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Bayou Region

Travel “down the bayou” to towns where the slow-moving waterways were once the highways that connected communities and cities to the some of the nation’s most productive fishing grounds. Enjoy fresh caught shrimp, oysters, redfish and trout, or take a sightseeing tour into the swamps and bayous for an up close experience with alligators, wading birds and other wildlife.

closeup of bald eagle head carved from wood

Wood Carver & the Eagle

Dave McNamara
May 10, 2022

A world champion wood carver from Terrebonne Parish has a new masterpiece in the middle of his living room. Curtis Fabre has finished work on a life-sized bald eagle, a…

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sunrise over Grand Isle, Louisiana

U-boats in the Gulf

Dave McNamara
April 26, 2022

Did you know? More Allied ships were sunk by German submarines in the Gulf of Mexico during World War Two than were destroyed in the Japanese attack at Pearl Harbor. …

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Bald eagle flying over treetop in southern Louisiana swamp

One Afternoon in a Louisiana Swamp

Dave McNamara
January 9, 2022

I grabbed my camera and a long lens and joined a few other photographer friends for an afternoon cruise into a Louisiana swamp in western Terrebonne Parish. We wanted to…

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Hummingbird on nest on tree branch Louisiana

Hummingbird Nest

Dave McNamara
December 22, 2021

Finding a hummingbird nest in the wild is a nearly impossible task. The tiny camouflaged nests look like a small knot on a tree branch, often hidden by leaves. That’s…

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exterior of cypress sawmill museum in patterson louisiana

Cypress Trees to Louisiana Sawmill

Dave McNamara
April 13, 2021

The booming lumber industry of the early 20th century and its appetite for virgin cypress trees in Louisiana are featured in this state museum in the town that was once…

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fishing pier on Gulf of Mexico overlooking sandy beach at Grand Isle State Park with mix of sun and clouds

Grand Isle Louisiana

Dave McNamara
March 30, 2021

Grand Isle is the only inhabited barrier island along the Louisiana coast. It’s state park lures visitors with a sandy beach, saltwater fishing and camping on the edge of the…

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;eople on boardwalk observation deck over Louisiana marsh for watching and photographing birds

Watching the Birds of Louisiana

Dave McNamara
March 2, 2021

I joined a dozen members of the Terrebonne Bird Club for a frosty early morning walk through the Mandalay National Wildlife Refuge in Houma, Louisiana. The scenic nature trail got…

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side view of propeller and cockpit of small Air Force One with presidential seal below window

Bayou Air Force One

Dave McNamara
January 20, 2021

A small propeller-driven version of Air Force One used by President Dwight Eisenhower in the 1950s is on display at the Regional Military Museum in the bayou city of Houma.…

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sculpture garden in Chauvin, Louisiana

Chauvin Sculpture Garden

Dave McNamara
June 22, 2020

You are likely to do a double-take if you drive south of the city of Houma on LA Highway 56 through the bayouside community of Chauvin. There, across the waterway,…

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