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
Whiskey Bottle
A whiskey bottle tucked away on a shelf in the Gueydan Museum is more than an antique curiosity – it is the key to a fascinating story of rum-running in…
Louis Armstrong
Louis Armstrong is a name synonymous with New Orleans, even though the world-renowned musician and entertainer spent most of his adult life far from the city where it all began.…
Louisiana Swamp Tour
Louisiana swamp tour experiences don’t get much more immersive than this—paddling quietly through fog-shrouded cypress swamps at daybreak with photographers who have traveled thousands of miles to capture this magical…
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.