Southwest Louisiana
Home to Louisiana’s Creole cowboys, the prairies of Southwest Louisiana feature a spicy blend of food and Zydeco music. You can enjoy a 180-mile long adventure through “Louisiana’s Outback” along the Creole Nature Trail and experience alligators and a variety of coastal and migratory birds and 26 miles of sandy beaches on the Gulf of Mexico.
Zydeco in Allen Parish
Zydeco music and the Coushatta people have deep roots in Allen Parish in southwestern Louisiana. And both take center stage at a new cultural center in the town of Kinder.…
Frogs Everywhere
It seems that everywhere you look in the Cajun city of Rayne, you see frogs. They’re on the sidewalks, in front of stores, the police station and fire house, and…
Store Frozen in Time for 40 Years
They were the Super Walmarts of their day, the country general merchandise store where you could buy almost everything you needed, from tools to food, to pots, pans, toys and…
Gator Chateau
It may be one of the more unusual interstate highway rest stops. But if you are traveling Interstate 10 through southwest Louisiana you can take a break at Jennings and…