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ALL ABOARD: MY FIRST CRUISE ADVENTURE

I had always imagined myself walking onto a cruise ship in a flowing dress, ready to be invited to the captain’s table. Growing up, Saturday nights meant The Love Boat on TV while my sister Sherri and I had our hair rolled in toilet paper and bobby pins for Sunday morning church. Those nights planted a lifelong dream in me—a dream I never quite managed to make happen for myself—but one my sister never forgot. So last Christmas, she surprised me with a gift that checked all the boxes: a Christ

LETTER FROM THE EDITOR ~ OCTOBER 2025

Happy Autumn (?).  At least the mornings are very nice! And we’ve got a lot going on no matter the weather! Hope this finds you all well. As always, we have a bunch of cool stuff happening throughout Louisiana. There’s always plenty to keep us busy having fun and enjoying our great state!!! Everybody has settled back into the back-to -school routine, and it’s time to start looking forward to the two big holiday months not far ahead. And, you know, that reminds us to ask you to please shop