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Louisiana Sights and History
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| Louisiana Sights &
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Explore
New Orleans Offering tours and sightseeing packages,
but their website has some good info for any visitor.
Inside
New Orleans.com Total New Orleans portal with
info on jobs, transportation, and other info of interest to both
visitors and natives of the city.
InfoLouisiana Official
Information and Services page of the State Government of Louisiana.
Contains information on news, business, and sights in the state
Louisiana State Museum
The museum operates five properties in the famous
French Quarter: the Cabildo, Presbytere, 1850 House, Old U.S. Mint
and Madame John's Legacy. It also maintains the Wedell-Williams
Memorial Aviation Museum in Patterson and the Old Courthouse in
Natchitoches.
Mardi Gras in
Rural Acadiana Find out about the great Mardi
Gras events in Southwestern Louisiana, including Mamou, Eunice,
Church Point, and other communities.
Mardi Gras, New Orleans
"the definitive source of information
on all matters bacchanalian.", according to C-Net.
New Orleans Chamber
of Commerce Info, events, departments and programs
New Orleans Jazz National Historic
Park Information from the National Park Service
on this historic park in New Orleans and events which take place
there.
New Orleans
Online : New Orleans: Happening Every Day!
New
Orleans Visitors Bureau Where to go, what to
see, how to get there, where to stay
Official Home Page of Eunice,
Louisiana The "Prairie Cajun Capitol"
of Louisiana.
William Russell Jazz
Collection The Historic New Orleans Collection
acquired the jazz collection of the late William Russell in 1992,
an assemblage of materials that includes more than 36,000 manuscripts,
books, sound recordings, artifacts, and photographs.
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| Louisiana History &
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Encyclopedia
of Cajun Culture The site has the purpose of preserving
and promoting Cajun culture, and for disseminating accurate information
about Cajun culture for educational purposes.
The Louisiana Creole
Heritage Center of Northwestern State University The
mission of the Louisiana Creole Heritage Center is to promote, foster,
and engage in activities and endeavors that relate to Louisiana Creoles
and their culture.
Cajun Music and
Culture Has all the makings of really great site,
lots of good material there already. The site owner clearly has a
great interest in this music and these people.
The
Jazz Funeral An essay on one of
the more intriguing and unique aspects of New Orleans culture.
Zulu
Social Aid and Pleasure Club An
interesting history of one of the first benevolent societies in New
Orleans and their famous Mardi Gras parade, which included no less
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Donna's
Bar and Grill Do what you wanna, but don't miss
Donna's!"
The Funky Butt
Cool club where you can catch various members of
the Marsalis clan, The New Orleans Nightcrawlers, Mark Braud Quintet,
and other great local jazz musicians.
House
of Blues New Orleans Find out who's coming to
perform
New
Orleans Bar Guide The ultimate resource for bars,
clubs, and nightlife in the Big Easy.
Preservation
Hall Shows nightly
Rock
'N Bowl Home of Zydecofest!
Ruby's
Roadhouse Ruby's has been a bar since the early
1930's when workers began building first the sawmill and railroads
and later the 24 mile Causeway bridge across Lake Pontchartrain.
They would gather here to relax after a long day at work before
going home to supper.
Storyville
District Tourist attraction pays homage to the
old Storyville.
Tipitina's Great
place to hear live music, from the Neville Bros. to Los Hombres
Calientes and everything in between. Locations uptown and in the
French Quarter.
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