orleans

Lawrence Jenkins

Tulane UrologyMultispecialty Clinic // Metairie

Stephen LaCour

LSU Healthcare Network // Metairie

Marcellus LaHaye

Southern Surgical & Medical Specialists // Ville Platte

Melissa Montgomery

Ochsner Medical Center // New Orleans

Matthew Mutter

LSU Healthcare Network // Metairie

Harold Neitzschman

III

Northlake Urology Group // Slidell

Scott Neusetzer

Southern Urology // Lafayette

Mark Posner

Baton Rouge Urology // Baton Rouge

Sunil Purohit

Louisiana Healthcare

Associates Urology Division // Covington

William Roth

Southern Urology // Lafayette

Ayme Schmeeckle

The Baton Rouge Clinic // Baton Rouge

Farjaad Siddiq

Advanced Urology // Lake Charles

Walter Simoneaux Jr

Thibodaux Regional Urology Clinic // Thibodaux

Jeremy Speeg

Southern Urology // Lafayette

Raju Thomas

Tulane Urology and Fertility Clinic // New Orleans

Richard Vanlangendonck Jr

Touro Infirmary // New Orleans

Julie Wang

Ochsner Health Center // Kenner

Mary Westerman

LSU Healthcare Network // Metairie

Howard Woo Ochsner Medical Center // New Orleans

Dennis Kay

Ochsner Medical Center // New Orleans

Dee Malkerneker

Ochsner Medical Center // New Orleans

Richard Marshall Jr

East Jefferson

General Hospital // Metairie

Vascular Surgery

Hernan Bazan

Ochsner Medical Center // New Orleans

Michael Conners III

CVT Surgical Center // Baton Rouge

P. Michael Davis Jr

CVT Surgical Center // Baton Rouge

Racheed Ghanami

Ochsner Southern Vascular Clinic // Lafayette

Christopher LaGraize

Acadiana Vascular Clinic: Vein Center of Louisiana // Lafayette

John Luke III

Acadiana Vascular Clinic: Vein Center of Louisiana // Lafayette

Samuel Money Ochsner Medical Center // New Orleans

Steven Pike

Acadiana Vascular Clinic: Vein Center of Louisiana // Lafayette

Malachi Sheahan

Westbank Multi-Specialty // Marrero

W. Charles Sternbergh III

Ochsner Medical Center // New Orleans

Stephen White

Highland Clinic // Shreveport

Surgery

Our Lady of the Lake Rheumatology // Baton Rouge

Jonathan Babin

Ochsner Medical Center // New Orleans

Anil Paramesh

Tulane Transplant Institute // Metairie

William Richardson

Ochsner Medical Center // New Orleans

Cardiovascular Institute of the South // Baton Rouge

Benjamin Peeler

Ochsner Health Center for Children

Cardiology Clinic // New Orleans

Southern Urology // Lafayette

Jessie Gills

LSU Healthcare Network // Metairie

Jon Glass

West Jefferson

Urology Specialists // Marrero

Vascular & Interventional Radiology

Hector Ferral

University Medical Center New Orleans // New Orleans

Juan Gimenez

Ochsner Medical Center // New Orleans

TRAVELING AROUND LOUISIANA

THERE IS A WHOLE WORLD OF EXCITING LOCALES TO VISIT THROUGHOUT OUR GREAT STATE THIS HOLIDAY SEASON. EMBRACE THE UNEXPLORED, AND VENTURE FORTH TO DISCOVER YOUR NEW FAVORITE CORNER OF LOUISIANA.

Ruston and Lincoln Parish

As the holidays near, Ruston and Lincoln Parish offer Louisiana families and visitors festive celebrations that highlight the creativity and charm of the region. From shopping opportunities to drive-through displays, November and December are full of events filled with yuletide cheer.

On November 21, enjoy our Holiday Open House and Kick Off To Christmas as we celebrate the holiday season with festivities in Downtown Ruston, including special deals at small businesses and a magnificent tree lighting. On December 5-7 & 12-14, Lincoln Lights Up The Pines brings a lavish Christmas Light

Ruston

display to Lincoln Parish Park for a festive drive-thru experience your family won’t soon forget. Finally, on December 15, join the party in Downtown Ruston for our Christmas Cookie Crawl, a chance to visit local stores and get a delicious cookie along with equally delectable deals and specials.

To learn more, please visit rustonlincoln.com.

Alexandria Pineville

Filled with inspiring flavors, a rich history, and a culture all its own, Alexandria/ Pineville is truly one of a kind. On the banks of the Red River, Downtown Alexandria offers all the modern amenities of a Southern city, including two premier, full-service hotels: The Holiday Inn Downtown Alexandria and the historic Hotel Bentley. The latter is a luxurious hotel featuring opulent designs and furnishings dating back to 1908, as well as a grand ballroom, fine-dining restaurant, and award-winning cocktail lounge.

Our premier travel destination in the center of the state, Alexandria Pineville, features two cities with many adventures, including delicious restaurants, local shopping, and vibrant nightlife. With so much to explore, you’ll want to stay awhile. Plan your trip today at ExploreAlexandriaPineville.com

West Baton Rouge

Just a few minutes up the river from the State Capitol, West Baton Rouge Parish is the perfect go-between for families from Baton Rouge and Lafayette to find fun festivals, great food and better people. Join the community on November 10 at 1:30 pm for the Veterans On Parade extravaganza and help the community pay tribute to our brave servicemen and women for their dedication to this nation. On December 7th, West Baton Rouge nights turn bright with their Jingle Jeepin’ Parade and Market. With live music from noon to 8 p.m., come shop for your Christmas gifts at the Christmas

market and grab a bite to eat from our food vendors. Then, stay for the parade as jeeps of all shapes and sizes are decorated in their festive best.

For more information about events, vendors, or how to contribute, call the West Baton Rouge CVB at 225-344-2920 and visit westbatonrouge.net.

Lafayette CVC

Lafayette is at the heart of Louisiana’s Cajun & Creole Country, an area known as the Happiest City in America, and it’s no mystery why. Its distinctive blend of food, music, and culture has people from all over heading down south with smiles on

their faces. With the holiday season right around the corner, now is the perfect time to plan your trip around one of the dozens of incredible festivals and events taking place before the New Year.

Throughout the holiday season, join us for the Southern Screen Festival (Nov. 21 – 24), the Sonic Christmas Parade (Dec. 1), An Acadian Christmas Carol (Dec. 6), and The Creole Nutcracker (Dec. 21).

These are just a few of the dozens of events and exhibitions taking place in the Lafayette area this Holiday Season. Some come over for a visit and discover that everyone has their way to dance to the rhythm of Lafayette.

For a complete list of festivals and events in Lafayette, visit LafayetteTravel. com/Events.

Alexandria/Pineville

A Changing Grand Isle

From Chopin’s day to today

AND PHOTOS BY KEVIN

RABALAIS

STORY

GRAND ISLE, EARLY AUGUST. Bathed in golden light, dozens stand waist-deep in the calm Gulf waters. Spread across the beach behind them march families — children, parents, grandparents. They carry fishing rods, shrimp nets and crab lines. Between calls of sea birds, an occasional statistic floats on the morning breeze. One fisherman says he’s catching speckled trout on every other cast. Another boasts of three dozen crabs in 40 minutes. On the beach, where chatter tilts more toward “good luck” than “have fun,” no one sunbathes or throws a Frisbee.

Fourteen years after the Deepwater Horizon oil spill and three years after Hurricane Ida sent many residents into exile for nearly a year, only to return home and persist on generators for even longer, locals say that things are getting back to normal on Louisiana’s only inhabited barrier island. For Heidi Cheramie, that means feeling crabs brush past your ankles as you step into the Gulf. In late 1979, Cheramie became Grand Isle’s first full-time public health nurse. There was no doctor on the island and no permanent medical facility at the time, so she made house calls, often in the company of someone to translate her patients’ Cajun French.

Cheramie now works with Chad Willingham and Dominic Santiny in the new Grand Isle Library. The old library stood on the beach, as did the medical facility that the town built in 1980. Both are gone, destroyed by storms. Also gone are many of those Cajun French speakers. Even longer vanished is the once-thriving resort of Grand Isle that Kate Chopin describes in her novel “The Awakening,” a book long considered a classic of American literature, which this year celebrates its 125th anniversary.

Louisiana’s only inhabited barrier island, Grand Isle, comprises seven miles of public beaches, including the beachfront along Grand Isle State Park, which offers nature trails and overnight camping. The island is a breakwater between the Gulf of Mexico and the inland channels that connect to the Mississippi River’s bayou tributaries.

“What’s that infamous book set in Grand Isle?” asks Santiny, posing the question that he and the other librarians sometimes hear from patrons. “It’s got women’s liberation, adultery and suicide,” he says, listing some of the reasons that “The Awakening” has been banned or challenged since its publication, in 1899. Its main character, Edna Pontellier, visits the resort with her apathetic husband and two children. Deeming her marriage an “accident,” ambivalent about her children and often left in solitude or among enticing bachelors in an idyllic setting, Edna begins to imagine another life, one in which others don’t define her merely as a housewife and mother. “That summer in Grand Isle she began to loosen a little the mantle of reserve that had always enveloped her,” writes Chopin, whom many critics condemned upon the novel’s publication for what they regarded as an amoral treatment of adultery.

Cheramie has lived on Grand Isle for nearly fifty years and can only imagine where the long-destroyed locations in Chopin’s novel once stood, such as the resort house and smaller cottages that surrounded it, each with their own bath house, all connected by bridges. In “Unveiling Kate Chopin,” Emily Toth describes Grand Isle as a world of dining and dancing halls, complete with a sleeping quarter for the hundred employees to serve visitors to this “tropical paradise.” All of that disappeared six years before Chopin published “The Awakening,” when the hurricane of 1893 —

the one that locals still call “the great hurricane” — ravaged the area, killing an estimated 2,000 people. Before then, says Santiny, “It was the Cajun Catskills.”

It’s fitting that one of the great Louisiana novels revolves around the Gulf, its allure, yes, but also its looming threat. Disaster scars memory, and absence permeates daily life here. Residents know their storms. They know what they lost and which storm stole it from them. “You live your life like a clock,” says Santiny. “Football, Mardi Gras, crawfish and hurricanes. You almost become an amateur meteorologist when you live here.”

Willingham nods. “You learn that from your parents,” he says. Although he can see the beach from the library’s windows, Willingham hasn’t touched sand in years. He notes that life on the island becomes more difficult each year. Rent and insurance rates continue to rise. Many homes remain destroyed or abandoned after Hurricane Ida, constant reminders, as though residents need such a thing, that the next storm may be the one to end the only way of life they’ve ever known.

“You can’t live your normal life in these circumstances,” Willingham says. But he and Cheramie find it difficult to imagine living anywhere elsewhere. “Here, you get up in the mornings and you can see the dolphins,” she says. “There’s nothing like it.” Santiny agrees. “My dad always used to say, ‘There’s a price for living in paradise.’” T

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Jefferson Parish

DID YOU KNOW?

Born in St. Louis, Kate Chopin (1850-1904) married Oscar Chopin, a native of Natchitoches Parish, in 1870. The couple settled in New Orleans and, later, Cloutierville, where Oscar owned a general store. When Oscar died in 1882, he left Chopin widowed with six children. She returned to St. Louis and began publishing books with Louisiana settings, including the story collections “Bayou Folk” (1894) and “A Night in Acadie” (1897) and the novels “At Fault” (1890) and “The Awakening” (1899). Penguin Classics, the Modern Library, and the Library of America continue to keep Chopin’s work in print.

Facing page Grand Isle offers year-round fishing opportunities and boasts more than 280 species of fish, including tarpon, redfish, and speckled trout. Above “The water of the Gulf stretched out before her, gleaming with the million lights of the sun,” writes Kate Chopin in “The Awakening.”

That Holiday Spirit

Spotlight on Shreveport-Bossier and Minden

BY CHERÉ COEN

STARTING THIS MONTH, Shreveport-Bossier and its neighboring town of Minden take part in the annual Louisiana Holiday Trail of Lights, spotlighting holiday events from Alexandria through the northern half of the state. The fun begins with “Nutcracker! Magical Christmas Ballet” on Tuesday, Nov. 19, at The Strand Theatre in downtown Shreveport. This version of the classic tale by Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky blends traditional ballet with puppets and acrobatics, and it’s always the perfect family outing.

Even if you’ve seen “The Nutcracker” before, here’s a chance to get in the holiday spirit early and view the majestic Strand Theatre, the official State Theatre of Louisiana. The Strand opened on July 3, 1925, as an opera house with a full orchestra and a 939-pipe Robert Morton organ. The Strand was the flagship of what would later become the Saenger chain of 320 theaters throughout the South, including the Saenger Theatre on Canal Street in New Orleans.

Shreveport’s Strand has been renovated over the years and is home to the Shreveport Symphony Orchestra, traveling Broadway shows, plays and live music perfor-

mancers. Check out its exquisite architecture, dramatic chandeliers and the six murals of “The Muses of The Strand” by local artist Donna Moore.

The shopping extravaganza Les Boutiques de Noel, featuring vendors from around the Deep South, celebrates 50 years Nov. 22-24 at the Shreveport Convention Center. All proceeds benefit the Shreveport Opera and its resident artist program, the Shreveport Opera Xpress.

Roseland, the 118-acre garden of the headquarters of the American Rose Society, which we are fortunate to have in Shreveport, celebrates the holidays every year with Christmas in Roseland. Visitors will be treated to nightly entertainment by a variety of performers, fun foods and hot chocolate, marshmallows at the roasting station and oversized Christmas Cards to the Community, a 32-year tradition where area school children create oversized cards for prizes.

This year’s event, its 41st, begins the night after Thanksgiving and continues through Dec. 23. The gardens will be open with lights, a festival train, visits with Santa and more on Fridays, Saturdays and Sundays through Dec. 15, then nightly through Dec. 23. Special events include fireworks at 8:30 p.m. every Saturday night in December and on Monday, Dec. 23, Santa in the Garden and the candlelight sing-a-long on the final night, among others. And if you need that special gift, vendors will be on hand for Roseland’s Christmas Market Dec. 13-15.

One of Shreveport’s most popular — and beloved — attractions for children of all ages is the Sci-Port Discovery Center, a museum dedicated to teaching science and technology. For the holidays, the Center will host “Believe! Lights the Night” on select nights Nov. 30 through Dec. 23. There will be visits from Santa and the Snow Mermaid, treats and visitors may take home a magical wand. The “SnoPort” with its snow-themed, science-based activities with creations by local artists begins Nov. 29 and ends Feb. 23.

The Louisiana Boardwalk in Bossier City will roll its Annual Christmas Parade this month and the Christmas on Caddo Fireworks Festival with live music, arts and crafts and visits from Santa will also take place in November.

Over in neighboring Minden, the first weekend of November means Main to Main Trade Days along a 50-plus-mile stretch of U.S. Hwy. 371 from Minden to Springhill and the Arkansas state line. In addition to what’s selling on the route, downtown Minden shops will offer special deals along with food and craft vendors.

Minden owns a unique German history and it is reflected in its annual Christmas in Minden Festival. The annual event happens Dec. 13-14, also part of the Louisiana Holiday Trail of Lights, and includes a tree lighting ceremony, hayride tours, Santa visits and caroling.

For more information on the Louisiana Holiday Trail of Lights, and what’s happening in Shreveport-Bossier City, visit holidaytrailoflights.com.T

Strand Theatre is the official State Theatre of Louisiana

Mississippi Christmas

Gulfport sparkles for the holidays

BY CHERÉ COEN

Coastal Mississippi offers the world’s longest man-made beach — miles of sand framing the warm waters of the Gulf of Mexico. There’s plenty to enjoy along the coast, from Bay St. Louis and Waveland at one end to Pascagoula bookending the other and Biloxi sporting its mega casinos and minor league baseball. At its center lies Gulfport with its marina, shopping areas that range from downtown stores to the Gulfport Premium Outlets, a vibrant culinary scene and attractions for all ages.

It’s the largest Christmas light show in Mississippi and spotlighted on the Lifetime movie “Christmas in Mississippi.” The Gulfport Harbor Lights Winter Festival attracts thousands every year with its singing Christmas trees, visits with Santa in Santa’s Village, train rides, holiday foods and much more all throughout 40 acres in Jones Park. Check out dates and special events for this 10th anniversary at gulfportharborlights.com/.

The annual Christmas on the Bayou boat parade floats down Bayou Bernard in Gulfport on the second Saturday in December (but check its Facebook page for exact time and dates). The boats — and the waterfront homes along the bayou — decorate with thousands of lights to celebrate the holidays, with the parade concluding at the mouth of the bayou at Big Lake.

What’s New

The new Changing Tides exhibit at the Mississippi Aquarium has added more than 7,000 square feet of indoor exhibition space. Look for 20 new habitats and more than 100 new species throughout three biomes, such as a lush rainforest and tropical coral reef. Also new this year is the 1,100-foot tramway and pedestrian bridge that stretches over U.S. Hwy. 90 from the Mississippi Aquarium and the Coast Transit Authority parking garage to the elaborate Jones Park and Gulfport Marina. No longer will visitors wanting to experience all attractions risk their lives dodging Highway 90 traffic, especially this November and December when Jones Park comes alive with the Harbor Lights Winter Festival.

Where to Stay

The Almanett Hotel & Bistro, once a site of protests during the height of the Civil Rights Movement, now offers visitors comfortable accommodations, seating areas for reading or visiting with friends and a bistro serving up coastal fare. It’s easy to relax in this historic property, imbibe a cocktail in the lounge and enjoy a meal. If you must venture forth, the beach is a short walk and downtown Gulfport a longer walk or quick drive away.

Where To Eat

Don’t Miss You don’t have to love trains to visit TrainTastic S.T.E.A.M. Park and Model Railroad Museum, but those who do will go batty over the largest model train museum in the country. In addition to the model train displays are interactive exhibits, S.T.E.A.M. demonstrations, an indoor Playville Station, outside train rides and more.

Gulfport is home to numerous fine dining establishments, smaller cafes and the popular Perks Coffee Shop & Cafe. Visitors can choose from close to a dozen restaurants in downtown Gulfport alone, particularly near Fishbone Alley between 26th and 27th avenues and 13th and 14th streets with its cool artwork and murals, nightclubs and special events.

If you need visuals to decide what to eat, try Mama Ain’t Cooking Food Truck Days from 11 a.m. to 6:30 p.m. every second Thursday of the month at the Gulfport Premium Outlets right off Interstate 10. Around 13 food trucks gather each month serving up everything from lobster rolls and fried catfish to jerk chicken and Asian fusion. Indoor seating is available.

Morning Has Broken

Foggy sunrise on a teal hunt in Thornwell

BY BARRY BOHN, LAFAYETTE