Louisiana in Pictures: From Baton Rouge to Lafayette

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This is a land where every meal comes with a king-sized dessert.
This is a land where every meal comes with a king-sized dessert.
Dan Chasen, security chief at Duck Commanders Warehouse, shows us their patented duck calls.
Dan Chasen, security chief at Duck Commanders Warehouse, shows us their patented duck calls.
Chef Pandarina Soumas demonstrates how she fries okra at the Sainte Terre event and wedding venue in Benton, Louisiana.
Chef Pandarina Soumas demonstrates how she fries okra at the Sainte Terre event and wedding venue in Benton, Louisiana.
Reenactors in Nachitoches at the Fort St Jean Baptiste.
Reenactors in Nachitoches at the Fort St Jean Baptiste.
Dana Wicks, the 2015 captain of the Krewe of Centaur in Shreveport.
Dana Wicks, the 2015 captain of the Krewe of Centaur in Shreveport.
Captain Tom Billiot of Cajun Pride Swamp Tours in LaPlace, Louisiana, with a young gator.
Captain Tom Billiot of Cajun Pride Swamp Tours in LaPlace, Louisiana, with a young gator.
Rural Life Museum and Windrush Gardens, Baton Rouge.
Rural Life Museum and Windrush Gardens, Baton Rouge.
An eager raccoon in the Manshack Swamp, in La Place.
An eager raccoon in the Manshack Swamp, in La Place.
The futuristic Louisiana Sports Hall of Fame and Northwest Louisiana History museum in Natchitoches.
The futuristic Louisiana Sports Hall of Fame and Northwest Louisiana History museum in Natchitoches.
Gator on the Creole Nature Trail All American Road.
Gator on the Creole Nature Trail All American Road, where 15,000 of the animals live happily.
Thomas Whitehead, an art historian, with Clementine Hunter's murals which were recently installed in the Northwest Louisiana History museum.
Thomas Whitehead, an art historian, with Clementine Hunter’s murals which were recently installed in the Northwest Louisiana History museum.
A rate snake on the Creole Nature Trail, near Lake Charles.
A rate snake on the Creole Nature Trail, near Lake Charles.