Pirate's Pantry: Treasured Recipes of Southwest Louisiana is a bountiful collection of family and regional recipes, with a spicy lagniappe of local historical lore that reflects the Creole and Cajun flavor of this unique area, steeped in mystique and legend.

Images of America: African Americans in Lafayette and Southwest Louisiana sheds a spotlight on some of the heroes and heroines of Southwest Louisiana. This area of the state is especially diverse and includes people who describe themselves as African Americans, Creoles, mulattoes, and blacks. Many people say they have mixed bloodlines that include Native American, African, and French ancestors. Their arts, culture, food, music, and crafts are distinct and rich with flavors of the past and the present. The Creoles and mulattoes, for example, speak the language of Creole, which is described as broken French.

The book will guide you on an adventure that will have you acting out of character. Let me take you on many adventures with Pinky and his friends as they explore Southern Louisiana. Pinky the Dolphin is like no other, always ready to go on adventures and wherever they take him and his friends. Mike the Monkey is kinda grumpy but in a funny way. Pete the Pelican is basically our tour guide with the direction that could use lots of help, so Mike steps in grumpily. Boudreaux da Crawaddy is fun and loud, and with his spirit, he makes you want to laugh and dance around. Nik the Nutria is our busybody. Sammy Seagull is a brainiac. And Alliegh the Alligator is smooth but quick, so dont blink your eyes, or you might just miss something.

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North of the town of Starks, Louisiana, a mystery light is said to have appeared along an isolated strip of highway for decades. In the thick darkness of Edgerly, Louisiana, the graveyard known as Big Woods Cemetery lies steeped in years of impossible paranormal claims. In Lake Charles, Louisiana, an old courthouse is thought to host the spirit of a murderer executed on its grounds, while the halls of closed-down Hyatt High School in Fields are anything but dead silent. Did the flood that displaced so many along the Sabine River in 2016 also awaken something unseen deep in the woods of Almadane, Louisiana? Are black panthers, or even sasquatch, stalking the thickets around the state's southwest parishes?We are The Old Number 7 Society. These are our actual investigations into the phenomena witnessed by countless residents across southwest Louisiana--the place once known in history as the lawless, dangerous, and enigmatic No Man's Land.