Louisiana holidays

Louisiana received its name from Robert de LaSalle, an early French explorer who named the region for King Louis XIV of France. Since then, the state of Louisiana has become one of the world's renowned cultural destinations. From its subtropical climate to its unique blend of cultures, Louisiana holidays offer a warmth and variety second to none. Best known for its world famous port city of New Orleans, Louisiana provides visitors throughout the state its unique version of history, entertainment, food and fun. New Orleans is but a prelude to a state of enchantment.

Apart from the iconic city of New Orleans, Louisiana has four other distinctly different regions including :

Crossroads

Home to the oldest settlement in the Louisiana Purchase Territories, Crossroads is a region where the French and Spanish heritage of South Louisiana meets the English-speaking, pioneer culture of North Louisiana.

Plantation Country

Step back in time more than 150 years on your holidays to Louisiana to recall the grand days before the American Civil War. In the 1850's more than three quarters of America's millionaires were clustered in the region between Natchez and New Orleans, their wealth based on vast plantations of sugar cane and cotton.

Steamboats ferried these valuable crops down the mighty Mississippi River to the port city of New Orleans; they returned laden with crystal chandeliers, china, mahogany furnishings and carpets from far off lands. Plantation Country offers a rare opportunity to glimpse the lifestyle of America's antebellum past.