About Dear Louisiana

A Love Letter
to Louisiana

Dear Louisiana is a celebration of the people, places, food, culture, and stories that make this state unlike anywhere else.

There’s always something worth sharing ↓
The Louisiana we love

Some stories are well known.
Others are waiting to be discovered.

We want to find both.

JP Ngo in conversation with Louisiana wine professional Benjamin Hatch for Dear Louisiana.
Original reporting and photography are at the heart of Dear Louisiana. Photo: Dear Louisiana.

We’re here to share the Louisiana we love — the restaurants worth driving for, the towns worth wandering through, the people doing remarkable things, the traditions we hold onto, and the places that make you stop and stay awhile.

Through original stories, photography, interviews, and video, we explore what makes this place feel like home — and what makes people want to come back.

Because Louisiana is more than a destination.