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
Oak & Pine Alley
Just outside St. Martinville, Louisiana, a narrow gravel road shaded by giant oaks and tall pines is known as Oak & Pine Alley — a living remnant of the early…
New Orleans Bluegrass
On Monday nights in New Orleans’ Irish Chann neighborhood, a circle of guitars, fiddles and banjos fills the backroom of NOLA Brewing with the close harmonies of bluegrass. For two…
Louisiana Hummingbirds
Just before sunrise, a quiet Covington neighborhood breaks into a buzzing chorus of wings and chirping from hummingbirds migrating through Louisiana. Dozens of hummingbirds, their tiny bodies flickering in the…
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.