Louisiana really outdoes the rest of the country when it comes to visitor information centers. Here are addresses and/or phone numbers of pertinent offices:
Office of Cultural Development
P.O.Box 44247
Baton Rouge, LA 70804-4247
504/342-8200
(includes the arts, archaeology, historic preservation)
Office of State Parks
P.O. Drawer 44426
Baton Rouge, LA 70804-4426;
504/342-8111
Office of Tourism
P.O.Box 94291
Baton Rouge, LA 70804-9291
504/342-8119; 800/633-6970; 800/33-GUMBO
State Tourist Center
I-10 Eastbound at the State Line
P.O.Box 278
Vinton, LA 70668-0278
318/589-7774
Lafayette Convention & Visitors Commission
1400 NW Evangeline Thruway
Lafayette, LA 70501
318/232-3808; 800/346-1958
Southwest Louisiana Convention & Visitors Bureau
1211 N. Lakeshore Dr.
Lake Charles, LA 70601
318/436-9588, 800/456-SWLA
We would be remiss in not pointing out that there are numerous Louisiana and
Cajun websites. The one that we can unconditionally recommend is run by Shane
K. Bernard and Herman Fuselier and can be accessed at:
http://http.tamu.edu:8000/~skb8721/
Other websites, such as those for Jazz Fest and Festival de Louisiane also may
be accessed through this one.
-- M.M.