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
One of the highlights of our visit to Louisiana was our s
LOUISIANA POLITICAL MUSEUM & HALL OF FAME
The Birthplace of Louisiana Politics
By Nancy J. Reid
There are a lot of things about Louisiana that are different, but Winnfield, Louisiana lays claim t
LEST WE FORGET
Cane River Creole National Historical Park
By Nancy J. Reid & Lisa D. Smith
Part of the most incredible things our National Parks do for us, is preserve our history in the most accu
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 o
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
“Laissez les bon temps rouler!” is an expression you’ll hear often throughout the parishes in southern Louisiana. More than a sen
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 as he recalls the Hollywood
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 Arlene Go
THE WOMEN OF MELROSE PLANTATION
Marie Therese Coincoin, Cammie Grant Henry & Folk Artist Clementine Hunter
By Nancy J. Reid & Lisa D. Smith
Built in 1796, Melrose Plantation in Natchitoches 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 impressive $
KENT PLANTATION HOUSE
Kent Plantation House in Alexandria, was built circa 1796 prior to the Louisiana Purchase, and is one of the oldest standing structures in the state of Louisiana. Depicting histo
