Top 10 Places

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

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9. Fountainbleau State Park

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

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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

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6. Mississippi River Steamboat Tour

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

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

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

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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

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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