CONTENTS LOUISIANATRAVEL.COM: CONNECT WITH US LOUISIANA OUTDOORS FROM A TO Z: THE CALL OF THE WILD 10 ........ A: Airboats, Atchafalaya & Alligators 13 ........ B: Black Bears, Birding & Bayous 14 ........ C: Creole Nature Trail, Crabs & Crawfish 16 ........ D: Deep Blue 17 ........ E: Equestrian 18 ........ F: Festivals 22 ....... G: Golf 23 ....... H: Hit the Trails 23 ....... I: Ingredients 24 ....... J: Jungle Gardens 25 ........ K: Kayaking 26 ....... L: Louisiana Culinary Trails 28 ....... M: Mardi Gras 30 ....... N: Native American Heritage 31 ........ O: O-Road & Mountain Biking 31 ........ P: Poverty Point 32 ....... Q: Quintessential Louisiana Road Trips 33 ....... R: Rollin’ on the River 34 ....... S: State Parks 38 ....... T: Toledo Bend & Tamales 39 ....... U: Urban Adventures 40 ....... V: Vampires, Voodoo & Rougarou 41 ........ W: Walk on the Wild Side 42 ....... X: X Marks the Spot 43 ....... Y: Young Adventurers 44 ....... Z: Zydeco pg 10 pg 28 pg 18 pg 38 pg 44 Visit Layar.com/mobile to download the free app THIS ISSUE OF THE OFFICIAL LOUISIANA INSPIRATION GUIDE OFFERS YOU INTERACTIVE DIGITAL EXPERIENCES USING THE LAYAR APP SCAN THIS PAGE LO U!S!AN A N OFFIC IAL INSPIRATIO vel.com LouisianaTra Download the free app, find pages with this symbol and scan to access exclusive content. GUIDE On the Cover: Top: Sunset fishing adventure in Lake Charles ©monsoursphotography.net/visitlakecharles.org Bottom: Trombone Shorty performs during the New Orleans Jazz & Heritage Festival ©Douglas Mason LOUISIANA A to OUTDOORS Z SCAN THIS PAGE Contributing Writers: Lori Archer-Smith, Erin Z. Bass, Kristy Christiansen, Mark Sanders WATCH A VIDEO. SCAN THIS PAGE TO Full instructions on page 6. Download the free Layar app. http://LouisianaTravel.com 3