Louisiana

Pros: I never knew how bad a casino could really be -- now I'm educated!
Cons: Family hostile, crowded dismal casino, boring, horrible food, much more!

Looking for a nice resort hotel with comfortable rooms? Looking for a little fun at the gaming tables? Looking for a fun place to take the family for a few days? Looking for those famous dinners at great prices that you always hear about casinos offering...

Pros: A "genuine" cultural experience, few tourists, unique attractions
Cons: None at all

Baton Rouge, Louisiana’s capitol, got it’s name from a huge dead cypress tree smeared with animal blood that stood on a bluff just south of the present day city. This bizarre Native American boundary marker was the first thing early French explorers...

Pros: Tourists are Scarce, Attractions are Unique, the People are Friendly
Cons: None at all

Central Louisiana is the part of the state that is least seen by tourists, the great agricultural heartland. Cotton is still “king” here, although pecans, timber, and cattle are important products. CENLA is an area where change comes slowly, old ways...

Pros: Fascinating, Unique Cultural Experience, Few Tourists,
Cons: None at all

The history, exploration, and settlement of Louisiana is a story of water routes. Rivers, bayous, lakes, and swamps were the “roads and highways” of Native American Louisiana. When the first French explorers arrived, they quickly realized that water...

Pros: Beautiful State to travel thru
Cons: None

Let me introduce you to a big mouth friend of mine from Southwest Louisiana by the name of GASTON. Gaston was born in the marshes of Cameron Parish, but was taken from his mama when he was very young. He traveled through the many cites...

Pros: Lots of historical sites; Great food and mixture of cultures
Cons: Extreme heat; natural disasters

I arrived in Baton Rouge in the middle of the Summer of 1999 to attend an international conference where I was scheduled to a group of International students. Even though I was eager to meet these students from various countries, I was not so impressed...

Pros: Unique area of Louisiana, fascinating history,few tourists
Cons: None

When France lost Canada to the English after the French and Indian War, the French immediately transferred ownership of the vast Louisiana territory to Spain. This was done to prevent the English from gaining control of the Mississippi watershed. The...

Pros: Nice Clean City, Lot's to do
Cons: May cost a lot if you chose to gamble

In my previous epinion on Louisiana, I told you about my home town of Moss Bluff, I also mention some things about Lake Charles. Now I would like to tell you more about Lake Charles.

Lake Charles is located in Southwestern Louisiana. It is...

Pros: Picturesque City on the Banks of the Cane River
Cons: None

Natchitoches, Louisiana

Founded in 1714 as the first permanent settlement of the Louisiana Purchase Territory, Natchitoches is sometimes called "The New Orleans of the North." North, here, is definitely a relative term....

Pros: Good Little Community
Cons: None

Lets see if I can tell you a little something about my home town. My address is Lake Charles, Louisiana. But I actually live in a small town that is just a few minutes north of Lake Charles, in Moss Bluff.

Moss Bluff is growing with leaps and...

Pros: off the beaten track...few tourists
Cons: Primitive, lacking in malls, hotels, and chain restaurants

Louisiana is so much more than just New Orleans, yet most visitors know nothing of the pirate descendants and Islenos in the swamp country south of NOLA, Cajun country to the south and west of the Big Easy, the River Road between New Orleans and Baton...

Pros: Beautiful State,great food and music, friendly people
Cons: those dag gum govenors give us a bad rep

I can just say one thing, I am proud to be from this great state. It is so beautiful. Most people think of Louisiana as a big swamp with snakes and alligators crawling around---NOT!!! There are so many different cultures here from Creole to Cajun. The...

Pros: Interesting, educational and scenic
Cons: Not enough samples for a meal

On a trip through Louisiana, my partner and I had the opportunity to waste a few hours doing the tourist thing. While staying at the Best Western in New Iberia, the desk clerk suggested a short trip to Avery Island just outside of town, and the home to...

Pros: An education, relaxation, and entertainment in one package
Cons: It's an 8 day 8 pound tour that stays with you.

My first bus tour was this one of the antebellum south offered by a company called Tauck. It is an all inclusive tour with accomodation, tours, and meals all included. We didn't have to be concerned over doing anything else, but just the enjoyment of...

Pros: True Cajun Mardi Gras
Cons: Not for the prohibitionist!

(NOTE: THIS IS ABOUT SOUTH LOUISIANA MARDI GRAS AND NOT LOUISIANA AS A WHOLE!)

Y'all come on down! You haven't experienced a "real" Mardi Gras until you experience a South Louisiana Mardi Gras. If you plan a trip, try to plan to...