ABOUT THE EPISODE 

Guest Pam Shaheen, a golf tourism expert, joins Louisiana’s Playground to break down the best public courses to play while visiting Southwest Louisiana. With multiple options and plenty to do off the course, Lake Charles will be your new favorite golfing destination.

ABOUT THE GUEST 

Pam Shaheen is the co-owner of Crossroads Marketing, an agency that specializes in golf tourism.

Shaheen hails from Atlanta but spends plenty of time on the road playing golf and hosting golf media tours for writers and journalists to help promote courses across the country.

ENVIE EATS 

The Max is tucked away along the rolling golf greens of The National Golf Club in Westlake. The Max offers traditional Louisiana cuisine with a Creole touch. So, if you like crab cakes, oysters (on the half shell, charbroiled or baked), fried alligator, chicken wings, shrimp cocktail, Cajun pork skins or anything drizzled with remoulade sauce, you’ll love it here! From steaks to salads, bread pudding to adult beverage shakes, you'll enjoy your taste of The Max! 

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