Press Releases

Thibodaux Named One of the Country’s Coolest Small Towns and One of the Best Small Town Food Scenes.

Raceland, Louisiana (December 2, 2021) – Louisiana’s Cajun Bayou Tourism acknowledges that Thibodaux is a small town, but we’re pleased to share the news that our parish seat received two BIG national honors last month. In early November, USA Today 10Best announced that Thibodaux offers the #2-ranked Best Small Town Food Scene anywhere in the United States, thanks in great part to our flourishing Cajun Bayou Food Trail.

This was a Reader’s Choice Award contest, in which the website’s readers – averaging about 5 million per month – vote for their favorite nominees in each category. After four weeks, the votes were tallied and the results are in: Thibodaux (officially) has an amazing food scene. Of course, we knew that already … but now millions of potential visitors from around the country know it, too! We couldn’t have done it without everyone who voted for Thibodaux and, more importantly, all the chefs and restaurants that contribute to our unique food culture here in Louisiana’s Cajun Bayou.

Louisiana Parishes Aim to Score with #ExploreMore

Lafourche and Tangipahoa Tourism Offices Unite for Their Respective Home Teams

Raceland, Louisiana (November 17, 2021) – Louisiana’s Cajun Bayou Tourism and Tangipahoa Tourism have reignited a joint tourism initiative in an effort to get residents and fans of each parish to #ExploreMore. The initiative first came to fruition at the end of 2019 and now -- two years later – it’s back and better than ever.

Tourism Director for Louisiana’s Cajun Bayou Is Named One of the Nation’s Seven “Emerging Tourism Stars”

Raceland, Louisiana (July 9, 2021) – Cody Gray, President and CEO of  Louisiana’s Cajun Bayou Tourism, Lafourche Parish’s destination marketing organization, has been named an “Emerging Tourism Star for 2021” by Connect Travel, the owner and producer of the annual eTourism Summit.

Gray will be among the inaugural class of Emerging Tourism Stars, a select group of tourism leaders who will be recognized by a brand-new annual program that was designed to honor top professionals in the field of destination marketing.