Dave McNamara
Updated: Mar. 19, 2023 at 3:23 PM CDT
|By Dave McNamara
Architects who are putting together plans to renovate the historic St. Louis Cathedral in New Orleans are learning a few lessons from the fire-damaged Notre Dame in Paris.
Updated: Mar. 12, 2023 at 10:39 PM CDT
|By Dave McNamara
For much of the last century, people who were diagnosed with Leprosy or Hansen’s disease were required to stay at a hospital in Carville, Louisiana.
Updated: Mar. 5, 2023 at 10:44 PM CST
|By Dave McNamara
An avid fisherman and duck hunter from the bayou-side town of Galliano has created a massive private collection of cajun history.
Updated: Feb. 26, 2023 at 10:38 PM CST
|By Dave McNamara
It would have been catastrophic when it slammed into Louisiana more than ten-thousand years ago.
Updated: Feb. 19, 2023 at 10:44 PM CST
|By Dave McNamara
Once each month, some of the top musicians in the Lafayette area get together for a jam and benefit concert.
Updated: Feb. 13, 2023 at 6:30 AM CST
|By Dave McNamara
A group of little-known world war two ammunition bunkers in belle chase house the largest collection of fish in the world.
Updated: Jan. 29, 2023 at 6:37 PM CST
|By Dave McNamara
The city of Thibodaux celebrates its Cajun heritage and music in twice-a-month jam sessions, and this month, the music and dancing took on the look of Mardi Gras.
Updated: Jan. 22, 2023 at 9:01 PM CST
|By Dave McNamara
Living in the South, you can see some rather impressive live oak trees. There is actually a Live Oak Society that keeps track of the biggest of those trees.
Updated: Jan. 15, 2023 at 7:58 PM CST
|By Dave McNamara
An old house that has survived 130 years of hurricanes in southeast Louisiana is getting a facelift and a new home.
Updated: Jan. 8, 2023 at 7:16 PM CST
|By Dave McNamara
A lot of us would probably call the mosquito the state insect, but it’s actually the honey bee.
Updated: Dec. 18, 2022 at 11:15 PM CST
|By Dave McNamara
One of the most successful coaches in football hails from Grambling State University in north Louisiana.
Updated: Dec. 11, 2022 at 5:17 PM CST
|By Dave McNamara
Bluegrass music enthusiasts gather once a month at the old train depot in the west-central Louisiana town of Deridder for a jam session.
Updated: Dec. 4, 2022 at 11:11 PM CST
|By Dave McNamara
A small western Louisiana town was once part of a no man’s land, an area with no government rule that attracted outlaws.
Updated: Nov. 27, 2022 at 3:08 PM CST
|By Dave McNamara
Students at one Louisiana university are able to study Cajun fiddle, the accordion, and even learn how to sing Cajun French songs, and get a degree in it. It’s called ‘traditional music.’
Updated: Nov. 20, 2022 at 11:35 PM CST
|By Dave McNamara
A grassroots art project is taking quilts from the bedroom and turning them into painted displays on homes and businesses.
Updated: Nov. 13, 2022 at 10:37 PM CST
|By Dave McNamara
It’s one of those mornings that just begs you to spend time outdoors.
Updated: Nov. 6, 2022 at 11:09 PM CST
|By Dave McNamara
The site of a century-old levee break in St. Bernard Parish is now an art gallery.
Updated: Oct. 30, 2022 at 7:02 PM CDT
|By Dave McNamara
A two-century-old historic home preserves some of the early history along Bayou St. John before New Orleans was established as a city.
Updated: Oct. 16, 2022 at 3:49 PM CDT
|By Dave McNamara
It’s not only the state’s highest court, but the century-old Louisiana Supreme Court building in the french quarter is also a museum and public law library.
Updated: Oct. 9, 2022 at 10:42 PM CDT
|By Dave McNamara
It may not be the first place you think of to experience a cajun Fais Do Do, but an uptown New Orleans music club has been putting on the cajun dances for more than three decades.
Updated: Oct. 2, 2022 at 11:32 PM CDT
|By Dave McNamara
A small memorial and museum in St. Martinville has become something of a pilgrimage for people who feel they have a family connection to Louisiana’s earliest Acadian settlers.
Updated: Sep. 25, 2022 at 11:08 PM CDT
|By Dave McNamara
A more than two-century-old house in LaPlace has an amazingly diverse history.
Updated: Sep. 20, 2022 at 10:26 PM CDT
|By Dave McNamara
The birthplace of jazz legend Kid Ory in LaPlace also was the scene of a rebellion by enslaved people forced into plantation work.
Updated: Sep. 18, 2022 at 11:03 PM CDT
|By Dave McNamara
Once a month, Jam at the West Baton Rouge Parish Museum in Port Allen features what they call ‘old time music.’
Updated: Sep. 11, 2022 at 11:14 PM CDT
|By Dave McNamara
It’s a complex of ancient mounds, hidden in the woods of north Louisiana, south of Monroe known as “Watson Brake."
Updated: Sep. 4, 2022 at 11:03 PM CDT
|By Dave McNamara
If you want to experience a farmers market with a big dose of cajun music and culture, then you need to head to Lafayette.
Updated: Aug. 28, 2022 at 3:19 PM CDT
|By Dave McNamara
Cypremort Point State Park is one of the few beaches located in southern Louisiana near the Gulf of Mexico. It’s a favorite for area residents looking to spend a day at the beach.
Updated: Aug. 21, 2022 at 8:52 PM CDT
|By Dave McNamara
There are very few of the old Louisiana dance halls still standing. But in the town of Breaux Bridge, you can still kick up a little dust on the dance floor to the sound of live cajun and zydeco music.
Updated: Aug. 14, 2022 at 9:48 PM CDT
|By Dave McNamara
The state of Louisiana is rushing to open state parks that were closed and damaged by Hurricane Laura.
Updated: Aug. 7, 2022 at 10:47 PM CDT
|By Dave McNamara
It was a log jam hundreds of years in the making, that blocked any boat traffic on Louisiana’s Red River.
Updated: Jul. 31, 2022 at 10:41 PM CDT
|By Dave McNamara
There is a different type of shrimp that’s caught in the Mississippi River below Baton Rouge.
Updated: Jul. 24, 2022 at 11:17 PM CDT
|By Dave McNamara
One man’s passion for Louisiana plants and butterflies has led to the creation of a bed and breakfast, where the focus is on nature.
Updated: Jul. 17, 2022 at 10:56 PM CDT
|By Dave McNamara
If you step in the office of the Louisiana Supreme Court’s Chief Justice, you will see a collection of artwork featuring south Louisiana landscapes. The artist is the man who sits behind the desk.
Updated: Jul. 10, 2022 at 8:16 PM CDT
|By Dave McNamara
It’s a large, very old oak tree that’s been battered and bruised over the centuries, and it has become a symbol of survival and resilience in southwest Louisiana.
Updated: Jul. 3, 2022 at 2:23 PM CDT
|By Dave McNamara
This may be one of the better places in the state to watch and photograph nesting birds. Located in central Louisiana, Cazan (cah-zan) Lake is a private farm and nature preserve with easy access to popular wading birds.
Updated: Jun. 26, 2022 at 2:27 PM CDT
|By Dave McNamara
The Louisiana State Capitol is full of history and may be worth a second visit.
Updated: Jun. 19, 2022 at 7:40 PM CDT
|By Dave McNamara
The Cypress Island Preserve at Lake Martin is a great destination for those eager to experience a little Louisiana nature this summer. It’s perfect for paddling a canoe or bird watching or spotting alligators.
Updated: Jun. 12, 2022 at 2:59 PM CDT
|By Dave McNamara
For 40 years, Independence Park was the first airport in Baton Rouge. But after the airfield moved, it was turned into a large botanic garden.
Updated: Jun. 5, 2022 at 4:36 PM CDT
|By Dave McNamara
“A Streetcar Named Desire” was an academy award-winning movie and Pulitzer prize-winning Broadway play. It was written by Tennessee Williams.
Updated: May. 29, 2022 at 2:12 PM CDT
|By Dave McNamara
It has taken nearly two years to bring a southwest Louisiana state park back to life after it was nearly destroyed by Hurricane Laura. Sam Houston Jones is now set to reopen.
Updated: May. 22, 2022 at 2:20 PM CDT
|By Dave McNamara
The Tchefuncte (Chuh-funk-tah) River near the City of Madisonville has been a popular spot for water enthusiasts for generations. But if you don’t have your own boat, you can still get out on the water and enjoy the wildlife and history along this scenic waterway.
Updated: May. 15, 2022 at 5:05 PM CDT
|By Dave McNamara
A world champion duck decoy carver from Terrebonne Parish has a new masterpiece in the middle of his living room. It’s a life-sized bald eagle.
Updated: May. 8, 2022 at 2:15 PM CDT
|By Dave McNamara
It’s Louisiana’s largest state park, and it also has one of the state’s longest hiking trails. Chicot State Park near Ville Platte is perfect for the outdoor enthusiast.
Updated: May. 1, 2022 at 4:13 PM CDT
|By Dave McNamara
Eighty years ago, coastal Louisiana was on the front lines of fighting in World War Two, but most Louisianans didn’t know it.
Updated: Apr. 24, 2022 at 4:09 PM CDT
|By Dave McNamara
The Woodlands Trail is a heavily forested nature trail that’s only minutes from downtown New Orleans. And it’s a place where researchers have been studying birds for nearly a decade.
Updated: Apr. 17, 2022 at 2:37 PM CDT
|By Dave McNamara
A nearly 200-year-old plantation in central Louisiana is not only a national historic landmark, but it became an artist colony that inspired a well-known Louisiana folk artist.
Updated: Apr. 10, 2022 at 7:14 PM CDT
|By Dave McNamara
If you feel the need for speed, a Jefferson Parish auto raceway is back in business.
Updated: Apr. 3, 2022 at 7:06 PM CDT
|By Dave McNamara
It’s an old style of cooking in cast iron pots that creates a tasty outdoor meal. And you can see a free demonstration and get a great lunch at a number of state parks.
Updated: Mar. 27, 2022 at 11:15 PM CDT
|By Dave McNamara
Long before the New Orleans fairgrounds became known as the home of the Jazz Fest, it was hosting horse racing. In fact, it’s one of the oldest tracks in the country.
Updated: Mar. 20, 2022 at 3:22 PM CDT
|By Dave McNamara
A small wooden church near the end of the Mississippi River at Empire has earned the nickname of ‘The Church That Won’t Die.’
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