Episode 200: Celebrating our 200th Episode - An Interview with an Award Winner

Louisiana Insider

For this the 200th edition of Louisiana Life magazine’s “Louisiana Insider” podcast, we feature the magazine’s most awarded feature writer. Kevin Rabalais has been the first place winner several times as designated by the International Regional Magazine Association (IRMA) for his articles mostly on the outdoors. A 2022 feature on alligator hunting helped the magazine win its second Magazine of the Year award from the association. The native of Bunkie in Avoyelles Parish, who teaches journalistic related courses at Loyola University, joins Louisiana Life Executive Editor Errol Laborde and podcast producer Kelly Massicot to talk about his experiences covering the state’s landscape including his encounters with feral pigs and a visit to a turtle hatchery. He has explored throughout the state although to date he has still not spotted a legendary “Rougarou,” but if anyone gets an interview, it will be him.