The Road to NOLA?

[J Eddington]

Ok in just seven short weeks we leave from Dallas on our first trip to NOLA. Since everyone said in another thread that they only spoke about NOLA, not the trip there.
Share your road trip info here!

[CaptainTom]

Drove from West Ft. Worth via the DFW airport freeway all the way to the Parking Spot where we boarded a small shuttle and were given a ride to the terminal.
Upon arrival at the terminal we went through security, boarded an airplane and had one free Diet Coke.
Upon arrival in NOLA we hired a car to transport us to our hotel. Now we need to start another thread about what to do while in NOLA. ( oops, too late ).

[HeatherLou]

Leslie and I went to NOLA a few years ago.........there are no bathrooms stops in LA.........carry TP!

[brad]

When I've gone from here, I've taken I20 to Shreveport and hung a right.. lot of open land until you get to Alexandria (not many stops for food or other needs).. and then open land again until you get to Lafayette.. then hang a left toward Baton Rouge and NOLA. A lot of that part of the highway is elevated road above swamp.. so again, no place to stop.

All in all, long, boring drive... lots of trees and swamps, especially as you get farther south in the state.

[CaptainTom]

Originally Posted by Heatherlou

Leslie and I went to NOLA a few years ago.........there are no bathrooms stops in LA.........carry TP!

Now that's a tip that is worth the price of admission. !!!!

[venchka]

Y'all don't know nuthin.

How many days do you want to spend driving/photographing to/from New Orleans?

1. Avoid interstate highways.
2. Take Hwy 90 from Lafayette to N.O.
3. Natchitoches is worth a stop. My spelling is terrible.
4. Logansport, LA is worth a stop.

I could go on forever. PM me.

[venchka]

Originally Posted by CaptainTom

Now that's a tip that is worth the price of admission. !!!!

Been driving those roads since before y'all were born. I have never encountered such nonsense.

[venchka]

Leas Pies > Home

[dwilliams35]

Of course, we've got different "challenges" from Houston than you do up there, but we've just gotten to the point of hopping on a plane instead of driving: it ends up being a wash between gas, parking, and pain in the butt time... Pnce you get to NOLA the streetcars, etc. make it pretty easy to get around to the major places we end up going, and it's just not worth taking a car.

That being said, I spent a lot of time down in south LA some time ago: while the US-90 "loop" can present a lot of photo opportunities for lack of a better term, it takes a long freakin' time, and most of the REAL good stuff is a long way off the beaten path.. Just depends on whether you want a trip to NOLA or if you want to take all the time to do the "tour"...

[venchka]

Depending on what the Bozos are doing on I-10, Hwy 90 from Lafayette to N.O. is A) Quicker, B) Same, C) Slightly slower.

[Westx]

There is tons of ways to get there. My wife is from Alexandria and I spent 10 years there so have been to and from many, many times. My best drive is always through East Texas and there are many ways to go that way also. Sometimes we go throught Huntsville over to Lesville(SP) and cut over to 49 that way of just go south. Lots of times we go through Nacadoghes(SP) over to Many and to 49 that way. If you aren't any a hurry get on Map quest and map your own route. I really like going through the National Forest and cutting through the Indian Reservation. Just way to many beautiful ways to go besides the interstates.

[ChristopherCoy]

Originally Posted by venchka

Depending on what the Bozos are doing on I-10, Hwy 90 from Lafayette to N.O. is A) Quicker, B) Same, C) Slightly slower.

BWAHAHAHAHAHAH!!!!!


I'll give you an 'honorary' Cajun card for that one...

[ChristopherCoy]

Originally Posted by Westx

There is tons of ways to get there. My wife is from Alexandria and I spent 10 years there so have been to and from many, many times.

REAL Cajuns know that anything north of I-10 is NOT Louisiana... its either East Texas or Southern Arkansas.

[J Eddington]

Originally Posted by Heatherlou

Leslie and I went to NOLA a few years ago.........there are no bathrooms stops in LA.........carry TP!

Sure there are, they just may not have walls and doors.

[J Eddington]

Originally Posted by venchka

Y'all don't know nuthin.

How many days do you want to spend driving/photographing to/from New Orleans?

1. Avoid interstate highways.
2. Take Hwy 90 from Lafayette to N.O.
3. Natchitoches is worth a stop. My spelling is terrible.
4. Logansport, LA is worth a stop.

I could go on forever. PM me.

My goal is sunrise between Marshall and Shreveport and I figure that the trip starts (slow down and enjoy) about Natchitoches. Everything before that is a daytrip for us. I agree with Hwy 90 to N.O. I expect that we will take a few day trips out of N.O. that will be about 3 hours away or less. We can take as much or as little time OR put it on a list to go back to.
You know you could just go with us. We could stop and pick up your wife :)