Zulu Social Aid & Pleasure Club | New Orleans, LA

The Zulu Social Aid and Pleasure Club is is one of New Orlean’s most celebrated Mardi Gras parade krewes. Established in the early 1900’s, the Zulu Krewe, initially known as the “Tramps,” developed first as a marching group.  According to legend, its members adopted the idea for the group from a popular vaudeville skit from [...]

Cane River Creole National Park | Natchitoches, LA

Cane River Creole National Historical Park is located within the Cane River National Heritage Area in Natchitoches Parish, Louisiana. The park was established by the U.S. Congress in 1994 in order to preserve examples of French and Creole architecture and to interpret the multi-cultural history of the area. The area currently protects a total of [...]

Amistad Research Center | New Orleans, LA

Founded on the campus of Tulane University in 1966, the Amistad Research Center in New Orleans houses one of this country’s largest collections of manuscripts pertaining to the African-American Diaspora, race relations, church history, education, and the Civil Rights movement. In addition to over 15 million primary documents, the center holds more than 250,000 [...]

Louisiana African American Heritage Trail

Photo Credit: Map of Louisiana Office of Tourism
Stretching from New Orleans to Shreveport, the Louisiana African-American Heritage Trail incorporates over 26 historical sites and attrractions, including the following:

New Orleans (Congo Square, New Orleans African American Museum, St. Augustine Church, Tremé, St. Louis Cemeteries No. 1 and No. 2, French Market, and the Amistad [...]

French Quarter Festival, New Orleans, LA

The South’s largest free music festival, the French Quarter Festival, features 13 stages, hundreds of musicians, and a number of musical genres – international, blues, rock, swing and, of course, jazz. All other events (from the art show to the children’s activities) are free, and festival-goers can enjoy the Crescent City’s fine food during the [...]

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