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Louisiana's Musical Heritage

Nowhere is there a richer musical legacy than in Louisiana. New Orleans is a good place to find it ...... the birthplace of jazz has it all in terms of Louisiana music – jazz, Cajun, zydeco, rhythm and blues, gospel and rock and roll.

For authenticity of the early jazz clubs, visit Preservation Hall on St. Peter in the French Quarter. A newer venue is The Storyville District on Bourbon Street in the French Quarter. To learn more about Louisiana's musical history, see the Louisiana State Museum Jazz Exhibit at the Old US Mint on Esplanade.

To give the whole family a taste of old New Orleans jazz, visit Jazzland, New Orleans' first Disney-style theme park.

South Louisiana features Cajun and zydeco music.

North Louisiana's musical roots are steeped in country music. The Louisiana Hayride at the Municipal Auditorium in Shreveport is a must-see for country music fans, and the Rebel State Historic Site in Marthaville is home to the Louisiana Country Music Museum.







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Louisiana's attractions are as diverse as its many cultures, from casinos and nightlife, to plantations and museums, to restaurants, jazz venues, marinas, golf courses and Mardi Gras and other festivals. Visitors can check out the year-round Mardi Gras exhibits in museums across the state. Along its Gulf Coast are beaches, bird watching, fishing.

The French Quarter has been the heart of New Orleans, centered around Jackson Square, for 300 years. It is home to the French Market, Riverwalk, the Aquarium of the Americas, Spanish Plaza, museums, restaurants and enough activity for a lifetime of sightseeing.

There is much else in New Orleans, one of the world’s most popular travel destinations. The climate here is mild and pleasant most of the year – a cross between the Mediterranean and the Caribbean. New Orleans offers a stunning array of world-class hotels. There is something for every taste and budget – ranging from elegant high-rise hotels to a mix of boutique hotels and historic bed and breakfasts.

In Louisiana’s Sportsman's Paradise region, Shreveport has engaging festivals, horse racing, casinos, museums and its major attraction, the American Rose Center Gardens which has North America's largest rose garden with 118 acres of blooms.

There are few southern cities that offer the diversity of culture and entertainment found in Baton Rouge. As Louisiana's capital, Baton Rouge is also at the hub of all things Louisiana and close to all the sights and fun that makes this area so unique. It has majestic plantations, legendary jazz, mouth watering cuisine, swamp tours, riverboat gaming and shopping.

Baton Rouge has an abundance of fun for families and children of all ages, from museums and educational experiences to outdoor adventures. More than 50 hotels, motels and bed and breakfast inns provide 8,000 guest rooms. The Weather: Baton Rouge has a semi-tropical climate.

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Alexandria/Pineville Twin cities at the very heart of Louisiana's food, music and culture. There are several attractions, among them the Arna Bontemps African-American Museum and Cultural Arts Center, the Bayou Pierre Gator Farm, Kent Plantation House, built between 1796-1800. ALEXANDRIA HOTELS and PINEVILLE HOTELS


Avoyelles Parish An area rich in history, from the famous prehistoric Indian mound site at the Marksville State Historic Site to Civil War battle sites like Fort DeRussy, and historic museums like Tunica-Biloxi Museum.


Baton Rouge Louisiana's state capital in Plantation Country has majestic plantations, legendary music, mouth watering cuisine, swamp tours, riverboat gaming and shopping. BATON ROUGE HOTELS

Attractions are the Louisiana Arts and Science Center with its simulated space station & mission control center, the Art Deco-style Louisiana State Capitol, and Louisiana's Old State Capitol .

There are also the Magnolia Mound Plantation, a 1790's French Creole house, USS Kidd, a restored WWII destroyer; and the lifestyles and cultures of pre-industrial Louisianians recalled at the LSU Rural Life Museum.

North of Baton Rouge, Jackson has rolling hills and quaint bed & breakfasts and historic sites like Centenary State Historic Site, the oldest college in Louisiana. St. Francisville has quaint shops and dining in an historic district and two world-famous plantation homes, Greenwood Plantation, an elegant 1830 Greek Revival Mansion, and Rosedown Plantation & Historic Gardens, one of the nation's five most important historical gardens. Another famous plantation home is Laura Plantation, where the Br'er Rabbit Tales were recorded. BATON ROUGE HOTELS

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Frogmore Frogmore Plantation and Gins is a working cotton plantation where visitors can pick cotton from late July through April.


Lafayette Lafayette is in the heart of French Louisiana in the Cajun Country. Among its attractions are the Acadian Village, a museum of authentic Acadian houses with replicas of a store, chapel & blacksmith shop, and Vermilionville, an Acadian/Creole folklife museum. LAFAYETTE HOTELS

18 miles southeast of Lafayette at St. Martinville visitors are introduced to the diverse cultural interplay among the French-speaking peoples along the famed Bayou Teche at the Longfellow Evangeline State Historic Site.


Lake Charles Attractions include the Historic "Charpentier" District, the Creole Nature Trail National Scenic Byway, a vast marshland, and two wildlife refuges at Cameron Prairie and Sabine. LAKE CHARLES HOTELS


Lake Providence The Louisiana Cotton Museum preserves the history and heritage of cotton cultivation, and its influence on life in Louisiana.

South of Lake Providence is Poverty Point State Historic Site, a trading center of a 3,000 year-old prehistoric Indian culture.


Monroe Here visitors can shop at Antique Alley, view gardens, enjoy Southern cuisine and visit Louisiana Purchase Gardens & Zoo. MONROE HOTELS


Natchitoches Located in Louisiana’s Crossroads region, Natchitoches is the oldest settlement in the Louisiana Purchase Territories. With its unique brick streets, it has grown into a vibrant historic town made famous in the movie "Steel Magnolias" . NATCHITOCHES HOTELS

There are hundreds of alligators on a working farm at Bayou Pierre Alligator Park and other attractions include a replica of the 1732 Fort St. Jean Baptiste.

South west of Natchitoches at Many is the Fort Jesup State Historic Site which was established 1822.


New Orleans Nestled in the Mississippi River's crescent, New Orleans' French Quarter is a world-famous blend of old and new traditions, cultures and customs.  NEW ORLEANS HOTELS

Major attractions in New Orleans are the Aquarium Of The Americas, Audubon Zoo, Blaine Kern's Mardi Gras World where artists create props and floats, and Jazzland Themepark, a 140-acre theme park.

Still more attractions include the New Orleans Jazz & Heritage Festival, New Orleans School of Cooking, New Orleans Swamp Tours through a wildlife refuge & bird sanctuary, Riverwalk Marketplace, and Steamboat NATCHEZ, a sternwheeler with Dukes of Dixieland.



A short drive from New Orleans and the Gulf Coast, in Greater New Orleans is St. Tammany, an area of seven resort communities that is Louisiana’s largest ?rural? visitor destination. The St. Tammany Trace is Louisiana's first rails-to-trails, 31-mile protected trail from Abita Springs to Slidell. NEW ORLEANS HOTELS

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Shreveport Located in Louisiana’s Sportsman's Paradise region, Shreveport has engaging festivals, horse racing, casinos like Harrah's Shreveport Casino, intriguing museums like Sci-Port Discovery Center and its major attraction, the American Rose Center Gardens which has North America's largest rose garden with 118 acres of blooms. SHREVEPORT HOTELS

Along the Northwest Louisiana Scenic Byway and a network of other nearby scenic trails visitors find a side of the state that reflects lesser-known aspects of Louisiana's varied culture. To the south of Shreveport at Mansfield is Mansfield State Historic Site, the site of an important Civil War battle.


Tangipahoa Parish Antiques, art, museums, pottery, collectibles and swamp walks. Ponchatoula is known as America's Antique City. The Global Wildlife Center is the 900-acre home of many rare, endangered and extinct wild animals from all over the world.


Thibodaux The Wetlands Acadian Cultural Center tells the story of the Acadians who settled in southeastern Louisiana, and the Jean Lafitte National Historical Park & Reserve illustrates the influence of environment and history on the development of a unique regional culture. THIBODAUX HOTELS

South west of Thibodaux, Morgan City has an offshore drilling rig at its International Petroleum Museum & Exposition.



Photo courtesy Louisiana Office of Tourism

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