The ill-fated plan to reroute the Mississippi so that Union ships could bypass Confederate fortifications on the river bend.

The LSU mascot lived on the college campus in one of the most impressive tiger habitats in the country.

This sinkhole was created by a tragic industrial accident and continues to ravage the surrounding landscape.

Religion and personal struggle gave birth to this collection of concrete angels.

This Birdsill Holly fire hydrant is the remnant of a very different type of hydration innovation.

This museum chronicles the history of a leprosy quarantine hospital that then became a refuge.

Pirates had to be ousted from the land where this now ruined Louisiana fortress was built.

All that remains of this small town is its mass grave and a myth of a voodoo priestess who predicted its demise.

One of the longest water bridges in the world was built over a supposedly haunted swamp in Louisiana.

A 19th-century Gothic, castle-like statehouse by the Mississippi River.

A prime example of New Orleans' unique architecture these early 20th century homes were built to look like steamboats.

A swamp and garden tour featuring local wildlife and exotic botanical specimens from around the world.

A haunting, yet lovingly hand-hewn potters' field full of graves that flood with each heavy rain.

The crumbling ruins of this southern American fort have survived storms, war, and cults.

It's clear this abandoned Art Deco gem was no ordinary cleaners.

After the parade, students throw their beads on the tree hoping for good luck on exams.

A treasure trove of rare and exquisitely detailed antiques

A museum dedicated to the lovable crime couple Bonnie & Clyde, just a few miles away from the site of their early demise.

For 150 years one family has been producing the iconic hot sauce on a bayou island made of salt.

The state's oldest continuously operating museum houses more than 5,000 Civil War artifacts.

A house of courtship where the Jazz Age's most storied lovers got their start.

This abandoned Civil War fortress is slowly being swallowed by the waters of Lake Borgne.

Formerly known as National D-Day Museum, this collection commemorates the battles of Normandy and WWII.

A little piece of Paris in the sultry south of the U.S.