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The memory of one of the nation’s most beloved chefs and activists lives on at Dooky Chase's Restaurant in New Orleans. For many, dining at Dooky Chase’s in New Orleans’ historic Tremé neighborhood is more than just a night out. It’s something of…
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Louisiana offers tons of fun road trip ideas that are only a tank away. If you're considering a Louisiana road trip, you likely already know that between our gas station fare and Michelin star-rated restaurants, you'll enjoy some of the most…
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Discover Louisiana's deep gospel music roots, from the birthplace of "The Queen of Gospel," Mahalia Jackson, to the first-of-its-kind gospel brunch. Gospel Music History The Mississippi River was the baptismal water of the young Mahalia Jackson,…
African American Heritage Trail
For more than two centuries, the Cane River area near Natchitoches has been home to a distinct cultural group: Afro-Creoles. This group descended from the French planter Claude Thomas Pierre Metoyer and his African wife, Marie-Thérèse Coin-Coin.…
African American Heritage Trail
Oakland Plantation & Magnolia Plantation Established as a historical park by the United States Congress in 1994, the Cane River Creole National Historical Park comprises Oakland Plantation and parts of Magnolia Plantation. Within the park, you…
African American Heritage Trail
Built by Nicholas Augustin Metoyer, St. Augustine is the first Catholic Church in the United States to be founded, independently financed and built by African Americans for their use. The structure is more than two centuries old and still in…
African American Heritage Trail
While the Folklife Center serves primarily as an educational center for local youth, it still offers an intense, personal narrative of local African American life in the first half of the 20th century. Creole folklorist Rebecca Henry has collected…
African American Heritage Trail
Port Hudson State Historic Site was the site of the first major use of African American troops in combat during the Civil War. In 1863, several regiments of the Louisiana Native Guards, locally recruited from formerly enslaved people and free…
African American Heritage Trail
Built in the early 1930s by the dynamic political leader Huey Long, the Louisiana State Capitol has outstanding artwork and an incredible view of the city from an observation platform at the top. It stands as the tallest state capitol building in…
African American Heritage Trail
The Tangipahoa African American Heritage Museum showcases African American heritage through writings, inventions, photos, artwork and history. The museum has eight galleries covering the history of Louisiana's Florida Parishes, a genealogy lab,…