BATON ROUGE , LA
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Southern Agriculture Experience
On this informative , educational , and hands-on excursion , enjoy live field demonstrations of cane harvesting and planting , along with specialized equipment demonstrations . Learn about the different types of sugar from raw , refined , to on the stalk , as well as different sugarcane pest and borers . Be treated to a taste of the farm , including sugar cookies , fresh sugar cane stalk popsicles , and more . Next , you will have the unique opportunity to participate in creating Gyotaku , an ancient Japanese art form of copying fish or crops onto a form of rice paper . Using the farm ’ s commodities , create your own personalized artwork that you can take home with you .
Cajun Pride Swamp Excursion
Enjoy a narrated boat ride in the Manchac Swamp , a privately owned wildlife refuge . Relax in a comfortable , covered boat , with walking room and open viewing from any seat . Swamp creatures are unafraid and responsive to our captain ’ s voice . In the safety and comfort of the boat , you will be able to get within a few feet of “ jumping gators .” Other animals to be on the lookout for include nutria , ibis , turtles , herons , raccoons , egrets , and more .