Louisiana

Top 10 Places

(Pictures and places in bold are places I have been to.)

10. El Camino Real de los Tejas National Historic Trail and Fort St. Jean Baptiste State Historic Site


9. Fountainbleau State Park


Louisiana State Capitol, Baton Rouge
Louisiana State Capitol, Baton Rouge

8. Baton Rouge: Old State Capitol, Louisiana State Capitol, USS Kidd and Veterans Memorial


Rosedown Plantation State Historic Site, St. Francisville
Rosedown Plantation State Historic Site, St. Francisville

7. Louisiana plantations, such as Rosedown Plantation State Historic Site, Houmas House Plantation and Gardens, Laura: A Creole Plantation, Oak Alley Plantation, and the Whitney Plantation


Steamboat Natchez, New Orleans
Steamboat Natchez, New Orleans

6. Mississippi River Steamboat Tour


Swamp tour, St. John the Baptist Parish, Louisiana
Swamp tour, wildlife refuge in the St. John the Baptist Parish, Louisiana

5. Swamp tours, such as the one at the wildlife refuge in St. John the Baptist Parish


4. Cane River National Heritage Area – Cane River Creole National Historical Park and small town gem Natchitoches


3. Poverty Point National Monument and State Historic Site– a World Heritage Site


Barataria Preserve, Jean Lafitte National Historical Park and Preserve
Barataria Preserve, Jean Lafitte National Historical Park and Preserve

2. Bayous – such as the Barataria Preserve at Jean Lafitte National Historical Park and Preserve, Kisatchie Bayou in Kisatchie National Forest, Bayou Segnette State Park, and bayous in the Atchafalaya National Heritage Area


St. Louis Cathedral, Jackson Square, New Orleans
St. Louis Cathedral, Jackson Square, New Orleans
French Quarter, New Orleans
Miltenberger Houses, French Quarter, New Orleans
New Orleans jazz
New Orleans jazz

1. New Orleans (including New Orleans Jazz National Historical Park)

State Info

A) State Nicknames+

      • The Pelican State
      • The Bayou State
      • The Sugar State
      • The Creole State
      • Sportsman’s Paradise

B) Honorable Mentions

      • Vermilionville
      • Lafayette
      • St. Martin de Tours Catholic Church

C) Iconic Foods

      • Seafood Gumbo
      • Jambalaya
      • Po-boys
      • Muffuletta
      • Crawfish Étouffée
      • Fried Frog Legs
      • Boudin
      • Red Beans and Rice
      • Beignets
      • King Cake