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Jack Barlow is riveted by the wildlife, human and animal, of Cajun Louisiana.

Louisiana's Crescent City has a lot to offer visitors besides the music it's famous for.

New Orleans is worthy of a pilgrimage for music lovers, writes Marty Duda.

Jack Barlow visits the Louisiana museum devoted to a singer who shook our nerves and rattled our brains.

Rhett Butler and Scarlett come to life for Paul Rush as he visits the deep South.

Get into the swing of local music culture by attending one of these great music festivals.

Twice a year, inmates of a maximum-security prison stage a public rodeo. Nigel Tisdall went along.

As America's oldest highway marks its centenary, Chris Moss rounds up the options for a US fly-drive.

As Halloween approaches, Heather Tyler finds some scary treats for travellers in the US.

Kevin Pilley gets comfortable on the Mississippi's water.

The resilient city of New Orleans defies the weather and turns the music back on at its annual jazz festival, writes Paul Gurney.