INDExtra -> INDExtra THU, JUN 30 10:52AM by Walter Pierce

McGee’s gets national print, broadcast props

One of Cajun Country’s most precious and marketable resources, the Atchafalaya Basin, received some national accolades this week in Southern Traveler magazine and in a feature on NBC’s The Today Show.

McGee’s Atchafalaya Basin Swamp Tours was picked as the best swamp tour in a reader poll-generated feature about the best Southern cities and attractions. New Orleans was a big winner here, too, taking top honors for “Best Large City for Weekend,” “Best Guy’s Weekend,” “Best Girls’ Getaway,” “Best Art Museum” (NOMA) and “Best Fine Dining” (Commander’s Palace).

David Alleman, owner of McGee’s Landing in Henderson and proprietor of the aforementioned swamp tour company, also features prominently in the series “America the Beautiful” that aired Wednesday morning on NBC.

The feature spotlights national parks and heritage areas in the U.S. NBC sent “correspondent” Jenna Bush Hagar, daughter of “W,” to the Atchafalaya Basin for a taste of Cajun culture, including an air boat tour with Alleman.

Hagar badly mangles the pronunciation of Atchafalaya throughout package, but we’ll forgive. The publicity can’t hurt.

See that video here.

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written by Dudley E. LaBauve, III , June 30, 2011 - 01:46 pm

Hey Walter, I agree. The publicity can't hurt and the video was pretty complimentary of South Louisiana.

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written by Gary McGoffin , July 01, 2011 - 12:34 pm

Our local Scout Council celebrated the first 100 years of Scouting by committing its next 100 years to the Basin. We've planted 15,000 cypress trees and picked up 45,000 pounds of trash with the support of the private sector and the parish, state and federal agencies. Our goal is reintroduce our Scouts and the general public to the high adventure of this national treasure. Glad to see the rest of the country discovering what we are rediscovering ourselves. It's the only way the Basin is going to thrive.

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written by Terry Dupuy , July 10, 2011 - 11:11 pm

Al Berard looked good in that video;)

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written by Jskemper , November 07, 2011 - 09:34 pm

Here's a little more buzz for McGee's, courtesy of Midlife Road Trip: http://midliferoadtrip.tv/.

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