For those of you who didn’t grow up in the south, you might have heard of plantations but have not really known how they came about. Originally plantations were farms specializing in cash crops growing things like cotton, cannabis, coffee, tea, cocoa, sugar cane, opium, sisal, oil seeds, oil palms, fruits, and rubber trees. The […]
Most visitors come to Louisiana thinking about jazz, beignets, and historic neighborhoods. That’s fair, the city’s cultural scene is incredible. But twenty minutes outside town, everything changes. You’ll find yourself surrounded by ancient cypress forests, water stretching in every direction, and wildlife that feels like it belongs in a nature documentary. It’s a side of […]
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