“New Orleans is the only place where, after a long meal, accompanied by good wine and a good conversation, you can walk in the old town and feel like a civilized person,” said the writer Henry Miller of the legendary metropolis on the Mississippi . In fact, residents and visitors alike bestowed numerous other nicknames…
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Louisiana Geography and Famous Natives
Geography of Louisiana The sea level salt marsh stretches along much of Louisiana’s ever-changing Gulf of Mexico coastline, and inland for up to 25 miles in some spots. From there, the land rises gently into a wide coastal plain (or prairie) with a few rolling hills to the east and west. From central Louisiana to…