A community nurtures the arts

Zachary Araki, Assistant Editor
February 5, 2019
Filed under Arts & Entertainment
Through more than an exhibition, the Hammond Regional Arts Center promotes and brings local, regional and national art to its community. According to Tara Bennett, media coordinator for the HRAC, the arts center “provides an avenue for everyone in Tangipahoa Parish to enrich their lives through a...
When a staircase becomes a stage

Jacob Summerville, Staff Reporter
September 13, 2018
Filed under Archive, Arts & Entertainment
Live performances, beverages and an intimate atmosphere have attracted Hammond’s residents to the Hammond Regional Arts Center for the past three months. The HRAC’s most recent series entitled “Playing the Staircase” has featured local musicians on the last Friday of each month since this...
Ducote’s journey in culinary arts and media

Jennifer Dettwiller, Staff Reporter
July 23, 2018
Filed under Archive, Arts & Entertainment
Chef Jay Ducote of Gov’t Taco began his path of becoming a chef in an unusual way. Ducote had a string of unrelated jobs, first as a high school math teacher and baseball coach. Then, he went to work for the Louisiana government doing grant writing and policy research. He went to college for ec...