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The Best Fried Chicken Joints in New Orleans   Willie Mae’s Scotch House  I’ve had nearly religious experiences here! Without question, this is the best fried chicken in the universe! I would love to learn about anywhere that might challenge it. The modest prices and amazing food in a living room setting can’t be beat! If you haven’t been you better fix that!  williemaesnola.com   Dooky Chase This is the joint MLK Jr. preferred over all the others. Most folks say that the civil rights movement was born in the Treme at these tables over Leah Chase’s delicious food! You can taste the righteousness I’ll tell you that much!   dookychaserestaurant.com/   Gus’s  This spot is nuts! Originating in Memphis, TN, they just opened a new shop in the CBD of NOLA which is for sure the number 3 joint for…

Best Vietnamese food in New Orleans to warm your belly this January   Nothing is as satisfying as a hot bowl of Vietnamese soup, known as Pho (pronound “fuh”), on cool damp January days in New Orleans. If you’ve ever had pho, you know that this soup is both light and nutritious, served in portions large enough to…

1. You Won’t Overheat – It’s no joke that Southeastern Louisiana is hot. So hot, there are dozens of songs about the Louisiana heat. And for only a couple precious months, the heat hides away and it’s cool enough to paddle indefinitely. Not quite indefinitely as we try to keep our tours to two hours,…

..an adventurers guide   Most folks only visit NOLA in the Spring to get drunk and do Mardi Gras, however the crescent city has something to offer all year round. When its cold out and your tired of hitting the bars you might try:   1) Eating some good food. Where else are you likely…

A video made by a guest who was a travel blogger on one of our tours.

recipe by Josh Jack The cold is finally here and nothing warms the body and soul quite like a piping hot bowl (or two, or three) of gumbo. Many restaurants in the city serve some version of this storied stew, but the best stuff always comes from your own (or your mama’s) kitchen. Here’s a…

The current state of Louisiana’s Gulf Coast by Emma Reid How much wetlands do we lose in Louisiana a year? We’ve already lost 2000 square miles of wetlands and were losing what’s left at about 16 square miles a year (a football field every 100 minutes). Louisiana is the most productive coastal estuary in North…

by Jeffrey Chitek New Orleans has a long history by new world standards…an obvious statement.  One can find this history in plain site…in the architecture and the streets, in the food and callused hands.  The thick river air still reeks of a time past.  But many secrets and stories of this old port town lay unseen…

My favorite reasons why I have family and friends visit New Orleans during October. The temperature is great and the scenery is spectacular. New Orleans is the capital of Halloween. Nola does costumes right! The crowds arn’t too big. The streets are filled with aromatic blossoming flowers. Because Kayaking in Milwaukee is just darn too…

As I was walking the halls of the Whitney Plantation the other week, I came across an old map hanging over a water fountain in the back corner.  It was a map showing a section of the Mississippi River from Baton Rouge to New Orleans circa 1860.  Slivered and smooshed along the rivers banks were…

The eastern lubber grasshopper’s march finally comes to an end, after an impressively long-last lasting death march  across the highway. Suitably named, the flightless insects appear to stumble along their way. It’s large size makes it both a poor leaper and unable to fly, so the lubber grasshopper walks where it goes; across the road….

How to join the fight for healthy ecosystems in Louisiana By Ross Baringer During my tours, usually toward the end, I mention to the group that there are several environmentalist organizations working hard to protect the natural beauty and health of Louisiana’s wilderness. Later, as we paddle back toward the boat launch to end the day’s…