Hidden Louisiana: There's More to the Bayou State than Meets the Eye
We brake for anything weird, unusual or off the beaten path and a tour through Louisiana never disappoints. Everyone knows…
Around The State
Hit the Road: 21 Fun Fall Travel Ideas
1 | Alexandria The Alexandria Museum of Art is home to a large collection of artwork (both from renowned art icons to lesser-known artists from every corner of the globe). Be sure to…
Isn't it Grand?
Grand Isle is Louisiana at its most concentrated; a distillation of every unique taste, adventurous spirit and cultural memory that makes the Gulf South special. An 8-mile-long stretch of beach and wetlands, the state’s only inhabited barrier island, Grand Isle…
A Poetic Place
“We tell ourselves stories in order to live,” writes Joan Didion in her essay collection…
Food, Friendly Folks and Fun Times
We walked into Downtown Jeaux at about 10 a.m. comin’ in hot and hungry from our drive into Houma from New Orleans. I claimed the last open table while Mark staked a spot in the growing line. It was a…
Remembering Rita, “The Other” Hurricane
By Autumn of 2005 the subtle suggestions of a changing season were being felt, not in a big way like in places where the leaves turn orange but in subtle ways: the cane fields being harvested; an occasional chill; embers…
Historic Oleander Hotel Added to National Register of Historic Places
GRAND ISLE, La (press release) – The Oleander Hotel, a two-story structure that has withstood time and storms on Louisiana’s only inhabited barrier island, has officially been added to the National Register of Historic Places—a significant milestone in the campaign to…
Grand Isle Wins Louisiana Life's Best Town Award
GRAND ISLE, La – This spring, Louisiana Life Magazine held a contest for Best Town in Louisiana. After months and thousands of votes, Grand Isle won Best Town out of the over 130 towns eligible for the contest. Readers overwhelmingly…
Exploring the Vibrant Dining and Cultural Scene of Hammond
The infatuation, as so many do, began over a cup of coffee. Specifically, an oat milk latte made with precisely measured and pulled espresso using thoughtfully sourced and expertly roasted…
Michelin Moment, Fête Feasting and Other Happenings Around Louisiana
The whisper of Michelin Guide’s undercover inspectors finally turning their gaze toward Louisiana has ignited a firestorm of finesse and competitive swagger. Among the profusion of notable new contenders in New…
The UK's Josh & Jase Take Louisiana
The United States has long been… intriguing to those outside of the country. As someone who follows British pop culture pretty well, the British people especially find us as Americans, and as a country, interesting. See also the current debate…
Documenting Louisiana’s Surviving Old-growth Bald Cypress Trees
You wouldn’t know it unless a dendrochronologist told you, or maybe you never thought to look, or perhaps you’ve looked but never realized: The ancients still live among us. Hidden away in secluded swamps with little but mosquitoes and reptiles…
Louisiana is One of the Most Unique Cultural, Art Regions in America
Acadiana In addition to the Cajun and Creole traditions, Acadiana offers numerous visual arts galleries, performing arts venues, theater and, of course, music and dance halls. “There’s always something to do here,” said Jackie Lyle, who’s helmed the Performing Arts…
Meandering Through Opelousas’ Spiritual Trail
Each of our journeys contains three parts. First comes the anticipation. For days, months or years, we look forward to our departure. Then, finally, that day arrives. We travel, some of us, to leave…
May/June Festivals and Events Around Louisiana
The Beauregard Watermelon Festival has been moved up a month earlier (from late June to May 8-10) this year. Learn to dance the Watermelon Crawl, sign up for melon voice singing contests, seed spitting contests, bouncing watermelon races, goat roping,…
Artist George Marks Recommend His Go-to Spots in Arnaudville
The first time my husband Mark and I visited Arnaudville we were en route to a weekend in Toledo Bend and could only stop long enough for a brief scenic driveabout and lunch. We made the brilliant decision to go…
Chimp Haven Welcomes First of Alamogordo Primate Facility Chimps
KEITHVILLE, La (press release) – Chimp Haven has welcomed 10 chimpanzees from the Alamogordo Primate Facility (APF) in New Mexico, following the National Institutes of Health’s decision in late 2024 to retire the remaining chimps from its site at APF…
St. Francisville Has Small-Town Charm with Big-City Sophistication
The natural beauty of St. Francisville’s rolling hills, bluffs and ridges, pristine historic homes, quaint boutiques and top-notch eateries is like a “Gilmore Girls” Stars Hollow fever-dream. For our three-day…
Jefferson Parish: The Bicentennial
If I would tell you that Jefferson Parish is the second most populous parish in Louisiana, that might not be a surprise. The assumption would be that neighboring parish, Orleans, is the largest. Ah, but here is where the assumptions…
It's Tennessee Williams Festival Time!
On Sunday, March 23, crowds gathering beneath the Pontalba balconies facing Jackson Square will repeatedly hear the heart-wrenching scream, “Stellllaaaaa!” during a shouting contest emulating Stanley Kowalski’s climactic, drunken scene from “A Streetcar Named Desire,” presented by the Tennessee Willilams…
There's An Event For Everyone This Carnival Season
It’s true New Orleans gets the most attention when it comes to Mardi Gras and no one would argue that it’s the biggest and — perhaps depending on who you ask — most notorious. But celebrations big and small,…
Holiday Spotlight on Shreveport-Bossier and Minden
Starting this month, Shreveport-Bossier and its neighboring town of Minden take part in the annual Louisiana Holiday Trail of Lights, spotlighting holiday…
News: Ballet, Music and more
Baton Rouge | Ballet From the Bayou After 30 years of enchanting Baton Rouge audiences with the acclaimed holiday classic, “The Nutcracker — A Tale From the Bayou,” the show’s creators and original choreographers, Molly Buchmann and Sharon Mathews, have…
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