Bruce Mikells

3 days ago | 973thedawg.com | Bruce Mikells

Louisiana’s Best Small Town? Think Fowl and Facial HairLouisiana’s Best Small Town? Think Fowl and Facial Hair J Dean via Unsplash.comShare on FacebookShare on Twitter(KMDL-FM) According to the United States Census Bureau, there are more than 200 towns in Louisiana that are defined as small towns. Towns like Carencro, Crowley, Henderson, Delcambre, and St Martinville would be considered those who count the population as small towns.

6 days ago | 973thedawg.com | Bruce Mikells

Meg Von Haartman via Unsplash.comShare on FacebookShare on Twitter(KMDL-FM)Last year, waterpark fans across the Gulf South celebrated the grand opening of a new waterpark and family fun attraction called Serengeti Springs. The waterpark is actually part of a zoo so for families looking to maximize their vacation dollars and still create some memories this just might be the daytrip you've been looking for.

6 days ago | 973thedawg.com | Bruce Mikells

Louisiana, your wait for Beaver Nuggets and rows and rows of toilets so clean you could perform science experiments is almost here. The brand new I-10 location of Buc-ee's, the travel center born in Texas and named after a man who takes his nickname from a rodent, will soon be open for your gassing, guzzling, and going pee pee on pristine porcelain pleasure. Staff Photo / Buc-ee'sLouisiana is quietly anticipating that feeling you get when your new Buc-ee's opens, but our time is not now.

1 week ago | 973thedawg.com | Bruce Mikells

(KMDL-FM) Louisiana diners are finicky. They won't admit it, but we are a very picky bunch when it comes to the foods that we will eat and enjoy. Sure, we eat things out of ditches, like crawfish. Sure, we eat bottom dwellers like catfish. Sure have been known to cook down every part of the hog to make something good. It's what you do in Louisiana. thinkstockBut we also like a lot of the meals that the rest of the country likes, too.

1 week ago | 973thedawg.com | Bruce Mikells

(KMDL-FM) If you could be a fly on the wall around the typical breakfast table in Louisiana, what do you think you'd see on display for hungry Cajuns to start their day? I know I would like to see boudin, cracklin', some sausage, and a "get out of bypass free" card from my cardiologist. But that ain't happening, is it? Staff PhotoI would hazard to guess that residents of communities such as New Orleans, Shreveport, Ruston, Monroe, Lafayette, and Lake Charles start their day a little more simply.