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Have you thought about taking a “voluntrip” to a far away, exotic land to help build schools or dig wells, then venture out into wild jungles or explore ancient cities? Sounds like a great idea, right? While traveling and...

Author: Kori Chisham

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Janaury 30 is National Plan for Vacation Day and the Louisiana Office of Tourism has partnered with Project Time Off to encourage Americans to take steps at the beginning of each year to plan their vacations. Planning your...

Author: Connie Boudreaux Silva

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The Great River Road between New Orleans and Baton Rouge can lay claim on one of the more unusual public December holiday lighting displays. It’s here on the earthen levees containing the Mississippi River that local Christmas...

Author: Jeff Richard

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Grand Coteau, a historic town in St. Landry Parish, north of Lafayette, is a delight for photographers, history and architecture lovers and anyone delighted by small towns and/or Cajun culture. Read on for reasons to earn some...

Author: Caitlin Bussey

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June is the month to make a Louisiana State Park or Historic Site your destination! There is lots of fun to be had, especially with National Fishing & Boating week and National Get Outdoors Day coming up soon! Here’s just a...

Author: LouisianaTravel.com Staff

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Celebrating more than 400 commodities, causes, delicacies and cultures, Louisiana festivals take pride in the state’s rich history and culture. Almost every weekend of the year, a festival celebration brings in a wide variety of...

Author: Elise Curole

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Shreveport-Bossier throws an amazing family-friendly Mardi Gras in Louisiana!  If you’ve always wanted to see animals dressed up in adorable costumes and paraded around en masse or if you’ve always dreamed of it raining hot dogs...

Author: Aly Velasquez

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Just like gumbo in Louisiana can differ region to region, Mardi Gras does too! The flamboyant parties in the French Quarter, the regal balls in Lake Charles, the family-friendly parades in Shreveport and then there is the Courir...

Author: Connie Boudreaux Silva

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Many Louisiana towns have a local holiday lighting display, but north and central Louisiana take it a step further with the Holiday Trail of Lights. The trail includes Shreveport-Bossier City, Minden, Monroe-West Monroe,...

Author: Jeff Richard

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