South · LA
Louisiana
Creole food, jazz, and bayou country
The Pelican State
New Orleans is the obvious headline, but the Cajun bayous of Acadiana and the river-road plantations between New Orleans and Baton Rouge are just as essential.
- Capital
- Baton Rouge
- Largest city
- New Orleans
- Region
- South
Best time to visit
February–May and October–November.
Highlights
- ·French Quarter and Garden District, New Orleans
- ·Atchafalaya Basin swamp tours
- ·Oak Alley and Whitney plantations
- ·Mardi Gras in February or March
