BIRDS IN LOUISIANA
Louisiana has so many different habitats that birds love – from rice fields, crawfish ponds, coastal wetlands and marshlands to hilly pine woods and forests –that it is no surp
HODGES GARDENS STATE PARK (Closed until further notice)
A Lakeside Paradise of Gardens, Fountains, Waterfalls & Wildlife
By Nancy J. Reid
Kim Kelley discusses the gardens, activities and lo
LOUISIANA POLITICAL MUSEUM & HALL OF FAME
The Birthplace of Louisiana Politics
By Nancy J. Reid
Carolyn Phillips, Executive Director of the Louisiana Political Museum in Winnfield, talks w
LEST WE FORGET
Cane River Creole National Historical Park
By Nancy J. Reid & Lisa D. Smith
Nathan Hatfield, previous Chief of Interpretation for Cane River Creole National Historical Park d
EXPLORE HISTORIC CANE RIVER NATIONAL HERITAGE TRAIL
Online Jigsaw Puzzle of Cane River Lake and Big Blend Radio Interview about Historic Natchitoches, Louisiana
Founded in 1714, Natchitoches is the
CELEBRATE FALL IN DOWNTOWN NATCHITOCHES
Explore Louisiana’s Oldest City
Founded in 1714 by Louis Juchereau de St. Denis, Natchitoches is the original French Colony and oldest city in Louisian
LET THE GOOD TIMES ROLL IN LAFAYETTE, LOUISIANA
by Debbie Stone
From alligators and Cajun music to tasty Boudin and Tabasco hot sauce, Big Blend travel writer Debbie Stone shares her culinary, cultur
LOUISIANA HOLLYWOOD HISTORY
Quite a few films have been produced and filmed in and around Central and Northwestern Louisiana over the years.
Listen to Steve Schneickert on Big Blend Radio, as he re
LOCALS INSIDER: NATCHITOCHES PARISH, LOUISIANA
What It’s Like to Live, Work & Play in Louisiana’s Oldest City!
Listen to the Big Blend Radio Locals Insider on Natchitoches, featuring Ar
THE WOMEN OF MELROSE PLANTATION
Marie Therese Coincoin, Cammie Grant Henry & Folk Artist Clementine Hunter
By Nancy J. Reid & Lisa D. Smith
Standing outside the Yucca House at Melrose P
LOUISIANA SPORTS HALL OF FAME & NORTHWEST LOUISIANA HISTORY MUSEUM
This Big Blend Radio segment focuses on the Louisiana Sports Hall of Fame and Northwest Louisiana History Museum, an impre
KENT PLANTATION HOUSE
Executive Director Alice Scarborough and tour guide Patsy Brosett-Garcia, discuss Kent House Plantation in Alexandria, on Big Blend Radio.
Kent Plantation House in
