Annual festivals include the Andouille Festival in October and the Timbermill Museum festival on the fourth weekend in October. Only 30 miles from New Orleans. We also have a regional airport. Laced by swamps, bayous and lakes, and bisected by the Mississippi River, St. Charles Parish is a natural for water sports of any kind, from fishing to water skiing to boat riding. Seafood is a mainstay at parish fairs and festivals, including the Louisiana Catfish Festival in Des Allemands, Boutte's Alligator Festival and the Destrehan Plantation Fall Festival.
Visitors get a taste of what southern Louisiana is all about.
Cajun bands set feet a-dancing, and frequent demonstrations provide insight into the history of the area. Memorialized in story and song, Louisiana's way of life is legendary. It is seen at the restored Destrehan Plantation and Ormond Plantation, on serene drives through fishing villages like Bayou Gauche, and, as the sun sets, in the beautiful cypress swamps near the mouth of the Bonnet Carre Spillway. Matherne's Airboat Tours - 4333 Hwy. 306, Bayou Gauche, LA 70030.