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Louisiana State Motto
The Louisiana state motto is written on the state flag, it’s part of the official state seal, and the words hang above government buildings. Despite all of the public displays, it’s likely that most...
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Cajun Boats
Cajun boats, once essential to life along Bayou Lafourche, are at the heart of an effort to save Louisiana’s boat-building heritage. For years, the Museum of Traditional Boat Building in Lockport...
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Lake Fausse Pointe State Park
Lake Fausse Pointe State Park, deep in Louisiana’s Atchafalaya Basin Swamp, is a secluded place for people who want to disconnect from the distractions of modern life. And the wooded park is also a...
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Biking the Tammany Trace
The Tammany Trace is an easy paved long-distance bike trail in Louisiana that takes you through forests and across rivers and bayous in southern St. Tammany Parish. Tree-lined bike path curves through...
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Cypress Photography
A kayak or canoe is an essential tool for doing photography of Louisiana’s beautiful moss-covered cypress trees. That’s because getting to many of these magnificent trees and getting the best angle...
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Lincoln in New Orleans
New Orleans was a long ride by flatboat down the Ohio and Mississippi Rivers for a young Abraham Lincoln. It’s a journey Lincoln made twice to sell goods from the family farm in Indiana. Kevin Wood...
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Keachi
Keachi, a tiny Louisiana town nestled in the woods of DeSoto Parish, might have remained unnoticed if not for a chance encounter by a young Houston artist more than 50 years ago. Travis Whitfield’s...
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Moon Tree
More than a half-century after a bag of seeds was carried to the moon and back, a moon tree stands tall in Louisiana’s Kisatchie National Forest. It is the only surviving tree in the state that was...
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Savoy Music
You can feel the strong Cajun tradition the moment you step inside the Savoy Music Center near the southwest Louisiana city of Eunice. The blend of strong black coffee, the savory aroma of boudin...
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Bonnie and Clyde
It’s been 90 years since a posse of lawmen caught up with the outlaw couple Bonnie and Clyde. They were ambushed and killed on a north Louisiana road. But their story is still very much alive in the...
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Louisiana Stagecoach
For half a century during the mid-1800s, traveling across northern Louisiana was a dusty, bumpy ride by stagecoach. And on occasion, the slow horse-drawn coaches were the targets of robbers, marking...
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Caroline Dormon
a gift of nature A woman named Caroline Dormon spent her life trying to preserve Louisiana’s native plants and natural landscapes. And when she died a half-century ago, Dormon left all of her land to...
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Norway Northern Lights
It was a bucket list item for me, a trip to the Lofoten Islands of Norway for a chance to experience the Northern Lights. Not only was I rewarded with amazing displays of the Aurora Borealis, but I...
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Sabine Pass Lighthouse
Efforts are underway to save one of the few remaining historic lighthouses along the Louisiana coast. For the past 170 years, the brick Sabine Pass Lighthouse has stood tall above the entrance to the...
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Lake Claiborne State Park
In a state more commonly known for its bayous and marsh areas, Louisiana’s Lake Claiborne State Park offers a surprising change of scenery with its gentle hills and forested landscape. The park is...
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Acadian Settlement
Researchers believe they are finally closing in on the location of the first Acadian settlement in the area of southwestern Louisiana known as Acadiana. After ten years of research and archaeological...
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Watercolor Artist
A story of resilience and beauty A New Orleans watercolor artist, Katherine Klimitas, discovered her passion for painting at an early age. Despite facing challenges that few could imagine, she has...
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New Orleans Snow Day
The City of New Orleans shattered all modern records for snow as the historic French Quarter and other neighborhoods were covered in white. The January 21, 2025, snowfall tied the record of 10 inches...
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Addis Train Museum
The Addis Train Museum in West Baton Rouge Parish tells the story of how this small Louisiana town, once known as Baton Rouge Junction, grew from a vital transportation hub into a community rooted in...
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Storyville
Storyville was once the center of gambling, jazz, and legalized prostitution in New Orleans. More than a century ago, this neighborhood became one of the most infamous red light districts in America,...
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