St. Landry Parish is on the cutting edge of coexisting with nature and responsible recycling with its Solid Waste Disposal District's award-winning landfill. Their methane to vehicle fuel project and onsite wildlife preserve allows this facility to stand as a testament to green practices.

Horses play more than the role of cowboy companion here in St. Landry Parish. Find out the ways you can experience horses and the amazing culture that has emerged around them.

See what big-name movies were shot in St. Landry Parish as well as what St. Landry Parish natives have made it to the silver screen.

Chef Jason comes back one final time for these Steamboat Eggplant Boats. Read up on the recipe here and make it your own at home.

Find all the best ingredients made in St. Landry Parish including seasonings, sausage, and rice. We've also got several coffee roasters as well as a brewery where you can enjoy the local craft beer on tap.

Learn Chef Jason Huguet's shrimp étouffée recipe that you can try for yourself. Nothing like Louisiana cooking to spice up your kitchen.

Learn more about the must-see spiritual stops in St. Landry Parish. Our food, music, and religious destinations are some of the best in Louisiana. Come explore and experience them yourself.

The flavors of St. Landry Parish are endless. Learn the Steamboat Crab Cake recipe from the award-winning Chef Jason Huguet.

If you have a love of birds, St. Landry Parish is the place to go. With three Wildlife Management Areas, you'll find a ton of opportunities to see birds ranging from bald eagles to hummingbirds.

Experience the biodiversity of St. Landry Parish by touring our Visitor Center or by visiting our wildlife management areas and preservation sites.

We’re here to make your holiday holly, jolly, and bright with this list of gift giving ideas and holiday celebrations. Hopefully, this guide to giving handcrafted gifts will alleviate some of the shopping stress and instead inspire and generate some excitement. This list is not only perfect for gift giving, but for tourists looking for a unique souvenir to take home. We promise to provide you with some ideas that will make any trip to St. Landry Parish, Louisiana unique and memorable.

New SLP logo, designed by Megan Barra If you’re a returning user, you may have noticed our new look. As a Tourist Commission we call ourselves a DMO, a fancy acronym for “destination marketing organization,” but really, we are in the business of storytelling. We wanted a logo that could tell our tale, a place with a long history of cultivators, music makers, and a “gumbo” of ethnicities and cultural identities. So, we hired the right woman for the job, local artist, Megan Barra. Megan is an award-winning [...]

This authentic Cajun sweet dough pie recipe comes straight from the Sweet Dough Pie Capital of the World, Grand Coteau, Louisiana. Pastry chef, Nancy Brewer, was sweet enough to share her award-winning recipe and the secrets to a successful pie. Nancy is a trained chef and the owner of The Kitchen Shop in Grand Coteau. This beautiful town is noted for its magnificent trees that form alleys, groves, and gardens, but gains equal notoriety for this sweet treat. In fact, in the month of October, the whole town celebrates this culinary [...]

Lire en anglais Les traces du patrimoine français sont partout visibles dans la Paroisse St-Landry. Le guide touristique en français, les enseignes, journaux, et menus, les dictons de tous les jours, ainsi que nos noms de famille temoignent de ce passé et présent. Partout dans la paroisse, on entend fréquemment parler le français cadien et le français créole. Les programmes de radio tels que Bonjour Louisiane et Rendez-vous des Cajun sur KRVS et KBON sont émis en français. C’est en partie grâce aux efforts de la NUNU Arts & Culture Collective que le français louisianais connaît [...]

Lire en français The evidence of our French heritage is everywhere you look in St. Landry Parish. From our visitor guide en français, signs, newspapers, and menus to everyday phrases and our surnames, French culture and language are on full display here. Throughout the parish, it’s very common to still hear both Cajun and Creole French being spoken today. Radio stations like KRVS and KBON feature programs that are broadcast en français. Part of the effort to keep Louisiana French alive in the area is evident thanks to NUNU Arts & [...]