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LOUISIANA - THE PELICAN STATE

LOUISIANA STATE GUIDE

Louisiana consists of five regions, all of which boast fabulous cuisine, music, hundreds of year round festivals, exotic history, Tax Free shopping and good ol' southern hospitality.

Sportsman's Paradise offers outdoor activities including the world famous Shreveport Rose Gardens. Crossroads has the beautiful town of Natchitoches, built in 1714. Cajun Country, where the French Colonists settled in the 1750's, is the centre of the Cajun culture. Lafayette boasts living museums showing all aspects of Cajun life during the 1700's - food, music, dance and culture. Plantation Country lines the Mississippi with stunning and elegant plantation homes reflecting a genteel lifestyle. Home to the state capital, Baton Rouge, where the state government sat in the old art deco State Capital Building.

New Orleans, built in the 1700's, is known as the city that never sleeps and described as fascinating, mysterious, opulent and historical. New Orleans is packed with activities, fabulous music, food, museums, natural history, street cars, historic districts, theme parks, shopping, riverboats, Mardi Gras....  the list goes on.