Acadiana Profile Magazine

3 weeks ago | acadianaprofile.com | Chere Coen

There’s nothing like checking into a resort with girlfriends, kicking back and letting loose. Lake Charles casinos L’Auberge and Golden Nugget offer everything friends would want for an enjoyable getaway — and you never have to leave the property! Both resorts located on the Calcasieu River feature indulgent spas, extravagant pool complexes, a variety of dining options, live entertainment and, of course, gambling options. And because they’re located next to each other, visitors may enjoy both.

3 weeks ago | acadianaprofile.com | Melanie Spencer

Much like beginning musicians learn by imitating the music and style of musical masters of the craft, chefs learn at the knees of family members and under the tutelage of expert cooks, chefs and culinary school instructors — or sometimes from all of the above. The similarities between music and cooking don’t end there, to the tune that often, people who work in the back of the house at a restaurant also play music.

3 weeks ago | acadianaprofile.com | Chere Coen |Laura McKnight |Melanie Spencer

Tiffany LoweryThe Nature’s Clay, Moss BluffAs a freshman working toward a journalism degree at McNeese State University in Lake Charles, Tiffany Lowery was talked into taking an elective pottery class. “I was against it,” says Lowery, a Moss Bluff native, who at first told her friend no, citing that she didn’t want to get dirty, especially in the middle of the day. “But once we got into the class, I fell in love with it.

3 weeks ago | acadianaprofile.com | Melanie Spencer

Rice is a way of life for many in Crowley, the self-proclaimed Rice Capital of America, including the owners of a home designed in the style of the late, local architect A. Hays Town. The brick-, wood- and hardy plank-clad home — built in 2008 — is the refuge and gathering place for the family that owns Supreme Rice.

2 months ago | acadianaprofile.com | Melanie Spencer

In 2021, Collette Prudhomme Cosminski’s interest was piqued when she spied a listing for a midcentury modern home for sale in Lafayette’s Bendel Gardens neighborhood. “I was flipping through the pictures [and thought], oh, my gosh, that’s going to be a great renovation. I would love to be part of that,” said Cosminski, an architect, interior designer and assistant professor at the University of Louisiana at Lafayette School of Architecture and Design.