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Boiled crawfish, crawfish bread, crawfish pasta, crawfish pies, crawfish jambalaya - Taste it all!

Guide to Louisiana's Crawfish Festivals
Discover Louisiana's Cajun culture with these trip ideas to experience all things Cajun!

Top 10 Cajun Things to Do
From antebellum plantations to the streetcars of New Orleans, tour these famous historic sites.

Must-Visit Historic Sites
Take a vacation to the heart of Louisiana's nature but has all the amenities of home.

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Louisiana Civil War Sites

Many Louisiana sites mark events and sacrifices of the Civil War. The landmarks range from cemeteries to battlefields to museums. In some communities...

Famous Louisiana Country Musician Biographies

JIMMIE DAVIS (1899 – 2000) was a two-term Louisiana governor and acclaimed country and gospel music artist. His greatest hit, You Are My Sunshine,...

Louisiana’s Historic Architecture

Louisiana is know for holding fast to its unique cultural heritage. While food and music tend to grab the most attention, Louisiana is also...

Culinary Trail Signature Dish: Boudin

What is Boudin? Say what? This authentically Cajun item is pronounced “boodan,” but you can just ask for a link.

Mardi Gras 2018 in Shreveport-Bossier City, Monroe and Ruston

Carnival celebrations in Shreveport, Ruston and Monroe emphasize family fun, with plenty of food, music, parades and activities—the kind of...

Louisiana's Culinary Hall of Fame

With all due respect, you could combine every famous dish from every state in the nation and still not have as many as you’ll find in Louisiana. That...

Family Fun at the Baton Rouge Zoo

Modern zoos teach the importance of conservation, sustainability and environmental awareness. The blockbuster exhibit at the Baton Rouge Zoo, ‘Realm...

Step Aboard New Orleans' Streetcars

Imagine this: you just finished a luxurious brunch at historical Creole restaurant Commander’s Palace. Emerging from beneath its trademark green-and-...

Louisiana Music: A Gospel Music Primer

The Mississippi River was the baptismal water of the young Mahalia Jackson, the gospel legend who would take her melodic message from her hometown of...

E. D. White Historic Site photo

E.D. White Historic Site

Set in the town of Thibodaux among centuries-old live oak trees and sugar cane fields on Bayou Lafourche, the E.D. White plantation home is one of...

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