Dave McNamara
Updated: Nov. 29, 2022 at 10:09 PM CST
|By Dave McNamara
Hired gunslinger Charles 'Leather Britches' Smith met his end in the area in 1912
Updated: Nov. 22, 2022 at 10:32 PM CST
|By Dave McNamara
The college music program offers students a chance to learn from Cajun music professionals
Updated: Oct. 27, 2022 at 10:11 PM CDT
|By Dave McNamara
One of New Orleans' oldest surviving homes, the Pitot House in Bayou St. John was built in 1799
Updated: Oct. 18, 2022 at 10:05 PM CDT
|By Dave McNamara
Bayou Schuet in lower Plaquemines Parish was a community populated by Croatian immigrants more than 100 years ago
Updated: Oct. 11, 2022 at 10:18 PM CDT
|By Dave McNamara
The courthouse at 400 Royal St. was built from 1907-09
Updated: Oct. 4, 2022 at 10:08 PM CDT
|By Dave McNamara
Bruce Daigrepont's monthly fais do-do usually packs the dance floor at the storied Tipitina's music club in Uptown New Orleans
Updated: Sep. 27, 2022 at 10:30 PM CDT
|By Dave McNamara
An iron memorial cross stands on the bank of Bayou Teche in St. Martinville, a replica of the Deportation Cross in Grand Pre, Nova Scotia.
Updated: Sep. 20, 2022 at 10:26 PM CDT
|By Dave McNamara
The birthplace of jazz legend Kid Ory in LaPlace also was the scene of a rebellion by enslaved people forced into plantation work.
Updated: Sep. 13, 2022 at 10:44 PM CDT
|By Dave McNamara
The monthly gathering is open to anyone who knows how to play or wants to learn "old time country" music
Updated: Aug. 30, 2022 at 10:32 PM CDT
|By Dave McNamara
At a producers-only market like this, vendors are required to create or grow their own products, organizers said
Updated: Aug. 23, 2022 at 11:20 PM CDT
|By Dave McNamara
Cypremort Point State Park features a half-mile manmade beach in South Louisiana near the Gulf of Mexico
Updated: Aug. 16, 2022 at 10:32 PM CDT
|By Dave McNamara
Lawrence Patin has managed La Poussiere for the last 55 years, starting when he was 18.
Updated: Aug. 9, 2022 at 11:10 PM CDT
|By Dave McNamara
By the 1830s, the Great Raft clogging the Red River was 175 miles long.
Updated: Aug. 2, 2022 at 10:42 PM CDT
|By Dave McNamara
The Northwest Louisiana lake not far from Bossier City is 27 square miles of calm water and Cypress trees draped with moss.
Updated: Jul. 26, 2022 at 10:06 PM CDT
|By Dave McNamara
Jay Folse's family has for generations caught freshwater shrimp from the Mississippi River.
Updated: Jul. 15, 2022 at 4:24 PM CDT
|By Dave McNamara
State Supreme Court Chief Justice John Weimer explores his passion for painting Louisiana landscapes as often as his day job allows.
Updated: Jul. 22, 2021 at 7:50 PM CDT
|By Dave McNamara
A Cajun two-step is irresistible for some of the couples at this Saturday morning jam session in the Gueydan Museum. The museum is located on Main St. in a 1902 Bank Building. For the past few months, Gueydan has been showing off its deep roots in Cajun Music.
Updated: Jul. 14, 2021 at 9:45 PM CDT
|By Dave McNamara
Bicycles have been zooming along these hilly wooded trails near Ruston for nearly two decades. The trails were designed by James Ramsaur, the manager of Lincoln Parish Park.
Updated: Jun. 29, 2021 at 9:50 PM CDT
|By Dave McNamara
The Toledo Bend Reservoir on the Louisiana-Texas border has two state parks. At the southern end, the South Toledo Bend State Park attracts families who like to fish, camp and ride a 4-wheeler through the hills.
Updated: Jun. 22, 2021 at 9:45 PM CDT
|By Dave McNamara
The historic Fullerton sawmill in Central Louisiana was supposed to stay open for generations, but only in 20 years, the historic mill town of 5000 people was gone.
Updated: Jun. 15, 2021 at 9:45 PM CDT
|By Dave McNamara
This pepper sauce making business started with grandma.
Updated: Jun. 8, 2021 at 9:45 PM CDT
|By Dave McNamara
Back in the 1960′s, Louisiana and Texas had a really big idea. Build a dam on the Sabine River, the boundary between the two states, and create a huge reservoir and also generate electricity.
Updated: Jun. 1, 2021 at 9:45 PM CDT
|By Dave McNamara
Central Louisiana has had a strong military training operation since the 1940s from World War II through the global war on terror.
Updated: May. 25, 2021 at 9:45 PM CDT
|By Dave McNamara
If your idea of getting outdoors is a short drive from the city, nature may be only minutes away.
Updated: May. 18, 2021 at 9:50 PM CDT
|By Dave McNamara
Located in the state’s smallest parish, and one of the poorest parishes, a few local entrepreneurs are turning around the town’s fortunes.
Updated: May. 11, 2021 at 9:45 PM CDT
|By Dave McNamara
People who spend time at this Northeast Louisiana state park say it’s a great spot to catch fish even if you don’t have a boat.
Updated: May. 4, 2021 at 8:50 PM CDT
|By Dave McNamara
A Northeast Louisiana cotton plantation is doing more than giving tourists a glimpse of its historic buildings.
Updated: Apr. 20, 2021 at 9:45 PM CDT
|By Dave McNamara
This nature walk is tucked away along the southern edge of St. Tammany Parish near where Bayou Lacombe meets Lake Pontchartrain.
Updated: Apr. 13, 2021 at 10:37 PM CDT
|By Dave McNamara
It was once the site of the largest cypress sawmill in the United States and maybe even the world. Now, you can learn about that huge operation and the disappearance of Louisiana’s giant cypress trees at a state museum in Patterson.
Updated: Apr. 6, 2021 at 9:45 PM CDT
|By Dave McNamara
If you enjoy off-road bicycling on mountain trails, you no longer have to leave Louisiana to experience the thrill.
Updated: Mar. 30, 2021 at 9:50 PM CDT
|By Dave McNamara
It’s a place where you can enjoy a day at the beach, camp with the family or catch saltwater fish from a pier. And you don’t have to leave Louisiana to do it.
Updated: Mar. 23, 2021 at 9:45 PM CDT
|By Dave McNamara
For the past 45 years, photographer C.C. Lockwood has been capturing the natural beauty of Louisiana.
Updated: Mar. 16, 2021 at 9:45 PM CDT
|By Dave McNamara
It’s a state park that allows you to totally immerse yourself in nature.
Updated: Mar. 2, 2021 at 7:56 PM CST
|By Dave McNamara
The tree-lined path is a great sport for birdwatching near Houma.
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