LOUSIANA
June, 2021
Louisiana is a state perhaps most interesting from an ecological point of view and how the preponderance of seal level water shaped its history, commerce, culture.
Baton Rouge
A small city of 220,000 Baton Rouge is the capital of Louisiana. The downtown area, which sits along the Mississippi, is all about the government and government services. The park that runs along the western side of the city provides lovely views of the river. There are parks and lakes intermixed among the buildings, which makes it quite lovely. There are, however, no residential or shopping areas.
New Orleans
Our visit to New Orleans was significantly impacted by our unwillingness to eat or attend music venues indoors. All that, of course, because of COVID. Consequently we were unable to avail ourselves of two of the biggest draws to the Big Easy. We didn’t let that stop us though…..