⚜ You pick the date
Places worth a visit, open on your own schedule — museums and the archive today, trails and campgrounds soon. Browse, then rally your krewe for a day out.
Hitting the thrift shops? Plan a thrift run— pick your shops and we’ll work out the order that drives the least, with a lunch stop in the middle. Print it and go.
54 places
Lafayette · Acadiana
Lafayette has documented queer-friendly businesses and community; Acadiana Park is public and inclusive; queer-owned businesses nearby per Lafayette Travel
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Lafayette · Acadiana
Moon Seed Loop trailhead; nature center; family-friendly
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Lottie · Acadiana
Louisiana swamp; bayou ecosystem
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Provencal · Central Louisiana
Multi-mile trail through Kisatchie Hills Wilderness Area; rugged terrain
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Ferriday · Central Louisiana
Bottomland hardwood forest along Mississippi River
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Lacombe · Northshore
Fresh and saltwater marsh; Lake Pontchartrain watershed
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Pearl River · Northshore
Multiple trails; bottomland hardwood forest; migratory birds
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Venice · Greater New Orleans
Barrier islands; brown pelican nesting
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New Orleans · New Orleans
The Bridge House/Grace House thrift store — proceeds fund residential addiction treatment in New Orleans.
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Bell City · Southwest Louisiana
Coastal marsh; waterfowl and shorebirds
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Slidell · Northshore
Backbone Trail access; oak forest; freshwater wetlands
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Natchitoches Parish · Central Louisiana
10-mile point-to-point trail; moderately challenging; named for Louisiana conservationist
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St. Francisville · Greater Baton Rouge
Bottomland hardwoods; large trees; near Mississippi River
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Rhinehart · Central Louisiana
Lake Catahoula; migratory birds
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New Orleans · Greater New Orleans
Free blues music festival with BBQ cookoff in Lafayette Square.
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Farmerville · North Louisiana
Bottomland hardwood forest
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Arcadia · North Louisiana
2-mile trail to Louisiana's highest point (535 ft); moderately challenging
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Lafayette · Acadiana
Free international music and arts festival; largest francophone festival outside Canada.
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Mandeville · Northshore
Paved rail-trail along north shore of Lake Pontchartrain, connects to Abita Springs
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New Orleans · Greater New Orleans
Largest free music festival in the American South; multiple stages across the French Quarter.
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Gonzales · Greater Baton Rouge
World jambalaya cooking championship; free event with Cajun/Zydeco music and parade.
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Marrero · Greater New Orleans
Boardwalks and trails through bald-cypress swamp and marsh — alligators, herons, and Spanish moss, twenty minutes from the Quarter.
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Patterson · Acadiana
Lakes and swamps; boat launch
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Boyce · Central Louisiana
Part of Kisatchie National Forest; 320+ miles of trails total
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Minden · North Louisiana
Part of Kisatchie National Forest; Camp Livingston Multiple-Use Trail System
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Bentley · Central Louisiana
Part of Kisatchie National Forest
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Natchitoches · Central Louisiana
Wild Azalea Trail (31 mi); Caroline Dormon Trail (10 mi); Longleaf Vista Trail (1.5 mi)
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Leesville · Southwest Louisiana
Part of Kisatchie National Forest
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Winnfield · Central Louisiana
Part of Kisatchie National Forest
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Lake Arthur · Southwest Louisiana
Freshwater marsh; waterfowl wintering area
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Folsom · Northshore
Pine savanna; carnivorous plants; Nature Conservancy preserve
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New Orleans · Greater New Orleans
Louisiana's queer memory, preserved — letters, photographs, periodicals, and ephemera documenting LGBTQ+ life across the state.
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Natchitoches · Central Louisiana
1.5-mile family-friendly trail; meadows to bottomland hardwoods; high mesas
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Baton Rouge · Greater Baton Rouge
Free literary festival on the State Capitol grounds with author readings and exhibits.
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New Orleans · Greater New Orleans
Free two-day outdoor festival celebrating Cajun and Zydeco music at Armstrong Park.
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New Orleans · Greater New Orleans
World-famous pre-Lenten carnival with parades, balls, and street celebrations.
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Lafayette · Acadiana
4-mile loop; Acadiana Park; boardwalks and gravel trails; adjacent Nature Station
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New Orleans · Greater New Orleans
New Orleans is broadly LGBTQ+ affirming; city park trails used regularly by LGBTQ+ community
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Ponchatoula · Northshore
Annual celebration of the strawberry harvest; one of Louisiana's largest free festivals with rides, entertainment, and strawberry dishes.
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Boyce · Central Louisiana
Red River corridor; bottomland habitat
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Hackberry · Southwest Louisiana
Wetlands; Wetland Walkway trail (1.5 miles)
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Saline · North Louisiana
14-mile canoe route; old-growth bottomland forest
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Anacoco · North Louisiana
Longleaf pine restoration; red-cockaded woodpecker habitat
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New Orleans · Greater New Orleans
Free festival celebrating the life and music of Louis Armstrong in the French Quarter.
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New Orleans · Greater New Orleans
A French Quarter museum and research center on the history and culture of New Orleans and the Gulf South.
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Washington · Acadiana
Bottomland hardwood and upland forest
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St. Francisville · Greater Baton Rouge
5.7-mile moderately challenging loop; migratory birds; black bear habitat; self-clearing permit required
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St. Francisville · Greater Baton Rouge
4-mile trail through deep woods and bayous; self-clearing permit required
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St. Francisville · Greater Baton Rouge
3.5-mile trail with nature interpretive signs; self-clearing permit required
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St. Francisville · Greater Baton Rouge
3.5-mile trail; orange blazes; self-clearing permit required
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Haile · North Louisiana
Bottomland hardwood; Ouachita River system
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Woodworth · Central Louisiana
1.2-mile lakeshore trail and 1.6-mile loop; Valentine Lake Recreation Complex
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Franklinton · Northshore
One of the oldest free fairs in the South; livestock, rides, food, and entertainment.
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Alexandria Area · Central Louisiana
31-mile point-to-point trail through Kisatchie National Forest; overnight backpacking; spring wildflowers
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