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.Did you know Louisiana was the first state in the U.S. to offer sales tax refunds to international visitors?!This means: International visitors to the state of Louisiana are finding a shopping paradise in Louisiana – providing a sales tax refund for international shoppers on purchases made at nearly 900 tax free stores.
