{"id":134,"date":"2014-06-17T19:36:12","date_gmt":"2014-06-17T19:36:12","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/wherearetherogers.com\/?p=134"},"modified":"2014-06-17T19:43:18","modified_gmt":"2014-06-17T19:43:18","slug":"on-the-road-to-new-orleans","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/wherearetherogers.com\/?p=134","title":{"rendered":"On the road to New Orleans"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>The drive from Lake Charles to New Orleans was so cool. We stopped in Baton Rouge and went to the Louisiana State Capitol, which, at 34 stories high, is the nation&#8217;s tallest state capitol. It is also where Governor Huey P. Long was assassinated in 1935. After Baton Rouge we decided to get off I-10 and head down to a meandering little road that runs along the Mississippi River. An Andrea Boccelli cd was the soundtrack for this adventure. There were plantations here and there and way too many churches for my taste&#8230;. We stopped at a plantation named &#8220;Houmas House&#8221; (where&#8217;s the pita?), it is nicknamed &#8220;The Sugar Palace&#8221;. It was absolutely spectacular! The original owner bought the land, which was originally some 200,000 acres from the Indians for roughly $100 worth of supplies. Surprise! Anyway, after changing hands many times, the size is down to 38 lush acres of gardens.\n\t\t<style type=\"text\/css\">\n\t\t\t#gallery-1 {\n\t\t\t\tmargin: auto;\n\t\t\t}\n\t\t\t#gallery-1 .gallery-item {\n\t\t\t\tfloat: left;\n\t\t\t\tmargin-top: 10px;\n\t\t\t\ttext-align: center;\n\t\t\t\twidth: 33%;\n\t\t\t}\n\t\t\t#gallery-1 img {\n\t\t\t\tborder: 2px solid #cfcfcf;\n\t\t\t}\n\t\t\t#gallery-1 .gallery-caption {\n\t\t\t\tmargin-left: 0;\n\t\t\t}\n\t\t\t\/* see gallery_shortcode() in wp-includes\/media.php *\/\n\t\t<\/style>\n\t\t<div id='gallery-1' class='gallery galleryid-134 gallery-columns-3 gallery-size-thumbnail'><dl class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<dt class='gallery-icon landscape'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='https:\/\/wherearetherogers.com\/?attachment_id=112'><img width=\"150\" height=\"150\" src=\"https:\/\/wherearetherogers.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/06\/image45-150x150.jpg\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail\" alt=\"\" loading=\"lazy\" aria-describedby=\"gallery-1-112\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/dt>\n\t\t\t\t<dd class='wp-caption-text gallery-caption' id='gallery-1-112'>\n\t\t\t\tYes, those are really trees growing in the water.\n\t\t\t\t<\/dd><\/dl><dl class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<dt class='gallery-icon landscape'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='https:\/\/wherearetherogers.com\/?attachment_id=113'><img width=\"150\" height=\"150\" src=\"https:\/\/wherearetherogers.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/06\/image46-150x150.jpg\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail\" alt=\"\" loading=\"lazy\" aria-describedby=\"gallery-1-113\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/dt>\n\t\t\t\t<dd class='wp-caption-text gallery-caption' id='gallery-1-113'>\n\t\t\t\tThe view on I-10\n\t\t\t\t<\/dd><\/dl><dl class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<dt class='gallery-icon portrait'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='https:\/\/wherearetherogers.com\/?attachment_id=115'><img width=\"150\" height=\"150\" src=\"https:\/\/wherearetherogers.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/06\/image48-e1403033004850-150x150.jpg\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail\" alt=\"\" loading=\"lazy\" aria-describedby=\"gallery-1-115\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/dt>\n\t\t\t\t<dd class='wp-caption-text gallery-caption' id='gallery-1-115'>\n\t\t\t\tThe Louisiana State Capitol\n\t\t\t\t<\/dd><\/dl><br style=\"clear: both\" \/><dl class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<dt class='gallery-icon portrait'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='https:\/\/wherearetherogers.com\/?attachment_id=114'><img width=\"150\" height=\"150\" src=\"https:\/\/wherearetherogers.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/06\/image47-e1403033047175-150x150.jpg\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail\" alt=\"\" loading=\"lazy\" aria-describedby=\"gallery-1-114\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/dt>\n\t\t\t\t<dd class='wp-caption-text gallery-caption' id='gallery-1-114'>\n\t\t\t\tStatue of Huey P Long in front of the capitol\n\t\t\t\t<\/dd><\/dl><dl class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<dt class='gallery-icon landscape'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='https:\/\/wherearetherogers.com\/?attachment_id=116'><img width=\"150\" height=\"150\" src=\"https:\/\/wherearetherogers.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/06\/image49-150x150.jpg\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail\" alt=\"\" loading=\"lazy\" aria-describedby=\"gallery-1-116\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/dt>\n\t\t\t\t<dd class='wp-caption-text gallery-caption' id='gallery-1-116'>\n\t\t\t\tThe Gardens at Houmas House\n\t\t\t\t<\/dd><\/dl><dl class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<dt class='gallery-icon landscape'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='https:\/\/wherearetherogers.com\/?attachment_id=117'><img width=\"150\" height=\"150\" src=\"https:\/\/wherearetherogers.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/06\/image50-150x150.jpg\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail\" alt=\"\" loading=\"lazy\" aria-describedby=\"gallery-1-117\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/dt>\n\t\t\t\t<dd class='wp-caption-text gallery-caption' id='gallery-1-117'>\n\t\t\t\tA 600 year old Live Oak tree with Spanish moss dripping from it\n\t\t\t\t<\/dd><\/dl><br style=\"clear: both\" \/><dl class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<dt class='gallery-icon landscape'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='https:\/\/wherearetherogers.com\/?attachment_id=118'><img width=\"150\" height=\"150\" src=\"https:\/\/wherearetherogers.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/06\/image51-150x150.jpg\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail\" alt=\"\" loading=\"lazy\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/dt><\/dl><dl class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<dt class='gallery-icon portrait'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='https:\/\/wherearetherogers.com\/?attachment_id=119'><img width=\"150\" height=\"150\" src=\"https:\/\/wherearetherogers.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/06\/image52-e1403033311709-150x150.jpg\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail\" alt=\"\" loading=\"lazy\" aria-describedby=\"gallery-1-119\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/dt>\n\t\t\t\t<dd class='wp-caption-text gallery-caption' id='gallery-1-119'>\n\t\t\t\tRick waiting for the beginning of the tour of the mansion\n\t\t\t\t<\/dd><\/dl><dl class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<dt class='gallery-icon landscape'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='https:\/\/wherearetherogers.com\/?attachment_id=120'><img width=\"150\" height=\"150\" src=\"https:\/\/wherearetherogers.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/06\/image53-150x150.jpg\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail\" alt=\"\" loading=\"lazy\" aria-describedby=\"gallery-1-120\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/dt>\n\t\t\t\t<dd class='wp-caption-text gallery-caption' id='gallery-1-120'>\n\t\t\t\tThis is our tour guide, whose name escapes me, but she was quite the character. The accent that seemed so charming at the beginning, became grating by the end&#8230;\n\t\t\t\t<\/dd><\/dl><br style=\"clear: both\" \/>\n\t\t<\/div>\n <\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The drive from Lake Charles to New Orleans was so cool. We stopped in Baton Rouge and went to the Louisiana State Capitol, which, at 34 stories high, is the nation&#8217;s tallest state capitol. It is also where Governor Huey P. Long was assassinated in 1935. 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