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A stroll through historic Downtown Hammond streets boasts lively attractions, restaurants and businesses — all while being able to enjoy historic architecture and public parks. It’s easy to see how the city won the 2022 Great American Main Street…
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On the Mississippi River — just 15 miles from New Orleans — are the beautiful twelve blocks that make up Kenner Rivertown. Carefully replicated turn-of-the-century buildings and attractions give the visitor a true sense of the past. A central…
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Morgan City holds the state’s oldest harvest festival, which celebrates the two largest industries in south Louisiana: shrimp and petroleum. But if you can’t make it over to the Shrimp and Petroleum Festival over Labor Day weekend, there’s still…
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Pine trees still line the roads going through Springhill, a reminder of the town’s original name of “Piney Woods” when settlers arrived in the early 1800s. The abundance of pine trees in the area led to the town’s growth in the 1940s and ‘50s due…
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Where in Louisiana can you tour a 1920s Ford Manufacturing plant, watch performances at historic theaters or stand where JFK once stood? Crowley Main Street, of course! Nestled in beautiful historic downtown Crowley, Crowley Main Street is a one-…
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Add these attractions to the don't-miss list for your next Louisiana visit. Louisiana had a meaningful role in the World War II Allied victory, contributing everything from foot soldiers and commanders to training facilities for tens of thousands…
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Discover many notable Louisiana ancient Indian mound sites. As Old World civilizations built legacies such as Stonehenge and the Parthenon, construction crews were just as busy in the New World—in Louisiana to be precise. Crews here were American…
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Ambush site is just one Louisiana location tied to famous gangsters. It was May 1934, when a nationally notorious couple’s two-year spree of felonies and murders throughout the South and Midwest abruptly ended in a hailstorm of bullets in rural…
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There are opportunities to learn about, and celebrate, Italian culture in all corners of the state! Louisiana is a vastly diverse state, a melting pot full of history and a wide variety of cultural influences. Take a trip to explore Louisiana’s…
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Celebrate the shrimping industry in #OnlyLouisiana at the Annual Delcambre Shrimp Festival. The shrimping industry has long played an important role in the lives of south Louisiana's Cajuns. So much so that the town of Delcambre hosts the…