What’s New in Louisiana 9 ©Wildwood Resort Louisiana Civil Rights Trail Stories of opposition and resilience are found at destinations throughout the new Louisiana Civil Rights Trail. In the decades between Reconstruction and the Civil Rights Act of 1964, African-Americans faced new challenges and obstacles that made their mark on American history. Central Louisiana • Wildwood Resort in Zwolle has new and updated amenities on the shores of Toledo Bend Lake. • Gator Country Natchitoches is Louisiana’s largest alligator park and features seven acres of family fun. South Louisiana • BeauxDines’, a new Cajun spot, and Lake City Cruisers, which offer glow-in-the-dark bike tours, are just a couple new reasons to visit Lake Charles. • Wild Child Wines, eco-education nature preserve Atelier de la Nature and upscale Vestal Restaurant showcase the Lafayette area’s diverse new developments. • Baton Rouge’s culinary scene is booming. Check out new spots Gov’t Taco, Mid City Beer Garden, BLDG 5, Rouj Creole and Rally Cap Brewing Company. • Discover the past at the 1811 Kid Ory Historic House, which commemorates the largest slave revolt in U.S. history, and one of jazz music’s founding fathers. • Tchefuncte’s and The Anchor, neighboring restaurants in Madisonville, offer incredible cuisine and riverfront views. • Book a room at new New Orleans boutique accommodations The Chloe and One11 Hotel. • JAMNOLA is a new interactive art exhibit in New Orleans that brings together the best of the Big Easy’s artistic and musical influences. • Zipline over the Manchac Swamp at Zip NOLA, a new LaPlace attraction. • Bogue Chitto State Park near Franklinton has made extensive improvements to its already popular equestrian trails, and now offers the option to camp with your horse. Louisiana was at the heart of many of these challenges. Walk the streets of Shreveport’s Texas Avenue Historic District to see buildings that housed Black-owned businesses in the 1950s. Dine at the world-famous Dooky Chase’s Restaurant — where the likes of Martin Luther King, Jr., James Baldwin, and other civil rights activists met and dined. Visit the Louisiana State Capitol to see where men and women arrived after a 105-mile protest march from Bogalusa to Baton Rouge and take your picture with the commemorative marker at A. Z. Young Park. Mid City Beer Garden @epithegolden_ Plan your journey through Louisiana Civil Rights history by visiting LouisianaCivilRightsTrail.com #OnlyLouisiana @LouisianaTravel
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