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The Acadians experienced “derangement” when they were forced by the British to leave Canada and settle in French Louisiana, arriving in 1765. They became known as Cajuns.

Schooners used to bring produce grown upriver into New Orleans, across Lake Pontchartrain. It has been insanely hot in New Orleans (and...

KKAY-AM 1590 talk radio has listeners all the way to New Orleans and features Louisiana Swamp Pop. I drove up to Donaldsonville to visit...

Stage behind the Old U.S. Mint/Jazz Museum French Quarter Festival just wound up with only one glitch when a massive rain storm hit early...

Royal Street in New Orleans' French Quarter on Easter Sunday Because New Orleans is overall a Catholic city - historically, you know, the...

Photo credit: OzarksRazorback Destrehan Plantation built in 1790. By 1790, plantations flanked the Mississippi River from below New...

No need to travel to the Serengeti when you can visit the Global Wildlife Center in Folsom, Louisiana, 1-1/2 hours north of New Orleans....

Kept sailors from running ashore. The New Canal Lighthouse on Lake Pontchartrain After several rainy days, the weather was actually...

of the pirate Jean Lafitte The pirate Jean Lafitte was rather notorious across the Gulf Coast in the 19th century, having established a...

Avery Island is the location of