Dave McNamara
Updated: May. 30, 2023 at 10:27 PM CDT
|By Dave McNamara
Accordion virtuoso Amede Ardoin recorded a series of songs between 1929-34
Updated: May. 23, 2023 at 10:28 PM CDT
|By Dave McNamara
Duck carvers will sell their creations and compete for prizes in Lockport
Updated: May. 17, 2023 at 12:18 AM CDT
|By Dave McNamara
Henry, who died in 1948, was a longtime owner of the Melrose Plantation in Central Louisiana
Updated: May. 9, 2023 at 10:28 PM CDT
|By Dave McNamara
The swamp is home to around 300 species of wildlife
Updated: May. 2, 2023 at 10:10 PM CDT
|By Dave McNamara
A child's endearing mispronunciation led to a town's unique name
Updated: Apr. 19, 2023 at 3:21 PM CDT
|By Dave McNamara
White supremacists in 1873 slaughtered 100 Black citizens in Colfax, La.
Updated: Apr. 11, 2023 at 10:02 PM CDT
|By Dave McNamara
Valentine Lake is a hidden gem in Central Louisiana, located about 20 miles west of Alexandria
Updated: Apr. 4, 2023 at 10:19 PM CDT
|By Dave McNamara
A 58-acre strip of coastal forest on Grand Isle is ground zero for birdwatching
Updated: Mar. 28, 2023 at 10:09 PM CDT
|By Dave McNamara
Naturalist John James Audubon lived at the Oakley House in St. Francisville during some of 1821
Updated: Mar. 21, 2023 at 10:21 PM CDT
|By Dave McNamara
A mining accident in 1980 helped unearth many fossilized remains beneath Lake Peigneur.
Updated: Mar. 14, 2023 at 9:48 PM CDT
|By Dave McNamara
Restoration of the fire-damaged Notre-Dame cathedral in Paris is providing lessons on saving New Orleans' St. Louis Cathedral
Updated: Mar. 9, 2023 at 10:05 PM CST
|By Dave McNamara
A team of New Orleans architects was given a rare look inside the fire-damaged Notre Dame Cathedral in Paris, in hopes of using the lessons learned to help with the renovations of St. Louis Cathedral in New Orleans.
Updated: Mar. 7, 2023 at 10:08 PM CST
|By Dave McNamara
Carville, a former plantation site south of Baton Rouge, was a federal treatment center for patients with leprosy.
Updated: Feb. 28, 2023 at 11:18 PM CST
|By Dave McNamara
An avid fisherman and duck hunter from Galliano created a massive private collection of Cajun history.
Updated: Feb. 24, 2023 at 11:42 AM CST
|By Dave McNamara
The crater, more than a mile across, was discovered in a rural area of St. Helena Parish in southeastern Louisiana.
Updated: Jan. 25, 2023 at 10:33 PM CST
|By Dave McNamara
Nicholls State science professors Gary Lafleur and Quenton Fontenot organize the twice-monthly open jam at Gina's at the Legion in downtown Thibodaux
Updated: Jan. 10, 2023 at 10:51 PM CST
|By Dave McNamara
Nicholas Curole built the house from Cypress timbers in the 1800s
Updated: Jan. 3, 2023 at 10:00 PM CST
|By Dave McNamara
Bee colonies owned by Bossier City's Billy Hummer produce 50,000 pounds of honey each year
Updated: Dec. 13, 2022 at 10:16 PM CST
|By Dave McNamara
Eddie Robinson compiled a 408–165–15 record in 56 football seasons at Grambling State.
Updated: Dec. 6, 2022 at 10:03 PM CST
|By Dave McNamara
The monthly open jam session is held the third Saturday of each month in the old DeRidder Train Depot that is now a museum
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.