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Monroe/West Monroe West Monroe native Becky Thompson always loved baking, so it was only natural that she earned her degree in hospitality management at Ole Miss, then the L’Art de la Pâtisserie at the French Pastry School in Chicago.…
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Double the Music and Double the Fall Festival Fun
It’s an Acadiana tradition about to hit its golden anniversary. And even though it hit a speedbump during the pandemic, Festivals Acadiens et Créoles has returned. Twofold. The annual fall festival, which turns 50 in 2024, has been celebrating…
Literary Lovers Travel Guide
Marie-Madeleine Hachard arrived in New Orleans in the early 1700s with a group of Ursuline nuns. She wrote of her new home in the French colony and that collection of personal accounts would become one of the first books about…
Charming Towns
Take a road trip through Louisiana and visitors will find the most charming small towns scattered throughout the Bayou State. Nestled among bayous, fields of sugar cane and cotton, and filled with historic properties, these small towns provide for outstanding…
Farther Flung: Traveling through the Gateway
Doth Union and Confederate troops had Corinth in its crosshairs during the height of the Civil War, due to its two strategic rail lines. The small town in the northeast corner of Mississippi was originally named “Cross City” for the…
LUXE LA
Nothing like a pandemic to…
U.S. Team Nationals Hot Air Balloon Championship and CenterPoint Energy Red River Balloon Rally Presented by the Louisiana Office of Tourism
SHREVEPORT-BOSSIER, La (press release) – The Shreveport-Bossier Sports Commission announced today the U.S. Team Nationals Hot Air Balloon Championship, June 9-13, and the CenterPoint Energy Red River Balloon Rally Presented by the Louisiana Office of Tourism, June 11-12 on the…
Covington Heritage Foundation 2021 Antiques & Uniques Festival
COVINGTON, La (press release) – The Covington Heritage Foundation will host the 7th Annual Covington Antiques and Uniques Festival, April 17-18, 2021, at the Covington Trailhead at 419 N. New Hampshire St. in Covington. The two-day, juried, free event will…
Grand Opening Celebration Set for 14 New Miles of Mountain Bike Trails at Bogue Chitto State Park in Washington Parish
BATON ROUGE, La (press release) – Lieutenant Billy Nungesser and Louisiana State Parks invites you to the grand opening of 14 miles of new mountain bike trails at Bogue Chitto State Park in Franklinton, Louisiana, on Saturday, April 10. Created…
Houma Area CVB Announces Bayou Country Crawfish Trail
HOUMA, La (press release) – Houma Area Convention and Visitor’s Bureau (HACVB) is proud to announce the launch of the Bayou Country Crawfish Trail, a new culinary attraction. This permanent attraction invites trail goers to explore the delicious crawfish and…
Lt. Governor Billy Nungesser and Louisiana Office of Tourism Host Virtual GRAMMY Celebration
BATON ROUGE, La (press release) – Lieutenant Governor Billy Nungesser and the Louisiana Office of Tourism are hosting “A Louisiana GRAMMY® Celebration” – a virtual event featuring performances by Louisiana nominees. The show will be simulcast across Louisiana Travel’s social…
Old Mandeville Shop Local Saturday Returning in Spring 2021
MANDEVILLE, La (press release) – Old Mandeville Shop Local Saturday is returning in the Spring of 2021! The event, which is hosted by the Old Mandeville Business Association (OMBA) and its member businesses, will feature dozens of artist pop-ups, food…
St. Tammany Art Association Presents a New Exhibition on Display Dec. 5 - Jan. 30, 2021
COVINGTON, La (press release) – St. Tammany Art Association (STAA) presents a new exhibition, “Degas Pastel Society 18th Biennial National Exhibition,” on display December 5 through January 30, 2021 in the Miriam Barranger Gallery of the Arthouse. The exhibit will…
New Exhibit Highlights Artistic Interpretations of Prehistoric American Indian Sites in Louisiana
BATON ROUGE, La (press release) – The Louisiana Office of Cultural Development’s Division of Archaeology, Louisiana State Parks, and the Louisiana State Museum’s Capitol Park Museum announce the opening of the new exhibit - Portraying the Past: Perspectives on American…
Open House to Introduce Glamping at Louisiana State Parks as Lt. Gov. Billy Nungesser Unveils New Partnership with Tentrr
BATON ROUGE, La (press release) – Lieutenant Governor Billy Nungesser will host an open house at Fontainebleau State Park in Mandeville to unveil a new partnership with Tentrr. More than 60 “glamping” sites will be available in eight Louisiana State…
Grotto of Our Lady of Lourdes
Stroll through the historic downtown of New Iberia and you’ll find gracious live oak trees, beautiful historic homes and the Shadows-on-the-Teche plantation, spots where James Lee Burke used in his best-selling novels and the cement Grotto of Our Lady of…
Relive the siege at Port Hudson
My first battlefield experience was Bull Run in northern Virginia, the first full skirmish of the Civil War and one that would repeat itself years later. Listening to the park ranger talk of flanks and advances while staring at…
Eating Our Way Through Shreveport
Go ahead, twist our arm! The 318 Restaurant Week, a citywide promotion of local restaurants organized by the Shreveport-Bossier Convention and Tourist Bureau and its partners, returns March 18 through 23 at more than 50 participating restaurants. Lunch and…
No Man’s Land
When the United State purchased Louisiana from France, practically doubling the size of the country, their next-door neighbor had a few issues with the deal. Spain, which owned the territory that’s now Texas, disputed the boundary lines on its…
Cinema on the Bayou
I used to beg festival organizers to place one in January, something festive to enjoy inside away from the wet, chilly weather. Then came Cinema on the Bayou Film Festival in Lafayette, a multi-day event that showcases numerous independent,…
Chasing Eagles
Years ago, on a visit to Toledo Bend I spotted a bald eagle’s nest in a remote spot of South Toledo Bend State Park. When January rolled around this year and I was in bad need of a nature…
A Louisiana Celebration
Ringing in the new year around the state
Bienvenue, Papa Noel
While most of the United States anxiously awaits the arrival of Santa Claus on Christmas Eve, in Louisiana children look for Papa Noel. To help the French Santa find their stockings hanging by the chimney with care, we light bonfires…
'Namaste In Bed' No More
Exercise classes offered around Louisiana throughout the holiday season
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