Thirty-five year freelance writing career with a specialty in Louisiana--history, culture, natural history, food, arts, and more.
Publication credits include:
Books: River Road Rambler Returns (LSU Press, 2018); RIVER ROAD RAMBLER (LSU Press, 2013); WINDING THROUGH TIME (LSU Press, 2007); ALONG THE RIVER ROAD, (LSU Press, editions 1996, 2001, 2013);
THE PELICAN GUIDE TO LOUISIANA, a tour guide to the state. (Pelican Publishing Co., editions1989 and 1993). THE SOUTHERN BRIDE'S NOTEBOOK. (Maison Blanche Department stores. Editions l982 and l985.)
Book Contributions: Catalogue essay, Historic New Orleans Collection, 2012, Perique Tobacco . Intro/history--Monograph: The Native Flora of Louisiana, LSU Press, Baton Rouge. 1992. Essay contributor, TREASURES OF LSU, 2011; A Pink Suitcase--women's travel writing.
Rotary District 6200 Literacy Report; Editorial consultant on BARTRAM HERITAGE, by the Bartram Trail Conference; editorial consultant, THE HISTORY OF CAMP MOORE, by Powell A. Casey
Magazines: AARP Magazine; newyorker.com; Preservation; Sierra; Montana Magazine; Cultural Vistas; New Orleans Magazine; Kiwanis Magazine; Saveur; Reform Judaism; Moment; Tactics, the Public Relations Journal; AAA Car & Travel; Smithsonian; Travel & Leisure; Historic Preservation; Americana; Southern Accents; Walking Magazine; Louisiana Life; Baton Rouge Magazine; Vassar Quarterly; Art Spectrum; Louisiana Conservationist; Literary: Southern Cultures, Winter 2009.
Newspapers: The Forward and forward.com; Dallas Morning News—Sunday Magazine cover; Among Us: Stories from the Community (series in the Baton Rouge Advocate); The Times Picayune; Orlando Sentinel; New York Times travel section; Baton Rouge Morning Advocate/State Times; Shreveport Times; Country Roads. Digital media: SeniorWomen.com; Home&Away.com