Destination Experiences in New Orleans on the cheap
by It seems that most travel reservation sites these days offer experiences at every destination. It is a good way for the sites to pick up …
Category: Louisiana
Lestat’s home–maybe–near Lafayette Cemetery #1
First a confession: I loved the first three books of Ann Rice’s “Vampire Chronicles”. In fact, they inspired me to write two vampire books many, …
Art fiddles and zydeco in Cajun country
About a half an hour north of Lafayette is Opelousas, Louisiana, the self-proclaimed “Zydeco Capital of the World”. The king of zydeco music, the late …
Cane sugar, New Iberia and a radio station in Louisiana
(I am writing this in Tucson, while waiting to move into my new home.) Harvesting Sugar Cane in Louisiana September is almost here and it …
Art threatened by Hurricane Barry in Southern Louisiana
While my most recent posts have been about sights, people and places near Lafayette Louisiana, I am not there. The weather became extremely hot and …
Cajun music, dancing and re-enactors in Vermilionville
One reason I spent so much time in Louisiana, especially around Lafayette, is because this area in many ways seems very distinct. It felt as …
Time travel in the Louisiana swamps
The sign read: “Longfellow Evangeline Historic Site“. Whoa. What’s this? Evangeline is a fictitious character in an epic American poem and Longfellow was a New …
Army tanks riding on a train. Are these Trump’s tanks?
Sometimes when I travel I see things that are mysteries, that I do not understand, that simply open the door to questions. Often they remain …
The slowly vanishing small Cajun towns
The state of Louisiana has an online map and guide to scenic roads and historic towns. It’s called Trails and Byways of Louisiana. I discovered …
A Louisiana beach fantasy with a shark and hot feet
This post shows photos of Grand Isle, Louisiana in 2019. In 2021 Hurricane Ida destroyed or seriously damaged all homes on this island, the only …
Unmarked graves, floodwalls, shrimp and sugar cane
On my way to New Orleans I glanced over the side of a bridge crossing the Atchafalaya River and spied, below, what was obviously an …
Crime and punishment in Cajun country
While I was out photographing houses in the poor neighborhood behind my hotel, I noticed one guy in a funny-looking outfit: orange t-shirt and black …