#louisiana

I guess I feel that I was following my instincts, and at the same time being guided by the best. I became totally intrigued with Louisiana - the people, the food. It is a part of my life. Everything that has happened for me since moving here has just been icing on the cake. ↗

— Emeril Lagasse

#been #being #best #cake #everything

My food is Louisiana, New Orleans-based, well-seasoned, rustic. I think it's pretty unique because of my background being influenced by my mom, Portuguese and French Canadian. There's a lot going on there. ↗

— Emeril Lagasse

#because #being #canadian #food #french

Sharpton is not even on the Presidential primary ballot here in Louisiana. ↗

— Tony Brown

#even #here #louisiana #presidential #primary

As proud as we are of this city and as extraordinary as it is, all of south Louisiana and all of the Gulf Coast is a very special place, and the federal government has underinvested in it year after year after year, whether it's education or health care. ↗

— Mary Landrieu

#care #city #coast #education #extraordinary

The first job I had with the Smithsonian was as a field researcher among African American communities in Southwest Louisiana and Arkansas for the festival. ↗

— Bernice Johnson Reagon

#african american #american #among #arkansas #communities

I'm from the gulf coast of Louisiana. ↗

— Ian Somerhalder

#gulf #gulf coast #i #louisiana

My great-grandchildren will not be able to enjoy the Gulf Coast of Louisiana the way I have. ↗

— Ian Somerhalder

#coast #enjoy #gulf #gulf coast #i

The old man had been tanned by the light of too many beer signs, and it just goes to show that you can’t live on three packs of Chesterfields and a fifth of bourbon a day without starting to drift far too fuckin’ wide in the turns. ↗

— Daniel Woodrell

#grim #hard-boiled #hard-life #hillbilly-noir #life-sucks-then-you-die

If you're gonna fret, fret over something you can change. Then stop fretting and do something about it. ↗

— Kimberly Willis Holt

#change

I am pleased to see that information campaigns, such as the America's WETLAND effort, are getting the message out, and people are beginning to realize that wetlands loss in Louisiana affects us all. ↗

— John Breaux

#am #america #beginning #campaigns #effort