COOKIE:
The official state cookie of Louisiana? Well as of recently it became the well known tea cakes. I am a huge tea cake fan. My brother-in-law just became a huge tea cake fan. People who eat them for the first time become tea cake fans. They're just that yummy and simple as well. I myself make tea cakes with a memorized recipe inspired by a woman very close to us who's lived through so many of America's great changes, and still is alive today. The thing about tea cakes, flavor wise they're light, with a fresh vanilla taste to them. Majority of the times I would crack and chop up fresh pecans from local trees and use them in the dough. These are so authentic here you can't buy them in stores, unless a true Louisianian makes them. Someday I will get myself a little stamp with the shape of Louisiana as the mark and stamp them across the cookie. If all goes well maybe even the name Louisiana across the square ones. All in all, you must try them somehow someday.
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METROPOLIS:
Louisiana has some pretty big cities, even far outside I-10. North Louisiana has Shreveport, Monroe. SoLa has Baton Rouge as the state's capitol, and New Orleans as being a major business center, historical amongst the world, culturally diverse, and our largest city. This city was once nothing more but a swamp a few blocks from the river until workers pumped away the water, causing the land to dry up and sink below sea level in the process which set the stage for the country's most costliest disaster in history, flood of Katrina.
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DONUT:
How the hell can you tell me you visited NoLa and didn't have any beignets? You must be traveling with the uptight or just didn't have a damn clue. The official state donut, yesh...you've named it. It's beignets. They're a definite must in Louisiana. Stop by the locally owned Cafe du Monde on Decatur St. in NoLa's French Quarter and just enjoy the live sounds that exist there, the decadent aromas there, and life and beignets (served with homemade hot cocoa) in the Great City of New Orleans!
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BRIDGE:
Want another route out of NoLa? Well how about taking a route that's record breaking on its own. The City of New Orleans holds itself for doing things big, especially Mardi Gras (Fat Tuesday). But one notable thing about NoLa, is that it holds the current record for the longest bridge over open water....in the world. Lake Pontchartrain Causeway twin span bridges both spanning around 24 miles long over nothing but water, it's no wonder seeing land on the otherside proves silly. The northern terminus is located in Mandeville, along with a nice beach along Lake Pontchartrain with its southern terminus being in Metairie, a suburb of New Orleans. This is the same lake that flooded the city. Certain weather conditions can make this trip an unforgettable one, such as crossing the lake under a full moon, setting sun, ultra dense fog, thunderstorms right in the middle of the bridge...etc...you know...
***When viewing this video make sure you low the volume down...I wasn't using my iphone to film this but a simple camera. I know it's a bit blurry.***
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CAPITOL:
So you probably know that Louisiana's capital is Baton Rouge yes? Well did you know it holds its records as well for having the tallest state capitol in the US of A? It's one of the most scenic things about Baton Rouge, next to the Horace Wilkinson Bridge it looms above the trees like a giant lighthouse you can see before even reaching the city of Baton Rouge. The architecture is unlike anything one has ever seen in Louisiana for a building this old. Decorated with emblems of the state bird, the brown pelican, to famous governors, to the front entrance steps each of which represent each of the 50 states as they became official. And tours are absolutely free, so ride an elevator to the top and see what you see!
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