Louisiana

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New Orleans, Louisiana Attractions

New Orleans, Louisiana Attractions

Dubbed “The Big Easy” and “The Most Interesting City in America” depending on your viewpoint, New Orleans, Louisiana will not disappoint anyone on your next family vacation.  This charming Southern belle boasts a culture that is unique, music that is truly inspiring,...

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New Orleans Volunteer vacation

Rebuilding New Orleans; service trip by Rustic Pathways

During Spring Break, I went on a service trip to New Orleans with Rustic Pathways. I went with my two friends, Elizabeth and Erika. We departed Chicago on March 23rd with Southwest Airlines, and we arrived 2 hours later. We first met Connie and Angela, two Chinese girls who were staying at a...

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Mardi Gras Parade in Pensacola, Florida

Top Family Mardi Gras And Carnival Celebrations Around The World

February and March are the time for party-loving cultures and Catholics everywhere to celebrate Carnival, Carnaval, Carnevale, Mardi Gras and other pre-Lenten festivals. With the winter season comes Carnival. New Orleans' Mardi Gras, Rio de Janeiro's Carnaval and Venice's Carnevale...

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Louisiana Haunted Houses And Halloween Fun

Louisiana Haunted Houses And Halloween Fun

As fall comes so does Halloween -- start planning the tall tales you're going to tell on your spooky weekend break in Baton Rouge, Louisiana.As fall comes so does Halloween -- start planning the tall tales you're going to tell on your spooky weekend break in Baton Rouge, Louisiana. Across...

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An Atmosphere Change

As I walked out of the airport all I could feel was the overwhelming humidity in the air of New Orleans, Louisiana. I sighed in relief as we finally arrived at the cool, huge Hilton hotel. My church fellowship had arrived here for the Christian conference, Challenge 2012. Even after arriving in New...

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The Lives That Were Touched In the City of New Orleans

I view traveling as a privilege, not a right. People travel for many different reasons such as: relaxation or luxury. I like to use traveling to learn about different cultures, people, and history. My trip to New Orleans, with my Midway Baptist Youth Group, opened up a brand new view on life for me...

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Helping Hands in New Orleans

During the summer of 2009, just before my fourteenth birthday, I traveled to New Orleans, Louisiana with my pastor, a fellow church member, and several teens and pastors from local churches for a Christian teen gathering known as “Jesus, Justice, Jazz”. Over 37,000 church members from...

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The Melting Pot

Louisiana could best be described as the Melting Pot of the South. Whether a person is discussing the soulful tunes of Jazz music, the savoury taste of Southern cuisine, or the rich cultures one thing is a always true: this is one of the most diverse states around. When I visited New Orleans,...

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Into the Heart of the Big Easy

Usually, we do not play "tourist" on our trips to the Crescent City. Usually, we settle in a little town right outside the hustle and bustle of downtown New Orleans to visit with family and enjoy the hours away from work and school and people we know. Usually, we take a boat out onto the...

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You Can't Save a City (N.O.L.A.)

On April 13th , 2012, I embarked on an amazing service-learning adventure to New Orleans, Louisiana, with 35 other kids from my high school. We spent almost a year fundraising and doing local service work around our home state of Massachusetts in preparation for the trip.  On the day we left,...

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