Brothers in Business
Lafayette brothers Doug and Wayne are both in the IT business, both very successful, and both fly way under the radar. Try and Google them.
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Art and Artisans
Iconic Acadiana artist Francis Pavy branches out into textiles and acclaimed singer-songwriter Erica Fox open an artists’ collective
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Digital Plastic
Calvin Fabre is creator of LA Wallet, the country’s biggest digital ID app, Missy Rogers employs robots to make plastic
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I Fest Therefore I Am: The Festivals That Define Us
Imagine Acadiana without festivals. Between 2020 and 2021, we nearly got a taste of that reality. And for the most part it wasn’t pleasant. Gathering is a big part of the culture here. So when Covid made getting together dangerous, it also threatened a way of life. Festivals did what they could to keep the…
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Not Working From Home
Clerc Bertrand’s Workaroo gives you access to office space, artist Hannah Gumbo likes to get out of her studio and onto the street
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The Annihilator
Tina Crapsi’s company Backyard Sapphire recycles glass, Nicole Wenger’s company DryMax remediates mold
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Enfants d’Acadiana
Being a teenager in Acadiana comes with its own challenges. French immersion education is even more resonant here in this French culture
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Hats and Books
Colby Hebert the Cajun Hatter and Bryan Dupree co-founder of Beausoleil Books talk hats and books over lunch in Lafayette
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School 2020
School 202 is unlike school in any other year. Bryan McDonald from edutech company Schoolmint and after-school’s Allison Brandon on Out to Lunch Acadiana
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A Nation of Homeowners
The American Dream of being a nation of homeowners is more difficult to achieve for communities of color. I Acadiana Terrica Smith and Corey Jack are working to change that
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