Dave McNamara

2 weeks ago | fox8live.com | Dave McNamara

COVINGTON, La. (WVUE) - On the occasional Friday nights, the finger-picking on a banjo, strumming of guitars and sounds of a fiddle accompany lyrics sung in tight harmonies. The live music spills out into the air from under a gazebo at the Farmer’s Market in Covington. It’s the monthly Bluegrass jam session, featuring musicians who range from novice player to semi-professional performers.

Nov 18, 2024 | ourcommunitynow.com | Dave McNamara

Share BATON ROUGE, La. (WAFB) - It can be awe-inspiring to glance up just before dark and see the full moon rising in the eastern sky and spotting a supermoon when our neighbor is closest to the earth is amazing. Gotta bring multiple cameras tonight. One for the video and then one for the full moon. I wanted to capture that giant moon and have it appear close to a familiar landmark. It looks so easy on TV. Mr. Mike, how are you? “Good, how are you?” Pretty good man.

Nov 4, 2024 | ourcommunitynow.com | Dave McNamara

Share ARABI, La. (WAFB) - The building is massive, a quarter-of-a-million square feet under roof, tucked away on 25 acres of land along the Mississippi river in Arabi, Louisiana. From the second floor of the century-old building, you get a stunning view of the New Orleans skyline upriver. History was being manufactured here in the 1920s. Model T Fords that revolutionized America were being built at this facility. The assembly lines were mass producing cars that people could afford.

Oct 21, 2024 | ourcommunitynow.com | Dave McNamara

ShareBATON ROUGE, La. (WAFB) - From his fishing camp and lodge along Grandpaw Bayou in lower Plaquemines Parish, Watson Perrin doesn’t have to go far to get fresh crabs. The crab traps are attached by a rope to a ball floating in the shallow water. A metal rake snatches the float, and the traps are pulled in and crabs dumped into a basket. Perrin has been crabbing these waters since he was a child.

Oct 3, 2024 | ourcommunitynow.com | Dave McNamara

LAFAYETTE, La. (WVUE) - The United States has some popular long-distance trails that can take months for serious hikers to complete. Now, hiking enthusiasts have a long-distance trail that will allow them to walk from Louisiana’s northern border all the way to the Gulf of Mexico. For more, visit the Heart of Louisiana archive here . See a spelling or grammar error in our story? to report it. Please include the headline. Subscribe to the Fox 8 YouTube channel .