Greetings from Latin Rouge

Greetings from Latin Rouge

By Tom Guarisco | Also by this reporter
Jeff Roedel | Also by this reporter
Sarah Young | Also by this reporter

Thursday, January 31, 2008

Stroll the aisles at Wal-Mart and you’ll hear moms chatting in Spanish with their children.

Visit a Mexican grocery and you’ll find yourself smack-dab in the middle of Latin Rouge.

From exotic tastes to the problems of illegal immigration, Hispanics are spicing up Baton Rouge.

INDEX of STORIES

The Flores family - Working-class heroes

Concerns grow over illegal aliens

Fernando Gutierrez – The right man for the right job

New connections with Baton Rouge’s sister city

Jaime Pineda and family – Providing the comforts of home

Dr. Ronaldo Funes – Handled with care

Jairo Alvarez – American dreamer

Reynaldo Arteaga – Growing up on the border

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