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Remember to doublecheck days and hours of operation if youre
Remember to doublecheck days and hours of operation if youre planning a visit to a Jean Lafitte site this week---park staff will be heading to Chalmet...

We’re betting that very few governors are in the Country Music
We’re betting that very few governors are in the Country Music Hall of Fame, but Louisiana’s Jimmie Davis is. On Friday, November 7, enjoy the lat...

We mentioned estuaries earlier today and thought perhaps we should
We mentioned estuaries earlier today and thought perhaps we should explain what an estuary is. It’s where freshwater bayous and rivers meet the sea....

Shhhh...dont wake up the bats! White-nose syndrome, a disease of
Shhhh...dont wake up the bats! White-nose syndrome, a disease of cave-hibernating bats caused by a fungus, has made being a bat even more complicated....

Now that we have the World Series teams established (San Francisco
Now that we have the World Series teams established (San Francisco Giants vs. Kansas City Royals), many of us will be thinking about gloves, balls, an...

A performance of Bizet’s opera “Carmen” in New Orleans this
A performance of Bizet’s opera “Carmen” in New Orleans this weekend reminded one of Jean Lafitte’s rangers that it may be the perfect multicul...

You may recall that back on August 13, we posted an #Onthisday
You may recall that back on August 13, we posted an #Onthisday 1814 to mark the beginning of the siege of Fort Erie in Canada. The siege was still und...