In 1859, New Orleans' fabled French Opera House opened at Bourbon and Toulouse streets in the French Quarter, becoming a focal point of Deep South society. For 60 years, hundreds of operas were presented there. There were also elegant balls and social events for New...
One of the most interesting cities I encountered during my December tour of the South was Natchitoches (pronounced NACK-a-tish), located in western Louisiana. Guiding my two-day visit here was Markita Hamilton, communications director for the Natchitoches Area...
Although one might associate many national parks with the arrival of icy roads and mountain snows in December, there are many Southern parks that are still suitable for a late-year group visit. Just south of Natchitoches, Louisiana, is Cane River Creole National...
Play hard? No problems there. Especially in a city that was getting its groove on at its annual Red River Revel festival, one of Louisiana's biggest and baddest music and arts events. The entire delegation was taken to the festival, treated to all they could enjoy...
There were two distinct sides to the first Small Market Meetings Conference held October 4-6 in sunny Shreveport, Louisiana. The first was all business, the second was all fun. The meeting planners who attended from 18 states did a superb job of accommodating both....
When I started my day touring the Nottoway Plantation, I thought that this was the life. The 1859 white plantation is the largest remaining antebellum mansion in the South. I felt blown away by the size of it all with 14-foot-high ceilings that seemed to indicate the...
Immediately upon driving into Baton Rouge, the tall tower created by former governor Huey Long rose above the surrounding buildings. The 1932 art deco state capitol building certainly stands out in the city's skyline as the infamous Long intended. After I toured the...
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