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The Tchefuncte (Chuh-funk-tah) River near the City of Madisonville has been a popular spot for water enthusiasts for generations. But if you don’t have your own boat, you can still get out on the water and enjoy the wildlife and history along this scenic waterway.
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A world champion duck decoy carver from Terrebonne Parish has a new masterpiece in the middle of his living room. It’s a life-sized bald eagle.
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It’s Louisiana’s largest state park, and it also has one of the state’s longest hiking trails. Chicot State Park near Ville Platte is perfect for the outdoor enthusiast.
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Eighty years ago, coastal Louisiana was on the front lines of fighting in World War Two, but most Louisianans didn’t know it.
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The Woodlands Trail is a heavily forested nature trail that’s only minutes from downtown New Orleans. And it’s a place where researchers have been studying birds for nearly a decade.
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A nearly 200-year-old plantation in central Louisiana is not only a national historic landmark, but it became an artist colony that inspired a well-known Louisiana folk artist.
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If you feel the need for speed, a Jefferson Parish auto raceway is back in business.
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It’s an old style of cooking in cast iron pots that creates a tasty outdoor meal. And you can see a free demonstration and get a great lunch at a number of state parks.
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Long before the New Orleans fairgrounds became known as the home of the Jazz Fest, it was hosting horse racing. In fact, it’s one of the oldest tracks in the country.
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A small wooden church near the end of the Mississippi River at Empire has earned the nickname of ‘The Church That Won’t Die.’
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This unique south Louisiana music had its heyday in the 1950s and ‘60s. And in the city of Ville Platte, they still celebrate their swamp pop music.
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This is that time of year when bags of Carnival beads will be stored or thrown away but one artist has spent years turning discarded beads into works of art.
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As the weather starts to warm in the coming weeks, you may be ready to head outdoors and one of the most popular parks in the state is located less than an hour from New Orleans.
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For the past 60 years, New Orleans jazz has taken center stage at Preservation Hall in the French Quarter.
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People hear a lot about Creole food, music, and culture in Louisiana but a small museum in the city of Opelousas lets visitors step inside an old Creole family home.
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Cajun musicians will tell you that the best sounding accordions are the ones that are handcrafted in south Louisiana and one of those Cajun accordion makers is Larry Miller.
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If you’ve spent a lot of time with Cajuns, you’ve probably heard of the card game, “Bourre’.” It can be a high-stakes game that has its origins south Louisiana.
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The whooping crane is Louisiana’s largest and rarest bird, and after totally disappearing from the state in the 1950s, it is making a comeback.
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The old green school house was built in 1921 to serve the children of the tiny community of Husser in Tangipahoa Parish.
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Enrique Alferez filled the streets, parks, and public buildings of New Orleans with his unique art for much of the 20th century.
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The playing of African drums has been a Sunday afternoon tradition in New Orleans’ Congo Square for the past 30 years.