NEW ORLEANS – Jim Belushi is heading to New Orleans this month to celebrate Mardi Gras and ride in the glitzy Orpheus parade founded in 1993 by Harry Connick Jr. The 54-year-old Belushi will be one of several TV stars on the parade’s 35 floats, which will roll through the city Feb. 23, the evening [...]

1 quart cold mashed potatoes 1/2 cup bread crumbs 1 egg 2 bunches chopped green onions 2 tablespoons melted butter/margarine 2 tablespoons chicken base granules 2 tablespoons cajun seasoning 1 pound crawfish tails (chopped) 3 eggs combined with 1 cup of water for egg wash 4 cups seasoned flour (w/salt-pepper or cajun seasoning) Directions: Combine [...]

At 123 years old, the oldest living meteorologist, Punxsutawney Phil — “Seer of Seers, Prognosticator of all Prognosticators” — emerged from his stump Monday and saw his shadow, declaring six more weeks of winter. But closer to home, Pierre C. Shadeaux made a much different forecast. In New Iberia, Shadeaux’s prediction pertains the length of spring [...]