Travel Guide:louisiana
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WATCH: A Psychic Tour of America’s Most Haunted City
Yahoo is streaming the Voodoo Music + Arts Experience, a three-day music festival live from New Orleans. This year’s lineup includes artists like Florence & The Machine, deadmau5, Jane’s Addiction, and more. It starts on Friday, October 30 at 4pm ET/1pm PT and you can watch all weekend long at yahoo.com/voodoo. Strolling through the Cities of the Dead with the Mary Poppins of dead people isn’t as creepy as it sounds, I swear.
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Louisiana’s Other City: Why Lake Charles Should Be On Your List
Lake City, Louisiana has an enticing mix of nature, culture, and its own Mardi Gras krewes. It’s not just Lucinda Williams who knows that Lake Charles is a special place. This little city in the southern part of the state is where Louisiana shows off its best side: fascinating history, beautiful landscapes, vibrant Cajun culture, a ton of activities, and plenty of nature (including gators).
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Confessions of a Bourbon Street Bartender
How tough is it to tend bar on Bourbon Street? “Here’s the thing: In New Orleans, we let the bars stay open late. “In New Orleans, you have to take it to another level to get called ‘crazy.’ I’ve seen countless, I mean countless (body part that rhymes with ‘cities’).
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New Orleans Saints Quarterback Drew Brees Breaks Down the Perfect Night Out in NOLA
NOLA, baby! (Thinkstock)
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The Sweetest Treats Taking Over Instagram
Since its New York debut in May 2013, chef Dominique Ansel’s croissant-donut hybrid has made news around the world, leaving hordes of fans and Internet attention in its wake. In addition to an inspired flavor of the month (October’s is Pumpkin Chai), Ansel has created signature pastries such as the Cookie Shot and the Pretzel Lobster Tail, a peanut-butter butter-crunch soft pretzel sprinkled with Maldon sea salt and accompanied by a brown butter-whipped honey dipping sauce.
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Maximize Your Experience: a Primer for Jazz Fest's Final Weekend
Allow me to let you in on a little secret: there’s more to see and take in at Jazz Fest (a.k.a. the New Orleans Jazz and Heritage Festival) than you could ever imagine, both on the festival grounds and in the areas surrounding it. Unless you’ve been, you might not know that Jazz Fest is held at a horse racing track (The Fairgrounds), surrounded almost entirely by a residential area known as the Mid-City neighborhood of New Orleans.
