- Louisiana's state tourism office has divided up the state into five regions, which is an effective tool to use when planning your trip. The regions are: Cajun Country, which encompasses the southwestern part of the state; Sportsman's Paradise, which is the northern tier; Crossroads, which is the state's middle section; Plantation Country, which encompasses Baton Rouge and surrounding area; and Greater New Orleans.
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Visitors have much to choose from in each region that will immerse them into Louisiana's culture.
One way is to attend one of the state's festivals. Known as the Festival Capital of the World, Louisiana hosts more than 400 festivals every year.
In addition to the well-known attractions of the French Quarter in New Orleans, visitors may not know that French impressionist painter Edgar Degas owned a house in New Orleans. The house is now an inn filled with Degas reproductions where Creole food and hospitality are served.
An interactive map (a link is provided in the References section) allows users to move the mouse over the area in each region you want to visit so you can get specific information about attractions in that area to experience Louisiana's culture. - Places of historical significance include the Frogmore Plantation, where you can see a working cotton plantation, as well as a re-enactment of a slave wedding; a cemetery in New Orleans where voodoo practioner Marie Laveau is interred; and the circa 1840 Houmas House Plantation, which is where the movie "Hush, Hush Sweet Charlotte," starring Bette Davis, was filmed. To find other places of historical interest, see the Louisiana Office of Tourism site, for which a link is provided in the References section.
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