<?xml version="1.0" encoding="iso-8859-1" ?><rss version="2.0"><channel><title>washingtonpost.com - Louisiana</title><link>http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/travel/archive/unitedstates/la?nav=rss_travel/archive/unitedstates/la</link><description>Louisiana</description><language>en-us</language><ttl>15</ttl><image><title>washingtonpost.com</title><width>140</width><height>20</height><link>http://www.washingtonpost.com</link><url>http://media.washingtonpost.com/wp-srv/hp/image/wp_web.gif</url></image><item><title><![CDATA[Skip the Beads, Hold the Bourbon]]></title><link>http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/articles/A37378-2005Apr8.html?nav=rss_travel/archive/unitedstates/la</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/articles/A37378-2005Apr8.html?nav=rss_travel/archive/unitedstates/la</guid><pubDate>Fri, 8 Apr 2005 20:14:59 GMT</pubDate><description><![CDATA[Tourism is by far New Orleans's biggest business  --  8.5 million visitors in 2003. Mammoth chain hotels dominate the lower central business district. Conventions and big meetings follow one another like cars in rush-hour traffic. Living in a tourist bubble, partying too much and inquiring too little, you could have a hell of a time in New Orleans and never really experience the actual city at all. Many do exactly this.]]></description><author> Robert G. Kaiser</author></item><item><title><![CDATA[Faubourg Marigny: The Way the Quarter Used to Be]]></title><link>http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/articles/A37377-2005Apr8.html?nav=rss_travel/archive/unitedstates/la</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/articles/A37377-2005Apr8.html?nav=rss_travel/archive/unitedstates/la</guid><pubDate>Fri, 8 Apr 2005 20:14:59 GMT</pubDate><description><![CDATA[You know to avoid Bourbon Street, right? Unless you have a thing for drunken louts decked out in fanny packs, Tabasco boxer shorts, Mardi Gras beads and feather boas (sometimes all on the same person), it's a good idea to steer clear of the fabled epicenter of tourism in the French Quarter.]]></description><author> K.C. Summers</author></item><item><title><![CDATA[Beans 'N the Hood  --  Plus Crawfish, Alligator Pie . . .]]></title><link>http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/articles/A37397-2005Apr8.html?nav=rss_travel/archive/unitedstates/la</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/articles/A37397-2005Apr8.html?nav=rss_travel/archive/unitedstates/la</guid><pubDate>Fri, 8 Apr 2005 20:14:59 GMT</pubDate><description><![CDATA[Galatoire's, Brennan's, Commander's Palace, Antoine's . . . New Orleans's legendary restaurants are fine if you like, well, legendary restaurants. But what if you're looking for something smaller, something more local  --  someplace that not only has tasty and authentic food at reasonable prices, but also provides a window onto neighborhood life? Here are five eateries you might not find in all the guidebooks, but that the locals hold dear. And trust me, they know from rice and beans.]]></description><author></author></item><item><title><![CDATA[New Orleans: Made for Halloween]]></title><link>http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/articles/A54530-2004Oct22.html?nav=rss_travel/archive/unitedstates/la</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/articles/A54530-2004Oct22.html?nav=rss_travel/archive/unitedstates/la</guid><pubDate>Fri, 8 Apr 2005 20:14:59 GMT</pubDate><description><![CDATA[The afternoon of the last day of October -- mere hours before the merry mayhem begins -- and I'm in Dark Entry, a one-stop dungeon shop on Bourbon Street in the French Quarter, trying to get an answer to the question that's been bugging me ever since arriving in this city notorious for bad behavior and bizarre attire.]]></description><author> William Triplett</author></item><item><title><![CDATA[At the Heart of a Booming Economy, a Full Stomach]]></title><link>http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/articles/A56413-2004Apr6.html?nav=rss_travel/archive/unitedstates/la</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/articles/A56413-2004Apr6.html?nav=rss_travel/archive/unitedstates/la</guid><pubDate>Fri, 8 Apr 2005 20:14:59 GMT</pubDate><description><![CDATA[  AVERY ISLAND -- These  have been difficult months for the  U.S. economy. The question seems to be whether the legendary creativity and productivity of the American worker can compensate for the cheaper, less sophisticated labor available overseas.]]></description><author> Ken Ringle</author></item><item><title><![CDATA[POSTCARD FROM TOM: New Orleans, La.]]></title><link>http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/articles/A35844-2003Dec4.html?nav=rss_travel/archive/unitedstates/la</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/articles/A35844-2003Dec4.html?nav=rss_travel/archive/unitedstates/la</guid><pubDate>Fri, 8 Apr 2005 20:14:59 GMT</pubDate><description><![CDATA[<em>From po' boys and prailines to chicory-laced coffee and etouffee, New Orleans knows how to let the good times roll. No visit to the Big Easy is complete without a meal in at least one of these dining rooms.</em>]]></description><author></author></item><item><title><![CDATA[Magic Kingdom]]></title><link>http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/articles/A20380-2003Sep16.html?nav=rss_travel/archive/unitedstates/la</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/articles/A20380-2003Sep16.html?nav=rss_travel/archive/unitedstates/la</guid><pubDate>Fri, 8 Apr 2005 20:14:59 GMT</pubDate><description><![CDATA[In New Orleans, communing with the other world can put you under the city's spell.]]></description><author> Wells Tower</author></item><item><title><![CDATA[Sounds Like . . .  Cajun Country]]></title><link>http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/articles/A35833-2003Sep19.html?nav=rss_travel/archive/unitedstates/la</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/articles/A35833-2003Sep19.html?nav=rss_travel/archive/unitedstates/la</guid><pubDate>Fri, 8 Apr 2005 20:14:59 GMT</pubDate><description><![CDATA[You know that episode of "The Andy Griffith Show" where the stranger gets off the bus and already seems to know everybody in Mayberry? And it turns out the fellow had been reading the Mayberry Gazette by mail and became so charmed by the little town he came to see it for himself? Remember that one? (Season 1, Episode 10, "Stranger in town.")]]></description><author> Steve Hendrix</author></item><item><title><![CDATA[The Disappearing Cajun Coast]]></title><link>http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/articles/A5699-2003May2.html?nav=rss_travel/archive/unitedstates/la</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/articles/A5699-2003May2.html?nav=rss_travel/archive/unitedstates/la</guid><pubDate>Fri, 8 Apr 2005 20:14:59 GMT</pubDate><description><![CDATA[<em>Mike Tidwell is the author of "Bayou Farewell: The Rich Life and Tragic Death of Louisiana's Cajun Coast" (Pantheon Books), a tale about hitchhiking rides through the region on fishing boats. </em>   David Wallis  <em>spoke to Tidwell, a former contributor to the Travel section, while he visited Upstate New York.</em>]]></description><author></author></item><item><title><![CDATA[Louisiana's 200-Year Bargain]]></title><link>http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/articles/A28861-2003Apr4.html?nav=rss_travel/archive/unitedstates/la</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/articles/A28861-2003Apr4.html?nav=rss_travel/archive/unitedstates/la</guid><pubDate>Fri, 8 Apr 2005 20:14:59 GMT</pubDate><description><![CDATA[While shuffling my belle around a Lafayette, La., dance hall and hearing the Cajun accordion band singing in French, it dawned on me: No wonder the French are so fascinated with the American West -- they used to own it.]]></description><author> Linton Weeks</author></item><item><title><![CDATA[France Alternatives 101]]></title><link>http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/articles/A37188-2003Mar27.html?nav=rss_travel/archive/unitedstates/la</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/articles/A37188-2003Mar27.html?nav=rss_travel/archive/unitedstates/la</guid><pubDate>Fri, 8 Apr 2005 20:14:59 GMT</pubDate><description><![CDATA[If you don't want to fly overseas right now, but still have a tastefor foie gras and strong coffee, consider visiting one of the Frenchcommunities in North America. We asked special correspondent MarshallS. Berdan to check out two Gallic outposts in Louisiana and Quebec.]]></description><author></author></item><item><title><![CDATA[Code Purple: Party Imminent]]></title><link>http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/articles/A2689-2003Feb25.html?nav=rss_travel/archive/unitedstates/la</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/articles/A2689-2003Feb25.html?nav=rss_travel/archive/unitedstates/la</guid><pubDate>Fri, 8 Apr 2005 20:14:59 GMT</pubDate><description><![CDATA[All over New Orleans, hatches are being battened, inhibitions stashed safely away and livers put on high alert. It's Mardi Gras time.]]></description><author> Steve Hendrix</author></item><item><title><![CDATA[In Louisiana, Blessing the Bayou]]></title><link>http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/articles/A2518-2002Mar22.html?nav=rss_travel/archive/unitedstates/la</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/articles/A2518-2002Mar22.html?nav=rss_travel/archive/unitedstates/la</guid><pubDate>Fri, 8 Apr 2005 20:14:59 GMT</pubDate><description><![CDATA[The Blessing of the Fleet ceremony is second only to Mardi Gras as a chance to throw a party.]]></description><author> Mike Tidwell</author></item><item><title><![CDATA[The Grits Carlton: Plantation Homes]]></title><link>http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/articles/A24435-2002Mar1.html?nav=rss_travel/archive/unitedstates/la</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/articles/A24435-2002Mar1.html?nav=rss_travel/archive/unitedstates/la</guid><pubDate>Fri, 8 Apr 2005 20:14:59 GMT</pubDate><description><![CDATA[Scarlett O'Hara might not have slept at this Louisiana plantation home, but you can.]]></description><author> Sally Squires</author></item><item><title><![CDATA[New Orleans]]></title><link>http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/articles/A22028-2001Oct19.html?nav=rss_travel/archive/unitedstates/la</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/articles/A22028-2001Oct19.html?nav=rss_travel/archive/unitedstates/la</guid><pubDate>Fri, 8 Apr 2005 20:14:59 GMT</pubDate><description><![CDATA[Over the years, patrons of Galatoire's have come to expect a dining room scene worthy of Tennessee Williams, a feast of decadent Southern specialties and a waiting line of at least an hour. Recently, one of those aspects of this New Orleans institution had magically disappeared.]]></description><author> Gary Lee</author></item><item><title><![CDATA[How's Bayou? Well . . .]]></title><link>http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/articles/A50014-2001Oct12.html?nav=rss_travel/archive/unitedstates/la</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/articles/A50014-2001Oct12.html?nav=rss_travel/archive/unitedstates/la</guid><pubDate>Fri, 8 Apr 2005 20:14:59 GMT</pubDate><description><![CDATA[Alligators have a sweet tooth. That's the first thing you learn on a Louisiana swamp tour. The airboat captains who zoom you around the bayou at 35 mph always take a bag of marshmallows along, to lure the skittish reptiles out of the depths and into your viewfinder.]]></description><author> K.C. Summers</author></item><item><title><![CDATA[NEW ORLEANS TO NOWHERE]]></title><link>http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/articles/A7140-2000Oct14.html?nav=rss_travel/archive/unitedstates/la</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/articles/A7140-2000Oct14.html?nav=rss_travel/archive/unitedstates/la</guid><pubDate>Fri, 8 Apr 2005 20:14:59 GMT</pubDate><description><![CDATA[ITINERARY: A two-night cruise on Commodore's Enchanted Capri, departing from New Orleans, chugging 102 miles down the Mississippi River and another 132 miles into the Gulf of Mexico before reversing course back to port (i.e., no ports of call). With me was my fiancee, Anne.]]></description><author> John Briley</author></item><item><title><![CDATA[New Orleans:  Beyond the French Quarter]]></title><link>http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/articles/A46894-2000Feb13.html?nav=rss_travel/archive/unitedstates/la</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/articles/A46894-2000Feb13.html?nav=rss_travel/archive/unitedstates/la</guid><pubDate>Fri, 8 Apr 2005 20:14:59 GMT</pubDate><description><![CDATA[Ventures beyond the French Quarter with this                  off-the-beaten-track guide.]]></description><author> Gary Lee</author></item></channel></rss>