Exclusive Kenny Chesney No Shoes Nation Radio Concert
While thousands of music fans flooded New Orleans for the annual French Quarter Festival on Saturday, April 18, a few hundred Gulf and Western music fans stormed a rambling roadhouse straddling…
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Louisiana's Michoud Facility Powers NASA's Artemis Moon Mission
NEW ORLEANS (press release) – Nearly 90 percent of the rocket powering the Artemis Moon Mission was manufactured at the Michoud Assembly Facility in New Orleans. The Space Launch System rocket for the Artemis II Moon Mission is the most powerful…
The Secret Life of Shelby Stanga Told in "Shelby" Documentary
Louisiana covets its fair share of mysteries across its three million acres of wetlands; fragments of cultures thought forgotten, treasures left to fester in a swamp water grave, and people for whom the cool embrace of the bayou is home.…
Man on 5,800-Mile E-Bike Journey Reaches Louisiana
NEW ORLEANS — Riding solo, Dr. Gregory Maassen seeks to accomplish a 5,800-mile e-bike journey across the United States. According to the bike tour's Instagram page, Maassen arrived in Louisiana on Monday, April 6. The live GPS tracker currently shows…
James Trawick Brings Rodeo Fest to Louisiana With a Mission
James Trawick, the Hondo Rodeo Fest CEO, has a passion for rodeo that began not where most people would imagine. It wasn’t out west, but rather far Southeast in Trawick’s…
Baton Rouge’s Female-Led Oxbow Rum Fuels Local Spirits
On the edge of Baton Rouge, near the Mississippi River, lies Oxbow Rum Distillery. Founded in 2017, Oxbow has a spirit-filled mission: “to serve as stewards of our land and sugarcane by creating premium American rum, amplifying the stories of…
Louisiana Recipe Influences From All Over The Globe
Louisiana cuisine is a wonderful reflection of the world. We have, of course, our Native American roots which reflect the bounty of nature and human intervention that forms a firm base for our cuisine. The layers of food influences that…
Enjoy What’s New on the Gulf Coast
August saw great fanfare with the launch of the restored Gulf Coast Amtrak railway line — now dubbed the Mardi Gras Service. Louisiana residents can now hop on a train in New Orleans, kick up their feet and visit…
Brenna Huckaby Will Represent Baton Rouge in 2026 Paralympics
Brenna Huckaby, a three-time gold medalist, will represent her hometown of Baton Rouge in the upcoming 2026 Winter Paralympics on the USA Snowboarding Team. Coinciding with the 2026 Winter Olympics, this year's Winter Paralympics takes place in Milano Cortina, Italy,…
A Look Inside Louisiana’s Courir de Mardi Gras
The three capitaines are busy working on their whips. Astride horses, they wear jeans, boots, button-down shirts, black hats. From their shoulders hang lustrous capes. They flutter, purple, green and gold in the February chill. A quick shriek like scratching…
Christmas Eve Bonfires, Told by the Builders
Unforgettable. Priceless. Tradition. Those were the three words residents used to describe the Christmas Eve bonfires. Unforgettable - Denise Burrell, executive director of the River Parishes Tourist Commission. Priceless - Camella St. Pierre Landry, founder of the Festival of the…
Louisiana McGrath Math Competition Winners
NATCHITOCHES, La (press release) — Schools from across Louisiana gathered on Nov. 20 for the 24th Annual McGrath Math Competition, hosted by the Louisiana School for Math, Science and the Arts (LSMSA). LSMSA is a tuition-free, public residential high school…
6M TikTok Views Later: Jefferson Parish Teacher Receives $25,000
“I'm hoping that people see it and they understand that people who teach, it comes from love,” said Sarah Watkins, the Jefferson Parish teacher and recipient of the $25,000 Milken Educator Award. On Nov.4, Stella Worley Middle School held an…
Shreveport Chamber Recognizes ATHENA Award Recipient
SHREVEPORT, La (press release) — On Nov. 13, the Greater Shreveport Chamber recognized Ruth Moseley Norton, partner at Heard, McElroy & Vestal, LLC, as the area's 57th ATHENA International Leadership Award Recipient at the 35th Annual ATHENA Leadership Award Luncheon,…
21 Dishes Worth the Drive Around Louisiana
Of the many aspects of Louisiana culture that lure visitors to explore the state and compel Louisianians to come back home, our theory is that food is at the top of the list. Each region has its own specialties, and…
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…
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…
Duck Hunting in Louisiana
At the last minute, there’s another pre-departure check of headlamps, a methodical sorting and re-sorting of gear. Inside a barn south of Natchitoches, a dozen hunters adjust their shell bags and wader straps. They pack duck calls, gloves, more and…
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…
Surf and Turf: Seafood and Meat Recipes
Louisiana food is naturally surf and turf. We often stuff our vegetables with seafood and sausage or ground meat. We top a steak with crab meat or crawfish. No one has to cajole us into the special flavors that form…
A Guide to Spring Festivals in Louisiana
Tennessee Williams & New Orleans Literary Festival March 26-30 // New Orleans // tennesseewilliams.net When a young Tennessee Williams arrived in New Orleans, the Mississippi native wrote that he had found his special place. “In New Orleans … I found…
Baton Rouge Announces 2025 Big Events
BATON ROUGE, La (press release) – The city of Baton Rouge announced a few anniversary and annual events set for 2025. Mardi Gras Events – Feb. 15-March 3 Mardi Gras in the southern Bayou offers a laid-back yet spirited celebration…
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