Sunday, March 21, 2010
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Brookhaven & Upton's Nurseries A tale of two family nurseries, both worth a spring drive through Mississippi.

By KAREN DARDICK
Dupont Nursery Heavenly Hibiscus: The inspirational collaboration of a Plaquemine family nursery, a Catholic priest, and mother nature.

By SHARON MCDONNELL
Urban Gardening Father Nature: The Baton Rouge backyard bounty of George Atherton.

By SAM IRWIN
Peter Patout Bon Vivant from Bayou Teche: The art of living richly.

By ANNE BUTLER

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Costumed participants at Audubon Pilgrimage, St. Francisville, La.
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Antiquarians

From the CARTE Museum in Baton Rouge, Louisiana
David Morgan's collection of rare maps is on view inside the new CARTE Museum in Baton Rouge. RUTH LANEY pays a visit.
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THE GOOD FEAST

photo by Frank McMains
FRANK MCMAINS is "Red Beans and Rice-ly Yours." Read his take on the beloved dish, and try out his Red Beans and Rice recipe.
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Cuisine

Pizza from A Mano, a New Orleans restaurant
A Mano in New Orleans takes a passion for regional Italian cuisine in hand. BRENDA MAITLAND visits the new restaurant and leaves with three recipes. Read more...

Really Listening

STEPHANIE RIEGEL learns how Jimmy Wedell and Harry Williams made aviation history in tiny Patterson, La.
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