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By the Region: Ten Perfect Places to Paddle Louisiana

Wed, 05/22/2019

Louisiana is about 52,000 square miles and about 15 percent is water—inland lakes and swamps, coastal marshlands, scenic small rivers, canals and bayous (slow moving streams). The best way to experience Louisiana’s waterways and the animals and plants that call them home is by canoe, kayak or paddleboard. Here are some ideal places to...

Author:LouisianaTravel.com Staff

Tip a Glass in Louisiana at World Class Distilleries

Mon, 12/07/2015

Louisiana is one of America’s biggest producers of sugar, and it’s found everywhere in the state, whether snowed upon beignets, stirred inside a hot café au lait or growing in tall, lean rows on the Cajun prairie. And as one...

Author:Jeff Richard

Related Topics:Culinary

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It's Gumbo Season in Louisiana

Mon, 11/30/2015

Fall in Louisiana is a brief transition separating our warm summers and relatively mild winters. It would be better to call this time of year gumbo season in Louisiana. Gumbo, Louisiana’s best known indigenous dish, is a hearty,...

Author:Jeff Richard

Related Topics:Culinary | Culture

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Louisiana Beach Getaway

Fri, 10/23/2015

Fall may be in full swing, but with our mild climate, it’s almost always beach weather in Louisiana! And Cypremort Point State Park is a great place to get the beach experience without leaving the state. Enjoy the peaceful breeze...

Author:Sharon Broussard

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Explore Civil War Fort Sites in Central Louisiana

Wed, 09/02/2015

Imagine having to grow your own food, sleep in a tent and wait anxiously for battles that never came. That was the life of Confederate soldiers at Forts Randolph and Buhlow, located on the Red River in downtown Pineville. After...

Author:Sharon Broussard

Related Topics:History & Heritage

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Historic Treasures Beyond the Big Columns

Wed, 08/26/2015

Thinking of the antebellum plantations in Louisiana, the first images that come to mind are the mansions themselves. These typically huge, ornate and architecturally complex homes served as the living quarters and business hubs...

Author:Jeff Richard

Related Topics:Culture | History & Heritage

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Cool New Attractions Showcase Prime New Orleans Offerings

Fri, 08/14/2015

Ask any tourists why they are visiting New Orleans and the likely answers are for the jazz and for the food.It’s easy to understand how two of the newest attractions, the New Orleans Jazz Market and the Southern Food and Beverage...

Author:Jeff Richard

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Learning About the Louisiana Purchase

Mon, 07/27/2015

Louisiana is a close to 50,000-square-mile boot-shaped tract of land on the Gulf of Mexico coast. But our state is a fraction of the original Louisiana Territory, acquired by a young and fledgling United States from France in...

Author:Jeff Richard

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Louisiana Music Essentials Revisited

Wed, 07/08/2015

We launched the Only Louisiana blog about a year ago with a crash course in Louisiana music for our state’s visitors. In addition to being one of the top two draws for travelers (the other being our cuisine), it’s the most...

Author:Jeff Richard

Related Topics:Music

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Camping at Louisiana's Lake Bruin State Park

Tue, 06/30/2015

Hidden in the piney woods of the Mississippi Delta in northeast Louisiana is a tiny but sparkling jewel of the Louisiana State Parks system. Lake Bruin State Park offers a serene camping getaway on an oxbow lake created when the...

Author:Sharon Broussard

Related Topics:Family Fun | Outdoors

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