Louisiana’s history is reflected in its Creole cuisine. It’s a mixture of wonderful flavors that have been influenced by Spanish colonists, French settlers, and Italian and Irish immigrants. Typical Creole dishes include oysters, crawfish étouffée, gumbo and jambalaya, […]
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In early July my family went on it’s own Louisiana Tour. My daughter was visiting from Chicago and asked to do something uniquely Louisiana. I suggested a swamp tour – bull’s eye! When I called for reservations the […]
READ MOREA visit to these Southwest Louisiana parishes is an early 20th century history lesson. These parishes were part of the disputed “Neutral Ground – No Man’s Land” between what was in 1807 the United States and the Texas territory […]
READ MOREStaycation: DeSoto, Sabine & Vernon Parishes During Spanish, French and early American ownership, the western border of Louisiana was called the “Neutral Ground, the Neutral Strip, the Neutral Territory, No Man’s Land and the Sabine Free State. During […]
READ MOREWhen I’m out of state and mention Louisiana the conversation goes to New Orleans and Mardi Gras. That’s because over the years those are the stories that have repeatedly been told. Other areas of the state have […]
READ MORETo many people in Baton Rouge, Central North Louisiana has always been a remote, unvisited area. The main attraction has been La Tech. On this staycation we’ll visit some of the other sites in the area from […]
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