In This Issue: May 2016

Published 8:15 am Thursday, April 28, 2016

By Aimee Cormier
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Photo by Fusion Photography.

Those that call Acadiana home have a history of giving, and of sharing their blessings with those around them. Each community joins together to promote the culture unique to their area, and we all benefit. Every month we offer uplifting features that inspire, inform, entertain and educate our readers with stories of achievement, dedication, celebration and wonder. We invite you to pick up the latest issue of Acadiana LifeStyle and use it as a guide to shopping, entertainment and leisure. Reaching more than 59,000 readers in Iberia, Lafayette, St. Martin, Vermilion and West St. Mary parishes, Acadiana LifeStyle is in print and social, so follow our pages to know what is happening here in Acadiana.

On The Cover:

Hayden Folse shows off his dance moves in front of the dance studio he attends, The Music Box. Hayden is one of 12 individuals selected for our cover story, “Bright From The Start.” You can see more of Hayden on Monday, May 30 on Fox’s “So You Think You Can Dance: The Next Generations.”

Cover Story

35 Bright From The Start

Acadiana’s Impressive Adolescents

Feature

14 The Hidden Garden

Bamboo Installation & Multi-Disciplinary Theatrical Event

Kitchen & Bath

19 Recipe For Success

Kitchen Basics That Take Your Cooking Spot From

Average To Outstanding

24 Bigger Is Better With These

Glam Bathrooms

Get The Look Without Knocking Out Your Wall (Or Your Wallet)

29 Take It Outside

The New Way To Cook Is Right Outside Your Backdoor

Mother’s Day

49 Dear Mom

Writers Pen An Open Letter To Mom

52 Mother’s Day Gift Guide

Shop Local This Mother’s Day

Departments

6 Personality

10 Focus

48 The Wilder Life

54 On Trend

56 Books

59 Events

65 Social Lights