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Is Cajun Mardi Gras older than New Orleans' celebrations? What to know about the courir.
New Orleans parades and the Cajun version of Mardi Gras, called the courir, may seem worlds apart, But experts say they have ...
MARDI GRAS 2025: Your guide to parades and parties in Baton Rouge and beyond
Let the good times roll! South Louisiana is gearing up for the 2025 Mardi Gras season and there are several parades and ...
PBS4h
A Black community in Louisiana was eligible for historic landmark designation. The National Park Service withdrew it from consideration
The agency withdrew the 11-mile stretch of land known as Great River Road from consideration for National Historic Landmark ...
The Advocate7h
After a long delay, a park system nature center will open in a wild corner of Baton Rouge
The roughly 500-acre Frenchtown Road Conservation Area in Central lies at the confluence of the Amite and Comite rivers. The ...
Baton Rouge Business Report3h
Why this Louisiana stretch will no longer be considered for historic protection
A Louisiana landscape of centuries-old sugar cane plantations and enduring Afro-Creole culture along the Mississippi River had been eligible for receiving rare federal protection following a multiyear ...