The family takes full advantage of their sylvan yard, Sarah Baird and her children Bo and Sky read a book out on the picnic table.

University of Louisiana at Lafayette’s BeauSoleil House.

Louisiana State Sports Hall of Fame and Regional History Museum by Trahan Architects

The long, narrow space is about a 2,000-square-foot renovation in Lafayette, Louisiana.

The Ace Hotel New Orleans in New Orleans, Louisiana

This rendering of the Reagan house in Lafayette, Louisiana, shows the thoughtful renovation of a mid-century modern home.

The Lakeview House (exterior) by Thomas Colosino and David Lachin of Louisiana State University, Winning Design

The Lakeview House (interior) by Thomas Colosino and David Lachin of Louisiana State University, Winning Design

From their headquarters in Austin, Texas, MA Modular provides modular homes to Louisiana and Texas, among other states. Their modern homes are typically inspired by local vernacular building types.

Charles Moore & Urban Innovations Group (with Perez Associates), Piazza d’Italia, 1976–9, New Orleans, Louisiana

Grant Mudford, New Orleans, Louisiana.

The Kenny Hill Sculpture Garden in Chauvin, Louisiana.

The 4,000-square-foot home was designed for a resident who didn't want to fully give up her Los Angeles lifestyle, despite moving to Louisiana.

French Country Louisiana Eclectic look gone STARK MODERN.

The Guillen Residence in New Orleans, Louisiana. Photo via Architecture for Humanity.

A 2008 rendering of the unrealized Make It Right project in New Orleans, Louisiana.

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"Last summer, our kids had the thrill of catching crawfish in the lake, which was pure nostalgia for me. My side of the family is from Louisiana, and boiling live crawfish was something I never thought we’d be doing in California,

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