Water, speed and the Louisiana bayou may be in the blood of the LeBlanc family in Lafitte. Malcolm LeBlanc held the title in the World Champion Jean Lafitte Pirogue Race for 10 straight years in the ...

JEAN LAFITTE, La. – Pirogue racing will return to the town of Jean Lafitte this weekend, the first time in nearly twenty years. Event organizer Tim Kerner Jr. said that residents are excited to have ...

As indigenous to the bayou country as Mardi Gras are pirogues (canoes dug out of cypress logs). Louisiana’s first mode of transportation, pirogues are still used by Cajun and Baratarian trappers to ...

WEBSTER PARISH, La. (KTAL/KMSS) – Attention outdoor enthusiasts, did you know you can kayak, canoe or pirogue through Lake Bistineau State Park for free? Lake Bistineau is roughly 39-minutes drive ...

Similar to a canoe, the pirogue was first used by Native Americans in the swamps and marshes of Louisiana, before it was refined by French explorers, hunters and settlers. The pirogue was dug out of a ...

THIBODAUX, La. (AP) - Once a staple of Cajun living, the pirogue has evolved into a novelty item, largely replaced by plastic kayaks that can be purchased at outdoors stores and big-box retailers.