![](https://media.thecurrentla.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/03/14164903/The-Deslondes-2-1920-1024x576.jpg)
‘That’s how we roll here.’ Joel Savoy talks cultural mashed potatoes, curating Louisiana Crossroads and the trouble with tradition
Guest curator Joel Savoy closes out this Louisiana Crossroads season showcasing the other dimensions of Acadiana’s and New Orleans’ musical traditions.
![](https://media.thecurrentla.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/02/14165043/mike-hebert-and-paul-escott.jpg)
State senator requests AG opinion on charter amendment error fix
![](https://media.thecurrentla.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/03/14164910/Screen-Shot-2019-03-20-at-5.02.18-PM.png)
Those rosy unemployment numbers don’t tell the whole story
An improving unemployment rate offers an incomplete picture. Fewer people aren’t unemployed. Fewer people are working.
![](https://media.thecurrentla.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/05/14170327/Demanade-Homes-Flood-2016-.jpg)
Big, potentially costly changes coming for national flood insurance program
![](https://media.thecurrentla.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/03/14164917/Alexander-Books-Owners-2-031819.jpg)
Alexander Books collects new stories for its second edition
New owners aim to make the beloved used bookstore a hub for Acadiana’s stories, identities and memories.
![](https://media.thecurrentla.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/03/14164921/ULL-Upper-Class-Housing_3.jpg)
LCG working to add new vehicles for Downtown/UL transit loop pilot
![](https://media.thecurrentla.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/03/14164912/Carlee1AnnouncementTG.jpeg)
Carlee Alm-LaBar, former planning director, announces bid for mayor-president
![](https://media.thecurrentla.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/03/14164927/TG7_7028.jpg)
Robideaux’s all talk about tough conversation
It’s been three years since he’s taken office, and in that time Lafayette has had tough conversations. Robideaux’s just been absent from all of them.
![](https://media.thecurrentla.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/03/14164932/Wells-Ken-c-Robert-Tolchin.jpg)
They used to make gumbo with bear lard, and other conversations with author Ken Wells
In his new book, author Ken Wells weaves another chapter of gumbo apocrypha, charting a course through what he calls the “gumbo belt” to tease out the greater meaning of it all.
![](https://media.thecurrentla.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/03/14164937/Waitr-Signage_6.jpg)
Waitr hit with second federal wage suit
![](https://media.thecurrentla.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/03/14164941/TG8_4709.jpg)