Visitors to Fontainebleau State Park regularly flock to the beachfront to watch the gorgeous sunsets over Lake Pontchartrain. …
Preservation Hall
When you step inside Preservation Hall, you can feel the old wooden floor sag beneath your feet. And the room is dimly …
Finding Louisiana Creole
A small museum in the Louisiana city of Opelousas introduces visitors to Creole. Rebecca Henry, who founded the Creole Heritage …
Saint Francisville and its Japanese-American Garden
Most of the plants and flowers in this garden in Saint Francisville, Louisiana, are common in the South. But the style of …
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Whooping Crane in Louisiana
The whooping crane, Louisiana's rarest and largest bird, is making a comeback. After completely disappearing from the state in …
Old Husser School
The old school in Husser has stood for a century. I like old buildings. And they seem even more interesting when they pass the …
One Afternoon in a Louisiana Swamp
I grabbed my camera and a long lens and joined a few other photographer friends for an afternoon cruise into a Louisiana swamp in …
Louisiana’s First Fort
Fort dela Boulaye was one of the most important sites of early Louisiana. The fort, built by French explorers, succeeded in …
Louisiana Sawmill town’s short life
The plan was for the Fullerton sawmill in Louisiana to stay in operation for generations. But in only 20 years, the historic …
Le Tournoi – Cajun Knights on Horseback
Le Tournoi is a unique competition that you will only find at one place in the country. Once a year, Cajun "Knights" on horseback …
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