Discover Louisiana
Explore Louisiana’s state parks
Louisiana has 20 state parks that allow you to experience the best of the Bayou State. Camp, rent a vacation cabin, fish, paddle, hike or bike in Louisiana’s great outdoors. Check out these beautiful parks that get you back to nature!
Experience world class adventure close to home.
This Week’s Featured Stories
Red Cockaded Woodpecker
The red-cockaded woodpecker, once on the brink of extinction, is making a notable comeback in the longleaf pine forests of Louisiana’s Kisatchie National Forest. Thanks to decades of conservation work,…
Louisiana Gemstones
You may not think of Louisiana as a place where you can find gemstones. But the Bayou State does have a couple gems that some people are turning into jewelry. …
Louisiana Watermelons
Louisiana watermelons are hitting their peak just in time for the July Fourth holiday. And nowhere are they celebrated more than in Washington Parish, where a long-standing tradition of growing…
Louisiana Photo Gallery
Here are a few of my favorite images from Louisiana. As I’ve traveled across the Bayou State looking for great stories to share, I have developed a deep interest in landscape photography. Louisiana has some of the most beautiful and unique landscapes in America. Please check them out.
Dave McNamara has spent much of his career as a journalist traveling across his home state of Louisiana reporting on its unique places, attractions, cultures and people. He’s discovered a few favorites along the way. (full bio)
60 Second Road Trips
Take a quick 60-second trip to some of the most interesting places in Louisiana.
Saving St. Louis Cathedral
Explore the fascinating history of this New Orleans icon and also go behind the walls, the ceiling and the floor of the aging Cathedral Basilica that is in need of repairs. New Orleans architects travel to the iconic Norte Dame Cathedral in Paris to see what they can learn about restoring an aging landmark in this television documentary.