Samantha Morgan

On October 12, 2025, Baton Rouge lost one of its brightest lights with the passing of Lillie Petit Gallagher, an educator, advocate, and preservationist whose work helped shape Louisiana’s cultural and civic life for more than half a century. Born in 1937 in the small French-speaking community of Cut Off, Louisiana, Lillie carried her Cajun roots proudly. After earning degrees from St. Mary’s Dominican College in New Orleans and Louisiana State University, she made Baton Rouge her lifelong...

From Dairy Farm to Historic Baton Rouge Neighborhood Just off Perkins Road, shaded by sweeping live oaks, sits one of Baton Rouge’s most...

I’m an avid gardener. I loved gardening when I was young, but lost interest in it until I reached my mid-30s. When I started gardening as...