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    The Odd Bayou Art of Kenny Hill
    Cheré Dastugue Coen
    • Apr 20
    • 1 min

    The Odd Bayou Art of Kenny Hill

    Bricklayer Kenny Hill settled in the small bayou town of Chauvin in 1988, erecting a tent on a bayou-side lot while he built his home.
    23 views2 comments
    The Demise of Jasper 'Jack' Daniel
    Cheré Dastugue Coen
    • Mar 30
    • 3 min

    The Demise of Jasper 'Jack' Daniel

    Jasper Newton Daniel, otherwise known as Jack, created one of the world's finest whiskeys. But an impulsive moment took his life.
    30 views2 comments
    New Orleans Events for LGBTQ+ Visitors
    Cheré Dastugue Coen
    • Mar 12
    • 3 min

    New Orleans Events for LGBTQ+ Visitors

    New Orleans is a welcoming place, a town where visitors can release their inhibitions and don their natural personalities.
    38 views0 comments
    Jazz Fest's Baby Steps
    Cheré Dastugue Coen
    • Mar 4
    • 3 min

    Jazz Fest's Baby Steps

    Tulane University Special Collections honors the New Orleans Jazz Fest with “Music IS the Scene: Jazz Fest’s First Decade, 1970-1979.”
    8 views0 comments
    Go Nuts Over the Bushy Tail Art Trail
    Cheré Dastugue Coen
    • Oct 27, 2021
    • 2 min

    Go Nuts Over the Bushy Tail Art Trail

    Squirrels are going nuts about this new arts initiative in Henry County, Georgia. And when you see why, you'll agree.
    138 views0 comments
    A Purr-fectly Fun Fountain
    Cheré Dastugue Coen
    • Sep 18, 2021
    • 2 min

    A Purr-fectly Fun Fountain

    Product review of The Magic Feline Fountain and other cat products from My Lovely Feline.
    36 views0 comments
    Return to Mayberry
    Cheré Dastugue Coen
    • Sep 16, 2021
    • 2 min

    Return to Mayberry

    Well, Barn, do you wish you could return to those slow-moving summer days fishing at the creek with a bottle of pop and a baloney...
    19 views0 comments
    Bonfires on the Levee
    Cheré Dastugue Coen
    • Dec 24, 2020
    • 2 min

    Bonfires on the Levee

    Every Christmas Eve folks along the River Parishes, what we call counties outside Louisiana, build massive wooden bonfires along the...
    37 views0 comments
    Forget gingerbread houses — The Grand Hotel in Fairhope comes to life in sweet miniature!
    Cheré Dastugue Coen
    • Dec 1, 2020
    • 2 min

    Forget gingerbread houses — The Grand Hotel in Fairhope comes to life in sweet miniature!

    Gingerbread houses are all the rage this time of year, and it’s not uncommon to find hotels and resorts offering classes and contests....
    114 views0 comments
    Diamond hunting in Arkansas?
    Cheré Dastugue Coen
    • Sep 24, 2020
    • 3 min

    Diamond hunting in Arkansas?

    Diamonds are waiting to be found in Arkansas state park.
    78 views0 comments
    Sweeping  superstitions
    Cheré Dastugue Coen
    • Sep 8, 2020
    • 2 min

    Sweeping superstitions

    Southerners have lots of weird and wacky broom superstitions.
    7,620 views1 comment
    Car graveyard's more like it at Georgia's Old Car City
    Cheré Dastugue Coen
    • Jul 21, 2020
    • 2 min

    Car graveyard's more like it at Georgia's Old Car City

    The seven miles of trails at Old Car City contain roughly 4,400 old cars as well as other deteriorating items.
    67 views1 comment
    Fridamania on the Mississippi Gulf Coast
    Cheré Dastugue Coen
    • Jul 9, 2020
    • 1 min

    Fridamania on the Mississippi Gulf Coast

    The sixth annual Frida Fest will be 4-7 p.m. Saturday, July 11, 2020, in Old Town Bay St. Louis, Mississippi.
    18 views0 comments
    Tossing Tortillas
    Cheré Dastugue Coen
    • Jun 24, 2020
    • 2 min

    Tossing Tortillas

    In Waco, Texas, there's an art to tossing a popular food product from the downtown suspension bridge.
    6 views0 comments
    Georgia's miniature feast for the eyes
    Cheré Dastugue Coen
    • Jun 24, 2020
    • 2 min

    Georgia's miniature feast for the eyes

    Calhoun, Georgia, couple built a village for little people that's open for big ones, as well.
    6 views0 comments
    Abita Springs museum all things wacky in one place
    Cheré Dastugue Coen
    • May 30, 2020
    • 2 min

    Abita Springs museum all things wacky in one place

    The Abita Mystery House is a rambling collection of buildings and fun objects.
    1 view0 comments

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