Where to fi nd Cajun music

YOUR GUIDE TO TERREBONNE AND LAFOURCHE Welcome to Living Here

Terrebonne and Lafourche parishes are unique and fascinating places to live, whether you’ve grown up here or just moved to the area.

Travel the country and the world over, and you’ll never find anywhere quite like this piece of south Louisiana.

Welcome to the 2020 edition of Living Here, The Courier and Daily Comet’s guide to local recreation, entertainment, government, schools, industry, culture and food.

Are you an outdoors type keen to experience Louisiana’s Sportsman’s Paradise? You’ll find handy guides on where to launch your boat, how to enter one of the area’s numerous fishing rodeos or where to find some of the best roadside fishing spots.

If you’re eager for the spectacle of Mardi Gras, the local celebration is widely regarded as the biggest in Louisiana outside New Orleans and one of the more family friendly. Here, you’ll find a parade schedule along with a history of how the local celebration got started.

Looking for something fun for the kids to do? You’ll find it here. Helpful public services? We’ve got you covered. Local theater, music and museums? Check. Phone numbers of local government officials? Got those too.

Keep this guide handy and use it as a resource. You can also find the information online at houmatoday.com and dailycomet.com. We hope you’ll find Living Here useful as you explore the piece of paradise we call home.

— Executive Editor Keith Magill

A shrimp boat is silhoutetted by a setting sun along Bayou Grand Caillou in Dulac. Scenes like this make Living Here special. [THE COURIER AND DAILY COMET/FILE]

5. ............ Where to fi nd Cajun music. 6. ............ How life on the bayou all got started. 8. ............ Mardi Gras history and parade schedule. 9. ............ Top festivals. 10. .......... Kids have plenty of choices when it comes to recreation. 11. .......... Fun places to take the kids. 12. .......... 6 things bayou residents can treasure. 15. .......... Higher education. 18. .......... A glimpse into local schools. 20. .......... 7 places to savor a real Cajun meal. 21. .......... Who we are, by the numbers. 22. .......... Connect with helpful public services. 23. .......... How to contact your parish, city or town council member. 24. .......... Where to launch your boat. 26. .......... Charter a great fi shing trip. 28. .......... Test your skills at a fi shing rodeo. 29. .......... Drop a line at one of our handpicked roadside fi shing spots. 30. .......... Museums offer a glimpse into local history and culture. What’s Inside

Living Here Staff

Editor: Keith Magill. Cover design: Shaun Hebert. Reporters and correspondents: Dan Copp, Halle Parker, Bill Ellzey, Kelly McElroy, Chris Singleton, Scott Yoshonis. Want extra copies? Extra copies of Living Here are available at The Courier’s news offi ce, 3030 Barrow St., Houma, or at the Daily Comet, 1629 St. Mary St. in Thibodaux. If you prefer to have it mailed, send your request to Living Here, P.O. Box 2717, Houma, LA 70361. Still have questions? Call 857-2200.