Visit Louisiana through its influences, history and cities
Louisiane is very often associated with New Orleans in the spirit and heart of people and especially for the French in whom the city awakens the fantasies of the first explorers in search of a better future, on another continent.
Louisiana is an integral part of the history of France and it is normal that the French who discover this region and this city feel a bit like home, there is as a difficult attraction to define which turns into tenderness.
Louisiana is a bit like America as the French dream, the American myth within reach of hands .
France to all sauces
How not to feel a little home in Louisiana? No other place at all United States is better known for his kitchen that gather various influences , be it Spanish, German, Creole, Antillean, Amerindian.
Flickr – City Year
It is also enough to see the name of the cities of Louisiana: Bâton-Rouge, Lafayette, Nouvelle-Orléans to say that there is necessarily something French in this singular region. For those who love to have the papillae in emoi, the legendary Louisiana cuisine will delight them with cajun and creole culinary specialties with fish, seafood that you will not find anywhere else (try the alligator for example!)
In the heart of music
It's hard not to mention Louisiana, not to mention jazz, rock’n’roll, blues or even country music! Indeed, in Louisiana, jazz and American blues were born: rich musical heritage is made the backdrop of all your journeys, all your discoveries. You can't hear a note of music in a café, shop or restaurant!
Jazz Group in New Orleans – Flickr – Katie Harbath
music is an integral part of the state: west of Louisiana, you enter the bayou country and the Acadia meadows where there are many small Acadian music festivals. In the north and in the centre of Louisiana, it is blues and country that predominate with memorable artists who have settled there in the past like Jerry Lee Lewis, Elvis Presley, Hank Williams or Johnny Cash. Note that Louis Armstrong grew up in New Orleans.
To see without further delay
Flickr – David Ohmer
There is first Old Square of New Orleans which has a so French architecture with its wrought iron balconies, its small gardens.
♪ River Road plantations are a place to be discovered, especially for the fantastic homes that remain, of which a dozen even open their doors. A Vacherie , small village located along the river on Route 3127, it is the place to visit another beautiful plantation that is Laura Plantation built in 1804 by Senegalese slaves. In the 350 plantations which then flourished on the banks of the Mississippi, you will not fail to be astonished and marvelled at once.
The small town Saint Francisville contains 150 historic buildings that are beautiful shrines of so-called "antebellum", i.e. dating before the Secession War. Other surrounding cities are also to be discovered as Breaux Bridge (Le Pont Breaux), known to be the world capital of the crayfish, Eunice, Sam Houston State Park, etc...
Butler Greenwood Plantation, Saint Francisville – Flickr – Bill Herndon
But this is not all because it is important to know that the Louisiana has more than 30 parks in amusement parks and historic parks and preservation. We think about parks like Grand Isle , Saint-Bernard , Fontainebleau , Tickfaw or Bayou Segnette .
Finally, for those who like the "root" side, why not discover the wild Louisiana, by walking the Creole Nature Trail National Scenic Byway, this 290 km long tourist route?
Go : To get to Louisiana, the ideal is to land at the Louis Armstrong International Airport in New Orleans. You will find the cheapest flights on our partner's website Skyscanner .
Did you visit the Louisiana? What do you think? What did you prefer?
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