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Although best known for its food, culture and hospitality, Louisiana has historically been a center of commerce thanks to the Mississippi River.

However, even before the devastation caused by Hurricane Katrina, Louisiana was never known for its pristine natural coastline. Better to make your way to the state parks, offering well-managed and monitored sites for swimming, fishing, sailing, camping, and many first class opportunities for water sports of all kinds...

Grand Isle State Park - Of late, good for fishing and hunting but storms have eroded much of the beachfront. For swimming and sunbathing, try Port Fourchon.

Cypremort Point State Park - An 185-acre site on the Gulf offering swimming, fishing and sailing. The site offers a brief guide with photos, maps and driving directions, plus decriptions of nearby attractions if you get bored with the beach.

Fontainebleau State Park - Offering sandy beaches and swimming, fishing, boating; picnicking, tent and trailer sites; with maps and photos accompanying descriptive text, complete contact info and other nearby attractions.

Lake Claiborne State Park - Created not long ago by damming Bayou D'Arbonne, and with more background info, photos, maps, driving directions and nearby attractions.

Jimmie Davis State Park at Caney Lake - Fisherman's heaven plus a sandy lakefront beach for swimming, with descriptions of camping and picnicking facilities, photos, contact info, driving directions, maps.

Lake Bruin State Park - More fishing or swimming opportunities, together with a brief history of the park, photos, maps, directions.

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