It’s Super Bowl time. And while many Saints fans have threatened to boycott watching this year’s “championship” game, that’s no reason to miss an opportunity to get together with family and friends and enjoy a good meal! George Graham of Acadiana Table offers up just the right variety of Cajun and Creole recipes to satisfy your […]
Ed Bowie – Executive Director of AOC Community Media
Passionate about the right to free speech guaranteed by the 1st Amendment, Ed Bowie has served as Executive Director of AOC Community Media since 1998, having previously served as a volunteer since 1984. In this Discover Lafayette interview, Bowie discusses the importance of affording all individuals the ability to share their opinions and creatively express […]
Ben Powers – Developing Lafayette
Ben Powers is the force behind Developing Lafayette, a blog dedicated to reporting new businesses and construction in Lafayette. Driven by a natural curiosity about new businesses and restaurants popping up around town, Ben found there was no easy way to obtain access to information that was public record but not readily available online. Wanting […]
Maggie Simar – Advocate For Families and Community Service
Maggie Trahan Simar loves her job as Hearing Officer for the 16th Judicial District’s Family Court docket, where she hears and makes recommendations on all family filings, including custody, child support, community property and any other issue affecting divorce matters. An active attorney, wife, mother, and community volunteer, Maggie was recently sworn in as the President of […]
Paul Hilliard Reflects on the WW II Generation
This Discover Lafayette podcast is our second one with Paul Hilliard, who founded Badger Oil in Lafayette in 1955. Paul reflects on the WWII generation and what our country was like when the U. S. entered the war in December 1941. The United States of America was a different place in 1941. Coming off the […]