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Create a Louisiana date night at home! Just pair a Louisiana-made film with a Louisiana-inspired dish. Bring the colors, sounds and flavors of Louisiana into your own home with these perfect pairings! Steel Magnolias & Natchitoches Meat Pies…
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Discover some of Louisiana's famous country musicians. JIMMIE DAVIS (1899 – 2000) was a two-term Louisiana governor and acclaimed country and gospel music artist. His greatest hit, "You Are My Sunshine," received a GRAMMY ® Hall of Fame Award and…
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Get to know Dickie Brennan, of New Orleans’ legendary restaurant family. In 1991, Dickie Brennan & Company was established to preserve the rich history of New Orleans cuisine. Dickie Brennan, Owner and Managing Partner of Dickie Brennan &…
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Discover the talent behind the Cajun music of Louisiana. JOE AND CLEOMA FALCON (1900 – 1965, 1906 – 1941) were best known for the first recording of the Cajun song "Allons à Lafayette" in 1928. Joe, an accordionist, and Cleoma, a guitarist and…
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Louisiana rocks, and I'm not just talking about the clubs and festivals. You have to experience a sunset on the bayou. Louisiana is so inspiring. If everybody could see a sunset on the bayou, maybe we would get the support we need to save the…
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Experience all the attractions near Franklin, Morgan City, Cypremort Point, Baldwin and Patterson in southeast Louisiana. 1. Bayou Teche Paddle Trail Of the countless reasons to visit St. Mary Parish, also known as the Cajun Coast, the biggest…
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Grab your dancin' shoes and boogie down at Louisiana's dance halls and clubs. Nineteenth-century Louisiana governor William C.C. Claiborne allegedly said that the residents of New Orleans had such a penchant for dancing that they were downright…
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Louisiana Country Music Country music developed across the South, and Louisiana has produced some of its best-known artists. Songs of love and loss, southern traditions and the everyday lives of the rural working class come alive in country music…
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Located in the heart of French Louisiana — the Acadiana Region — Lafayette offers the best of Cajun culture. There's a good reason why Lafayette has been coined the "Happiest City in America." It's got everything to do with the people and a…
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Festivals Acadiens et Créoles, held each October in Lafayette, cover the sweep of culture in the region, including its European, African and Indian roots. The towns of Cajun Country hold a festival for nearly everything. You can attend the Giant…