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Acadiana Culinary Staples: Boudin & Cracklins

Southwestern Louisiana is famous for its boudin and cracklins. Parts of Acadiana have designated boudin and cracklin trails to help visitors navigate the back roads to the corner stores with the best...

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Can’t Get Meaux Cajun than Dat

Our RV travels have taken us through southwestern Louisiana on numerous occasions as we drove I-10 from Florida to Texas. This past winter we decided to check out Acadiana for ourselves and it did not...

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Crowley: Where Life Is Rice and Easy

Rice is the bedrock of the region’s celebrated Cajun cuisine and no other Louisiana community is as intimately tied to the crop as Crowley. The swallow ponds and level prairies surrounding the city...

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Laissez les Bon Temps Rouler! Let the Good Times Roll!

Let the good times roll from frogs to crawfish to an All-American Road. Rayne Things are really hopping in Rayne, the Frog Capital of the World and the Louisiana City of Murals. When the railroad came...

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St. Martinville: Where Cajun Began

As one of the oldest surviving towns in Louisiana, St. Martinville retains many buildings and homes reflecting the beautiful architecture of days gone by. St. Martinville has become symbolic of the...

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Avery Island: Home of TABASCO

Avery Island is the home of Louisiana’s iconic hot sauce: TABASCO. See how it’s made during a factory tour, pick up a few souvenirs at the TABASCO Country Store, and tour the island’s Jungle Gardens....

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Top 5 Louisiana Travel Ideas for Food Lovers

Louisiana’s landscape and history create a culinary tradition unlike any place else—and that makes it the perfect getaway for anyone who loves to eat! Following are five of the Bayou State’s many...

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5 More Louisiana Travel Ideas for Foodies

Satisfy your appetite for culinary travel at Louisiana’s food festivals, cooking schools, and culinary tours. Following are five of the Bayou State’s many attractions and events you’ll surely savor....

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Louisiana Brewery Trail

Craft breweries are popping up across Louisiana, and many offer tours and tastings. Louisiana is a state known for rich culinary traditions and good times with festivals and parties that celebrate...

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Louisiana Brewery Trail: Abita Brewing Company

In earlier articles I discussed Louisiana’s rich culinary traditions and the craft breweries that make flavorful beers that complement the state’s food culture. Many Louisianians’ first taste of craft...

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Cajun Palms RV Resort Adds Dinosaur Attraction

Our RV travels have taken us through southwestern Louisiana on numerous occasions as we drove I-10 from Florida to Texas. Last winter we decided to check out Acadiana for ourselves and it did not...

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Louisiana Brewery Trail: Bayou Teche Brewing

Bayou Teche stretches 125 miles through the heart of Acadiana. Once a thriving waterway that provided transportation and food for settlers from the prairie to the Gulf, the Teche now is a symbol of...

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Louisiana Brewery Trail: Chafunkta Brewing Company

Husband-and-wife team Josh and Jamie Erickson have one serious thing in common: a passion for good beer. The Chafunkta Brewing Company grew out of the love both have for delicious suds and a belief...

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Louisiana Brewery Trail: Parish Brewing Company

Andrew Godley is not just a man who wants to make beer; he wants to make great beer. He started the Parish Brewing Company out of his garage and now cannot keep up with demand. Godley jokes when he...

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Louisiana Brewery Trail: Tin Roof Brewing Company

Few sounds resonate with the soul of the South like rain on a tin roof. In Baton Rouge, Louisiana’s capital city, Tin Roof Brewing Company is producing beverages out of malts and hops that make people...

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It’s Crawfish Season, Come Twist Some Tails with Us

If you tour Cajun Country you’re bound to encounter crawfish. It’s as inevitable as BBQ in Texas, lobster in Maine, beans in Boston, or potatoes in Idaho. Crawfish, mudbugs, crawdads, or crayfish—call...

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Louisiana Brewery Trail: NOLA Brewing Company

Following Hurricane Katrina, Kirk Coco contemplated how to give back to the city he loved most. He realized that the city lacked breweries, which used to be numerous in New Orleans, and he wanted to...

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Louisiana Brewery Trail: Covington Brewhouse

Most people do not think about German heritage when they think about Louisiana. They may remember the state’s French, Spanish, or even Italian ties, but seldom do they recall the German influence....

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Dance For a Chicken at a Cajun Country Mardi Gras

Mark Twain once wrote that a traveler “has not seen the United States until he has seen Mardi Gras in New Orleans.” Of the thousands of festivals throughout the U.S. and Canada, none tops Mardi Gras....

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Mardi Gras Defined: Speak Like a Local

It’s Mardi Gras time! Are you ready? There are a few terms you will hear throughout Mardi Gras. Familiarize these terms before you embark upon the revelry and you will understand everything going on...

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