North Louisiana
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This region features some of the best freshwater fishing in the state at several clear water lakes nestled in beautiful pine forests. You can also take an easy hike to the highest point in Louisiana at Mount Driskill, elevation 535 feet. This area is also rich in Native American history with numerous ancient mounds including the World Heritage Site at Poverty Point.
Black Bayou Lake
a sanctuary for wildlife and people Black Bayou Lake National Wildlife Refuge is an urban nature park where the emphasis is on both wildlife and people. Nestled within the city…
Where Fishing Records are Set
Jimmie Davis State Park sits on a peninsula in Caney Lake near the north Louisiana town of Jonesboro. This lake is known for its record catches of largemouth bass. Splash…
Saline Bayou
Saline Bayou is one of the few mostly undisturbed, free flowing bayous left in Louisiana. And because of that, it’s earned federal recognition as a national wild and scenic river.…
Bonnie and Clyde
It’s been 90 years since a posse of lawmen caught up with the outlaw couple Bonnie and Clyde. They were ambushed and killed on a north Louisiana road. But their…
Minden Louisiana
Bayou Dorcheat in northern Louisiana is likely one of the reasons why the first settlers decided to build their homes in the area near Minden, Louisiana. And that includes the…
Louisiana Stagecoach
For half a century during the mid-1800s, traveling across northern Louisiana was a dusty, bumpy ride by stagecoach. And on occasion, the slow horse-drawn coaches were the targets of robbers,…
Louisiana Black Bear
The Louisiana Black Bear is considered the original ‘Teddy Bear’. And after two decades of efforts to increase the number of bears in Louisiana, the state is on the verge…
Homer Museum
The Homer museum walks you through the history of this northern Louisiana town, from the area’s first inhabitants, to the pioneers and an early 20th century oil boom. The Herbert…
Louisiana Fall Color
Louisiana is not at the top of the list for places to go to see Fall color in the trees. But if you live in the Bayou State, and don’t…
Louisiana Honey
Louisiana honey bees claim the title of the state’s official insect and create a sweet-tasting amber treat at a north Louisiana farm. Hummer and Son supplies its Louisiana-made honey to…
Watson Brake
louisiana’s ancient mounds The complex of ancient mounds known as Watson Brake is among the oldest groups of earthworks in the United States. The mounds are located southwest of Monroe…
Red River Raft
The Great Raft on the Red River blocked any attempt to use the river for navigation. The Raft was a logjam hundreds of years in the making that blocked any…