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
Louisiana Landscape
The only way to truly see what a Louisiana landscape looked like before photography is through paintings and drawings. These artistic depictions, created long before cameras, could capture the details…
Louisiana Native Plants
Louisiana native plants are starting to make a comeback, thanks in part to a group of plant enthusiasts encouraging homeowners to “go native” in their yards. The Acadiana Native Plant…
Creole French
Creole French is more than just a language—it is a living history of Louisiana’s Creole communities. At Maison Freetown, a small cultural center in Lafayette, the language and traditions of…
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.