Go Shopping in Louisiana 

There is no better way to spend time with family and friends than at the waterfront Outlet Collection at Riverwalk in New Orleans, Louisiana.

The outlet mall has about 65 stores to fit any of your needs from clothing and accessories to health and beauty to houseware products.

Such stores offer individuality with some equally interesting names. For example, 3-D Innovations is the “leading manufacturer of 3D laser etched crystals” where you can buy personalized custom crystals. FOSSIL, known for their FOSSIL Brand Watches, has expanded their products into other leather goods such as belts, handbags, and sunglasses.

Find your favorite pair at Journeys Outlet and pick from brands like Vans, Converse, TOMS, Sperry, Ugg, DC, Adidas, and Polo.

Need a top-notch skin product? Try Vine Vera. Each Vine Vera product includes resveratrol as well as other ingredients like essential oils, nutrients, antioxidants, natural extracts, vitamins, and minerals.

Then there are the shops that are specifically New Orleans-themed. Mignon Faget is a New Orleans jewelry brand store that specializes in jewelry inspired by the natural and architectural designs of New Orleans.

Be sure to check out Crabby Jack’s General Store, which is also unique to New Orleans and ideal for tourists. Crabby Jack’s will offer you refreshments as you shop for the perfect New Orleans-inspired gift for people back home. J Maxine too sells New Orleans designed shirts and women’s leggings.

Of course, what New Orleans shopping center is complete without a store focused on your Mardi Gras needs? Mardi Gras Masquerade has you covered with masks and beads, New Orleans-themed souvenir items, beignet mix, boxed pralines, hot sauce, coffee products, and other New Orleans-themed apparel.

Need a luggage piece to carry all of your new items? Go visit the Samsonite Factory Outlet where you’ll find travel products from Samsonite and American Tourister Luggage brands as well as business cases, casual bags, backpacks, and travel accessories.

Once you’re finished shopping, enjoy the different types of food like full-service dining spots, fast food eateries, and sweet delicacies.

Going along with New Orleans’s Mardi Gras tradition is world-renowned daiquiri bar Fat Tuesday, which specializes in the Big Easy, the 190 Octane® daiquiri. Carve out time to drop by for a free sample.

Other Riverwalk food joints and eats are pretzels from Auntie Anne’s, smoothies and frozen yogurt from Bananas, and café au lair and beignets from Café Du Monde. Green Leaf’s is a healthy alternative with its wraps, panini sandwiches, soups, and “Pick & Mix” salad bar. Head to Izzo’s Illegal Burrito for the “Roll Your Own” option to build your own burritos, tacos, bowls, nachos, and salads. MOOYAH Burgers, Fries & Shakes also follows the “build your own” trend by allowing you to build your own burgers by choosing from five kinds of cheese, applewood smoked bacon, fresh avocado, nine free veggie toppings and ten free sauces.

The Popcorn Bistro is a unique spot that offers 150 different flavors of freshly made gourmet popcorn, such as Bacon & Cheddar, Parmesan & Garlic, Peanut Butter Chocolate, Banana, Cinnabon, Gumbo, and Pizza.

Relax at the NOLA Tropical Winery tasting room, which carries about 40 different fruit wines, and discover the best pralines in New Orleans at Pa Pa Pralines.

But that’s not all. The Outlet Collection at Riverwalk also includes special services such as massages and cosmetics.

Finally, really get a taste of New Orleans culture by riding the 1,000-passenger riverboat called Creole Queen, a paddlewheeler that operates out of the Port of New Orleans. Experience this amazing voyage with a costumed narrator providing detailed descriptions of New Orleans landmarks, history, vessel information, and river lore as you view sites like the French Quarter, the Port of New Orleans, and Jean Lafitte National Historical Park and Preserve.

Louisiana is also known for its numerous art galleries and shops in downtown New Orleans. So, if you’re looking to satiate your shopping cravings, you’ve come to the right state.