Strange But True Louisiana

by Hall, Lynne L.

• ISBN13: 9781581735499
• ISBN10: 1581735499
• Format: Paperback
• Copyright: 2006-01-01
• Publisher: Sweetwater Press

Table of Contents

In a Strange State: Road Trip Through Strange But True Louisiana	p. 9
Strange Statues	p. 11
Louis Armstrong	p. 11
Blind Justice	p. 12
Scholastique Picou Breaux	p. 13
Brigadier General Claire Lee Chennault	p. 14
Evangeline	p. 15
Frostop Root Beer	p. 17
Hadrian	p. 18
Hayride Stars	p. 18
Equestrian Statue of Andrew Jackson	p. 19
Huey Long	p. 20
Maid of Orleans	p. 21
Monument to the Immigrant	p. 22
Mother River	p. 23
Muffler Men	p. 24
Ocean Song	p. 24
Old Man River	p. 24
Our Lady of Prompt Succor	p. 25
Elvis Presley	p. 26
Natural and Manmade Wonders	p. 29
Atchafalaya Basin	p. 29
Avery Island	p. 30
Bayou Pierre Alligator Park	p. 34
Carillon Tower	p. 35
Cities of the Dead	p. 36
Creole Nature Trail	p. 38
French Quarter	p. 40
Global Wildlife Center	p. 43
La Branche Plantation Dependency House and Nordlicht's Grave	p. 44
Lake Pontchartrain Causeway	p. 45
Laser Interferometer Gravitational-Wave Observatory	p. 46
Louisiana Superdome	p. 47
Mardi Gras World	p. 49
Oak Trees	p. 51
Old Governor's Mansion	p. 53
Old State Capitol	p. 54
Rip Van Winkle Gardens	p. 57
State Capitol Building	p. 58
World's Smallest Church	p. 59
Strange Museums	p. 61
Ark-La-Tex Antique & Classic Vehicle Museum	p. 61
Captain Henderson Kid's Caboose	p. 62
Delta Music Museum	p. 62
Robert Gentry Museum	p. 63
House of Broel Historic Mansion and Dollhouse Museum	p. 64
International Petroleum Museum and Exposition	p. 65
Marie Laveau's House of Voodoo	p. 67
Louisiana State Museum	p. 69
Louisiana State Penitentiary Museum	p. 71
Mardi Gras Museum of Imperial Calcasieu	p. 72
Memorial Hall Confederate Museum	p. 73
Musee Conti Wax Museum	p. 75
National World War II Museum	p. 76
New Orleans Historic Voodoo Museum	p. 77
New Orleans Pharmacy Museum	p. 78
Old Arsenal Powder Magazine	p. 80
W.H. Tupper General Merchandise Museum	p. 81
The Haunting of Louisiana	p. 83
Arnaud's Restaurant	p. 83
Avenue Inn Bed and Breakfast	p. 85
Brennan's Restaurant	p. 86
Beauregard Keyes House	p. 88
1891 Castle Inn	p. 89
Chretien Point Plantation	p. 90
The Creole Gardens Guesthouse	p. 92
Gardette-Laprete House	p. 93
Griffon House	p. 94
Myrtles Plantation	p. 96
Oak Alley Plantation	p. 99
Eat, Drink, and Be Merry!	p. 101
ACME Oyster House	p. 101
Antione's	p. 103
Cafe Du Monde	p. 104
Central Grocery	p. 105
Checkpoint Charlie's	p. 106
Clover Grill	p. 107
Coop's Place	p. 108
Cooter Brown's Tavern and Oyster Bar	p. 109
Crawfish Town USA	p. 110
D.I.'s Cajun Restaurant	p. 110
Dive Inn Guest House	p. 111
Herby-K's	p. 112
K-Paul's Louisiana Kitchen	p. 113
Lafitte's Blacksmith Shop	p. 114
Napoleon House	p. 115
Nick's on 2nd	p. 117
Old Absinthe House	p. 117
Pat O'Brien's	p. 119
The Pig Stand	p. 120
Preservation Hall	p. 120
Shady Brady's	p. 122
Funny Happenings Here	p. 125
Angola Prison Rodeo	p. 125
Bonnie and Clyde Festival	p. 127
Buggy Festival	p. 128
Contraband Days	p. 129
Festival International de Louisiane	p. 130
French Quarter Festival	p. 131
Frog Festival	p. 131
Giant Omelette Celebration	p. 132
Gumbo Festival	p. 134
Jambalaya Festival	p. 134
Louisiana Shrimp and Petroleum Festival	p. 135
Mardi Gras	p. 137
Mudbug Madness	p. 140
Oil and Gas Festival	p. 141
Voodoo Music Experience	p. 141
Zydeco Music Festival	p. 142
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