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Louisiana’s San Francisco Plantation
Blue skies signaled a great day to go out to River Road and see some of the plantations. San Francisco Plantation is not your typical antibellum plantation – a colorful exterior reminiscent of both a...
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Louisiana’s Oak Alley Plantation
Today I am off on a quick day-trip about an hour outside of New Orleans. Along River Road lie many 18th century plantations including one of the most photographed: Oak Alley Plantation. continue...
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New Orleans Mardi Gras Indians
Mardi Gras has ended, but there is still another chance to see the Mardi Gras Indians in their largest celebration of the year on Super Sunday. The hand-sewn, elaborate, beaded and feathered costumes...
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St. Patrick’s Parade in the Irish Channel
New Orleans St. Patrick’s Day Parade is just another good reason to Laissez les bons temps rouler (Let the good times roll). They certainly do it up right for the St. Patrick’s Day as it’s a five-day...
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Congo Festival in New Orleans
Congo Festival, also called Congo Square New World Rhythms Festival, celebrates the music and dance of the African, Caribbean, and Indian cultures that contributed to the unique sounds created in New...
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Crossing the Mississippi River to Algiers Point
Off to Algiers! Not Africa – the neighborhood across the Mississippi River from the French Quarter in New Orleans called Algiers Point Algiers Point After a crowded week in New Orleans with all the...
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Louis Armstrong Park
On the edge of the French Quarter sits Louis Armstrong Park honoring the musical and cultural history of New Orleans. Congo Square The land on which the park sits has a long history dating back to the...
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Louisiana Swamp Tour
A Tuesday on a Swamp Tour outside of New Orleans. What could possible go wrong? I was hoping to see some alligators in the wild. It was all fun and games in the Bayou until the Wild Boar with tusks...
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New Orleans Wednesday at the Square
There are so many opportunities to listen to music in New Orleans. If you are in town on a Wednesday in the Spring/Summer, make sure to check out the free concert series Wednesday at the Square in...
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Top 10 New Orleans Plantation Tours
Along the Mississippi River outside New Orleans, you can still find what remains of the River Road Plantations and a life that passed with the Civil War more than 150 years ago. These top 10 New...
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