Salon.com > Rebecca Wells http://www.salon.com Fri, 24 May 2013 20:11:44 +0000 en hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.2.1 Destination: Louisiana http://www.salon.com/2006/10/02/louisiana_4/ http://www.salon.com/2006/10/02/louisiana_4/#comments Mon, 02 Oct 2006 12:00:00 +0000 http://www.salon.com/books/literary_guide/2006/10/02/louisiana Y'all want to visit a country within a country? Then come to Louisiana. Those of us who grew up here know what a bewitched and mythical place it is, full of the sweetest joys but also sorrows of unending depth. To paraphrase a friend who is one of Louisiana's most acerbic observers: "You love and hate Louisiana on a constant 30-minute cycle, and if you don't, you're not paying attention to it."

Katrina's aftermath only exacerbates what was already a complicated emotional stance of Louisianians, voluntary expatriates, Katrina's forced evacuees, and those who have managed to return to their mother state.

Louisiana is still, and always will be, a world unto herself -- authentic, life-loving, and replete with people who laugh loud, party hard and are friendlier than any clan I've ever known. I encourage anyone who wants to experience a part of the country filled with soul to visit the Bayou State, and I can suggest several books as traveling partners.

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