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Louisiana’s diverse landscape makes for excellent biking trails. Every level of cyclist can find a mountain bike trail in Louisiana, since the state’s terrain is varied. Louisiana’s rural trails and urban loops offer road cyclists and mountain…
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Louisiana’s largest state park is home to trails, water playgrounds and the Louisiana State Arboretum. Chicot State Park is situated in Ville Platte between the Atchafalaya Basin swamps and the hills of central Louisiana, offering a geographical…
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Walk among the ruins of an old sugar plantation on the shores of Lake Pontchartrain. Just three miles from the quaint Northshore town of Mandeville is Fontainebleau State Park, a convenient and scenic getaway with some truly spectacular kayaking.…
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Take a dip in the cool waters of this remote north Louisiana getaway. Named after one of Louisiana’s governors and most famous country-western singers (he penned “You Are My Sunshine”), Jimmie Davis State Park is a charming waterfront refuge on…
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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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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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Take the kids on a two-wheeled adventure and make time to see the sights along the way. Cyclists of all ages can zip through Louisiana’s rural trails and urban loops. Coast through cypress-tupelo forests through the bayou, along glittering…
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Find incredible fishing trips throughout Louisiana. Braided with thousands of acres of productive waterways, Louisiana is legendary fishing territory. The state's bayous, rivers, lakes, reservoirs and estuaries are a paradise for freshwater…
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Heed the call of the wild and head to these fishing spots in Sportsman’s Paradise. In South Louisiana, waterways teem with the fresh fish and seafood you’ll find in famous Cajun and Creole restaurants. Crawfish, redfish, snapper, shrimp... the…
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With the right guides, you can get to the best fishing spots in Plaquemines Parish with little more than a rod, bait and kayak. Venice, Louisiana — part of Plaquemines Parish — offers diverse fish and some of the best inshore fishing charters in…