Louisiana holidays

Best known for its world famous port city of New Orleans, it is but a prelude to a state of enchantment.  

Louisiana's four distinctly different regions include:

Plantation Country

Step back in time more than 150 years and 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.

Crossroads

Home to the oldest settlement in the Louisiana Purchase Territories, Crossroads is a region located in the centre of the state where the French and Spanish heritage of South Louisiana meets the English-speaking, pioneer culture of North Louisiana. Civil War battles were fought in this region and, before that, Spanish traders travelled through on their route to Mexico.  

Alexandia and Pineville, the main urban areas, sit on opposite sides of the Red River.  Enjoy a downtown walking tour and plenty of fun on the river.  The rest of the area is a mix of small town Main Streets and rural farms with quaint, weathered barns.