Jazz, Cajun cuisine, Creole cooking, warm Southern hospitality, balmy Gulf Coast breezes, crawfish, gracious plantations, a mix of French, Caribbean and Spanish cultures and so much more. Welcome to Louisiana!  From the spirit of New Orleans to Plantation country, Cajun country and the hills and lakes of Northern Louisiana, this state will capture your heart.

Missed Mardi Gras? Create your own party at Blaine Kern's Mardi Gras World! Treat your guests to Creole at Tujague's Restaurant in the French Quarter. For a formal ambiance, check out the New Orleans Museum of Art . The historic Cabildo/Louisina State Museum with its stately arches and grand spaces makes the perfect setting for a cocktail reception, stately dinner or candlelit wedding.