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
Ford Assembly Plant
The Ford Assembly Plant in Arabi, Louisiana, is a colossal structure, sprawling across 250,000 square feet on 25 acres along the Mississippi River. Built a century ago, this landmark facility…
Bowie Knife
The Bowie knife, immortalized in legend, owes its fame to the exploits of frontiersman Jim Bowie. Though Bowie was born in Kentucky and died in the famed Battle of the…
Boiled Crabs
One of the seafood favorites of south Louisiana is boiled blue crabs. But have you ever wondered if there is an easier way to cook and peel them. Here’s how…
Dave’s Photo Favorites
Here are a few of my favorite images from Louisiana and beyond. As I’ve traveled across Louisiana looking for great stories to share, I have also developed a deep interest in landscape photography. And my travels have taken me far beyond the boundaries of one state to some of America’s greatest national parks and scenic treasures. Now, I’m offering prints of some of my favorites. 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.