5: Gumbo: A Louisiana Tradition
Guest Scott Landry, a chef and star of a traveling cooking comedy show joins hosts Brady and Anna on Louisiana’s Playground to discuss Louisiana’s most popular food dish – gumbo! The trio discusses the best practices to make the soup-like dish in addition to the cultural impact gumbo has on the Louisiana people. Tune in to learn more about why gumbo is so important to Southwest Louisiana and wh...
32m Nov 23, 2022
32m
4: Creole Nature Trail All-American Road
Guest Anne Klenke, the liaison for the Creole Nature Trail and Visit Lake Charles’ VP of Destination Development and Community Engagement, joins hosts Brady and Anna on Louisiana’s Playground to discuss the significance of Louisiana’s Outback. The Creole Nature Trail All American Road is one of only 57 designated scenic byways in the United States, stretching 187 miles along the Gulf of Mexico....
30m Nov 09, 2022
30m
3: McNeese State University: College Sports in Lake Charles
Guest Heath Schroyer, the AD McNeese State University, joins hosts Brady and Anna on Louisiana’s Playground to talk about all things McNeese sports and upgrades to the facilities and the economic impact that these investments have on the community of Lake Charles. The excitement of Homecoming Weekend on the horizon brings a week of events including Rowdy's Haunted Homecoming parade, Friday nigh...
27m Oct 26, 2022
27m
2: 100 years of the Cal-Cam Fair
Guest Jody Barrilleaux, a Board Member of the Cal-Cam Fair, joins Louisiana's Playground to celebrate 100 years of the Cal-Cam Fair. The Cal-Cam Fair is the only bi-parish fair in Louisiana and this year there is a jam-packed line up of new and reinvigorated events taking place at the West Cal Arena, home of the fair. We talk about the full schedule including the talent contest, Jr. Bull Riding...
22m Oct 12, 2022
22m
1: Why Lake Charles
Get to know hosts Brady Renard and Anna Strider as they share their story of how they wound up in Southwest Louisiana and kick off the Envie Eats foodie segment. Guest Kyle Edmiston, President and CEO of Visit Lake Charles, joins Louisiana's Playground Podcast to discuss the many ways one can choose to play in Southwest Louisiana.
43m Sep 28, 2022
43m