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Updated: May. 30, 2023 at 10:27 PM CDT
|By Dave McNamara
Accordion virtuoso Amede Ardoin recorded a series of songs between 1929-34
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Updated: May. 23, 2023 at 10:28 PM CDT
|By Dave McNamara
Duck carvers will sell their creations and compete for prizes in Lockport
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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
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Updated: May. 9, 2023 at 10:28 PM CDT
|By Dave McNamara
The swamp is home to around 300 species of wildlife
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Updated: May. 2, 2023 at 10:10 PM CDT
|By Dave McNamara
A child's endearing mispronunciation led to a town's unique name
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Updated: Apr. 19, 2023 at 3:21 PM CDT
|By Dave McNamara
White supremacists in 1873 slaughtered 100 Black citizens in Colfax, La.
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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
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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
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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
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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.
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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. 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: Jun. 21, 2022 at 10:35 PM CDT
|By FOX 8 Staff
In the 1930′s, this Louisiana skyscraper reflected the style of America’s tallest buildings. The State Capitol opened in 1932, a year after the Empire State Building in New York.
Updated: Jun. 7, 2022 at 10:16 PM CDT
|By FOX 8 Staff
For more than 40 years, this downtown location was the first airport in Baton Rouge.
Updated: May. 31, 2022 at 10:46 PM CDT
|By FOX 8 Staff
Heart of Louisiana: Streetcar Desire
Updated: May. 24, 2022 at 10:08 PM CDT
|By FOX 8 Staff
The thick forest of longleaf pine trees at Sam Houston Jones State Park was no match for the powerful winds of Hurricane Laura, which pounded southwestern Louisiana in the Fall of 2020.
Updated: May. 17, 2022 at 10:17 PM CDT
|By FOX 8 Staff
The great blue herons and white egrets seem to be watching us and keeping their distance as we glide along the tree-lined Tchefuncte River.
Updated: May. 10, 2022 at 10:03 PM CDT
|By FOX 8 Staff
A world champion woodcarver from Terrebonne Parish has a new masterpiece in the middle of his living room. Curtis Fabre has finished work on a life-sized bald eagle, a project that he started eight years earlier.
Updated: May. 3, 2022 at 10:03 PM CDT
|By FOX 8 Staff
Surround yourself with the natural beauty of Lake Chicot and see native flowers and plants in the state arboretum at this central Louisiana State Park.
Updated: Apr. 19, 2022 at 10:13 PM CDT
|By FOX 8 Staff
This seems like the perfect morning for bird banding. The spring air is chilly enough to wear a jacket, the skies are clear and birds are chirping as the sun rises above the tree line.
Updated: Apr. 12, 2022 at 10:15 PM CDT
|By FOX 8 Staff
Melrose Plantation is a nearly 200-year-old National Historic Landmark located on Cane River Lake in central Louisiana that was home to folk artist Clementine Hunter.
Updated: Apr. 5, 2022 at 10:10 PM CDT
|By FOX 8 Staff
NOLA Motorsports is hoping to fulfill the need for speed as it resumes auto racing events at its Avondale, Louisiana track.
Updated: Mar. 29, 2022 at 10:01 PM CDT
|By FOX 8 Staff
Many Louisiana state parks feature regular Dutch oven cooking demonstrations and encourage visitors to enjoy a warm lunch.
Updated: Mar. 24, 2022 at 8:27 PM CDT
|By FOX 8 Staff
Long before the New Orleans Fairgrounds became known as the home of the Jazz Fest, it was hosting horse racing.
Updated: Mar. 16, 2022 at 2:12 AM CDT
|By FOX 8 Staff
The church’s white steeple would stand tall above the flat landscape when neighboring homes and businesses were destroyed and washed away.
Updated: Mar. 8, 2022 at 10:02 PM CST
|By FOX 8 Staff
If you think of the rhythmic piano sound of Fat Domino’s Blueberry Hill, you get the foundation of swamp pop.
Updated: Feb. 22, 2022 at 10:10 PM CST
|By FOX 8 Staff
Heart of Louisiana: Fountainbleau State Park