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Jan 22, 2025 | 
countryroadsmagazine.com | Jordan LaHaye Fontenot
A city whose history is entrenched in that of cotton—and all that has come to mean in the American South—Natchez, Mississippi is a centerpoint of Black history in our country. This Black History Month, organizations across the city are hosting events that celebrate the long legacy of Black resilience, triumph, and impact in Natchez.
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Jan 22, 2025 | 
countryroadsmagazine.com | Jordan LaHaye Fontenot
Some might call it a sin to depart from the traditional king cake recipes—the delicious cinnamon, brioche, cream cheese delights that they are. But the truth is that Mardi Gras has always been for the rule-breakers.
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Jan 22, 2025 | 
countryroadsmagazine.com | Jordan LaHaye Fontenot
In December, Baton Rouge multi-disciplinary artist Jeffrey Roedel released his latest album of spoken word poetry—Waves. The project is the artist's fifth full-length collection since he started publishing poetry during the pandemic—seeing the artform as an opportunity to collaborate with local musical talent.
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Jan 22, 2025 | 
countryroadsmagazine.com | Jordan LaHaye Fontenot
It’s Black History Month, and the perfect opportunity to get to know Black-owned businesses in your favorite Louisiana food cities. In New Orleans, there are too many to count—but Dooky Chase is a classic; rich in history thanks to the iconic Chef Leah Chase, this Creole restaurant should be at the top of your New Orleans restaurant list.
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Jan 22, 2025 | 
countryroadsmagazine.com | Jordan LaHaye Fontenot
Brothers Ocie and Wes Crowe grew up in rural bayou country, traveling through small Southern towns with their family's gospel band.
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Jan 22, 2025 | 
countryroadsmagazine.com | Jordan LaHaye Fontenot
Two years ago, when I (Managing Editor Jordan LaHaye Fontenot), publisher James Fox-Smith, and former Arts & Entertainment Editor Alexandra Kennon set out to wade through forty years of our magazine’s print archives as part of an anniversary project—I found myself in a state of overwhelm and quiet panic.
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Jan 22, 2025 | 
countryroadsmagazine.com | Jordan LaHaye Fontenot
The Lafayette artist Francis Pavy has always been a self-proclaimed “music freak.” In our interview for this month’s “Perspectives” column, he shared a seminal memory from when he was three or four years old at his aunt’s wedding in Vacherie, and a swamp pop band was playing. “I feel like music is something that . . . it’s so ingrained in our culture, and it’s very unique.
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Jan 22, 2025 | 
countryroadsmagazine.com | Jordan LaHaye Fontenot
When Francis Pavy was a young child, there was a day when his mother took him and his siblings out to Cankton to pick blackberries. Despite the fact that Cankton was merely fifteen miles from their home in Lafayette, Pavy somehow got the idea that they were headed to the “Wild West.” “We were at a farm, and there was barbed wire, and blackberry bushes with their thorns, and I just distinctly remember equating that with cowboy country, bucking broncos,” he recalls.
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Jan 17, 2025 | 
countryroadsmagazine.com | Jordan LaHaye Fontenot
From February 1–February 3, A24 and Square Peg Films are coming to New Orleans with the star-studded cast of the forthcoming feature film, The Drama—directed by Kristoffer Borgl (Dream Scenario, Sick of Myself). Starring Zendaya and Robert Pattinson, the film tells the story of a couple whose relationship takes an unsuspecting turn on their way to the altar.
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Dec 31, 2024 | 
countryroadsmagazine.com | Jordan LaHaye Fontenot
It’s been another thrilling year of discovery, celebration, and pure wonder here at Country Roads magazine. As December comes to a close, we once again relish in the opportunity to reflect on the highlights of our coverage—the stories of our region writ large during this particular moment in time.
