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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.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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Central Louisiana has had a strong military training operation since the 1940s from World War II through the global war on terror.
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If your idea of getting outdoors is a short drive from the city, nature may be only minutes away.
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Located in the state’s smallest parish, and one of the poorest parishes, a few local entrepreneurs are turning around the town’s fortunes.
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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.
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A Northeast Louisiana cotton plantation is doing more than giving tourists a glimpse of its historic buildings.
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This nature walk is tucked away along the southern edge of St. Tammany Parish near where Bayou Lacombe meets Lake Pontchartrain.
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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.
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If you enjoy off-road bicycling on mountain trails, you no longer have to leave Louisiana to experience the thrill.
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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.
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For the past 45 years, photographer C.C. Lockwood has been capturing the natural beauty of Louisiana.
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It’s a state park that allows you to totally immerse yourself in nature.
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The tree-lined path is a great sport for birdwatching near Houma.