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Regions | South Louisiana

Near Lafayette, head over to Avery Island and Lake Charles Area
learn how TABASCO® is made, take in the beauty
of 170 acres of breathtaking semitropical foliage. Lafayette Area
Visit the Creole Nature Trail to experience refuges New Iberia-Morgan City Area
and sanctuaries with abundant wildlife, offering Houma Area
unsurpassed hunting, fishing, birding and photo Bayou Lafourche Area
opportunities.
Take in the sights and tastes of the Capital City. The distinctive Cajun culture of the state lies within
Visit the tallest state capitol building in the United the South Region, stretching from Lake Charles
States and tour historic homes. Also, enjoy modern
attractions--art galleries, shopping and spas. No near the Texas border east to Lafayette along I-10
matter what you do, you’ll work up an appetite and then southeast along U.S. 90 towards the Gulf
and you’ll be glad you did, you’ll have a hard time of Mexico. This area has fast become a golfing
choosing where to eat, from local favorites to the mecca thanks to the world-class facilities, which have
experiential new fusion-concept restaurants fit for sprung up over the last decade.
foodies. Heading south of Baton Rouge, be sure to
stop in the Louisiana River Parishes area, enjoy Lake Charles has been welcoming golf travelers
beautiful historic homes and gardens built along the to the region for several years. Lake Charles is the
Mississippi River. home of one of the most sought after stops on the

There’s just “a little something extra” about every- Audubon Golf Trail, Gray Plantation, and it
thing in the Greater New Orleans - what we call is also the location of two casino resort courses,
“lagniappe” in Louisiana. You’ll notice it in everything The Country Club at the Golden Nugget and
from the food to the architecture. For example, at Contraband Bayou Golf Club at L’Auberge
Mardi Gras World you can view the grandiose Casino Resort, both casino resorts provide guests
floats that roll down the streets during carnival with truly upscale courses at a fair price.
season, take a haunted history tour and hear about
the eerie accounts of the area’s past, try a gospel
brunch or join the procession of a second line and Gray Plantation has been named one of the top
boogie in the streets. 100 courses in the United States by Golf Digest. Its
layout was designed for the thinking golfer as 12 of
These unique Louisiana attractions pair nicely with the holes are laced among 670 acres of lakes and
the South Region golf courses to create a golf a total of 94 bunkers await throughout the course.
destination like no other.
Contraband Bayou Golf Club at L’Auberge
Casino Resort is the only public Tom Fazio
signature design in the state. The course routing
takes advantage of the lowland marsh features and
eight spectacular lakes. Golf Digest has listed it as
one of Louisiana’s “top courses in state” and one of
the “best casino courses” in the country. Golfers, who
have played it, consider it the second best course in
the state, according to Golf Advisor.

Previous Page; Top Left Photo: Cajun Dancing in Cajun Country; Top Right Photo: Po’boys at
Parkway Tavern in New Orleans; Middle Bottom Photo: LSU Tailgating in Baton Rouge; Bottom Right
Photo: Kayaking in Atchfalaya Basin
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