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Panda Express Celebrates Opening of its Newest Restaurant in Houma
Panda Express®, the largest Asian dining concept in the U.S., is celebrating the grand opening of its newest location in Houma, LA, with an official ribbon-cutting ceremony with members of the Houma – Terrebonne Chamber of Commerce on Friday, August 2, beginning at 9:30 a.m., and a day of giving back for the first lucky 88 guests, who will receive a surprise gift!
A Legacy of Passion and Dedication: Rob’s Donuts Shuts its Doors
James Gaubert, the man behind the beloved Rob’s Donuts, has poured his heart and soul into creating delectable donuts for nearly five decades. The donut shop at 1001 St Mary Street in Thibodaux announced is closing on Sunday, July 28. From humble beginnings as a young teenager to becoming...
'Professional:' Thibodaux musician's career matures with new single next month
A Thibodaux musician who once performed for the BET Experience will drop a single and video next month. Traci Brown, 25, most recently performed at Houma's third-annual Juicefest, and she will drop a new single and music video in the middle of August. She said she's still deciding which one to release, but it could be "Yo Body," which she performed live at Juicefest. It was recorded just a week before the festival. ...
Ring the dinner bell for redfish
One summer about five years ago, a Houma charter boat captain was looking around for deep holes holding bull drum to target for an upcoming local saltwater fishing rodeo. Capt. Bill Lake went to an area he normally didn’t fish for redfish in August. The veteran charter boat captain, who’s marking his 33rd year in the business this year, found some deep holes all right, along Buckskin Bayou located just off Blue Hammock Bayou near Lake Mechant.
Richard’s Kitchen Store Ribbon-Cutting Celebrates New Chapter
Mark your calendars for the ribbon-cutting ceremony at Richard’s Kitchen Store on Thursday, August 8! This event marks the start of an exciting new chapter with new ownership and an updated showroom while celebrating the store’s continued legacy. Richard’s was established in 1977 and has grown into Louisiana’s...
Picou and Plaisance earn back-to-back Junior Anglers of the Year titles
Imagine weighing in at least one keeper bass in 26 consecutive Louisiana High School B.A.S.S. Nation tournaments, which is what Piers Picou of Houma and Jaxon Plaisance of Morgan City accomplished while fishing the circuit’s Junior Division. That remarkable feat fueled back-to-back Anglers of the Year (AOY) titles in...
Meet authors, comic book artists at Thibodaux's inaugural Look Who's Reading Book Festival
More than 46 authors, comic book artists and more are gathering in Thibodaux to inspire reading in children, families and the wider community. The inaugural Look Who’s Reading Book Festival will gather more than 60 vendors in the Thibodaux Civic Center to meet with fans, sign books and promote reading from 11 a.m. to 5 p.m. Saturday, July 27. The festival is free. It is being put on by the Tri-Parish Organizers, founded by Elnora Parker-Vicks, Vernell...
B&G expands again, this time into Florida
B&G Food Enterprises of Morgan City, which only last month announced the opening of its first Taco Bell in Alabama, said Friday that it has acquired 12 Taco Bells in the Florida Panhandle. B&G accumulated 100 restaurants in its first 34 years in business and has added 100 more in...
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