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AREA GUIDES you’ll sample all this and more in St. Mary Parish, in the heart of the Cajun Coast. Whether you stay a week or a weekend, you’ll find this the perfect place to enjoy part of any trip to Louisiana. On theCajunCoast you canwake up to coffee on the bayou as the sun rises over the cypress and moss-draped live oaks-celebrate local culture and tradi- tions with food, fun and music at 16 fes- tivals, some cited as among the best in the nation. You can stroll a 19th centu- ry boulevard of cast iron street lamps and moss-covered oaks in the heart of a community with over 400 buildings on the National Register. Or kick back and relax after you’ve kicked up your heels on Bourbon Street in New Orleans, only 90 minutes away. The Cajun Coast is a sampler of Baton Rouge River Center out LSU for sporting events, visit local plantations to see why Baton Rouge is also called “Plantation Country” and discover local heritage by visiting his- torical sites. Baton Rouge Metropolitan Airport serves the areawith flights daily tomost major US cities, via Northwest, Delta, USAirways and ContinentalAirlines. Photo Credit: Baton Rouge Area CVB WHOYOUGONNACALL? Baton Rouge Area CVB – (800) LA-ROUGE www.visitbatonrouge.com CAJUN COAST A dash of history, a cup of natural beauty, seasoned generously with the spice of new things to see and do – atmosphere that’s all our own. Food, fun and music at some of the nation’s best festivals Swamp tours The Atchafalaya National Heritage Area The Bayou Teche Scenic Byway Antebellum homes and a picturesque main street a century W This WEEKEND EXPLORE the CAJUN COAST 54 49 10 Lafayette 182 FRANKLIN CAJUN COAST e’re a sampler of Louisiana fun, in a friendly, relaxed hasn’t changed in Franklin The aviation and cypress saw- mill exhibits of the Louisiana State Museum–Patterson The Atchafalaya at Idlewild, Baton Rouge 12 70 90 10 MORGAN CITY Orleans New 55 from NEW ORLEANS, LAFAYETTE OR ONLY 90 MINUTES BATON ROUGE (800) 256-2931 • www.cajuncoast.com Black Meetings & Tourism January/February 2011: www.blackmeetingsandtourism.com Golfweek’s “Best course you can play in Louisiana” Gaming at Cypress Bayou Casino or the Amelia Belle riverboat. Your weekend adventure begins on the Cajun Coast! everything Louisiana offers, in a friendly, relaxed atmosphere that’s the heart of Cajun hospitality. Explore the exotic beauty of the Atchafalaya on a swamp tour. Visit antebellum homes, plantations and historic communities. Explore museums. Try your luck at the casino. Or play a round of golf at one of the newest additions to the Audubon Golf Trail – The Atchafalaya at Idlewild. The Morgan City Auditorium, locat- ed in Morgan City, serves as the area’s primary convention facility, boasts two