Louisiana - Lake Charles
BIRDS AND SO MUCH MORE The birds. The fish. The fish painting. The over-the-top yummy Cajun food. It was my second trip to Lake Charles, LA, in a few months. And the place was better than ever. You…
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Lake Charles, Louisiana's unique cultural gumbo
If you can’t find anything to do in Lake Charles, you’re not trying. If you’re in need of a festival fix, head to Lake Charles, Louisiana. Just as flavors meld in a pot of gumbo, Cajun and Creole…
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A Mélange À Trois
An oft-used word in describing local food offerings is melange. The same can be said of the cultures that rub shoulders in the sleepy, steamy sub-tropical climate, including Cajun, Creole, Spanish and…
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A Moveable Feast: The Boudin Trail of SW Louisiana
Some rural regions have wine trails. Others have historic trails or art walks. Southwest Louisiana has the Boudin Trail. Read More →…
Learn MoreGambling, Gators and Gumbo - Traveling Along the Boudin Trail in Lake Charles, Louisiana
There are no hard and fast rules about boudin. People don’t even agree on how to pronounce it. Some people say this tasty, sausage-like, south Louisiana finger food should be called “boo-dan.” Others…
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What to Do in Lake Charles: A Few Highlights
Do y’all know anywhere in the world where you can go from drive-thru daiquiris to a crawfish boil to spotting 27 crocodiles in 30 minutes, and then onto gambling away $15 of your life savings at a…
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What's Boudin & Why Louisiana Is The Best Place To Find It
Like many of you, I didn’t know what boudin was before first arriving into Southwest Louisiana. I like to consider myself somewhat worldly and at least aware of many foods, but somehow boudin had…
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9 Drool-Worthy Food Photos From Southwest Louisiana
I recently spent some time exploring a few cities in Southwest and Southeast Louisiana as part of a project with the Louisiana Tourism Promotion Association and Louisiana’s Culinary Trails program…
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The Southern Weekend: Marshland Festival — Lake Charles, LA
This is the 26th year for the Marshland Festival in Lake Charles, Louisiana featuring country, Cajun, oldies and Zydeco music. The Marshland Festival Association was formed to allow local youth…
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