Popular Foods People Eat in Southwest Louisiana for Lent
After Mardi Gras, we enter the Lenten season here in Southwest Louisiana, and that means Catholics practice the season as part of their faith.
I am Catholic and when I was growing up, not only did we eat seafood on Fridays, but we were also encouraged to give up something we love or luxuries for the 40-day Lenten season.
Most people will give up things like sodas and beer, while others get creative with what they plan to give up during the season. I know folks who have given up cursing, and I have even had a buddy give up all things with sugar in them. There are some really unique items folks give up during Lent.
My New Orleans
03/04/2021
NEW ORLEANS (press release) – Copeland’s of New Orleans has launched its Local Catch promotion featuring fresh, made from scratch recipes. “We use local suppliers from all around Louisiana to bring us the freshest ingredients available,” said Al Copeland, Jr. “This year we partnered with Louisiana Seafood Board to shine attention on our local purveyors and help keep local Louisiana businesses top of mind.” Last year Copeland’s of New Orleans spent $3.8 million supporting local venders around Louisiana. “The Copeland’s family has celebrated Louisiana’s farmers, fishers, and producers from the first day they opened their doors,” said Lieutenant Governor Billy Nungesser. “They have worked with many of the same families for generations and continue those relationships today.”
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Travel Resolutions
While 2020 could be dubbed the year of the staycation for reasons we look forward to forgetting, at Louisiana Life, we always relish being a tourist in our town, and the next one over and way up there and down yonder. So let’s continue the staycation vibes in 2021 and resolve to visit every corner of the Pelican State.
12/31/2020
Forget those diet resolutions. When do those 10 pounds ever come off? Especially with Carnival following the holidays. Instead, resolve to visit cities and towns in one of America’s most fascinating states Louisiana!
Here are suggestions to put on your 2021 travel list, so resolve to staycation in Louisiana this year and check out both old and new dining experiences, attractions and the great outdoors with our state’s unique landscapes.
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former plaquemines parish governor says this is the unseen damage of the bp oil spill. for many, a way of life that may be ending. louisiana seafood is the best in the world. and so, the livelihood of a lot of people depend on it. not just the fishermen. people that work in the restaurants, people that distribute. there s a whole culture here and a whole way of life that for the last five years, as it s come back, and it has some, what is going to be the long-term effects and will there be a drop-off at some point that won t be sustainable? and that s the unknown question. and you re saying, not only is there a lingering fear, was there s a lingering fear that s preventing reinvestment or investment in the future? well, i think some you know, some of the futurermen have sold their boats. some of them have opted to try to do other things.