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Louisiana Vacation

By:A.Causey


Posted 23 September 2007



Tourism in Louisiana is the primary industry for this historically important state. To get the most out of your next Louisiana vacation, its best to visit when the weather is mild. When you plan your Louisiana vacation, the best time to visit is early spring or late fall. A spring Louisiana vacation is recommended for the mild temperatures, and a Louisiana vacation in late fall is recommended to avoid hurricane season. Despite the devastation of the 2005 Hurricane Katrina in New Orleans and Hurricane Rita in Lake Charles, tourism in Louisiana is at an all time high.

Tourism in Louisiana also gears up during the spring when some of the best Louisiana festivals occur at this time, including the famous Mardi Gras in New Orleans. A New Orleans vacation can be arranged in conjunction with Mardi Gras, or another of the Louisiana festivals. Another good time to plan your New Orleans vacation is around the Louisiana festivals at Halloween in late fall, or between Christmas and New Year's when some of the other Louisiana festivals take place like the Christmas river celebration and a New Orleans New Year's Eve party. Planning a Louisiana vacation or New Orleans vacation between June and September can be risky as that is the height of Hurricane season, but you can save big on hotels during this low season (if you can stand the heat.)

If you plan to take your Louisiana vacation during the summer, the beaches in the Southwest Louisiana around Lake Charles can be bearable but you still risk the hurricanes. The best time to go for a golfing and/or fishing Louisiana vacation can be the summer months. For summertime Louisiana vacation stay in the north and northwest areas by Shreveport and Monroe. But be warned, summertime in Louisiana can be very hot, so make sure you are prepared for the heat and humidity by having lots to drink on hand and wearing comfortable light clothing.

Probably the best year round spots for a Louisiana vacation are the casinos in Shreveport and other cities away from Hurricane risk areas like Marksville, LA.

There is plenty of outdoor activity in the northern part of Louisiana, generally referred to as the Sportsman's Paradise for the great golfing, fishing and hunting. A camping vacation in Louisiana can be fun year round, but beware of hurricane risk and mosquitoes in summer. In the winter, it is generally mild, but the northern cities like Shreveport can drop to the 30's so bring a sweater Whenever you choose to go on a Louisiana vacation, make sure you bring a raincoat as it tends to be on the moist side.

Baton Rouge is the capital city of the state of Louisiana. Located on the Mississippi River, north of New Orleans, Baton Rouge Louisiana exemplifies the best of Louisiana's diverse culture. Baton Rouge is a thriving city, home to LSU and Southern University; it's also a haven for numerous businesses and industrial facilities.The climate is semi-tropical in Baton Rouge, so it's a great place to enjoy outdoor activities like boating, golf and tennis.

The other smell that will thrill and delight you in this jewel of the south called Baton Rouge Louisiana (or translated from French "the red stick"), is the smell of Cajun and Creole cooking. A mixture of French and Spanish cuisines, with the Cajun being a spicier and heartier version of the latter, this unbelievably delicious food is a mixture of local ingredients like crab, river shrimp, oysters, crawfish, freshwater and saltwater fish, lake shrimp, beans of all kinds, homemade sausages, tomatoes, okra, yams, pecans, as well as oranges and wines, liqueurs and brandy.

A must on your Baton Rouge vacation is to sample this food at one of the many fine Baton Rouge Restaurants, where you can find some of the best dining in the country. There are even a few local wineries outside Baton Rouge that offer free wine tasting and wine festivals; at different times of the year. Since Baton Rouge is on the Mississippi you can take a river cruise and enjoy the spledor of the south as you glide in luxury.

Whatever your taste, your Baton Rouge vacation is sure to leave you memories of a beautiful southern day; and delicious southern food, that will keep calling you to come back again and again. Like its sister city, New Orleans, you can also find many jazz musicians and places to listen to some fantastic blues.There are even a few casinos like the Belle of the Baton Rouge, to try your hand at black jack. And no Baton Rouge vacation would be complete without sampling a local swamp tour; or visiting the Bluebonnet Swamp Nature Center to get a glimpse of the crocodiles Louisiana is famous for.

There are even some plantation homes that operate as bed and breakfast hotels.One of the great things-to-do on a Louisiana vacation is to stay overnight in a plantation like Myrtle's, which is rumored to be haunted. Whichever city visitors choose, their next Louisiana vacation is sure to be unforgettable.

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