Louisiana Travel Blogs

Now on to Lake Charles for the end of the day. Or so we thought. Actually all the places in that area were full, so we headed on east and then north to Kinder, LA, where we found a room at a small motel named the Scottish Inn. No internet, only one queen bed and no in room amenities that we are use…

The day had finally arrived for the Halloween weekend and the Voodoo fest in New Orleans. I had been making arrangements to meet with Sal (sincitytraveler) since he would be in the city for a medical conference, so I was very excited about this! This morning was a bit chaotic in Ruston. There had …

Alright things were fun the previous day, but they were going to get even funnier the next day.I woke up at 9:30 AM and went out on the streets at 10. It seems that it was the perfect time since "Zulu" (the first parade) had just begun. Here's when the good times really started! I never thought cat…

I asked for a wake up call last night. That was a good idea, haha. I still needed to pack the last stuff. I was almost ready when I noticed something was missing, OMG! Where is my camera? I looked for it everywhere. I was about calling Shannon and asked him if I left it in his car last night, but I…

Finally, Mardi Gras is here. It was the last day of this party weekend! There were some parades programmed, but that's it. Everything was supposed to end early, because the next day was a regular day and people had to go back to work and it was a Catholic Holiday too - Ash Wednesday. After a "busy…

Ahhh, the day finally arrives when I can meet up with all my new friends and listen to the great music!!!! Friday.  I joined this website (yes, another one that has meetups).  It was the chat page off the NOLA Jazz Fest site.  The people on this site call themselves Threadheads.&nbs…

Today was free of everything. I had no tours booked because I figured that we would venture on foot. I hadn't planned in all the walking we had already done the nights and days before. My feet were killing me. lol When we stepped out of the hotel on this day we almost immediately wanted to turn aro…

I had seen the ad for the "Northeast Louisiana Celtic Festival" while driving once by Ruston downtown. I have been recently interested in celtic culture so I thought it was a great chance to attend. It was going to be held at the Ike Hamilton Exposition Center of West Monroe, so it was about a…

  JAZZING IT UP IN N’AWLINS   I had the privilege of attending my 7th and 8th TravBuddy meetups the last week of April in both N'awlins and the Big Apple. 13 of us gathered in the French Quarter of the Crescent City on Thursday, April 24 on Jazz Fest eve.   The party occu…

I'm sure this is the part everyone wants to read.  What is it like in New Orleans 10 months after Katrina?  To tell you the truth, I can only say a few things.  First, the city worked very hard to clean up the area around the Convention Center to make our conference a huge success.&n…

I have met several great friends over here in Travbuddy, but this was going to be the first real life experience with someone from the website. Britt and I both live 1-hr away from Shreveport/Bossier City so the Louisiana Boardwalk would be a great place to meet. Britt suggested a Steak House calle…

My second time in New Orleans and again I had a blast! Gotta love this city, it's definitively my favorite in the USA! I'm glad I live so close from there hehe :D

I am sitting here thinking of everything that has happened in my life and the changes since Katrina went through the Gulf Coast, the damage to New Orleans and the remainder of the coastal areas, the levies failing in the 9th ward, the media coverage, the times I have been back to New Orleans and th…

The student association of Latech had organized a Texas Hold'em Poker Tournament for Charity benefiting DART that would take place on October 23rd. I recently discovered Texas Hold'em and I am since then a big fan. Having earned 8 M+ chips at Facebook Poker I thought this would be a great…

Well, now is time to talk about New Orleans… I have been thinking about how to write this blog and finally decided to write about New Orleans here and about Mardi Gras in its own blog :)   I arrived to NOLA on Sunday evening after a short flight from Houston. My boss was waiting for me at …