Quirky Tourist Attractions in or near Louisiana

While in Louisiana, you might enjoy a visit to:

Justice is supposed to be blind, but the big heads outside the Lafayette Courthouse also depict it as brainless.
~13 miles from Saint Martinville.

Built in 1802, with an eight-foot-square interior and five chairs, which seems to be its capacity. Mass is held once a year on August 15.
~42 miles from Saint Martinville.

An "X" literally marks the spot where Louisiana's governor/senator/boss "The Kingfish" was gunned down in the state capitol in 1935. You can still put your fingers in the bullet holes.
~45 miles from Saint Martinville.

The museum has a real electric chair and a display of cell-made weapons. The rodeo is held annually -- one of the few remaining prison rodeos in the nation. Convict cowboys, yee-hah!
~59 miles from Saint Martinville.

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