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CONTENTS | MARCH 2022 •

VOLUME 16 • ISSUE 3

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SEAMLESS, YET SENSIBLE SOUTHERN CHARM

Eric Haydel shows off his Southern roots in Boston.

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PUBLISHER’S NOTE |

MARY DOWNER DITCH • ASSOCIATE PUBLISHER

THE SOUTHERN HOME In order to really prepare myself for our annual Southern Home issue, I decided to take an internet quiz to discover my design style. I mean, what could possibly be more accurate than an internet quiz, right?

It seemed simple enough… Pick the image with each question that speaks to you the most… There were six pictures for each question! It’s nearly impossible to select just one! Each space had elements that I liked!

No matter… I pressed on.

Questions like “Which nightstand has the best bedside manner?” and “Which exterior had you at Hello?” had me zooming in and stressing out over knobs, patterns and colors!

Nine questions later, I was starting to think the computer would explode at my random answers. Finally, I had an answer… and I think it’s correct!

all making do with what we have, counting the blessings as they come our way.

This month, we are excited to welcome you to The Southern Home. Each year in this issue, we feature a stunning local home and focus on its decor and style. This year’s home belongs to Kimberly Baugh and Nicholas Verdin. Their home sits on a beautiful lot in Bayou Blue on a pond. Kimberly takes pride in her home’s style and decor, as she was the decorator.

Her style was achieved by mixing old and new items with larger luxury items as statement pieces, along with thrifted vintage and handmade items that add character to the home. We hope to inspire you with some of her DIY projects and beautiful finds. The Southern Home begins on page 10.

Spring brings new life and new beauty, and a local florist Lauren Landry is bringing the beauty of flowers to the Bayou Region.

Born and raised in Thibodaux, Lauren is the owner of Floral Hive Design, a small town floral studio specializing in unique design for unique individuals. See what the buzz is about, starting on page 18.

My home style is traditional.

Honestly, nothing really surprising there. A glance around my home shows an open, welcoming space.

Matching beige sofas with “pop of color” pillows that bring out the colors in the ikat patterned rug. Wingback chairs covered in a muted striped twill. Seasonal decor on the mantle. Legos all over the living room rug. Dog bed in the corner. Family photos on the bookshelf.

This is home to me. Being surrounded by comfortable things that invite you to settle in and snuggle up. It’s not a very large house, square-footage wise, but it’s huge when it comes to love and life lived inside these four walls.

I think we are adjusting to the way we live our lives. With the damage from Hurricane Ida still wreaking havoc on so many in our area, home is now the place where we gather with one another in love. Home might be a house with a blue tarp roof, or a mobile trailer parked on a lot, maybe even far from the property you used to call home. We are

Eric Haydel’s story is a wonderful testament to the adage that it’s never too late to start something new. Eric has carried his hometown with him and made it from Louisiana to Boston, where he is making a name for himself in interior design. Interior design, according to Eric, is all about marrying the wants of the client with the needs of the house. Learn more about Eric’s journey and what’s on the horizon for him, starting on page 22.

Spring is the most wonderful time to start thinking about freshening up your home and it’s style, both inside and out.

Consider the architecture of your home and pictures of other homes that speak to you. Take a quiz on the internet (maybe one with fewer choices!). But always remember to shop local.

Our area is brimming with talented individuals and wonderful local shops where you can quickly find everything you could ever need. Happy styling! POV

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1 As the sun quietly set, bathing the back patio in its vibrant pink process included choosing the lot and the floor plan, along and blues, Kimberly Baugh and Nicholas Verdin welcomed us with the brick color, exterior stucco color, garage door and into The Southern Home. outside door colors.

The gorgeous new construction began in March 2021, allowing the family to move in August 2021. The four bedroom, two bath DLSD home is the Delacroix II A with Belmont brick color, with white stucco settled on a pond lot. The home features wood-look ceramic tile flooring in the color Legendary Beige, quartz counters in the color Titanium, and a quartz fireplace in the same color as the counters. Built-in bookcases on each side of the fireplace match the bathroom, laundry and Durhamstyle kitchen cabinets in the color Admiral. Brass hardware is featured throughout the home.

For the interior, they were able to select flooring type and color, cabinet style and color, countertop materials, hardware, wall and trim color and additions of recessed lighting.

Kimberly takes pride in her home’s style and decor, as she was the decorator. Her style was achieved by mixing old and new items with larger luxury items as statement pieces, along with thrifted vintage and handmade items that add character to the home.

“I like to think of my home as a modern day French cottage. I “A lot of people tend to think there is not a lot of customization like to call my design style Modern Organic. I like my rooms when it comes to building,” shared Kimberly. “However, we and spaces to be a mixture of raw and refined. I like layering organic elements and colors against modern simplistic lines. made the most of what we were able to choose from.”

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that make me happy, creating a stand alone moment in each space.”

“Decor items in the house have to be interchangeable. When I am looking for a particular piece, I have to think, will this also look good in another room if I get tired of it being in here?

I also like to upcycle or shop secondhand for items when I can. This gives me the opportunity to bring new life to an item, and also something that most people won’t have. 90 percent of the items on my shelves are thrifted. I like collecting pieces that look like they have a story to tell.”

While Kimberly and Nicholas don’t necessarily have a favorite room in their home, several spaces draw the family together during their everyday routines.

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“Whether it’s lounging on the cloud-like couch by the fireplace or sharing a meal with family at the table or sitting on the back patio watching the sunsets over the pond, each space provides peaceful and serene elements. We love all the windows and natural light, and our view of the pond. The windows also help the rooms to seem bigger than they are,” explained Kimberly.

The fireplace and built-in bookcases give a cozy feel to the house and make the living room seem warm and inviting. The high ceilings make for a grand appearance when you walk in the front door.

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Kimberly and Nicholas recognized the help of several local businesses during the process of becoming first-time home owners. Melea Eschete, realtor, Chris Prejean with DSLD Homes, and Dufrenes Building Materials. Fresh florals often come from The Floral Hive, owner Lauren Landry, as well as plants and trees from Southern Roots Nursery in Thibodaux.

“We are first time homebuyers and we plan on being here awhile!” said Kimberly. “Each choice we made from beginning to end throughout the building and decorating process had to serve a purpose. We want our houseguests to feel the way we feel about our home as well.” POV

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BY BENJAMIN SAMAHA PHOTOS SUBMITTED Born and raised in Thibodaux, Eric Haydel is a true Louisianian. As such, he is more than familiar with the welcome breeze of a boat ride on the bayou, the charm of old French homes on grassy fields lining Hwy 311, the smell of burning sugarcane in late Summer, and the raucous revelry of a Mardi Gras parade. Eric studied mass communications at Nicholls State University and went into journalism, working in political fundraising after graduating. It was really “a dream,” as he puts it.

In 2008, Eric began work on a campaign in Boston, MA. His career was really taking off, and he was planning to come back home to Louisiana after a few months to continue working, but life had other plans for Eric. After the campaign ended, it was time to either go back home or find a way to make money where he was. “Because I wasn’t working in fundraising, there was no money to be had at that point.

My partner at the time came home and said to me ‘You have two options: You’re either gonna move home to Louisiana or you’re gonna go back to school.’

Because I’m incredibly hard headed like most people back home, I was going to make this work.” Refusing to give up or go home, Eric decided to go back to school.

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“My partner said ‘I signed you up for design classes; You start next week.” I knew I was going to do something, but I just didn’t know that it was going to be interior design until that moment,” he

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recalls with a refreshing humility and obvious gratitude for the opportunities he has had. From design school, Eric began designing and even working on the production side of the industry, and has only evolved from there.

Eric’s story is truly a testament to the adage that it’s never too late to start something new. In fact, he says it himself, laughing that he’s been to grad school twice. For some, it’s extremely difficult to figure out what career route is best, but take Eric’s advice: “Just listen,” and maybe we can get a little closer to what unexpected opportunities life has in store for us.

Eric’s Designs Coming from South Louisiana, Eric’s ideas about interior design as well as his personal style have been greatly influenced by his surroundings. He speaks of his roots with great reverence, but he also talks about how moving to Boston has challenged his sensibilities: “Growing up, we have this idea of grandeur as we drive and see these beautiful antebellum homes and plantations and big trees. It’s almost picturesque like it’s meant to be in a movie, and you can’t argue that there are a lot of people who live that way there.

You can go up the bayou or down the bayou: You’re going see large-scale life.

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where square footage is at a premium per square foot, where the story really matters, and the ability to edit down to the bare minimum is essential, that influences the aesthetics.”

“Back home, we see things in color. Many other parts of the country are not as colorful.” Taking the layered variety of the South, combining it with the meticulous placement and utility of the North East, Eric has been able to make quite a name for himself in New England, with dozens of pleased clients singing his praises. He’s truly making Thibodaux proud.

When it comes to his actual design process, Eric’s personality shines through in every aspect. Eric speaks with a wealth of knowledge and geniality that makes it clear why he has seen such success with clients. His modus operandi is to communicate with the residents to get a feel for how they live, and then he gets to work, carefully crafting a portrait of life, and the results are stunning: gorgeous March 2022 20 povhouma.com

rooms that are effortlessly incorporated into the lifestyle of the client. Of course, it’s impossible to decorate an interior properly without taking into account the architecture of the house, and Eric emphasizes this point greatly: “The most successful designers have an ability to take that conversation that happens in real life with the clients and what they want to accomplish but also understand what the history of the architecture tells us and demands of us. It’s very difficult to put a round peg in a square hole, and architecture is no different. Lots of times, when you listen to what’s around you, you get a feel for what you have to do.” There is, however, one request that tells Eric right away that a client is not a good fit for him: “No red accent wall looks good in any house,” he says in good humor while going over his process. Interior design, according to Eric, is all about marrying the wants of the client with the needs of the house.

Big Plans This Decade What is undeniably the biggest challenge of the decade is the Covid-19 pandemic. According to Eric, the biggest change in the design industry is “the client who wants it now, who wants to have a free design consultation at a store and walk out with the product or have it delivered to their home in the next fifteen days. That is impossible to provide in the industry.” The supply chain and product procurement in the design game has always been a waiting game; however, with a boom in online shopping due to the pandemic, clients now expect the speedy service and delivery that they are accustomed to in retail. Eric actually gives partial credit to Covid for this unique perspective, as the pandemic contributed to his going into the product procurement side of design. He now does sourcing, so he’s involved in both sides of the industry, and he also works with manufacturers as large as 300,000 square feet with staffs of 300 workers.

me, that has been the platform of my graduate school work, and so there has been a book in the works, so the hope is that it will be realized, and I will also push forward with the product brands.” He says of his wallpaper and rug collections, “You can walk on my name if you really want to.”

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Truly an inspiring guy with a sense of humor, a genuine humility, and an undeniable talent for design, Eric has carried his hometown with him and made it from Louisiana to Boston, where he is making a name for himself, and he doesn’t plan to stop growing anytime soon. His advice to anyone looking to follow in his footsteps: “Figure out where you are in life. Jump back into school, and if that’s not an option, internships are the way to go.

Internships were not an option for me, but everyone’s path is different.”

The real moral of Eric’s story is that we should all just listen, take it all in, and let life lead us where it may; it definitely worked for him. POV

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BY YASMEEN SINGLETON PHOTOS BY CHANNING CANDIES Spring brings new life and new beauty, and a local florist Lauren Landry is bringing the beauty of flowers to the Bayou Region. Born and raised in Thibodaux, Lauren is the owner of Floral Hive Design, a small town floral studio specializing in unique design, for

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Lauren has fond memories of her mother’s love for fresh cut flowers, and recalls spending weekends in her grandmother’s garden. But, it wasn’t until the passing of a beloved aunt that she discovered her passion for March 2022 22 povhouma.com

flowers. “I was inspired to design floral arrangements by my late aunt. She passed away a couple of years ago and had always dabbled in floral design. We connected on that creative route, so I took up this creative bit of her life as a sort of solace in her passing. I bought

as many flowers as I could get my hands on over a couple of months, and I found that I enjoyed it.”

As a child, Lauren knew her path was to create, but hadn’t quite discovered her niche. Her parents signed her up for hands-on classes and contests, including pottery, carpentry, and painting, but the activities failed to leave a lasting impression. “I didn’t know what position I’d ever fit in. I knew I’d land in a creative field, I just didn’t know what that creative medium was going to be. I participated in a lot of creative activities, but there was nothing that stood out to me or stuck. I could create something beautiful, and something I was proud of, but it wasn’t something I’d be excited about.”

In honor of her aunt’s legacy, Lauren decided she’d pursue a career in floral design, but before embarking upon a new career journey, she wanted to make sure she was making the right career choice.

Lauren worked as a freelance designer, gaining knowledge while under the wings of experienced designers in New Orleans. “I had the chance to learn from a few designers and see how they did it. I needed to make sure it was a field that I wanted to be in,” she recalls. After months of professional mentorship, Lauren knew floral design was her calling, so she decided it was time to spread her wings and bring the beauty of flower arrangements to the local community. “Once I was hooked and I knew that it was something that I wanted, I came up with the honeycomb concept.”

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“This is my year of bringing my floral designs to the Bayou Region. I can’t wait to have creative realms that Thibodaux hasn’t seen....” local creators to create beautiful art.

“Whether it be an artist, graphic designer, or carpenter, I want to bring a community of people together to make something beautiful and know that we don’t have to be separate in that mindset. We can do our own thing in our honeycomb, but when it comes together it creates this hive of sweetness.”

On market days, Lauren’s day typically begins around 4 a.m. She’s accompanied

by a large cup of coffee on her one-hour commute to the flower market in New Orleans. Once choosing the flowers needed for specific orders, she travels back home to get to work. “Market days are really busy. I wake up, go to New Orleans, come back to the studio, prep everything, and get the buckets fresh.

Typically, the night before I have the vessels prepared for whatever event I’m doing that day.”

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While most women’s handbags include items like lipstick, compact mirrors, and hair ties, Lauren’s essential item is clippers. Whether she’s in the car, the store, or taking a stroll through the park, Lauren keeps a pair of clippers just in case she stumbles upon a potential addition to her beautiful designs. “My clippers are one thing I can’t leave home without. They live in my purse, I bring them everywhere I go.

I have a pair in my car and my purse. If I see something on the side of the road and it’s something I can use and isn’t someone’s personal property, I make my husband stop so I can clip it for a design.” While many floral designers have a hard time naming their favorite flower, Lauren named Double Brownie Tulips with no hesitation. She enjoys creating arrangements with interesting textures, and unique designs that both compliments and balances each other out.

As a studio-based company, Floral Hive Design is a one-woman show, primarily focused on weddings, commercial events, and workshops. However, Lauren says she has an immense amount of support from family and friends. “I am my team, but I do have a lot of support from my family, friends, and my husband.” Lauren said she plans to offer freelance opportunities in the new year to inspiring floral designers, “I plan to expand my business this year, and I’m excited about it.”

Lauren remains optimistic for the future and looks forward to expanding into a retail store. “Getting creative in how to expand a business is the biggest challenge I’ve faced over the years,” she admits. In addition to providing services for events, Lauren is making an effort to spread her work around the Bayou Region. Lauren shares, “I’ve recently started doing pop-ups, and I’m trying to come up with new ideas to bring myself into the community until I have a physical location.”

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Two years into a career as a floral designer, Lauren’s biggest accomplishment isn’t the typical business-related response. Instead, she says her biggest accomplishment is personal and mental growth. “It’s about settling in that positive flow of thoughts, to where you can function and not constantly think everything is crashing and burning around you because a couple of things go wrong. It’s all about just taking it step by step and doing it in a positive light.”

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Once moving into a retail storefront, Lauren plans to provide a plethora of services and options to clients. “You never want to stop expanding on what you’re offering the community. I want to continuously offer the community everything I can offer without holding back. The retail store will feature a stem bar, allowing shoppers to choose the number of

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flowers they’d like, with the option of mix-matching for an affordable price,” Lauren adds.

Also looking into partnerships with other local businesses, such as coffee shops, to create a calming and relaxing atmosphere, one thing is for sure: Floral Hive Design is blooming. POV

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WHAT YOU SHOULD KNOW ABOUT COLORECTAL CANCER Even though colorectal cancer is the third most common type of cancer in the country, it is also one of the easiest to detect and one of the most curable. This month, during Colorectal Cancer Awareness Month, attention focuses on the risks, warning signs and screenings that can save lives.

Despite screenings and positive outcomes for early detection, colorectal cancer still remains one of the leading causes of cancer death for both men and women in the U.S. Closer to home, Louisiana has one of the highest incidence and mortality rates in the country.

The risk is higher for African Americans, who are 20 percent more likely to be diagnosed with the disease.

Colorectal cancer, which begins as a growth or polyp in the colon or rectum, affects all genders, ages and fitness levels. The alarming rise in cases among younger adults prompted the American Cancer Society (ACS) to change its guideline for regular screening from age 50 to 45 for people considered at average risk.

Like other elective procedures, screenings for colorectal cancer have declined since the start of the pandemic. This month provides a good opportunity for you to schedule a screening if you’re not up to date. Talk with your doctor about any concerns or call Thibodaux Regional Cancer Institute at (985) 493-4008 for more information.

You can take control of your health and wellness by being aware of risk factors, warning signs and screening options.

Reducing risks.

According to the ACS, colorectal cancer can

strike anyone. Certain factors increase the risks, which you can reduce with lifestyle changes such as: • Eat a diet rich in fiber and calcium and with lots of fruits and green, leafy vegetables; limit red meats and processed foods

• Persistent cramps, gas, bloating or abdominal pain • Feeling that the bowel doesn’t empty completely • Weakness or fatigue • Unexplained weight loss.

• Stop smoking and limit alcohol consumption

Screening works.

• Stay active; sedentary lifestyles can increase risk by 50 percent

Incidence rates in people of screening age have been declining in the U.S. since the mid-1980s.

The primary reasons to screen for colorectal cancer:

• Maintain a healthy weight; obesity also increases the risk • Cancer risks typically rise with age; however, continued increases in colorectal cancer diagnoses for adults under 55 led the ACS to lower guidelines to start screenings at age 45 • Genetics play a role in the likelihood of having colorectal cancer, which is four times higher if you have a parent, sibling or child with the disease Watching for warning signs.

High death rates occur due to the disease having metastasized and spread to other parts of the body by the time it is diagnosed. A person can have colon cancer without experiencing any symptoms for years. However, be aware of the signs: • Changes in bowel habits, such as persistent constipation or diarrhea • Rectal bleeding or blood in the stool

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• It’s preventable—The earlier cancer is detected, the better the chances for a positive outcome. An estimated 50 percent of colorectal cases resulting in death are preventable.

• It’s treatable—Surgery to remove cancerous growths result in cure approximately 50 percent of the time.

Chemotherapy and radiation therapy are also used for treatment, depending on the stage.

• It’s easily detectable—A cancerous polyp can take from 10 to 15 years to develop into cancer. With regular screenings, doctors can remove polyps before they turn into cancer.

Protect yourself against colorectal cancer or take steps to detect it early by knowing your risks, watching for warning signs and getting screened. For more information about screenings contact Thibodaux Regional Cancer Institute, 985-493-4008.

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(Where had I seen that design before?)

And for all my struggles to understand the unique behavior of those tuned-in flower teens, I could not understand why they were dressed in camouflage patterns

When I asked adult camouflagers like hunters why all the hip kids were dressed in paramecia patterns, they didn’t know what I was talking about.

But they did identify the pattern as “paisley,” which was wild and vivid and intricate and very unlike the drab brown and green shapes on the gear they wore to blend in with swamps.

I remember in college when we learned in biology about different types of camouflage—mostly animal adaptations to evade predators. In nature, there’s “disruptive coloration” to break-up an animal’s outline amidst its surroundings. Think of giraffes hidden in the trees and shrubs of the Serengeti.

And there’s “self-decoration,” where animals cover themselves with twigs or sand or debris from their surroundings to blend in. Think of crabs carrying barnacles, algae, sponges, and other hitchhikers atop their shells. Then there’s “cryptic behavior,” where organisms play dead, like possums, or exhibit only stealth-like movements, like stalking cats. Then there’s “mimesis,” where animals look like something unimportant. Think of a walking stick insect and how a hungry bird might not be interested in eating a stick. And then there’s “motion dazzle,” where patterns, like zebra’s hide, distort a predator’s ability to determine speed and direction of its prey. Not too ironically, all these things can be recognized on military vehicles, like the Russian ones amassed outside of Ukraine. But, on the other hand, those are not camouflaged very well.

And in some sort of great cosmic convergence, all of these concepts came together and got me thinking about solving one of humanity’s biggest problems.

Maybe it’s recent memories from big-family-meal holidays at the turn of last year into this one or maybe it’s that lingering spot on my favorite white oxford shirt. Whatever it was, the exciting idea came to mind of inventing a line of shirts and blouses that hide dropped food spots. Groovy, huh?

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clothesline. The Gumbo Shirt, for instance, would be a rice-white shirt with random spots of different shades of roux—light, dark, and medium— serving as disruptive coloration.The spots, concentrated along the button line, would be pulled in a slight driplike shapes as the oily nature of roux would prevent immediate drying into a circular spot. Intermingled would be soft-edged squares to simulate chopped onion pieces in case one or more of them tumbled down the placket, surrounded by dark green speckles to resemble filé. Imagine that after shuttling your favorite holiday dish between your mouth and your proud midriff, you can continue to enjoy the afternoon without embarrassment while displaying selfdecoration, together with motion dazzle when you rush-in for second servings or cryptic behavior when you pass out on the recliner during the afternoon football games trying to digest all those heavy calories.

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A more vibrantly colored item would be the Sauce Piquante Shirt, adorned with a spectrum of orange-red spots. Throw in a little black-char color and you get the Barbeque Blouse. And for early risers, a bit of yellow thrown in becomes the Breakfast Blouse, maybe with raised elements woven into the fabric as yolk droppings don’t seep but rather dry as a glob in place.

So, in anticipation of the big Easter lunch with your family next month in April, you can recommend now in March that everyone buy and wear clothes from the Food Camou’d line.

That way, you can further blend into the surroundings like a walking stick on a tree branch—depending, that is, on the volume you eat.

And I suddenly remember all the paisley neckties in my closet. They were all holiday gifts over the years. Apparently thoughtful ones. POV

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St. Patrick’s Day on the Bayou + Paddle Bayou Lafourche

March 12, 2 p.m. - 9:30 p.m.

Downtown Thibodaux Friends of Bayou Lafourche is partnering with Barataria-Terrebonne National Estuary Program to bring you a day full of family-friendly, bayou fun! This year’s activities include the Annual Paddle Bayou Lafourche event, a winding paddle trip through the beautiful estuary which will culminate in Downtown Thibodaux for the St. Patrick’s Day on the Bayou festival.

Spectators can enjoy a 100-yard dash for boats made of only cardboard and duct tape. During and after the water activities, participants, spectators, and attendees can enjoy great cuisine served by food vendors while listening to live music. This is a family-friendly event with activities for kids. Admission is $10 to enter the social area, kids 12 & under enter for free.

Play it Forward Casino and Auction

March 25, 7 p.m.- 11 p.m.

The Foundry, 715 W. First St., Thibodaux Bayou Country Children’s Museum will host its Annual Play It Forward Casino

and Auction night. This event has been the most integral fundraiser for the Bayou Country Children’s Museum since its inception. This evening will feature a one-of-a-kind cocktail trail, gaming tables, and auction. The 2022 event takes a step back in time with a Gatsby theme featuring a Speakeasy with a secret password that will be the “bee’s knees.”

The Haven’s Annual Spring Gala

March 26, 6 p.m.- 10 p.m.

Houma Terrebonne Civic Center The Haven’s annual “Home is Where the Heart Is” Spring Gala, presented

by Thibodaux Regional Health System, is back as an in-person event for 2022.

The event offers delicious cuisine, live music, silent and live auctions, and the infamous “Gourmet to Go.” Entertainment will be performed by Jerry Christopher’s New Orleans X-Ceptions. The Spring Gala is the agency’s largest fundraising initiative and is essential to maintain the shelter’s daily operations.

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March 26 12:00 p.m.- 4 p.m.

Downtown Morgan City Get your taste buds ready for the fourth annual Basin Brew Fest! Proudly serving craft beer since 2017, the fest’s purpose is to give festival-goers samples of what South Louisiana offers in craft beer. They include homebrewers and breweries that are popping up across the state. The festival raises funds to continue renovations to historic Lawrence Park in Downtown Morgan City. Morgan City Main Street will also be selling burgers, boudin, sausage, chips, and pickles. Must be 21 years of age or older and IDs will be scanned at the entrance gate. General admission, VIP and DD tickets are available. The event runs from 12:00 p.m. (except for VIPs) to 4:00 p.m. and will take place on the corner of Front Street and Greenwood Street in Morgan City. POV

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