Louisiana
Jazz, Cajun, Zydeco, and Blues

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New Orleans
A city whose very name invokes a vivid blend of history and culture has a fresh story on every corner. Explore the French Quarter, savor delicious cuisine, and experience a music scene that flows from Mardi Gras to jazz festivals and never really stops.

Lafayette
Recently rated the Happiest Ciy in the US, Lafayette’s Cajun culture is proudly on full display through its festivals, architecture, its food and – of course – its music. Explore the Acadian Village, enjoy delicious Cajun cuisine and understand why this is a city with a smile.

Baton Rouge
A growing technological centre of the American South is also an historic State Capitol, studded with green through its award-winning city parks and home to a burgeoning arts scene. Immerse yourself at the Louisiana Art & Science Museum, or embrace the outdoors with kayaking adventures in the parks.

EVENTS & FESTIVALS
- New Orleans

New Orleans Jazz and Heritage Festival
With spring in the air, this New Orleans staple has for over 50 years drawn millions of jazz fans from worldwide to celebrate Louisiana’s rich jazz heritage.
- Lafayette

Festival International de Louisiane
Downtown Lafayette explodes with culture each April during five days of world-class music, delicious food, and stunning art that celebrate the French influence on Louisiana.
- Baton Rouge

Baton Rouge Blues Festival
One of America’s oldest blues festival rocks Baton Rouge’s downtown district every year with a barnstorming celebration of swamp blues, featuring world-renowned artists.
- Lafayette

Festival Acadiens et Créoles
Since 1974 what began a collection of small events has celebrated the French influence on Louisiana – now a sprawling, three day event there’s myriad ways to enjoy the food, crafts and most of all music of Cajun culture and discover the true essence of Creole heritage.
- New Orleans

Satchmo Summerfest
There was only one Louis “Satchmo” Armstrong and there is only one true celebration of the man and his city’s culture with seminars, art, live music, and local eats and drinks.

Food & Drink
- Baton Rouge

Phil Brady’s Bar and Grill
What look like low-key digs on the outside host the oldest blues bar in Baton Rouge, with a live blues jam every Thursday night and $1 burgers on Monday nights.
- New Orleans

Snug Harbor
Housed in an 1800s shopfront, this Marigny gem has for three decades been serving incredible live jazz and smart Louisiana cuisine in tandem expect seafood, steaks and cocktails.
- Lafayette

Prejean’s Restaurant
“Simply Cajun” is the mission statement of an institution celebrating local culture for more than 40 years through the likes of char-grilled oysters, gumbos and steaks plus antiques on the walls and live music in the air.
- New Orleans

Brennan’s
At the heart of New Orleans’ French Quarter icon, this upmarket eaterie is known for the breadth of its service – from acclaimed breakfasts to a renowned wine cellar, and including a legendary dessert of bananas flamed at your table.
- Baton Rouge

Oxbow Rum Distillery
Oxbow Distillery crafts rum from scratch, using their own sugarcane grown on a Mississippi River oxbow. Tours of the Baton Rouge facility illustrate every step of the distilling process and of course involve sampling the produce in the process.

Things to Do
- New Orleans

Preservation Hall
For all but five nights of the year this French Quarter landmark showcases live, acoustic New Orleans jazz – often from well-known musicians – in an intimate setting.
- Lafayette

Vermilionville
Through gardens, historic buildings and demonstrations of essential crafts performed by the early Acadians, Creoles and Native Americans, this living history museum explores the rich heritage of Louisiana’s Native Americans, Acadians, Creoles, and African descent.
- Baton Rouge

Capitol Park Museum
Louisiana’s vibrant historyis presented in one engaging space, exploring the legacies of Louis Armstrong, Huey P. Long, Mardi Gras, fais-do-dos, the Mississippi River, and the Gulf Coast.
- Lafayette

Blue Moon Saloon
Bring your dancing shoes and lose yourself in Cajun and zydeco beats at a honky tonk venue drawing locals and visitors for almost a quarter-century. Visitors, families, artists and politicians all rub shoulders at the Saloon.
- New Orleans

Frenchmen Street
A hidden gem just steps from the French Quarter, just about every doorway on Frenchmen Street lures you into a succession of live music venues full of New orleans emerging talent.

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