GET BRIEFED | Creole Nature Trail Adventure Point Just outside the city, you’ll find plenty of outdoor adventure in Louisiana’s Outback, a thinly populated landscape of marshes and prairies where alligators outnumber people and birds flock by the millions. If you’re looking to celebrate, the “festival capital of Louisiana” has you covered, hosting more than 75 such events each year. You’ll see it in the city’s diverse architectural styles and range of culinary offerings, from Cajun boudin and pistolettes to spicy crawfish and Gulf shrimp. Lake Charles, the largest city in Southwest Louisiana, reflects the wide variety of cultures that make up this region claimed by both Louisiana and Spanish Texas in the early 19th century.
