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African American Heritage Trail
This turn-of-the-20th-century wood frame house serves as a memorial to the incredible life and work of Arnaud “Arna” Wendell Bontemps, one of the nation’s most prolific African American writers. Although his family left Alexandria while he was…
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The Atchafalaya National Heritage Area, known as “America’s Foreign Country,” is full of opportunities to enjoy the great outdoors. The Atchafalaya National Heritage Area, known as “America’s Foreign Country,” is full of opportunities to take…
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Discover the history of the New Orleans Mardi Gras Indians. On Mardi Gras, you'll often here “Here comes Zulu!” While the Zulu Social Aid & Pleasure Club and the Mardi Gras Indians are different in some aspects, they both emerged from New…
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They blazed many trails. Now retrace their footsteps. Walk the streets where jazz was born. Learn about America's first black governor. Hear how enslaved Black people fled the plantations to fight for the Union army — and how one man's refusal to…
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Not sure where to start exploring Louisiana? Create a trip around one of our trails — we've got one for almost every interest! Louisiana has a range of interests featured in trail form, from our iconic foods to canoeing and kayaking to civil…