Acadiana
A fertile land of bayous and prairies, this region was the first home of the Acadian people, who settled here in the late 1700’s. Today this area proudly shares its rich Acadian heritage, its food, music, French-speaking culture and joie de vivre!
Chicot State Park’s Canoe Trails
The large lake at Chicot State Park seems like the perfect place to paddle a canoe or kayak. You will experience the classic Louisiana landscape here, with a shoreline and…
Growing Live Oak Trees
Every day is Arbor Day for Bob Thibodaux, who operates Bob’s Tree Preservation Service in the small Cajun town of Church Point, Louisiana. Thibodaux has made it a personal crusade…
Chicot State Park’s Arboretum
Chicot State Park is home to the Louisiana State Arboretum with miles of nature trails for viewing seasonal wildflowers. The arboretum’s hiking trails take you over forested ridges and down…
Louisiana Nature Photographer
Nature photographer C.C. Lockwood has spent a lifetime capturing the wild beauty of Louisiana’s bayous, swamps and wetlands. We experience daybreak in one of his favorite places, the Cypress Island…
Mardi Gras Mamou Style
Mardi Gras revelers on horseback parade through the flat Cajun prairie of Mamou, Louisiana, in a tradition that has its roots in Medieval France. The Mardi Gras riders, in their…
Cajun Music’s Accordion Master
For 30 years, Steve Riley and the Mamou Playboys have been advancing the art of Cajun Music. But due to COVID, it’s been a year since the grammy-nominated band’s last…
Rookery – Helping Nature
This may be the perfect example of, if you build it, they will come. In this case, a water recycling project for a large-scale nursery near New Iberia, Louisiana, has…
Zydeco Breakfast
Enjoy the best in zydeco music and dancing at the world famous Zydeco Breakfast in Breaux Bridge. It’s a great way to start your weekend by immersing yourself in Louisiana’s…
Orphan Train Museum – Opelousas
New York City Orphans Arrive in Cajun Country by the Train Loads It was a bold plan to find homes for tens of thousands of orphans from the streets of…