Top 13. Best Tourist Attractions in Lake Charles – Louisiana

Real Estate Tips:
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3 Popular Attractions In Louisiana

• Lake Pontchartrain: Lake in New Orleans, Louisiana.

• Whitney Plantation: Museum devoted to slavery, located in Wallace, Louisiana.

Louisiana Facts:

• The first American army to have African American officers was the confederate Louisiana Native Guards. The Corps d’Afrique at Port Hudson was sworn into service on September 27, 1862.

• bayou: BUY-you n. a French name for slow-moving “river”

• The city of Kaplan is referred to as “The Most Cajun place on earth”.

• Church Point boasts the designation “The Buggy Capital of the World”. A festival celebrates this designation annually on the first weekend in June.

• City Park was originally used for dueling.

New Orleans, Louisiana La Nouvelle-Orléans(French)
Consolidated city-parish
City of New Orleans
From top, left to right: Central Business District, Bourbon Street, St. Louis Cathedral in Jackson Square, a streetcar in New Orleans, Caesars Superdome, University of New Orleans, Crescent City Connection
Flag Seal
Nickname(s): “The Crescent City”, “The Big Easy”, “The City That Care Forgot”, “NOLA”, “The City of Yes”, “Hollywood South”
Interactive map of New Orleans
Coordinates: 29°57′N 90°05′W / 29.95°N 90.08°W / 29.95; -90.08Coordinates: 29°57′N 90°05′W / 29.95°N 90.08°W / 29.95; -90.08
Country	United States
State	Louisiana
Parish	Orleans
Founded	1718; 304years ago(1718)
Named for	Philippe II, Duke of Orléans (1674–1723)
Government
•Type	Mayor–council
•Mayor	LaToya Cantrell (D)
•Council	New Orleans City Council
Area [1]
•Consolidated city-parish	349.85sqmi (906.10km2)
•Land	169.42sqmi (438.80km2)
•Water	180.43sqmi (467.30km2)
•Metro	3,755.2sqmi (9,726.6km2)
Elevation	−6.5 to 20ft (−2 to 6m)
Population (2020)[2]
•Consolidated city-parish	383,997
•Density	2,267/sqmi (875/km2)
•Metro	1,270,530 (US: 45th)
Demonym(s)	New Orleanian
Time zone	UTC−6 (CST)
•Summer (DST)	UTC−5 (CDT)
Area code(s)	504
FIPS code	22-55000
GNIS feature ID	1629985
Interstates	I-10 I-510 I-610
U.S. Highways	US11 US61 US90 US90 Bus.
State highways	LA39 LA46 LA47 LA406 LA407 LA428 LA611-9 LA1253 LA1264 LA3021 LA3139
Public transport	New Orleans Regional Transit Authority
Primary airport	Louis Armstrong New Orleans International Airport
Website	nola.gov