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Live Music Stage at the Jambalaya Festival

Feed Your Soul at one of Louisiana’s Oldest Festivals

Wed, 05/16/2018

Gonzales, Louisiana is celebrating 51 years of being the Jambalaya Capital of the World with four days of live music, fun for the whole family and of course delicious food on May 24-27! The weekend kicks off with more than 100 cooks in the running for the Jambalaya Champion. This traditional cook-off takes place over open, wood burning...

Author: LouisianaTravel.com Staff

Great Golf, Among Other Things: Louisiana's Audubon Golf Trail

Thu, 06/11/2015

The premier public golf course in Uptown New Orleans is Audubon Park on St. Charles Avenue, the historic Garden District’s largest park. Just 10 minutes from the Mercedes-Benz Superdome and the city’s central business district,...

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Author: Jeff Richard

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Now Open: Adventure Point

Wed, 05/27/2015

When I walked up to the front porch and through the doors of the new Creole Nature Trail Adventure Point, I was immediately beneath an oak with Spanish moss nearly dripping on my head. I heard the chirps and quacks from the birds...

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Author: Megan Hartman

Related Topics: Culture | Outdoors
5 Reasons You Shouldn't Miss Bayou Country Superfest

Wed, 05/13/2015

I am a music festival groupie. I plan my vacations around which acts are playing where. And as a longtime country music fan (my first concert was LeAnn Rimes in 1996), I look forward to Bayou Country Superfest every year. In its...

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Author: MC Iles

Related Topics: Festivals & Events | Music
Louisiana Cities and Towns: What’s In the Names Part III

Wed, 05/06/2015

Continuing from Part I and Part II, here are more Louisiana places with really unusual stories behind their names. A touring dignitary’s endorsement: Zwolle in Sabine Parish was indirectly named by a respected Dutch businessman...

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Author: Jeff Richard

Related Topics: Culture
History and Outdoor Activities in Western Louisiana

Thu, 04/23/2015

Most of the western boundary of Louisiana is the Sabine River, but that wasn’t the case at the time of the Louisiana Purchase in 1803, or even when Louisiana became a U.S. state nine years later. There was no physical western...

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Author: Jeff Richard

Related Topics: History & Heritage | Outdoors
Dog-Friendly Louisiana Travel Tips

Mon, 04/13/2015

Adventures await families visiting Louisiana and they can be fun for your four-legged family members too. The Pelican State offers lodging, activities and even tasty treats for both man and his best friends. Some bars and...

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Author: Connie Boudreaux Silva

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A Self-Guided Bonnie and Clyde Tour

Thu, 04/09/2015

It was May 1934, when a nationally notorious couple’s two-year spree of felonies and murders throughout the South and Midwest abruptly ended in a hailstorm of bullets in rural Bienville Parish. Bonnie Parker and Clyde Barrow,...

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Author: Jeff Richard

Related Topics: Culture | History & Heritage
Alligators and Bears and Eagles, oh my!

Thu, 04/02/2015

Visitors come to Louisiana to experience the state’s unique culture and way of life. They are also fascinated by the unusual flora and fauna that thrive here. The 14-parish Atchafalaya National Heritage Area (pronounced uh-CHA-...

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Author: Ashley Herrick

Related Topics: Family Fun | Festivals & Events | Outdoors
Louisiana Museums: No Shortage of Odd and Unusual

Fri, 03/27/2015

I confess my wife and I are prone to travel like Clark Griswold in the hit 1980s movie National Lampoon’s Vacation. We hit the tourist stops such as notable monuments and famous restaurants, but like the Griswold family patriarch...

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Author: Jeff Richard

Related Topics: Culture | Family Fun

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