The 2,700-acre Poverty Point Reservoir, built in 2001, is encircled by state park boat launches, picnic areas and cabins ...

The New Orleans Jazz Historical National Park and other national park sites in southern Louisiana are closed until further notice due to the federal government shutdown that began last week. Most ...

College football digs deeper into its Week 7 schedule today as Thursday night action kicks off across the country under the lights, including with one playoff h ...

Leaves have been slowly changing colors across the U.S. since mid-September. Here's where to look in mid-October.

From a Bonnie and Clyde museum to a bridge over a haunted swamp, check out the six most unusual monuments in Louisiana ...

Pennsylvania's state parks will not expand Sunday hunting this year, despite a new law allowing it. A hunter advocacy group expressed disappointment, calling the decision a "slap in the face" to ...

Caddo Lake State Park in Karnack, Texas is that fairytale setting come to life—minus the talking animals (though the wildlife here has plenty to say). Texas is known for many things—barbecue that ...

Natchitoches gives you that kind of peace along the gentle Cane River. The brick-paved streets whisper stories instead of shouting them like busy city roads. You can sit by the water and watch it flow ...