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Mouton said her addiction caused her to jepordize her relationship with her husband of 38 years, two children and mother. “ I was drowning and I couldn’t find a way out,” Mouton said. After 64 days of intensive inpatient treatment at the Acadiana Addiction Center in Lafayette, La., and continuous work with sponsors and other community members, Mouton said she leads a positive life and is “blessed with so many things.”https://laurafurrmericas.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/05/photo-2-1.jpgphoto 2-1Doug Olinde, a recreational gambler, and Vanessa Mouton, a recovering gambling addict, say that gambling gives them a rush of adrenaline. Olinde, a Baton Rouge native and small business owner, described gambling as a “drug without a pill or a liquid.” The Department of Health and Hospitals estimated that 100,000 Louisianans are addicted to gambling in some form.https://laurafurrmericas.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/05/photo-4.jpgphoto 4The Hollywood Casino sits less than a mile from the Louisiana State Capitol in Baton Rouge, La. In 1991, the Louisiana Legislature passed law, which made commercial gambling legal in the state. The 16 casinos statewide benefit the Louisiana by supporting 15,000 employees and paying millions of dollars in fees and taxes to state and local governments each year, according to the Louisiana Casino Association.https://laurafurrmericas.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/05/photo-3.jpgphoto 32014-05-05T17:13:28+00:00monthlyhttps://laurafurrmericas.com/2014/03/05/how-to-eat-a-crawfish/https://laurafurrmericas.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/03/screen-shot-2014-05-05-at-8-40-43-am.png2014-05-05T13:42:28+00:00monthlyhttps://laurafurrmericas.com/2014/03/23/reverend-brings-love-to-crime-ridden-baton-rouge-neighborhood/https://laurafurrmericas.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/03/img_0785.jpgIMG_0785The Rev. Patricia Hatch tours the newly erected art wall in the “Mall City” neighborhood of Baton Rouge, La. Hatch said the wall was built in attempt “clean up” the neighborhood known for violent crime and drug use. Community leaders are also attempting the change the name of the neighborhood to “Melrose East” to create a better image, as shown on the wall.https://laurafurrmericas.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/05/img_0782.jpgimg_0782https://laurafurrmericas.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/05/img_0791.jpgimg_0791https://laurafurrmericas.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/05/img_0788.jpgimg_0788https://laurafurrmericas.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/05/img_0785-e1398895299750.jpgimg_0785The Rev. Patricia Hatch tours the newly erected art wall in the “Mall City” neighborhood of Baton Rouge, La. Hatch said the wall was built in attempt “clean up” the neighborhood known for violent crime and drug use. Community leaders are also attempting the change the name of the neighborhood to “Melrose East” to create a better image, as shown on the wall.https://laurafurrmericas.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/05/img_0774.jpgimg_0774Hatch leads a congregation of approximately fifty people from Hope and Healing Ministries on Titian Avenue. She said she runs the church “paycheck-to-paycheck” for close to $1,000 a month.https://laurafurrmericas.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/05/img_0781.jpgimg_0781In addition to leading Hope and Healing Ministries, Hatch shares her message of love and hope through her radio program on WPFC 1150. Congregation Member and Hatch’s close friend Diedra Jones said the radio program has been “an immense blessing to the community.”Hatch broadcasts her show on Tuesday and Thursday evenings from the station on Titian Avenue.2014-04-30T23:09:20+00:00monthlyhttps://laurafurrmericas.com/2014/02/11/the-other-l-a/https://laurafurrmericas.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/05/untitled.pngJency Hogan and students joke about character names at the Love Acting studio in Baton Rouge. Her teen class is writing an anti-drug screenplay that they will also star in under Hogan’s supervision. Hogan said she enjoys teaching her young students not only about acting, but also about social responsibility. https://laurafurrmericas.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/05/untitled-2.pngUntitled 2Actress Jency Hogan looks on as students in her teen acting class discuss their goals. Hogan returned to Louisiana from Los Angeles in 2008 to immerse herself in the growing film industry in her home state. She recently was cast as an AIDS patient in the Oscar Nominated film “Dallas Buyers Club.” Aside from acting, writing and filming, Hogan teaches classes for aspiring actors in Baton Rouge from her back-yard studio named Love Acting. Hogan said she and her husband Aaron plan to stay in Baton Rouge forever. https://laurafurrmericas.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/05/untitled-3.pngA greenroom sits idly at Baton Rouge’s Celtic Studios. Greenrooms like this one, along with Celtic’s seven stages, will be put to use this spring when blockbusters like “Fantastic Four” and “Pitch Perfect 2” begin filming in the city. Celtic is the largest production studio in the south. The work done here has contributed the Louisiana’s ranking among the top three places to produce film in America, falling only to Los Angeles and New York City. 2014-04-30T23:05:02+00:00monthlyhttps://laurafurrmericas.com/2014/03/04/former-lsu-athletes-find-retirement-bittersweet/https://laurafurrmericas.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/05/img_0648.jpgimg_0648https://laurafurrmericas.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/05/photo.jpgphotohttps://laurafurrmericas.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/05/img_0654.jpgimg_0654Former pole-vaulting star Lacey Sanchez hasn’t landed on the mat at the Bernie Moore Track Stadium in months. She said even when practice was hard she loved being on the track because of the “awesome” view of the LSU athletics complex.2014-04-30T23:04:47+00:00monthlyhttps://laurafurrmericas.com/2014/04/09/local-band-levee-daze-finds-opportunity-in-baton-rouge/https://laurafurrmericas.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/05/img_0926.jpgimg_0926John Trufant performs the song “In the B.A.G.” in his home on the corner of Aster Street and River Road where he lives with fellow band-members Andrew Borniak and Dominic DeJuilio. Trufant is a senior at LSU and the lead singer and guitar player for the band Levee Daze. Trufant said he thinks Baton Rouge has some good options for growing bands, but wishes there were more venues downtown that would hire original artists.https://laurafurrmericas.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/05/photo-2.jpgphoto-2Mud and Water, located under the Mississippi River Bridge in downtown Baton Rouge, hosts local artists regularly. Owner Jeremy Woolsey said he and his managers are open to hiring local acts. “We are very receptive to local musicians and the proof is the hundreds of them we book a year,” Wooley said. “They are the backbone of our schedule and are also great openers for national touring acts.”https://laurafurrmericas.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/05/img_0936.jpgimg_0936Baton Rouge’s burgeoning band Levee Daze “jams” to the song “In the B.A.G.” off their self-titled debut album. The band consists of four LSU seniors: Dominic DeJuilio on the keyboard, Scott Graves on drums, Andrew Borniak on bass and John Trufant on guitar and vocals. The band members said they gained inspiration for their album from the culture of Louisiana and sunsets from the levee, which they can see from their house. 2014-04-30T23:04:41+00:00monthlyhttps://laurafurrmericas.comdaily1.02025-02-04T20:39:25+00:00