Chere Dastugue Coen is an award-winning journalist and author living in Lafayette, Louisiana. A native of New Orleans, Chere began her career in communications at the 1984 World's Fair. She has worked or written for Variety magazine in Hollywood, TravelAge Wests magazine, the Advocate newspaper in Baton Rouge, Gambit Weekly in New Orleans, AAA and the Gannett newspapers of Louisiana, among many other publications.

She currently works as a freelance travel and food writer, plus pens the weekly books column and newsletter, Louisiana Book News. Her nonfiction books include “Forest Hill, Louisiana: A Bloom Town History,” “Haunted Lafayette, Louisiana” and “Exploring Cajun Country: A Tour of Historic Acadiana” by The History Press; the cookbook travelogue “Cooking in Cajun Country” with “Cajun” Karl Breaux (2009, Gibbs Smith Publishing) and “Magic's in the Bag: Creating Spellbinding Gris Gris Bags and Sachets,” with Jude Bradley (2010, Llewellyn). 

Her fiction include the Kensington historical romances (under the pen name of Cherie Claire) “A Cajun Dream,” “Snow Angels” anthology and “The Acadians” historical series of “Emilie,” “Rose,” “Gabrielle” and “Delphine.” 

Visit her blogs WeirdSouth.blogspot.com, HauntedDeepSouth.blogspot.com, LouisianaBookNews.blogspot.com and her web site, http://cherecoen.wix.com/cherecoen

Meeting Details

Location: Petroleum Club of Lafayette

Date:  Friday, July 10, 2015

Time: 12 noon - 1pm

Cost: $18 (pay at the door)