Many people think of New Orleans when they think of Louisiana, and that certainly is reasonable when one considers the impact NOLA has on our economy, history, culture and lives. But there is much, much more to our state. Let's travel from city to city for a glimpse of the culture and traditions of the magnolia state.
Louisiana has a predominately Catholic community in the southern parishes, myself included. I can't imagine going to New Orleans without visiting or attending mass at St. Louis Cathedral. Within walking distance of the cathedral are the French Market, Cafe du Monde, and the Riverfront. Plan to spend most of the morning in the downtown area for beignets and shopping and strolling.
Of course, there's the French Quarters with its party atmosphere, music, and delicious alcoholic concoctions. Be warned! A hurricane (and every other drink) is potent. Every sip has consequences.
Have children in your party? Take them on a street car ride to the Audubon Zoo, but don't forget the Aquarium, IMAX, Insecterium, New Orleans Museum of Art (NOMA) and WWII Museum. All are filled with interesting, fun activities and history. Like the weird? Voodoo and cemeteries are a big draw. I could go on, but we need to move on. To represent NOLA, I included the Mercedes Benz Superdome because so many people visit.
Baton Rouge is next on our route. The Louisiana State Capitol is a definite stop. On my license plate it's the tall, pointed building. I have memories of searching the tree line for the first glimpse of the Capitol as we drove into BR when I was a child. It is the tallest state capitol in the union, a point of pride for Louisianans. Visit Baton Rouge is a good place to do some searching if you're planning a trip. The zoo is awesome and there's lots of shopping at the Mall of Louisiana. Do yourself a favor and visit River Road plantations and the LSU Rural Life Museum.
Lafayette is city of cajun French culture. Visit Acadian Village...like the Rural Life Museum in BR, it has a collection of historical buildings. Architecture is important to Louisiana's history and culture. Mardi Gras is a huge festival in Lafayette but with a family friendly atmosphere. Swamp tours, food, history, festivals, and friendly people are all attractions that draw people to Lafayette. You definitely want to go to a Zydeco concert.
I would not do my state justice if I left out our swamps. Louisiana has swamps in every section of the state, including the northernmost parishes. Of course, swamps are far apart in the north, but it's interesting to travel along the interstate in pine woods and hills and suddenly there's a small swamp of cypress trees, moss, and lily pads.
And speaking of the northern parishes, there are two cities that I must mention: Shreveport in the west and Monroe in the east. In Shreveport there's the Boardwalk for shopping; riverboat casinos; golfing, fishing and outdoor activities; and beautiful public gardens. Monroe has parks, gardens, a zoo, and outdoor attractions. Of course, Duck Commander is located here, but you know that from Duck Dynasty.
Between these Louisiana cities are lakes, woods, small towns and interesting historical places, such as Poverty Point. Louisiana has too many things to do it justice; I can only hope that my license plate gives one a sense of the beauty, culture and people of Louisiana.
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1 – 200 of 313 Newer› Newest»Hi Mary from NY. I like all that you represented in your block. It will look great with all the other blocks in the final quilt.
I like these tours. I think the blocks will look awesome together as a quilt.
Our son moved to LA a couple years ago and lives just outside New Orleans so we have been there many times. We've also been to some of the surrounding areas. The Zydeco Breakfast at Cafe Des Amis in Breaux Bridge was a fun and unique experience. And the Christmas Eve bonfires in Gramercy are something to see as well.
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I have visited New Orleans. I have a niece who lives there.
Great License plate - I have been to Louisiana many times, my parents went on their honeymoon to NOLA, my college roomie lives in Lake Charles, my sister currently is living their also! Oh, and I "liked" you on Facebook.
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My dad used to live in East Texas & I would fly in & out of the Shreveport airport to visit him. One day I hope to visit New Orleans too. Thanks.
Thanks for the little tour. It looks like a very fun place, I have never been there but now I think it will be on my bucket list.
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Love your quilt block -- especially the crawfish on it! I have been to New Orleans -- can't wait to go back. Thanks for the giveaway. info (at) cocoplumbeachhouse (dot) com.
I would love to visit your state. Would go to Lafayette.
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I did make a trip through Louisiana for a conference in New Orleans. Fun Experience! Thanks for sharing.
I've been to New Orleans, we had a wonderful stay. Wouldn't mind going back.
I have friends and neighbors from Louisiana but have never been there. I would love to visit someday.
Following you with bloglovin' very nice license plate, thanks for sharing your beautiful state with us.
I've been to New Orleans - Thanks for the chance to win!
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I have been to NOLA It was a wonderful weekend!! and I love traveling through the area to get them. some very beautiful scenery.
From your description I'd love to visit Lafayette. Thanks for the introduction to your state!
I now follow you. Your block is wonderful!
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never having been to LA i'd have to start in new orleans first!
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Many years ago I spent 4 days in New Orleans working at a conference, but had evenings to visit the French Quarter and enjoy all the delicious foods. Loved my time there, but never had the opportunity to return.
Hi I am Gisela from Omaha, NE. I am a follower love the plate and love fish.
I am Bobbie from Illinois. My husband and I took a trip to New Orleans the Christmas BEFORE Katrina. Have watched the redevelopment of NOLA with great interest and many prayers.
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Our son-in-law is from Lafayette. I would love to visit that area some day. His dad lives in Lake Charles, so that is another area. Of course I mustn't forget New Orleans. LOL I guess I should just go on a tour of Louisiana. LOL
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I live in Arkansas and have been to Louisiana one time. I have always wanted to go to New Orleans but have not made it there yet. Love your license plate
I made my first trip to Louisiana and NOLA just last month. We only had a day and a half in NOLA, but we made the most of it, including beignets at Café du Monde, the French Market and Bourbon Street. We'll definitely be back to see more. Thanks for a tour of the state.
I've been to NOLA several times and I'm going back in a few months.
Great tour of Louisiana - thanks. And of course the place I'd like to visit is New Orleans - someday!
I've went to Mardi Gras one year. Loved the French Quarter.
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Been to New Orleans and surrounding area. Lots of interesting sites in Louisiana. Thanks for the giveaway opportunity.
After reading your post, I think I would love to visit the St. Louis Cathedral and experience the downtown area.
I am in Pennsylvania, and Louisiana is one of the handful of states I have not yet visited. Thank you so much for all of the interesting facts you shared about the state! I would like to visit the smaller towns and the swamps and look at all of the beautiful buildings. Thanks! sarah@forrussia.org
I enjoyed your tour and license plate. I think Baton Rouge has a lot to offer for a visit.
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I don't think I've ever been to Louisiana, though I have a sister who now lives in Sulphur, LA.
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I would love to visit Cafe Du Mond and have freshly made beignets and the city around it.
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I have visited New Orleans and absolutely fell in LOVE!! What a great place!!
I have visited New Orleans and absolutely fell in LOVE!! What a great place!!
I've been to New Orleans multiple times - what a fun city! And my husband has been gambling in Shreveport before too. :)
I was raised in Jamestown, CA. The famous train #3 is across the street from my parent's house. This is the train that was used in movies and you can now take a tour and take a ride on this train. I moved to Sonora, which is about 5 miles from Jamestown. This is called the foothills. San Francisco is about 2 1/2 hours away. The Golden Gate and the Bay Area Bridges are very famous bridges as well as the Fisherman's Wharf. Thank you for being a part of the AMB Blog Tour and giving all of us a chance to win those American Made Fabrics. I think of New Orleans and have always wanted to go there and just party like crazy. Just relax and have a good time.
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I live on the MS Gulf Coast--we are practically neighbors. Looking forward to attending a conference in NOLA next month.
Thank you for the nice tour. It makes me want to visit Louisiana, from New Orleans to Baton Rouge to Lafayette.
I have only traveled through Louisiana once, on our was to Texas. But I have a brother in law who was raised in LA. So we have heard some fun stories. Thanks for the giveaway and the little tour.
Loved reading about your state. Your block is great and I love your wall hanging. The fleur de leis is the symbol for my city, Louisville.
I haven't been to Louisiana :(. But someday....eating in New Orleans is high on the list.
Louisiana is one state I have been longing to visit. So much state history and civil war history there that intrigues me. IT has always sounded like a wonderful place!
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Last visit was to Shreveport for a wedding...would love to visit the French Quarter!
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I would love to visit any part of Louisiana - but especially New Orleans! I would love to visit the cemeteries!
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My last visit to Louisiana was for a wedding... too many years ago! Would love to see the French quarter.
I would like to visit New Orleans!
I have only visited beautiful New Orleans and would like to visit again. What a lovely block you created.
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I would love to visit New Orleans. I have family roots there and would love to see the pictures you posted in person!
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I would love to visit New Orleans. I have family roots there and would love to see the pictures you posted in person!
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I would love to visit New Orleans. I have family roots there and would love to see the pictures you posted in person!
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I've never been to Louisiana but I think I would like to visit wherever the best beignets are available. They always look so good to me when I see them on TV!!
Awesome job on your block. What a lot of work you put into it!!
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Great tour, Mary! My husband is from White Castle, and it was fun to recognize some of the places I've visited from your descriptions! Hugs from Texas :-)
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I have seen a lot of Louisiana because my husband is from New Orleans. I wish we could visit more often the food is to die for!
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I have visited New Orleans and would like to revisit with my grandkids to ride the street car to the zoo. Sounds like a lot of fun.
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My main exposures to Louisiana have been fictional (True Blood & The Originals on TV & Charlaine Harris' Sookie Stackhouse book series), but I think I'd like to visit New Orleans.
I visited New Orleans many years ago and enjoyed the tours. I like your license plate design
I visited New Orleans for Mardi Gras around 25 years ago. Had a wonderful time and I was craving Oysters. Everywhere I went I ordered them. Dora G. @ ladyhawk201@hotmail.com
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Love learning so much about the states this way!It makes me want to visit all of them. I think I'd most like to see Baton Rouge in Louisiana.
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Enjoyed reading your blog and enjoy visiting Louisiana every chance I get.
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I've been through LA on I-20 and I-10, would love to go visit New Orleans, Lafayette, Baton Rouge, and Shreveport.
I have not been to Louisiana yet, but if I do I think I'd like to visit Baton Rouge and maybe stop to see some of your swamps!
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I would love to visit New Orleans. Never been :(
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I'd like to visit New Orleans, especially the Insecterium you mentioned.
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I have not made it to Louisiana yet in my travel, but sincemy goal it to vist all 50 states, it is on the list. I would love to visit all of the cities you mentioned, as they all sound interesting with different points of interest.
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I've never been to Louisiana but of course I'd like to visit New Orleans!
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I have been on the 10 on the way to MS. Have stopped in NO and also flew into NO Airport on way to MS. Did meet a lady that had lived about 20 miles from me in CA. She had moved to LA a few months before, and waited on us at a restaurant when we were passing through. Small world!!
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Been to the Big Easy a lot of times. This is great two neighboring states today. Love in MS and love to go to NO. We like to take the street car/trolley (can never remember what it is called in NO) through the garden district to Camellia Grill for breakfast. YUM! Love your block! Thanks for the tour from my easy chair.....
I have been to Louisiana in my younger days doing road construction. :D Tried my first Mint Julip and whoa was that powerful. No wonder those southern ladies wanted it to sit in the shade and fan themselves, they couldn't move afterwards!
I want to go back and visit New Orleans and sit at Cafe Du Monde and just watch the world go by for awhile. :)
I would like to go to Baton Rouge to visit my blogging buddy. We are going to hook up and meet each other for the first time next year at QUILTCON!
I have two cousins that I love to visit in Baton Rouge. New Orleans has been my destination for several business trips. I can see that there is much more to see. Thanks for the intro to your state.
I've never been to Louisiana, but I think it sounds fun to visit the French Quarter of New Orleans. Thanks for sharing about your state.
Actually I live in MS but guess I love there also!! I hate the small keyboards!!!!
You gave a great tour of your state, thank you. I would love to visit New Orleans.
I have been to New Orleans several times. I camped at an RV park in Slidell. I gambled in Shreveport and Bossier City. I easten crawfish and gator at Savoie's in Shreveport. I attended a Jazz Festival in Nachitoches. I toured a sugar plantation in Houma and attended a outdoor music festival there.I enjoyed a swamp tour complete with Zideco accordian music.
I was just thinking about a trip to New Orleans but you've made me consider other parts of the state.
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I have been all over Louisiana working with a baseball team in Mobile, al. New Orleans is a must see for sure! Thanks for the chance
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I love visiting the French Quarter and eating all the great food.
My husband has some relatives in Slidell. We visited once and went to New Orleans; need to do that again!
I have never been to Louisiana before, but from your description would love to see Shreveport or Lafayette!
I have visited Baton Rouge and the beautiful capital building, New Orleans for the World's Fair, and most recently Shreveport at Mardi Gras time.
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Would love to visit Louisiana especially New Orleans. Have heard so many good things about it. Love your license plate!
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Your license plate is very pretty. I would like to go visit New Orleans especially the French Quarter district.
Following on Bloglovin; would like to see NOLO, someday and going to Facebook to find your page now. :)
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The French Quarter of New Orleans looks interesting.
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I am close to louisiana! I live in Texas and have visited several places there and driven through numerous times. Love Louisiana! Stargal714@yahoo.com
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I would love to visit Lafayette and the Acadian village as that is my heritage.
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I would love to visit Shreveport & Baton Rouge. Thanks for sharing the Awesome pictures & info about your Beautiful State!!
Was in NOLA in January... love the music and the food. Avery Island is a great place to visit, spent a few weeks in Lake Charles, was in Baton Rouge on business... great state!
We visited New Orleans, saw the Aquarium, French Quarters, Bourbon Street all the fun stuff to offer. It does remind me alot of when we lived in France you could really tell the french history was all around. Thanks for the opportunity to win. Your license plate block is pretty cool.
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I would like to visit Lafayette. I have read several books set in Lafayette and would like to wander through the area. Thanks for offering a giveaway and participating in this wonderful blog hop.
I've been to New Orleans and I'd love to visit again. I took a cooking class in the French Quarter, a swamp tour, a self-guided tour of the Garden District, a walking tour of the city, and visited the Cabildo, which is beautiful.
Louisiana will always have a place in my heart since I lived there in the early 80s! I LOVE your license plate design, Mary, and your state tour is great! Love the people, music, food, and you have, hands down, the BEST parades ever!
Iowa here - love the applique - so much work - you did a wonderful job
nice block! I'd like to actually visit New Orleans.
i'd like to visit new orleans!
I have visited New Orleans (1985 or thereabouts). I loved your block!
I have been all over Louisana and lived in Kenner,Bridge City, Donaldsonville, Baton Rouge,Denham Springs and Leesville. It i s a beautiful state, but really the people make the state wonderful.Everybody is your friend and long lost cousin! Your tag represents the state in style. I like it!!!
I lived in New Orleans when I was a child (my sister was born there in 1952). Hubby and I visited NO on our honeymoon 34 years ago.
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I've traveled through Louisiana to get to Texas from Florida, but have never stayed there. I'd like to visit New Orleans (but not during Mardi Gras. Your license plate is one of the best so far.
LA is one of thirteen states I have not been to yet...on my list! Liked on Fb!
I have been to New Orleans, but after reading your blog there are now other parts of LA I'd like to visit.
I have been to New Orleans and loved it…such a fabulous city. Great block too.
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Thanks for representing "Sweet Home Louisiana" in your block. My heart is still on the bayou altho life has moved me to the Lone Star State. Geaux Tigers, SEC reigns!
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I would love to visit ALL of Louisiana. I've never been, and find your description fun and fascinating.
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I have driven through Louisiana a few times and have stayed in Shreveport some. Your block is great! Thanks for sharing your State's history.
Never been to LA but would love to see New Orleans!
Thank you, Mary, for all the great information about Louisiana. Have never been there and did not know it was the "Pelican State." I'd be glad to visit any part of it. It sounds very diverse and interesting.
I would love to celebrate mardi gras (in an authentic way!) so I'd lOVE to visit some place where that's happening !
I have visited Louisiana many times, almost only NOLA, though. I used to have very good friends who lived there, so I would go see them regularly, though never in the summer because it's just too hot and humid for me then.
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I have been to NOLA twice, fall & summer but my big wish is to visit in the spring. I can only imagine how beautiful the Garden District is. I also love to visit Cafe DuMon.
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I lived in Baton Rouge for about 1 year when my husband was working nearby. My kids were young and loved rolling down that steep grassy hill close to the capitol. :) Of course New Orleans is a family favorite, with something to offer all ages. :)
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I've never been farther east than Colorado, but Louisiana sure looks fun and very diverse.
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I've always wanted to visit the south! I suppose I'd most like to visit the zoo or somewhere to see the pelicans. The Acadian Village would also be cool. I love your plate. It's wonderful. Anything with trees makes me happy.
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