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Don't miss these budget-friendly activities when visiting New Orleans. This guide covers famous attractions, fun experiences and unique things to do for couples and families — all of which are free. That makes it easy to save your pennies for the…
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Learn about a few of our local teams and find out where to celebrate their victories this season. What gets our hearts racing like a hot pot of gumbo? What makes us paint faces and don costumes outside of Carnival? Two words: Louisiana football.…
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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,…
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These unique historic sites and attractions around Louisiana offer visitors a glimpse into the past. Houmas House: Historic Estate and Gardens Darrow Take a tour of Houmas House: Historic Estate and Gardens in Darrow where visitors are treated as…
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Be it swamp blues, jump blues, urban blues, swing blues, Delta blues, funk blues or blues-based jazz, the blues abound from the swamps to the cities of Louisiana. Blues may not be the first music that comes to mind when people think about…
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Discover some of Louisiana's famous blues artists. Louisiana's blues music circles the globe, and it's because of our incredible artists. From Lead Belly to Chris Thomas King, explore the people behind your favorite tracks. HUDDIE WILLIAM “LEAD…
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Meet some of the artists behind the festive sounds of zydeco music in Louisiana. While Louisiana is famously the birthplace of jazz and home to blues music legends, it’s also the heartland of zydeco — a high-energy, accordion-fueled genre that…
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Frogmore Cotton Plantation and Gins is a 1,800-acre cotton farm and museum near Ferriday whose history stretches back to circa 1815. Built near Native American mounds in the fertile Mississippi Delta, Frogmore's guides take visitors through the…
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Do some investigating of your own at these "True Detective" season 1 locations worth visiting. The critically acclaimed HBO crime drama "True Detective" is not one for the squeamish. The first season of the show depicts the lives of two detectives…
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Mardi Gras is a costumed, feathered party beaded with tradition and throws, and New Orleans krewes are at the heart of it all. The Carnival season traditionally begins on Twelfth Night — aka Epiphany, or January 6 —and about two weeks before Fat…