Travel video: Jean Lafitte National Park, Louisiana
April 5, 2010 by Craig Guillot
Filed under From the Desk
The Barataria Preserve of the Jean Lafitte National Park just outside of New Orleans, La., features more than 20,000 acres of bayous, swamps and marshes with alligators, nutrias and more than 300 species of birds. There’s no better way to get up and close with the local wildlife than by talking a walk down the [...]
Canoeing the Mississippi River
December 21, 2009 by Craig Guillot
Filed under From the Desk
Dubbed a “modern-day Huck Finn,” Neal Moore spent six months canoeing the entire length of the Mississippi River from Lake Itasca, Minnesota to New Orleans. His mission was not only to document his canoe journey but also report on and participate in positive and uplifting stories of American communities along the way.
Paddling the entire length [...]
