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The red-cockaded woodpecker was on the brink of extinction in the 1970s
The Washington Parish Watermelon Festival is July 11-13 in Franklinton
Spread across 118 acres, the center serves as a living museum of blooming roses
The LSU origin story doesn’t begin in Baton Rouge, but more than 100 miles away
Space photographers say truly dark sky is hard to find in the United States
Historian Jim Perrin shares train's past at Collinswood Museum
Airships were used to counteract German U-boats' 'Operation Drumbeat' in the Gulf of Mexico
Award-winning oil painter Carol Hallock finds inspiration gliding at water level
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At Tallgrass Farm, crawfish ponds and fields of rice are alternated each year
The red iris, one of Louisiana’s rarest native flowers, blooms each April in a swamp near the town of Abbeville—its only known natural habitat in the world.
Hunter L.C. Curbey is believed to have taken the state's last bison in the late 1800s
Open jams in Covington hosted on the last Friday of each month
Acadiana Native Plants Project is transforming Louisiana landscapes
Caroline Thomas, artistic director of Rex, pitched the idea for the 2025 theme
Orleans Audubon Society hosts workshops and field trips for bird enthusiasts
Storyville was once the center of gambling, jazz, and legalized prostitution in New Orleans.
New Orleans woman with rare genetic bone condition paints Louisiana wildlife
You can feel the strong Cajun tradition the moment you step inside the Savoy Music Center near the southwest Louisiana city of Eunice.
Biking path spanning 28 miles also popular with runners and walkers
The 6,000-acre state park is tucked away in the Atchafalaya Basin Swamp
Salvaged after Ida, many historic boats wait in an abandoned Chinese restaurant
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.
A granite monument on St. Charles Avenue in downtown New Orleans takes you back more than a century to a time when automobile travel was new and roads were few.
Jim Bowie became a larger-than-life figure whose legend sometimes trumps reality
Guests at Watson Perrin's Bayou Side Lodge become peel-and-eat experts
Historian Jason Theriot recounts tales of Cajun soldiers in World War II
Hikers can walk from Louisiana's northern border to the Gulf of Mexico
Louisiana is home to more than 400 named bayous, found in 62 of its 64 parishes
Lake Claiborne is about 30 miles south of the Arkansas state line in northern Louisiana
Legendary speedster Knot Farrington celebrates 105th birthday after 1960s land records.
Kelly Hundley's unique collection includes thousands of John Deere-branded items
A cassette recording and 100-year-old list of words kept lost language alive
Along the wooded trails, you can hear the wind in the treetops and the sounds of birds.
Efforts are underway to save one of the few remaining historic lighthouses along the Louisiana coast.
Musicians with Cajun roots lead the monthly music party on Prytania Street
The Caroline Dormon Nature Preserve is near the town of Saline in central Louisiana