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Louisiana is the birthplace of Jazz and Zydeco music, and the home of authentic Cajun and Creole cuisine. It offers mysterious, beautiful landscapes (some of America’s last wildernesses), accented by a history and culture that formed from all corners of the earth: Native American, European, African, Caribbean and French Canadian.

New Orleans is Louisiana’s most popular tourist attraction. Compared to other American cities, it is surprisingly laid back and distinctly European. History and culture mix with hip shopping, great restaurants and lively nightlife venues both in and beyond the heralded French Quarter... More



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