From festive lights to gumbo nights, Louisiana's winter season is packed with charm! Explore swamp tours, Mardi Gras parades, and heartwarming Cajun cuisine—there's no better time to experience the magic of the Bayou State.
The I-10 Calcasieu River Bridge’s iconic crossed pistols, designed in 1952, honor Louisiana’s pirate past and Jean Lafitte’s legend. With 5,286 pairs cast by the John Lester Boone Foundry, these iron relics have faced theft and time but remain symbols of a proud, storied heritage.
If you drove into downtown Lake Charles you used to see the Capital One tower which was all boarded up since 2020 when Hurricane Laura devastated Lake Charles and Southwest Louisiana. The tower had been sitting empty since the hurricane and finally, the tower was demolished.
A Lake Charles resident took her costume to new heights as she dressed like the Capital One tower for Halloween in a spooky tribute to the Lake Charles skyline.