Photo courtesy of John Williams. South Louisiana is known for its many bodies of water, from the region's swamps and bayous to its rivers and lakes, all teeming with natural beauty and wild bounty. Luckily, some of the Bayou State's most accessible waterways can be found right here in St. Martin…
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[caption id="attachment_2670" align="alignnone" width="1024"] Photo by Frank McMains.[/caption] With a tagline like "Where Cajun Began," it comes as no surprise that St. Martin Parish is a place where the roots run deep. In fact, we take it as a point of pride that many of the families who call St…
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St. Martin Parish, personified: Danielle Fontenette Danielle Fontenette hasn’t lived in St. Martinville her entire life. She was born in New York and didn’t move “back,” as she puts it, until she was nineteen years old. But really,St. Martinville has been home to her for much longer than that. “I…
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[caption id="attachment_2593" align="alignnone" width="600"] Photo courtesy of Ray Pellerin.[/caption] St. Martin Parish, personified: Ray Pellerin If you want to get to grips with Breaux Bridge past and present, take a seat opposite lifelong resident Ray Pellerin. His people have been in…
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[caption id="attachment_2594" align="alignnone" width="600"] Mayor Sherbin Collette demonstrates his crawfishing equipment outside of his Henderson home. [/caption] St. Martin Parish, personified: Sherbin Collette Sherbin Collette has been the mayor of Henderson for sixteen years. But ask him what…
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[caption id="attachment_2596" align="alignnone" width="1024"] Floyd Knott conducts a tour of the brewing operations at Bayou Teche Brewing in Arnaudville, La., on Saturday, March 5, 2016. Photo by Paul Kieu.[/caption] St. Martin Parish, personified: Floyd Knott Aside from two years during the…
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A one-on-one basin excursion with St. Martin guide Wendy Thibodeaux For swamp tour guide Wendy Thibodeaux, it's sharing the natural beauty of her home state with visitors and converting them into believers that makes her job special. "I like to see them fall in love with Louisiana, if only for the…
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An Atchafalaya accommodation unlike any other The Atchafalaya Basin is undoubtedly Louisiana at its most wild; the most concentrated, unfiltered version of this Sportsman’s Paradise that surrounds us. This pristine wilderness is actually highly accessible—half of the basin’s one million acres are…
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Bordering the country's largest river swamp has its perks In the heart of the Atchafalaya Basin swamp, Henderson Lake is a destination apart from any other. A far cry from the daily grind of city or suburban life, head deep into the backwater's natural beauty and you’ll emerge relaxed and renewed…
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St. Martinville native Wanda Barras has been an artisan cheesemaker for twenty years. The secret to her award-winning, handmade varieties? Goats. [caption id="attachment_2474" align="alignnone" width="960"] Photo courtesy of Wanda Barras.[/caption] In St. Martin Parish, it’s common knowledge that…
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