Who says nothing ever gets done in Springfield? We might not have a full budget yet, but thanks to the hard work of legislators, the great state of Illinois can for the first time boast that it has an ...

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 ...

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 ...

There is a long history of pirogues in Bayou Liberty. The long and narrow Cajun canoe-like boats were made by hollowing out cypress trees, but today they have flatter bottoms. Their design makes it ...

Twenty canoes hurtle through the foaming water to the steady rhythm of drums and roars from spectators lined up along Bangui's river banks. The race is traditionally the highlight of celebrations on ...

Before the 62nd Bayou Liberty Pirogue Races could even begin, it looked like the annual event might be a wash. Heavy rains delayed the start of the races on June 1, but the skies eventually cleared ...

*Refers to the latest 2 years of stltoday.com stories. Cancel anytime. BY PAMELA SELBERT > Special to the Post-Dispatch Jul 28, 2012 Jul 28, 2012 0 CYPRESS, ILL. • You won't see any alligators ...

In New Orleans, December brings only faux snow, so Papa Noel packs his presents on a pirogue (canoe) pulled by alligators. Feux de Joie bonfires are lit along the Mississippi River to light his way to ...

Don’t volunteer to be the captain of a risky voyage at sea, says one character to another at the beginning of “The Pirogue.” Being in charge makes one responsible for human lives. Lives indeed prove ...

DULAC, La. — Only in southern Louisiana would you see a friar traveling down the bayou in a canoe. Two weeks ago the residents of Dulac, near the Gulf of Mexico approximately 70 miles southwest of New ...

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.