The artwork of 46-year-old painter Alvin Batiste of Donaldsonville is celebrated throughout the state for its charm and inspired application.
The E.D. White Historic Site will present Batiste's renowned work in an exhibition forty pieces strong Aug. 15-16.
"The Folk Art of Alvin Batiste" will only be on display for two days, but live painting by Batiste on site enhances the brief celebration.
"The screaming voices of fans is something that I need to hear regularly," says Isaac M. Chatman, a Donaldsonville resident who feels it is a prerequisite to achieve excellence in his musical craft.
"I need to feel that rush and chill down my spine."
Chatman, also known as "Array" on stage, will be taking on the biggest performance of his life on Aug. 15 as he opens for platinum recording artists, Carl Thomas and Keke Wyatt.
Reference librarian Joey Mabile and Matthew LeBlanc of Donaldsonville jam to Metallica during Ascension Parish Library's Adult Guitar Hero program Thursday evening.
The Ascension Parish Library wrapped up its summer programs with “Silly Olympics” Thursday afternoon at the Donaldsonville branch. Children participated in a pentathlon featuring straw, cotton ball and paper plate throws. Above, participants race to pass books from one another.
The beach at Grand Isle State Park reopened to the public Friday.
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t had been closed since May 7, while the Army Corps of Engineers replaced sand washed away by Hurricanes Katrina and Rita.
The new sand will help protect Louisiana's only inhabited barrier island against future hurricanes.
Disney Channel's smash hit musical comes to life on the Ascension Community Theatre stage! The show opens as the Jocks, Brainiacs, Thespians and Skater Dudes find their cliques, recounts their vacations, and look forward to the new year with the opening number "Start of Something New."
Library staff Elizabeth Richardson and Mary Mabile demonstrate the art of making "Rainbow Fish" during a Make and Take Craft at the Ascension Parish Library's Donaldsonville Branch Wednesday. The library offers crafts and programs throughout the summer.
A group uses beads to make jewelry during a program at the Ascension Parish Library's Donaldsonville branch led by staff member Amanda Hebert July 1. The library offers crafts and programs throughout the summer.
The City of Donaldsonville, the Donaldsonville Downtown Development District and Speakabox Entertainment will present a star-spangled event featuring a spectacular fireworks display and world class musical talents July 3rd from 4 - 10 p.m. at Crescent Park.
Come enjoy BBQ, jambalaya, fried fish, hamburgers, beverages, souvenirs and much more in a hometown historic setting overlooking the mighty Mississippi River.
If you’re a fan of crime dramas, but you’ve grown tired of the familiar rhythms of “Law & Order” and “CSI,” allow me to recommend — highly recommend — “Red Riding.”
Three voices and a guitar. That was the concept when Stephen Stills of Buffalo Springfield, Graham Nash of The Hollies and David Crosby of The Bryds came together as a super group in the late 1960s.
Three years have passed since alternative rock band The Graduate released “Anhedonia.” Now, the band is on a record label (Razor & Tie) and is touring across the country.
Thank you, Jimmy Fallon! Finally, an awards show this year we could get excited about. TV’s “Late Night” host and SNL alum did a superb job as host of the 62nd annual Emmy Awards.
Real-life lovers Drew Barrymore and Justin Long are cast as a couple struggling to maintain a long-distance relationship in this R-rated romantic comedy.
“The Expendables” was awful, and the guy who was the best man at my wedding owes me $10.50 and about 90 minutes. Everyone loves lists. Here’s a list of reasons “The Expendables” was terrible, aside from the obvious “It had no choice.”
Like Clint Eastwood before him, George Clooney possesses the chiseled looks and hypnotic eyes meant for spaghetti westerns. No dialogue is required because mere expressions convey every emotion simmering beneath his ruggedly handsome face.
Reading “Ice Cold,” Tess Gerritsen’s newest suspense thriller, in the summer heat seems like it would be a good foil to the ubiquitous whine of the air conditioner. In Gerritsen’s latest Rizzoli & Isles novel, there’s so much snow in Wyoming ski country that it’s tough to find out where the bodies are buried.
My name is Elizabeth, and I’m addicted to J.J. Abrams.
She wrote the ultimate tale of blind obedience to tradition - “The Lottery” – that still retains its primitive, chilling power, even as the horror genre nowadays is overrun with pinup boy werewolves and fidgety vampires who sparkle.
The plot is paper thin. The writing is atrocious. The violence is senseless. The action is unbelievable. And the heroes – and villains – are expendable in every way (meaning I simply couldn’t care less who lived or died). But this flick’s flaws are what make it fun. If you bought a ticket to “The Expendables” expecting anything more or less, you just weren’t paying attention. The poster, for crying out loud, features a skull framed by wings of machineguns and mega knives.
