This week, TravelSmart is bringing you a taste of Louisiana. Global Travel Editor Annabel Grossman shares some of the best places to visit, from the jazz-filled streets of New Orleans to Lafayette’s wildlife-filled Atchafalaya Basin.

Here in London, chef Tom Clements reveals how he recreates the flavours of this southern state in his pub Plaquemine Lock, as he pulls together a Cajun-style gumbo and explains how cuisine is inextricably tied into the way of life in Louisiana.

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