Louisiana Official Travel and Tourism Information

Search

Places to Stay
Search places to stay by type or location of accommodations.
- Select Type
- Select Area
Things To Do
Pick your passion and be impressed with what we have.
- Find Things to Do
- Pick Your Passion
  - Popular Passions
  - Culinary
  - Culture
  - Music
  - Outdoors
  - Top 100
Find Destinations
Search Louisiana destinations for your favorite spot.
- Featured Cities
  See All Cities
- View Map
Festivals & Events
More than 400 annual festivals & countless events.
- Type of Event
- Featured
  - Louisiana FestivalsLooking for top-notch, inexpensive family entertainment, great food, a beautiful outdoor experience and some of the best music in the world?
  - Mardi GrasMark Twain once wrote that a traveler "... has not see the United States until he has see Mardi Gras in New Orleans."
  - EventsOur festivals and events are living illustrations of Louisiana's unique culture. If you can grow it, hunt it, eat it or dance to it, we celebrate it.

Louisiana Food Lovers' Bucket List

This is just a sampling of the many iconic foods you'll have to try as you explore all five regions of Louisiana.

By LouisianaTravel.com Staff

Po-boy: Louisiana sub sandwich made with crusty French bread. Try Darrell’s Special with jalapeno mayo at Darrell’s in Lake Charles.

Soft-shell crab: Molted blue crab. At Juban’s in Baton Rouge, order the Hallelujah Crab – flash-fried and stuffed with seafood.

Catfish: A Sportsman’s Paradise specialty. In Monroe, sample the Catfish DeSiard at Waterfront Grill.

Meat pie: Fried pie filled with seasoned beef and pork. Lasyone’s Meat Pie Restaurant in Natchitoches has served them for more than 40 years.

Cracklins: A Cajun snack of deep-fried pork fat with skin. Breaux Bridge locals get theirs from Goulas Grocery.

Barbecued shrimp: Nothing barbecue about it, just delicious shrimp sautéed in butter and seasonings. Try it in New Orleans at Pascal’s Manale, where the dish was invented.

Sazerac: A mix of rye whiskey, bitters and absinthe, this is New Orleans’ official cocktail. Sip it at the Sazerac Bar at The Roosevelt New Orleans hotel.

Interests: Creole Crescent | Bayou Bounty | Capital Cravings | Seafood Sensation | Culinary Trails | Culinary

print