Dave McNamara

1 week ago | fox8live.com | Dave McNamara

LACOMBE, La. (WVUE) - For one South Louisiana artist, paddling a kayak has become a favorite way to get up close and paint landscapes along Bayou Lacombe. Artist Carol Hallock has found a way to combine her love of painting with her love of paddling, seeing the world from water level in the Heart of Louisiana. For more, visit the Heart of Louisiana archive here. See a spelling or grammar error in our story? Click Here to report it. Please include the headline. Subscribe to the Fox 8

2 weeks ago | fox8live.com | Dave McNamara

ROANOKE, La. (WVUE) - Burt Tietje is a third-generation Louisiana rice farmer, who now spends half of his time harvesting crawfish. The German grain farmers who settled in Jefferson Davis Parish discovered that crawfish and rice are a great combination, not only in a bowl of etouffee, but also on the farm. At Tietje’s Tallgrass Farm in Roanoke, nearly half the acreage is now used for crawfish. It’s a rotational farming technique made for this state, as Dave McNamara shows in the Heart of Louisiana.

2 weeks ago | fox8live.com | Dave McNamara

ABBEVILLE, La. (WVUE) - The red iris, one of Louisiana’s rarest native flowers, blooms each April in a swamp near the town of Abbeville—its only known natural habitat in the world. Unlike the more common blue irises found along canals and swamp trails across the state, this vibrant red bloom, known as the Abbeville Red or Iris nelsonii, exists in a fragile ecosystem on private property. For more, visit the Heart of Louisiana archive here. See a spelling or grammar error in our story?

1 month 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.