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Caption: We decided to set off on a road trip from NOLA to Cajun Country! #OnlyLouisiana #LoveWhereYouLive Cajun Country’s
Greatest Hits
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Caption: LouisianaTravel.com has several staycation itineraries available to help you explore our state! We decided to check one out! #OnlyLouisiana #LoveWhereYouLive LouisianaTravel.com has several itineraries available to help locals explore new parts of our beautiful state!
We went with “Cajun Country’s Greatest Hits” and set out for some adventure! Click to check out our itinerary from LouisianaTravel.com!
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Caption: This itinerary will take us all around the Lafayette area and beyond!
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Video of Bonnet Carre Spillway
Caption: We headed out early to ensure that we could manage our outing as a day trip! #OnlyLouisiana #LoveWhereYouLive
Video of Atchafalaya Basin
Caption: ~ 2 hours from NOLA our adventure begins! We crossed the Atchafalaya Basin and made our way through Breaux Bridge to Lake Martin for some time outdoors. #OnlyLouisiana
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Picture of Lafayette
Caption: Next stop, Lafayette! There are multiple places in and around Lafayette on the Cajun Country itinerary! Lafayette is the 4th largest city in the state. It was founded in 1821 by Jean Mouton under the name “Vermilionville” and renamed to Lafayette in 1884. There are several stops on the Cajun Country itinerary in Lafayette!
Video of New Iberia
Caption: After a few stops around Lafayette, it was off through the fields of sugarcane and thirty minutes down the bayou to
New Iberia!
#OnlyLouisiana #LoveWhereYouLive Nueva Iberia was founded by the Spanish in 1779 right along Bayou Teche
Video of New Iberia
Caption: #OnlyLouisiana #LoveWhereYouLive These majestic oaks are just a tiny peek at the beauty we found in New Iberia!
New Iberia
Caption: The Rip Van Winkle House Lake Martin Bayou Teche Museum Vermillionville Bon Temps Grill Cypress Island Preserve Borden’s Ice Cream Shop We had a very full day exploring all that Cajun Country has to offer! Make sure to check out our upcoming stories featuring each stop we made along the way!
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Video of Morgan City
Caption: And a rainbow on the way home to cap off a lovely day!
