Louisiana Life November-December 2014

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From the Editor

Where the Trophy Spins

6 Rural Life

Age Gauge

Life as Older Parents

8 Louisiana Labeled

Louisiana is Rolling

Louisiana-based Hollywood Trucks is the fastest-growing entertainment transportation provider, and it’s eco-friendly.

10 Biz Bits

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Rustic Comfort

Greg and Liz Arceneaux’s Covington home is filled with handmade furnishings

24 art

Mary Louise Porter

Images from Natchitoches and the Cane River

28 Traveler

Natchitoches’ Tricentenniel

Cane River and its Heritage Trail

Fuel, Cars & Bioscience

108 Around Louisiana

Economic growth ripples across Louisiana

Highlights and Events

12 Great Louisiana Chef

116 Lifetimes

Stephen Naegle

Spirits Food & Friends in Alexandria

Mosca’s

A Highway 90 Classic

Statewide Calendar

118 quirky places

Ham Sandwiches & Pecan Pies

Lea’s Lunchroom in Lecompte celebrates 86 years of pleasing its customers.

16 Kitchen Gourmet

120 A Louisiana Life

Recipes for the Holidays

No Holding Back

Including one that is gluten-free

Dr. Brandy Duhon performs life-saving surgeries on animals in Ascension Parish – despite having amputated hands and forearms.

features

SPECIAL SECTION

33 I Threw my sword

down the ridge

81 The good life

Revelations from a Civil War Diary

By John R. Kemp

Retirement in Louisiana

By Judi Russell

38 Fire in the fieldS

A Sugar Cane Photo Essay

By Aaron Hogan

44 The New frontier:

Medical Innovations Across

the State

By Fritz Esker

47 fighting Ebola

Louisiana Doctors Travel Abroad

By Sarah Ravits

53 Best doctors

1,076 listings in 77 specialties

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14 Roadside Dining

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20 Home

on the cover Dr. Susan McLellan at Kenema Government Hospital in Sierra Leone.

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on the web

from the editor

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Where the Trophy Spins

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By Errol Laborde

TJ Ribs restaurant likes to claim that it introduced babyback ribs to Baton Rouge. Its slogan even proudly proclaims itself as “The Reason for Ribs.” Served as a full rack, the ribs are excellent – tender and tangy.

But on the list of things that make the South Acadian Throughway restaurant famous, the ribs are second. First place, as always, goes to the Heisman trophy. Near the entrance in a case on a turning pedestal stands the Heisman that LSU’s Billy Cannon won for the 1959 season.

That was the year that the Tigers hoped to repeat after winning the national championship the year before.

The real test came on Halloween night when No. 1 ranked LSU played No. 3 Ole Miss in Tiger Stadium. It would provide one of Louisiana sports’ most unforgettable moments when Cannon returned a punt 89 yards for what proved to be the winning touchdown of a 7-3 victory. Hopes crashed the following week when the Tigers, who were probably emotionally exhausted, were upset by Tennessee, 14-13. A rematch of LSU and Ole Miss in the Sugar Bowl was equally disastrous 4 | Louisiana Life November/December 2014

with the Rebels dominating 21-0.

Nevertheless, for the first week in November of ’59 LSU seemed to rule the world and Cannon sat on the throne. The Heisman was a cinch.

(Those two boats in a display case near Cannon’s trophy are a pair of Shaquille O’Neal’s basketball shoes beneath one of his tent-like jerseys.)

After a few years in pro ball, Cannon became an orthodontist. Because of bad investments he ran into legal problem, and the big penalty flag was dropped. After 2 ½ years in prison he recovered to have a notable career supervising the health system at Angola. For all the zigzagging in his life, no one can take away that magic moment in ’59 as memorialized in the restaurant. Pigskin and pork ribs blend well together – symbols of manhood – tailgating food devoured around a trophy rather than in a parking lot.

Viewers should be reminded, though, that as the trophy spins, it is not necessarily because of the margaritas but because that is how the pedestal was designed.

The sweet smell of barbecue triggers the roar of the crowd. n

September Kingfisher Sunrise: As the sun rises over Vermilion Bay, the Kingfisher is waiting for a morning meal. By Don Meaux Sr. of Franklin

octoBER Snow in Louisiana: Jamie Green took this shot of rare southern snow along LA Highway 117 in Leesville.

november/december 2014 Volume 35 Number 2 Editor Errol Laborde MANAGING EDITOR Sarah Ravits Art Director Sarah George Associate Editor Melanie Warner Spencer web editor Kelly Massicot Contributing Editor Paul F. Stahls Jr. Food Editor Stanley Dry Home Editor Bonnie Warren INTERNS Hannah McIntyre, Lexi Wangler sales manager Kathryn Beck Sanderson kathryn@louisianalife.com

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Age Gauge: Life as Older Parents

By Melissa Bienvenu

Years ago, our older son got in the car after kindergarten one day with the oddest little smile on his face. I couldn’t tell if it was due to amusement or embarrassment or both. I just knew something was up.

“Why do you have that strange look on your face?” I asked. He looked down at his lap and then up at me and then kind of mumbled apologetically, “My teacher thought you were my Maw-Maw.” Oh, the horror! It was painful enough being mistake for my own child’s grandmother, but being mistaken for a Maw-Maw was more than my ego could take. Even I if were a grandmother, I like 6 | Louisiana Life November/December 2014

to think that I could deal with being called Grandma, Mimi or even Granny. (On second thought, maybe not Granny.) But Maw-Maw? In my mind’s eye, that is a gray-haired senior citizen with a bun, an apron and orthopedic shoes. Anything, please, but a Maw-Maw. I bravely laughed it off, but, still, that smarted. When Harvey and I started our family at the ages of 38 (me) and 41 (him), we were, of course, aware that we were a bit behind the curve reproductively. OK, we were so far behind we couldn’t even see the curve. In fact, we’d already been married 7 years when, in our typical what-

the-hey fashion, we decided maybe we should give this parenthood stuff a whirl.

I’m sure other people are always wondering what took us so long. I certainly do.

Maybe it was because we were having so much fun without kids – or thought we were – we saw no reason to mess up a good thing. (Nowadays, we prefer parenting to partying.)

Or perhaps hanging around our closest friends, most of whom were older than us, had given us a false sense of youthfulness. Or maybe it was simply because both of us are the type who will be late to our own funerals. Whatever the reason, it’s not like we didn’t know from the beginning that we would be older parents.

What we may have failed to consider was where we would be older parents. In the rural area we call home – on a farm in a sparsely populated

parish – people tend to marry and have their children young.

Very young. It’s mainly social and economic. Compared to more affluent urban and suburban areas, far fewer people here attend college or delay marriage and kids for the sake of a career.

Around here, people who have children in their late 20s are considered older parents.

Women like me – who show up for their 20th high school reunion pregnant with their first child – are older-than-dirt parents. Harvey and I would be considered “mature” parents no matter where we lived, but here in Smalltown, U.S.A., we are practically revered elders.

It took me a while to face that fact.

With my first baby, it was still pretty easy to kid myself that I was a normal-aged mother, especially since I became pregnant almost immediately. “What was all this talk about fertility decreasing with age?” I scoffed.

“Wouldn’t it have taken much longer if I was really old?”

So what if my doctor kept bringing up the uncomfortable phrase, “advanced maternal age”? The next nine months went smoothly, too, although I did develop a complication associated with older pregnant women, gestational diabetes, which forced me to eat a special diet. Still, looking around my obstetrician’s waiting room, I somehow convinced myself that I was really no different from all the bright-eyed, smooth-faced expectant mothers waiting to be called to the back.

I was still feeling pretty spry when I found myself in jane sanders illustration

the family way again three years later. That pregnancy also went fine, although it was not without its moments, either. When a blood test showed our baby was at a slightly increased risk for Down’s Syndrome, we were sent to a New Orleans doctor specializing in high-risk pregnancies. When I looked around that waiting room, I did not see the usual taut bodies and glowing skin. I saw tired-looking women with crow’s feet and slightly sagging faces that did not match their pooching bellies.

It was startling. Did I look as freaky as they did?

Thankfully, the perinatologist that day was confident our

baby would be normal, and he was correct. But between my eye-opening experience in the waiting room and the Down’s scare, Harvey and I adamantly agreed that we had rolled the dice for the last time. We were done making babies.

Now I am 52 and Harvey is 55, and our babies are 10 and 14. Every single one of their friends’ and classmates’ parents are younger than we are. Some are just a few years’ younger; others I could have literally carried in my womb. I will never forget my shock, a few years ago, upon learning that one of my “mom friends” – the mother of one of our older son’s classmates – was turning 30.

It was depressing in one way but a huge relief in another.

I no longer had to put any pressure on myself whatsoever to look as good as she did.

It would be utterly futile.

My son’s teacher was certainly not the last person in our little town to notice that we are older parents. Apparently, our kids’ friends are starting to make comments, too.

The other day, I was getting ready to leave the house in what I thought was my cute new shirt when our 10-year-old caught sight of me.

“Uh, Mom, no,” he scolded me. “That shirt makes you look older than you are – like 60 or 70.”

Then he tried to put a more positive spin on it.

“You should wear something that looks young – like you!” he went on. “My friends can’t believe it when I tell them are you are 52.

They think you look WAY younger than you are!”

(At this point, he has my full attention.) “ Then he says, “My friends are like, ‘You’re kidding! We thought she was just, like, 48 or 49.’”

That wasn’t exactly the “way younger” age I was hoping to hear, but, hey, I’ll take it.

I’m just happy they don’t think I’m his Maw-Maw. n

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Andre Champagne and the EcoLuxe trailer

Louisiana is Rolling Louisiana-based Hollywood Trucks is the fastest-growing entertainment transportation provider, and it’s eco-friendly.

By Lisa LeBlanc-Berry Louisiana boasted more than 14,000 direct film industry jobs last year, and the numbers are growing.

Those with ancillary jobs that support the industry ranging from caterers to medics, realtors, security staff, hoteliers and publicists are flourishing as well.

The film industry has been attracting entrepreneurs such as Andre Champagne, a Louisiana native who is founder of Hollywood Trucks, LLC. In the realm of transportation, the company has everyone beat for its cutting edge, eco-friendly designs.

Based in New Orleans and

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Baton Rouge, it is now the nation’s fastest-growing entertainment transportation provider, featuring a fleet of 400 vehicles used for “98 percent of the movies and TV productions being filmed here,” Champagne said during an interview held in one of his snazzy new Ecoluxe talent trailers parked at Second Line Studios on Richard Street in New Orleans. It was designed for A-list stars, and has been used by Brad Pitt, Will Ferrell, Sandra Bullock, Kevin Hart, Ben Affleck, Sir Anthony Hopkins and Chris Rock, plus the casts of Fantastic Four and American Horror Story to date.

The first of its kind in the world, “the Fifth Wheel Celebrity” Ecoluxe trailer is 100-percent fueled by clean power, which is why TRA recently bestowed its Gold Level Green Certification.

Sleek and chic with panoramic windows and large mirrors flanking a white wrap-around sofa in the living area, the luxurious 43-foot-long talent trailer is filled all the toys including iPods, iMacs and large flatscreen Samsung Smart TVs that can be controlled from a star’s cell phone. “We can pack it up and move it out in three minutes,” Champagne said while pointing out the

cleverly designed pop-out areas. “We have four models.

It’s sound-proof and runs on a combination of solar and thermal power.”

At press time, Champagne was in London arranging his company’s expansion there, on the heels of his expansion deal with Pinewood Atlanta Studios in Georgia. “I’m also considering Ireland,” he notes.

“My company employs many people in Louisiana, and it also gives business to those companies that service the fleet.” Champagne started Scene magazine in 2009, and is also the founder of Passcode Entertainment, a media ventures production and finance company. “I like mentoring young people with ideas,” he says. “There is so much talent to discover here.

And the demand in Louisiana for our vehicles is greater than anywhere else.” n

photo courtesy hollywood trucks

biz bits 175,000-square-foot center , which state and local economic development representatives have been courting for a year, will take about 15 months to complete, according to local reports. In addition to warehousing and truck-loading facilities, the center will include about 7,500 feet of office space.

Fuel, Cars & Bioscience

Economic growth ripples across Louisiana

By Kathy Finn Low-cost natural gas continues to lure petrochemical and other manufacturing companies to the lower Mississippi River corridor, producing an ongoing string of new plant announcements in south Louisiana.

Recently, Yuhuang Chemical Inc., said it will build a $1.85 billion methanol complex in St. James Parish. The first big direct investment in Louisiana by a mainland Chinese company, the plant could employ 400 people as it builds to full capacity.

The following are snapshots of other business expansions and initiatives making news around the state.

Tech firm likes Cajun Country LAFAYETTE – Hiring is under way for the first of some 350 new jobs expected to result from the startup of a local software development enterprise by Silicon

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Valley-based Enquero. The company announced in July it would open its first Agile Delivery Center, dedicated to high-performance software and services, in Lafayette. The company will occupy about 2,000 square feet of space it is leasing from the Lafayette Economic Development Authority, and will collaborate with the University of Louisiana at Lafayette and South Louisiana Community College to help develop work force training programs appropriate for the center. Jobs at the center will come on line over the next three years as its activities expand.

Package company delivers jobs COVINGTON – St. Tammany Parish officials announced recently that Federal Express will built a distribution center that could bring up to 800 jobs to Northpointe Business Park west of Covington. The

Progress on three wheels SHREVEPORT – As Elio Motors inches closer to starting the manufacture of its long-awaited three-wheel vehicle in a former General Motors assembly plant, the company says it plans to sell off unneeded machines still housed in the facility. The Shreveport Times recently reported that the company had evaluated all the equipment remaining in the plant and is contracting with local firms to help in the disposition of surplus assets. The company expects to eventually employ 1,500 people in Shreveport to produce the Elio, a prototype of which is on a nationwide introductory tour aimed at building orders for the vehicles in advance of the plant’s startup.

Booster shot for bioscience NEW ORLEANS – A local business group announced plans to take charge of efforts to spur the buildup of a local biomedical industry. The New Orleans Business Alliance will attempt to take over where the New Orleans BioDistrict left off earlier this year when it lost its CEO, who was its only employee. The mission of the downtown district is to attract and link together businesses that will participate in wideranging activities in the medical hub, which includes Tulane University Medical School, the interim LSU Hospital, the University Medical Center

that’s under construction in the area, and the new Veterans Administration hospital, also under way. The manager of the new University Medical Center, LCMC Health, made a $100,000 contribution to the business alliance to support the effort.

Doors, windows and jobs BATON ROUGE – A maker of tempered and insulated glass for residential and commercial use plans a new manufacturing plant that will bring about 50 jobs to Baton Rouge. Tucson, Ariz.-based Glaz-Tech Industries bought a 25,000-square-foot building on Dual Street and will add 15,000 feet of additional space to house the plant, where the company will make windows, doors and specialty glass products. The company, which has seven other plants around the country, cited construction growth in the region as a reason it chose the Baton Rouge location.

Gas importer to reverse direction Hackberry – The natural gas liquefication and export terminal called Cameron LNG has received the final authorization it needs to begin shipping natural gas around the world. The Energy Department granted the Lake Charles area project the last necessary licenses, and the project’s owner, Sempra Energy, now can begin construction on its $10 billion investment to add exporting capabilities to an existing import terminal. Once completed, the facility will be capable of exporting as much as 1.7 billion cubic feet of gas daily to Taiwan, Japan and other countries that do not have free-trade agreements with the United States. n

great louisiana chef

Tracey’s Chicken 1 6-ounce chicken breast 3 artichoke hearts (steeped in white wine) 1 tablespoon sundried tomatoes (rehydrated with olive oil and water) 1 teaspoon chiffonade fresh basil 2 ounce chevre goat cheese 2 cups sautéed fresh spinach 2 ounces lemon butter (see below) Season chicken with salt and pepper. Grill chicken until internal temperature reaches 165 degrees. Top chicken with (in order) sautéed spinach, goat cheese, artichoke hearts, sundried tomatoes and basil. Ladle lemon butter sauce all over chicken

Lemon Butter Sauce 2 cups white wine 1½ cups lemon juice ½ cup heavy cream 40 percent Salt and pepper 1 pound of cubed cold butter unsalted

Stephen Naegle

Reduce white wine and lemon juice halfway. Add heavy cream, salt and pepper and reduce by 1/3. Slowly add cubed butter to make sauce

Spirits Food and Friends, Alexandria

One serving.

Born and raised in ColOmbia, South America, Chef Stephen Naegle is from a large Hispanic family where everyday centered around the kitchen. Stephen’s restaurant experience began as a humble steward in Mexico City, where his strong work ethic, love of food and raw talent eventually brought him to Tallahassee, Florida to B. Merrills and then a unique restaurant concept called BoneFish Grill. With only three locations, the restaurant began to grow nationally, and he eventually helped open 62 locations across the U.S. as the Regional Culinary Director.

He then worked with Chef Don Bergeron in Baton Rouge before finding his home at Spirits Food and Friends in Alexandria. Owners Lee and Tracey Gwinn put their trust in Stephen to create inspired dishes that fuse his colorful culinary history with the familiar tastes that this area loves. Chef Naegle explains that, “Louisiana culture is much like my Hispanic culture, where the dinner table is the heart of it all. And Lee and Tracey have big hearts. The community really embraces them and their restaurant.”

Tracey’s Chicken was inspired by its namesake and restaurant co-owner. “We talked about different ingredients and her favorite combinations, and then I created it for her.

I wanted to make her dream dish.” As a result, Tracey’s Chicken has become one of Spirits’ most popular menu items.

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Spirits Food & Friends 1200 Texas Ave., Alexandria (318) 445-4491 www.spiritscenla.com

PHOTOGRAPH DANA Vaughn

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Mosca’s A Highway 90 Classic

By Bernard Frugé III

There are many hidden dining gems along Highway 90, which dips down along the southern coast as it runs across Louisiana. There are fried seafood joints, Cajun restaurants and various other regional eateries worth checking out. But southwest of New Orleans in Avondale lies Mosca’s, a legendary Italian restaurant in the middle of nowhere.

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married an oyster fisherman from New Orleans. Her parents, Provino and Lisa Mosca, would grow to fall hopelessly in love with the region and in 1946 they moved their restaurant to Mosca’s current location. In the next 30 years the popularity of Mosca’s exploded due to the family’s tireless efforts in executing their central Italian recipes. Mary and her brother Johnny were actively involved in the management of the restau-

rant until passing away a few years ago. For nearly 70 years, Mosca’s has been serving virtually the same menu of Provino and Lisa’s classic dishes.

I headed there with a dozen friends for a gluttonous birthday celebration.

With groups of that size, diners are required to order in advance – we called ahead and got two of almost everything. Aside from necessary repairs to the kitchen and dining room after hurricane Katrina, the aesthetic of the interior remains unchanged, and crossing the threshold feels like stepping through a rift in the space-time continuum and emerging in the 1950s.

Tradition is king at Mosca’s, part of which entails ordering several required menu items considered by regulars to be essential to the experience. The first of these is the Italian crab salad, which is delicious and refreshing, loaded with crabmeat and a classic Italian vinaigrette-style dressing. It’s a necessary first course and palate cleanser to prepare diners for the gastronomic onslaught that awaits them.

The next essential dish is the spaghetti and meatballs, which is delicious. The pasta is perfectly al dente, and the red gravy is the perfect texture, thick but not cloying, and the handmade meatballs are incredible.

Moving along the Mosca’s menu canon, we now turn to the heavy hitters. Johnny’s sausage, which for many years was painstakingly handmade by Johnny Mosca, son of the original founders, is flavorful and a little spicy.

Next, the spaghetti bordelaise and the Oysters Mosca

must be discussed together because they are traditionally combined by diners into one decadent dish. The spaghetti is subtle but fabulous, simply cooked al dente and seasoned with oil, butter and garlic. Oysters Mosca is something like an oyster casserole, lightly breaded and full of butter, garlic, and parmesan. It is baked in an iron skillet and finished under a broiler for a perfect crispiness on top. When the oysters are combined with the pasta, the result is incredibly luscious and is one of Mosca’s greatest offerings.

However, it is important to save room for the consensus favorite dishes at Mosca’s, the chicken a la grande and chicken cacciatore. I would suggest going with a group large enough to enable ordering both.

Mosca’s cacciatore is traditional and well-executed; chicken is simmered in wine and herby tomato sauce until it is reduced, coating the chicken. Chicken a la grande is simmered in white wine, herbs and oil until it becomes unbelievably juicy and delectable.

The oil and wine permeate the chicken, making it some of the moistest and most savory non-fried chicken you will find in this part of the country.

Mosca’s is a restaurant destination well worth considering. Take the scenic route on Highway 90 and prepare yourself to step through the portal and experience culinary history. Just be sure to skip lunch. n for more information Mosca’s, 4137 U.S. 90, Avondale, (504) 436-8950

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Recipes for the Holidays Including one that is gluten-free

By Stanley Dry

With the holidays almost here, thoughts naturally turn to Thanksgiving and Christmas dinners. The super-organized among us have already laid out their battle plans, but others still have plenty of decisions to make. Many families stick with turkey, ham or a roast for the holiday table, and often tradition dictates the entire menu. Taken to the extreme, that can become tedious and routine: If it’s cranberry sauce and petit pois, it must be Thanksgiving. Sometimes, it’s good to give tradition a well-earned break and go off in a different direction.

Brussels sprouts have acquired a bad rap primarily because they’ve often been boiled into submission. When overcooked, they give off a skunky smell and have all the appeal of something that’s been sitting in a steam table for 12 hours. But if they’re sliced and sautéed quickly in butter or olive oil, they retain their color and freshness of taste. Other ingredients can be included in the preparation to provide contrasting flavors and textures. In the accompanying recipe, dried cranberries and pecans add a holiday note and expand the dish’s taste profile.

Boiled onions, often with a cream sauce, are a staple on many holiday tables. For a change, you might consider onions stuffed with boudin, which are bound to appeal to the carnivores in your family. Since you can buy the boudin already prepared from a local supermarket or boucherie, it’s a very quick and simple dish to put together.

Wild rice is an expensive item often reserved for special occasions. It lends itself to many preparations, including a stuffing for poultry or game birds, as well as a salad. The recipe that follows is for a wild rice salad that includes diced seasoning vegetables, as well as pecans, golden raisins and dried cherries in honor of the holidays.

Culinary fads come and go, but the current demand for foods that contain no gluten seems to have staying power. More than one cook has been frustrated by trying to prepare dishes that are gluten-free. Pies, which traditionally adorn holiday tables, are a problem because the crusts are made with wheat flour which contains gluten. There are ways around this (such as using gluten-free, non-wheat flours), but the results are not always appreciated by those for whom gluten is not a perceived problem.

If sweet potato pie is one of your holiday favorites, and gluten is an issue in your family (or if you’d just like a change of pace), this month’s recipe for sweet potato pudding with rum sauce and toasted pecans might be the answer.

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recipes Onions Stuffed With Boudin

Wild Rice Salad

Rum Sauce

2 large onions Coarse salt 1 or 2 links boudin, depending on size 1 teaspoon bread crumbs 1 tablespoon butter

1 cup wild rice 2 cups chicken or vegetable broth ¼ cup olive oil 1 cup diced bell pepper ½ cup diced celery ½ cup chopped pecans ½ cup golden raisins ½ cup dried cherries ¼ cup chopped green onion tops ¼ cup chopped parsley Coarse salt and freshly ground black pepper, to taste

Combine rice and broth in rice cooker and cook until machine shuts off. Let rice sit for 10 minutes, then transfer to a large bowl. Add olive oil and toss to coat. Add bell pepper, celery, pecans, raisins, cherries, onion tops and parsley and toss to combine. Season with salt and pepper. Makes 6-8 servings.

2 cups milk 6 egg yolks 6 tablespoons sugar 1 teaspoon pure vanilla extract 2 tablespoons dark rum

Place unpeeled onions in large pot, cover with water, bring to a boil and boil for 20 minutes.

Drain in a colander and rinse under cold water.

Preheat oven to 375 degrees. Peel onions, then cut in half lengthwise. Remove center section of each onion, leaving a shell several layers thick. (Reserve removed sections for another use.) Sprinkle onion shells with salt and stuff with boudin. Place stuffed onions in a baking dish, top with bread crumbs and dot with butter. Pour ½ cup water in dish and bake in preheated oven until browned, about 30 minutes. Makes 4 servings.

In a saucepan, heat milk to the boiling point.

In a mixing bowl, beat egg yolks and sugar until pale and creamy. While whisking, slowly add hot milk to egg yolks. Return mixture to saucepan and cook over low heat, stirring constantly with a wooden spoon or heatproof spatula, until sauce is thick and coats the back of the spoon. Strain into a clean bowl.

Add vanilla and rum and stir occasionally until sauce cools. Refrigerate until cold. Makes about 2 cups.

Toasted Pecans

1 cup pecan halves Brussels Sprouts With Dried Cranberries & Pecans

1 pound Brussels sprouts 6 tablespoons butter 2 ⁄3 cup dried cranberries 1 cup pecans Coarse salt and freshly ground black pepper, to taste

Trim stem ends of Brussels sprouts and slice lengthwise into 2-4 sections, depending on their size.

Melt butter in large skillet on medium-high heat. Add Brussels sprouts and cook, stirring occasionally, until sprouts are tender and lightly brown but still crunchy, about 8-10 minutes. Add cranberries and pecans. Cook, while stirring, until pecans are heated through.

Season with salt and pepper. Makes 4 servings.

Sweet Potato Pudding With Rum Sauce & Toasted Pecans (gluten-free)

2 pounds sweet potatoes 1 tablespoon butter 6 eggs, separated ½ cup milk ¾ cup light brown sugar 2 teaspoons pure vanilla extract 1 teaspoon cinnamon 1 teaspoon freshly grated nutmeg ¼ teaspoon salt

In a large pot, cover sweet potatoes with water, bring to a boil and cook until tender, about 20-30 minutes. Drain in colander. When cool enough to handle, peel and cut into chunks.

Mash and measure 3 cups of potatoes.

Generously butter a 2-quart baking dish and preheat oven to 350 degrees.

Combine mashed sweet potatoes, egg yolks, milk, brown sugar, vanilla extract, cinnamon, nutmeg and salt in large mixing bowl and beat with an electric mixer until smooth. In another bowl, beat egg whites until stiff peaks form.

Fold egg whites into sweet potato mixture and turn out into baking dish. Bake in preheated oven until a tester inserted in the center comes out clean, about 30-35 minutes. Serve with rum sauce and garnish with toasted pecans (recipes follow). Makes 8 or more servings.

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Preheat oven to 325 degrees. Place pecans on baking sheet and bake in oven, stirring frequently, until lightly toasted, about 15 minutes. Makes 1 cup.

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LEFT: The main living area looks out toward the rear garden. FACING PAGE, TOP: The large living room features a raised hearth in front of the fireplace. Greg Arceneaux made the Creole-style coffee table with cabriole legs and a scalloped apron requires 13 steps to complete, while the Bautac mahogany chair with a leather sling seat and individual antique brass nail heads is like the set of 12 chairs President Thomas Jefferson had made in Louisiana for his use. FACING PAGE, BOTTOM: The Arceaneauxs relax on the patio overlooking the rear garden.

Rustic Comfort Greg and Liz Arceneaux’s Covington home is filled with handmade furnishings.

By Bonnie Warren / Photographed by Craig Macaluso There is warmth and beauty in the Covington home of Elizabeth “Liz” and Gregory “Greg” Arceneaux, which showcases Greg’s Creole and Acadian furniture designs. The cozy space is surrounded by tall trees and shrubs that make it feel like a country retreat, despite its 20 | Louisiana Life November/December 2014

location in a well-developed area called Covington Country Club Estates, not far from Lake Pontchartrain.

“It isn’t a grand house,” says Greg, who calls himself a cabinetmaker and has been furnishing some of the finest homes in Louisiana since 1980. “We love it because

it’s rustic and comfortable.

It’s always a happy retreat from our busy shop.”

Built in the 1950s, the two-story structure features a spacious living and dining room that opens up to the lush back garden through a wall of windows and glass doors.

“We don’t have a lot of time for

gardening,” explains Liz, who works alongside her husband managing the business. “We pretty much just plant things and let them grow.”

The result is a dense green space that adjoins the patio, with a pathway of slate leading through an arbor to the green grass beyond.

Each room features Greg’s signature furniture: “I have always prided myself in making comfortable furniture from the finest woods to last a lifetime,” he says. “There is something special about the graceful elegance of early Creole furniture in its simple detail and sturdiness.

I still craft everything using traditional mortice and tenon joinery. It’s the same technique that has preserved the 18thcentury Creole furniture that is much sought after today by antique collectors.”

Floors in the main living area are covered in Mexican tiles. Tuscan colors on the walls add warmth to the space, which also boasts a large fireplace with a raised hearth. “I especially love the fact that our dining room table is right in front of the windows overlooking the

garden,” Liz says. “It is a pleasant setting for our meals, and of course, the table, chairs and bench are all Greg’s creations.” When the weather permits, the couple enjoys eating at their patio table just steps away from the house.

Both Liz and Greg take great pride in the kitchen with its cypress cabinets with a narrow picture window overlooking the front garden featured between the base and hanging cabinets. “You never feel closed in,” Liz says. “And the bank of the tall trees and shrubs give us complete privacy from the street.” There are two additional bedrooms and a spa-like bathroom downstairs, while the entire upstairs is a master suite that features a U-shaped built-in bench in the

room that Greg also fashioned.

“It’s my favorite place to sit and play my guitars,” he says.

Greg’s craftsmanship is evident not just in the couple’s home or other nearby residences – it reaches far beyond. In the 1988, when the New Orleans Cabildo caught on fire, much of its furniture, including a 14-foot Spanish trestle table and 12 chairs that were in place for the signing of the Louisiana Purchase, were lost. Greg was commissioned to replicate both the table and chairs using the original written specifications for the furniture.

“It was thrilling to have the opportunity to receive such an important commission,” he says. “I was also asked to do 11 cherry trestle benches.” In 2010, the Ogden Museum of Southern Art hosted a four-month exhibition of his work.

He continues: “In many ways I feel what I am doing is important to preserve Louisiana’s rich heritage of Creole and Acadian furniture, and there is something very special about using my furniture in our home along with knowing it is enjoyed in many homes around the country.” n

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FACING PAGE, TOP: The cypress Acadianstyle bed in the guest bedroom features pencil posts that are chamfered and tapered, and a curved headboard was built by Greg, as were the cypress end tables that are also Acadian-style. The ash bench at the foot of the bed is a reproduction crafted by Greg is a copy of the one found in one of the oldest homes in the Mississippi Valley at Cane Bayou. FACING PAGE, BOTTOM: A mahogany bed with a melon-shaped headboard and cabriole legs in the Creole style was built by Greg for the master bedroom. The mahogany end tables are reproductions of early Louisiana Creolestyle and were recently featured in Fine Woodworking Magazine. THIS PAGE, TOP: Greg built a special corner in the master bedroom just for his guitars. Made of cypress with bead board panels the seating also provides storage. THIS PAGE, BOTTOM: Greg built the antique cypress cabinets in the kitchen when they moved into the house in 1979. They are built in one continuous cabinet instead of the individual cabinets you see in today’s kitchens.

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Mary Louise Porter Images from Natchitoches and the Cane River

By John R. Kemp

“Some people are born to sing, play an instrument or write,” says Natchitoches artist Mary Louise Porter. “I was born to be a painter. I have always known what I wanted to do in life – create.”

For many years, that urgency to paint and create has guided her imagination as she explores the landscape along the Cane River and in the meadows, glades and wooded hills of Northwest Louisiana.

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“My work,” says Porter, “represents a journey of memories and images drawn from landscapes seen in my travels as well as experienced in the American South where I was born and raised.

Each work of art captures the emotion and beauty of the location expressed in my unique, interpretive style.” Like the imagination itself, that style is rarely a literal depiction of what the

artist sees when she sets up her easel. It is more about how she feels about what is before her, and how she filters that scene through the prism of her vibrant palette.

Scenes and colors that might appear subtle in nature become radiant on canvas, while shapes and forms are often exaggerated to create dramatic effects.

Porter’s interpretive style has emerged over the years since receiving her bachelor’s and master of fine art degrees from Louisiana State University. Yet, the artists who contributed most to the shaping her palette and approach to painting were the late 19th century French

Impressionists Claude Monet and Edgar Degas, the PostImpressionists Vincent Van Gogh and Paul Cézanne, and the Fauvist painters André Derain and Maurice de Vlaminck. “Each has influenced me through their use of color and composition,” she explains. “I studied the PostImpressionists and began to explore color and texture in my paintings. I have expanded my palette to create a unique style of my own.”

She learned her lessons well. For instance, Van Gogh’s perceptions of light, color and form are clearly evident in many of Porter’s landscapes.

One can see that influence in vibrant paintings such as

photos by Kenneth Purvis

“Louisiana Cottonfields.” Here her dramatic cloudscapes call to mind Van Gogh’s animated treatment of skies and clouds in his 1889 painting “Wheatfield with Cypresses.” Fortunately, she hasn’t had to remove an ear to achieve similar effects.

Porter’s search for the “beauty and emotion” in the local landscape calls to mind what Monet once said about his own work: “My only desire is an intimate fusion with nature.” Porter also searches for that “intimate fusion” with

the landscape. “Louisiana has been my home and inspiration throughout my life,” she says. “As I step outside my studio door, I am surrounded by beauty. It is just down the road or around the corner.

The spreading limbs of the

live oak trees, the Cane River with its twist and turns, or the cotton field’s rhythmically creating patterns in the land. I am drawn to the breathtaking landscape of Louisiana. I want to capture on canvas the very heart and soul of what I see before me.”

Like Monet and Van Gogh, Porter often paints outdoors on location to let her senses respond to the land, light and air. “Landscapes have always fascinated me with the constant changing of color, movement and light,” she explains. “I enjoy painting outside in nature because it connects me to that time and space at the moment.”

It is that personal journey into the natural landscape that heightens her imagination. “Nature is secretive and forever changing to me as it captures my artistic soul. I enjoy waking up in the early morning and gathering my easel and paints for the day. I load the car with supplies and take off down the road until I see what it is that I want to paint. It may be the turbulent clouds bellowing up when a storm begins to brew, or the rustling wind sweeping across the grasslands, or the way the sun is hitting upon a group of trees out in the fields, or reflections that have formed in the lakes and river,

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revealing yet another painting emerging just as complex with shapes and colorful patterns.

The movement and colors ignite my imagination. It is my job as an artist to capture it on canvas. So, I create. It is just something I must do.”

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the studio. “When I enter my studio, I enter another world,” she says. “It is there that I am free to create, experiment and enjoy the creative process. I am able to continue the mood and energy of the landscape through color and texture.

My canvases are sometimes layered with torn paper, plaster and cut canvas to create texture and pattern

throughout the landscape.

The colors used in my paintings are intense, bold, and sometimes complex to demonstrate the energy visualized in the final outcome.

Colors are altered as blue skies change to yellow and brown dirt roads to vibrant reds.” That creative process has earned Porter numerous honors over the years. Most recently, the Natchitoches

Arts Commission has featured her painting Christmas in Natchitoches 2014 as this year’s poster for the city’s famed Christmas Festival of Lights.

Aside from painting, Porter has had a long career teaching art in public and private schools in Natchitoches and Shreveport. She also has taught art at Northwestern State University of Louisiana in Natchitoches and at Louisiana State University Shreveport. “I want my students to enjoy what they are doing and have passion about what it is they want to create,” she says. “When they understand these elements and how to use each in a work of art, it gives them the tools for creative expression.”

In 2005, Porter was one of twelve artists from across the nation selected for an Art Teachers Fellowship at Skidmore College in Saratoga Springs, New York. Since 2006, she has done stints as “artist-in-residence” at prestigious art schools in Costa Rica, California and Chicago.

Though Porter has taught art for almost three decades, painting and the rhythms of the landscape clearly have been driving passions in her life. n for more information For additional information about Mary Louise Porter, visit mlporterfineart.com

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Natchitoches’ Tricentenniel Cane River and its Heritage Trail Paul F. Stahls Jr.

As 2014 draws to a close, so do the events of the Natchitoches Tricentennial, honoring the first Louisiana city to reach that milestone of seniority. Louisiana Life began the year with a visit to State Parks’ wondrous replica of the city’s birthplace, Fort St. Jean Baptiste, and there’s no better way to end it than with a tour of the National Historic

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Landmark District in town and a drive through the Cane River National Heritage Area – essentially the entire length of Cane River, encompassing Melrose Plantation (owned by the Association for the Preservation of Historic Natchitoches), two tour routes (the Cane River National Heritage Trail and Isle Brevelle Trail), and the Cane River Creole National

Historical Park (two units: Oakland and Magnolia Plantations).

After Nov. 22, by the way, a tour would coincide with the city’s six weeks of Christmas lighting, which means special Christmas home tours plus bands and Natchitoches Meat Pies on the riverfront. For a calendar of events contact the Visitors Bureau at (800) 259-1714 or natchitoches300.

com. The Visitor Center at 780 Front St. sells a $5 (but priceless) guidebook titled Cane River Heritage Trail Scenic Byway, created by Cane River National Heritage Area, Inc., a partnership of individuals and agencies that supports the entire National Heritage Area.

A good starting point for a river tour is the National Fish Hatchery at 615 South Dr. (La. 1), with its diorama of the

photo on left by Annabel Jones, Cane River National Heritage Area

FACING PAGE, LEFT: Wood-screw cotton press, Magnolia FACING PAGE, RIGHT: Oakland Plantation RIGHT: Yucca and African House, Melrose

18th-century Natchitoches Indian encampment that once sprawled across the Hatchery site, beside the 35-mile “south fork” of Red River that’s now Cane River Lake (traditionally just “Cane River” because, shhhh, it thinks it’s still a river).

When Louis Juchereau de St. Denis visited in 1714, already friendly with that tribe of the Caddo Nation, he established a small military post next to the village – an irresistible spot for military and commercial purposes, for Indians and French alike: at the river’s intersection with an ancient east-west trace dubbed a Royal Road (Camino Real) by the Spanish. He soon hit that trail on a two-year trade mission to Mexico, but his post survived. Over the next three centuries it would grow into a fort, settlement and city, and the intersecting camino and river road would be named National Heritage Trails.

From La. 1 take La. 494/119 south to the first bridge, which begins a 5-mile cluster of important west-bank homes (all private): Oaklawn, the mansion built and oak alley planted in the 1830s (home of Steel Magnolias playwright Robert Harling), 1839 Cherokee (a slendercolumned beauty in the “Louisiana Colonial style”), Hope Plantation (facing the river), a simplicity-is-elegance

Ricelands today

raised cottage named Cedar Bend, and Beau Fort, built about 1800.

Another mile brings the National Park’s Oakland Plantation, first named Bermuda and born as a 1789 Spanish land grant to JeanPierre Emanuel Prudhomme.

His manor, completed in 1821 of hand-hewn beams and bousillage walls (mud-andmoss), sports a de rigueur hip roof and great surrounding gallery (some sections understandably enclosed over these 193 years to house an indoor kitchen and such). In 1797 he introduced cotton to the river, which remained the primary crop as Bermuda passed to his son and then to his grandsons, with Jacques Alphonse Prudhomme receiving the big house and west-bank property (renaming it Oakland) while brother Pierre Emanuel received the east-bank lands and built the home called Atahoe (private).

Site maps at Oakland’s entry pavilion steer visitors

to clusters of frozen-in-time outbuildings, each deserving a stop to appreciate the art of its construction. As beautiful as the joinery of fine furniture, the no-nail assembly of the carriage house, carpentry shop, corncrib, coops and barn is a pleasure to behold. The home holds the collections of many lifetimes, including family photographs like the one of team captain Edward Prudhomme and his 1889 Notre Dame football squad.

Below Oakland follow the “Isle Brevelle Trail” by taking west-bank 484. The “isle” lies between the Cane and Bayou Brevelle, for 200 years a community of Creoles de couleur, progeny of a French planter named Claude Metoyer and a slave christened Marie Therese but remembered as Coincoin (Kwahn-Kwahn).

Once freed she and three sons became plantation owners themselves (including Augustin and Louis Metoyer who donated land and labor for the 1829 St. Augustine Church),

and to this day the community remains a place of strong family ties, agriculture, ancient recipes and hearty banquets to mark, it seems, every holiday, birthday and anniversary.

From Oakland it’s 2 miles to the high and handsome Carroll Jones House (1815, private), 3 more to a typical Isle Brevelle Creole cottage called the Jones-Roque House (1845, private) and a mile farther to the 1820s Badin-Roque House, an ultra-rare poteaux-en-terre house (a dirt-floor structure with support posts set into the ground). The St. Augustine Historical Society maintains the relic, which will be open for tours and good food on Parish Open House Day, Nov. 8.

Facing 484 just below the intersection of 493, the present St. Augustine Church (1916) remains the center and heartbeat of Isle Brevelle, and there in a side corridor hangs the restored 1836 portrait of Augustin Metoyer, slashed by a saber in 1864, protected at Melrose for

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years and purchased for the community when Melrose and its contents were auctioned in 1970.

The story of Melrose, its entrance on La. 493 across the bridge from the church, involves a mix of personalities, beginning with Louis Metoyer who acquired the land in 1796 and built the first structures in the 1810s – Yucca, African House and Ghana House (named years later in the belief that they bore African architectural details). The big house was completed in 1833.

Like his brothers and mother, Louis became wealthy, but economic downturns brought changes and by 1899 ownership had passed to John Hampton Henry. His wife Cammie Garrett Henry restored the structures of Melrose, added the manor’s distinctive garconnieres, then used the buildings as a retreat for writers and artists. Guests included artist/naturalist Caroline Dormon (Wildflowers of Louisiana, etc.), artist Alberta Kinsey of the New Orleans Arts and Crafts Club, short story writer Ada Jack Carver and Lyle Saxon (head of Louisiana’s WPA Writers Program and author of bestselling Louisiana nonfiction) who borrowed the name Yucca for the fictional plantation in his only novel, Children of Strangers (Houghton-Mifflin, 1937).

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Portrait on a plate

remained for 32 years, wrote a “Cane River Memo” newspaper column (compiled by Claitor’s Publishing as Plantation Memo, 1972), named the structures at Melrose, guided the career of folk artist Clementine Hunter, wrote with Hunter the Melrose Plantation Cookbook (1956), and “contrived” at least seven Natchitoches/Cane River souvenir plates, one featuring the 1836 portrait of Augustin Metoyer. Another of the plates (the grounds of Melrose) inspired one of Clementine’s series of murals for the walls of the African House. Clementine, as we know, was the plantation worker who in her 50s was given oils by Alberta Kinsey and painted her way to world fame, while Francois, as we never knew, was really Frank

Mineah of New York whose writings were nonfiction but whose life was pure fiction (his story best told in Art Shiver and Tom Whitehead’s Clementine Hunter, Her Life and Art (LSU Press, 2012). Me, I don’t care. He’s the gentleman who guided my childhood walks through Melrose, and in my mind, he did not impersonate a Frenchman named Francois. He became the Frenchman named Francois.

Below Melrose La. 119 follows the east bank about 2 miles to the 1850s MetoyerCohen House (private, on lands granted to Dominique Metoyer), then 2 more miles to the National Park’s complex of plantation dependencies at Magnolia. The smithy, overseer’s house

and eight brick slave houses are memorable, but the star of this show is a 25-foot wood-screw cotton press which, with its massive cypress beams and vertical supports, was constructed as an integral part of the “gin barn” itself – the only screw of six surviving in the U.S. that remains in place.

Still privately owned, the Magnolia big house was built by Ambrose LeCompte in the 1830s, burned in the war, then rebuilt in the 1890s by his descendant Ambrose Hertzog.

After his 1864 defeat at Mansfield, Gen. Nathanial Banks chose the east bank of the Cane for his retreat through Natchitoches, burning homes as he went. On April 23, fighting extended from Magnolia down to Cloutierville and beyond, and although that village was torched, Confederates doused the fire. Acclaimed author Kate Chopin was an 1880-1883 resident of the town, occupying with her family the circa-1813 former home of Alexis Cloutier, which survived the flames of 1864 but tragically burned in 2009. Based on memories of Cane River and New Orleans, she authored three volumes of short stories and two novels, including The Awakening (Herbert & Stone, 1899), filmed twice and still in print. Even in ruin, her home remains a National Historic Landmark.

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photo by Francois Mignon

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Revelations From a Civil War Diary

By John R. Kemp lthough the Civil War ended almost 150 years ago, the War Between the States continues to fascinate scholars, military history savants and ordinary folks whose ancestors played some role in that great American drama. To Stephen Ellis, who lives with his wife, Diny, along Lake D’Arbonne northwest of Monroe, childhood stories of one Civil War ancestor set him upon a lifelong quest that eventually led to dusty boxes in the attic of an old house in Maine.

Ellis, born in Covington and raised in New Orleans, is a member of a large extended family with deep roots in the Florida Parishes north of Lake Pontchartrain. His mother, Alyce Grima, was a portrait artist

and descendant of a prominent of New Orleans Creole family. His father, Frank Burton Ellis, was a successful New Orleans attorney, politician and federal judge who loved to tell his children stories about the history of the Ellis family. “My father instilled in us a love of family history,” Ellis says one late afternoon while sitting in his study surrounded by family photos. “They all accomplished wonderful things in their life as judges, lawyers and politicians.”

Of all the tales, one fascinated him most. It was about his great grandfather Ezekiel John Ellis, better known as E. John Ellis. Born in 1840 in Covington, E. John was a bright young man who had studied at Centenary College, then located in Jackson (Louisiana) before going

on for a law degree at the University of Louisiana in New Orleans (now Tulane University). During the Civil War, young Ellis served as a lieutenant and later captain in the 16th Louisiana Infantry Regiment, which saw bloody action at Shiloh, Murfreesboro, Chickamauga, Chattanooga, Missionary Ridge, Atlanta and Jonesborough, before surrendering in Gainesville, Alabama in May 1865.

Stephen Ellis’s interest in his great grandfather’s service, however, had little to do with battles. His passion to know his great grandfather better began when his father gave him 10 letters that E. John had written home during the battles of Corinth and Murfreesboro. The rhythm of each sentence and sentiment were written

in a time when words were meant to sing and convey one’s innermost emotions. They simply didn’t inform readers; they moved them. Reading these letters, Ellis fell into his great grandfather’s grip, one that would drive a passion to learn more about the man who wrote such beautiful prose about such horrific events.

One such example is a letter E. John wrote home in May 1862 from the Battle of Corinth to console his sister after the death of her young child: “We were expecting an attack from the Yankees any moment. I am glad they did not come. I was no longer a man. Completely unnerved, I was a child, yes almost an infant in feeling and there I feared I could not have done my duty. When I saw her last, how bright and how beautiful LouisianaLife.com | 33

she was, and it is impossible now for me to realize that she is dead. I realize it. But yet it is so. Her frame is cold, her bright eye no luster, the dimpled cheek is now pale and cold, but thank God our little pet is not dead. Thank God that our Lord when upon Earth on one occasion said to those around him, ‘suffer little children to come unto me and forbid them not.’”

Beauregard Raised the Spirits Stephen Ellis recognized the historical significance of these letters.

While taking a Civil War history course at Louisiana State University, taught by famed historian T. Harry Williams, Ellis asked Williams if he knew anything about his great grandfather. Williams asked Ellis if he had read his biography of General P.G.T. Beauregard. Ellis, somewhat embarrassed, confessed he had not. “If you had read it,” Williams said, “you would know that I quoted your great grandfather from a letter to his father, dated

April 13, 1862.” The letter described how Beauregard raised the spirits of his troops after the bloody Battle of Corinth. “As he rode away after gracefully bowing to the crowd,” Ellis wrote, “a shout such as Napoleon might have heard from the lips of the Guard went up, ‘Harrah for Beauregard our Chief.’

It’s strange Pa how we love that little black Frenchman, but there is not a man in the army who would not willingly die in following his lead.”

Writing again to his sister in May 1862, Ellis praised the justness of the Southern cause: “This contest on our part is just, and I am willing for me to wear out in the service or to die in the field before submitting to Yankee rule.

Rather than this, I would be willing to live on the mud of the lake swamp, to pillow my head upon the cypress knee, to sleep with the dull eye of the alligator glaring on me and the slimy hissing of the moccasin coiled over my heart. But the time was when all of this might have been avoided. That time is passed however and it now is Freedom or the grave.” Over the years, Ellis transcribed

journal courtesy of LSU libraries - special collections

the letters and donated the originals to LSU’s Hill Memorial Library, which houses over a hundred boxes of Ellis family papers.

The most important document to connect Stephen Ellis with his great grandfather’s thoughts, however, remained illusive for many years. It was a two-volume diary that E. John wrote while a prisoner of war at Johnson’s Island on Lake Erie in Ohio. Surviving the devastating battles of Shiloh, Murfreesboro, Chickamauga and Chattanooga, Union troops captured Ellis in late November 1863 at the Battle of Missionary Ridge. “A Yankee captain demanded my surrender,” he wrote.

“I threw my sword down the ridge and with very bad grade, surrendered.”

Stephen has a copy of the diary that a great aunt had transcribed sometime around 1910, but no one in the family knew if the original still existed, and if it did, where it might be.

E. John’s transcribed journal reveals a remarkable narrative that gives a young man’s reflections on political events leading up to Secession, his

attitudes toward the Union and state sovereignty and the battles he fought. He also described daily life in a northern prisoner of war camp, the kindnesses of his captors, the South’s surrender, the death of Lincoln and his journey home. His writings give personal perspectives that are often forgotten to modern discussions on the “Lost Cause.”

The diary begins with the 1860 presidential election. Ellis supported Tennessean John Bell of the Constitutional Union Party, believing he could placate the South and preserve the nation. “I loved the American Union,” Ellis wrote.

“I desired its preservation and I thought Mr. Bell the man to preserve it. My hopes were well nigh dashed to the ground by the election of Mr. Lincoln. The excitement in the South was intense. A Sectional candidate elected upon a platform of avowed hostility to the rights and equality in the Union of the Southern or slave holding states.”

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battle of mission ridge november 25th 1863

photo courtesty Library of Congress

To Ellis, President Lincoln’s unwillingness to compromise with the South and his reinforcement of Federal troops at Fort Sumter in Charleston harbor were the direct causes of the war. “Mr. Lincoln,” wrote Ellis, “rejected the counsels of the august patriots who formed or composed the border state convention and his arrogance drove Virginia, Tennessee and Arkansas from the Union. . . Now I see that the Secessionists were right and that regard to our best interests demanded a final and eternal separation from the Northern states. Lincoln’s policy of war and subjugation of pillage and confiscation, his proclamation of emancipation, the arming of negroes, the insults to our women and the excesses of the Federal soldiery, all proved to me that the war was for the negro and not for the Union. . . Lincoln’s policy has united a divided South, has divided a united North.”

mr. Lincoln assassinated E. John also reveals his thoughts on slavery and black soldiers. “The North,” he wrote, “thinks that we are fighting for slavery.” Not so, he wrote.

“Is slavery dearer than life, than home, than loved ones? True we would like to preserve it, but whenever the time comes when Slavery stands in the way of our Independence the North and the world will see how soon and how cheerfully it will be sacrificed. And if the worst comes to the worst, they will see lines of black soldiers, slaves of yesterday, freedmen of that day, trained and disciplined and under the lead of Southern officers, their former masters, men used to command them and whom they love and trust and will follow, trampling down blue lines of drafted infantry and commanding to Northern lips the bitter chalice of invasion and pillage. Northern officers have driven them under fire, Southern officers can lead them over the bayonets and fire of battalions to victory.”

News of Lincoln’s assassination on April 14, 1865, hit Ellis and his fellow Confederate prisoners hard. “Nothing could be more terrible to the sensibilities of soldiers than such a crime,” he noted in his journal. “Soldiers are used to open and honorable war-fare. Death upon the field they expect and to them it is not so terrible there. But for a murderer to steal upon his victim and murder him in cold blood and with deliberate malice is horrible, beyond a

soldier’s expression. I am proud to say that [the] announcement was received with silent regret by all the prisoners, with, perhaps, half a dozen exceptions.”

Ellis knew Lincoln’s death would be a tragedy for a defeated South. “If the South is too weak to prolong and carry to a successful terminus her struggle, Mr. Lincoln’s death was a misfortune to her people, for he was disposed to be conciliatory and magnanimous. If the struggle is to be prolonged, she has lost a dangerous enemy.”

While still a prisoner, Ellis refused to take an oath of allegiance as long as the war continued. “I cannot take the oath yet,” he confessed. “I do not see why I should for the Trans Mississippi Army is yet in the field; the Confederate government yet exists. My oath to it is not forgotten and I cannot forget it while the government exists either as a civil or military organization. When the Confederate government is dead, and its dissolution seems inevitable, then I will cease to be a soldier.” After Confederate General Kirby Smith surrendered the last major Confederate Army on June 2, Ellis took the oath and began his long journey down the Ohio and Mississippi rivers to south Louisiana. In a bit of irony, he reached home July 4th, 1865.

The war over, Ellis went on to a successful career in law and politics during Reconstruction. After a brief stint as editor of the Amite Daily Wanderer, he set up a law practice in Covington and in 1867 married Josephine Chamberlain. The couple moved to New Orleans where he practiced law and quickly became a major figure and moderating voice in the city’s violent post-war political struggle between native Democrats and Republicans backed by federal troops. During those years, Ellis served in the state senate from 1866 to 1870 and the U.S. House of Representatives from 1875 to 1885. In Congress, Ellis was a member of the commission that negotiated the Compromise of 1877 that ended Reconstruction. Leaving Congress in 1885, Ellis remained in Washington, D.C., to practice law.

He died four years later from a heart attack at the age of 49. Ellis is buried in the family cemetery at Ingleside near Amite. E. John’s diary then began its odyssey through various branches of the Ellis family.

Historians have looked favorably upon Ellis’ post-war career. Joy Jackson, in her 1969 book New

Orleans in the Gilded Age, states that Ellis, while in Congress, “staunchly fought for improvements for his state and [New Orleans his] adopted city (such as levee construction, creation of the National Board of Health, and a Navy yard in Algiers).” He was, Jackson continues, “a man noted for his spellbinding oratory and spotless integrity.” His business ventures, however, did poorly. He invested in railroads and tried to start a lottery company to compete with the Louisiana Lottery Company. These and other ventures left him in dire financial straits. “Ellis,” according to Jackson, “went to an early grave, a poor but honest and honored man.”

Historian Justin Nystrom in his 2010 book, New Orleans After the Civil War, describes Ellis as “one of those rare Louisiana politicians, in his own era or ever since, who seemed unable to enrich himself through officeholding. . . He was too honest, too unlucky, or simply not skilled enough to profit from any of them.”

These stories had captivated Stephen Ellis since childhood. Missing, however, was the original diary. In 1999 Ellis had a hunch. Searching the Internet, he located a second cousin in Maine. Cousin Nancy was E. John’s granddaughter through his daughter

Lillian. “I told her I had been looking for the diary for 40 years,” Ellis recalls. “I asked her if she had any clue. She told me she had 10 boxes of her mother’s things in the attic but hadn’t opened them since her mother’s death. Two weeks later she and her son John called to tell me they had the original diary. She invited me to come up and spend some quality time with it. I intended to ask them if they would consider passing it down to the guy who spent 40 years looking for it. My other approach was to see if they would donate it to Hill Memorial Library, which is really where it belongs.”

Stephen recalls how he “became very emotional” while holding the original journal in his hands for the first time. “It was a surreal experience, sitting on the couch and turning the pages of that magnificent piece of history.” Now, the mystery is solved, and Ezekiel John Ellis has come home.

Nancy and her son donated the diary to Hill Memorial Library where, as Ellis notes, “it belongs.”

For more information about the Ellis Family Papers and E. John Ellis’s diary, visit LSU’s Hill Memorial Library at lib.lsu.edu/special/ findaid/2795.inv.pdf.

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Setting fire to the sugar cane fields after harvest ensures the grounds are prepared for the next season when planting and fertilizing begins in the spring. The fire burns away leftover debris and leaves from the harvested cane. I intended this series to be entirely black and white, but with a classic Louisiana sunset serving as a backdrop behind the burning field, I couldn't resist one color photo, my personal favorite in the series.

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Artie Ourso, co-owner of Ourso Farms in White Castle walks through a patch of young cane during harvest on a cold December morning.

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ABOVE: Contract workers plant the cane in the late summer. Cane grows from the “eyes” on the stalks of existing cane. A field of full-grown cane is cut down with a cane harvester, loaded standing straight up into a trailer, and then hand-planted back into the ground with three stalks laid flat on top of each other, then covered with soil. This “mother cane," as it’s called, will stay in the ground three years, and new cane will continually grow all three years from that one piece of cane from the “eyes” of the cane stalk. Although some farmers use a machine for planting, Ourso insists on planting by hand to yield the best results and to prevent rot of the mother cane. These contract workers from Mexico make up the majority of the Ourso farm hands. These men work hard, long hours, often 14 hours a day, seven days a week. They work through holidays during harvest season, including Christmas and New Year's Day. LEFT: Rock Anderson has worked for Ourso Farms for nearly 25 years and drives an old cane harvester, a machine that cuts down full grown cane which will then be hand-planted back in the ground.

ABOVE: Brothers and owners of Ourso Farms, Mitchel (right) and Artie (left) stand with stalks of "mother cane" used grow the next three years' crops. Not pictured is their brother and co-owner Donnie.

The three brothers bought the family farm from their father in 1986 and today farm a total of 6,500 acres. RIGHT: A snow blower is used to blow the hot, fresh sugar onto a mountain in order to cool it and pile it high simultaneously.

It's stored in warehouses until it's sold to sugar companies.

FACING PAGE: Artie lights a barren cane field on fire to burn away the debris after another harvest season has come to an end.

The New Frontier:

Central Louisiana

Medical Innovations Across the State

by Fritz Esker

Medicine is an industry constantly trying to do more for its patients. Whether it’s battling cancer, providing a relief from joint pain, or less invasive prostate procedures, Louisiana hospitals are at the forefront of providing cuttingedge care for people in need.

Acadiana In surgery, millimeters are everything.

When replacing a knee or a hip, a difference that’s barely visible to the naked eye can affect the success of a replacement.

But the new MAKOplasty procedure allows doctors to be more precise than ever in these operations.

MAKO uses a highly advanced robotic system that enables surgeons to make ultra-precise alignment and placement of implants for both partial knee and total hip replacement procedures. It’s also less invasive than traditional surgery, thanks to the Robotic Arm Interactive Orthopedic System (RIO).

Through RIO, doctors get CT scans of a patient’s knee or hip to provide a roadmap for the surgery. Computer-guided mapping software (similar to GPS) is in-

tegrated into the surgical instruments to ensure exactness within .2 mm accuracy.

Replacements can be tailored to an individual’s bone/joint makeup. This level of precision is crucial for patients.

“A few degrees of malalignment this way or that way…can lead to increased pain for the patient and increased stress on the implant,” says Dr. Scott Yerger, orthopedic surgeon at Lafayette General Medical Center, the first hospital in Acadiana to use MAKOplasty.

Because it’s minimally invasive, MAKOplasty allow for shorter hospital stays, more rapid recovery, less scarring, and reduced pain. It’s recommended for adults suffering from early to mid-stage osteoarthritis.

Dr. Yerger says more patients are experiencing osteoarthritis at younger ages, and the new technology can help young people receive partial knee replacements to restore mobility at earlier ages. In the past, most patients were encouraged to wait until at least their 50s or 60s before undergoing the procedure. Now, younger patients can avoid the years of pain that postponing the replacement caused.

For total hip replacements, the improved precision of MAKOplasty provides for more accurate cup placement and leg length restoration. As a result, patients are much less likely to suffer from a hip dislocation.

“This is the most exciting development in orthopedic surgery in the last 25 years,” says Dr. Yerger.

While it’s common knowledge that smoking causes lung cancer, many people are unaware that by the time its symptoms appear, it’s often too late. The key to beating it is to detect it before a patient becomes symptomatic. For Central Louisiana residents, Rapides Regional Medical Center has taken a big step forward with lung cancer prevention with the September introduction of its “Rapides Lung Check,” a low-dose CT lung screening.

The screening is recommended for people ages 55-74 who have smoked at least an average of a pack a day for 30 years, even if that person has already quit smoking. It’s also recommended for people ages 50-74 who have averaged at least a pack a day for 20 years and have one other risk factor (e.g. previous cancer, emphysema, pulmonary fibrosis, family history of lung cancer).

For these high-risk patients, the painless and non-invasive test lowers the risk of death from lung cancer by 20 percent. The radiation dosage is low and on par with the amount a woman receives during a mammogram, according to Karen Hathorn, director of oncology at Rapides Regional Medical Center.

The exam takes less than 10 seconds. No needles or medication are needed. Patients are able to eat before and after. The only restriction is they can’t have clothing containing metal on their chest. A physician must give an order for a patient to receive a test.

“Before sending someone for this test, I would take a look at their family history, their risk factors for lung cancer, their current medical condition, and their smoking habits,” says Dr. Greg Ardoin, a pulmonologist at Rapides Regional Medical Center.

Hathorn says the test is important because no matter how much hospitals preach no-smoking, people still do it. Her hope is that by detecting cancer early, it will save lives and give longtime smokers the wakeup call they need to finally quit.

North Louisiana

No two human beings are identical. The same is true of tumors. Some malignancies respond to treatment in the form of chemo, radiation, and surgery. Others go away briefly, only to return with a vengeance within two years. The challenge is twofold: finding a treatment that will eliminate the cancer and not putting patients through the rigors of chemo or radiation if that person is predisposed to reject the treatment. At University Health System in Shreveport, exciting strides are being made in personalizing cancer treatment based on each patient’s genomic profile.

Dr. Cherie-Ann Nathan, chairman of the department of otolaryngology at LSU School of Medicine, says many head and neck tumors do not present symptoms until they are in ad-

vanced stages. Typically, surgery plus chemo and/or radiation is required. After the initial surgery, patients must go through additional procedures to reconstruct the area ravaged by the disease. For a patient to go through all of this only to have a recurrence is heartbreaking.

But now, Dr. Nathan says it’s possible to determine what treatments are most effective for an individual tumor. After biopsy, doctors can magnify the DNA to see which specific mutations are present, which can give them a better sense of whether or not chemo will work.

The ERCC1 expression is a common one that does not respond to cisplatin, a popular chemo drug, or radiation.

Plantation Country

Greater New Orleans

Chronic joint pain can be a depressing and debilitating experience for those who suffer from it. In the past, patients could get short-term relief from outlets like cortisone injections, oral anti-inflammatory medications, and physical therapy. At Ochsner Baptist Hospital in New Orleans, doctors are now using the COOLIEF Cooled Radiofrequency (RF) treatment to provide long-term relief for people battling daily back, hip, or knee pain.

“Cooled RF allows us to treat areas of the body we couldn’t treat before with ablation,” says Joseph Savoie, clinic manager for pain management at Ochsner Baptist.

The treatment uses cooled RF energy to target the sensory nerves with RF energy and cooling via water circulation through the device. This results in a larger treatment area than previous RF options, allowing it to treat new areas of the body.

Ochsner Baptist is the first hospital in the Greater New Orleans Area to use the

procedure, which is minimally invasive and done on an outpatient basis. While the old methods of pain relief would last for six to twelve months at best, COOLIEF can reduce or eliminate pain for nine to 24 months.

Most patients experience improved mobility and can return to normal activities within a few weeks.

“Chronic pain can be unbearable, persistent, and also difficult to treat. Many of my patients suffering from low back, shoulder, hip, and knee pain have tried multiple remedies to ease their symptoms, but have experience limited pain relief,” says Maged Guirguis, MD in pain management at Ochsner Baptist. “Cooled RF is a safe and effective treatment option that delivers long-lasting pain relief for many patients and helps them get back to enjoying their everyday lives. We are excited to be the first in the area to offer our patients this treatment.”

Unsuccessful chemotherapy is particularly common in patients with a recurrence.

According to Dr. Nathan, only 10% of patients with head and neck tumors respond to chemo after a recurrence, but a whopping 90% of them receive it anyway. This costs patients unnecessary pain and needless expense to hospitals and insurance providers.

Genomic profiling is gaining traction throughout the medical community. The American Thyroid Association is further recognizing it as a valid treatment in its next guide.

“It’s an exciting time to be in cancer treatment,” says Dr. Nathan.

For men suffering from very enlarged prostates, Ochsner Medical Center in Baton Rouge has introduced a new procedure that can solve the problem without the hassles of the traditional prostatectomy.

The robotic-assisted simple prostatectomy is a procedure where the interior of the prostate is removed laparoscopically so it’s no longer blocking the flow of urine. The doctor makes five small incisions in the lower abdomen. Advanced optics provide magnified 3D images of the prostate and surrounding nerves.

The procedure is recommended for men with very large prostates (100400g). For smaller ones,

the traditional method of entering through the urethra is still required. With the robotic-assisted prostatectomy, patients go home the next day, lose less blood, and are back to normal activity in 1-2 weeks. This is an improvement over the standard procedure, which typically necessitates a 2-3 day stay in the hospital and a liter of blood loss.

Dr. Dudley Atkinson, a urologist at Ochsner in Baton Rouge, says this new innovation can make life significantly easier for affected men. Many have to wake up 3-4 times in the middle of the night to urinate and with a very weak stream. After the procedure, they may only wake up once in the night

and will experience a normal urine flow again.

William Senn, age 73, had the procedure done and spoke positively about the experience.

“I was walking around the hospital the night of the surgery with no pain and I was back at work a few days later,” says Senn. “I can’t tell you how pleased I am.”

Dr. Atkinson, the only physician in Baton Rouge offering the robotic-assisted simple prostatectomy, says many candidates for the procedure are unaware that it even exists.

“It’s something I wish could do for more people because it really helps them,” says Dr. Atkinson.

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FIGHTING EBOLA Louisiana Doctors Take on the Challenge. by sarah ravits

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In the midst of the Ebola crisis ravaging western Africa, several doctors from Louisiana traveled to the understaffed hospital and treatment center in Kenema, Sierra Leone, to help with diagnostics and treatment.

Two of these doctors spoke to Louisiana Life about their experiences.

Susan McLellan, M.D., M.P.H., is a native of New Orleans and an associate professor with dual appointments in the infectious diseases section of the School of Medicine and the Tropical Medicine department of the Tulane University School of Medicine. When the World Health Organization put out a call for help, McLellan cut her summer vacation short after one day. Instead she traveled to Sierra Leone for two weeks to work at Kenema Government Hospital as a contractor for the World Health Organization, overlapping time with her colleague, John Schieffelin, M.D., Assistant Professor of Clinical Medicine & Pediatrics. The doctors there often treated up to 90 patients a day.

The hospital, located in Sierra Leone’s third-largest city, is under-resourced, understaffed and unable to provide food or blankets to patients.

“It’s not advanced at all,” says McLellan, who had worked there several times in the past. “There’s no such thing as intensive care; nobody can be put on a ventilator. They can give people IVs, but not with machines to regulate them.”

Kenema is in the center of diamond mining region.

Dusk-to-dawn curfews are in effect, and it's eerily quiet at night. Says Schieffelin, “Most people get to the hospital on motorbikes, so we had quite a few drivers who’d been infected.”

At the hospital, plastic mattresses with holes are scattered around the facility.

Typically in many hospitals in Sub-Saharan Africa, it's not considered part of everyday nursing duties to feed or clean patients; family members stay to help. In this Ebola outbreak, that is not possible, and nurses are in short supply. At most, a small staff of nurses gives medication and hangs IVs. Medical records, when kept at all, are written and often haphazard, rather than electronically recorded.

Resources are severely lacking – in an “ideal” situation, Ebola patients, who suffer from extreme dehydration, would receive IV fluids around the clock; unfortunately at Kenema,

they can only get a few bags per day while staff is there to monitor them.

More than half of the patients died, estimated Schieffelin; survival rates may have improved had they been more hydrated.

Neither of them are strangers to treating people with deadly diseases – McLellan, for example, worked abroad at the height of the AIDS epidemic early in her career; she has also worked through cholera epidemics. Briefed by WHO, she says the main rule was, “do not get hurt.”

“We can’t put an IV in anyone who’s going to fight us on it,” she says, revealing that many of the afflicted who fall under this description are, tragically, young children who attempt to fight off health care workers because they don’t understand that they are trying to help. “If someone responds in a way that makes it less safe, it can’t happen.”

She gives the example of a 6-year-old girl with whom she became emotionally attached.

Facing page, top: Dr. Susan McLellan with nurses at Kenema Government Hospital. Facing page, bottom: McLellan suits up for the day, preparing to enter the isolation ward. Personal protective equipment, mandated by the World Health Organization, includes individual gowns, gloves, masks and goggles or face shields, as well as boots covered with disposable protection. Here she is surrounded by the workers who clean and lift heavy equipment. She says, "They are not suited up because they aren't going in yet, but they liked to hang out and watch us."

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All of us had patients that we really put our heart and soul into, and we really tried hard and couldn’t help them through it.

“After a couple days she got weaker, and finally she was weak enough that she could get an IV, so she got a little fluid." By then it was too late for the child. “No one held her while she was dying; nobody was putting her in their lap or rocking her because you can’t do it.”

Even in the multi-layered personal protection suits, McLellan says, “The most you can really do is pet someone.

I can’t pick anyone up. It’s a very isolating disease.”

Emotionally, Schieffelin says it became a bit numbing.

“All of us had patients that we really put our heart and soul into, and we really tried hard and couldn’t help them through it,” he says. “We had some bad days, for sure, and especially when we lost one of the health care workers, that was very depressing for the whole staff.”

The Lassa Fever Connection

The Tulane doctors were equipped to to help out with the outbreak due to the extensive time that several of them have already spent in Sierra Leone. Tulane has a long-standing relationship with Kenema Government Hospital.

Dr. Robert Garry, a professor of microbiology and immunology at Tulane School of Medicine, is the current principal investigator of the Viral Hemorrhagic Fever Consortium in Kenema.

His research focuses on the Lassa fever, which has similar symptoms to Ebola. Explains Schieffelin, “Prior to the Ebola outbreak, we had a dedicated Lassa fever ward and lab where all the testing is done. There is similar testing to Lassa – PCR [polymerase chain reaction] tests,” as well.

Because of the connections through their Lassa work, Schieffelin says that another faculty member, Dan Bausch, M.D., Associate Professor Department of Tropical Medicine, has worked on several Ebola outbreaks. Dr. Lina Moses, Ph.D., MSPH, has also played an integral role in the research and clinical work there. “[Bausch] had already gone to Guinea for this one,” says Schieffelin. “He called me back in March to see if I wanted to go to Guinea, but the timing didn’t work out. Sometime in late June, they asked me if I could go to Sierra Leone, so I went at the end of July ... We have that research infrastructure in Sierra Leone, and we’d helped maintain the clinical infrastructure there, so we were ready to go. We have a tradition of being there and working with these types of viruses.”

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Having been to Sierra Leone eight times, Schieffelin was also familiar with not just the clinical work, but also the culture of the area, which he describes as warm and welcoming. As one can assume, however, the atmosphere has changed a lot. “We don’t shake hands anymore,” he says.

The current situation is undoubtedly bleak: “It’s going to keep being horrible for a long time. There is no way to quickly fix this," says McLellan.

"There’s a good chance that it could be contained in those three countries [Liberia, Guinea and Sierra Leone,] but what’s concerning is that it’s in urban areas with dense populations.”

Says Schieffelin, "It's going to be a very long time before this outbreak ends and it's going to be very challenging to get it under control. But Tulane and our collaborators were very well-positioned to step in and come up with new approaches to treatments."

Says Schieffelin, "It's going to be a very long time before this outbreak ends and it's going to be very challenging to get it under control. But Tulane and our collaborators were very well-positioned to step in and come up with new approaches to treatments."

Facing page: Dr. Susan McLellan with a young woman and child who both tested

negative for Ebola. Their clothing was burned when they left the isolation area of the hospital, so they are wearing wraps.

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LOUISIANA’S

BEST DOCTORS PEER RECOMMENDATIONS FOR THE TIMES OF CHANGE At a time when there is so much turmoil in the medical industry, it is good to find some stability. Here is our annual list of the state’s leading doctors. Finding the best doctors for a malady can be a tricky business with enormous, possibly life-saving, implications. Peer recommendations and hearsay can be useful, but what if you could survey the best doctors in the nation in their specialties? That’s what we try to do with this list. But first, as in all medical consultations, some questions and answers are in order.

QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS ABOUT METHODOLOGY How were the best doctors selected? We

used the services of Best Doctors, Inc., a company founded in 1989 by Harvard Medical School professors.

According to the company: “Best Doctors, Inc. is transforming and improving health care. The global company, headquartered in Boston, serves more than 30 million members in every major region of the world and works with the best 5 percent of doctors to find the right diagnoses and right treatments, seamlessly integrating its services with employers’ other health-related benefits.”

The company is also the pre-eminent organization at gathering professional peer ratings. Through the years the company has built a database of professionals who are highly regarded by their peers.

Those professionals are in turn interviewed for their recommendations. Listed here are the very latest survey results from Best Doctors. The results were completed in October 2014.

What question is asked of the doctors who are interviewed? Best Doctors

contacts each doctor on the previous list and asks

the same question: “If you or a loved one needed a doctor in your specialty, and you couldn’t treat them yourself, to whom would you refer them?”

Doctors also confidentially evaluate doctors in related specialties and recommend those they feel excel in specific areas of medicine.

Do doctors get a chance to respond to other names recommended?

Every doctor has the opportunity both to comment (confidentially) on the other doctors included in his or her specialty and to make additional nominations. As new names are added to the pool, each undergoes the same peer-evaluation process.

The company has special software to correct for some methodological biases: for example, to detect and correct for suspect voting patterns and to weigh votes according to the ratings of the doctors who are doing the recommending.

What happens to the data? There is a continual

refinement of both the voting pool and the nominee pool. Each time a poll is conducted, the list is sifted, refined and improved for better representation and

more solid consensuses.

How does this differ from local surveys?

One major difference is that doctors are evaluated by their peers nationwide, not just by doctors in their communities. In many areas doctors may be better known and evaluated by those within their specialty groups, regardless of where they live, than by local doctors who may not be as knowledgeable in specific specialty areas.

Do doctors have to pay to be on the list? NO!

We would never use the list if that were the case.

Here is the company’s own statement on that issue: “Best Doctors never takes compensation of any kind from doctors or hospitals in return for listing doctors in its database, nor does Best Doctors pay doctors to participate in its survey process.”

What are some of the rules that the company uses?

• Doctors are allowed to vote on others in their hospitals and medical practices. The feeling is that those doctors know their peers best – that is where the survey gets some of its most outspoken

evaluations, good and bad.

• Doctors are never “automatically” re-included. In each annual poll, current Best Doctors are re-evaluated along with the new nominees.

• All of the voting is strictly confidential.

• Doctors are not notified of inclusion on the list until after the survey process is completed.

Doctors are not required to pay a fee or make a purchase to be included.

How many doctors were surveyed? As part

of its nationwide survey, the company interviewed more than 45,000 doctors.

This is the most recent, credible survey of doctors.

Are the surveys administered randomly? No.

To get opinions with weight and professional credibility, Best Doctors tries to consult the very best. They contact all current physicians on the list, including many department heads at major teaching hospitals, and ask them to rate specialists outside their own facilities.

According to Best Doctors, the medical community has been extremely supportive over the past 20-plus years it has administered the survey, providing a 56

percent response rate.

Where’s the bias? There

is no perfect, bias-free way to conduct a ranking of any sort. Although Best Doctors has through the years refined its techniques to eliminate biases, any nomination process that relies on peer evaluations will naturally favor more senior doctors who have had time to develop their reputations. Those who are new to their professions or those who have not had much peer interaction will naturally get less recognition.

The broadness and the depth of the voting pool helps eliminate biases and cronyism that might be reflected in smaller surveys.

How were the medical categories used in this selection determined?

They were selected

by Best Doctors.

Is this the definitive list? Of course not. We

have no doubt that there are many worthy doctors who were not included in the list. We are confident, however, that all who are listed are truly Best Doctors.

Note: These lists are excerpted from The Best Doctors in America 2014 database, which includes more than 45,000 doctors in more than 40 medical specialties.

The Best Doctors in America database is compiled and maintained by Best Doctors Inc. For more information, visit www.bestdoctors.com or contact Best Doctors by telephone at (800) 675-1199 or by e-mail at research@bestdoctors.com. Please note that lists of doctors are not available on the Best Doctors website. The Louisiana list is available on www.louisianalife.com.

Addiction Medicine

Howard C. Wetsman Townsend 3950 Tchoupitoulas St New Orleans, LA 70115 Phone: 504-613-0544 Allergy and Immunology

Sami L. Bahna Louisiana State University Health Sciences Center Allergy and Immunology Clinic Women’s and Children’s Clinic Bldg, 1st Fl 1602 Kings Hwy Shreveport, LA 71130 Phone: 318-675-8604

James Marion Kidd III 8017 Picardy Ave Baton Rouge, LA 70809 Phone: 225-769-4432 Prem Kumar Menon Allergy, Asthma and Immunology Center 5217 Flanders Dr Baton Rouge, LA 70808 Phone: 225-766-6931 Kenneth Paris Children’s Hospital of New Orleans Division of Allergy and Immunology 200 Henry Clay Ave New Orleans, LA 70118 Phone: 504-899-9511

Peter B. Boggs The Asthma-Allergy Clinic and Research Center Breathe America-Shreveport 463 Ashley Ridge Shreveport, LA 71106 Phone: 318-221-3584

Joseph Norwood Redhead, Jr. The Baton Rouge Clinic Department of Allergy, Asthma and Immunology 7373 Perkins Rd, 3rd Fl Baton Rouge, LA 70808 Phone: 225-246-9240

Benjamin Buell Close Louisiana Allergy and Asthma Specialists 201 Pecan Park Ave Alexandria, LA 71303 Phone: 318-445-6221

B. Steele Rolston Asthma, Allergy and Immunology 187 Greenbrier Blvd, Ste A Covington, LA 70433 Phone: 985-893-5780

Carolyn Beach Daul Allergy, Asthma and Immunology Associates Bldg 6, Ste 20 3939 Houma Blvd Metairie, LA 70006 Phone: 504-885-2121 W. Edward Davis III Ochsner Health System Ochsner Medical Center Department of Allergy and Immunology 1514 Jefferson Hwy, Clinic Tower, 2nd Fl New Orleans, LA 70121 Phone: 504-842-6742 Jane M. S. El-Dahr Tulane Hospital for Children Section of Pediatric Allergy, Immunology, and Rheumatology 4720 I-10 Service Rd, Ste 501 Metairie, LA 70001 Phone: 504-988-6253 Luis R. Espinoza LSU Healthcare Network St. Charles Multispecialty Clinic Section of Rheumatology 3700 Saint Charles Ave, 4th Fl New Orleans, LA 70115 Phone: 504-412-1366 Bernard C. Fruge, Jr. Allergy, Asthma and Immunology Center of Southwest Louisiana 320 Settlers Trace Blvd Lafayette, LA 70508 Phone: 337-981-9495 L. Ben Gaudin Allergy Clinic 7968 Goodwood Blvd Baton Rouge, LA 70806 Phone: 225-923-3283 Richard Joseph Guillot North Shore Allergy and Immunology 355 Lakeview Ct Covington, LA 70433 Phone: 985-892-3122 Bina Elizabeth Joseph Allergy, Asthma and Immunology Center of Southwest Louisiana 320 Settlers Trace Blvd Lafayette, LA 70508 Phone: 337-981-9495

Ricardo U. Sorensen Children’s Hospital of New Orleans Division of Allergy and Immunology 200 Henry Clay Ave New Orleans, LA 70118 Phone: 504-896-9589 Willard Frederick Washburne Highland Clinic Department of Allergy and Clinical Immunology 1455 E Bert Kouns Industrial Loop, Ste 108 Shreveport, LA 71105 Phone: 318-798-4544 Steven Claude Whited Highland Clinic Department of Allergy and Clinical Immunology 1455 E Bert Kouns Industrial Loop, Ste 101 Shreveport, LA 71105 Phone: 318-798-4573 Laurianne G. Wild Tulane Medical Center Tulane Lung Center Allergy and Immunology Clinic 1415 Tulane Ave, 7th Fl New Orleans, LA 70112 Phone: 504-988-5800 Merlin Robert Wilson, Jr. The Rheumatology Group 2633 Napoleon Ave, Ste 530 New Orleans, LA 70115 Phone: 504-899-1120 Michael Francis Zambie Allergy and Asthma Clinic 909 N 3rd St Monroe, LA 71201 Phone: 318-322-5555 Anesthesiology

Todd C. Ackal Lafayette General Medical Center Department of Anesthesiology 1214 Coolidge Blvd Lafayette, LA 70503 Phone: 337-289-7991 Thomas Anzalone St. Tammany Parish Hospital Department of Anesthesia 1202 S Tyler St Covington, LA 70433 Phone: 985-898-4431

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Jorge J. Bravo Thibodaux Regional Medical Center Department of Anesthesiology 602 N Acadia Rd Thibodaux, LA 70301 Phone: 985-493-4750 David M. Broussard Ochsner Health System Ochsner Medical Center Department of Anesthesiology 1514 Jefferson Hwy, 2nd Fl New Orleans, LA 70121 Phone: 504-842-3755 Eric H. Busch Ochsner Health System Ochsner Medical Center Department of Anesthesiology 1514 Jefferson Hwy, 2nd Fl New Orleans, LA 70121 Phone: 504-842-3755 Joseph T. Crapanzano, Jr. Parish Pain Specialists 4500 Clearview Pkwy, Ste 101 Metairie, LA 70006 Phone: 504-779-5558 Son M. Dang Baton Rouge General Medical Center Department of Anesthesiology 3600 Florida Blvd Baton Rouge, LA 70806 Phone: 225-381-6104 David C. Deas Christus Highland Medical Center Department of Anesthesiology 1453 E Bert Kouns Industrial Loop Shreveport, LA 71105 Phone: 318-681-5462 William Dedo Our Lady of Lourdes Regional Medical Center Department of Anesthesiology 4801 Ambassador Caffery Pkwy Lafayette, LA 70508 Phone: 337-470-2966 John L. DiLeoII Southlake Surgery Center 694 Belle Terre Blvd La Place, LA 70068 Phone: 985-359-6694 Emilie Donaldson Ochsner Health System Ochsner Medical Center Department of Anesthesiology 1514 Jefferson Hwy, 2nd Fl New Orleans, LA 70121 Phone: 504-842-3755 Bryan M. Evans Ochsner Health System Ochsner Medical Center Department of Anesthesiology 1514 Jefferson Hwy, 2nd Fl New Orleans, LA 70121 Phone: 504-842-3755 Jason B. Falterman Ochsner Health System Ochsner Medical Center Department of Anesthesiology 1514 Jefferson Hwy, 2nd Fl New Orleans, LA 70121 Phone: 504-842-3755 Robert Faul Our Lady of Lourdes Regional Medical Center Department of Anesthesiology 4801 Ambassador Caffery Pkwy Lafayette, LA 70508 Phone: 337-470-4545 Timothy David Faul Our Lady of Lourdes Regional Medical Center Department of Anesthesiology 4801 Ambassador Caffery Pkwy

Lafayette, LA 70508 Phone: 337-470-2966 H. Jerrel Fontenot Zephyr Anesthesia 2816 Kingston St, Ste C Kenner, LA 70062 Phone: 504-408-0804 Kerwin J. Fontenot Lafayette General Medical Center Department of Anesthesiology 1214 Coolidge Blvd Lafayette, LA 70503 Phone: 337-289-7991 Donald Robert Ganier, Jr. Ochsner Health System Ochsner Medical Center Department of Anesthesiology 1514 Jefferson Hwy, 2nd Fl New Orleans, LA 70121 Phone: 504-842-3755 Richard J. Grisoli North Oaks Medical Center Department of Anesthesiology 15790 Paul Vega MD Dr Hammond, LA 70403 Phone: 985-345-2700 Donald Eric Harmon Ochsner Health System Ochsner Medical Center Department of Anesthesiology 1514 Jefferson Hwy, 2nd Fl New Orleans, LA 70121 Phone: 504-842-3755 Stuart R. Hart Ochsner Health System Ochsner Medical Center Department of Anesthesiology 1514 Jefferson Hwy New Orleans, LA 70121 Phone: 504-842-3755 John Frederick Heaton Children’s Hospital of New Orleans Department of Anesthesiology 200 Henry Clay Ave New Orleans, LA 70118 Phone: 504-896-9456 Lex Hubbard Pierremont Anesthesia Consultants 1945 E 70th St Shreveport, LA 71105 Phone: 318-797-1743 Alan David Kaye Louisiana State University Health Sciences Center Department of Anesthesiology 1542 Tulane Ave, 6th Fl New Orleans, LA 70112 Phone: 504-568-2319 Rupert Gary Madden St. Francis Medical Center Department of Anesthesiology 309 Jackson St Monroe, LA 71201 Phone: 318-327-4190 Robert Joseph Marino Ochsner Health System Ochsner Medical Center Department of Anesthesiology 1514 Jefferson Hwy, 2nd Fl New Orleans, LA 70121 Phone: 504-842-3755 Carl A. Mayeaux Ochsner Health System Ochsner Medical Center - North Shore Department of Anesthesiology 100 Medical Center Dr Slidell, LA 70461 Phone: 504-842-3755 Patrick P. McCaslin St. Tammany Parish Hospital

Department of Anesthesia 1202 S Tyler St Covington, LA 70433 Phone: 985-898-4000 Winston E. Moore, Jr. Specialists Hospital Shreveport Department of Anesthesiology 1500 Line Ave Shreveport, LA 71101 Phone: 318-213-3800 Ross B. Nelson III Pain Care Consultants 1500 Line Ave, Ste 202 Shreveport, LA 71101 Phone: 318-629-5505 Richard G. Palfrey Lafayette General Medical Center Department of Anesthesiology 1214 Coolidge Blvd Lafayette, LA 70503 Phone: 337-289-7991 Austin Guy Phillips, Jr. Ochsner Health System Ochsner Medical Center Department of Anesthesiology 1514 Jefferson Hwy, 2nd Fl New Orleans, LA 70121 Phone: 504-842-3755 James Riopelle Louisiana State University Health Sciences Center Department of Anesthesiology 1542 Tulane Ave, Ste 659 New Orleans, LA 70112 Phone: 504-583-6181 Melody Ritter Ochsner Health System Ochsner Medical Center Department of Anesthesiology 1514 Jefferson Hwy, 2nd Fl New Orleans, LA 70121 Phone: 504-842-3755 Francis X. Robichaux Mid Louisiana Anesthesia Consultants 1444 Peterman Dr Alexandria, LA 71301 Phone: 318-442-5399 Brad D. Rupe Lafayette General Medical Center Department of Anesthesiology 1214 Coolidge Blvd Lafayette, LA 70503 Phone: 337-289-7991 Armin Schubert Ochsner Health System Ochsner Medical Center Department of Anesthesiology 1514 Jefferson Hwy, 2nd Fl New Orleans, LA 70121 Phone: 504-842-3755 Joseph Thomas Spalitta St. Tammany Parish Hospital Department of Anesthesia 1202 S Tyler St Covington, LA 70433 Phone: 985-898-4000 Robin B. Stedman Ochsner Health System Ochsner Medical Center Department of Anesthesiology 1514 Jefferson Hwy, 2nd Fl New Orleans, LA 70121 Phone: 504-842-3755 W. David Sumrall III Ochsner Health System Ochsner Medical Center Department of Anesthesiology 1514 Jefferson Hwy, 2nd Fl New Orleans, LA 70121 Phone: 504-842-3755

Robert R. Theard Our Lady of Lourdes Regional Medical Center Department of Anesthesiology 4801 Ambassador Caffery Pkwy Lafayette, LA 70508 Phone: 337-470-2966 Leslie C. Thomas Ochsner Health System Ochsner Medical Center Department of Anesthesiology 1514 Jefferson Hwy, 2nd Fl New Orleans, LA 70121 Phone: 504-842-3755

Patrick C. Breaux Ochsner Health System Ochsner Medical Center John Ochsner Heart and Vascular Institute 1514 Jefferson Hwy, Atrium Tower, 3rd Fl New Orleans, LA 70121 Phone: 504-842-4135

501 Dr Michael DeBakey Dr Lake Charles, LA 70601 Phone: 337-312-8232 Corey Goldman Tulane Medical Center Tulane Cardiology Clinic 1415 Tulane Ave, 4th Fl New Orleans, LA 70112 Phone: 504-988-6113

Mack Anthony Thomas Ochsner Health System Ochsner Medical Center Department of Anesthesiology 1514 Jefferson Hwy, 2nd Fl New Orleans, LA 70121 Phone: 504-842-3755

Mark M. Cassidy Tulane University Heart and Vascular Institute Clinic 4201 Woodland Dr, 2nd Fl New Orleans, LA 70131 Phone: 504-378-5080

Henry Gorman Hanley Freedman Memorial Cardiology 3311 Prescott Rd, Ste 112 Alexandria, LA 71301 Phone: 318-767-0960

Kenneth C. Civello Louisiana Cardiology Associates Plaza 2, Ste 1000 7777 Hennessy Blvd Baton Rouge, LA 70808 Phone: 225-767-3900

William Haynie, Jr. Cardiology Associates 1811 E Bert Kouns Industrial Loop, Ste 100 Shreveport, LA 71105 Phone: 318-222-3695

Leo D. Verlander Lafayette General Medical Center Department of Anesthesiology 1214 Coolidge Blvd Lafayette, LA 70503 Phone: 337-289-7991

Tyrone Jean Collins Ochsner Health System Ochsner Medical Center Department of Cardiology 1514 Jefferson Hwy, 3rd Fl New Orleans, LA 70121 Phone: 504-842-3727

Boyd E. Helm Baton Rouge Cardiology Center 5231 Brittany Dr Baton Rouge, LA 70808 Phone: 225-769-0933

Richard P. Villien Lafayette General Medical Center Department of Anesthesiology 1214 Coolidge Blvd Lafayette, LA 70503 Phone: 337-289-7991 Patrick Houstoun Waring The Pain Intervention Center 701 Metairie Rd, Unit 2A310 Metairie, LA 70005 Phone: 504-455-2225 Cardiovascular Disease

Richard P. Abben Cardiovascular Institute of the South 225 Dunn St Houma, LA 70360 Phone: 985-876-0300 Freddy Michel Abi-Samra Ochsner Health System Ochsner Medical Center John Ochsner Heart and Vascular Institute 1514 Jefferson Hwy, Clinic Tower, 3rd Fl New Orleans, LA 70121 Phone: 504-842-4145 Asif Anwar Tulane Medical Center Tulane Cardiology Clinic 1415 Tulane Ave, 4th Fl New Orleans, LA 70112 Phone: 504-988-6113 Jose Alberto Bernal-Ramirez Ochsner Health System Ochsner Medical Center John Ochsner Heart and Vascular Institute 1514 Jefferson Hwy, Atrium Tower, 3rd Fl New Orleans, LA 70121 Phone: 504-842-4135 Stuart L. Blum Christus Cardiology 1801 Fairfield Ave, Ste 105 Shreveport, LA 71101 Phone: 318-681-5240 Roland J. Bourgeois, Jr. East Jefferson Cardiovascular Specialists 4224 Houma Blvd, Ste 500 Metairie, LA 70006 Phone: 504-455-0842

Patrice Delafontaine Tulane University Heart and Vascular Institute Clinic 4201 Woodland Dr, 2nd Fl New Orleans, LA 70131 Phone: 504-378-5080 N. Joseph Deumite Louisiana Cardiology Associates Plaza 2, Ste 1000 7777 Hennessy Blvd Baton Rouge, LA 70808 Phone: 225-767-3900 Fortune Anthony Dugan East Jefferson General Hospital East Jefferson Cardiology Consultants 4200 Houma Blvd, 2nd Fl Metairie, LA 70006 Phone: 504-454-4170 Clement C. Eiswirth Ochsner Health System Ochsner Medical Center Heart Transplant Clinic 1514 Jefferson Hwy, Atrium Tower, 3rd Fl New Orleans, LA 70121 Phone: 504-842-4721 Daniel T. Fontenot Baton Rouge Cardiology Center 5231 Brittany Dr Baton Rouge, LA 70808 Phone: 225-769-0933 Robert John Freedman, Jr. Freedman Memorial Cardiology 3311 Prescott Rd, Ste 112 Alexandria, LA 71301 Phone: 318-767-0960 Thomas Davis Giles Egan Health Services Division of Cardiology 3121 21st St Metairie, LA 70005 Phone: 504-834-8668 Yvonne E. Gilliland Ochsner Health System Ochsner Medical Center John Ochsner Heart and Vascular Institute 2005 Veterans Memorial Blvd Metairie, LA 70002 Phone: 504-842-4168 Richard Millard Gilmore Imperial Health Heart Associates

James Stephen Jenkins Ochsner Health System Ochsner Medical Center Division of Interventional Cardiology 1514 Jefferson Hwy, 3rd Fl New Orleans, LA 70121 Phone: 504-842-3786 Carl Joseph Lavie, Jr. Ochsner Health System Ochsner Medical Center John Ochsner Heart and Vascular Institute 1514 Jefferson Hwy, Atrium Tower, 3rd Fl New Orleans, LA 70121 Phone: 504-842-4135 Thierry H. Le Jemtel Tulane Medical Center Cardiac Transplant and Advanced Heart Failure Clinic 1415 Tulane Ave New Orleans, LA 70112 Phone: 504-988-2096 Leslie Wayne Levenson Heart Clinic of Louisiana 1111 Medical Center Blvd, Ste N613 Marrero, LA 70072 Phone: 504-349-6800 Stacy Mandra Ochsner Health System Ochsner Medical Center Department of Cardiology 1514 Jefferson Hwy, 3rd Fl New Orleans, LA 70121 Phone: 504-842-3925 James Jude McKinnie East Jefferson General Hospital Department of Cardiovascular Disease 4224 Houma Blvd, Ste 400 Metairie, LA 70006 Phone: 504-456-8188 Richard Virgil Milani Ochsner Health System Ochsner Medical Center John Ochsner Heart and Vascular Institute 1514 Jefferson Hwy, Atrium Tower, 3rd Fl New Orleans, LA 70121 Phone: 504-842-4135 Nicholas D. Pappas East Jefferson Cardiovascular Specialists 4224 Houma Blvd, Ste 500

Metairie, LA 70006 Phone: 504-455-0842 Hamang M. Patel Ochsner Health System Ochsner Medical Center Heart Transplant Clinic 1514 Jefferson Hwy, Atrium Tower, 3rd Fl New Orleans, LA 70121 Phone: 504-842-4721 Lehman Kullman Preis, Jr. East Jefferson General Hospital East Jefferson Cardiology Consultants 4200 Houma Blvd, 2nd Fl Metairie, LA 70006 Phone: 504-454-4170 Stephen Robert Ramee Ochsner Health System Ochsner Medical Center Division of Interventional Cardiology 1514 Jefferson Hwy, 3rd Fl New Orleans, LA 70121 Phone: 504-842-3727 Andrew Peter Rees Louisiana Cardiology Associates Plaza 2, Ste 1000 7777 Hennessy Blvd Baton Rouge, LA 70808 Phone: 225-767-3900 J. P. Reilly Ochsner Health System Ochsner Medical Center Division of Interventional Cardiology 1514 Jefferson Hwy, 3rd Fl New Orleans, LA 70121 Phone: 504-842-3786 Sangeeta Shah Ochsner Health System Ochsner Medical Center John Ochsner Heart and Vascular Institute 1514 Jefferson Hwy, 3rd Fl New Orleans, LA 70121 Phone: 504-842-4135 Frank Wilson Smart LSU Healthcare Network St. Charles Multispecialty Clinic Section of Cardiology 3700 Saint Charles Ave, 5th Fl New Orleans, LA 70115 Phone: 504-412-1366 David Warren Snyder East Jefferson General Hospital East Jefferson Cardiology Consultants 4200 Houma Blvd, 2nd Fl Metairie, LA 70006 Phone: 504-454-4170 Gregory D. Tilton East Jefferson Cardiovascular Specialists 4224 Houma Blvd, Ste 500 Metairie, LA 70006 Phone: 504-455-0842 Michael C. Turner Cardiovascular Specialists of Southwest Louisiana 600 Dr Michael DeBakey Dr Lake Charles, LA 70601 Phone: 337-436-3813 Hector Osvaldo Ventura Ochsner Health System Ochsner Medical Center Department of Cardiology 1514 Jefferson Hwy, 3rd Fl New Orleans, LA 70121 Phone: 504-842-5222 Christopher James White Ochsner Health System

Ochsner Medical Center Division of Interventional Cardiology 1514 Jefferson Hwy, 3rd Fl New Orleans, LA 70121 Phone: 504-842-4632 Jean King White Heart and Vascular Center 1717 Oak Park Blvd, 2nd Fl Lake Charles, LA 70601 Phone: 337-494-3278 Colon and Rectal Surgery

Louis R. Barfield Baton Rouge Colon and Rectal Associates 7777 Hennessy Blvd, Ste 206 Baton Rouge, LA 70808 Phone: 225-767-8997 David E. Beck Ochsner Health System Ochsner Medical Center Department of Colon and Rectal Surgery 1514 Jefferson Hwy, 4th Fl New Orleans, LA 70121 Phone: 504-842-4060 Richard Byrd Baton Rouge Colon and Rectal Associates 7777 Hennessy Blvd, Ste 206 Baton Rouge, LA 70808 Phone: 225-767-8997 Kenneth John Champagne Colon and Rectal Clinic of Acadiana 1103 W University Ave Lafayette, LA 70506 Phone: 337-233-0219 Jeffrey Farrow Griffin Colon Rectal Associates 4224 Houma Blvd, Ste 540 Metairie, LA 70006 Phone: 504-456-5108 William Reid Grimes Colon and Rectal Associates 1811 E Bert Kouns Industrial Loop, Ste 430 Shreveport, LA 71105 Phone: 318-424-8373 Terrell Cohlman Hicks Ochsner Health System Ochsner Medical Center Department of Colon and Rectal Surgery 1514 Jefferson Hwy, Atrium Tower, 4th Fl New Orleans, LA 70121 Phone: 504-842-4060 David A. Margolin Ochsner Health System Ochsner Medical Center Department of Colon and Rectal Surgery 1514 Jefferson Hwy, Atrium Tower, 4th Fl New Orleans, LA 70121 Phone: 504-842-4060 Guy R. Orangio LSU Healthcare Network Department of Surgery 3700 Saint Charles Ave, 5th Fl New Orleans, LA 70115 Phone: 504-412-1325 Michael D. Stratton Colon and Rectal Associates 1811 E Bert Kouns Industrial Loop, Ste 430 Shreveport, LA 71105 Phone: 318-424-8373 Charles B. Whitlow Ochsner Health System LouisianaLife.com | 55

Ochsner Medical Center Department of Colon and Rectal Surgery 1514 Jefferson Hwy, Atrium Tower, 4th Fl New Orleans, LA 70121 Phone: 504-842-4060 Critical Care Medicine

Gregory Jacob Ardoin The Lung Center 201 4th St, Ste 1A Alexandria, LA 71301 Phone: 318-769-5864 John Areno Overton Brooks VA Medical Center Department of Pulmonary and Critical Care Medicine 510 E Stoner Ave Shreveport, LA 71101 Phone: 318-221-8411 Philip Boysen Ochsner Health System Ochsner Medical Center Department of Anesthesiology 1514 Jefferson Hwy New Orleans, LA 70121 Phone: 504-842-0796 Stephen P. Brierre LSU Healthcare Network Department of Pulmonary Medicine 3401 North Blvd, Ste 400 Baton Rouge, LA 70806 Phone: 225-381-2755 Bennett Paul DeBoisblanc LSU Health Sciences ILH Hypertension Clinic 2025 Gravier St, 6th Fl New Orleans, LA 70112 Phone: 504-903-2387 Richard J. Grisoli North Oaks Medical Center Department of Anesthesiology 15790 Paul Vega MD Dr Hammond, LA 70403 Phone: 985-345-2700 Ronald F. Hammett Glenwood Pulmonary Specialists 102 Thomas Rd, Ste 107 West Monroe, LA 71291 Phone: 318-329-8479 Robert Cary Holladay Louisiana State University Health Sciences Center Department of Pulmonary and Critical Care Medicine Ambulatory Care Center, 2nd Fl 1606 Kings Hwy Shreveport, LA 71130 Phone: 318-675-5920 Stephen Phillips Kantrow Ochsner Health System Ochsner Medical Center Department of Pulmonary and Critical Care Medicine 1514 Jefferson Hwy, Atrium Tower, 9th Fl New Orleans, LA 70121 Phone: 504-842-4055 Stuart J. Lebas Our Lady of the Lake Regional Medical Center Critical Care Medicine Service 7777 Hennessy Blvd, Ste 701 Baton Rouge, LA 70808 Phone: 225-765-5864 Carol M. Mason LSU Healthcare Network LSU Multispecialty Clinic Section of Pulmonary Medicine 200 W Esplanade Ave, Ste 701 Kenner, LA 70065

Phone: 504-412-1705 Michael P. McCarthy The Baton Rouge Clinic Department of Pulmonology Medicine 7373 Perkins Rd, 1st Fl Baton Rouge, LA 70808 Phone: 225-246-9240 Hugh E. Mighty Louisiana State University Health Sciences Center Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology 1501 Kings Hwy Shreveport, LA 71130 Phone: 318-675-5379 Shawn Arlen Milligan Overton Brooks VA Medical Center Department of Pulmonary and Critical Care Medicine 510 E Stoner Ave Shreveport, LA 71101 Phone: 318-221-8411 Bobby D. Nossaman Ochsner Health System Ochsner Medical Center Department of Anesthesiology 1514 Jefferson Hwy, 2nd Fl New Orleans, LA 70121 Phone: 504-842-3755 Thomas Gerard Nuttli East Jefferson General Hospital Jefferson Pulmonary Associates 4200 Houma Blvd, 3rd Fl Metairie, LA 70006 Phone: 504-454-5205 Mohammad Zohair Pirzadah Our Lady of the Lake Regional Medical Center Critical Care Medicine Service 7777 Hennessy Blvd, Ste 701 Baton Rouge, LA 70808 Phone: 225-765-5864 Leonardo Seoane Ochsner Health System Ochsner Medical Center Section of Pulmonology, Lung Transplant and Critical Care 1514 Jefferson Hwy New Orleans, LA 70121 Phone: 504-842-4400 Francesco Simeone Tulane Medical Center Section of Pulmonary and Critical Care Medicine 1415 Tulane Ave New Orleans, LA 70112 Phone: 504-988-8600 James Garland Smith, Jr. St. Francis Medical Center Hospitalist Group 309 Jackson St Monroe, LA 71201 Phone: 318-966-4541 Thomas Parks Smith Green Clinic Respiratory Department 1200 S Farmerville St Ruston, LA 71270 Phone: 318-251-6242 David E. Taylor Ochsner Health System Ochsner Medical Center Department of Pulmonary and Critical Care Medicine 1514 Jefferson Hwy, Atrium Tower, 9th Fl New Orleans, LA 70121 Phone: 504-842-4055 Mack Anthony Thomas Ochsner Health System Ochsner Medical Center

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Department of Anesthesiology 1514 Jefferson Hwy, 2nd Fl New Orleans, LA 70121 Phone: 504-842-3755 Ben Frank Thompson III Pulmonary Associates of Southwest Louisiana 2770 3rd Ave, Ste 110 Lake Charles, LA 70601 Phone: 337-494-2750 Brad D. Vincent Our Lady of the Lake Regional Medical Center Critical Care Medicine Service 7777 Hennessy Blvd, Ste 701 Baton Rouge, LA 70808 Phone: 225-765-5864 Arvind Yertha North Oaks Pulmonology North Oaks Clinic Bldg, Ste 201 15813 Paul Vega MD Dr Hammond, LA 70403 Phone: 985-230-1580 DERMATOLOGY

Erin E. Boh Tulane Medical Center Department of Dermatology 1415 Tulane Ave New Orleans, LA 70112 Phone: 504-988-1700 John B. Brantley Calais Dermatology Associates 5220 Flanders Dr Baton Rouge, LA 70808 Phone: 225-766-5151 Harry A. Burglass, Jr. Dermatology Clinic 5326 O’Donovan Dr Baton Rouge, LA 70808 Phone: 225-769-7546 David John Clemons Dermatology and Skin Surgery 9007 Ellerbe Rd Shreveport, LA 71106 Phone: 318-222-3278 William Patrick Coleman III 4425 Conlin St Metairie, LA 70006 Phone: 504-455-3180 Leonard E. Gately III Academic Dermatology Associates 3421 N Causeway Blvd, Ste 202 Metairie, LA 70002 Phone: 504-885-1670 Mara A. Haseltine Poole Dermatology 111 Veterans Blvd, Ste 406 Metairie, LA 70005 Phone: 504-838-8225 George Michael Kent Overton Brooks VA Medical Center Department of Dermatology 510 E Stoner Ave Shreveport, LA 71101 Phone: 318-221-8411 Brian David Lee Academic Dermatology Associates 3421 N Causeway Blvd, Ste 202 Metairie, LA 70002 Phone: 504-832-6612 William Trent Massengale Atlas Dermatology 17503 Old Jefferson Hwy Prairieville, LA 70808 Phone: 225-313-4560 Elizabeth Innes McBurney Dermasurgery Center 1245 Camellia Blvd, Ste 300 Lafayette, LA 70508 Phone: 337-839-2773

Tom Joffre Meek, Jr. Dermatology Clinic 5326 O’Donovan Dr Baton Rouge, LA 70808 Phone: 225-769-7546 Stella Boustany Noel 1211 Coolidge Blvd, Ste 400 Lafayette, LA 70503 Phone: 337-235-9779 Marilyn Claire Ray Ochsner Health System Ochsner Medical Center - Metairie Department of Dermatology 2005 Veterans Memorial Blvd, 5th Fl Metairie, LA 70002 Phone: 504-842-3940 Jack Selwyn Resneck Dermatology and Skin Surgery 9007 Ellerbe Rd Shreveport, LA 71106 Phone: 318-222-3278 Robert Winn Romero Dermatology and Allergy Clinic of South Louisiana 4212 W Congress St, Ste 2300 Lafayette, LA 70506 Phone: 337-981-7546 David Marshall Walsworth Louisiana Dermatology Skin Cancer 201 McMillan Rd West Monroe, LA 71291 Phone: 318-387-6622 Ann C. Zedlitz Z Aesthetic Dermatology 5305 Flanders Dr Baton Rouge, LA 70808 Phone: 225-778-7540 Emergency Medicine

Steven Allen Conrad Louisiana State University Health Sciences Center Department of Emergency Medicine 1501 Kings Hwy Shreveport, LA 71130 Phone: 318-675-6885 Liza DiLeo Thomas Ochsner Health System Ochsner Medical Center Department of Emergency Medicine 1516 Jefferson Hwy New Orleans, LA 70121 Phone: 504-842-3460 Joseph S. Guarisco Ochsner Health System Ochsner Medical Center Department of Emergency Medicine 1516 Jefferson Hwy New Orleans, LA 70121 Phone: 504-842-3460 Patrick L. McGauly Louisiana State University Health Sciences Center Department of Emergency Medicine 1501 Kings Hwy Shreveport, LA 71130 Phone: 318-675-6885 Erik Sundell Ochsner Health System Ochsner Medical Center Department of Emergency Medicine 1516 Jefferson Hwy New Orleans, LA 70121 Phone: 504-842-3460

Endocrinology and Metabolism

Samuel Andrews Ochsner Health System Ochsner Medical Center Department of Endocrinology, Diabetes and Metabolic Diseases 1514 Jefferson Hwy, Clinic Tower, 9th Fl New Orleans, LA 70121 Phone: 504-842-4023 Alan Lee Burshell Ochsner Health System Ochsner Medical Center Department of Endocrinology, Diabetes and Metabolic Diseases 1514 Jefferson Hwy, Clinic Tower, 9th Fl New Orleans, LA 70121 Phone: 504-842-4023 Vivian Andrew Fonseca Tulane Medical Center Section of Endocrinology 1415 Tulane Ave, 1st Fl New Orleans, LA 70112 Phone: 504-988-8040 Jolene K. Johnson LSU Healthcare Network Department of Endocrinology and Metabolism 3401 North Blvd, Ste 400 Baton Rouge, LA 70806 Phone: 225 381-2755 Steven Neil Levine Louisiana State University Health Sciences Center Section of Endocrinology and Metabolism 1501 Kings Hwy Shreveport, LA 71103 Phone: 318-675-5980 Kevin Etienne Mocklin Lake Charles Memorial Hospital Department of Endocrinology and Metabolism 1701 Oak Park Blvd, 1st Fl Lake Charles, LA 70601 Phone: 337-494-2445 Joseph Murray 4224 Houma Blvd, Ste 360 Metairie, LA 70006 Phone: 504-885-1409 Brandy A. Panunti Ochsner Health System Ochsner Medical Center Department of Endocrinology, Diabetes and Metabolic Diseases 1514 Jefferson Hwy, Clinic Tower, 9th Fl New Orleans, LA 70121 Phone: 504-842-4023 David Scarborough Louisiana State University Health Sciences Center Section of Endocrinology and Metabolism 1501 Kings Hwy Shreveport, LA 71130 Phone: 318-675-5960 Joel Silverberg The Baton Rouge Clinic Department of Endocrinology 7373 Perkins Rd, 1st Fl Baton Rouge, LA 70808 Phone: 225-246-9240 Family Medicine

Leandro Area Ochsner Health System Ochsner Health Center - Lakeview Department of Family Medicine 101 W Robert E Lee Blvd, Ste 201 New Orleans, LA 70124 Phone: 504-846-9646

Gerald Barber Family Practice Associates 12525 Perkins Rd, Ste A Baton Rouge, LA 70810 Phone: 225-761-4256

Marion Cash The Family Doctors 8383 Millicent Way Shreveport, LA 71115 Phone: 318-797-6661

Paul Guilbault North Oaks Family Medicine 1902 S Morrison Blvd Hammond, LA 70403 Phone: 985-230-5800

Wayne Barksdale The Family Doctors 8383 Millicent Way Shreveport, LA 71115 Phone: 318-797-6661

Robert Chasuk Family Health Center 333 Lee Dr Baton Rouge, LA 70806 Phone: 225-490-3415

John G. Bernard Acadiana Family Physicians 427 Heymann Blvd Lafayette, LA 70503 Phone: 337-234-1111

Elizabeth B. Curtis Baton Rouge General Physicians 17520 Old Jefferson Hwy, Ste B Prairieville, LA 70769 Phone: 225-673-8983

Michael Bieller Harper Louisiana State University Health Sciences Center Family Medicine Faculty Clinic 1501 Kings Hwy, 3rd Fl Shreveport, LA 71130 Phone: 318-675-5183

Tara G. Berner Ochsner Health System Ochsner Health Center - Lakeview Department of Family Medicine 101 W Robert E Lee Blvd, Ste 201 New Orleans, LA 70124 Phone: 504-846-9646

Mark Dawson Family Practice and Pediatricians 717 Curtis Dr Rayne, LA 70578 Phone: 337-334-7551

Walter Birdsall Ochsner Health System Ochsner Health Center - Luling Department of Family Medicine 1057 Paul Maillard Rd Luling, LA 70070 Phone: 985-785-3740 Donald V. Brignac Family Practice Associates 12525 Perkins Rd, Ste A Baton Rouge, LA 70810 Phone: 225-761-4256 David R. Carver 8585 Picardy Ave, Ste 513 Baton Rouge, LA 70809 Phone: 225-819-1188

Michael Ashley Dunn Ochsner Health System Ochsner Health Center Tangipahoa Department of Family Medicine 41676 Veterans Ave Hammond, LA 70403 Phone: 985-543-3600 Gregory F. Ferrara Shenandoah Medical Associates 13828 Coursey Blvd Baton Rouge, LA 70817 Phone: 225-751-1544 Brad Joseph Gaspard Baton Rouge Family Medical Center 8595 Picardy Ave, Ste 100 Baton Rouge, LA 70809 Phone: 225-763-4900

Douglas B. Harris Family Doctor Clinic 804 S Acadia Rd Thibodaux, LA 70301 Phone: 985-446-2680 Sarah W. Holt Ochsner Health System Ochsner Health Center - Lakeview Department of Family Medicine 101 W Robert E Lee Blvd, Ste 201 New Orleans, LA 70124 Phone: 504-846-9646 Jan Leenette Hood Louisiana State University Health Sciences Center Department of Family Medicine 1501 Kings Hwy Shreveport, LA 71130 Phone: 318-675-5183 Ted Joseph Hudspeth Ochsner Health System Ochsner Health Center Tangipahoa Department of Family Medicine 41676 Veterans Ave Hammond, LA 70403 Phone: 985-543-3600

Daniel Keith Jens Ochsner Health System Ochsner Health Center Mandeville Department of Family Medicine 2810 E Causeway Approach Mandeville, LA 70448 Phone: 985-875-2340

Paul Joseph Marquis Ochsner Health System Ochsner Health Center Lapalco Department of Family Medicine 4225 Lapalco Blvd, 2nd Fl Marrero, LA 70072 Phone: 504-371-9355

Ricky Lane Jones The Family Doctors 8383 Millicent Way Shreveport, LA 71115 Phone: 318-797-6661

E. Edward Martin, Jr. Ochsner Health System Ochsner Health Center - Covington Department of Family Medicine 1000 Ochsner Blvd Covington, LA 70433 Phone: 985-875-2828

Leonard B. Kancher The Center for Longevity and Wellness 3601 Houma Blvd, Ste 300 Metairie, LA 70006 Phone: 504-885-7360

Lana Metoyer 204 W North St Opelousas, LA 70570 Phone: 337-948-4445

Thomas Edward Le Beau 771 E Bayou Pines Dr Lake Charles, LA 70601 Phone: 337-433-1212

Louis Reynold Minsky 8585 Picardy Ave, Ste 513 Baton Rouge, LA 70809 Phone: 225-819-1188

Alan Lynn LeBato LSU Family Practice Center 1525 Oak Park Blvd Lake Charles, LA 70601 Phone: 337-494-6767

Herbert L. Muncie, Jr. LSU Healthcare Network Family Practice Clinic 200 W Esplanade Ave, Ste 412 Kenner, LA 70065 Phone: 504-464-2940

Francine Anne Manuel Hamilton Medical Group 4809 Ambassador Caffery Pkwy, Ste 200 Lafayette, LA 70508 Phone: 337-988-8810 Richard George Marek, Jr. Ochsner Health System Ochsner Health Center - Covington Department of Family Medicine 1000 Ochsner Blvd Covington, LA 70433 Phone: 985-875-2828

Karen Ann Muratore Ochsner Health System Ochsner Health Center Jefferson Place Department of Family Medicine 8150 Jefferson Hwy Baton Rouge, LA 70809 Phone: 225-336-3100 Kevin W. Murphy The Family Doctors 8383 Millicent Way Shreveport, LA 71115 Phone: 318-797-6661

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James Howard Newcomb, Jr. Ochsner Health System Ochsner Health Center - Slidell Department of Family Medicine 2750 E Gause Blvd Slidell, LA 70461 Phone: 985-661-3550 Rade N. Pejic Tulane Multispecialty Clinic at University Square 200 Broadway Ave, Ste 230 New Orleans, LA 70118 Phone: 504-988-9000 Kevin C. Plaisance Ochsner Health System Ochsner Health Center - Covington Department of Family Medicine 1000 Ochsner Blvd Covington, LA 70433 Phone: 985-875-2828 Arthur Webster Primeaux 771 E Bayou Pines Dr Lake Charles, LA 70601 Phone: 337-433-1212 Paul Rachal Lake Primary Care Physicians 230 Roberts Dr, Ste H New Roads, LA 70760 Phone: 225-638-7033 Randy C. Richter Louisiana State University Health Sciences Center Department of Family Medicine 1501 Kings Hwy Shreveport, LA 71130 Phone: 318-675-5183 Timothy Lacey Riddell Ochsner Health System Ochsner Health Center - Covington Department of Family Medicine 1000 Ochsner Blvd Covington, LA 70433 Phone: 985-875-2828 Theresa Lynn Rinderle The Family Doctors 8383 Millicent Way Shreveport, LA 71115 Phone: 318-797-6661 Lynda Rice Roberts Outpatient Medical Centers Department of Family Medicine 1640 Breazeale Springs St Natchitoches, LA 71457 Phone: 318-352-9299 Russell W. Roberts Louisiana State University Health Sciences Center Family Medicine Faculty Clinic 1501 Kings Hwy, 3rd Fl Shreveport, LA 71130 Phone: 318-675-5183 Robert Combel Ryan East Jefferson Family Medicine Clinic 4228 Houma Blvd, Ste 200 Metairie, LA 70006 Phone: 504-454-7878 Robert Parker St. Amant Baton Rouge General Lipid Center 8888 Summa Ave, 3rd Fl Baton Rouge, LA 70809 Phone: 225-819-1160 Linda C. Stewart Family Medicine Center 604 Chevelle Ct, Ste C Baton Rouge, LA 70806 Phone: 225-926-1495 James A. Taylor, Jr. Baton Rouge Family Medicine Center Livingston 13960 Florida Blvd

Livingston, LA 70754 Phone: 225-686-0158 James Taylor Tebbe, Jr. Ochsner Health System Ochsner Health Center - Mid-City Department of Family Medicine 411 N Carrollton Ave, Ste 4 Slidell, LA 70461 Phone: 504-842-7400 James Theis 1111 Medical Center Blvd, Ste N408 Marrero, LA 70072 Phone: 504-349-2908 Steven Bernard Vidrine 417 E Lincoln Rd Ville Platte, LA 70586 Phone: 337-363-8033

Richard Kent Broussard Acadiana Gastroenterology Associates 439 Heymann Blvd Lafayette, LA 70503 Phone: 337-269-0963 Robert Stephen Bulat Tulane Medical Center GI Clinic 1415 Tulane Ave, 6th Fl New Orleans, LA 70112 Phone: 504-988-5110 Gerald Byrd Imperial Health Gastroenterology 501 Dr Michael DeBakey Dr Lake Charles, LA 70601 Phone: 337-312-8462

John A. Walker Family Medicine Physicians 16052 Doctors Blvd Hammond, LA 70403 Phone: 985-345-9606

George E. Catinis Metropolitan Gastroenterology Associates 4228 Houma Blvd, Ste 520 Metairie, LA 70006 Phone: 504-456-8020

Pamela Wiseman Daughters of Charity Services of New Orleans Carrollton Health Center 3201 S Carrollton Ave New Orleans, LA 70118 Phone: 504-207-3060

Melvin Herman Gold, Jr. Interim LSU Public Hospital Division of Gastroenterology 2021 Perdido St New Orleans, LA 70112 Phone: 504-903-3000

Gastroenterology

Stephen Garner Abshire Gastroenterology Clinic of Acadiana Burdin Riehl Bldg, Ste 303 1211 Coolidge St Lafayette, LA 70503 Phone: 337-232-6697 William A. Anderson III Gastroenterology Associates Digestive Health Center of Louisiana 9103 Jefferson Hwy Baton Rouge, LA 70809 Phone: 225-927-1190 Luis A. Balart Tulane Medical Center Department of Hepatology 1415 Tulane Ave New Orleans, LA 70112 Phone: 504-988-5344 Christopher N. Barrilleaux East Bank Gastroenterology 3800 Houma Blvd, Ste 220 Metairie, LA 70006 Phone: 504-456-7484 James Carol Bienvenu Acadiana Gastroenterology Associates 439 Heymann Blvd Lafayette, LA 70503 Phone: 337-269-0963 Ronald Boudreaux The Baton Rouge Clinic Department of Gastroenterology 7373 Perkins Rd, 4th Fl Baton Rouge, LA 70808 Phone: 225-246-9240 Howard I. Brenner Metropolitan Gastroenterology Associates 4228 Houma Blvd, Ste 520 Metairie, LA 70006 Phone: 504-456-8020 Francis Xavier Bride, Jr. Gastroenterology Associates 555 Dr Michael DeBakey Dr, Ste 101 Lake Charles, LA 70601 Phone: 337-439-0762

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Steven Anthony Guarisco Ochsner Health System Ochsner Health Center - Covington Division of Gastroenterology 1000 Ochsner Blvd Covington, LA 70433 Phone: 985-875-2828 Benjamin Alfred Guider, Jr. Metropolitan GastroenterologyAssociates 2820 Napoleon Ave, Ste 720 New Orleans, LA 70115 Phone: 504-896-8670 James Patrick Herrington Acadiana Gastroenterology Associates 439 Heymann Blvd Lafayette, LA 70503 Phone: 337-269-0963 James C. Hobley GastroIntestinal Specialists 3217 Mabel St Shreveport, LA 71103 Phone: 318-631-9121 Virendra Joshi Ochsner Health System Ochsner Medical Center Section of Gastroenterology 1514 Jefferson Hwy, Ste 313 Jefferson, LA 70121 Phone: 504-842-7690 Shantiprakash Kedia Metropolitan Gastroenterology Associates 1111 Medical Center Blvd, Ste S450 Marrero, LA 70072 Phone: 504-349-6401 James D. Lilly Metropolitan Gastroenterology Associates 2820 Napoleon Ave, Ste 720 New Orleans, LA 70115 Phone: 504-896-8670 William Morrison Meyers, Jr. Metropolitan GastroenterologyAssociates 4228 Houma Blvd, Ste 520 Metairie, LA 70006 Phone: 504-456-8020

Charles J. Monier, Jr. Digestive Health Center 602 N Acadia Rd, Ste 101 Thibodaux, LA 70301 Phone: 985-446-1958 Jacque Noel 1211 Coolidge Blvd, Ste 400 Lafayette, LA 70503 Phone: 337-235-9779 David Miller Philips GastroIntestinal Specialists 3217 Mabel St Shreveport, LA 71103 Phone: 318-631-9121 Arthur Lewis Poch GastroIntestinal Specialists 3217 Mabel St Shreveport, LA 71103 Phone: 318-631-9121 George Richard Puente Metropolitan GastroenterologyAssociates 4228 Houma Blvd, Ste 520 Metairie, LA 70006 Phone: 504-456-8020 Felix Rabito, Jr. The Gastroenterology Group 131 Cherokee Rose Ln, Ste B Covington, LA 70433 Phone: 985-871-1721 David Reed Raines, Jr. Gastroenterology Clinic 611 Grammont St Monroe, LA 71201 Phone: 318-325-2634 Sanjeeva Reddy Metropolitan Gastroenterology Associates 1111 Medical Center Blvd, Ste S450 Marrero, LA 70072 Phone: 504-349-6401 Fredric Gary Regenstein Tulane Medical Center Tulane Abdominal Transplant Institute 1415 Tulane Ave New Orleans, LA 70112 Phone: 504-988-5344 Gary (Taavi) Reiss Metropolitan Gastroenterology Associates 1111 Medical Center Blvd, Ste S450 Marrero, LA 70072 Phone: 504-349-6401 David Ralph Silvers Metairie Gastroenterology 4228 Houma Blvd, Ste 120 Metairie, LA 70006 Phone: 504-456-6701 James William Smith Ochsner Health System Ochsner Medical Center Department of Gastroenterology 1514 Jefferson Hwy, 4th Fl New Orleans, LA 70121 Phone: 504-842-4015 Rian Moss Tanenbaum Metropolitan Gastroenterology Associates 1111 Medical Center Blvd, Ste S450 Marrero, LA 70072 Phone: 504-349-6401 Steve George Venturatos Metropolitan Gastroenterology Associates 1111 Medical Center Blvd, Ste S450 Marrero, LA 70072 Phone: 504-349-6401

Geriatric Medicine

Susan Ellen Nelson Lake Senior Care 5247 Didesse Dr Baton Rouge, LA 70810 Phone: 225-765-3076 Hand Surgery

Rick I. Ahmad Baton Rouge Orthopaedic Clinic 8080 Bluebonnet Blvd, Ste 1000 Baton Rouge, LA 70810 Phone: 225-924-2424 Donald C. Faust 2633 Napoleon Ave, Ste 600 New Orleans, LA 70115 Phone: 504-899-1000 Eric R. George Hand Surgical Associates Hand Center of Louisiana 4228 Houma Blvd, Ste 600B Metairie, LA 70006 Phone: 504-454-2191 Kenneth John Laborde 1000 W Pinhook Rd, Ste 302 Lafayette, LA 70503 Phone: 337-232-8230 Ronnie Edwin Mathews 2335 Church St, Ste B Zachary, LA 70791 Phone: 225-654-6366 Marion Ezra Milstead Orthopedic Specialists of Louisiana 1500 Line Ave, Ste 100 Shreveport, LA 71101 Phone: 318-635-3052 Joe Almond Morgan Bone and Joint Clinic of Baton Rouge 7301 Hennessy Blvd, Ste 200 Baton Rouge, LA 70808 Phone: 225-766-0050 Robert Louis Morrow, Jr. 501 W Saint Mary Blvd, Ste 404 Lafayette, LA 70506 Phone: 337-233-5167 Hepatology

Luis A. Balart Tulane Medical Center Department of Hepatology 1415 Tulane Ave New Orleans, LA 70112 Phone: 504-988-5344 Natalie H. Bzowej Ochsner Health System Ochsner Medical Center Ochsner Multi-Organ Transplant Institute 1514 Jefferson Hwy, Clinic Tower, 1st Fl New Orleans, LA 70121 Phone: 504-842-3925 Shobha Joshi Ochsner Health System Ochsner Medical Center Ochsner Multi-Organ Transplant Institute 1514 Jefferson Hwy, Clinic Tower, 1st Fl New Orleans, LA 70121 Phone: 504-842-3925 Fredric Gary Regenstein Tulane Medical Center Tulane Abdominal Transplant Institute 1415 Tulane Ave New Orleans, LA 70112 Phone: 504-988-5344

Infectious Disease

Katherine Baumgarten Ochsner Health System Ochsner Medical Center Department of Infectious Diseases 1514 Jefferson Hwy, Atrium Tower, 1st Fl New Orleans, LA 70121 Phone: 504-842-4005 Christopher M. Blais Ochsner Health System Ochsner Medical Center Department of Infectious Diseases 1514 Jefferson Hwy, Atrium Tower, 1st Fl New Orleans, LA 70121 Phone: 504-842-4005 Rebecca Adair Clark Louisiana State University Health Sciences Center HOP Clinic (HIV Outpatient Program) 2235 Poydras St New Orleans, LA 70119 Phone: 504-826-2179 Joseph Raymond Dalovisio Ochsner Health System Ochsner Medical Center Department of Infectious Diseases 1514 Jefferson Hwy, Atrium Tower, 1st Fl New Orleans, LA 70121 Phone: 504-842-4005 Mary Louise Eschete Leonard J. Chabert Medical Center Special Care Clinic Division of Infectious Disease 1978 Industrial Blvd Houma, LA 70363 Phone: 985-873-1880 Julia B. Garcia-Diaz Ochsner Health System Ochsner Medical Center Department of Infectious Diseases 1514 Jefferson Hwy, Atrium Tower, 1st Fl New Orleans, LA 70121 Phone: 504-842-4005 Michael Edward Hagensee Louisiana State University Health Sciences Center HOP Clinic (HIV Outpatient Program) 2235 Poydras St New Orleans, LA 70119 Phone: 504-826-2179 Michael Kevin Hill IMG Physicians 56 Starbrush Cir Covington, LA 70433 Phone: 985-871-0095 Mary Faith Joubert IMG Physicians 1051 Gause Blvd, Ste 260 Slidell, LA 70458 Phone: 985-641-5523 Sandra Abadie Kemmerly Ochsner Health System Ochsner Medical Center Department of Infectious Diseases 1514 Jefferson Hwy, Atrium Tower, 1st Fl New Orleans, LA 70121 Phone: 504-842-4005 John William King Louisiana State University Health Sciences Center Section of Infectious Disease 1501 Kings Hwy Shreveport, LA 71130 Phone: 318-675-5900

David H. Martin Interim LSU Public Hospital ILH Chronic Infectious Disease 2235 Poydras St New Orleans, LA 70112 Phone: 504-568-5031 Susan Leslie Favrot McLellan Tulane Metairie Multispecialty Clinic Section of Infectious Diseases 4720 S I-10 Service Rd, Ste 101 Metairie, LA 70001 Phone: 504-988-8050

Mary J. Murphy NO/AIDS Task Force 2601 Tulane Ave, Ste 500 New Orleans, LA 70119 Phone: 504-212-2773 David Michael Mushatt Tulane Multispecialty Clinic Downtown Division of Infectious Diseases 275 LaSalle St New Orleans, LA 70112 Phone: 504-988-5030 George A. Pankey Ochsner Health System Ochsner Medical Center Department of Infectious Diseases 1514 Jefferson Hwy New Orleans, LA 70121 Phone: 504-842-4006

1401 Jefferson Hwy New Orleans, LA 70121 Phone: 504-842-4747 Pierre V. Blanchard Tri-State Medical Clinic 2551 Greenwood Rd, Ste 410 Shreveport, LA 71103 Phone: 318-621-2929 Karen Blessey Ochsner Health System Ochsner Baptist Medical Center Department of Internal Medicine 2820 Napoleon Ave, Ste 890 New Orleans, LA 70115 Phone: 504-897-4250 Alan John Borne 1811 E Bert Kouns, Ste 440 Shreveport, LA 71105 Phone: 318-222-9205 David M. Borne LSU Healthcare Network St. Charles Multispecialty Clinic Department of Internal Medicine 3700 Saint Charles Ave, 2nd Fl New Orleans, LA 70115 Phone: 504-412-1366 James W. Bragg Ochsner Health System Ochsner Medical Center Ochsner Center for Primary Care and Wellness 1401 Jefferson Hwy New Orleans, LA 70121 Phone: 504-842-4747

and Wellness 1401 Jefferson Hwy New Orleans, LA 70121 Phone: 504-842-4747 Lara M. Falcon The Baton Rouge Clinic Department of Internal Medicine 7373 Perkins Rd, 4th Fl Baton Rouge, LA 70808 Phone: 225-246-9240 Sara E. Fernandez Ochsner Health System Ochsner Medical Center Ochsner Center for Primary Care and Wellness 1401 Jefferson Hwy New Orleans, LA 70121 Phone: 504-842-4747 Caroline F. Flint Ochsner Health Center Baton Rouge Department of Internal Medicine 16777 Medical Center Dr, Ste 100 Baton Rouge, LA 70816 Phone: 225-754-3278 David W. Fontenot The Baton Rouge Clinic Department of Internal Medicine 7373 Perkins Rd, 2nd Fl Baton Rouge, LA 70808 Phone: 225-246-9240

Steven J. Granier Ochsner Health System Ochsner Medical Center Department of Internal Medicine 1514 Jefferson Hwy, 2nd Fl New Orleans, LA 70121 Phone: 504-842-4747

Robert Lawrence Penn Overton Brooks VA Medical Center Section of Infectious Disease 510 E Stoner Ave Shreveport, LA 71101 Phone: 318-990-5326

S. Germain Cassiere 7843 Youree Dr Shreveport, LA 71105 Phone: 318-212-2929

John Todd Louisiana State University Health Sciences Center Viral Disease Clinic 6670 Saint Vincent Ave Shreveport, LA 71106 Phone: 318-862-9977

Pedro Cazabon Ochsner Health System Ochsner Medical Center Department of Internal Medicine 1514 Jefferson Hwy, 2nd Fl New Orleans, LA 70121 Phone: 504-842-3880

Ronald D. Wilcox NO/AIDS Task Force 2601 Tulane Ave, Ste 500 New Orleans, LA 70119 Phone: 504-212-2773

Brian D. Clements Internal Medicine Clinic of Lake Charles 2770 3rd Ave, Ste 350 Lake Charles, LA 70601 Phone: 337-494-6800

Timothy S. Harlan Tulane Medical Center Section of General Internal Medicine and Gs 1415 Tulane Ave, 7th Fl New Orleans, LA 70112 Phone: 504-988-1001

Kenny James Cole The Baton Rouge Clinic Department of Internal Medicine 7373 Perkins Rd, 2nd Fl Baton Rouge, LA 70808 Phone: 225-246-9240

Robert Ira Hart Ochsner Health Center Prairieville Department of Internal Medicine 16220 Airline Hwy, Ste A Prairieville, LA 70769 Phone: 225-744-1111

Todd Cooley The Baton Rouge Clinic Department of Internal Medicine 7373 Perkins Rd, 2nd Fl Baton Rouge, LA 70808 Phone: 225-246-9240

Robert C. Hernandez Internal Medicine Associates 8001 Youree Dr, Ste 400 Shreveport, LA 71115 Phone: 318-212-3456

Internal Medicine

Mary Moore Abell St. Thomas Community Health Center Department of Internal Medicine 1936 Magazine St New Orleans, LA 70130 Phone: 504-529-5558 Alys Alper Southeast Louisiana Veterans Health Care System Department of Medicine 1601 Perdido St New Orleans, LA 70112 Phone: 504-558-3637 Deirdre Barfield Martin Luther King Health Center 865 Olive St Shreveport, LA 71104 Phone: 318-227-2912

Leo P. Blaize III Lake Internal Medicine at Hennessy 7777 Hennessy Blvd, Ste 7000 Baton Rouge, LA 70808 Phone: 225-765-8829 Leslie Anne Blake Ochsner Health System Ochsner Medical Center Ochsner Center for Primary Care and Wellness

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Terry L. Cummings Tulane Multispecialty Clinic at University Square 200 Broadway Ave, Ste 230 New Orleans, LA 70118 Phone: 504-988-9000   Richard Edward Deichmann, Jr. Ochsner Health System Ochsner Medical Center Ochsner Center for Primary Care and Wellness 1401 Jefferson Hwy New Orleans, LA 70121 Phone: 504-842-4747 Nona Epstein Ochsner Health System Ochsner Medical Center Ochsner Center for Primary Care

C. Ray Halliburton Lake Internal Medicine at Hennessy 7777 Hennessy Blvd, Ste 7000 Baton Rouge, LA 70808 Phone: 225-765-8829

Mark Kenneth Hodges The Baton Rouge Clinic Department of Pulmonology Medicine 7373 Perkins Rd, 1st Fl Baton Rouge, LA 70808 Phone: 225-246-9240 Susan B. Ieyoub Internal Medicine Clinic of Lake Charles 2770 3rd Ave, Ste 350 Lake Charles, LA 70601 Phone: 337-494-6800 James M. Jackson Tri-State Medical Clinic 2551 Greenwood Rd, Ste 410 Shreveport, LA 71103 Phone: 318-621-2929

Roy Giles Kadair The Baton Rouge Clinic Department of Internal Medicine 7373 Perkins Rd, 4th Fl Baton Rouge, LA 70808 Phone: 225-246-9240 Leonard B. Kancher The Center for Longevity and Wellness 3601 Houma Blvd, Ste 300 Metairie, LA 70006 Phone: 504-885-7360 Peter Karam Internal Medicine Clinic of Lake Charles 2770 3rd Ave, Ste 350 Lake Charles, LA 70601 Phone: 337-494-6800 Gloria Lear Ochsner Health System Ochsner Medical Center Ochsner Center for Primary Care and Wellness 1401 Jefferson Hwy New Orleans, LA 70121 Phone: 504-842-4747 Christopher J. Lege Crescent City Physicians 3434 Prytania St, Ste 460 New Orleans, LA 70115 Phone: 504-897-7999 Theodore Richard Lieux, Jr. The Baton Rouge Clinic Department of Internal Medicine 7373 Perkins Rd, 4th Fl Baton Rouge, LA 70808 Phone: 225-246-9240 Kenneth Edward McCarron 1211 Coolidge Blvd, Ste 301 Lafayette, LA 70503 Phone: 337-261-1919 Susan McNamara Ochsner Health System Ochsner Health Center Bluebonnet Department of Internal Medicine 9001 Summa Ave, 1st Fl Baton Rouge, LA 70809 Phone: 225-761-5200 Bradley L. Meek Lake Internal Medicine at Hennessy 7777 Hennessy Blvd, Ste 7000 Baton Rouge, LA 70808 Phone: 225-765-8829 Joseph A. Miceli III Ochsner Health System Ochsner Health Center Department of Internal Medicine 1221 S Clearwater Pkwy Harahan, LA 70121 Phone: 504-842-4747 Daniel John Moller, Jr. Internal Medicine Associates 8001 Youree Dr, Ste 400 Shreveport, LA 71115 Phone: 318-212-3456 Susan Ellen Nelson Lake Senior Care 5247 Didesse Dr Baton Rouge, LA 70810 Phone: 225-765-3076 Timothy Nicholls Tri-State Medical Clinic Department of Internal Medicine 2551 Greenwood Rd, Ste 410 Shreveport, LA 71103 Phone: 318-621-2929 Katherine F. Pearce Lake Internal Medicine at Hennessy 7777 Hennessy Blvd, Ste 7000

Baton Rouge, LA 70808 Phone: 225-765-8829

Internal Medicine/ Hospice and Palliative Medicine

Eboni G. Price-Haywood 1514 Jefferson Hwy New Orleans, LA 70121 Phone: 866-624-7637   Michael Rolfsen The Baton Rouge Clinic Department of Internal Medicine 7373 Perkins Rd, 2nd Fl Baton Rouge, LA 70808 Phone: 225-246-9240

Christopher M. Blais Ochsner Health System Ochsner Medical Center Department of Infectious Diseases 1514 Jefferson Hwy, Atrium Tower, 1st Fl New Orleans, LA 70121 Phone: 504-842-4005

Susan Seiler-Smith South Shreveport Internal Medicine 2508 E Bert Kouns Industrial Loop, Ste 301 Shreveport, LA 71118 Phone: 318-212-5992 Stacy D. Siegendorf Ochsner Health System Ochsner Health Center Department of Internal Medicine 1221 S Clearwater Pkwy Harahan, LA 70121 Phone: 504-842-4747 Edward David Sledge, Jr. Ochsner Health System Ochsner Health Center Bluebonnet Department of Pediatrics 9001 Summa Ave, 1st Fl Baton Rouge, LA 70809 Phone: 225-761-5200 Charles Clarence Smith III Internal Medicine Specialists 3525 Prytania St, Ste 526 New Orleans, LA 70115 Phone: 504-648-2500 Eric W. Smith Shreveport Internal Medicine 1449 E Bert Kouns Industrial Loop, Ste 100 Shreveport, LA 71105 Phone: 318-629-0220 Fayne M. St. John Ochsner Health System Ochsner Health Center Department of Internal Medicine 1221 S Clearwater Pkwy Harahan, LA 70121 Phone: 504-842-4747 James D. Stoll Ochsner Health System Ochsner Medical Center Ochsner Center for Primary Care and Wellness 1401 Jefferson Hwy New Orleans, LA 70121 Phone: 504-842-4747 Joseph R. Tynes Bossier Family Medicine 2539 Viking Dr Bossier City, LA 71111 Phone: 318-747-8100 Edmund Bruce Vinci The Baton Rouge Clinic Department of Internal Medicine 7373 Perkins Rd, 2nd Fl Baton Rouge, LA 70808 Phone: 225-246-9240 Jeffrey Wiese Tulane Medical Center Section of General Internal Medicine and Geriatrics 1415 Tulane Ave New Orleans, LA 70112 Phone: 504-988-7809

Susan Leala Vogel Ochsner Health System Ochsner Medical Center Department of Hospital Medicine 1514 Jefferson Hwy New Orleans, LA 70121 Phone: 504-842-5766 Internal Medicine/ Hospital Medicine

John R. Amoss LSU Healthcare Network Touro Infirmary Department of Internal Medicine 1401 Foucher St New Orleans, LA 70115 Phone: 504-897-8379 Dayton William DaberkowII Leonard J. Chabert Medical Center Department of Internal Medicine 1978 Industrial Blvd Houma, LA 70363 Phone: 985-873-2200 Steven Deitelzweig Ochsner Health System Ochsner Medical Center Department of Hospital Medicine 1514 Jefferson Hwy New Orleans, LA 70121 Phone: 504-842-5766 Marianne Maumus Ochsner Health System Ochsner Medical Center Department of Hospital Medicine 1514 Jefferson Hwy New Orleans, LA 70121 Phone: 504-842-7518 Geraldine E. Menard Tulane University School of Medicine Section of General Internal Medicine and Geriatrics 1430 Tulane Ave New Orleans, LA 70112 Phone: 504-988-7518 Susan Leala Vogel Ochsner Health System Ochsner Medical Center Department of Hospital Medicine 1514 Jefferson Hwy New Orleans, LA 70121 Phone: 504-842-5766

8119 Picardy Ave Baton Rouge, LA 70809 Phone: 225-757-0343

608 N Acadia Rd Thibodaux, LA 70301 Phone: 985-493-4346

150 S Liberty St New Orleans, LA 70112 Phone: 504-988-6300

Bryan Bienvenu Louisiana Hematology Oncology Associates 4950 Essen Ln, Ste 500 Baton Rouge, LA 70809 Phone: 225-767-1311

Robert Van Buren Emmons Ochsner Health System The Gayle and Tom Benson Cancer Center Department of Hematology and Oncology 1514 Jefferson Hwy, 3rd Fl New Orleans, LA 70121 Phone: 504-842-3910

Oliver Sartor Tulane Medical Center Department of Hematology and Oncology 1415 Tulane Ave New Orleans, LA 70112 Phone: 504-988-7869

Marcelo Blaya Bldg 2, Ste 6 3939 Houma Blvd Metairie, LA 70006 Phone: 504-885-0577 J. Eugene (Gene) Brierre Louisiana Oncology Associates 4809 Ambassador Caffery Pkwy, Ste 110 Lafayette, LA 70508 Phone: 337-235-7898 Burke J. Brooks, Jr. Ochsner Health System Ochsner Health Center Bluebonnet Department of Hematology and Oncology 9001 Summa Ave Baton Rouge, LA 70809 Phone: 225-761-5410 Archie Watt Brown, Jr. Ochsner Health System Ochsner Medical Center Department of Hematology and Oncology 1514 Jefferson Hwy, 1st Fl New Orleans, LA 70121 Phone: 504-842-3910 Gary V. Burton Louisiana State University Health Sciences Center Feist-Weiller Cancer Center 1501 Kings Hwy, 2nd Fl Shreveport, LA 71103 Phone: 318-813-1200 Michael S. Cain Cancer Center of Acadiana 1211 Coolidge Blvd, Ste 100 Lafayette, LA 70503 Phone: 337-289-8400 Laura Casteel Campbell Cancer Center of Thibodaux Regional Medical Center Division of Hematology and Oncology 608 N Acadia Rd Thibodaux, LA 70301 Phone: 985-493-4346

Medical Genetics

Salvador Caputto Crescent City Physicians Hematology and Oncology 1401 Foucher St New Orleans, LA 70115 Phone: 504-897-8970

Hans Christoph Andersson Tulane-Lakeside Hospital Hayward Genetics Center 4700 S I-10 Service Rd New Orleans, LA 70112 Phone: 504-988-5101

Michael J. Castine III The Hematology and Oncology Clinic 8595 Picardy Ave, Ste 400 Baton Rouge, LA 70809 Phone: 225-767-0822

Michael Marble Children’s Hospital of New Orleans Division of Clinical Genetics 200 Henry Clay Ave, Ste 2308 New Orleans, LA 70118 Phone: 504-896-9254

John Thomas Cole Ochsner Health System The Gayle and Tom Benson Cancer Center Department of Hematology and Oncology 1514 Jefferson Hwy, 3rd Fl New Orleans, LA 70121 Phone: 504-842-3910

Medical Oncology and Hematology

Deborah A. Abernathy Our Lady of the Lake Physician Group Department of Medical Oncology and Hematology

James K. Ellis Cancer Center of Thibodaux Regional Medical Center Division of Hematology and Oncology

Jyotsna Fuloria Ochsner Health System The Gayle and Tom Benson Cancer Center Department of Hematology and Oncology 1514 Jefferson Hwy, 1st Fl New Orleans, LA 70121 Phone: 504-842-3910

Jayne Schlosser Gurtler Bldg 2, Ste 6 3939 Houma Blvd Metairie, LA 70006 Phone: 504-885-0577 David Sam Hanson Louisiana Hematology Oncology Associates 4950 Essen Ln, Ste 500 Baton Rouge, LA 70809 Phone: 225-767-1311 Charles G. Hargon, Jr. Hematology and Oncology Associates 2600 Kings Hwy, Ste 340 Shreveport, LA 71103 Phone: 318-212-8620 Cindy Anne Leissinger Tulane Medical Center Louisiana Center for Bleeding and Clotting Disorders 1430 Tulane Ave New Orleans, LA 70112 Phone: 504-988-5433 Robert J. Massingill Christus Schumpert Cancer Treatment Center Department of Medical Oncology and Hematology 1 Saint Mary Pl Shreveport, LA 71101 Phone: 318-681-4565

Kellie Schmeeckle Louisiana Hematology Oncology Associates 4950 Essen Ln, Ste 500 Baton Rouge, LA 70809 Phone: 225-767-1311 Milton Walsh Seiler, Jr. Crescent City Physicians Hematology and Oncology 1401 Foucher St New Orleans, LA 70115 Phone: 504-897-8970 Scott Anthony Sonnier Crescent City Physicians Hematology and Oncology 1401 Foucher St New Orleans, LA 70115 Phone: 504-897-8970 Derrick W. Spell Louisiana Hematology Oncology Associates 4950 Essen Ln, Ste 500 Baton Rouge, LA 70809 Phone: 225-767-1311 Chris Theodossiou Ochsner Health System Ochsner Medical Center Department of Hematology and Oncology 1514 Jefferson Hwy, 3rd Fl New Orleans, LA 70121 Phone: 504-842-3910 Ulla Jo Ule Christus St. Frances Cabrini Hospital Christus Cabrini Cancer Center 3330 Masonic Dr Alexandria, LA 71301 Phone: 318-448-6917 Robert Woody Veith 3800 Houma Blvd, Ste 200 Metairie, LA 70006 Phone: 504-455-0600

Gerald Patrick Miletello The Hematology and Oncology Clinic 8595 Picardy Ave, Ste 400 Baton Rouge, LA 70809 Phone: 225-767-0822

Roy Samuel Weiner Tulane Cancer Center Comprehensive Clinic 150 S Liberty St New Orleans, LA 70112 Phone: 504-988-6300

Michael Rawls Moore Hematology and Oncology Associates 2600 Kings Hwy, Ste 340 Shreveport, LA 71103 Phone: 318-212-8062

Howard Gilbert Wold Hematology Oncology Life Center 605 B Medical Center Dr Alexandria, LA 71301 Phone: 318-442-2232

David Oubre Pontchartrain Hematology Oncology 15752 Medical Arts Plaza, Ste 101 Hammond, LA 70403 Phone: 985-419-0025

Kenneth D. Abreo Louisiana State University Health Sciences Center Section of Nephrology and Hypertension Ambulatory Care Center, 2nd Fl 1606 Kings Hwy Shreveport, LA 71130 Phone: 318-675-7402

Steven J. Saccaro Christus St. Frances Cabrini Hospital Christus Cabrini Cancer Center 3330 Masonic Dr Alexandria, LA 71301 Phone: 318-448-6917 Hana F. Safah Tulane Cancer Center Comprehensive Clinic

Nephrology

A. Brent Alper, Jr. Tulane Multispecialty Clinic Downtown Section of Nephrology 275 LaSalle St New Orleans, LA 70112 Phone: 504-988-5800

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Michael Archie Northeast Louisiana Kidney Specialists 711 Wood St, Ste A Monroe, LA 71201 Phone: 318-323-8847 Vecihi Batuman Tulane Multispecialty Clinic Downtown Division of Nephrology 275 LaSalle St New Orleans, LA 70112 Phone: 504-988-5030 Joan Blondin Louisiana State University Health Sciences Center Section of Nephrology and Hypertension Ambulatory Care Center, 2nd Fl 1606 Kings Hwy Shreveport, LA 71130 Phone: 318-675-7402 Shaminder M. Gupta Leonard J. Chabert Medical Center Department of Nephrology 1978 Industrial Blvd Houma, LA 70363 Phone: 985-850-2328 L. Lee Hamm Tulane Multispecialty Clinic Downtown Division of Nephrology 275 LaSalle St New Orleans, LA 70112 Phone: 504-988-5030 Herschel Richard Harter University Health Medical Center - Conway Department of Internal Medicine 4864 Jackson St Monroe, LA 71202 Phone: 318-330-7167 Mitchell Jude Hebert Renal Associates of Baton Rouge 5131 O’Donovan Dr Baton Rouge, LA 70808 Phone: 225-767-4893 N. Kevin Krane Tulane Medical Center Section of Nephrology and Hypertension 1415 Tulane Ave New Orleans, LA 70112 Phone: 504-988-9800 Jill Suzanne Lindberg New Orleans Nephrology Associates 4409 Utica St, Ste 100 Metairie, LA 70006 Phone: 504-457-3687 Daniel E. Marsh Renal Associates of Baton Rouge 5131 O’Donovan Dr Baton Rouge, LA 70808 Phone: 225-767-4893 Melanie J. McKnight Hospital Medicine Group 3600 Florida Blvd, 4th Fl Baton Rouge, LA 70806 Phone: 225-387-7070 Richard M. O’Donovan Northeast Louisiana Kidney Specialists 711 Wood St, Ste A Monroe, LA 71201 Phone: 318-323-8847 Bharat Sachdeva Louisiana State University Health Sciences Center Section of Nephrology and Hypertension Ambulatory Care Center, 2nd Fl

1606 Kings Hwy Shreveport, LA 71130 Phone: 318-675-7402 Eric Edward Simon Tulane Multispecialty Clinic Downtown Section of Nephrology 275 LaSalle St New Orleans, LA 70112 Phone: 504-988-5838 Allen W. Vander Thibodaux Regional Medical Center Department of Nephrology 604 N Acadia Rd, Ste 405 Thibodaux, LA 70301 Phone: 985-446-0871 Mark M. Wilson Freedman Clinic of Internal Medicine 1337 Centre Ct Alexandria, LA 71301 Phone: 318-445-9331 Juan Carlos Zeik Acadiana Renal Physicians 300 W Saint Mary Blvd Lafayette, LA 70506 Phone: 337-233-6593 Neurological Surgery

Alan J. Appley Acadiana Neurosurgery 155 Hospital Dr, Ste 100 Lafayette, LA 70503 Phone: 337-235-7743 Thomas V. Bertuccini 601 W Saint Mary Blvd, Ste 306 Lafayette, LA 70506 Phone: 337-235-0933 David Albert Cavanaugh Spine Institute of Louisiana 1500 Line Ave, 2nd Fl, Ste 200 Shreveport, LA 71101 Phone: 318-629-5555 Luke A. Corsten The NeuroMedical Center Clinic 10101 Park Rowe Ave, Ste 200 Baton Rouge, LA 70810 Phone: 225-769-2200 Donald Dietze, Jr. The NORTH Institute 29301 N Dixie Ranch Rd Lacombe, LA 70445 Phone: 985-871-4114 Aaron Dumont Tulane Medical Center Neurosurgery Clinic 1415 Tulane Ave, 4th Fl New Orleans, LA 70112 Phone: 504-988-5561 Stephen Ira Goldware ExpressMed 111 Saint Louis St Lafayette, LA 70506 Phone: 337-456-5500 Anil Nanda University Neurosurgery 1811 E Bert Kouns Industrial Loop, Ste 200 Shreveport, LA 71105 Phone: 318-795-2638 Kelly J. Scrantz The NeuroMedical Center Clinic 10101 Park Rowe Ave, Ste 200 Baton Rouge, LA 70810 Phone: 225-769-2200 Roger Douglas Smith Ochsner Health System Ochsner Medical Center Department of Neurosurgery 1514 Jefferson Hwy, Clinic Tower,

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7th Fl New Orleans, LA 70121 Phone: 504-842-4033

Najeeb M. Thomas Southern Brain and Spine 4228 Houma Blvd, Ste 510 Metairie, LA 70006 Phone: 504-454-0141 Rand Marcel Voorhies Southern Brain and Spine 4228 Houma Blvd, Ste 510 Metairie, LA 70006 Phone: 504-454-0141 Neurology

Donald Adams East Jefferson Neurology 3800 Houma Blvd, Ste 205 Metairie, LA 70006 Phone: 504-885-7337 Patricia Smith Cook Northlake Neurological Institute 110 Veterans Memorial Blvd, Ste 325 Metairie, LA 70005 Phone: 504-831-6760 Debra Elliott Davis Louisiana State University Health Sciences Center Department of Neurology 1501 Kings Hwy Shreveport, LA 71130 Phone: 318-675-4941 James N. Domingue 1245 S College Rd, Ste 100 Lafayette, LA 70503 Phone: 337-269-5840 Gerard Dynes The Baton Rouge Clinic Department of Adult Neurology 7373 Perkins Rd, 3rd Fl Baton Rouge, LA 70808 Phone: 225-246-9240 John D. England LSU Healthcare Network St. Charles Multispecialty Clinic Department of Neurology 3700 Saint Charles Ave New Orleans, LA 70115 Phone: 504-412-1517 Toby I. Gropen Ochsner Health System Ochsner Medical Center Division of Vascular Neurology 1514 Jefferson Hwy New Orleans, LA 70121 Phone: 504-842-3980 Amparo (Amy) Gutierrez LSU Healthcare Network St. Charles Multispecialty Clinic Department of Neurology 3700 Saint Charles Ave, 4th Fl New Orleans, LA 70115 Phone: 504-412-1517 Roger Everett Kelley, Jr. Tulane Multispecialty Clinic at University Square Department of Neurology 200 Broadway Ave, Ste 230 New Orleans, LA 70118 Phone: 504-988-9190 Sheryl Martin-Schild Tulane Medical Center Stroke Center Department of Neurology 1415 Tulane Ave New Orleans, LA 70112 Phone: 504-988-5800 Alireza Minagar Louisiana State University Health Sciences Center Department of Neurology

Ambulatory Care Center, 2nd Fl 1606 Kings Hwy Shreveport, LA 71130 Phone: 318-813-2482 Jeffrey Nicholl Tulane Multispecialty Clinic Downtown Department of Neurology 275 LaSalle St, 1st Fl New Orleans, LA 70112 Phone: 504-988-7478 Piotr Wladyslaw Olejniczak LSU Healthcare Network St. Charles Multispecialty Clinic Department of Neurology 3700 Saint Charles Ave, 4th Fl New Orleans, LA 70115 Phone: 504-412-1517 R. Eugene Ramsay Ochsner Health System Ochsner Medical Center Department of Neurology 1514 Jefferson Hwy, 7th Fl New Orleans, LA 70121 Phone: 504-842-7436 Robert Newton Schwendimann Louisiana State University Health Sciences Center Department of Neurology Ambulatory Care Center, 2nd Fl 1606 Kings Hwy Shreveport, LA 71130 Phone: 318-813-2482 Steven James Snatic Our Lady of Lourdes Neurology Center 2311 Kaliste Saloom Rd Lafayette, LA 70508 Phone: 337-470-4978 Steven Jeffrey Zuckerman 7922 Summa Ave, Ste A4 Baton Rouge, LA 70809 Phone: 225-341-8311 Richard M. Zweig Louisiana State University Health Sciences Center Department of Neurology Ambulatory Care Center, 2nd Fl 1606 Kings Hwy Shreveport, LA 71130 Phone: 318-813-2482 Nuclear Medicine

Richard J. Campeau, Jr. LSU Healthcare Network Ochsner Medical Center - Kenner Neuroendocrine Clinic 200 W Esplanade Ave, Ste 200 Kenner, LA 70065 Phone: 504-464-8500 Oussama Nachar Ochsner Health System Ochsner Medical Center Department of Radiology 1514 Jefferson Hwy, 2nd Fl New Orleans, LA 70121 Phone: 504-842-3470 Obstetrics and Gynecology

Phillip A. Barksdale Louisiana Incontinence Center Woman’s Physician Office Bldg, Ste 511 500 Rue de la Vie Baton Rouge, LA 70817 Phone: 225-752-3000 Perry Scott Barrilleaux Acadiana Maternal Fetal Medicine Bldg A, Ste 204 4630 Ambassador Caffery Pkwy Lafayette, LA 70508 Phone: 337-989-9826

Lisa B. Bazzett Ochsner Health System Ochsner Medical Center The Gayle and Tom Benson Cancer Center 1514 Jefferson Hwy, 2nd Fl New Orleans, LA 70121 Phone: 504-842-4165 William F. Beacham North Oaks Obstetrics and Gynecology 15748 Medical Arts Plaza Hammond, LA 70403 Phone: 985-542-0663 Destin Black Willis-Knighton Cancer Center Gynecologic Oncology Associates 2600 Kings Hwy, Ste 420 Shreveport, LA 71103 Phone: 318-212-8727 William G. Black North Oaks Obstetrics and Gynecology 15748 Medical Arts Plaza Hammond, LA 70403 Phone: 985-542-0663 Robin B. Bone Lakeside Women’s Specialty Center East Jefferson Professional Bldg, Ste 500 4315 Houma Blvd Metairie, LA 70006 Phone: 504-885-8563 Patricia S. Braly Women’s Cancer Care 606 W 12th Ave Covington, LA 70433 Phone: 985-892-2252 Rose Marie Brouillette Louisiana State University Health Sciences Center Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology 1501 Kings Hwy Shreveport, LA 71130 Phone: 318-675-5379 Randall L. Brown Louisiana Women’s Healthcare Associates 500 Rue de la Vie, Ste 100 Baton Rouge, LA 70815 Phone: 225-201-2010 Pui (Joan) Cheng Crescent City Physicians 3434 Prytania St, Ste 320 New Orleans, LA 70115 Phone: 504-897-7142 Ralph R. Chesson, Jr. LSU Healthcare Network Division of Urogynecology 4228 Houma Blvd, Ste 600A Metairie, LA 70006 Phone: 504-412-1600 Paul G. Crawford Pierremont Women’s Clinic 8001 Youree Dr, Ste 300 Shreveport, LA 71115 Phone: 318-212-3800 Francis Ralph Dauterive Ochsner Health System Ochsner Health Center Bluebonnet Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology 9001 Summa Ave, 4th Fl Baton Rouge, LA 70809 Phone: 225-761-5239

Ryan David Dickerson Louisiana Women’s Healthcare Associates 500 Rue de la Vie, Ste 100

Baton Rouge, LA 70815 Phone: 225-201-2010 Richard P. Dickey Fertility Institute of New Orleans 800 N Causeway Blvd, Ste 2C Mandeville, LA 70448 Phone: 985-892-7621 Albert L. Diket Woman’s Hospital Department of Maternal and Fetal Medicine 100 Woman’s Way, 1st Fl Baton Rouge, LA 70817 Phone: 225-924-8338 Chi P. Dola Tulane Center for Women’s Health Section of Maternal and Fetal Medicine 4720 S I-10 Service Rd, Ste 302 Metairie, LA 70001 Phone: 504-988-8070 Michael Stephen Durel Ochsner Health System Ochsner Health Center Bluebonnet Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology 9001 Summa Ave Baton Rouge, LA 70809 Phone: 225-761-5239 Louis Paul DuTreil Crescent City Physicians 3434 Prytania St, Ste 130 New Orleans, LA 70115 Phone: 504-897-7580 William James Farrell The Fertility Institute of New Orleans 4770 S I-10 Service Rd W, Ste 201 Metairie, LA 70001 Phone: 504-454-2165

Eugene M. Fontenot Bldg A, Ste 1 4150 Nelson Rd Lake Charles, LA 70605 Phone: 337-474-2056 Milton G. (Giles) Fort III Woman’s Gynecologic Oncology Physician Office Bldg, Ste 311 500 Rue de la Vie Baton Rouge, LA 70817 Phone: 225-216-3006 Lynn J. Groome Louisiana State University Health Sciences Center Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology 1501 Kings Hwy Shreveport, LA 71130 Phone: 318-675-5379 Peyton Randolph Hall III The Woman’s Clinic 417 McMillan Rd West Monroe, LA 71291 Phone: 318-322-7119 Truman Post Hawes, Jr. Acadiana Women’s Health Group 4640 Ambassador Caffery Pkwy Lafayette, LA 70508 Phone: 337-984-1050 Richard Carl Kline Ochsner Health System The Gayle and Tom Benson Cancer Center Division of Gynecologic Oncology 1514 Jefferson Hwy, 2nd Fl New Orleans, LA 70121 Phone: 504-842-4165 Stanley Ray Kordisch Lake Area ObGyn Associates Bldg G, Ste 6

4150 Nelson Rd Lake Charles, LA 70605 Phone: 337-562-3747 Ann M. LaFranca Woman’s Physician Office Bldg, Ste 210 500 Rue de La Vie Baton Rouge, LA 70817 Phone: 225-928-5951 Sherri Anne Longo Ochsner Health System Ochsner Baptist Medical Center Division of Maternal and Fetal Medicine 2700 Napoleon Ave, 4th Fl New Orleans, LA 70115 Phone: 504-842-4151 Peter Lu The Fertility Institute of New Orleans 4770 S I-10 Service Rd W, Ste 201 Metairie, LA 70001 Phone: 504-454-2165 Robert T. Maupin, Jr. Touro Infirmary Perinatal Services Division LSU Health Sciences Center MFM Section 3434 Prytania St, Ste 105 New Orleans, LA 70115 Phone: 504-897-8213 Hugh E. Mighty Louisiana State University Health Sciences Center Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology 1501 Kings Hwy Shreveport, LA 71130 Phone: 318-675-5379

Joseph Matthew Miller, Jr. Touro Infirmary Perinatal Services Division LSU Health Sciences Center MFM Section 3434 Prytania St, Ste 105 New Orleans, LA 70115 Phone: 504-897-8213 Lee Joseph Monlezun, Jr. 801 W Bayou Pines Dr Lake Charles, LA 70601 Phone: 337-439-3205 George Brazil Morris III Ochsner Health System Ochsner Medical Center Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology 4429 Clara St, Ste 440 New Orleans, LA 70115 Phone: 504-842-4155 Mark Newman Woman’s Hospital Department of Maternal and Fetal Medicine 100 Woman’s Way, 1st Fl Baton Rouge, LA 70817 Phone: 225-924-8338 William David Pelletier Fertility and Women’s Health Center of Louisiana 206 E Farrel Rd Lafayette, LA 70508 Phone: 337-989-8795 Rebecca Perret Crescent City Physicians 3434 Prytania St, Ste 130 New Orleans, LA 70115 Phone: 504-897-7580

Gabriella Pridjian Tulane Center for Women’s Health Section of Maternal and Fetal Medicine 4720 S I-10 Service Rd, Ste 302 Metairie, LA 70001 Phone: 504-988-8070

Alfred Godfrey Robichaux III Ochsner Health System Ochsner Baptist Medical Center Division of Maternal and Fetal Medicine 2700 Napoleon Ave New Orleans, LA 70115 Phone: 504-842-4151 Belinda Sartor The Fertility Institute of New Orleans 4770 S I-10 Service Rd W, Ste 201 Metairie, LA 70001 Phone: 504-454-2165 Ellis J. Schwartzenburg Woman’s Physician Office Bldg, Ste 210 500 Rue de La Vie Baton Rouge, LA 70817 Phone: 225-928-5951 Tonya Sheppard The Woman’s Clinic 312 Grammont St, Ste 300 Monroe, LA 71201 Phone: 318-388-4030 Marshall Scarle St. Amant Woman’s Hospital Department of Maternal and Fetal Medicine 100 Woman’s Way, 1st Fl Baton Rouge, LA 70817 Phone: 225-924-8338

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Jerry Joseph St. Pierre Ochsner Health System Ochsner Medical Center Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology 4429 Clara St, Ste 400 New Orleans, LA 70115 Phone: 504-842-4155 Charles Mallon Stedman Woman’s Hospital Department of Maternal and Fetal Medicine 100 Woman’s Way, 1st Fl Baton Rouge, LA 70817 Phone: 225-924-8338 James R. Stenhouse Louisiana Women’s Healthcare Associates 500 Rue de la Vie, Ste 100 Baton Rouge, LA 70815 Phone: 225-201-2010 John M. Storment Fertility and Women’s Health Center of Louisiana 206 E Farrel Rd Lafayette, LA 70508 Phone: 337-989-8795 Steven Noel Taylor Fertility Institute of New Orleans 800 N Causeway Blvd, Ste 2C Mandeville, LA 70448 Phone: 985-892-7621 Kerry Tynes Highland Clinic The Women’s Clinic 1455 E Bert Kouns Industrial Loop, 3rd Fl Shreveport, LA 71105 Phone: 318-798-4400 Catherine F. Vanderloos 725 N Ashley Ridge Loop, Ste 200 Shreveport, LA 71106 Phone: 318-865-4333 William F. von Almen II Crescent City Physicians 3434 Prytania St, Ste 130 New Orleans, LA 70115 Phone: 504-897-7580 John W. Waterfallen ObGyn Associates of Shreveport 7941 Youree Dr Shreveport, LA 71105 Phone: 318-797-7941 Donna S. Waters Crescent City Physicians 3434 Prytania St, Ste 320 New Orleans, LA 70115 Phone: 504-897-7142 Warren C. West, Jr. ObGyn Associates of Shreveport 7941 Youree Dr Shreveport, LA 71105 Phone: 318-797-7941 Felton L. Winfield, Jr. LSU Healthcare Network St. Charles Multispecialty Clinic Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology 3700 Saint Charles Ave, 5th Fl New Orleans, LA 70115 Phone: 504-412-1100 James Louis Zehnder Fertility and Women’s Health Center of Louisiana 206 E Farrel Rd Lafayette, LA 70508 Phone: 337-989-8795 Ophthalmology

Laurence W. Arend Ochsner Health System Ochsner Medical Center

Department of Ophthalmology 1514 Jefferson Hwy, 10th Fl New Orleans, LA 70121 Phone: 504-842-3995 Ramesh S. Ayyala Tulane Medical Center Tulane Ophthalmology Clinic 1415 Tulane Ave, 4th Fl New Orleans, LA 70112 Phone: 504-988-5804

Barry A. Bohn Bohn and Joseph Eye Center 609 Guilbeau Rd Lafayette, LA 70506 Phone: 337-981-6430 Stephen F. Brint 4720 S I-10 W Service Rd, Ste 406 Metairie, LA 70006 Phone: 504-888-2020 Thomas Henry Casanova 515 E 6th St Crowley, LA 70526 Phone: 337-783-3073 John Charles Cooksey 1310 N 19th St Monroe, LA 71201 Phone: 318-388-2020 Frank J. Culotta Acadiana Retina Consultants 1101 S College Rd, Ste 304 Lafayette, LA 70503 Phone: 337-232-2710 James G. Diamond Southeast Louisiana Veterans Health Care System New Orleans VA Outpatient Clinic Department of Ophthalmology 1601 Perdido St New Orleans, LA 70112 Phone: 504-553-2135 Rudolph Michael Franklin Eye Associates of West Jefferson 1111 Medical Center Blvd, Ste N213 Marrero, LA 70072 Phone: 504-349-6910

Orthopaedic Surgery

Michael T. Acurio Orthopedic Specialists of Louisiana 2005 Landry Dr Bossier City, LA 71111 Phone: 318-752-7850

Steven Atchison Orthopedic Specialists of Louisiana 1500 Line Ave, Ste 100 Shreveport, LA 71101 Phone: 318-635-3052

Walter Stanley Foster Acadiana Orthopaedic Group 1448 S College Rd Lafayette, LA 70503 Phone: 337-233-5300

H. Ryan Bicknell, Jr. The Orthopedic Clinic 7925 Youree Dr, Ste 200 Shreveport, LA 71105 Phone: 318-212-3610

Craig C. Greene Baton Rouge Orthopaedic Clinic 8080 Bluebonnet Blvd, Ste 1000 Baton Rouge, LA 70810 Phone: 225-924-2424

Joseph E. Broyles Bone and Joint Clinic of Baton Rouge 7301 Hennessy Blvd, Ste 200 Baton Rouge, LA 70808 Phone: 225-766-0050

R. Bryan Griffith, Jr. Baton Rouge Orthopaedic Clinic 8080 Bluebonnet Blvd, Ste 1000 Baton Rouge, LA 70810 Phone: 225-924-2424

Neil James Maki Thibodaux Orthopaedic and Sports Medicine Clinic 525 Saint Marys St Thibodaux, LA 70301 Phone: 985-446-6284

Gary Michael Haynie Orthopedic Specialists of Louisiana 1500 Line Ave, Ste 100 Shreveport, LA 71101 Phone: 318-635-3052

Keith Melancon Pontchartrain Orthopaedics and Sports Medicine 14041 Hwy 90 Boutte, LA 70039 Phone: 985-764-3001

Michael Alan Hinton 230 W Sale Rd Lake Charles, LA 70605 Phone: 337-477-5252

Mark S. Meyer Ochsner Health System Ochsner Medical Center Department of Orthopaedics 1514 Jefferson Hwy, 5th Fl New Orleans, LA 70121 Phone: 504-842-3970

Michael Elden Brunet Mid State Orthopaedic and Sports Medicine Center 3444 Masonic Dr Alexandria, LA 71301 Phone: 318-473-9556 James C. Butler Elite Orthopaedic Specialists 1150 Robert Blvd, Ste 240 Slidell, LA 70458 Phone: 985-646-3662

George Chimento Ochsner Health System Ochsner Medical Center Department of Orthopaedics 1514 Jefferson Hwy, 5th Fl New Orleans, LA 70121 Phone: 504-842-3970

Jon Anthony Yokubaitis The Eye Clinic 1717 Oak Park Blvd, Ste 1 Lake Charles, LA 70601 Phone: 337-478-3810

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Michael J. Leddy III Mid State Orthopaedic and Sports Medicine Center 3444 Masonic Dr Alexandria, LA 71301 Phone: 318-473-9556

R. Shane Barton The Orthopedic Clinic 7925 Youree Dr, Ste 200 Shreveport, LA 71105 Phone: 318-212-3610

Ronald Andrew Landry Eyecare Associates 4324 Veterans Blvd, Ste 102 Metairie, LA 70006 Phone: 504-455-9825

Jayne S. Weiss LSU Healthcare Network Louisiana State University Health Sciences Center Department of Ophthalmology 3700 Saint Charles Ave, 6th Fl New Orleans, LA 70112 Phone: 504-412-1200

Donald C. Faust 2633 Napoleon Ave, Ste 600 New Orleans, LA 70115 Phone: 504-899-1000 Thomas Bryan Ford Lake Area Orthopaedics Bldg G, Ste 1 4150 Nelson Rd Lake Charles, LA 70605 Phone: 337-310-0440

Lucas Thomas Cashio Jefferson Orthopaedic Clinic 920 Ave B Marrero, LA 70072 Phone: 504-349-6804

Jonathan Nussdorf Ochsner Health System Ochsner Medical Center Department of Ophthalmology 1514 Jefferson Hwy, 10th Fl New Orleans, LA 70121 Phone: 504-842-3995

Luis M. Espinoza Orthopaedic Center for Sports Medicine 671 W Esplanade Ave, Ste 100 Kenner, LA 70065 Phone: 504-467-5900

James Monroe Laborde Orthopaedic Associates of New Orleans 3434 Prytania St, Ste 430 New Orleans, LA 70115 Phone: 504-899-6391

James Lalonde Baton Rouge Orthopaedic Clinic 8080 Bluebonnet Blvd, Ste 1000 Baton Rouge, LA 70810 Phone: 225-924-2424

Sidney L. Bailey North Louisiana Orthopaedic and Sports Medicine Clinic 1501 Louisville Ave Monroe, LA 71201 Phone: 318-323-8451

Alan Daniel Lacoste The Eye Clinic 1717 Oak Park Blvd, Ste 1 Lake Charles, LA 70601 Phone: 337-478-3810

Charles Eliot Lyon Vitreo-Retinal Associates 836 Olive St Shreveport, LA 71104 Phone: 318-222-8421

108 Rue Louis XIV Lafayette, LA 70508 Phone: 337-235-8007

Nathan Phillip Cohen Lake Charles Memorial Hospital Orthopaedic Specialists 1717 Oak Park Blvd, 3rd Fl Lake Charles, LA 70601 Phone: 337-494-4900 Kevin Darr Covington Orthopaedic and Sports Medicine Clinic 19343 Sunshine Ave Covington, LA 70433 Phone: 985-892-5117 Vinod Dasa LSU Healthcare Network Kenner Clinic Department of Orthopaedic Surgery 200 W Esplanade Ave, Ste 500 Kenner, LA 70065 Phone: 504-412-1700 Michael J. Duval Louisiana Orthopaedic Specialists

Mark J. Hontas Bone and Joint Clinic at STPH 71211 Hwy 21, Ste A Covington, LA 70433 Phone: 985-893-9922 Deryk Jones Ochsner Hospital - Elmwood Ochsner Sports Medicine Institute Cartilage Restoration Institute 1201 S Clearview Pkwy, Bldg B Jefferson, LA 70121 Phone: 504-736-4800 Mark Juneau, Jr. Jefferson Orthopaedic Clinic 920 Ave B Marrero, LA 70072 Phone: 504-349-6804 Euby J. Kerr III Spine Institute of Louisiana 1500 Line Ave, 2nd Fl, Ste 200 Shreveport, LA 71101 Phone: 318-629-5555 Andrew G. King Children’s Hospital of New Orleans Department of Orthopaedic Surgery 200 Henry Clay Ave New Orleans, LA 70118 Phone: 504-896-9569 Peter C. Krause LSU Healthcare Network Department of Orthopaedics 200 W Esplanade Ave, Ste 500 Kenner, LA 70065 Phone: 504-412-1700

Jesse Lee Leonard III Acadiana Orthopaedic Group 1448 S College Rd Lafayette, LA 70503 Phone: 337-233-5300 James Scott Lillich Orthopedic Specialists of Louisiana 1500 Line Ave, Ste 100 Shreveport, LA 71101 Phone: 318-635-3052

Marion Ezra Milstead Orthopedic Specialists of Louisiana 1500 Line Ave, Ste 100 Shreveport, LA 71101 Phone: 318-635-3052 Scott C. Montgomery Ochsner Hospital - Elmwood Ochsner Sports Medicine Institute Bldg B 1221 S Clearview Pkwy Jefferson, LA 70121 Phone: 504-736-4800 Thomas J. Montgomery 1301 Camellia Blvd, Ste 102 Lafayette, LA 70508 Phone: 337-235-2264 Edward Lawrence Morgan The Orthopedic Clinic 7925 Youree Dr, Ste 200 Shreveport, LA 71105 Phone: 318-212-3610 Pierce D. Nunley Spine Institute of Louisiana 1500 Line Ave, 2nd Fl, Ste 200 Shreveport, LA 71101 Phone: 318-629-5555 J. Lockwood Ochsner, Jr. Ochsner Health System Ochsner Medical Center Department of Orthopaedics 1514 Jefferson Hwy, 5th Fl New Orleans, LA 70121 Phone: 504-842-3970

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H. Reiss Plauche Covington Orthopaedic and Sports Medicine Clinic 19343 Sunshine Ave Covington, LA 70433 Phone: 985-892-5117 David Pope Bone and Joint Clinic of Baton Rouge 7301 Hennessy Blvd, Ste 200 Baton Rouge, LA 70808 Phone: 225-766-0050 Catherine E. Riche Baton Rouge Orthopaedic Clinic 8080 Bluebonnet Blvd, Ste 1000 Baton Rouge, LA 70810 Phone: 225-924-2424 Kevin Riche Baton Rouge Orthopaedic Clinic 8080 Bluebonnet Blvd, Ste 1000 Baton Rouge, LA 70810 Phone: 225-924-2424 Jason L. Rolling Covington Orthopaedic and Sports Medicine Clinic 19343 Sunshine Ave Covington, LA 70433 Phone: 985-892-5117 Felix H. Savoie III Tulane Institute of Sports Medicine 202 McAlister Ext New Orleans, LA 70118 Phone: 504-864-1476 John P. Schutte Acadiana Orthopaedic Group 1448 S College Rd Lafayette, LA 70503 Phone: 337-233-5300 Cambize Shahrdar The Orthopedic Clinic 7925 Youree Dr, Ste 200 Shreveport, LA 71105 Phone: 318-212-3610 Craig Rowan Springmeyer Highland Clinic Highland Center for Orthopaedics and Sports Medicine 1455 E Bert Kouns Industrial Loop, 2nd Fl Shreveport, LA 71105 Phone: 318-798-4623 Misty Suri Ochsner Hospital - Elmwood Ochsner Sports Medicine Institute Bldg B, Ste 104 1201 S Clearview Pkwy Jefferson, LA 70121 Phone: 504-736-4800 John Armstead Thomas Baton Rouge Orthopaedic Clinic 8080 Bluebonnet Blvd, Ste 1000 Baton Rouge, LA 70810 Phone: 225-924-2424 Robert Treuting Ochsner Health System Ochsner Medical Center Department of Orthopaedics 1514 Jefferson Hwy, 5th Fl New Orleans, LA 70121 Phone: 504-842-3970

David D. Waddell Orthopedic Specialists of Louisiana 1500 Line Ave, Ste 100 Shreveport, LA 71101 Phone: 318-635-3052 Otolaryngology

C. Barrett Alldredge Lafayette Ear, Nose and Throat Specialists

225 Bendel Rd Lafayette, LA 70503 Phone: 337-232-2330 John W. Alldredge Lafayette Ear, Nose and Throat Specialists 225 Bendel Rd Lafayette, LA 70503 Phone: 337-232-2330 Ronald G. Amedee Ochsner Health System Ochsner Medical Center Department of Otolaryngology, Head and Neck Surgery 1514 Jefferson Hwy, Clinic Tower, 4th Fl New Orleans, LA 70121 Phone: 504-842-4080 Moises Arriaga Our Lady of the Lake Regional Medical Center Hearing and Balance Center 7777 Hennessy Blvd, Ste 709 Baton Rouge, LA 70808 Phone: 225-765-7735 Roger Earl Bowie Ochsner Health System Ochsner Health Center - Covington Department of Otolaryngology 1000 Ochsner Blvd Covington, LA 70433 Phone: 985-875-2828 R. Graham Boyce Associated Surgical Specialists 350 Lakeview Ct, Ste C Covington, LA 70433 Phone: 985-845-2677 James Vance Broussard Southern ENT Associates Medical Office Bldg, Ste 101 604 N Acadia Rd Thibodaux, LA 70301 Phone: 985-446-5079 Bradley J. Chastant Acadian Ear, Nose, Throat and Facial Plastic Surgery 1000 W Pinhook Rd, Ste 201 Lafayette, LA 70503 Phone: 337-237-0650 Louis Cucinotta 3434 Houma Blvd, Ste 201 Metairie, LA 70006 Phone: 504-454-3277 J. Kevin Duplechain 1103 Kaliste Saloom Rd, Ste 300 Lafayette, LA 70508 Phone: 337-456-3282 Michael Sydney Ellis Tulane Medical Center Downtown ENT Clinic 1415 Tulane Ave, 3rd Fl New Orleans, LA 70112 Phone: 504-988-5451 David J. Foreman Acadiana Otolaryngology Associates 1039 Camellia Blvd Lafayette, LA 70508 Phone: 337-993-1335 Paul L. Friedlander Tulane Medical Center Downtown ENT Clinic 1415 Tulane Ave, 3rd Fl New Orleans, LA 70112 Phone: 504-988-5451 Paul Thomas Gaudet Southern ENT Associates Medical Office Bldg, Ste 101 604 N Acadia Rd Thibodaux, LA 70301 Phone: 985-446-5079

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H. Devon Graham III Ochsner Health System Ochsner Medical Center Department of Otolaryngology, Head and Neck Surgery 1514 Jefferson Hwy, Clinic Tower, 4th Fl New Orleans, LA 70121 Phone: 504-842-4080 Michael J. Hickham ENT Specialists of Metairie 4315 Houma Blvd, Ste 401 Metairie, LA 70006 Phone: 504-889-5335 Calvin Morris Johnson, Jr. Hedgewood Surgical Center 2427 Saint Charles AveNew Orleans, LA 70130 Phone: 504-895-7642 Jeffrey J. Joseph Acadian Ear, Nose, Throat and Facial Plastic Surgery 1000 W Pinhook Rd, Ste 201 Lafayette, LA 70503 Phone: 337-237-0650 Lauren Jane Mickey ENT Specialists 102 Thomas Rd, Ste 1117 West Monroe, LA 71291 Phone: 318-322-9882 Timothy Blake Molony Ochsner Health System Ochsner Medical Center Department of Otolaryngology, Head and Neck Surgery 1514 Jefferson Hwy, Clinic Tower, 4th Fl New Orleans, LA 70121 Phone: 504-842-4080 Denbo Herbert Montgomery, Jr. Lafayette Ear, Nose and Throat Specialists 225 Bendel Rd Lafayette, LA 70503 Phone: 337-232-2330 Brian A. Moore Ochsner Health System The Gayle and Tom Benson Cancer Center Department of Otolaryngology, Head and Neck Surgery 1514 Jefferson Hwy, 2nd Fl New Orleans, LA 70121 Phone: 504-842-4080 Thomas Moulthrop Hedgewood Surgical Center 2427 Saint Charles Ave New Orleans, LA 70130 Phone: 504-895-7642 Daniel Wehrmann Nuss Our Lady of the Lake Head and Neck Center 4950 Essen Ln, Ste A Baton Rouge, LA 70809 Phone: 225-765-1765 Gerard Pena Slidell Ear, Nose and Throat 1850 E Gause Blvd, Ste 301 Slidell, LA 70461 Phone: 985-646-4400

Stanley Peters Ear, Nose and Throat Clinic 8080 Bluebonnet Blvd, Ste 2121 Baton Rouge, LA 70810 Phone: 225-767-7200 Brian Petit The Baton Rouge Clinic Department of Ear, Nose, and Throat 7373 Perkins Rd, 2nd Fl Baton Rouge, LA 70808 Phone: 225-246-9240

Anna Maria Pou Our Lady of the Lake Head and Neck Center 4950 Essen Ln, Ste A Baton Rouge, LA 70809 Phone: 225-765-1765 David Grehan Pou Ear, Nose and Throat Center 2121 Line Ave Shreveport, LA 71104 Phone: 318-226-9441 Elisabeth Rareshide 200 W Esplanade Ave, Ste 408 Kenner, LA 70065 Phone: 504-464-8626 Michael Robichaux, Sr. Southern ENT Associates 4425 Hwy 1 Raceland, LA 70394 Phone: 985-537-7546 James R. Robinson Highland Clinic Department of Otolaryngology, Head and Neck Surgery 1455 E Bert Kouns Industrial Loop, Ste 206 Shreveport, LA 71105 Phone: 318-798-4440 James Sherman Soileau Ear and Balance Institute 1401 Ochsner Blvd, Ste A Covington, LA 70433 Phone: 985-809-1111 Paul M. Spring ENT Specialists of Metairie 4315 Houma Blvd, Ste 401 Metairie, LA 70006 Phone: 504-889-5335 Robert F. Tarpy Lafayette Sinus Relief 1103 Kaliste Saloom Rd, Ste 308 Lafayette, LA 70508 Phone: 337-233-7016 Justin M. Tenney Southern ENT Associates Medical Office Bldg, Ste 101 604 N Acadia Rd Thibodaux, LA 70301 Phone: 985-446-5079 Robert Strong Thornton Ear, Nose and Throat Center 2121 Line Ave Shreveport, LA 71104 Phone: 318-226-9441 Rohan R. Walvekar Our Lady of the Lake Head and Neck Center 4950 Essen Ln, Ste A Baton Rouge, LA 70809 Phone: 225-765-1765 Newland Knight Worley 4224 Houma Blvd, Ste 640 Metairie, LA 70006 Phone: 504-456-5120 Guy Paul Zeringue III Southern ENT Associates Medical Office Bldg, Ste 101 604 N Acadia Rd Thibodaux, LA 70301 Phone: 985-446-5079 Pathology

Gregg Barre Lafayette General Medical Center Department of Pathology 1214 Coolidge Blvd Lafayette, LA 70503 Phone: 337-289-7681 Edwin Norquist Beckman Ochsner Health System Ochsner Medical Center

Department of Pathology 1514 Jefferson Hwy New Orleans, LA 70121 Phone: 504-842-3330

James E. Brown West Jefferson Medical Center Department of Pathology 1101 Medical Center Blvd Marrero, LA 70072 Phone: 504-349-1414 Edgar Shannon Cooper Ochsner Health System Ochsner Medical Center Department of Pathology and Laboratory Medicine 1516 Jefferson Hwy New Orleans, LA 70121 Phone: 504-842-3387 Randall Douglas Craver Children’s Hospital of New Orleans Department of Pathology 200 Henry Clay Ave New Orleans, LA 70118 Phone: 504-896-9873 M’Liss L. Crosier Our Lady of Lourdes Regional Medical Center Delta Pathology 4801 Ambassador Caffery Pkwy Lafayette, LA 70508 Phone: 337-470-4383 Philip J. Daroca, Jr. Tulane University School of Medicine Department of Pathology and Laboratory Medicine 1430 Tulane Ave New Orleans, LA 70112 Phone: 504-988-5224 Nancy K. Davis Ochsner Health System Ochsner Medical Center Department of Pathology 1514 Jefferson Hwy, 4th Fl New Orleans, LA 70121 Phone: 504-842-3330

Guillermo Antonio Herrera Louisiana State University Health Sciences Center Department of Pathology 1541 Kings Hwy Shreveport, LA 71130 Phone: 318-675-4557 Li Huang Ochsner Health System Ochsner Medical Center Department of Pathology 1514 Jefferson Hwy New Orleans, LA 70121 Phone: 504-842-3330 William Proctor Newman III Louisiana State University Health Sciences Center Department of Pathology 1901 Perdido St, Rm 5103 New Orleans, LA 70112 Phone: 504-568-6031 Stephanie S. Richard The Pathology Laboratory 830 W Bayou Pines Dr Lake Charles, LA 70601 Phone: 337-436-9557 Francis Rodwig Ochsner Health System Ochsner Medical Center Department of Pathology 1514 Jefferson Hwy New Orleans, LA 70121 Phone: 504-842-3208

Elba A. Turbat-Herrera Louisiana State University Health Sciences Center Department of Pathology 1501 Kings Hwy Shreveport, LA 71130 Phone: 318-675-5860 John S. Van Hoose The Pathology Laboratory 830 W Bayou Pines Dr Lake Charles, LA 70601 Phone: 337-436-9557 Pediatric Allergy and Immunology

Sami L. Bahna Louisiana State University Health Sciences Center Allergy and Immunology Clinic Women’s and Children’s Clinic Bldg, 1st Fl 1602 Kings Hwy Shreveport, LA 71130 Phone: 318-675-8604 Jane M. S. El-Dahr Tulane Hospital for Children Section of Pediatric Allergy, Immunology, and Rheumatology 4720 I-10 Service Rd, Ste 501 Metairie, LA 70001 Phone: 504-988-6253 Bina Elizabeth Joseph Allergy, Asthma and Immunology Center of Southwest Louisiana 320 Settlers Trace Blvd Lafayette, LA 70508 Phone: 337-981-9495 James Marion Kidd III 8017 Picardy Ave Baton Rouge, LA 70809 Phone: 225-769-4432 Prem Kumar Menon Allergy, Asthma and Immunology Center 5217 Flanders Dr Baton Rouge, LA 70808 Phone: 225-766-6931 Vimla Menon Allergy, Asthma and Immunology Center 5217 Flanders Dr Baton Rouge, LA 70808 Phone: 225-766-6931 Ricardo U. Sorensen Children’s Hospital of New Orleans Division of Allergy and Immunology 200 Henry Clay Ave New Orleans, LA 70118 Phone: 504-896-9589 Pediatric Anesthesiology

Brandon Black Children’s Hospital of New Orleans Department of Anesthesiology 200 Henry Clay Ave New Orleans, LA 70118 Phone: 504-896-9456 Jimmie E. Colon Ochsner Health System Ochsner Medical Center Department of Anesthesiology 1514 Jefferson Hwy, 2nd Fl New Orleans, LA 70121 Phone: 504-842-3755 Daniel P. Corsino Ochsner Health System Ochsner Medical Center Department of Anesthesiology 1514 Jefferson Hwy, 2nd Fl New Orleans, LA 70121 Phone: 504-842-3755

Stanley Martin Hall Children’s Hospital of New Orleans Department of Anesthesiology 200 Henry Clay Ave New Orleans, LA 70118 Phone: 504-896-9456 John Frederick Heaton Children’s Hospital of New Orleans Department of Anesthesiology 200 Henry Clay Ave New Orleans, LA 70118 Phone: 504-896-9456

200 Henry Clay Ave, Ste 3309 New Orleans, LA 70118 Phone: 504-896-9751 Thomas Young Ochsner Health System Ochsner Hospital for Children Department of Cardiology 1315 Jefferson Hwy, 1st Fl New Orleans, LA 70121 Phone: 504-842-5200 Pediatric Cardiovascular Anesthesia

Vilasini Satish Karnik Ochsner Health System Ochsner Medical Center Department of Pediatric Anesthesiology 1514 Jefferson Hwy, 2nd Fl New Orleans, LA 70121 Phone: 504-842-3755

Jimmie E. Colon Ochsner Health System Ochsner Medical Center Department of Anesthesiology 1514 Jefferson Hwy, 2nd Fl New Orleans, LA 70121 Phone: 504-842-3755

George P. Koclanes Children’s Hospital of New Orleans Department of Anesthesiology 200 Henry Clay Ave New Orleans, LA 70118 Phone: 504-896-9456

Donald Eric Harmon Ochsner Health System Ochsner Medical Center Department of Anesthesiology 1514 Jefferson Hwy, 2nd Fl New Orleans, LA 70121 Phone: 504-842-3755

Sheryl Lynn Sawatsky Children’s Hospital of New Orleans Department of Anesthesiology 200 Henry Clay Ave New Orleans, LA 70118 Phone: 504-896-9456

Pediatric Critical Care

Joseph Caspi Children’s Hospital of New Orleans The Heart Center Section of Cardiothoracic Surgery 200 Henry Clay Ave New Orleans, LA 70118 Phone: 504-896-3928

Bonnie Desselle Children’s Hospital of New Orleans Division of Critical Care 200 Henry Clay Ave New Orleans, LA 70118 Phone: 504-899-9511

Gary L. Duhon Children’s Hospital of New Orleans Division of Critical Care 200 Henry Clay Ave New Orleans, LA 70118 Phone: 504-899-9511

Thomas Yeh, Jr. Tulane Medical Center Pediatric Heart Center 1415 Tulane Ave, 5th Fl New Orleans, LA 70112 Phone: 504-988-2273

Edwin Michael Frieberg Tulane Medical Center Section of Pediatric Critical Care 1415 Tulane Ave New Orleans, LA 70112 Phone: 504-988-5800

Pediatric Cardiology

Robert Lee Hopkins Tulane Medical Center Tulane Pediatric Downtown Clinic Section of Pediatric Pulmonology 1415 Tulane Ave, 5th Fl New Orleans, LA 70112 Phone: 504-988-6253

Pediatric Cardiac Surgery

Robert Joseph Ascuitto Children’s Hospital of New Orleans The Heart Center 200 Henry Clay Ave, Ste 3309 New Orleans, LA 70118 Phone: 504-896-9751 Terry Dean King 300 Pavilion Rd West Monroe, LA 71292 Phone: 318-323-1100 Victor William Lucas, Jr. Ochsner Health System Ochsner Hospital for Children Department of Cardiology 1315 Jefferson Hwy, 2nd Fl New Orleans, LA 70121 Phone: 504-842-3900 Theodorus Johannes Mulder Ochsner Health System Ochsner Hospital for Children Department of Cardiology 1315 Jefferson Hwy New Orleans, LA 70121 Phone: 504-842-5200 Ernest S. Siwik Children’s Hospital of New Orleans The Heart Center 200 Henry Clay Ave, Ste 3309 New Orleans, LA 70118 Phone: 504-896-9751 Aluizio Roberto Stopa Children’s Hospital of New Orleans The Heart Center

Pediatric Dermatology

Jeffrey C. Poole Poole Dermatology 111 Veterans Blvd, Ste 406 Metairie, LA 70005 Phone: 504-838-8225 Pediatric Endocrinology

Stuart A. Chalew Children’s Hospital of New Orleans Department of Endocrinology and Diabetes 200 Henry Clay Ave New Orleans, LA 70118 Phone: 504-896-9441 Ricardo Gomez Children’s Hospital of New Orleans Department of Endocrinology and Diabetes 200 Henry Clay Ave New Orleans, LA 70118 Phone: 504-896-9441 Neslihan K. Gungor Louisiana State University Health Sciences Center Division of Pediatric Endocrinology 1501 Kings Hwy Shreveport, LA 71103

Phone: 318-675-6070 Robert McVie Louisiana State University Health Sciences Center Division of Pediatric Endocrinology Women’s and Children’s Clinic Bldg, 1st Fl 1602 Kings Hwy Shreveport, LA 71103 Phone: 318-675-6070 Mary A. Younger Tulane Medical Center Tulane Pediatric Downtown Clinic 1415 Tulane Ave, 5th Fl New Orleans, LA 70112 Phone: 504-988-6253 Pediatric Gastroenterology

Raynorda F. Brown Children’s Hospital of New Orleans Department of Gastroenterology, Hepatology and Nutrition 200 Henry Clay Ave New Orleans, LA 70118 Phone: 504-896-9534 Ilana S. Fortgang Tulane Medical Center Tulane Pediatric Downtown Clinic Section of Pediatric Gastroenterology 1415 Tulane Ave, 5th Fl New Orleans, LA 70112 Phone: 504-988-6253 Pediatric HematologyOncology

Renee V. Gardner Children’s Hospital of New Orleans Department of Hematology and Oncology 200 Henry Clay Ave, 1st Fl New Orleans, LA 70118 Phone: 504-896-9740 Ammar B. Morad Women’s and Children’s Hospital Kid’s Specialty Center Division of Hematology and Oncology 4704 Ambassador Caffery Pkwy, 3rd Fl Lafayette, LA 70508 Phone: 337-371-3101

Pediatric Infectious Disease

Thomas Alchediak Tulane General Pediatric and Adolescent Clinic 4720 S I-10 Service Rd, Ste 501 Metairie, LA 70001 Phone: 504-988-8000 Rodolfo E. Begue Children’s Hospital of New Orleans Department of Infectious Diseases 200 Henry Clay Ave New Orleans, LA 70118 Phone: 504-896-9820 Joseph A. Bocchini, Jr. Louisiana State University Health Sciences Center Section of Pediatric Infectious Disease Women’s and Children’s Clinic Bldg, 1st Fl 1602 Kings Hwy Shreveport, LA 71130 Phone: 318-675-6081 Margarita Silio Tulane Hospital for Children Section of Pediatric Infectious Diseases 1415 Tulane Ave, 5th Fl New Orleans, LA 70112 Phone: 504-988-5800 Russell Wesley Steele Ochsner Health System Ochsner Hospital for Children Department of Infectious Disease 1315 Jefferson Hwy, 1st Fl New Orleans, LA 70121 Phone: 504-842-3900 Russell Barrett Van Dyke Tulane Hospital for Children Section of Pediatric Infectious Diseases 1415 Tulane Ave, 5th Fl New Orleans, LA 70112 Phone: 504-988-5800 Ronald D. Wilcox NO/AIDS Task Force 2601 Tulane Ave, Ste 500 New Orleans, LA 70119 Phone: 504-212-2773 Pediatric Medical Genetics

Jaime A. Morales Arias Children’s Hospital of New Orleans Department of Hematology and Oncology 200 Henry Clay Ave, 1st Fl New Orleans, LA 70118 Phone: 504-896-9740

Hans Christoph Andersson Tulane-Lakeside Hospital Hayward Genetics Center 4700 S I-10 Service Rd New Orleans, LA 70112 Phone: 504-988-5101

Tammuella E. Singleton Tulane Medical Center Louisiana Center for Bleeding and Clotting Disorders 1415 Tulane Ave New Orleans, LA 70112 Phone: 504-988-6253

Dmitriy Niyazov Ochsner Health System Ochsner Hospital for Children Division of Medical Genetics 1315 Jefferson Hwy, 2nd Fl New Orleans, LA 70121 Phone: 504-842-3900

Maria C. Velez Children’s Hospital of New Orleans Department of Hematology and Oncology 200 Henry Clay Ave, 1st Fl New Orleans, LA 70118 Phone: 504-896-9740 Lolie Chua Yu Children’s Hospital of New Orleans Department of Hematology and Oncology 200 Henry Clay Ave, 1st Fl New Orleans, LA 70118 Phone: 504-896-9740

Pediatric Nephrology

Diego H. Aviles Children’s Hospital of New Orleans Department of Nephrology 200 Henry Clay Ave New Orleans, LA 70118 Phone: 504-896-9238 Samir S. El-Dahr Tulane Medical Center Section of Pediatric Nephrology 1415 Tulane Ave New Orleans, LA 70112 Phone: 504-988-5800 Ihor V. Yosypiv Tulane Medical Center Tulane Pediatric Downtown Clinic Division of Pediatric Nephrology LouisianaLife.com | 67

1415 Tulane Ave, 5th Fl New Orleans, LA 70112 Phone: 504-988-6253 Pediatric Neurological Surgery

Clarence S. Greene, Jr. Children’s Hospital of New Orleans Department of Neurosurgery 200 Henry Clay Ave New Orleans, LA 70118 Phone: 504-896-9568 Pediatric Obesity

Mary A. Younger Tulane Medical Center Tulane Pediatric Downtown Clinic 1415 Tulane Ave, 5th Fl New Orleans, LA 70112 Phone: 504-988-6253 Pediatric Ophthalmology

George S. Ellis, Jr. Children’s Hospital of New Orleans Department of Ophthalmology Ambulatory Care Center, Ste 3104 200 Henry Clay Ave New Orleans, LA 70118 Phone: 504-896-9426 Horatio Sprague Eustis Ochsner Health System Ochsner Medical Center Department of Ophthalmology 1514 Jefferson Hwy, 10th Fl New Orleans, LA 70121 Phone: 504-842-3995 Robert Allen Gordon Tulane Medical Center Tulane Ophthalmology Clinic 1415 Tulane Ave, 4th Fl New Orleans, LA 70112 Phone: 504-988-5831 Pediatric Orthopaedic Surgery

William K. Accousti Children’s Hospital of New Orleans Department of Orthopaedic Surgery 200 Henry Clay Ave New Orleans, LA 70118 Phone: 504-896-9569 James Toliver Bennett Tulane Medical Center Division of Pediatric Orthopaedic Surgery 1415 Tulane Ave New Orleans, LA 70112 Phone: 504-988-2177 Joseph A. Gonzales, Jr. Children’s Hospital of New Orleans Department of Orthopaedic Surgery 200 Henry Clay Ave New Orleans, LA 70118 Phone: 504-896-9569 Stephen Douglas Heinrich Children’s Hospital of New Orleans Department of Orthopaedic Surgery Ambulatory Care Center, Ste 4103 200 Henry Clay Ave New Orleans, LA 70118 Phone: 504-896-9569 Andrew G. King Children’s Hospital of New Orleans Department of Orthopaedic Surgery 200 Henry Clay Ave New Orleans, LA 70118 Phone: 504-896-9569

Pediatric Otolaryngology

John Lindhe Guarisco Ochsner Health System Ochsner Medical Center Department of Otolaryngology, Head and Neck Surgery 1514 Jefferson Hwy, Clinic Tower, 4th Fl New Orleans, LA 70121 Phone: 504-842-4080 Kimsey Rodriguez Ochsner Health System Ochsner Medical Center Department of Otolaryngology, Head and Neck Surgery 1514 Jefferson Hwy, Clinic Tower, 4th Fl New Orleans, LA 70121 Phone: 504-842-4080 Larry (Lawrence) M. Simon Hebert Medical Group 3521 Hwy 190, Ste S Eunice, LA 70535 Phone: 337-550-8530 Pediatric Pathology

Randall Douglas Craver Children’s Hospital of New Orleans Department of Pathology 200 Henry Clay Ave New Orleans, LA 70118 Phone: 504-896-9873 Pediatric Pulmonology

Scott H. Davis Tulane Medical Center Tulane Pediatric Downtown Clinic Section of Pediatric Pulmonology 1415 Tulane Ave, 5th Fl New Orleans, LA 70112 Phone: 504-988-6253 Robert Lee Hopkins Tulane Medical Center Tulane Pediatric Downtown Clinic Section of Pediatric Pulmonology 1415 Tulane Ave, 5th Fl New Orleans, LA 70112 Phone: 504-988-6253 Michael Philip Kiernan Tulane Medical Center Section of Pediatric Pulmonology 1415 Tulane Ave, 5th Fl New Orleans, LA 70112 Phone: 504-988-6253 Kristin N. Van Hook Ochsner Health System Ochsner Hospital for Children Division of Pulmonary Medicine 1315 Jefferson Hwy, 2nd Fl New Orleans, LA 70121 Phone: 504-842-3900 Pediatric Radiation Oncology

Troy Gene Scroggins, Jr. Ochsner Health System Ochsner Medical Center Department of Radiation Oncology 1514 Jefferson Hwy, 1st Fl New Orleans, LA 70121 Phone: 504-842-3440 Ellen (Elly) Zakris Touro Infirmary Department of Radiation Oncology 1401 Foucher St, 1st Fl New Orleans, LA 70115 Phone: 504-897-8387 Pediatric Radiology

Chris M. (Christopher) Arcement Children’s Hospital of New Orleans Department of Radiology 200 Henry Clay Ave New Orleans, LA 70118 Phone: 504-896-9566

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Jane D. Congeni Children’s Hospital of New Orleans Department of Radiology 200 Henry Clay Ave New Orleans, LA 70118 Phone: 504-896-9565

Martin J. Drell Louisiana State University Behavioral Sciences Center 3450 Chestnut St, 4th Fl New Orleans, LA 70115 Phone: 504-412-1580

Brian Barkemeyer Children’s Hospital of New Orleans Department of Neonatology 200 Henry Clay Ave New Orleans, LA 70118 Phone: 504-896-9418

Arthur J. Kenney Ochsner Health System Ochsner Medical Center Department of Radiology 1514 Jefferson Hwy, 2nd Fl New Orleans, LA 70121 Phone: 504-842-3470

Stacy Drury Tulane Medical Center Tulane Behavioral Health Clinic Section of Child and Adolescent Psychiatry 1415 Tulane Ave, 4th Fl New Orleans, LA 70112 Phone: 504-988-4794

Rosaire Josseline L. Belizaire Pediatrix Medical Group of Louisiana Regional Womens & Childrens Hospital 4600 Ambassador Caffery Pkwy Lafayette, LA 70508 Phone: 337-981-9316

Mary Margaret Gleason Tulane Medical Center Tulane Behavioral Health Clinic Section of Child and Adolescent Psychiatry 1415 Tulane Ave, 4th Fl New Orleans, LA 70112 Phone: 504-988-4794

Jay Paul Goldsmith Tulane University School of Medicine Section of Neonatology 1430 Tulane Ave New Orleans, LA 70112 Phone: 504-236-3566

Pediatric Rheumatology

Jane M. S. El-Dahr Tulane Hospital for Children Section of Pediatric Allergy, Immunology, and Rheumatology 4720 I-10 Service Rd, Ste 501 Metairie, LA 70001 Phone: 504-988-6253 Abraham Gedalia Children’s Hospital of New Orleans Department of Rheumatology Ambulatory Care Center, Ste 3020 200 Henry Clay Ave New Orleans, LA 70118 Phone: 504-896-9385 Pediatric Specialist/ Adolescent and Young Adult Medicine

Sue Ellen Abdalian Tulane General Pediatric and Adolescent Clinic 4720 S I-10 Service Rd, Ste 501 Metairie, LA 70001 Phone: 504-988-8000 Sarah R.S. Stender Children’s Hospital of New Orleans Department of Endocrinology and Diabetes 200 Henry Clay Ave New Orleans, LA 70118 Phone: 504-896-9441 Pediatric Specialist/ Child and Adolescent Psychiatry

Milton Webster Anderson Ochsner Health System Ochsner Medical Center Division of Child and Adolescent Psychiatry 1514 Jefferson Hwy, 4th Fl New Orleans, LA 70121 Phone: 504-842-4025 Ted Bloch III 3525 Prytania St, Ste 211 New Orleans, LA 70115 Phone: 504-897-7939 Gordon Lane Blundell, Jr. 179 Hwy 22 E, Ste 100 Madisonville, LA 70447 Phone: 985-845-8101 Stephen R. Cochran 1426 Amelia St New Orleans, LA 70115 Phone: 504-891-6020 Charles Calvin Coleman Children’s Hospital of New Orleans Department of Psychiatry 200 Henry Clay Ave New Orleans, LA 70118 Phone: 504-568-6001 Robert Dahmes 4480 General DeGaulle Dr, Ste 107 New Orleans, LA 70131 Phone: 504-393-6355 Richard F. Dalton, Jr. 10000 Perkins Rd, Ste 5 Baton Rouge, LA 70810 Phone: 225-367-3000

Daphne Ann Glindmeyer 229 Bellemeade Blvd, Ste 420 Gretna, LA 70056 Phone: 504-392-8348 Rick Henderson The Center for Individual and Family Counseling 3500 N Causeway Blvd, Ste 1410 Metairie, LA 70002 Phone: 504-838-9919 Rita Y. Horton Louisiana State University Health Sciences Center Child Psychiatry Faculty Clinic 820 Jordan St, Ste 104 Shreveport, LA 71101 Phone: 318-676-5002 Kristopher Edward Kaliebe St. Charles Community Health Center Division of Behavioral Health 853 Milling Ave Luling, LA 70070 Phone: 985-785-5881 Pamela McPherson Northwest Louisiana Human Services District 1310 N Hearne Ave Shreveport, LA 71107 Phone: 318-676-5111 Richard Howard Morse 4417 Danneel St New Orleans, LA 70115 Phone: 504-891-2354

Chih-Hao Lin Women and Children’s Hospital Neonatal Intensive Care Unit 4200 Nelson Rd Lake Charles, LA 70605 Phone: 337-475-4181 Bedford Nieves-Cruz Terrebonne General Medical Center Division of Neonatology 8166 Main St Houma, LA 70360 Phone: 985-858-7300

Amarjit Singh Nijjar Christus St. Frances Cabrini Hospital Department of Neonatology 3330 Masonic Dr Alexandria, LA 71301 Phone: 318-448-6827 Staci Marie Olister Children’s Hospital of New Orleans Department of Neonatology 200 Henry Clay Ave, 5th Fl New Orleans, LA 70118 Phone: 504-896-9418 Duna Penn Chilren’s Hospital of New Orleans Department of Neonatology 200 Henry Clay Ave, 5th Fl New Orleans, LA 70118 Phone: 504-896-9418

Paul G. Pelts 1539 Jackson Ave, Ste 300 New Orleans, LA 70130 Phone: 504-581-3933

Arun Kumar Pramanik Louisiana State University Health Sciences Center Section of Neonatology 1501 Kings Hwy Shreveport, LA 71130 Phone: 318-675-7277

Mark Allen Sands Mercy Family Center 110 Veterans Memorial Blvd, Ste 425 Metairie, LA 70005 Phone: 504-838-8283

Jane Ellen Reynolds Tulane-Lakeside Hospital Neonatal Intensive Care Unit 4700 S I-10 Service Rd Metairie, LA 70001 Phone: 504-780-4583

Jason Murphy Wuttke 1539 Jackson Ave, Ste 300 New Orleans, LA 70130 Phone: 504-581-3933

Dana L. Rivera Children’s Hospital of New Orleans Department of Neonatology 200 Henry Clay Ave New Orleans, LA 70118 Phone: 504-896-9418

Charles Henry Zeanah Tulane Medical Center Tulane Behavioral Health Clinic Section of Child and Adolescent Psychiatry 1415 Tulane Ave, 4th Fl New Orleans, LA 70112 Phone: 504-988-4794 Pediatric Specialist/ Neonatal-Perinatal Medicine

Steven Brian Spedale Woman’s Hospital Department of Neonatology 100 Woman’s Way, 3rd Fl Baton Rouge, LA 70817 Phone: 225-928-2555 Cong Thanh Vo Pediatrix Medical Group of Louisiana

107 Montrose Ave, Ste D Lafayette, LA 70503 Phone: 337-981-9316 Pediatric Specialist/ Neurology, Epilepsy

Shannon McGuire Children’s Hospital of New Orleans Department of Neurology Ambulatory Care Center, Ste 3314 200 Henry Clay Ave New Orleans, LA 70118 Phone: 504-896-2888 Pediatric Specialist/ Neurology, General

Diane K. Africk Ochsner Health System Ochsner Hospital for Children Department of Neurology 1315 Jefferson Hwy, 2nd Fl New Orleans, LA 70121 Phone: 504-842-3900 Stephen Russell Deputy Children’s Hospital of New Orleans Department of Neurology Ambulatory Care Center, Ste 3040 200 Henry Clay Ave New Orleans, LA 70118 Phone: 504-896-2888 Shannon McGuire Children’s Hospital of New Orleans Department of Neurology Ambulatory Care Center, Ste 3314 200 Henry Clay Ave New Orleans, LA 70118 Phone: 504-896-2888 Ann Henderson Tilton Children’s Hospital of New Orleans Department of Neurology Ambulatory Care Center, Ste 3314 200 Henry Clay Ave

New Orleans, LA 70118 Phone: 504-896-9458 Maria Weimer Children’s Hospital of New Orleans Department of Neurology Ambulatory Care Center, Ste 3314 200 Henry Clay Ave New Orleans, LA 70118 Phone: 504-896-9283 Joaquin Wong Children’s Hospital of New Orleans Section of Child Neurology 200 Henry Clay Ave New Orleans, LA 70118 Phone: 504-896-9458 Pediatric Specialist/ Neurology, Movement Disorders

Ann Henderson Tilton Children’s Hospital of New Orleans Department of Neurology Ambulatory Care Center, Ste 3314 200 Henry Clay Ave New Orleans, LA 70118 Phone: 504-896-9458 Pediatric Specialist/ Neurology, Neonatal Neurology

Charlotte Marie Anderson Hollman The Baton Rouge Clinic Department of Pediatric Neurology 7373 Perkins Rd Baton Rouge, LA 70808 Phone: 225-246-9764 Pediatric Specialist/ Neurology, Neuromuscular Disease

Ann Henderson Tilton Children’s Hospital of New Orleans

Department of Neurology Ambulatory Care Center, Ste 3314 200 Henry Clay Ave New Orleans, LA 70118 Phone: 504-896-9458 Pediatric Specialist/ Pediatric Metabolic Diseases

Hans Christoph Andersson Tulane-Lakeside Hospital Hayward Genetics Center 4700 S I-10 Service Rd New Orleans, LA 70112 Phone: 504-988-5101 Pediatric Surgery

Vincent Robert Adolph Ochsner Health System Ochsner Medical Center Department of Pediatric Surgery 1514 Jefferson Hwy, Lobby Tower, 5th Fl New Orleans, LA 70121 Phone: 504-842-3907 Kenneth Wayne Falterman Women’s and Children’s Hospital Kid’s Specialty Center Department of Surgery 4704 Ambassador Caffery Pkwy, 2nd Fl Lafayette, LA 70508 Phone: 337-371-3101 Faith Hansbrough Pediatric Surgery of Louisiana 7777 Hennessy Blvd, Ste 212 Baton Rouge, LA 70808 Phone: 225-769-2295 Charles Baker Hill, Jr. Children’s Hospital of New Orleans Department of Surgery 200 Henry Clay Ave

New Orleans, LA 70118 Phone: 504-896-3977

Metairie, LA 70002 Phone: 504-833-7374

Rodney B. Steiner Ochsner Health System Ochsner Medical Center Pediatric Surgery Clinic 1514 Jefferson Hwy, Clinic Tower New Orleans, LA 70121 Phone: 504-842-3907

Darrell Stone Barnett Pediatric Associates 950 Olive St Shreveport, LA 71104 Phone: 318-681-4896

Pediatric Urology

Frank Raymond Cerniglia, Jr. Ochsner Health System Ochsner Medical Center Department of Pediatric Urology 1514 Jefferson Hwy New Orleans, LA 70121 Phone: 504-842-4083 Joseph Ortenberg Childen’s Hospital of New Orleans Department of Urology Ambulatory Care Center 200 Henry Clay Ave New Orleans, LA 70118 Phone: 504-896-9233 Pediatrics/General

Thomas Alchediak Tulane General Pediatric and Adolescent Clinic 4720 S I-10 Service Rd, Ste 501 Metairie, LA 70001 Phone: 504-988-8000 Susan M. Bankston The Baton Rouge Clinic Department of Pediatrics 7373 Perkins Rd, 1st Fl Baton Rouge, LA 70808 Phone: 225-246-9290 John S. Barbara Metairie Pediatrics 2201 Veterans Blvd, Ste 300

Ronald L. Bombet The Baton Rouge Clinic Department of Pediatrics 7373 Perkins Rd, 1st Fl Baton Rouge, LA 70808 Phone: 225-246-9290 Jennifer Alane Boustany 4630 Ambassador Caffery Pkwy, Ste 102 Lafayette, LA 70508 Phone: 337-989-2322

Daniel Richard Bronfin Ochsner Health System Ochsner Hospital for Children Department of General Pediatrics 1315 Jefferson Hwy, 1st Fl New Orleans, LA 70121 Phone: 504-842-3900 Richard Louis Brooke Leonard J. Chabert Medical Center Pediatric Clinic 1978 Industrial Blvd Houma, LA 70363 Phone: 985-873-1730 Traci Brumund The Baton Rouge Clinic Department of Pediatrics 7373 Perkins Rd, 1st Fl Baton Rouge, LA 70808 Phone: 225-246-9290 Danielle Calix Ochsner Health System

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Ochsner Children’s Health Center - Destrehan 1970 Ormond Blvd, Ste J Destrehan, LA 70047 Phone: 985-764-6036

Ruthanne R. Gallagher Bayou Pediatric Associates 8120 Main St, Ste 300 Houma, LA 70360 Phone: 985-868-5440

Robert W. Clarke, Jr. Bayou Pediatric Associates 8120 Main St, Ste 300 Houma, LA 70360 Phone: 985-868-5440

Gregory John Gelpi Pediatric Clinic 888 Tara Blvd, Ste F Baton Rouge, LA 70806 Phone: 225-926-4400

Keith Collins 2017 Metairie Rd Metairie, LA 70005 Phone: 504-832-8022

Lois Herd Gesn Ochsner Health Center Baton Rouge Department of Pediatrics 16777 Medical Center Dr, Ste 100 Baton Rouge, LA 70816 Phone: 225-754-3278

Cary A. Culbertson Metairie Pediatrics 2201 Veterans Blvd, Ste 300 Metairie, LA 70002 Phone: 504-833-7374 Terry L. Cummings Tulane Multispecialty Clinic at University Square 200 Broadway Ave, Ste 230 New Orleans, LA 70118 Phone: 504-988-9000 Theresa Lynn Dise Tulane Multispecialty Clinic at University Square 200 Broadway Ave, Ste 230 New Orleans, LA 70118 Phone: 504-988-9000 Hosea Joseph Doucet III Tulane-Lakeside Hospital Tulane Pediatric and Adolescent Clinic 4720 S I-10 Service Rd, Ste 501 Metairie, LA 70001 Phone: 504-998-8000 Robert Eldred Drumm The Baton Rouge Clinic Department of Pediatrics 7373 Perkins Rd, 2nd Fl Baton Rouge, LA 70808 Phone: 225-246-9290 Adela Pratt Dupont Leonard J. Chabert Medical Center Pediatric Clinic 1978 Industrial Blvd Houma, LA 70363 Phone: 985-873-1730 Bonita H. Dyess Pediatrics Plus 3401 Magnolia Cove Monroe, LA 71203 Phone: 318-325-6311 Kathryn Coreil Elkins Pediatric Associates 59325 River West Dr, Ste D Plaquemine, LA 70764 Phone: 225-687-3055 David Anderson Estes, Jr. Napoleon Pediatrics 3040 33rd St Metairie, LA 70001 Phone: 504-219-0880 Patrice B. Evers Tulane General Pediatric and Adolescent Clinic 4720 S I-10 Service Rd, Ste 501 Metairie, LA 70001 Phone: 504-988-8000 Bernard Ferrer Bayou Pediatric Associates 8120 Main St, Ste 300 Houma, LA 70360 Phone: 985-868-5440 Marc A. Fisher 12A Westbank Expy, Ste 100 Gretna, LA 70053 Phone: 504-361-0234

Amy Glick Ochsner Health System Ochsner Children’s Health Center Metairie Department of Pediatrics 4901 Veterans Memorial Blvd Metairie, LA 70006 Phone: 504-887-1133 Patricia Granier Ochsner Health System Ochsner Children’s Health Center Metairie Department of Pediatrics 4901 Veterans Memorial Blvd Metairie, LA 70006 Phone: 504-887-1133 Stephen Wilson Hales Hales Pediatrics 3525 Prytania St, Ste 602 New Orleans, LA 70115 Phone: 504-897-0744 Robert Davis Haynie Mid City Pediatrics 2225 Line Ave Shreveport, LA 71104 Phone: 318-221-2225 Michael G. Heller, Jr. Napoleon Pediatrics 3040 33rd St Metairie, LA 70001 Phone: 504-219-0880 David Garrett Hill The Baton Rouge Clinic Department of Pediatrics 7373 Perkins Rd, 2nd Fl Baton Rouge, LA 70808 Phone: 225-246-9290 Jennifer V. Hogan Ochsner Health System Ochsner Health Center Bluebonnet Department of Pediatrics 9001 Summa Ave, 1st Fl Baton Rouge, LA 70809 Phone: 225-761-5200 Lynne Frances Holladay Pediatric Healthcare Associates 1717 E Bert Kouns Industrial Loop Shreveport, LA 71105 Phone: 318-212-2920

Amanda Brown Jackson Ochsner Health System Ochsner Hospital for Children Department of General Pediatrics 1315 Jefferson Hwy, 1st Fl New Orleans, LA 70121 Phone: 504-842-3900 Michael Keith Judice 4630 Ambassador Caffery Pkwy, Ste 102 Lafayette, LA 70508 Phone: 337-989-2322 Charles Maurice Kantrow III Ochsner Health System Ochsner Hospital for Children

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Department of General Pediatrics 1315 Jefferson Hwy, 1st Fl New Orleans, LA 70121 Phone: 504-842-3900

Department of General Pediatrics 1315 Jefferson Hwy, 1st Fl New Orleans, LA 70121 Phone: 504-842-3900

Katherine M. Knight Tulane-Lakeside Hospital Section of Pediatrics 4720 S I-10 Service Rd New Orleans, LA 70001 Phone: 504-988-5001

Kenyatta D. Shamlin Baton Rouge Family Medical Center 8595 Picardy Ave, Ste 100 Baton Rouge, LA 70809 Phone: 225-763-4900

Stuart Landry Children’s Clinic of Southwest Louisiana 2903 1st Ave Lake Charles, LA 70601 Phone: 337-478-6480

Tasha C. Shamlin Baton Rouge Family Medical Center 8595 Picardy Ave, Ste 100 Baton Rouge, LA 70809 Phone: 225-763-4900

Paul Joseph Marquis Ochsner Health System Ochsner Health Center Lapalco Department of Family Medicine 4225 Lapalco Blvd, 2nd Fl Marrero, LA 70072 Phone: 504-371-9355

Naglaa A. Shourbaji Ochsner Health System Ochsner Hospital for Children Department of General Pediatrics 1315 Jefferson Hwy, 1st Fl New Orleans, LA 70121 Phone: 504-842-3900

Shelley M. Martin The Baton Rouge Clinic Department of Pediatrics 7373 Perkins Rd, 2nd Fl Baton Rouge, LA 70808 Phone: 225-246-9290

Edward David Sledge, Jr. Ochsner Health System Ochsner Health Center Bluebonnet Department of Pediatrics 9001 Summa Ave, 1st Fl Baton Rouge, LA 70809 Phone: 225-761-5200

Ellen Blownstine McLean Carousel Pediatrics 4224 Houma Blvd, Ste 240 Metairie, LA 70006 Phone: 504-885-4141 Jamar A. Melton The Baton Rouge Clinic Department of Pediatrics 7373 Perkins Rd, 2nd Fl Baton Rouge, LA 70808 Phone: 225-246-9290 Elizabeth Swanson Milvid Hales Pediatrics 3525 Prytania St, Ste 602 New Orleans, LA 70115 Phone: 504-897-0744 Mark Vincent Morici Metairie Pediatrics 2201 Veterans Blvd, Ste 300 Metairie, LA 70002 Phone: 504-833-7374 M. Nora Oates Hales Pediatrics 3525 Prytania St, Ste 602 New Orleans, LA 70115 Phone: 504-897-0744

Jennifer M. Parkerson Ochsner Health System Ochsner Hospital for Children Department of General Pediatrics 1315 Jefferson Hwy, 1st Fl New Orleans, LA 70121 Phone: 504-842-3900 Henry M. Peltier Center for Pediatric and Adolescent Medicine 604 N Acadia Rd, Ste 200 Thibodaux, LA 70301 Phone: 985-448-3700 Keith Perrin Napoleon Pediatrics 2633 Napoleon Ave, Ste 707 New Orleans, LA 70115 Phone: 504-897-4242 Kathryn Quarls Fairway Pediatrics 7020 Hwy 190, Ste C Covington, LA 70433 Phone: 985-871-7337 Renee F. Reymond Ochsner Health System Ochsner Hospital for Children

Sam Jude Solis Napoleon Pediatrics 3040 33rd St Metairie, LA 70001 Phone: 504-219-0880 Alisha M. Totina Bayou Pediatric Associates 8120 Main St, Ste 300 Houma, LA 70360 Phone: 985-868-5440 Arthur Gerard Tribou The Baton Rouge Clinic Department of Pediatrics 7373 Perkins Rd, 2nd Fl Baton Rouge, LA 70808 Phone: 225-246-9290 Carlos Alberto Trujillo Jefferson Pediatric Clinic 1111 Medical Center Blvd, Ste N813 Marrero, LA 70072 Phone: 504-349-6813 Mark Joseph Waggenspack The Baton Rouge Clinic Department of Pediatrics 7373 Perkins Rd, 2nd Fl Baton Rouge, LA 70808 Phone: 225-246-9290 Stephen M. Weimer Tulane Medical Center Tulane Pediatric Clinic 1415 Tulane Ave, 5th Fl New Orleans, LA 70112 Phone: 504-988-5800

Danny Scott Wood The Baton Rouge Clinic Department of Pediatrics 7373 Perkins Rd, 1st Fl Baton Rouge, LA 70808 Phone: 225-246-9290 Lindsay R. York 1111 Medical Center Blvd, Ste N803 Marrero, LA 70072 Phone: 504-934-8333

Mary A. Younger Tulane Medical Center Tulane Pediatric Downtown Clinic 1415 Tulane Ave, 5th Fl New Orleans, LA 70112 Phone: 504-988-6253

Scott Rory Zander Lakeside Children’s Clinic Department of Pediatrics 4740 S I-10 Service Rd W, 2nd Fl Metairie, LA 70001 Phone: 504-883-3703 Pediatrics/Hospital Medicine

Vanessa G. Carroll Ochsner Health System Ochsner Medical Center Pediatric Hospital Medicine 1514 Jefferson Hwy, 4th Fl New Orleans, LA 70121 Phone: 504-842-3088 Shaun McCrossen Kemmerly Pediatric Hospitalists of Louisiana 7777 Hennessy Blvd, Ste 103 Baton Rouge, LA 70808 Phone: 225-767-6700 Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation

David N. Adams 1500 Line Ave, 2nd Fl, Ste 204 Shreveport, LA 71101 Phone: 318-629-5425 John Eric Bicknell 7823 Youree Dr Shreveport, LA 71105 Phone: 318-798-6833 Joseph J. Biundo, Jr. 4315 Houma Blvd, Ste 303 Metairie, LA 70006 Phone: 504-889-5242 Stephen Kishner Medical Center of Louisiana at New Orleans Department of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation 1450 Poydras St New Orleans, LA 70114 Phone: 504-568-2577 Stephen W. Wheat 138 E 5th St Natchitoches, LA 71457 Phone: 318-352-4477 Plastic Surgery

Elliott B. Black III 4228 Houma Blvd, Ste 100 Metairie, LA 70006 Phone: 504-883-8900 R. Graham Boyce Associated Surgical Specialists 350 Lakeview Ct, Ste C Covington, LA 70433 Phone: 985-845-2677 Holly Dawn Casey Wall The Wall Center for Plastic Surgery 8600 Fern Ave Shreveport, LA 71105 Phone: 318-795-0801 Bradley J. Chastant Acadian Ear, Nose, Throat and Facial Plastic Surgery 1000 W Pinhook Rd, Ste 201 Lafayette, LA 70503 Phone: 337-237-0650 Ralph William Colpitts Plastic Surgery Center of Southwest Louisiana 2000 S Woods Dr, Ste B Lake Charles, LA 70605 Phone: 337-497-1958 Frank J. DellaCroce Center for Restorative Breast Surgery 1717 Saint Charles Ave New Orleans, LA 70130 Phone: 504-899-2800 J. Kevin Duplechain

1103 Kaliste Saloom Rd, Ste 300 Lafayette, LA 70508 Phone: 337-456-3282 H. Devon Graham III Ochsner Health System Ochsner Medical Center Department of Otolaryngology, Head and Neck Surgery 1514 Jefferson Hwy, Clinic Tower, 4th Fl New Orleans, LA 70121 Phone: 504-842-4080 Charles Gruenwald, Jr. Aesthetic Plastic Surgery 4309 Bluebonnet Blvd Baton Rouge, LA 70809 Phone: 225-925-3140 David Albert Jansen Face and Body Institute 3900 Veterans Blvd, Ste 200 Metairie, LA 70002 Phone: 504-455-1000 Calvin Morris Johnson, Jr. Hedgewood Surgical Center 2427 Saint Charles Ave New Orleans, LA 70130 Phone: 504-895-7642 Jeffrey J. Joseph Acadian Ear, Nose, Throat and Facial Plastic Surgery 1000 W Pinhook Rd, Ste 201 Lafayette, LA 70503 Phone: 337-237-0650

Monroe, LA 71201 Phone: 318-388-2050 Michael H. Moses 1603 2nd St New Orleans, LA 70130 Phone: 504-895-7200 Thomas Moulthrop Hedgewood Surgical Center 2427 Saint Charles Ave New Orleans, LA 70130 Phone: 504-895-7642 Barron Johns O’Neal 2210 Line Ave, Ste 204 Shreveport, LA 71104 Phone: 318-221-9671 Kenneth L. Odinet Bldg 6 200 Beaullieu Dr Lafayette, LA 70508 Phone: 337-234-8648 Scott K. Sullivan, Jr. Center for Restorative Breast Surgery 1717 Saint Charles Ave New Orleans, LA 70130 Phone: 504-899-2800 Michael Albert Teague Associates in Plastic Surgery 8425 Cumberland Pl Baton Rouge, LA 70806 Phone: 225-924-7514

Louis Gerrit Bryant Mes Acadiana Aesthetic Surgeons 917 Coolidge Blvd Lafayette, LA 70503 Phone: 337-504-4336

Chris Trahan Center for Restorative Breast Surgery 1717 Saint Charles Ave New Orleans, LA 70130 Phone: 504-899-2800

Timothy Joseph Mickel 903 N 2nd St

Simeon H. Wall, Sr. The Wall Center for Plastic Surgery

8600 Fern Ave Shreveport, LA 71105 Phone: 318-795-0801 Simeon H. Wall, Jr. The Wall Center for Plastic Surgery 8600 Fern Ave Shreveport, LA 71105 Phone: 318-795-0801 Psychiatry

James G. Barbee 3439 Magazine St New Orleans, LA 70115 Phone: 504-891-8808 J. Robert Barnes 1301 Amelia St, Ste A New Orleans, LA 70115 Phone: 504-891-7000 Charles Kelso Billings, Jr. 720 Lafayette St Gretna, LA 70053 Phone: 504-366-9707 Ted Bloch III 3525 Prytania St, Ste 211 New Orleans, LA 70115 Phone: 504-897-7939 Renee Bruno 7470 Highland Rd, Ste A Baton Rouge, LA 70808 Phone: 225-615-8102 Jose Calderon-Abbo 3439 Magazine St New Orleans, LA 70115 Phone: 504-891-8808 Charles Chester The Center for Individual and Family Counseling 3500 N Causeway Blvd, Ste 1410 Metairie, LA 70002 Phone: 504-838-9919

Stephen R. Cochran 1426 Amelia St New Orleans, LA 70115 Phone: 504-891-6020

Rouge 9229 Bluebonnet Blvd Baton Rouge, LA 70810 Phone: 225-769-7575

Charles Calvin Coleman Children’s Hospital of New Orleans Department of Psychiatry 200 Henry Clay Ave New Orleans, LA 70118 Phone: 504-568-6001

Edward F. Foulks Gonzales Mental Health Clinic 1112 E Ascension Complex Blvd Gonzales, LA 70737 Phone: 225-621-5770

Erich J. Conrad Louisiana State University Behavioral Sciences Center 3450 Chestnut St, 3rd Fl New Orleans, LA 70115 Phone: 504-412-1580 Maria Cruse Thibodaux Regional Medical Center Department of Psychiatry 604 N Acadia Rd, Ste 201 Thibodaux, LA 70301 Phone: 985-493-9304 Robert Dahmes 4480 General DeGaulle Dr, Ste 107 New Orleans, LA 70131 Phone: 504-393-6355 George Cecil Daul, Jr. Professional Psychotherapy Network 1529 River Oaks Rd W, Ste 123 New Orleans, LA 70123 Phone: 504-729-4414 Denise L. Dorsey 1519 Fern St New Orleans, LA 70118 Phone: 504-865-1723 Burl E. Forgey Psychiatry Associates of Baton

Ross A. Gallo 5357 Chestnut St New Orleans, LA 70115 Phone: 504-552-9015 Daphne Ann Glindmeyer 229 Bellemeade Blvd, Ste 420 Gretna, LA 70056 Phone: 504-392-8348 Douglas William Greve 931 Rue Saint Louis New Orleans, LA 70112 Phone: 504-236-5532 W. Scott Griffies New Orleans Center for Mind-Body Health 536 Bienville St New Orleans, LA 70130 Phone: 504-355-0509 Milton L. Harris, Jr. Southeast Louisiana Veterans Health Care System New Orleans VA Outpatient Clinic Department of Psychiatry 3434 Canal St New Orleans, LA 70161 Phone: 504-539-5744 Gerald Heintz Our Lady of the Lake Regional Medical Center The Family Center Department of Psychiatry

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7777 Hennessy Blvd, Ste 6000 Baton Rouge, LA 70808 Phone: 225-765-8648 Dean Anthony Hickman Ochsner Health System Ochsner Medical Center Department of General Psychiatry 1514 Jefferson Hwy, 4th Fl New Orleans, LA 70121 Phone: 504-842-4025 Janet Elaine Johnson Tulane Medical Center Tulane Behavioral Health Clinic 1415 Tulane Ave, 4th Fl New Orleans, LA 70112 Phone: 504-988-4794 Kristopher Edward Kaliebe St. Charles Community Health Center Division of Behavioral Health 853 Milling Ave Luling, LA 70070 Phone: 985-785-5881 Keith Bradford Kessel 745 Olive St, Ste 109 Shreveport, LA 71104 Phone: 318-221-6070 Schoener Michele LaPrairie Florida Parishes Human Services Authority 835 Pride Dr, Ste B Hammond, LA 70401 Phone: 985-543-4333 John Robert Macgregor, Jr. 1305 W Causeway Approach, Ste 106 Mandeville, LA 70471 Phone: 985-626-3400 Harminder Singh Mallik Tulane Medical Center Division of Forensic Neuropsychiatry 1440 Canal St New Orleans, LA 70112 Phone: 504-988-2201 Donna M. Mancuso 229 Bellemeade Blvd, Ste 420 Gretna, LA 70056 Phone: 504-392-8348 Craig W. Maumus St. John VA Outpatient Clinic Department of Psychiatry 4004 Airline Hwy Reserve, LA 70084 Phone: 985-479-6770 Pamela McPherson Northwest Louisiana Human Services District 1310 N Hearne Ave Shreveport, LA 71107 Phone: 318-676-5111 Christopher D. Meyers 3525 Prytania St, Ste 518 New Orleans, LA 70115 Phone: 504-895-5533 Brian D. Monette Gonzales Mental Health Clinic 1112 E Ascension Complex Blvd Gonzales, LA 70737 Phone: 225-621-5770 Richard Howard Morse 4417 Danneel St New Orleans, LA 70115 Phone: 504-891-2354 Andrew E. Morson Integrated Behavioral Health 400 Poydras St, Ste 1950 New Orleans, LA 70130 Phone: 504-322-3837 Howard Joseph Osofsky

Louisiana State University Behavioral Sciences Center 3450 Chestnut St, 3rd Fl New Orleans, LA 70115 Phone: 504-412-1580 Jayendra K. Patel Lake Area Psychiatry 333 Dr Michael DeBakey Dr, Ste 220 Lake Charles, LA 70601 Phone: 337-478-9331 Nicholas G. Pejic Atlas Psychiatry 1301 Antonine St New Orleans, LA 70115 Phone: 504-899-1682 Jose Manuel Pena Tulane Medical Center Tulane Behavioral Health Clinic 1415 Tulane Ave, 4th Fl New Orleans, LA 70112 Phone: 504-988-4794   Arwen Podesta 4322 Canal St New Orleans, LA 70119 Phone: 504-252-0026 Dean Edward Robinson Southeast Louisiana Veterans Health Care System Mental Health Service 3500 Canal St New Orleans, LA 70119 Phone: 504-571-8283 Alvin Martin Rouchell Ochsner Health System Ochsner Medical Center Department of General Psychiatry 1514 Jefferson Hwy, 4th Fl New Orleans, LA 70121 Phone: 504-842-4025 Alphonse Kenison Roy III Addiction Recovery Resources 4933 Wabash St Metairie, LA 70001 Phone: 504-780-2766 Janet Seligson-Dowie 229 Bellemeade Blvd, Ste 420 Gretna, LA 70056 Phone: 504-392-8348 Marilyn M. Skinner 1303 Antonine St New Orleans, LA 70115 Phone: 504-891-3001 John Walter Thompson, Jr. Tulane Medical Center Tulane Behavioral Health Clinic 1415 Tulane Ave, 4th Fl New Orleans, LA 70112 Phone: 504-988-4794 Mark Harold Townsend Louisiana State University Behavioral Sciences Center 3450 Chestnut St, 3rd Fl New Orleans, LA 70115 Phone: 504-412-1580 L. Lee Tynes, Jr. Our Lady of the Lake Regional Medical Center Department of Psychiatry 7777 Hennessy Blvd, Ste 6000 Baton Rouge, LA 70808 Phone: 225-765-8941 Daniel Keith Winstead Tulane Medical Center Tulane Behavioral Health Clinic 1415 Tulane Ave, 4th Fl New Orleans, LA 70112 Phone: 504-988-4794 Mark Henry Zielinski

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The Center for Psychiatric Services 5131 O’Donovan Dr, Ste 300 Baton Rouge, LA 70808 Phone: 225-374-0400 Pulmonary Medicine

Juzar Ali LSU Healthcare Network St. Charles Multispecialty Clinic Section of Pulmonary Medicine 3700 Saint Charles Ave, 4th Fl New Orleans, LA 70115 Phone: 504-412-1517 Gregory Jacob Ardoin The Lung Center 201 4th St, Ste 1A Alexandria, LA 71301 Phone: 318-769-5864 John Areno Overton Brooks VA Medical Center Department of Pulmonary and Critical Care Medicine 510 E Stoner Ave Shreveport, LA 71101 Phone: 318-221-8411 Stephen P. Brierre LSU Healthcare Network Department of Pulmonary Medicine 3401 North Blvd, Ste 400 Baton Rouge, LA 70806 Phone: 225-381-2755 Robert Craig Broussard Pulmonary Associates of Southwest Louisiana 2770 3rd Ave, Ste 110 Lake Charles, LA 70601 Phone: 337-494-2750 Walter Dwayne Brown Lafayette General Medical Center Department of Pulmonary Medicine Professional Office Bldg, Ste 206 155 Hospital Dr Lafayette, LA 70503 Phone: 337-234-3204 Randy D. Bryn 2551 Greenwood Rd, Ste 210 Shreveport, LA 71103 Phone: 318-635-0834 Clifford Braddock Burns Ochsner Health System Ochsner Medical Center Department of Pulmonary and Critical Care Medicine 1514 Jefferson Hwy, Atrium Tower, 9th Fl New Orleans, LA 70121 Phone: 504-842-4055 Bennett Paul DeBoisblanc LSU Health Sciences ILH Hypertension Clinic 2025 Gravier St, 6th Fl New Orleans, LA 70112 Phone: 504-903-2387 George Gary Guidry Lafayette General Medical Center Department of Pulmonary Medicine Professional Office Bldg, Ste 206 155 Hospital Dr Lafayette, LA 70503 Phone: 337-234-3204 Thomas James Gullatt St. Francis Medical Center Hospitalist Group 309 Jackson St Monroe, LA 71201 Phone: 318-966-4541 Ronald F. Hammett Glenwood Pulmonary Specialists 102 Thomas Rd, Ste 107

West Monroe, LA 71291 Phone: 318-329-8479 Cullen Andrew Hebert Our Lady of the Lake Regional Medical Center Critical Care Medicine Service 7777 Hennessy Blvd, Ste 701 Baton Rouge, LA 70808 Phone: 225-765-5864 William H. Hines, Sr. The Baton Rouge Clinic Department of Pulmonology Medicine 7373 Perkins Rd, 1st Fl Baton Rouge, LA 70808 Phone: 225-246-9240 Mark Kenneth Hodges The Baton Rouge Clinic Department of Pulmonology Medicine 7373 Perkins Rd, 1st Fl Baton Rouge, LA 70808 Phone: 225-246-9240 Robert Cary Holladay Louisiana State University Health Sciences Center Department of Pulmonary and Critical Care Medicine Ambulatory Care Center, 2nd Fl 1606 Kings Hwy Shreveport, LA 71130 Phone: 318-675-5920 Surma Jain Ochsner Health System Ochsner Medical Center Department of Pulmonary and Critical Care Medicine 1514 Jefferson Hwy, Atrium Tower, 9th Fl New Orleans, LA 70121 Phone: 504-842-4055 Stephen Phillips Kantrow Ochsner Health System Ochsner Medical Center Department of Pulmonary and Critical Care Medicine 1514 Jefferson Hwy, Atrium Tower, 9th Fl New Orleans, LA 70121 Phone: 504-842-4055

Thomas Gerard Nuttli East Jefferson General Hospital Jefferson Pulmonary Associates 4200 Houma Blvd, 3rd Fl Metairie, LA 70006 Phone: 504-454-5205 Michael Wayne Owens Overton Brooks VA Medical Center Medical Service 510 E Stoner Ave, Ste 111 Shreveport, LA 71101 Phone: 318-990-5366 Nereida Alicia Parada Tulane Medical Center Tulane Lung Center 1415 Tulane Ave, 7th Fl New Orleans, LA 70112 Phone: 504-988-5800 Donald Keith Payne Louisiana State University Health Sciences Center Department of Pulmonary and Critical Care Medicine Ambulatory Care Center, 2nd Fl 1606 Kings Hwy Shreveport, LA 71130 Phone: 318-675-5920 Billy Joe Rosson, Jr. Lafayette General Medical Center Department of Pulmonary Medicine Professional Office Bldg, Ste 206 155 Hospital Dr Lafayette, LA 70503 Phone: 337-234-3204 Matthew L. Schuette Bayou Pulmonary 4224 Houma Blvd, Ste 610 Metairie, LA 70006 Phone: 504-456-7456 Leonardo Seoane Ochsner Health System Ochsner Medical Center Section of Pulmonology, Lung Transplant and Critical Care 1514 Jefferson Hwy New Orleans, LA 70121 Phone: 504-842-4400

Joseph Alexander Lasky Tulane Medical Center Tulane Lung Center 1415 Tulane Ave, 7th Fl New Orleans, LA 70112 Phone: 504-988-5800

Judd Ernest Shellito LSU Healthcare Network LSU Multispecialty Clinic Section of Pulmonary and Critical Care Medicine 200 W Esplanade Ave, Ste 701 Kenner, LA 70065 Phone: 504-412-1705

Stuart J. Lebas Our Lady of the Lake Regional Medical Center Critical Care Medicine Service 7777 Hennessy Blvd, Ste 701 Baton Rouge, LA 70808 Phone: 225-765-5864

Francesco Simeone Tulane Medical Center Section of Pulmonary and Critical Care Medicine 1415 Tulane Ave New Orleans, LA 70112 Phone: 504-988-8600

Carol M. Mason LSU Healthcare Network LSU Multispecialty Clinic Section of Pulmonary Medicine 200 W Esplanade Ave, Ste 701 Kenner, LA 70065 Phone: 504-412-1705

James Garland Smith, Jr. St. Francis Medical Center Hospitalist Group 309 Jackson St Monroe, LA 71201 Phone: 318-966-4541

William Henry Matthews St. Francis Pulmonary Clinic 411 Calypso St, Ste 210 Monroe, LA 71201 Phone: 318-966-6500 Shawn Arlen Milligan Overton Brooks VA Medical Center Department of Pulmonary and Critical Care Medicine 510 E Stoner Ave Shreveport, LA 71101 Phone: 318-221-8411

Kenneth B. Smith East Jefferson General Hospital Jefferson Pulmonary Associates 4200 Houma Blvd, 3rd Fl Metairie, LA 70006 Phone: 504-454-5205

Thomas Parks Smith Green Clinic Respiratory Department 1200 S Farmerville St Ruston, LA 71270 Phone: 318-251-6242

David E. Taylor Ochsner Health System Ochsner Medical Center Department of Pulmonary and Critical Care Medicine 1514 Jefferson Hwy, Atrium Tower, 9th Fl New Orleans, LA 70121 Phone: 504-842-4055 Ben Frank Thompson III Pulmonary Associates of Southwest Louisiana 2770 3rd Ave, Ste 110 Lake Charles, LA 70601 Phone: 337-494-2750 Brad D. Vincent Our Lady of the Lake Regional Medical Center Critical Care Medicine Service 7777 Hennessy Blvd, Ste 701 Baton Rouge, LA 70808 Phone: 225-765-5864 Robert E. Walter Louisiana State University Health Sciences Center Department of Pulmonary and Critical Care Medicine Ambulatory Care Center, 2nd Fl 1606 Kings Hwy Shreveport, LA 71130 Phone: 318-675-5920 David Allen Welsh LSU Infectious Disease Clinic 2235 Poydras St New Orleans, LA 70119 Phone: 504-826-2179 Radiation Oncology

Michael Leonard Durci Willis-Knighton Cancer Center Department of Radiation Oncology 2600 Kings Hwy Shreveport, LA 71103 Phone: 318-212-4639

Robert Lee Ebeling, Jr. Northeast Louisiana Cancer Institute 411 Calypso St, Ste 100 Monroe, LA 71201 Phone: 318-966-1900 Robert Sidney Fields Mary Bird Perkins Cancer Center Department of Radiation Oncology 4950 Essen Ln Baton Rouge, LA 70809 Phone: 225-767-0847 Andrew Ralph Harwood OncoLogics 4809 Ambassador Caffery Pkwy, Ste 100 Lafayette, LA 70508 Phone: 337-769-8660 Roland Benton Hawkins Ochsner Health System Ochsner Medical Center Department of Radiation Oncology 1514 Jefferson Hwy, 1st Fl New Orleans, LA 70121 Phone: 504-842-3440 Gregory Charles Henkelmann Mary Bird Perkins Cancer Center Department of Radiation Oncology 4950 Essen Ln Baton Rouge, LA 70809 Phone: 225-767-0847 Steven I. Hightower SMH Slidell Radiation Center 1120 Robert Blvd, Ste 100 Slidell, LA 70458 Phone: 985-649-8688 Sheldon Ashley Johnson Mary Bird Perkins Cancer Center

Department of Radiation Oncology 4950 Essen Ln Baton Rouge, LA 70809 Phone: 225-215-1515 Maurice Leon King Mary Bird Perkins Cancer Center Department of Radiation Oncology 4950 Essen Ln Baton Rouge, LA 70809 Phone: 225-767-0847 Julian Krawczyk OncoLogics 4809 Ambassador Caffery Pkwy, Ste 100 Lafayette, LA 70508 Phone: 337-769-8660 Paul David Monsour East Jefferson General Hospital Department of Radiation Oncology 4204 Houma Blvd, Ste 100 Metairie, LA 70006 Phone: 504-503-5139 Lane Rosen Willis-Knighton Cancer Center Department of Radiation Oncology 2600 Kings Hwy Shreveport, LA 71103 Phone: 318-212-4639 William E. Russell Baton Rouge General Medical Center Pennington Cancer Center 3401 North Blvd Baton Rouge, LA 70806 Phone: 225-387-7280 Troy Gene Scroggins, Jr. Ochsner Health System Ochsner Medical Center Department of Radiation Oncology 1514 Jefferson Hwy, 1st Fl New Orleans, LA 70121 Phone: 504-842-3440 Ellen (Elly) Zakris Touro Infirmary Department of Radiation Oncology 1401 Foucher St, 1st Fl New Orleans, LA 70115 Phone: 504-897-8387 Radiology

Edward Bluth Ochsner Health System Ochsner Medical Center Department of Radiology 1514 Jefferson Hwy, 2nd Fl New Orleans, LA 70121 Phone: 504-842-3470 Charles Joseph Brdlik Southwest Louisiana Imaging 1601 Country Club Rd Lake Charles, LA 70605 Phone: 337-439-7778 James Gary Caridi Tulane Medical Center Department of Radiology 1415 Tulane Ave New Orleans, LA 70112 Phone: 504-988-5800 Daniel A. Devun Ochsner Health System Ochsner Medical Center Department of Radiology 1514 Jefferson Hwy, 2nd Fl New Orleans, LA 70121 Phone: 504-842-3470 Gregory Dobard Thibodaux Regional Medical Center Department of Radiology 602 N Acadia Rd Thibodaux, LA 70301 Phone: 985-493-4756

William H. Gallmann III Christus Highland Medical Center Department of Radiology 1453 E Bert Kouns Industrial Loop Shreveport, LA 71105 Phone: 318-681-5440 Maureen Heldmann Louisiana State University Health Sciences Center Department of Radiology 1501 Kings Hwy Shreveport, LA 71103 Phone: 318-675-6247 Blaine H. Hoppe Our Lady of Lourdes Regional Medical Center Division of Interventional Radiology 4801 Ambassador Caffery Pkwy Lafayette, LA 70508 Phone: 337-470-2558 Dennis Kay Ochsner Health System Ochsner Medical Center Department of Radiology 1514 Jefferson Hwy, 2nd Fl New Orleans, LA 70121 Phone: 504-842-3470 Arthur J. Kenney Ochsner Health System Ochsner Medical Center Department of Radiology 1514 Jefferson Hwy, 2nd Fl New Orleans, LA 70121 Phone: 504-842-3470 Gary B. Lum Imaging Center of Louisiana 8338 Summa Ave, Ste 100 Baton Rouge, LA 70809 Phone: 225-761-8988 Charles Claiborne Matthews Ochsner Health System Ochsner Medical Center Department of Radiology 1514 Jefferson Hwy, 2nd Fl New Orleans, LA 70121 Phone: 504-842-3470 James Milburn Ochsner Health System Ochsner Medical Center Department of Radiology 1514 Jefferson Hwy, 2nd Fl New Orleans, LA 70121 Phone: 504-842-3470 Robert Restrepo Ochsner Health System Ochsner Health Center - Covington Department of Radiology 1000 Ochsner Blvd Covington, LA 70433 Phone: 985-875-2828 Paula Sharkey Opelousas General Health System Department of Radiology 539 E Prudhomme St Opelousas, LA 70570 Phone: 337-948-5127

Dana Hampton Smetherman Ochsner Health System Ochsner Medical Center Department of Radiology 1514 Jefferson Hwy, 2nd Fl New Orleans, LA 70121 Phone: 504-842-3470 Mark Tyler Stephan Our Lady of Lourdes Regional Medical Center Acadiana Radiology Group 4801 Ambassador Caffery Pkwy Lafayette, LA 70508 Phone: 337-470-2180

Richard Tupler Ochsner Health System Ochsner Medical Center Department of Radiology 1514 Jefferson Hwy New Orleans, LA 70121 Phone: 504-842-3470 Joan Wojak Our Lady of Lourdes Regional Medical Center Acadiana Radiology Group 4801 Ambassador Caffery Pkwy Lafayette, LA 70508 Phone: 337-470-2180 Moises Yoselevitz Lafayette General Medical Center Department of Interventional Radiology 1214 Coolidge St Lafayette, LA 70503 Phone: 337-289-7970 Rheumatology

Joseph J. Biundo, Jr. 4315 Houma Blvd, Ste 303 Metairie, LA 70006 Phone: 504-889-5242 Nicole Mes Cotter Rheumatology and Osteoporosis Specialists 820 Jordan St, Ste 201 Shreveport, LA 71101 Phone: 318-221-0399 William Eugene Davis Ochsner Health System Ochsner Medical Center Department of Rheumatology 1514 Jefferson Hwy, 5th Fl New Orleans, LA 70121 Phone: 504-842-4111 Luis R. Espinoza LSU Healthcare Network St. Charles Multispecialty Clinic Section of Rheumatology 3700 Saint Charles Ave, 4th Fl New Orleans, LA 70115 Phone: 504-412-1366 Madelaine T. Feldman The Rheumatology Group 2633 Napoleon Ave, Ste 530 New Orleans, LA 70115 Phone: 504-899-1120 Stephen Michael Lindsey Ochsner Health System Ochsner Health Center Bluebonnet Department of Rheumatology 9001 Summa Ave, 2nd Fl Baton Rouge, LA 70809 Phone: 225-761-5200 John Edward Marshall The Baton Rouge Clinic Department of Rheumatology 7373 Perkins Rd, 3rd Fl Baton Rouge, LA 70808 Phone: 225-246-9240 Robert James Quinet Ochsner Health System Ochsner Medical Center Department of Rheumatology 1514 Jefferson Hwy, 5th Fl New Orleans, LA 70121 Phone: 504-842-3920 Eve Scopelitis Ochsner Health System Ochsner Medical Center Department of Rheumatology 1514 Jefferson Hwy, 5th Fl New Orleans, LA 70121 Phone: 504-842-3920 Sean E. Shannon Our Lady of the Lake Rheumatology Services

Medical Plaza 1, Ste 501A 7777 Hennessy Blvd Baton Rouge, LA 70808 Phone: 225-765-6505 Tamika A. Webb-Detiege Ochsner Health System Ochsner Medical Center Department of Rheumatology 1514 Jefferson Hwy, 5th Fl New Orleans, LA 70121 Phone: 504-842-3920 Merlin Robert Wilson, Jr. The Rheumatology Group 2633 Napoleon Ave, Ste 530 New Orleans, LA 70115 Phone: 504-899-1120 Jerald Marc Zakem Ochsner Health System Ochsner Medical Center Department of Rheumatology 1514 Jefferson Hwy, 5th Fl New Orleans, LA 70121 Phone: 504-842-3920 Sleep Medicine

Robert C. Hinkle The Baton Rouge Clinic Department of Pulmonology Medicine 7373 Perkins Rd, 1st Fl Baton Rouge, LA 70808 Phone: 225-246-9240 Piotr Wladyslaw Olejniczak LSU Healthcare Network St. Charles Multispecialty Clinic Department of Neurology 3700 Saint Charles Ave, 4th Fl New Orleans, LA 70115 Phone: 504-412-1517 J. William Parker, Jr. Highland Clinic Department of Ear, Nose and Throat 1455 E Bert Kouns Industrial Loop, Ste 207 Shreveport, LA 71105 Phone: 318-798-4565 Katherine Smith Metropolitan Health Services District 1010 Common St, Ste 600 New Orleans, LA 70112 Phone: 504-302-1323 Supat Thammasitboon Tulane Medical Center Tulane Lung Center Tulane Comprehensive Sleep Center 1415 Tulane Ave New Orleans, LA 70112 Phone: 504-988-5800 Surgery

James L. Barr Delta Vein Care 1655 Louisville Ave Monroe, LA 71201 Phone: 318-388-8880 Humberto Bohorquez Ochsner Health System Ochsner Medical Center Ochsner Multi-Organ Transplant Institute 1514 Jefferson Hwy, Clinic Tower, 1st Fl New Orleans, LA 70121 Phone: 504-842-3925 John S. Bolton Ochsner Health System The Gayle and Tom Benson Cancer Center Division of Surgical Oncology 1514 Jefferson Hwy, Clinic Tower, 8th Fl LouisianaLife.com | 73

New Orleans, LA 70121 Phone: 504-842-4070

Lafayette, LA 70506 Phone: 337-456-5765

New Orleans, LA 70130 Phone: 504-899-2800

J. Philip Boudreaux LSU Healthcare Network Ochsner Medical Center - Kenner Neuroendocrine Clinic 200 W Esplanade Ave, Ste 200 Kenner, LA 70065 Phone: 504-464-8500

Forrest Dean Griffen Louisiana State University Health Sciences Center Department of Surgery 1501 Kings Hwy Shreveport, LA 71103 Phone: 318-675-6126

Michael J. Thomas Surgical Specialists of Louisiana 7015 Hwy 190 E Service Rd, Ste 200 Covington, LA 70433 Phone: 985-234-3000

E. Paul Breaux III 457 Heymann Blvd Lafayette, LA 70503 Phone: 337-237-5774

Michael W. Hailey Breast Specialty of Baton Rouge 500 Rue de la Vie, Ste 201 Baton Rouge, LA 70817 Phone: 225-751-2778

David Bruce Ochsner Health System Ochsner Medical Center Ochsner Multi-Organ Transplant Institute 1514 Jefferson Hwy, Clinic Tower, 1st Fl New Orleans, LA 70121 Phone: 504-842-3925 Joseph Frederick Buell Tulane Medical Center Tulane Transplant Institute Hepatobiliary Pancreatic Center 1415 Tulane Ave New Orleans, LA 70112 Phone: 504-988-5344 Ian Carmody Ochsner Health System Ochsner Medical Center Department of Transplant Surgery 1514 Jefferson Hwy New Orleans, LA 70121 Phone: 504-842-3925 Daniel J. Carroll 1000 W Pinhook Rd, Ste 310 Lafayette, LA 70503 Phone: 337-233-9900 Bruce Palmer Cleland Ochsner Health System Ochsner Health Center Bluebonnet Department of Surgery 9001 Summa Ave, 3rd Fl Baton Rouge, LA 70809 Phone: 225-761-5200 Ari Cohen Ochsner Health System Ochsner Medical Center Ochsner Multi-Organ Transplant Institute 1514 Jefferson Hwy, Clinic Tower, 1st Fl New Orleans, LA 70121 Phone: 504-842-3925 Kelvin Contreary 4224 Houma Blvd, Ste 310 Metairie, LA 70006 Phone: 504-454-6338 Ralph Corsetti Ochsner Health System Ochsner Medical Center Division of Surgical Oncology 1514 Jefferson Hwy, Clinic Tower, 8th Fl New Orleans, LA 70121 Phone: 504-842-4070 Brian Dockendorf Highland Clinic Department of Surgery 1455 E Bert Kouns Industrial Loop, 2nd Fl Shreveport, LA 71105 Phone: 318-798-4600 Joseph Benton Dupont, Jr. 3401 North Blvd, Ste 200 Baton Rouge, LA 70806 Phone: 225-381-2615 Daniel Joseph Frey 500 Juliette Pl

John Patrick Hunt III LSU Health Sciences Center Department of Surgery 2025 Gravier St New Orleans, LA 70112 Phone: 504-903-2373 Lester Wayne Johnson University Health Medical Center - Conway Department of Surgery 4864 Jackson St Monroe, LA 71202 Phone: 318-330-7167 Charles Daniel Knight, Jr. Highland Clinic Department of Surgery 1455 E Bert Kouns Industrial Loop, 2nd Fl Shreveport, LA 71105 Phone: 318-798-4691 Kenneth John Laborde 1000 W Pinhook Rd, Ste 302 Lafayette, LA 70503 Phone: 337-232-8230 George E. Loss, Jr. Ochsner Health System Ochsner Medical Center Ochsner Multi-Organ Transplant Institute 1514 Jefferson Hwy, Clinic Tower, 1st Fl New Orleans, LA 70121 Phone: 504-842-3925 Weston Peter Miller III 2620 North Dr Abbeville, LA 70510 Phone: 337-898-1520 William Lewis Norwood Norwood Surgical Specialists 2751 Albert Bicknell Dr, Ste 3A Shreveport, LA 71103 Phone: 318-636-9905 Kathryn Richardson Louisiana State University Health Sciences Center Surgery Clinic Ambulatory Care Center, 3rd Fl 1606 Kings Hwy Shreveport, LA 71103 Phone: 318-675-6156 William S. Richardson Ochsner Health System Ochsner Medical Center Department of Surgery 1514 Jefferson Hwy New Orleans, LA 70121 Phone: 504-842-4070 Douglas P. Slakey Tulane Medical Center Department of Surgery 1415 Tulane Ave, 6th Fl New Orleans, LA 70112 Phone: 504-988-2317 Alan Jerry Stolier Center for Restorative Breast Surgery 1717 Saint Charles Ave

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Michael C. Townsend Ochsner Health System Ochsner Medical Center Department of Surgery 1514 Jefferson Hwy, Clinic Tower, 8th Fl New Orleans, LA 70121 Phone: 504-842-4070 Joseph Frank Uddo, Jr. 4224 Houma Blvd, Ste 450 Metairie, LA 70006 Phone: 504-454-4441

Division of Thoracic Surgery 1514 Jefferson Hwy, Clinic Tower, 8th Fl New Orleans, LA 70121 Phone: 504-842-4070 P. Eugene Parrino Ochsner Health System Ochsner Medical Center Division of Thoracic Surgery 1514 Jefferson Hwy, Clinic Tower, 8th Fl New Orleans, LA 70121 Phone: 504-842-4070 Victor E. Tedesco IV Cardiovascular Clinic Province Bldg, Ste 14A 5000 Ambassador Caffery Pkwy Lafayette, LA 70508 Phone: 337-234-7779

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John S. Bolton Ochsner Health System The Gayle and Tom Benson Cancer Center Division of Surgical Oncology 1514 Jefferson Hwy, Clinic Tower, 8th Fl New Orleans, LA 70121 Phone: 504-842-4070

Robert M. Alexander Houma SurgiCenter 1020 School St Houma, LA 70360 Phone: 985-868-7091

Ralph Corsetti Ochsner Health System Ochsner Medical Center Division of Surgical Oncology 1514 Jefferson Hwy, Clinic Tower, 8th Fl New Orleans, LA 70121 Phone: 504-842-4070 Joseph Benton Dupont, Jr. 3401 North Blvd, Ste 200 Baton Rouge, LA 70806 Phone: 225-381-2615 George Michael Fuhrman Ochsner Health System Ochsner Medical Center Department of Surgery 1514 Jefferson Hwy New Orleans, LA 70121 Phone: 504-842-4070

Stephen F. Bardot Ochsner Health System Center for Urologic Oncology The Gayle and Tom Benson Cancer Center, 2nd Fl 1514 Jefferson Hwy New Orleans, LA 70121 Phone: 504-842-4083 Edward F. Breaux Southern Urology 1016 Coolidge Blvd Lafayette, LA 70503 Phone: 337-233-6665 Sean Collins Ochsner Health Center Department of Urology Baptist Napoleon Medical Plaza, Ste 460 2820 Napoleon Ave New Orleans, LA 70015 Phone: 504-894-2887

Kevin C. Marler 8001 Youree Dr, Ste 840 Shreveport, LA 71115 Phone: 318-795-9100

Chris Fontenot Southern Urology Bldg 7 200 Beaullieu Dr Lafayette, LA 70508 Phone: 337-232-4555

Alan Jerry Stolier Center for Restorative Breast Surgery 1717 Saint Charles Ave New Orleans, LA 70130 Phone: 504-899-2800

Harold Anthony Fuselier, Jr. LSU Healthcare Network Department of Urology 4228 Houma Blvd, Ste 600A Metairie, LA 70006 Phone: 504-412-1600

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Wayne John G. Hellstrom Tulane Medical Center Tulane Urology and Fertility Clinic 1415 Tulane Ave, 3rd Fl New Orleans, LA 70112 Phone: 504-988-5989

Robert C. DeWitt Louisiana Cardiovascular and Thoracic Institute 3311 Prescott Rd, Ste 202 Alexandria, LA 71301 Phone: 318-442-0106 Charles J. DiCorte Ochsner Health System Ochsner Health Center - Covington Department of Cardiovascular Surgery 1000 Ochsner Blvd Covington, LA 70433 Phone: 985-875-2828 Tommy L. Fudge Heart and Vascular Center 604 N Acadia Rd, Ste 409 Thibodaux, LA 70301 Phone: 985-449-4670 Rodney J. Landreneau Ochsner Health System Ochsner Medical Center

Benjamin R. Lee Tulane Medical Center Tulane Urology and Fertility Clinic 1415 Tulane Ave, 3rd Fl New Orleans, LA 70112 Phone: 504-988-5271 Lester J. Prats, Jr. Ochsner Health System Ochsner Medical Center Department of Urology 1514 Jefferson Hwy, Atrium Tower, 4th Fl New Orleans, LA 70121 Phone: 504-842-4083 Robert S. Taylor Louisiana Urology 8080 Bluebonnet Blvd, Ste 3000

Baton Rouge, LA 70810 Phone: 225-766-8100 Raju Thomas Tulane Medical Center Tulane Urology and Fertility Clinic 1415 Tulane Ave, 3rd Fl New Orleans, LA 70112 Phone: 504-988-5271 Dennis Dale Venable Louisiana State University Health Sciences Center Department of Urology 1501 Kings Hwy Shreveport, LA 71130 Phone: 318-675-5600 Chester Frank Weimer Thibodaux Urological Specialists 504 N Acadia Rd Thibodaux, LA 70301 Phone: 985-447-5667 Jack Christian Winters LSU Healthcare Network Department of Urology 4228 Houma Blvd, Ste 600A Metairie, LA 70006 Phone: 504-412-1600 Vascular Surgery

Robert Craig Batson LSU Healthcare Network LSU Multispecialty Clinic Department of Vascular Surgery 4500 10th St Marrero, LA 70072 Phone: 504-412-1960 Larry Harold Hollier Louisiana State University Health Sciences Center Department of Vascular Surgery 433 Bolivar St, Ste 815 New Orleans, LA 70112 Phone: 504-568-4800 Charles Daniel Knight, Jr. Highland Clinic Department of Surgery 1455 E Bert Kouns Industrial Loop, 2nd Fl Shreveport, LA 71105 Phone: 318-798-4691 Andrew J. Olinde Baton Rouge General Health Center Vascular Specialty Center 8888 Summa Ave Baton Rouge, LA 70809 Phone: 225-769-4493 W. Charles Sternbergh III Ochsner Health System Ochsner Medical Center Section of Vascular and Endovascular Surgery 1514 Jefferson Hwy New Orleans, LA 70121 Phone: 504-842-4070 n

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State of Medicine From north to south, from head to toe, progress in healthcare is prevalent across the state of Louisiana and beyond. In ophthalmology and orthopaedics, from cardiovascular to colorectal care, and even within pharmacies and insurance companies, healthcare changes continue to carry residents farther into the 21st century with technological advancements and procedural breakthroughs. The “State of Medicine” continues to expand as hospitals, surgical centers, and clinics continue to provide excellent, state of the art care to the people of the region. The following healthcare leaders across Louisiana and in neighboring Texas are making waves in a number of fields.

Tulane Orthopaedics is a comprehensive program combining both expertise and sub-specialty knowledge to ensure the most effective treatment possible. This elite group of fellowship-trained orthopaedic surgeons, offers patients some the most skilled surgical care in the nation as well as one of the finest rehabilitation programs. Whether you’re trying to get back on the sports field or back to daily life, Tulane Orthopaedics can help you every step of the way.

Specialists offer care and prevention of sports medicine injuries, total joint replacements of hips, knees, shoulders, elbows, and ankles, treatment of pelvic and other bone fractures, and treatment of spine-related

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conditions ranging from scoliosis in children to adults with disc herniations and spinal stenosis. Other conditions treated include painful foot ailments such as bunions along with hand and wrist injuries and painful nerve compressions. Multiple clinic locations allow doctors and staff to better serve the entire Greater New Orleans community.

Facilities are located downtown at Tulane Medical Center, in Metairie at TulaneLakeside, and Uptown at the Tulane Institute of Sports Medicine.

For more information, call (877) Tortho-1 (877-867-8461), 504-988-6032 or visit orthotulane.com.

The holiday season should be a time of joy, but for many, it can also be a stressful time, one that can provoke a cardiovascular event such as a heart attack or stroke.

To keep your holidays heart-healthy, make sure to plan your meals ahead of time and stay true to healthy habits with rare exceptions.

Take time to relax and exercise, even if it is just for 15 minutes. Remember to stay alert for any signs or symptoms of heart disease, especially since many people tend to ignore cardiovascular symptoms during the holidays.

Symptoms of a heart attack or stroke include chest pain, shortness of breath, fatigue, numbness, dizziness or lightheadedness. If you experience any of these symptoms, seek help immediately—don’t wait until after the holidays.

For more than 30 years, Cardiovascular Institute of the South has provided a full range of personalized, cardiovascular care to communities in South Louisiana. For more information about CIS, call 1-800-4252565 or visit cardio.com.

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For superior eye and cosmetic care in Northeast Louisiana, look to John Cooksey, MD, at the Cooksey Vision and Cosmetic Center in Monroe.

Dr. Cooksey is a highly experienced board certified ophthalmologist who has been practicing in Monroe since 1972. He attained a medical degree from LSU School of Medicine in New Orleans and completed a three-year ophthalmology residency at Ochsner Medical Center in New Orleans. Dr. Cooksey also served as a f light surgeon during the Viet Nam War. One of the first to perform the phacoemulsifaction technique of cataract surgery in Louisiana, he has also taught and performed the procedure around the world. During mission work, Dr. Cooksey established an eye clinic in Maua, Kenya, in 1989, and this facility still serves the people of Kenya today. In addition to eye procedures, Dr. Cooksey has decades of experience performing successful cosmetic surgeries.

For further information on the center, visit CookseyMD.com or call 800-368-3937 for an appointment.

Since its establishment in 2002, has excelled in women’s healthcare, achieving remarkable success rates for achieving pregnancy through assisted reproduction technologies under the medical direction of Dr. John Storment in Lafayette, Lake Charles, and Alexandria. Their recent merger with A Woman’s Center for Reproductive Medicine and Dr. Bobby Webster in Baton Rouge now provides two state-ofthe-art IVF laboratories and a committed team of experts to help infertile couples with four locations throughout the state.

FertilityAnswers is committed to providing its patients with the best possible care by honoring each patient’s unique needs, offering realistic expectations and outcomes to their fertility concerns, and treating every patient with the respect and compassion they deserve. To date, FertilityAnswers has helped thousands of couples realize their dreams of building a family.

FertilityAnswers is also known for its philanthropic achievements through its annual Gift of Hope program, which provides one deserving couple a free IVF cycle. Since its initiation in 2006, the Gift of Hope has been awarded to eleven couples, eight of which conceived. For more information, call 888-467-2229 or visit fertilityanswers.com.

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Thibodaux Regional Medical Center and Nicholls State University have signed an agreement designating the medical center as the official sports medicine provider of Nicholls Athletics.

As part of the agreement, Thibodaux Regional’s certified athletic trainers will provide sports medicine services to Colonel student-athletes during practices, competitions, and games, and may also provide services to campus intramural teams.

“Thanks to this great partnership with Thibodaux Regional, student-athletes will have access to more robust athletic training and physical therapy services, helping ensure their health and safety while participating in competitive athletics,” said Dr. Bruce Murphy, president of Nicholls. Students of Nicholls’ athletic training degree program in the College of Nursing and Allied Health will also benefit, gaining the opportunity to work with Thibodaux Regional’s certified professional athletic trainers at Nicholls sporting events.

“Thibodaux Regional and Nicholls have a history of collaboration and this is one more step in our ongoing relationship. Through this new sports medicine partnership, the hospital will help enhance student-athlete performance, wellness, and safety through education and evidence-based practices,” said Greg Stock, CEO of Thibodaux Regional.

For more information about Thibodaux Regional’s Sports Medicine Program visit thibodaux.com.

Due to the Affordable Care Act, Louisianians for the first time were able to shop for health insurance during open enrollment on what is called the Marketplace.

Blue Cross and Blue Shield of Louisiana was the only health insurer to offer plans in every ZIP code and parish in Louisiana on the Marketplace.

While open enrollment for 2014 is now over, there are certain people who may still qualify for coverage. People who have a “qualifying life event” may be able to buy coverage during a special enrollment period. Qualifying events include a change in marital status, a move, or a job change, to name a few.

If you have a qualifying life event, you can usually change your current coverage or buy a new plan within 60 days in a special enrollment period. You likely won’t qualify for special enrollment if you voluntarily canceled your coverage or if you lose coverage because you didn’t pay your premium.

For more information, visit

bcbsla.com/getcovered or contact a broker for help. Blue Cross is dedicated to ensuring Louisianians have access to affordable, quality care and the information they need to make educated choices.

Our Lady of the Lake builds on 90 years of service in Baton Rouge with delivering excellence in healthcare. Committed to advancing health in Louisiana, Mississippi and the surrounding regions, Our Lady of the Lake serves as a destination for top medical specialties with world-class physicians and technologies including sophisticated heart care, innovative surgical treatments, the region’s only certified Trauma Center, and a dedicated Children’s Hospital.

With a focus on preventative health and wellness, Our Lady of the Lake’s 300-provider physician group offers a large network of coordinated care across 45 locations.

Investing in the future of healthcare, the medical center partners with LSU School of Medicine and Tulane University School of Medicine serving as the clinical teaching site for residency and fellowship programs.

The high level of quality care that Our Lady of the Lake delivers is recognized by national awards including Magnet designation for excellence in nursing care, only achieved by 8% of all hospitals; Cycle IV Chest Pain Center for advanced heart care; Bariatric Center of Excellence; and Advanced Primary Stroke Center.

To learn more, visit ololrmc.com.

The cardiologists, electrophysiologist, interventional radiologist, and vein and vascular specialists at Baton Rouge Cardiology Center work together to provide high quality, comprehensive care and the most advanced treatments available.

Since its establishment in 1978, the center has been known for high quality, expertise, along with patient comfort and convenience. Today, the center has 20 providers, 19 convenient clinic locations throughout South Louisiana and has relationships with all major hospitals.

“We offer a unique level of expertise in the area of cardiac diagnostics, treatment and prevention, using the latest technologies to diagnose heart problems,” says President and Cardiologist Dr. Boyd Helm. “Our team offers a complete range of cardiovascular services. We perform routine procedures, but also those procedures that are highly

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specialized and complex, both cardiac and vascular.”

To find out more about risk factors for cardiovascular disease, symptoms and conditions that may indicate a cardiac problem, as well as information about treatment and prevention of cardiac problems, contact Baton Rouge Cardiology Center by calling 225-769-0933 or visit brcardiology.com.

Houston Methodist has grown alongside Houston since it opened its doors as The Methodist Hospital in 1919 in response to a Spanish flu epidemic. The hospital continued to grow, and in 1951 it moved from its first home in downtown Houston to become one of the founding hospitals in the Texas Medical Center. Today, Houston Methodist includes its flagship hospital as well as four regional hospitals, two emergency care centers with two more scheduled to open in 2014, two imaging centers, and the Houston Methodist Research Institute, which is innovating health care.

Houston Methodist Hospital is consistently ranked by U.S. News & World Report as one of America’s “Best Hospitals” and the #1 hospital in Texas. Houston Methodist, also ranked for eight years as one of FORTUNE’s “100 Best Companies to Work For,” is focused on leading medicine and its mission to provide quality and compassionate care to every patient.

For more information or for a physician referral, please call 877-790-DOCS or visit houstonmethodist.org/usa.

Southern Scripts, headquartered in historic Natchitoches, is the only Pharmacy Benefit Manager (or PBM) that calls Louisiana home. Southern Scripts does more than just process and pay for pharmacy claims. Southern Scripts is heavily focused on driving down prescription costs for self-funded employers and payers. Southern Scripts marries the power of “no spread” competitive pricing with a high degree of Rx management expertise to lower a client’s bottom line. On average, clients of Southern Scripts are seeing a 37% reduction in pharmacy costs. Clients also enjoy complete freedom, control, and choice as to how to structure their pharmacy benefits.

“We work with clients every step of the way to define challenges, create goals, and implement custom solutions,” says LeAnn Boyd, President of Southern Scripts. Southern Scripts also offers PBM Consulting services to

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help brokers and administrators navigate the PBM industry.

For more information on Southern Scripts, call 1-800-710-9341 or visit southernscripts.net.

At Colon & Rectal Clinic of Acadiana, Drs. Kenneth Champagne and Matthew Boudreaux specialize in the medical and surgical management of diseases of the Colon and Rectum with extensive training in the care and treatment of all colon and rectal complaints and diseases.

Services include office and hospital based treatment of hemorrhoids and anorectal disorders, as well as screening and diagnostic colonoscopy. Both physicians have specialized training in the surgical management of Colon and Rectal carcinoma, diverticulitis, Crohn’s disease, and ulcerative colitis. Dr. Kenneth Champagne is board certified in Colon and Rectal Surgery, and Dr. Matthew Boudreaux is board eligible in Colon and Rectal Surgery.

Colon & Rectal Clinic is located in the heart of Lafayette at 1103 W. University Avenue. For appointments and information, call 337-233-0219.

The Tulane Department of Ophthalmology physicians are among the most experienced leaders in the field for treatment and surgery of all eye diseases and disorders regardless of ages.

Tulane ophthalmologists have dedicated their lives to their patients by developing new and better treatments. They have been instrumental in developing many of the innovative approaches to vision care and surgery in use today while training future generations of Eye MDs. The Tulane Refractive Center is now open and offers state-of-theart technology for vision correction – iLASIK™ (IntraLase). This technology allows the ophthalmologists to make a threedimensional map of a patient’s eye and deliver a customized, precise correction to treat nearsightedness, farsightedness, and astigmatism.

It also offers a full range of vision correction services, including scleral lenses and contact lens fitting for difficult cases.

The Tulane Ophthalmology Clinic and Optical Shop are located on the 4th f loor at 1415 Tulane Avenue. Valet parking is available. For more information or to make an appointment, call 504-988-4334.

The Baylor Annette C. and Harold C. Simmons at Baylor University Medical Center at Dallas and Baylor All Saints Medical Center at Fort Worth form one of the largest, most respected multispecialty transplant centers in the country.

Their highly skilled, highly experienced team has performed more than 13,000 transplants and is delivering quality care with a compassionate touch to patients in need of transplant.

The heart transplant program is second in the nation and first in Texas for volumes and has exceptional outcomes. The liver transplant program offers one of the most comprehensive and experienced liver disease programs in the nation and the living donor liver program is the only one of its kind in Texas.

Baylor offers its advanced expertise for evaluation through outreach clinics in cities such as Longview, Austin, Abilene and Odessa where access to this expert care is normally not available. For more information, call 1-800-774-2487 or visit them at BaylorHealth.com/Transplant.

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Celebrating 60 years of service in the community, Terrebonne General Medical Center (TGMC) has built a reputation based on quality, compassionate care, and is an awardwinning, nationally recognized healthcare organization.

As the top non-profit acute care facility, TGMC’s employees are dedicated to the mission of providing exceptional healthcare with compassion for all patients and their families.

TGMC offers a complete range of services including world-class cardiology and cardiovascular surgery, a comprehensive women’s center internationally recognized with top honors as a designated Baby Friendly USA™ hospital—the gold standard in maternity care—outpatient services, surgery center, emergency care services, and Mary Bird Perkins Cancer Center at TGMC, which is nationally accredited with commendation for excellence in cancer care by the American College of Surgeons (ACoS) Commission on Cancer (CoC)—the gold standard for community-based cancer care. TGMC provides the Healthy Lifestyles Center, which offers the Community Sports Institute, Wellness 360, Workout 360, Inpatient and Outpatient Rehabilitation, Diabetes Management and Weight Management.

For more information, visit tgmc.com.

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Louisiana residents suffering from pain are invited to find their own pathway to pain relief at Integrated Pain and Neuroscience. Physicians and advanced practice clinicians led by Dr. Eric I. Royster, founder of Integrated Pain and Neuroscience (IPN), offer a comprehensive treatment experience for patients suffering from chronic pain through a variety of treatments. Common conditions such as spine pain, orthopedic pain, neurologic pain and headaches are successfully treated.

In addition to medical management and neurological services, IPN physicians offer a variety of interventional procedures. Acupuncture, platelet rich plasma (PRP) treatments, psychiatric care and whole food plant based nutrition counseling are all available as part of a comprehensive pain management program. In some cases these treatments may be available the same day as the initial consultation appointment.

For more information, visit painisapuzzle.com or call 504-300-9020.

IPN in located Uptown at 2801 Napoleon Avenue. Saturday appointments are available.

Since its early inception, dating back to 1896, the Catholic health ministry known as CHRISTUS Health has continued a mission of healing, serving as a leader, a partner and an advocate in the creation of innovative health and wellness solutions that improve the lives of individuals and communities.

Operating in North, Central, and Southwest Louisiana, CHRISTUS Health Louisiana has a strong presence in communities across the state with a network of award-winning hospitals, physician groups and specialized treatment centers, including outpatient surgical centers. With renowned cancer and heart programs and advanced technological offerings, including robotic surgery capabilities, CHRISTUS Health is poised for success among ongoing changes in healthcare.

“We’re focusing on partnering in joint ventures and clinical integration so that we can be ready, agile and quick to respond to the latest models for healthcare that are imposed, says Stephen Wright, President/ CEO of CHRISTUS Health Louisiana.

“By partnering with physicians, we can ensure that the community receives the most efficient, appropriate and affordable care in the best possible setting.”

For more information on how CHRISTUS Health Louisiana is paving the way for a healthy Louisiana, visit ChristusHealth.org.

Crescent City Surgical Centre is a premier patient-centered hospital owned by 32 top local practicing physicians. This 20-bed private room multi-specialty surgical hospital was opened in early 2011 as the largest physician-owned hospital in New Orleans. The Centre offers eight operating rooms and two procedure rooms.

Using cutting edge robotic laparoscopic technology Crescent City Surgical Centre offers patients minimally invasive surgery resulting in less pain and recovery time. The hospital and staff offer a safe, convenient alternative to routine outpatient and inpatient hospitalization in a large hospital environment. In addition to offering expedited wait times on appointments in a relaxing and comfortable environment, they also offer surgical specialists in the fields of Bariatric, Neurosurgery, Orthopedics, ENT, Colo-rectal, General Surgery, Plastic, Interventional Radiology, Pain Management, Gynecological Procedures, and Urology.

“Our philosophy is to treat every patient as if they are a family member visiting our hospital,” says Kirk Long, CEO. “That philosophy is clearly working, as the reception we’ve seen from patients has been remarkable. Our physicians ensure each patient receives the best treatment available, and our hand-picked staff ensures each patient is given special treatment.”

For more information about Crescent City Surgical Centre, please call 504-830-2500 or visit ccsurg.com.

The Oaks of Louisiana, an all-adult community in Shreveport, is designed for people 55+ who want an independent lifestyle but without the hassles of home upkeep.

The 312-acre community focuses on healthy living—mind, body and spirit— through health and wellness services, intellectual and social opportunities, and multifaith religious services.

Residents focus their energy and money on enjoying life without the financial surprises that come with home ownership. At The Oaks, routine household expenses like housekeeping, transportation, 24/7 security, cable/Internet, entertainment and more are included in the lease.

Gathering with friends after a long day at work in Grumpy’s pub; working out at the Spa & Wellness Center before joining friends for an afternoon book review; hosting a dinner party for friends in one of the private dining venues. These benefits of active adult

living are surprisingly affordable at The Oaks of Louisiana.

Learn more at oaksofla.com.

Dr. Kevin McCarthy and Dr. Chambliss Harrod are board-certified and have extensive training in orthopaedic spine surgery. Using the most effective and advanced treatment methods, they lead the Spine Center at Bone & Joint Clinic of Baton Rouge and a team dedicated to helping patients achieve optimal results.

At The Spine Center, a comprehensive approach is used to diagnose and treat spinal disorders and conditions. Treatment options range from conservative modalities such as physical rehabilitation and medication to minimally invasive procedures and surgeries.

Dr. McCarthy and Dr. Harrod are committed to improving treatment options for patients and are continually engaged in research initiatives that could offer faster recovery and increased comfort.

Both physicians are accepting new patients and hold clinic hours in their Baton Rouge and Walker offices. Urgent and same-day appointments are available by calling 225-766-0050. Information including spine procedures, FAQs, and physician bios are available online at spinecenterbr.com.

Dr. Kevin Darr of Covington Orthopedic and is a board certified and fellowship trained orthopedic surgeon with a commitment to offering comprehensive, progressive orthopedic care, including today’s most innovative and progressive practices to achieve optimal function and performance.

“In addition to traditional orthopedic treatments and surgery, I also offer minimally invasive alternatives utilizing state of the art technology and integrative orthobiological therapies and treatments,” says Dr. Darr. He is currently conducting multiple IRB-approved research studies using advanced cell therapy to relieve osteoarthritis in various joints and for soft-tissue pathology including tendon and ligament disorders such as rotator cuff, knee ligament tears and avascular necrosis of the bone to be used as an augment to, or in lieu of surgery. Dr. Darr is seeing significant improvement in pain and function in his patients.

For more information on these studies and on Covington Orthopedics’ physicians and services, visit CovingtonOrtho.com or call 985-273-5888. • Sports Medicine Institute

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The Good Life A Guide to Retiring in Louisiana

by Judi Russell

Enjoying the outdoors is a big part of living the good life in Louisiana. In each region of the state, beautiful vistas await those who long to leave behind the city’s noisy crowds and reconnect with nature. As more of us spend our workdays “plugged in” via laptops, tablets and smartphones, we relish the chance to unplug. For some, that means an activity like hiking, fishing or swimming. For others, relaxation comes in the form of bird-watching or touring botanical gardens.

No matter how you define outdoor relaxation, Louisiana can satisfy you. A good place to start is with our 22 state parks, our many lakes and bayous and our miles of hiking and bike trails. Throw in our moderate climate and our wide variety of native plants and animals, and you will see why Louisiana is called “Sportsman’s Paradise.”

Take a look at what awaits you in each area of our state and start planning your Louisiana outdoors adventure.

And don’t worry – we’ve included lots of suggestions for exploring the state’s cities and towns, too. Indoors or out, there’s always lots to do.

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North It’s not an overstatement that North Louisiana truly is a Sportsman’s Paradise, especially if you like to fish.

caddo lake

Sheila Norman of the Shreveport-Bossier Convention and Visitors Bureau says people flock to the major bass fishing events held on the Red River.

Also appealing are the paved trails on each side of the river, just right for taking a walk or bike ride.

There’s plenty of water fun at Cypress Bayou and Caddo Lake, too, Norman says, including waterskiing, wakeboarding and fishing.

You needn’t drive far to find a state park in North Louisiana.

In the middle of the state, near Ruston, is Lake D’Arbonne State Park. Its cool pine forests are ideal for setting up camp or renting a cabin, and bicyclers will get a workout on the park’s rolling hills. You’ll find fishing piers and boat docks, too, just right for those seeking bass, catfish, crappie and bream. The park also has tennis courts, a disc golf course and

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a swimming pool open during the summer.

Want more? Try Chemina-Haut State Park, north of Bastrop; Lake Claiborne State Park, southeast of Homer; Lake Bistineau State Park, southeast of Shreveport; or Jimmie Davis State Park at Caney Lake, southwest of Chatham. Each park has its own mixture of offerings, including pools, cabins, campsites, boat launches and nature trails.

Louisiana also has one national forest, the Kisatchie National Forest, which spreads across seven parishes in the north and central parts of the state. The huge park has more than 100 miles of trails and 40 developed recreation sites. You can swim, fish, hike, ride mountain bikes and OTVs, go horseback riding and camp.

You’ll need more than a day or two to explore all the forest has to offer. And bring your camera, because you’ll find dedicated spots for viewing flora and wildlife.

Photography is especially popular at Black Bayou Lake National Wildlife Refuge in Monroe. Because of the wide variety of birds and wildlife at the refuge, people bring their cameras to take advantage of the photo blind, observation pier and deck, nature trail and boardwalk through the wetlands. You’ll also find an arboretum and places to hunt and fish.

If you visit North Louisiana in the summer, your swimsuit will get a workout at Splash Kingdom Family Water Park in Shreveport. If golf is your thing, you’ll love Olde Oaks, part of the Audubon Golf Trail.

The 27-hole course is set in rolling hills near Shreveport, and golfers can see many species of native wildlife. If your idea of a nature walk is finding yourself knee-deep in fragrant flowers, spend an afternoon at the Gardens of the American Rose Center in Shreveport. The Gardens are the national headquarters of the American Rose Society and at 118 acres make up the nation’s largest park dedicated to the rose. You can tour more than 65 individual rose gardens with some 20,000 rose bushes.

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poverty point

Don’t Miss North Louisiana also has a rich mix of history and culture to attract visitors. The twin cities of Shreveport and Bossier, on either side of the Red River, are a good place to start.

Take in a movie, have a meal or scoop up a bargain at The Outlets at Louisiana Boardwalk in Bossier City, home to more than 60 retailers. You can try your luck at several riverboat casinos or wager on the horses at Harrah’s Louisiana Downs.

Youngsters of all ages will be mesmerized at Sci-Port Louisiana’s Science Center. The

center’s 92,000 square feet are filled with hundreds of hands-on exhibits, an IMAX Dome Theatre, a space center and a planetarium.

Kids and adults will both enjoy visiting Gators & Friends Alligator Park and Zoo, about a 20-minute drive from Shreveport.

You can watch giant alligators eat, swim and wrestle with each other, and hold a baby alligator in your hands (don’t forget the cameras!).

In 1894, candy store owner Joseph Biedenharn had the bright idea to have his brother put CocaCola into bottles, thus becoming the first Coca-Cola bottler. Today, you can visit the Biedenharn Museum and Gardens in Monroe, with a Coca-Cola museum, a Bible museum and beautiful gardens created by Biedenharn’s daughter.

North Louisiana also has some interesting historical sites. You can see the mysterious remains left behind by long-ago residents at the Poverty Point World Heritage Site near Delhi. The earthen

mounds were built between 1700 and 1100 B.C.; today, this unique archeological site is open to the public, and tram tours are available.

The town of Mansfield, in the northwest corner of the state, was the scene of some fierce fighting during the Civil War. At the Mansfield State Historic Site,

you can learn about these battles through living history events, reenactments and exhibits.

Central The Central Region of Louisiana, nicknamed the Crossroads, touches on the Cajun- and Creole-influenced southern portion of the state at its bottom and the hills and forests of North Louisiana at its top. The Red River runs through it, and the region is blessed with an abundance of places to enjoy the great outdoors.

toledo bend state park

Part of the huge Kisatchie National Forest lies in Central Louisiana, offering visitors lots of places to hike, bike, camp and ride horses. In the Calcasieu Ranger District of the forest, southwest of Alexandria, is the Wild Azalea Trail, which travels through five ecosystems in 31 miles. The trail gives hikers and mountain bikers a workout; while so much of Louisiana is flat, the Azalea Trail boasts some good climbs.

About 20 miles northeast of Alexandria is the Dewey Wills Wildlife Management Area.

The area boasts a wide range of wildlife for hunters, including

deer, squirrel, rabbit, raccoons and turkey as well as waterfowl; each season, some lucky hunters bring home trophy-size bucks.

The sport fishing is great here, too; look for black bass, white bass, crappie, catfish and bluegill.

Spring Bayou Wildlife Management Area, a few miles east of the town of Marksville, offers premier fishing and hunting, including bow hunting for deer. Also near Marksville is Lake Ophelia National Wildlife Preserve. Established to provide safe wintering and breeding for waterfowl, Lake Ophelia is a good place to spot a bald eagle or two.

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Looking to cool off? Try the Olympic-sized swimming pool at the North Toledo Bend State Park, nine miles southwest of the town of Zwolle. Visitors can enjoy nature trails, picnic sites, camp sites, cabins and spots to fish and boat. Hike through cool pine forests, or enter one of the park’s many fishing competitions.

Hodges Gardens State Park, in Florien, is one of Louisiana’s more unusual parks. Oil and gas businessman A.J. Hodges built a floral oasis on an abandoned quarry, using the natural rock formations to create terraced gardens. The site includes nature trails, walkways, footbridges,

waterfalls, pools and fountains.

Hodges and his wife opened the property to the public in 1957, and in 2007 it was donated to the state. Now visitors can enjoy boating and fishing at the park, and spend the night in its cabins or at its equestrian campground.

If you are a golfer, and you like your golf course surrounded by beautiful scenery, try Cypress Bend Golf & Conference Resort in the town of Many on the Texas-Louisiana border. A member of the Audubon Golf Trail, Cypress Bend has 18 holes, 10 of which are along the water.

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fort st. jean baptiste state historic site

Don’t Miss There’s so much more to Central Louisiana than outdoor life, though. A charming place to begin exploring is Natchitoches, established in 1714 as the first permanent European settlements in the territory that later became the Louisiana Purchase. The town has a charming 33-block Historic District. Just south of Natchitoches, along LA 1, is Cane River Country, dotted with old plantation homes. The town is famous for its Christmas lights festival.

The region also has a variety of state historic sites. On the banks of the Cane River is Fort St. Jean with a full-scale replica of a French Colonial fort built in 1730s. The

• Delta Music Museum in Ferriday, birthplace of Jerry Lee Lewis, Mickey Gilley and Jimmy Swaggart; • Arna Bontemps African American Museum in Alexandria, home of the author and poet Arna Bontemps; • Louisiana Maneuvers & Military Museum, on the grounds of Camp Beauregard in Pineville, where artifacts and uniforms are on display; • Kent House Plantation in Alexandria, a French Creole plantation home built in 1800 which is the oldest standing structure in Central Louisiana.

You get a rare chance to see both the old and the new at

Forts Randolph/Buhlow State Historic Site in Pineville contains

Frogmore Cotton Plantation and Gins in the town of

a visitors’ center with Civil War artifacts and a boardwalk around both forts. And the Fort Jesup State Historic Site, near Many, is on the site of a fort built in 1822

by Zachary Taylor. The original field kitchen still remains.

Other highlights of Central Louisiana are: • The Louisiana Political Museum and Hall of Fame in Winnfield;

Frogmore. You can first tour a working cotton plantation of the early 1800s, including slave quarters and a rare steam gin. Visitors can experience for themselves how hard the work was by actually picking cotton (all months but May and June). The tours include visiting Frogmore’s modern cotton farm, with its computerized 900-bales-a-day cotton gin.

Baptiste State Historic Site,

Cajun Country Cajun Country, the region of Louisiana noted for its Acadian food, music and culture, also holds a myriad of outdoor wonders. Whether you like your nature activities wild and rugged, or more on the peaceful side, you’ll find something to suit you in this historic part of the state.

Cypremort point state park

One of Cajun Country’s best spots to enjoy the great outdoors is the Atchafalaya National Wildlife Refuge, just a mile from the town of Krotz Springs. Part of the country’s largest bottomland hardwood swamp, the refuge is a wonderful spot to hunt,

fish, hike and view all kinds of wildlife. It’s also an ideal place to bird watch.

The region has several state parks to explore. Lake Fausse Pointe State Park, in St. Martinville, offers fishing, boating and canoeing, a campground and cabins. Three

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hiking trails let visitors get “up close” with the wildlife, and there’s a water playground where kids and their parents can cool off. Nearby is Cypremort Point State Park, with its man-made beach, picnic pavilions, boat ramp and fishing pier. Near Ville

Plate is the 6,000-acre Chicot State Park, with an extensive network of backcountry hiking trails as well as camping spots and places to fish or canoe.

Close by Lake Charles, near the Texas border, is Sam Houston State Park. Here you will find tree-filled lagoons, two boat launches, hiking trails and the opportunity to see more than 200 species of birds.

And check out: • St. Mary Loop Birding Trail, filled with birds each season of the year (spot Bald Eagles during the winter); • Bayou Teche National Wildlife Refuge Boardwalk, where you walk through the cypress-tupelo swamp. You might spot alligator and, if you’re lucky, a Louisiana brown bear; • The Wetlands, a member of The Audubon Golf Trail located in Lafayette. The Wetlands features lakes, wetland area and native wildflowers; • Creole Nature Trail, which begins in Lake Charles and wind its way through marsh, prairie and Gulf beaches, with stops along the way for charter boat fishing; • Cameron Prairie National Wildlife Refuge, about 25 miles outside of Lake Charles. The Refuge is called a “birder’s paradise” because of its plethora of birds all year round. During the warm months, you might see a ’gator or two as well.

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avery island

Don’t Miss It’s no accident that Cajun Country is known worldwide for its music, food and fun. The word “Cajun” comes from the 1755 expulsion of The Acadians from Nova Scotia. They eventually settled in Louisiana, where they sought to preserve their language and customs. Visit the Longfellow-Evangeline Historic State Site in St. Martinville to learn about the Cajuns along with the Creoles, Indians, Africans and others who contributed to our state’s rich culture. The site contains a reproduction Acadian farmstead.

You can also enjoy a lot of the charms and history of Cajun Country by visiting its smaller towns. In Opelousas, tour the Louisiana Orphan Train Museum and Le Vieux Village de Poste des Opelousas. Tap

your toes at the Cajun Music Hall of Fame and Museum in Eunice, and take in the 40-block Charpentier Historic District in

Lake Charles, filled with Victorian homes. (Charpentier is the French word for carpenter.)

Lafayette is often referred to as the capital of Cajun Country.

It offers two opportunities to learn about the region’s past.

Acadian Village is a group of authentic homes that were

resorted and furnished so visitors could see what life was really like for the early Acadians. In Vermilionville, a living history museum, you can sample Cajun and Creole food, listen to some two-steppin’ music and watch artisans perform their crafts.

Another good opportunity to sample the delicious Cajun cuisine is to attend one of the area’s many festivals – the Rice Festival in Crowley, the Frog Festival in Rayne, the Crawfish Festival in Breaux Bridge and the Boudin Festival in Scott are just a few examples. And you haven’t experienced Mardi Gras until you’ve taken part in the more traditional Carnival customs in Mamou.

One of Cajun Country’s unique destinations is Avery Island, where the McIlhenny family has made Tabasco Sauce since the 1860s. As expected, you can tour the visitor center and the factory. But as lagniappe, you can visit the island’s 170-acre Jungle Gardens, filled with beautiful flowers, and look for the alligators, deer and raccoons that live in the marshes and hills. In spring, you can see thousands of white egrets return to the rookery built in the 1890s.

Baton Rouge The Baton Rouge region of Louisiana has the proverbial “something for everyone.” The city itself is the state’s capital, home to museums, universities and businesses. But all around lie charming small towns, as well as many lovely parks, wildlife refuges, lakes and other spots just right for outdoor recreation.

Afton villa gardens

You can begin enjoying nature in the city itself. Stroll the boardwalks and gravel paths in Baton Rouge’s 102-acre Bluebonnet Swamp Nature Center. Hundreds of bird species share the site with armadillos, opossums, foxes and other wildlife. A large building is filled with live animal exhibits along with photographs and mineral displays.

Also in Baton Rouge is the LSU Hilltop Arboretum on Highland Road, where you can relax under tall tree canopies, savor the colorful wildflowers or take a garden tour. It’s a peaceful escape from the busy city.

If you are traveling with youngsters, they’ll love playing

outdoors at Blue Bayou, Baton Rouge’s popular water park, and nearby amusement park Dixie Landin’.

Afton Villa Gardens in St. Francisville is a don’t-miss destination for those who love all things floral. Although Afton Villa, a magnificent antebellum home, burned to the ground in the ’60s, visitors can still enjoy the garden’s thousands of daffodils, camellias, tulips and other flowers during its spring and fall opening seasons.

Northwest of St. Francisville, you’ll find plenty of ways to enjoy nature at the Tunica Hills Wildlife Management Area. In addition to horseback riding, hiking and pitching a tent

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on the campgrounds, you can hunt for deer, turkey and small game or trap coyote, fox and bobcat. Tunica Hills has steep hills and ravines, topography not commonly found in Louisiana.

The fun is a little less challenging in the small town of New Roads, where you can fish for catfish, bream or bass in the False River (in reality a 22-mile long oxbow lake.)

Thirty miles north of Baton Rouge you’ll find the Cat Island National Wildlife Refuge, with four miles of hiking trails ideal for spotting (and photographing) such wildlife as bobcat, mink and wild turkey along with dozens of bird species. Take in the bald cypress trees, some of which are

more than 500 years old, or try your luck fishing.

At Tickfaw State Park in Springfield, boardwalks take you through four ecosystems.

You can take a hike, rent a canoe or bring the family to spend the night in a cabin.

Kids can cool off at the water playground. Springfield is also home to Carter Plantation, with an 18-hole golf course that makes its way through live oak flats, cypress wetlands and upland pine forest. The course is a member of the prestigious Louisiana Audubon Golf Trail, and its designers went to great trouble to preserve Carter Plantation’s indigenous plants.

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evergreen plantation

Don’t Miss The Baton Rouge region holds plenty of charm for people who prefer their entertainment indoors.

The area is well known for its lovingly restored plantations, a treasure trove of magnificent homes and gardens stretching along River Road. Some have been turned into bed-and-breakfast inns, while others have special dinners at holiday times.

Although the homes tell the story of the rich planters who built them, some also reveal what life was like for the slaves who made the grand homes run. At Evergreen Plantation, for example, you can see 22 slave cabins and many other outbuildings where the hard work was carried out.

Rosedown Plantation, now a state historic site in St. Francisville, is furnished with many pieces original to the 1835 mansion. Great care has been taken to return the lavish gardens to their original state, and the site also includes 13 historic buildings. At the nearby Audubon State Historic Site,

southeast of St. Francisville, you can tour Oakley House, where famed bird artist John James Audubon stayed in the early 1800s.

Along with the plantations, be sure to tour the African American Museum and Gallery

in Donaldsonville. The museum covers the legacy and importance of Africans in America and tells the stories of slaves, free people of color and the contributions they made.

The town of St. Francisville itself is a popular place with visitors interested in the area’s history. The town’s Historic District contains 140 buildings, including churches, homes and the West Feliciana Historical Society Museum.

You’ll also find plenty to interest you in Baton Rouge, including: • The Old State Capitol, a gothic building now home to a museum of political history. It’s the place where larger-than-life Gov. Huey P. Long was assassinated.

• The Shaw Center for the Arts, a striking building that encompasses a theatre, museum and educational center.

• LSU Rural Life Museum, where you can time travel to see what rural life was like in the 19th century.

• The USS KIDD Veterans Memorial and Museum, a restored World War II destroyer.

New Orleans New Orleans is known as a fascinating place to shop and dine, but many people don’t realize that both the city and the region around it include lots of spots to enjoy the great outdoors, too. global wildlife center

In the city itself, City Park’s 1,300 acres provide plenty of green space for the urban area. The park encompasses four miles of bike paths from Bayou St. John to Lake Pontchartrain, along with 26 tennis courts, a new 18-hole golf course and Couturie Forest, a great place for bird watching. Audubon Park in

the Uptown area is home to a world-class zoo, riding stables, baseball and soccer fields, tennis courts and a golf course.

For an up close look at Louisiana’s wetlands, check out Barataria Preserve, where boardwalks and dirt trails crisscross 23,000 acres of wetland.

Plaquemines Parish and the barrier island of Grand Isle

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are known for premier fishing.

Golfers might want to visit the Tournament Players Club of Louisiana in Avondale, just a short hop from New Orleans. TCP is home of the Zurich Classic of New Orleans, a PGA Tour event. Visitors can also hit a round at private country club English Turn, also located close to New Orleans.

More outdoor pleasures await in St. Tammany Parish, just across Lake Pontchartrain from the city.

Bicycle riders are sure to enjoy the Tammany Trace, a 31-mile trail that connects five unique communities, with beautiful green spaces in between. Originally a corridor for the Illinois Central Railroad, the Trace is open to walkers and roller-bladers as well.

St. Tammany Parish also has almost 80,000 acres of wildlife preserve. For bird watching, try the Northlake Nature Center, 400 wooded acres along Bayou Castine. Pick berries in the little town of Hammond, go sailing on the Tchefuncte River, or head to Slidell and try your luck on a fishing charter.

In Folsom, take a tour at the Global Wildlife Center, where both kids and adults will feel like they’re on an African safari. Giraffes, zebras, camels, kangaroos – they are all there and will literally eat out of your hands as you ride through the beautiful grounds.

Other spots to take in the great outdoors include: • Barataria Preserve, part of the Jean Lafitte National Historical Park and Preserves, where you can experience Louisiana wetlands, go canoeing or walk the nature trails; • Bayou Segnette State Park, just 30 minutes from downtown New Orleans, which offers camp sites, fishing spots, picnic and playgrounds, and a popular wave pool; • Grand Isle, one of Louisiana’s barrier islands, home of the Annual International Tarpon Rodeo.

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audubon aquarium of the americas

Don’t Miss After you’ve had fun exploring all the outdoor activities on tap in Greater New Orleans, be sure to sample some of the city’s traditional pleasures: • Start your morning with café au lait and beignets at Café du Monde on Decatur Street, a New Orleans tradition for generations.

• Walk off those donuts with a stroll through Woldenberg Park, enjoying its views of the Mississippi River. Visitors with children might check out the Audubon Aquarium of the Americas with its IMAX Theatre.

• Just a short walk away is the National World War II Museum,

where you can spend the day immersed in living history.

• Get a different perspective at the New Orleans Museum of Art near City Park, with its outdoor sculpture garden; and the Ogden Museum of Southern Art and the Contemporary Arts Center, both on Camp Street in the

Warehouse District.

• A good way to see the city’s historic Uptown area is to hop on the St. Charles Avenue streetcar. Ride it along the avenue to see gracious mansions and the campuses of Tulane and Loyola universities.

No trip to New Orleans would be complete without several meals.

Choices are plentiful, including well-known white-tablecloth

restaurants like Antoine’s, Arnaud’s and Galatoire’s in the French Quarter or Clancy’s and Brigsten’s Uptown. Make time, too, for a meal or three at more funky local cafes like JacqueImo’s on Oak Street, Liuzza’s on Bienville Street or Mondo, Chef Susan Spicer’s casual restaurant on Harrison Avenue in the Lakeview area. Many of the city’s hotels feature lovely bars, just right for an after-dinner drink.

Next, venture a bit outside downtown and check out the shopping scene on Magazine Street, with miles of boutiques and eateries. You’ll find many specialty shops such as As You Like It Silver Shop, a great place to find both active and inactive patterns, and Hazelnut, where locals and tourists alike find stylish gifts with a New Orleans twist.

In Uptown New Orleans, you’ll find the campuses of Tulane and Loyola universities and the Audubon Zoo, where animals live in natural habitats rather than cages.

A bit further from New Orleans are other interesting attractions.

Across Lake Pontchartrain is historic Covington, with its boutiques and cafes, along with the towns of Ponchatoula, known for its antiques shops, and Madisonville, a boater’s paradise that lies along the banks of the Tchefuncte River.

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St. Martin Parish: Longfellow Evangeline State Historic Site; photo courtesy Louisiana Office of Tourism.

Louisiana Destinations The winter season is upon Louisiana, and folks are celebrating with a variety of cool-weather events across the state. The celebrations run the gamut—honor Louisiana’s German heritage in Minden, cook a giant omelette in Abbeville, sip on craft beers in Houma, experience the Battle of New Orleans in Chalmette and count the 12 Nights of Christmas in Alexandria. Traditional holiday festivals and events featuring twinkling lights, carolers, parades and fireworks also abound throughout the region. Whether it’s food you crave, or music and dancing, or even holiday shopping, you’ll find fun for the entire family among the following Louisiana destinations sure to fill you with holiday cheer.

Parishes, Cities & Towns St. Martin Parish draws visitors year round with its welcoming hospitality, world-class music and famous local cuisine. Accommodations offerings include beautiful B&B’s, cabins, campgrounds,

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houseboats and chain hotels. Breaux Bridge offers an array of shopping, antiquing and world-renowned hot spots like the famous Zydeco Breakfast at Cafe des Amis or Cajun music and dancing nightly at Pont Breaux’s Cajun Restaurant. The Henderson area, at the

edge of the Atchafalaya Basin, offers airboat and swamp tours and great family-owned restaurants such as Robins Restaurant and Crawfish Town USA. On Sundays, Dancing on the Levee starts at McGee’s Landing at noon, ventures to Whiskey River for Zydeco and ends the night at Pat’s Atchafalaya Club. St. Martinville plays host to countless festivals and quaint cafes in the beautiful downtown district.

Take heritage tours at Acadian Memorial, African American Museum and LongfellowEvangeline State Historic Site.

Parish events in November and December include the Atchafalaya Basin Festival, Al Berard Music Festival, Breaux Bridge’s Christmas Parade & Papa Noel Celebrations, Arnaudville’s Fire & Water, and St. Martinville’s Christmas Parade and the Lighting of the Historic Church Square. See “where Cajun began,” and visit CajunCountry.org.

For a unique adventure, let Houma be your passport to Louisiana’s Bayou Country. Less than an hour southwest of New Orleans, the Houma area offers a rich and rare blend of nature with a mix of wildlife found nowhere else on earth. With thrilling swamp tours, a wildlife park and alligator farm, world-class charter fishing and a wide assortment of monthly festivals and more, there’s always something fun to do.

November’s cooler weather brings cool crafts – arts & crafts, and craft beer! The first Saturday of November means it is time for a Terrebonne Parish tradition: Southdown Marketplace Arts & Crafts Festival. On Nov. 15, Houma celebrates craft beer for the first time at the second annual Bayou Beer Fest. This brand new festival, on the grounds of Southdown Museum, features more than 100 craft beers to sample, as well as food and nonalcoholic drinks. The family friendly event will feature military artifacts from Houma’s Regional Military Museum, and proceeds will go towards supporting veterans.

For more information, call 985-8682732 or visit Houma online at houmatravel.com.

Just off I-10 and west of Lafayette lies the “Cajun Prairie,” Acadia Parish, an area known for its unique attractions, numerous year-round festivals and rich history and folklore. In Crowley, home of the International Rice Festival, tour the Rice Interpretive Center, the Historic Crowley

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West Baton Rouge: Moby the 14-foot-3 inch, 760 pound alligator on display at the West Baton Rouge Tourist Information Center in Port Allen.

Ford Motor Company, built in 1920, and the J.D. Miller Recording Studio. Famous for writing Kitty Wells’ “It Wasn’t God Who Made Honky Tonk Angels,” J. D. Miller struck gold with this hit in the 1980s.

Travel the Zydeco Cajun Prairie Byway and visit Kelly’s Landing Agricultural Museum to take an informative and entertaining walk through the past. See why Rayne, LA, home of the Frog Festival, is both “The Frog Capital of the World” and the “Louisiana City of Murals.” Similarly, check out the Buggy Festival at “The Buggy Capital of the World,” Church Point, home to Le Vieux Presbytere Museum with bousillage (mud walls). Roberts Cove is home to the German Heritage Museum and the popular Germanfest.

For more information, events, destinations and festival dates, visit AcadiaTourism.org or call 877-783-2109.

Proudly distinguished as “The Most Cajun Place on Earth,” Vermilion Parish in South Louisiana is alive with the food, music, language, and scenery that define the Cajun cultural heritage. Located minutes south of Lafayette and just west of New Iberia, the towns of Delcambre, Erath, Abbeville, Kaplan, Gueydan and others all bring a little lagniappe to the enchanting region.

Join Abbeville’s Giant Omelette Celebration Nov. 1-2, and experience this international festival that ends with the cooking of a 5,028-egg omelette on Sunday. Arts and crafts, Tour of Homes, music, food, antique implements/cars and an Official Omelette Celebration Mass round out the fest’s events. Venture into Abbeville’s Old St. Mary Magdalen Catholic Cemetery on Nov. 14 for “If Headstones Could Talk,” a guided, living history tour of the cemetery in which “residents” recount stories of what life was like in Abbeville at the turn of the 20th century.

On Dec. 4, Abbeville’s 15th Annual Christmas Stroll will take over downtown with lights, tiding of good cheer and plenty of holiday shopping.

For more destinations, events and travel ideas, visit MostCajun.com.

Webster Parish is located in the beautiful piney hills of Northwest Louisiana, 30 miles east of Shreveport off Interstate 20.

In November, shop until you drop during Main to Main Trade Days (Nov. 7-8) with 50+ miles of food, fun and shopping

from Minden to Springhill and everywhere in between. Don’t miss “The Holidays, German Style” during Minden’s Fasching Celebration on Nov. 22, highlighting Minden’s German heritage with German music, German food, and fun. From Nov. 11 through Jan. 5, Minden will be illuminated by thousands of Christmas lights and hundreds of life-size nutcrackers during the Louisiana Holiday Trail of Lights. Celebrate the season during Springhill’s Christmas on Main and Christmas parade on Nov. 29. The town of Sarepta holds their Christmas Festival featuring live entertainment, food and a fireworks show also on Nov. 29.

Then, on Dec. 13, Minden will host Wrap it Up Downtown in its historic downtown and the Candlelight Tour of Homes in the beautiful historic residential district.

For more information, call 1-8002MINDEN or visitwebster.net.

Whether it is football you crave, high-speed drag racing, historic plantation homes, scenic views of the Mighty Mississippi or a fun festival, West Baton Rouge has it all. Travelers across South Louisiana this winter will not want to pass up West Baton Rouge Parish, known as the “Kite Capital of Louisiana,” and now home of “MOBEY” the 13-foot, 760-pound alligator. Visit the West

Baton Rouge Tourist Center, Exit #151 and see him for yourself.

Visit in December and meet Trevor, the only talking, singing reindeer in Louisiana. Experience “Ref lections of the Season,” with millions of lights and special displays, wagon rides, snow nights, ice fishing, crafters and Santa and his elves every Thursday through Sunday nights from Dec. 6-24 on the grounds of the West Baton Rouge Tourist Center.

For more information, or to view short videos of events, destinations, and even day-trip itineraries, visit WestBatonRouge.net.

For a serene escape into a place of beauty, visit Iberville Parish, an historical Louisiana gem tucked between the quiet swamps of the Atchafalaya Basin and the bustling capital of Baton Rouge. Step through time and elegance at one of the many magnificent antebellum homes like Nottoway Plantation, the South’s largest remaining antebellum mansion located in White Castle. Other historical attractions include The Plaquemine Lock State Historic Site, The Hansen’s Disease Museum in Carville, The Iberville Museum and the majestic St. John the Evangelist Catholic Church, the purest example of Italian Romanesque architecture in the South.

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With so many beautiful diverse waterways, fishing and bird watching opportunities are endless, making it a premier outdoor getaway in the heart of the Atchafalaya National Heritage Area. Enjoy a relaxing golf outing at one of Louisiana’s most popular courses, The Island, located in Plaquemine. End your day by dining along the mighty Mississippi and enjoying fresh seafood with a Louisiana sunset at Roberto’s River Road Restaurant located in Sunshine.

For event dates, info and other destinations, visit VisitIberville.com.

Experience one of USA Today’s most charming small towns in the South. Ruston & Lincoln Parish is home to the Louisiana Tech Bulldogs and Grambling State University Tigers, and football season is in full swing! History and art enthusiasts flock to the beautiful downtown district offering specialty shops, restaurants, art galleries and unique architecture. The thriving downtown business community plays host to the 17th Annual Holiday Arts Tour, Nov. 21-22.

Must-see attractions include the Louisiana Military Museum, which exhibits uniforms, weapons and gear from conf licts throughout American history, and the Eddie G. Robinson Museum recognizes Coach Robinson’s contributions to the nation and the game of football. Those looking for adventure can ride the best mountain bike trail in the south at Lincoln Parish Park, also a place for great hikes, fishing and camping.

The Dixie Center for the Arts presents its 2014-2015 season, which includes Jason Coleman & the Piano Magic of Floyd Cramer and Jason Petty & the Swinging Cowboys. For the full schedule, visit dixiecenter.org.

For more information and upcoming events in Ruston & Lincoln Parish, visit experienceruston.com.

Surrounded by the waters of the Atchafalaya Swamp Basin, Bayou Teche and Atchafalaya River, the Cajun Coast in St. Mary Parish is known for its natural splendor and “road less traveled” atmosphere. There’s no better way to spend a fall day than exploring the Atchafalaya National Heritage Area or winding along the Bayou Teche Scenic Byway. Cajun Jack’s Swamp Tours take visitors through the Atchafalaya Basin Swamp, or you can experience the wilderness by paddling through the Bayou Teche National Wildlife Refuge. Golfers won’t want to miss a chance to hit the Atchafalaya at Idlewild, which was rated as one of the best golf courses in Louisiana by Golf Digest Magazine in 2013 and by Golfweek Magazine in 2012.

This holiday season, the Cajun Coast is alive with festivals and events, including Christmas on the Cajun Coast (Nov. 28-Dec. 31), the nationally renowned Eagle Expo (Feb. 26-28), and of course Mardi Gras (Feb. 13-17). For more information, visit cajuncoast.com.

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temps rouler, and people are starting to notice.

The Wall Street Journal’s MarketWatch.com recently named Lafayette as the “Happiest City in America,” and it’s no mystery why. With their distinctive blend of food, music and culture, it’s no wonder people from all over are heading down south with a smile on their face.

Cajun Country is transformed into a winter wonderland throughout the months of November and December to celebrate A Cajun and Creole Christmas. Visitors and locals alike come out for holiday events like the Oil Center’s Festival of Lights, Vermilionville’s Old Time Christmas, Acadian Village’s Noel Acadien Au Village and Lafayette Lights.

Visit LafayetteTravel.com/Christmas to download A Cajun and Creole Christmas brochure for a complete list of holiday events in Cajun Country.

Avoyelles Parish extends an invitation to celebrate the Holiday Season with a variety of shopping and celebration venues.

The annual Christmas Shopping Extravaganza, sponsored by the Marksville Chamber of Commerce and hosted by Paragon Casino Resort, is Saturday, Nov. 22. Local and out of state vendors will set up retail booths with a variety of items perfect for gift giving. Hours are 10 a.m.-5 p.m. and admission is $2 per person.

Cottonport will host its annual Christmas on the Bayou Festival, Dec. 13-14, along the banks of the bayou. Vendors are open at 10 a.m., and fireworks are at dark on Saturday. The parade is scheduled for Sunday at 1 p.m. For additional festival information, call 318-876-3485.

Paragon Resort will host three Holiday events. The Holiday on Ice Circus Show takes place at 8 p.m. on Dec. 5 and at 3 p.m. and 8 p.m. on Dec. 6. Tickets are $15 at Ticketmaster or LA 1 at Paragon Gift Shop. Paragon Resort also features a Holiday Open House in the atrium on Dec. 13, and on Dec. 14, Kids Visit Santa at Marketplace Buffet. Call 800-946-1946 x1928. Happy Holidays from Avoyelles Parish!

Experience New Orleans’ Most Historic Neighbor, just five miles from the French Quarter. Start with a savory excursion along the historic San Bernardo National Scenic Byway and enjoy a day of discovery.

Begin your adventure at the Visitor Center in the Old Arabi Historic District to pick up your Visitor’s Guide and gift before viewing the St. Bernard Sugar Museum. Then, journey past the Domino Sugar Refinery, which has been refining in St. Bernard for 104 years, and on to visit the nearby Chalmette Battlefield, site of the Battle of New Orleans, and stroll through an Antebellum home along the Mississippi River. Travel under a breathtaking quarter-mile stretch of canopied oak trees on your way to the Town of Jean Lafitte: Tour of Barataria Unit at Jean Lafitte National Park and Preserve; photo courtesy Louisiana Office of Tourism.

Los Isleños Museum & Village, the last vestige of Spanish Colonial Louisiana. Enjoy lunch along the way at one of St. Bernard’s many local restaurants, offering a variety of fresh South Louisiana favorites.

This January, St. Bernard Parish will commemorate the bicentennial of the Battle of New Orleans with a variety of events and demonstrations. For information, go to VisitStBernard.com or call 504-278-4242.

Come explore the heart of the Barataria Basin, where the dark bayou waters hide silent alligators alongside the secrets of notorious pirate Jean Lafitte. The town of Jean Lafitte is now home to Lafitte’s Barataria Museum and Wetland Trace that tells the 200-yearold story of this historic fishing village 20 miles southwest of New Orleans. Featuring a multi-media theatre presentation and an animated museum exhibition, the museum leads visitors on a journey through the life of pirate Jean Lafitte, the stories and folk traditions of wetland dwellers and the realities of coastal erosion and natural and man-made disasters. At the end of the exhibit, visitors emerge to a cypress swamp trail leading to a bayou, rookery and marsh area, filled with alligators, snakes, turtles and exotic birds.

For more information on Jean Lafitte and Lafitte’s Barataria Museum and Wetland Trace, visit townofJeanLafitte.com or call 504-689-2208. Call the museum at 504-689-7009.

The Alexandria/Pineville area is a holiday wonderland during the months of November and December. Locals and visitors enjoy the theatrics of the stage during “The Nutcracker” or “The Worse Best Christmas Pageant Ever.”

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Natchitoches: Thousands of Christmas lights illuminate Natchitoches and Cane River; photo courtesy Louisiana Office of Tourism.

The City of Alexandria lights the town during its annual lighting event, Holiday Magic, kicking off its 12 Nights of Christmas. Each of the 12 Nights of Christmas offers fun, family-friendly activities across three weeks in December. Events include concerts, parades, Kent House’s Old Fashioned Christmas and the Alexandria Zoo’s annual Holiday Light Safari.

New to the holiday menu is the Alexandria Garden District Holiday Tour of Homes where visitors can tour four homes, each with its own incredible story. Learn more about these and other events in Central Louisiana at AlexandriaPinevilleLa.com.

Winter and fall bring festivities to Bayou The Thibodeauxville Fall Festival, a Southeast Tourism Society “Top 20 Event,” livens downtown Thibodaux on Nov. 8.

Thibodaux stays busy in December as well, featuring Christmas Fest on Dec. 7. In Cut Off, the cracklins are popping on Dec. 6 at the 13th Annual Cracklin Cook-off at the Cut Off Youth Center. Lockport lights up with the annual tree lighting on Dec. 6 at Bayou Side Park, and on Dec. 7, don’t miss the Christmas parade downtown.

This is also a great time of year to venture into Louisiana’s unique wetlands on one of the area’s many available swamp tours, or learn about the area’s history at the Jean Lafitte National Park Wetlands Acadian Culture Center. History buffs will enjoy going back in time at historic Laurel Valley Plantation.

Fall is an ideal season to experience the Cajun way of life. For more information, visit VisitLafourche.com or call 877-537-5800. Real Cajun. Real Close.

Visit historic Natchitoches this winter for a remarkable celebration of the holiday season. Natchitoches will “Turn on the Holidays” Saturday, Nov. 22, kicking off the season with a performance by Amanda Shaw.

This is a free Main Street & Tricentennial event from 11 a.m.-9 p.m. The Festival of Lights will run from Nov. 22 through Jan. 6, with fireworks every Saturday night and on New Year’s Eve. Natchitoches will celebrate the 88th Annual Christmas Festival Day on Saturday, Dec. 6, with events that include a parade through the Historic Landmark District. Grand Marshal Robert Harling III, writer and creator of Steel Magnolias, will celebrate the 25th year of its release. Cole Vosbury will take the Riverbank Stage to perform on Dec. 6 at 4:15 p.m.

Other events throughout the holiday season include the Holiday Kids Fest, NHF Christmas Tour of Homes, and the NSU Christmas Gala. For a complete list of events, Lafourche!

visit NatchitochesChristmas.com or contact the Natchitoches Convention and Visitors Bureau at 1-800-259-1714, 780 Front St., Ste 100, or online at Natchitoches.com.

Additional Seasonal Destinations, Events & Attractions Enjoy Louisiana’s cool fall weather with a stroll around LSU’s historic campus, home of the LSU Foundation. The 2,000-acre property, nestled in South Baton Rouge, is defined by an Italian Renaissance character marked by red pan tile, overhanging eaves and honey-colored stucco. Dedicated in 1926, the current campus includes 46 buildings that are listed on the National Register of Historic Places.

Named a Tree Campus USA by the Arbor Day Foundation, and one of the 20 best campuses in America in Thomas Gaines’ The Campus as a Work of Art, LSU’s enviable landscape history began in the 1930s when landscape artist Steele Burden planted many of the live oaks and magnolia trees. The roughly 1,200 towering oaks have been valued at $50 million and are supported through the LSU Foundation’s Endow an Oak program.

With myriad architectural and natural beauties, several museums and year-round theater, art and athletic events, opportunities abound to experience Louisiana’s flagship university. Visit lsufoundation.org to learn more about what the school and campus have to offer.

The LSU Museum of Art celebrates football season with LeRoy Neiman: Action!, an exhibition that showcases the work of singular American artist and sports illustrator LeRoy Neiman. Neiman is widely considered among the most virtuosic American sports illustrators of the twentieth century. His dynamic representations of athletes and entertainers at play defined an era—his drawings, paintings and prints graced everything from Wheaties boxes to Sports Illustrated covers.

With his distinctive handlebar mustache and ever-present cigar, Neiman was a fixture at NFL Super Bowls, World Series events and prizefights throughout the second half of the 20th century, serving as the official artist of five Olympiads and the artist-in-residence for the New York Jets during their historic 1969 season.

His drawings were often made from the dugouts and sidelines and captured defining moments in the history of American athletics with a skill that continues to move people throughout the world.

As Neiman wrote, “I was good at capturing on-the-spot action and making it jump off the page.” This not-to-miss exhibition is on view through Feb. 15, 2015.

For more information, visit the museum’s Web site, lsumoa.org, or call 225-389-7200.

Decked out in holiday finery, the landmark Royal Sonesta New Orleans beckons you to share the magic of the season with family and friends in the historic French Quarter. Selected by U.S. News & World Report as one of the “Top 10 Best Hotels” in Louisiana, Royal Sonesta celebrates with a sumptuous Thanksgiving Feast, lights up the Quarter at the annual Lighting of the Balconies, lifts your spirit with regular choir performances in the lobby and creates treasured memories at each Teddy Bear Tea as Mrs. Claus shares story time with the kids and members of the New Orleans “Saintsations” join in the fun as Santa’s special helpers. Christmas Day Brunch is a local tradition and award-winning Restaurant R’evolution embraces the season with a special Réveillon menu. Ring in 2015 with Grammy Award-winning Irvin Mayfield and his star-studded lineup on New Year’s Eve, and take advantage of “Papa Noel” rates that begin at just $149 per night.

Discover why New Orleans tops AAA Southern Traveler’s annual “Best of the South” list for the third year in a row. For details and reservations visit sonesta.com/royalneworleans. •

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North CHRISTMAS ON THE SQUARE IN BENTON Perched in uppermost northwest corner of Louisiana, the small, charming town of Benton hosts the Christmas on the Square Festival and Parade. This community- and familydriven festivity is produced by and for a population a little under two thousand strong.

Benton has not been without drama in the past; in 1999, a destructive F4 tornado roared through portions of the town like a juggernaut.

Benton is the seat of Bossier Parish and was named for Senator Thomas Hart Benton, who was a staunch ally of Old Hickory himself, President Andrew Jackson.

Many state representatives and judges have hailed from Benton, but perhaps its most famous native son is Billy Bretherton of “Billy the Exterminator” fame on A&E. Benton is the home of the Heritage Village that has some buildings that date back to the 1840s. These include a six-room dogtrot house, an authentic log cabin, a tiny one-room schoolhouse and a blacksmith shop.

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contest, and picture-taking with Santa and Mrs. Claus.

This year’s theme is, “A Christmas Carnival.“ Contests include a children’s archery competition and BB gun shoot-off. Equestrian diversion in the form of horseback rides can also be enjoyed to work up an appetite for the delicious food provided by vendors.

Bountiful arts and crafts may provide some choices for excellent Christmas gifts. The Christmas parade fills the street with Yuletide fun and cheer. Live music adds to the enjoyment of all, and children can ride the cow train after their faces have been painted.

Wildlife will be present for friendly observation and a rock wall provides the opportunity to work off any extra hot dogs or Christmas goodies you have consumed.

A classic car show and a tour of the historic Hughes House help you travel back to the past. Christmas in the Square takes place Dec. 13.

RED RIVER AND GARDENS Shreveport, part of that Fa La La Louisiana, Holiday Trail of Lights, boasts two beautiful and enjoyable Christmas traditions each December. On Saturday nights during the holiday season, the night sky over the Red

River waterfront ignites with showers and fountains of colorful fireworks exploding over the river. Across the water on the Bossier City side, the Boardwalk, a large center for shopping, entertainment and dining, offers ample opportunity for some fine Christmas shopping and holiday joy.

Christmas in Roseland is another Shreveport wonder to behold at Christmas. Home to the American Rose Society, the Gardens of the American Rose Center bloom sweetly each December. More than 100 acres of exquisite, velvety roses perfuming the air are decorated beautifully with Chrismas lights and displays.

Ride the Roseland express train past giant Christmas cards made by children among the roses and visit the wooden train exhibit.

Entertainment is provided each night.

On the other side of the state, the Biedenharn Museum and Elsong Gardens in Monroe fill their alreadybeautiful premises with added Christmas enchantment. Each December the beautifully decorated mansion and grounds are filled with guided tours and exquisite music.

In addition to the sparking lights and music, wassail and Santa Claus add to the happiness. But the annual tradition of the poinsettia tree in the conservatory remains a beloved highlight. A “pot tree,” constructed of iron, is filled with over 60 flaming crimson poinsettias to form the shape of a Christmas tree. n

Information: bentonchristmasonthesquare.com, shreveportbossierfunguide.com, ars.org, bmuseum.org

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PECAN PLEASURE IN COLFAX Louisianians have long known the preciousness of the pecan. If there were two things that could fill me with utter calm (outside of praying) it was to shell pecans and bake homemade bread.

Each year on the first full weekend of November, the town of Colfax welcomes nearly 80,000 visitors who attend the Louisiana Pecan Festival. Pecan trees once grew wild and prolific in the Bayou State to which they are native. The Native Americans living here feasted upon them.

By the time the white settlers migrated to Louisiana and built their farms and plantations, wild pecan trees were grafted into new cultivations and grew in the fields along with other crops. The land yielded so fertile by the Mississippi River nourished the pecans trees like a mother feeding her child and

they grew abundantly.

The Louisiana Pecan Festival was an offspring of the 1969 Centennial celebration of Grant Parish as organizers expanded the events. In early November, as Thanksgiving approaches, the festival first begins with an early morning blessing of the crops and then opens full throttle with cooking contests, live music and an antique tractor show. Attendees can visit The Country Store, where they can buy homemade pecan pralines and pies; jams and jellies; homemade soaps or sip some cider while nibbling on cheese and crackers. The popular Sausage Stand adjacent to the store runs out of links quickly while vendors on Front Street offer food and crafts. Performing regularly throughout the three days are the Festival’s ambassadors, the Louisiana Pecanettes, a team of dancers recruited from

local area high schools. A ferris wheel and carnival rides fill the horizon as the sound of live music fills the air. Visitors also enjoy costume contests, Saturday night fireworks and the Grand Parade. Area school children are given Friday off since that’s “Children’s Day” at the festival; 15 percent of the profits earned by the celebration are donated to the eight schools in Grant Parish.

SWEETEN YOUR DAY IN ALEXANDRIA Kent Plantation located in Alexandria has long been a praiseworthy, interactive little mecca of sorts when it comes to living history demonstrations of crafts performed in centuries past.

This November, Kent Plantation, the oldest building still standing in Central Louisiana will hold its annual Sugar Day Festival. Visitors will be treated to craft demonstrations of the art of basket weaving; woodworking; duck carving; spinning; blacksmithing and weaving. Docents wearing period costumes will craft candles and soaps, churn butter and cook in the open hearth kitchen.

But the heart of the celebration lies in the art of sugar

making, a sweet industry that saved Louisiana from economic ruin in the 1700s after the indigo crops drained Louisiana soil of life. Sugarcane crops revitalized the loam and commercial sugar making revitalized Louisiana’s economy.

Although it was mainly a cotton plantation, the resourceful owners of Kent Plantation also grew sugarcane in the fields for their own use.

Sugar making demonstrations will begin at Kent House with cane juice that’s already been rendered to syrup. The syrup will be cooked in the smallest traditional kettle over an open fire that’s constantly attended and the syrup is stirred. As the syrup to the point of granulation, the air will be filled with an incomparable aroma similar to that of pralines cooking in a cast iron pot. The aroma lingers around the grounds like good company as visitors enjoy the craft demonstrations, hot tamales, hamburgers, fresh cracklings and open-hearth soup and cornbread offered. The event takes place Nov. 12. n Information, Rapides Parish Fair: Oct. 8-12, herapidesparishfair.com.

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Cajun Country CRACKING EGGS IN ABBEVILLE With its majestic oaks and charming gazebo, Magdaline Square in Abbeville will be the shady site of the annual 5,000 Egg Giant Omelette Celebration.

The preparation of this giant egg carpet kicks off on the last day of the celebration with a procession of eggs, bread and chefs to the 12 foot skillet where the eggs will be cooked.

There’s plenty of egg-paddling and merrymaking while the dish sets. This “solemnity” is always accompanied by the sound of the Fa Tras Band Cajun Band, an Omelette Celebration institution. In the midst of all this culinary cutting up, the festival spills over with fun like egg yolks from cracked shells. Sponsored by the Confrerie D’Abbeville, celebration highlights include a Walk for Charity; Juried Art Show; food vendors; live music; antique implement show and the Antique Tractor “Egg Cracking.”

Live entertainers slated to perform this year include The Drew Landry Band; Roddie Romero and the Hub City All Stars; Bruce Daigrepoint, and Terry and the Zydeco Bad Boys, all guaranteed to have your feet stomping and your body swaying, filling your ears with zydeco, swamp pop and rhythm and blues.

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craftsmen possessing a high degree of talent ability who have been carefully selected on the basis of authenticity.

Offering a wide spectrum of various creations, it provides omelet celebrators the perfect chance to get an early start on holiday shopping.

On Sunday, the last day of the celebration, the morning starts with an official Mass followed by the Cajun Challenge Bicycle Ride. The celebration culminates with the cooking of the giant omelet, thus leaving the eternal question: Who gets to scrub the giant skillet?

Noel Celebrations Celebrations of all sizes abound throughout Cajun Country this time of year.

Commonly celebrated in Scandinavia, the Feast Day

of St. Lucy (St. Lucia) is held on Dec. 13. Traditionally, the eldest daughter of the household dons a long white dress and a wreath filled with lit candles around her head.

She awakens her family by singing and bringing them coffee and saffron buns.

St. Martinville also celebrates St. Lucy, the patron saint of the blind. St. Martin de Tours Church, with exquisite statues of saints, is filled with illuminated angels glowing in trees. The Church Square is filled with music, food, arts and crafts.

After sunset, the square is lit by beautiful Christmas lights to drive away the darkness. Mass is celebrated outdoors, and a Christmas parade travels through the streets of the town.

Christmas Under the Oaks in Sulphur is another tradition that takes place during the holiday season. Ancient, majestic oak trees are adorned with Christmas lights, stars and snowflakes. It’s quite a sight to see the old twisted branches and leaves glowing in the reflected lights. Held at the Brimstone Museum Complex in Heritage Square, additional activities to increase the festive mood of the season include the Balloon Parade, Spectacle of Lights and carnival rides. n

Information: St. Lucy Festival of Lights: (337) 394-9404; Christmas Under the Oaks: visitlakecharles.org Giant Omelette Celebration: giantomelette.org

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THE FESTIVAL OF THE BONFIRES According to writer Emily Chenet Guidry, the word bonfire is derived from the Middle English phrase, “bone fire,” or “fire of bones.” The Druids of the pre-Christian ancient Celts lit them at the time of the summer and winter solstices. In Christian France, bonfires were lit for centuries on St. John’s Eve (June 23) and on Christmas Eve. In Germany, the sonnenwende, or, summer bonfires, were lit to symbolize that the sun, now at its zenith, could go no higher and would descend.

During the 18th century, when the French and Germans settled along the Mississippi River in what is now called the River Parishes, they brought their tradition of bonfires with them to Louisiana. The practice has spread like wildfire in more recent years. For the last few decades, countless photograph cathy smart

teepee-like wooden structures burn on Christmas Eve night like giant brilliant candles rising from the levee lighting the night sky. The air is filled with the scent of wood fire and the crackling sounds of burning logs. To the gumbo of the French and German December tradition, the Cajuns added their own bit of spice by designating the bonfires beacons to guide Papa Noel to Louisiana from the North Pole.

As soon as Thanksgiving is over, children and adults alike began contributing to the construction of the levee bonfires, especially in the St. James Parish towns of Lutcher, Paulina and Gramercy. But before the Christmas Eve conflagration begins, the town of Lutcher holds the Festival of the Bonfires on the second full weekend of December and transforms itself into a Christmas village, Louisiana-style.

Filled with live music and dance performances, the festival also offers a Gumbo CookOff, Potato Salad Showdown and Bread Pudding Bake Off contest centered around three dishes that make your mouth water just at the thought of them. Replete with a gingerbread house competition, the festival grounds are filled with arts and crafts along with delicious food. Carnival rides, photo ops with Santa, and a car show with its own parade are part of the activities that also include a 5K Run/Walk and Million Mutt Walk to benefit the local animal shelter. Each night, a bonfire is lit on the levee glowing like a candle on the water. The festival takes place during the second full weekend of December.

FALL FESTIVAL IN DESTREHAN One late Sunday afternoon during the Christmas holidays, when I was barely in my 20s, my cousin and I got into my very old, very used Dodge Dart looking for an adventure.

I wound up driving along the River Road, that, as night began to fall was very dark indeed.

Suddenly we passed a shell of a plantation with missing walls and windows, collapsing chimneys, utterly forsaken looking, overtaken by trees and vegetation. It almost looked like it had been gutted by a fire as it gleamed eerily in the darkness yet still seemed to have an aura of promise about it.

That bombed-out looking shell has since been transformed into the exquisite Destrehan Plantation.

The labor of love to preserve this West Indies-style house that has witnessed the French and Spanish colonial periods, antebellum days, the Civil War and Reconstruction, is ongoing and constant. Tour the house and you will be regaled with family stories of the prior residents who lived through so much.

To benefit the River Road Historical Society responsible for the preservation of the plantation, the Annual Destrehan Fall Festival is held each November on the plantation grounds. This year, live entertainment will be provided

by Summer Breeze and LO2.

Visitors can stroll and eat their way through the Cajun Creole Food Park, enjoy guided tours of the Main House with costumed docents and shop for antiques in the Mule Barn.

There will be an expansive arts and crafts area and plenty of activities for Children. The festival takes place Nov. 8-9. n Information, 41st Annual Andouille Festival, Oct. 17-18, 2014 Hwy. 51 Park/St. John Community Center, LaPlace.

Madewood Plantation, 4250 Louisiana 308, Napoleonville, (985) 369-7151.

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New Orleans POOR BOYS ON OAK STREET Growing up in Uptown New Orleans, I ate my first poor boy from Tooley’s Place when I was 3. Getting me to eat almost anything back then was next to impossible; I devoured those crispy, succulent fried oysters in their bed of French bread that was toasted with butter and daubed with ketchup. Along with the tradition of poor boy sandwiches in my neighborhood, there was shopping on Oak Street. This narrow clapboard corridor was a gallery of beguiling little shops such as Melody Lane, where my mother always found the most gorgeous Easter dresses for me; a fabric shop filled with bolts of tulle in all colors of the rainbow; Haase’s Shoes, where you could buy Catholic school regimental saddle oxfords and then have hamburgers at Woolworth’s excellent lunch counter.

It’s a magical brew to combine poor boys with Oak Street in the form of a festival. At the corner of South Carrollton and Oak Street, while the stately Nix Library watches from across the neutral ground, this New Orleans staple is prepared, eaten and venerated, ironically, as the clanging streetcar rumbles past. What is now a revered Big Easy tradition was born out of the generosity of Bennie and Clovis Martin, who were once streetcar operators before opening a restaurant in the French Quarter. In 1929, 112 | Louisiana Life November/December 2014

the streetcar conductors and motormen went on strike with overwhelming support from New Orleanians. Over 10,000 citizens watched as the strikers destroyed and burned a streetcar run by a strikebreaker. The Martin brothers fed the striking men poor boy sandwiches free of charge for the two-week long strike. Their generosity and delicious sandwiches became, and remain, renowned.

This November, Oak Street will be lined with the sidecar loaves filled with shrimp, oysters or wonderfully sloppy roast beef, to name a few.

Last year, contest winners in the categories of best shrimp, sausage, specialty seafood and oysters were the po’boys called Blackened Shrimp and Avocado; Chaurice and Kim Chi; Seafood Au Gratin and Barbecued Oysters, respectively.

Live music is staged at various corners along Oak Street. The Oak Street Po-Boy Festival is held Nov. 23.

SWEET AND SOUR IN PLAQUEMINES PARISH This December, beautiful, historic Fort Jackson in Buras will once again be the site of the Plaquemines Parish Fair and Orange Festival. Since the festival began in 1947, the parish citrus growers have weathered catastrophes of biblical proportion such as monumental freezes and those three nasty ladies,

Betsy, Camille and Katrina.

But they remain stalwart and return to celebrate their Parish and grow crops that are the colors of the sun during daybreak. We can thank the Jesuit priests for planting the first citrus trees in Louisiana during the 1700s.

Plaquemines Parish is where the boot that is Louisiana dabbles its toe in the Gulf of Mexico – this seemingly precarious position might be the key to the tastiness of the citrus grown there.

The skin is thinner, greener, and like Creole tomatoes and watermelons grown in the rich Louisiana loam, the flavor is distinct with a tincture of freshness almost hard to define. Sweeter and less acidic, citrus growers can tell you why: the thickness of the local soil that has less sand than California or Florida, and the high heat and humidity dur-

ing the day followed by nights cooled by the Gulf of Mexico fill the fruit with higher levels of brix, or sugar levels.

‘Tis the season when the market will be flooded with kumquats, blood and navel oranges, satsumas, grapefruit and Meyer lemons all grown in Plaquemines Parish. Under the sea-twisted trees of Fort Jackson, the festival grounds will be filled with citrus bounty and orange wine, while seafood-eating contests, oyster shucking, duck calling, orange eating and orange peeling contests are held. Children’s contests include pie eating, orange rolling, sack races and the shoe find. Helicopter rides will let you tour the local sites from on high. The festival will take place Dec. 5-7. n Information, poboyfest.com.

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Dec. 10, 13, 17, 19, 20. Holiday Tour of Homes. Natchitoches Historic Foundation.

(800) 259-1714.

BATON ROUGE/ PLANTATION COUNTRY Nov. 1. Louisiana Book Fest. State Library of Louisiana, Baton Rouge.

(225) 219-9503.

Nov. 8-9. Destrahan Plantation Fall Festival. Destrahan Plantation, Destrahan. (985) 764-9315.

Nov. 15. Louisiana Veterans Fest.

West Feliciana Sports Park, St. Francisville. (225) 635-0058.

Nov. 28-29. Christmas Open House. Antique District, Denham Springs. (225) 667-7512.

Dec. 4. Chef’s Evening & Wine Tasting Event. Antiques District, Denham Springs. (225) 667-7512.

Dec. 5-7. Christmas in the Country. Downtown St. Francisville.

(225) 635-3873.

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Dec. 7. A Rural Life Christmas.

Rural Life Museum, Baton Rouge.

(225) 765-2437.

November and December events, festivals and more.

Dec. 14. Denham Springs Christmas Parade. Denham Springs High School, Denham Springs. (225) 665-8155.

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North Nov. 14. Shop Til You Drop Arts, Crafts & Gift Show. West Monroe Convention Center, West Monroe.

(318) 396-5000.

Nov. 22. Minden Fasching Celebration. 520 Broadway, Minden. (318) 371-4258.

Nov. 28. Bossier City Holiday Arts, Crafts & Gift Show. Bossier Civic Center, Bossier City.

(318) 741-8900.

Nov. 28-Dec. 21. Christmas in Roseland. American Rose Center, Greenwood. christmasinroseland.com

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Nov. 29. RiverMarket Days: Christmas at the RiverMarket.

Along the Ouachita River, Monroe.

(318) 807-9985.

Nov. 29-Dec. 13. Fall Harvest Festival. 716 Whitaker Rd., Grant.

(318) 634-3408.

Dec. 2. Minden Christmas Parade.

Main Street, Minden. (318) 377-8630.

Dec. 12. Christmas Market. West Monroe Convention Center, West Monroe. (318) 396-5000.

Central Nov. 1-2. Sabine Free State Fair.

Florien. (800) 358-7802.

Nov. 7-9. Pecan Festival.

Downtown Colfax. (318) 627-5196.

Nov. 22 – Jan. 6. Festival of Lights. Landmark Historic District, Natchitoches. (800) 259-1714.

Nov. 29. Fleur de Lis Arts & Crafts Show. Natchitoches Events Center, Natchitoches. (318) 238-7500.

Dec. 3-5. Natchitoches/ Northwestern Christmas Gala.

A.A. Fredericks Auditorium, Northwestern State University.

Dec. 5-6, Dec. 12-13, Dec. 19-23, Dec. 26-28. Holiday Light Safari.

3016 Masonic Drive, Alexandria.

(318) 441-6810.

Dec. 24. Christmas Eve Bonfires on the Levee. Various locations around Lutcher and Gramercy.

Cajun country Oct. 31-Nov. 2. Louisiana Swine Festival. Basile Town Park, Basile.

(337) 230-1479.

Nov. 1-23. Noel Acadien au Village. Acadian Village, Lafayette.

(337) 981-2364.

Nov. 1. Country Christmas. Sugar Mill Pond Town Center, Youngsville.

(337) 856-2323.

Nov. 1-2. Abbeville’s Giant Omelette Celebration. Downtown Abbeville. (337) 893-0013.

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Nov. 6-9. 29th Annual Cracklin Festival. Veteran’s Park, Port Barre.

(337) 585-6673.

Nov. 8. Atchafalaya Basin Festival. Henry Guidry Memorial Park, Henderson. (337) 257-2444.

Nov. 8. Southern Soul Food Showdown. 7304 E. Hwy. 90, Jeanerette. (337) 365-8185.

Nov. 11. Veteran’s Day Memorial Ceremony. 102 W. Main St., New Iberia.

Nov. 14-16. El Festival Espanol de Nueva Iberia. Bouligny Plaza/ Steamboat Pavilion, New Iberia.

(337) 349-7343.

Nov. 15. 42nd Rayne Frog Festival. 206 Frog Festival Drive, Rayne. (337) 334-2332.

Nov. 22. 4 Winds Pow Wow. Beauregard Parish Fair Grounds, DeRidder. (337) 462-2135.

Nov. 27. Rhythms on the River.

River Ranch Town Square, Lafayette. (337) 216-6566.

Dec. 3. Christmas in Scott. St. Aubin Park, Scott. (337) 269-5115.

Dec. 5. Annual Lighting of Le Vieux Village. Opelousas.

(800) 424-5442.

Dec. 6. Jennings Christmas Festival & Gumbo Cook-off.

Louisiana Oil & Gas Park, Jennings.

(337) 821-5532.

Dec. 3. Carencro Country Christmas. Various locations, Carencro. carencro.org/newsevents.

Dec. 14. Delcambre Christmas on the Bayou. Main Street, Delcambre.

(337) 519-2541.

Through Nov. 2. The Voodoo Music & Arts Experience.

New Orleans City Park Festival Grounds, New Orleans.

Info@thevoodooexperience.com

Dec. 6. St. Lucy Festival of Light & Christmas Parade. St. Martin de Tours Church Square, St. Martinville. (337) 394-2233.

Dec. 6. Battle of the Gumbo Paddle Cook-off. Delcambre Shrimp Festival Fair Grounds, Delcambre. (337) 349-0229.

Dec. 7. Pearl Harbor Day Memorial. 102 W. Main St., New Iberia. (337) 344-9397.

Dec. 1-31. Christmas in Old Opelousas. Various, including Opelousas Historic District.

(800) 424-5442.

Nov. 20-24. Words & Music: A Literary Fest in New Orleans.

Hotel Monteleone, New Orleans.

(504) 586-1609.

Dec. 6. Christmas in the Park.

Downtown Gueydan.

(337) 536-6140.

Nov. 29. Sounds of the Season with the Acadian Symphony Orchestra. St. Peters Church, New Iberia. (337) 364-1603.

Dec. 1-31. Victorian Christmas at the Joseph Jefferson Home & Rip Van Winkle Gardens. Rip Van Winkle Gardens, New Iberia.

(337) 359-8525.

Dec. 14. Magic on Main and Gingerbread Tea. 320 E. Main St., New Iberia. (337) 369-6446.

Dec. 31. New Year’s Noon.

Children’s Museum of Acadiana, Lafayette. (337) 232-8500.

Nov. 28. A Cajun & Creole Christmas. Various locations, Lafayette. (800) 346-1958.

Dec. 1- Dec. 31. Shadows Merry Making Season. Shadows-on-theTeche, New Iberia. (337) 369-6446.

Nov. 15-16. Covington Three Rivers Arts Festival. Columbia Street, Covington. (985) 327-9797.

Dec. 6. Le Feu & L’eau (Fire & Water) Festival. NUNU Arts & Culture Collective, Arnaudville.

(337) 523-5832.

Dec. 7. Light up the Lake Christmas Celebration. Lake Charles Civic Center, Lake Charles.

(337) 491-9159.

Nov. 30. Christmas Shoppe.

Willow Wood Park Recreation Center, New Iberia. (337) 229-1982.

Dec. 14. Opelousas Children’s Parade. St. Landry Catholic Church, Opelousas. (337) 948-2589.

Dec. 11. Downtown Opelousas Children’s Christmas Parade.

Downtown Opelousas.

(800) 424-5442 Dec. 12-13. DeRidder Gem & Mineral Show. Beauregard Parish Fairgrounds, DeRidder.

(337) 276-6791.

Dec. 13. Delcambre Boat Parade. Delcambre Shrimp Docks, Delcambre. (337) 658 2422.

Dec. 13. Yuletide on the Bayou.

Bouligny Place, New Iberia.

(337) 369-2330.

Dec. 13. Sounds of Christmas.

Strand Theatre, Jennings.

(337) 821-5509.

Greater New Orleans

Nov. 1. Bayou Bacchanal. Louis Armstrong Park, New Orleans.

(504) 220-8441.

Nov. 1- Dec. 7 (weekends).

Louisiana Renaissance Festival.

46468 River Road, Hammond.

(985) 429-9992.

Nov. 7-9. Scandanavian Festival & Christmas Sale. Norwegian Church, New Orleans.

(504) 525-3602.

Nov. 7-9. Westwego Cypress Swamp Festival. Westwego Farmers & Fisheries Market, Westwego. (504) 341-3424.

Nov. 8. Irish Fest. Kingsley House, New Orleans. (504) 523-6221.

Nov. 8-9. Treme Creole Gumbo Festival. Louis Armstrong Park, New Orleans. (504) 558-6100.

Nov. 14-16. River Parishes Fall Festival. Sacred Heart of Jesus School, Norco. (985) 764-9958.

Nov. 25-30. Bayou Classic.

Various locations, New Orleans.

(504) 293-2619.

Nov. 29-30. Tis the Season Street Stroll. Downtown Bogalusa.

(985) 732-4684.

Dec. 1-31. Christmas – New Orleans Style. French Quarter & other locations, New Orleans.

(504) 522-5730.

Dec. 5-7. Plaquemines Parish Orange Festival. 100 Hebert Harvey Drive, Plaquemines.

(504) 398-4434.

Dec. 5-31. Holiday in the Park: Lights at Lafreniere. Lafreniere Park, Metairie. (504) 838-4389.

Dec. 5-31. Witches Brew Tour.

819 Decatur St., New Orleans.

(504) 413-3120.

Dec. 6. Cracklin’ Cook-off & Car Show. Cut Off Youth Center, Cut Off. (985) 632-7616.

Dec. 20. Christmas Party & Holiday Craft Fair. Westwego Farmers & Fisheries Market, Westwego. (504) 341-3424.

Dec. 21. Caroling in Jackson Square. Jackson Square, New Orleans.

Dec. 31. Zoo Year’s Eve. Audubon Zoo, New Orleans. (504) 581-4629. n

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Ham Sandwiches & Pecan Pies Lea’s Lunchroom in Lecompte celebrates 86 years of pleasing its customers.

By Sandra Speer

Even after 86 years, Lea’s Lunchroom, located in Lecompte, is still the best place to get a homemade ham sandwich or a piece of pecan pie. Simple, delicious and completly unfettered, it has stood the test of time, weathered a depression, a world war and rises and falls in the economy. It still stands today, a testament to the fortitude and ingenuity as great as the man behind it.

Orginally established in 1928, Lea Johnson opened a diner with the intention of only serving ham sandwiches and a simple philosophy.

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“I love people. If you love people, you’re going to give them the best.” And that’s just what he did. When he hired a young high school graduate, Georgie, whom he later married, to serve coffee and manage the diner, she brought her mother’s recipes for homemade pies with her.

She began, in 1928, making two pies a week. Today, more than 65,000 pies are made and shipped yearly, with most popular being pecan. In March 2001, the Louisiana Legislature proclaimed Lecompte to be the Pie Capital of Louisiana.

Lea’s lunchroom became a popular stop-over for travelers. As time progressed, Lea’s Lunchroom became busier and had to remodel to accomodate its ever-growing customer base. The menu expanded to include meat plates that boasted locally grown produce, specialty and seasonal pies, fried chicken, baked turkey, baked chicken and, of course, the famous ham sandwich, which Lea claims to have invented.

In 1974 Lea and Georgie’s daughter, Ann moved back home from Houston to take over the management of the

family business. She joined the Chamber of Commerce and Lousiana Restaurant Association, which gained even more recognition for the famous eatery. As if being on the Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson and being named in the Lousiana Hall of Fame wasn’t enough, a third generation, Toby Traylor (son of Ann Johnson) is carrying on the family namesake with his own restuarant, Lea’s of Lecompte located in Monroe.

It, of course, boasts pies made from his great grandmother’s recipes, amoung other favorites.

Maybe its longevity and success can be attributed to its committment to keeping Lea’s time-tested approach to pleasing his customers.

Whatever the reason, one thing remains constant: Lea’s Lunchroom is a reminder that “nice people are always looking for a nice place to eat.”

Lea’s is opened Tuesday through Sunday. You can check out their website at leaslunchroom.com or on Facebook at Lea’s Lunchroom, Inc. n

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No Holding Back Dr. Brandy Duhon performs life-saving surgeries on animals in Ascension Parish – despite having amputated hands and forearms.

By George Gurtner

The young veterinary medicine student reaches for a test strip to slide beneath the lens of a microscope. He’s performing under the watchful gaze of his mentor, Dr. Brandy Duhon, so, understandably his fingers tremble. He drops the difficult-to-handle, paper-thin strip then finally picks it up on the third try.

A few minutes later, the 32-year-old Duhon performs the same feat and gets it right the first time.

Sure, she’s done this thousands of times.

But consider this: Just as she does with every other procedure in her veterinary practice, including surgery, she picked up the strip with her elbows.

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Duhon, you see, has no hands and no forearms up to about three inches below her elbows.

“When I was 13 I contracted spinal meningitis, and they had to amputate my hands and my forearms,” she says in a matterof-fact tone. “But I consider myself fortunate in that they didn’t go past my elbows. I had some relearning to do on living life. They wanted me to use prosthesis and not try to use just my arms, and I understand that. But I just felt I could do a whole lot more without prosthesis.”

It is a cool early autumn day when Dr. Brandy Duhon leads her five students into the tiny Ascension Parish animal shelter outpost at Sorrento,

on a seemingly otherwise deserted strip of Airline Highway a few miles south of Baton Rouge. As always, she is first to enter the shelter to a cacophony barking and meowing. The Lafayette native bubbles with enthusiasm.

“I love it!” she says. “I look at these animals. They have nobody. They’re abandoned, lost, thrown by the side of the road. We don’t have a lot of money in (animal) shelter medicine, and I think this is why I love it so much. It’s a way of taking care of [them], a way of really giving back to society. Rather than saying, ‘I’m sorry, I can’t help you if you don’t have $3,000,’ shelter medicine allows us to go in and get it done. It’s practical. I may have a dog who has a yeast problem. Let’s see what we can find in the kitchen that may help that dog. How practical is that?”

Nor do Duhon’s innovations stop at shelter work.

“In surgery, I use gloves just like everybody else,” she

says. “I just put the fingers on the inside until they’re all tucked in and nothing is left hanging out. Then they pull the [Latex] gloves over my arms to the elbow. I don’t use powdered gloves because I don’t want the powder on the outside in surgery.”

“My mom alters my scrubs to make the arms shorter. I just put them on backwards where the back is to the front, and I’m covered. I use my body a lot in surgery. I’m always leaning in, and I want to stay sterile, so I just gown up for every surgical procedure. I do probably three or four surgeries every other week, and the method I use has really served me and the patients well.”

Duhon knows there is an added benefit in the way she carries out her professional duties …to her students.

“I rarely hear, ‘I can’t…’ from my students,” she says.

“When I come behind them and hit a vein on the first try (on a treatment procedure) it doesn’t leave a lot of room for them to feel sorry for themselves. So in a lot of ways my condition is a positive experience for my students whether it’s in the classroom, in surgery or like here on one of our shelter rotations. The animals, the students, the sense of fulfillment and satisfaction…

I just can’t think of doing anything else. How could I?” The young veterinary student is back for another try at those test strips. This time he picks one up and slides it under the microscope lens on the first try. A look of immense accomplishment crosses his face.

“See what I mean?”

Duhon exlaims. “If you really want to do it, nothing can hold you back.” n Frank methe photograph