With mosquitoes swarming and six confirmed cases of West Nile virus in Jefferson Parish since the summer, officials are planning an extensive spraying of the parish this weekend.
Laurie Ann Kolder and Nicholas David McCormic exchanged marriage vows September 29, 2006, at The Cathedral of St. John the Evangelist in Lafayette. The Rev. Keith J. DeRouen conducted the 7:30 p.m. ceremony and nuptial Mass.
Nichola Marie Johnlouis and Larry Leonard Williams exchanged marriage vows September 2, 2006 at St. Paul Catholic Church in Lafayette. The Rev. Robert Saey conducted the 7 p.m. double-ring ceremony.
Washington - An idea from North Dakota farmers has led to fine dining and a high-profile perch in the nation’s capital. The Agraria restaurant is considered by some to be the state’s unofficial embassy here and a bold step forward for farmers.
OktoberFest Deutsches Haus, 200 S. Galvez St. The annual fall party was canceled last year due to the hurricane. Deutsches Haus celebrates the reopening of the restored house with German food, desserts, beers, dancing and music by Prost and Hofkapelle, 5-midnight (and weekends in October).
It's possible for a movie to go wrong from the opening frame, and "All the King's Men" shows how. James Horner's crack-of-doom music alerts us while the screen is dark that we are about to watch A Very Important Tragedy, and this portentous tone accompanies the snoozefest up to the final cornball confrontation in the Louisiana state capitol.