LAKE CHARLES, La – Last month was National Fishing and Boating Week, and BoatBooker, a platform for booking boating trips, released its list of the top boating destinations to mark the occasion. Lake Charles made the cut. Why is Lake…
ISABEL, Louisiana (press release) – Lake Isabel Farm, home to a crystal-clear private lake, is now open to the public for day passes and cabana bookings. Just over an hour from New Orleans and 30 minutes from Covington, Lake Isabel offers…
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…
JEAN LAFITTE, La (press release) – The Jean Lafitte Seafood Festival is back, taking place May 30–June 1 at the Jean Lafitte Auditorium and Grounds, located at 4953 City Park Dr. in Jean Lafitte. “This festival celebrates the spirit that…
BATON ROUGE, La (press release) – Visit Baton Rouge, the Destination Marketing Organization (DMO) for East Baton Rouge Parish, has unveiled a new brand identity and advertising campaign illustrating the destination’s refined yet accessible culinary, cultural and family friendly qualities.…
BATON ROUGE, La (press release) – The 8th Annual Baton Rouge Soul Food Festival announced the talent lineup, Pioneer Award winner and sponsors for the upcoming festival. The event will be held May 17 and 18 at the East Baton…
NEW ORLEANS – “The Wiz” premiered in New Orleans this week at the Saenger…
GRAND ISLE, La (press release) – The Jefferson Parish Economic Development Commission (JEDCO) joins all Grand Isle off-bottom oyster farmers, Louisiana Economic Development, Louisiana Sea Grant, the Grand Isle Port Commission and the Town of Grand Isle to announce the…
SHREVEPORT, La (press release) – Geek’d Con, North Louisiana’s comic and pop culture convention, announced its 10th anniversary event, set to take place Aug. 22–24 at the Shreveport Convention Center. The organizers behind the celebration, dubbed "Geek’d Con X," promise…
JACKSON, La (press release) – Galvez Rum, one of the newest premium craft rums on the market and inspired by Revolutionary War hero Bernardo de Gálvez, is now hitting store shelves, bars and restaurants across Louisiana. After years of development…
BATON ROUGE, La (press release) – The LSU Museum of Art has again achieved accreditation by the American Alliance of Museums, the highest national recognition afforded to the nation’s museums. Accreditation signifies excellence to the museum community, to governments, funders,…
BATON ROUGE, La (press release) – Through the community's support, Perkins McKenzie Insurance Agency officially awarded a $10,000 donation to Club Blue Baton Rouge, a nonprofit organization dedicated to enriching the lives of the Boys & Girls Clubs of Metro…
MARKSVILLE, La (press release) – The Tunica-Biloxi Tribe of Louisiana will host its 27th Annual Pow Wow on May 17 and 18 at the Chief Joseph Alcide Pierite Pow Wow Grounds on the Tunica-Biloxi Reservation in Marksville, Louisiana. This annual public event…
RUSTON, La (press release) – Three-time nominated and Grammy Award Winner Tommy Emmanuel C.G.P. is returning to the Dixie Center for the Arts in Downtown Ruston, Louisiana on Wednesday, Dec. 10, for his second appearance at the Historic Theater. Recognized…
NEW ORLEANS (press release) – On Sunday, March 23, at 2 p.m., the famous Stella Shouting Contest will begin the 39th year of the Tennessee Williams and New Orleans Literary Festival, which returns to the French Quarter for its celebration…
BATON ROUGE, La (press release) – Liberty Mutual and Safeco Insurance have awarded Perkins McKenzie Insurance Agency a 2025 Make More Happen Award for its volunteerism with Club Blue Baton Rouge, a nonprofit organization dedicated to enriching the lives of…
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…
BOSSIER CITY, La (press release) – The Cordish Companies have welcomed the public to LIVE! CASINO & HOTEL LOUISIANA for the first time. “Feb. 13 will be an unforgettable night as we open our doors for the first time to…
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…
KEITHVILLE, La (press release) – It’s a party for the ages at Chimp Haven as Jacob and Julius, the sanctuary’s oldest residents, celebrate an incredible milestone – turning 65. These two remarkable chimpanzees, who are the oldest living male chimps…
BATON ROUGE, La (press release) – The 12th Annual Baton Rouge Mardi Gras Festival starts with a Pre-party on Thursday, Feb. 27, from 7 p.m. to midnight at Henry Turner Jr.’s Listening Room. The main festival will be held on…
BATON ROUGE, La (press release) – Raising Cane’s is celebrating the start of Carnival with a FREE 22 oz drink on Kings Day Monday, Jan. 6, through Tuesday, Jan. 7, for all Caniac Club members at restaurants across Louisiana. Offer notes: The offer…
BATON ROUGE, La (press release) – Tickets are now on sale for the upcoming annual spring Angola Prison Rodeo. The rodeo, scheduled for Saturday and Sunday April 19-20, 2025, offers the best in prison rodeo excitement! Warden Darrel Vannoy invites the public to…
PLAQUEMINES PARISH, La (press release) – The Plaquemines Parish Tourism Commission has committed $50,000 as the first major sponsor of the Woodlands Conservancy’s Coastal Forest Center, an upcoming educational facility focused on Louisiana’s wetland ecosystems. “The Coastal Forest Center at…
