LOUISIANA . Louisiana is a state in the southeastern United States in the Gulf of Mexico. Its history, as a melting pot of French, African, American and French Canadian cultures, is reflected in its Creole and Cajun cultures. The largest city, New Orleans, is known for its colonial-era French Quarter, bustling Mardi Gras festival, jazz music, Renaissance-style St. Louis Cathedral, and war exhibits at the massive National Museum of the WW II. ACTIVITIES TO DO IN SUMMER 1. World Heritage Poverty Point Poverty Point is part of a network of World Heritage Sites that includes the Statue of Liberty, the Grand Canyon, Stonehenge, the Egyptian pyramids and the Roman Coliseum. At Poverty Point is a former Native American embankment built almost 3,400 years ago. The network of mounds, semi-elliptical concentric bluffs, and a central plaza was the largest and most elaborate of those days in North America. 2. Fishing The Louisi...