Things to Do in Raceland
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City By The Bay Tours for San Francisco
- Central Business District
Bus tours explore the birthplace of jazz while rolling past elaborate crypts, history-filled mansions, and celebrity homes
Kliebert’s Turtle and Alligator Farm
- 6
One-hour tours or two-hour parties at a turtle and alligator farm where visitors hold exotic animals, observe feedings, and snap pictures
Fennwood Hills Country Club
- Baker/Zachary
Tight, tree-lined fairways, treacherous bunkers, and five ponds that come into play make up the bulk of difficulty on the nine-hole course
Beauregard-Keyes House
- French Quarter
Tour of former home of General Pierre Gustave Toutant Beauregard & author Frances Parkinson Keyes highlights Victorian architecture & items
French Quarter Phantoms
- French Quarter
Visitors encounter more than 700 tombs and the grave of Marie Laveau while tip-toeing through a cemetery built in 1789
Big Easy Scooters
- Uptown
While riding a name-brand scooter from Aprilia, Genuine, or Kymco, visitors can explore the city's neighborhoods at their leisure
Twin City Trolleys and Classic Cars
- French Quarter
Guides lead groups to historic landmarks during a two-hour walking tour
St. Joseph Plantation
- 5
Tours of sugar-cane plantation, birthplace of architect H.H. Richardson, explore original slave cabins and other historical structures
Coral Reef Dive Shop
- Slidell
PADI–certified instructors lead two-hour classes that go over scuba fundamentals & let students breathe underwater inside swimming pool
Crescent City Boxing
- Metairie
Professional fighters lead boxing, kickboxing, and cross-training workouts that burn up to 1,000 calories in one hour
Authentic Strength and Performance Institute
- Metairie
30-minute classes designed to burn up to 1,000 calories include cardio boxing, TRX suspension training, and total-body conditioning
Shanti Yoga Shala
- East Riverside
Lunchtime and evening Vinyasa classes for all experience levels; Vinyasa yoga improves flexibility and strength in a fluid series of poses
New Orleans BusVision
Double-decker bus rumbles through New Orleans, highlighting famous sights and offering information about each stop in 8 different languages
Witches Brew Tours
- Multiple Locations
Walking tours travel through historic haunts where vampires, witches, and spirits are said to lurk
New Orleans Savvy Tours
- French Quarter
Architecture tours stroll through the French Quarter and discuss French and Spanish styles, with historic homes and landmarks as examples
Bounce De Lis
- Tall Timbers - Brechtel
Kids dash through inflatable play structures, leap freely around bounce houses, and zoom down slides
Repticon
- 3
Reptile, amphibian, and arachnid breeders and experts showcase creatures' behavior and biology through exhibits and demonstrations
The Island Country Club and Golf Course
- Plaquemine
Nestled in the Atchafalaya National Heritage Area, lengthy 7,010-yard course boasts scenic terrain and water on almost every hole
Cross Gates Family Fitness
- 9
USPTA-certified instructors lead lessons for kids of all skill levels with provided racquets
Seven Seas Baton Rouge
- South Baton Rouge
NAUI-certified instructors teach scuba basics in an indoor, heated 15 ft. deep swimming pool, with equipment included
225 Dance
- Multiple Locations
High-energy beats thump through Zumba classes as students torch calories with Latin-dance-inspired moves
Quarters
Roll strikes or celebrate laser-tag victories with creative and classic cocktails until 2 a.m. on weekends
Yoga&
- Denham Springs
Yoga and Pilates classes build flexibility and relieve stress, and high-intensity boxing fusion boosts strength and cardio endurance
BREC Golf Zachary
- Multiple Locations
18-hole round at choice of three area BREC courses give golfers a chance to test their par-hunting meddle against various challenges
Baton Rouge Flight Instruction
- Scotlandville
FAA-certified instructors give fledgling pilots a taste of flying during ground school and and an hourlong flight
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The Zephyrs boast a rich history of nurturing budding bat-swatters and arm-bazooka wielders; nearly 50 former Zephyr players are currently playing in the major leagues. Led by the big-swinging 22-year-old first baseman Logan Morrison, who sported a .300 average and 10 RBIs in his first 40 at-bats, and 23-year-old hurler Ryan Tucker, who posted a 1.59 ERA and nine strikeouts in his first 11.1 innings, the Zephyrs are primed for another run at the PCL American South division title.
Check the schedule for showtimes. Student tickets are regularly $10 each, and Thursday performances are pay-what-you-can shows.
Circle Bowling Lanes has been hosting bowling bashes—particularly accommodating of families—for more than 50 years. Thirty-two slick lanes score automatically, allowing ample time to test motor skills at the arcade or snag eats at the full-service snack bar. Cheesy pizzas arrive steaming from the oven beside golden-fried appetizers and brimming pitchers of root beer, Coke, and Dr. Pepper’s lesser-known cousin, Mr. Salt, M.B.A. The recreation haven even offers weekend galactic-bowling sessions that shower patrons with neon lights, fog, and bumping music.
Offering BYOB art classes in a welcoming, instructor-assisted atmosphere, Corks N Canvas provides a laidback setting for self-expression. Participants will receive step-by-step instruction to craft striking artwork they can take home at the end of the session and place above their mantle, secret trap-door bookcase, or army-men-figurine reenactment of the battle of Pork Chop Hill. Choose among several sessions (click on the address of your chosen location to see a calendar of events) that teach budding strokesters to paint vibrant doggie portraits, landscapes, or abstract-expressionist renditions of the DMV. The creative paintventure may finally spark the dormant artist within that’s been reclusively hiding like Boo Radley since the finger-painting period.
At Skate Heaven, wheels glide around a vibrantly decorated rink whose mural walls depict fiery planets, eggplant-purple clouds, and the star-studded blackness of space. This galactic arena sets the stage for guests to cruise around on traditional skates or rollerblades, racing furiously until someone runs out of petrol. In addition to skating, Skate Heaven entertains visitors with games of laser tag open to all ages and heights, making it ideal for octogenarian giraffes. As older siblings cavort around the rink or laser-tag arena, wee ones can tumble over bright cushions or crawl through transparent tubes in the soft play area.
Competitors in the Southwest Division of the NBA’s Western Conference, the New Orleans Hornets have regaled the Big Easy’s hoops fans since migrating from Charlotte in 2002. Egged on by the vespine mascot Hugo, swarms of 17,000 fans swathed in light blue surround the court inside New Orleans Arena, where a center-hung LED board displays live-action video and instant replays of referees' most spectacular cross-court jogs.
