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Make your way to the Lafayette area to take in the plentiful impact of the African American History Trail. Travel along I-10 West from Baton Rouge to visit fascinating stops along Louisiana's African American Heritage Trail in the Cajun country…
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Enjoy delicious food, live entertainment and artisanal wines at Landry Vineyards. On the edge of West Monroe sits a 50-acre plot of land home to North Louisiana’s only vineyard, Landry Vineyards. Vineyard and winery tours and tastings are just the…
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So you want to savor authentic Louisiana fare, meet locals and get a taste of our rich culture, too? Take a food tour through one of our many foodie cities, from Cajun delicacies in Lafayette to global cuisine in Baton Rouge and New Orleans. Come…
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Explore Louisiana’s rich culinary heritage in the heart of New Orleans. When discussing Southern cuisine, Louisiana is at the forefront. You could spend a lifetime exploring our culinary nuances one bite at a time and you still might not ever be…
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Tour a replica of the first European settlement in what would become the Louisiana Purchase. A Glimpse Into Fort St. Jean Baptiste's History In 1714, French-Canadian trader Louis Antoine Juchereau de St. Denis was traveling down the Cane River (…
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Walk through Civil War history at these central Louisiana forts. Spring 1864 was one of the Civil War’s bloodiest. The Battle of Spotsylvania Court House, second only to Gettysburg in casualties, occurred in May that year, and the far lesser-known…
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See this historic fort, whose first commander was future president Zachary Taylor. Fort Jesup State Historic Site sits deep in the rural countryside between the Louisiana Purchase’s oldest city, Natchitoches, and the trophy fish-rich waters of…
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Tour the original grounds of Louisiana’s oldest college. In the rolling hills about 30 miles north of Baton Rouge are the remains of what was once Centenary College. The liberal arts school was founded in 1825 and today, as the main attraction at…
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“The rich magnolias covered with fragrant blossoms, the holly, the beech, the tall yellow poplar, the hilly ground and even the red clay, all excited my admiration. Such an entire change in the fall of nature in so short a time seems almost…
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Stand at a cultural crossroads in the first property to become part of the Louisiana State Parks system. The Poem That Taught Us About Cajuns It’s not often that a poem can awaken the public to the history of an entire culture, but "Evangeline, A…