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Continuing our Louisiana tour we ll visit the heel of the boot the southwestern parishes: Calcasieu and Cameron. Traveling in one of Riverside Limousines comfortable, chauffeured mini-buses will give you time to visit and plan your agenda. The southernmost part of no man s land ; these parishes were carved out of what was the original parish of St. Landry. W e ll start our day at Sam Houston Jones State Park outside Moss Bluff.
It s a bout 2.5 hours from Baton Rouge to Moss Bluff. Originally named for a Texas statesman, the park was renamed for a Louisiana cheap airline tickets to florida Governor from Southwest Louisiana. After our drive we can stretch our legs on the trails and enjoy the sights the park has to offer. Several trails take you into the park and give access cheap airline tickets to florida to wildlife, flowers and the water.
From the park we ll travel north to DeQuincy (birthplace of Smiley Louis I Hear You Knockin )and visit the Railroad Museum. Kansas cheap airline tickets to florida City Southern Railroad completely rebuilt this station in 1923. Now a museum, the station is an outstanding example of the Mission Revival style of architecture. It s on the National Register.
Heading for Lake Charles we ll drive through rice country. When we arrive in Lake Charles, it s lunch time. We ll head for Southern Spice at 3901 Ryan Street. The food is very good and down home. They offer home cookin cheap airline tickets to florida , seafood and steaks in a relaxed atmosphere. Their Seafood Stuffed Pistolettes are a real treat. From the restaurant it s about 15 minutes to our next stop.
The USS Orlick was built in Orange, Texas and launched in May of 1945. A Gearing Class Destroyer, this ship saw action in the Korean War, Vietnam, and in the Turkish Navy. Now temporarily berthed in Lake Charles it is being restored by volunteers and looking for a permanent location. Touring the vessel while under restoration gives visitors a unique perspective and glimpse behind the scenes of this piece of history. Volunteers lead the tours and the fees go toward the expense of restoration.
After our tour we ll head for Aunt Ruby s Bed and Breakfast on Pujo Street in the historic Charpentier District of Lake Charles. Opened in 1911 after much of downtown was destroyed by fire, this was the first boarding house in the city. It has been remodeled. Reviewers emphasize cheap airline tickets to florida the service received and the outstanding breakfast.
Check in, freshen up, rest, walk the historic neighborhood until it s time to leave for supper. We ll head to Vinton ( as far west as you can go and still be in Louisiana) for supper at Comeaux s Restaurant. Originally opened in 1994 they have changed names several times. From their Facebook page, their mission is: Comeaux s Restaurant stands for good food for good times .  Our mission is to provide UNCOMMONLY GOOD , AUTHENTIC CAJUN FOOD at a reasonable price, while providing a genuine Cajun experience.
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Alligator s are big business in south Louisiana. I think when people hear Louisiana, the top five things that come to mind are: Mardi Gras, New Orleans, LSU football, Duck Dynasty and alligators (maybe alligators first.)
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There are several swamp life tours to choose from.  GROSSE SAVANNE (big pasture) ECO-TOURS offer tours lasting 2 hours to a full day general tour, customized tours and birding trips. This place has a very high WOW factor.  Airboat and Alligators  on Grand Chenier is part of a alligator farm/processor with one hour tours leaving each hour.
Our route to the tours will be via The Creole Nature Trail . Described as 180 miles of oohs, aahs and wows, there are numerous places to stop from beaches to nature walks. A free tour app is available cheap airline tickets to florida to guide our way. And when you are done, your chauffeur will drive you home!
Evangeline Parish was created by a dividing of St. Landry Parish in 1911. The story goes that folks in Ville Platte and Mamou had to travel too far to do business at the parish seat. They felt they were being overlooked for opportunities in the parish. Join us as we tour Louisiana.
Named for the heroine of Longfellow s poem the residents  are said to claim themselves the most Cajun of all.  A real blending of cultures, Evangeline claims the most French spoken, best gumbo, best boudin, the best music and the best whatever else. Who knows, they just might be right let s find out.
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Mamou is a bout 2 hours fr om Baton Rouge. cheap airline tickets to florida The town has been immortalized in the song, Big Mamou?  If we leave before 7:00 a.m. we can get to Fred s before 9:00 a.m. and enjoy music and Cajun dancing . The live band starts at 8:00, (yes, that s 8:00 a.m.) It may be standing room only by the time we arrive. When we leave there we can drop our luggage at Cazan s across the street from Fred s if we plan to spend the night.
Leaving Mamou we ll stop by  T-Boy s Boudin cheap airline tickets to florida and Crackin  to put some of his A+ boudin (sausage made from pork, rice, seasoning and spices) in the ice chest as we head for lunch at  Cafe de La Salle in Ville Platte.  According to Acadiana Table s Faces and Places they are hard to beat f or true Cajun food Their smoked ponce is one of the best he s ever had. Ponce is a sausage stuffed pig stomach. In addition, cheap airline tickets to florida the buffet has items like hen gumbo, mustard greens and corn macque choux. Sounds mouth watering.
After lunch we ll explore the State Arboretum at Chicot State Park. After enjoying  the arboretum well explore the town and stop in the local seasoning producers -  Slap Ya Mama s , Jack Miller cheap airline tickets to florida s and Kary s Roux. Another place we can visit is Teet s Food Store. They are known for foods like cracklins ,hog head cheese, tasso, meatballs and ponce.  We ll stop by the Swamp Pop Museum and then drive the Zydeco Cajun Byway back to Mamou. Check in, rest, freshen up, walk around the town and get recharged for supper.
We ll head to the Crawfish Barn for great Cajun Food. To begin we can share appetizers cheap airline tickets to florida like The Big Mamou or Shrimp Evangeline. When it s time order entrees when can choose platters of crawfish in season or specialities like The Mixed Grill (oysters, shrimp, catfish) or The Cajun Ribeye (16 oz ribeye topped with crawfish cheap airline tickets to florida ettouffee). For dessert there is Banana s Foster cheap airline tickets to florida Cheesecake cheap airline tickets to florida or Bread Pudding.
cheap airline tickets to florida After a good nights sleep we will enjoy coffee and a leisurely breakfast at Cafe Mamou before heading back to Baton Rouge with our memories and Cajun groceries. The trip to Evangeline parish has been a Cajun music and food tour.
In Riverside Limousines mini-bus there is lots of flexibility for your small group tour. As your group enjoy the sites and meet some of the locals, they will discover new places of interest. Our professional chauffeur will adjust the itinerary to suit your interests. As this part of your Louisiana tour ends and you relax on the way home remember: we drive you have fun!
While writing this article I became aware that I ve been driving past some of Louisiana s amazing treasures on the way to North Louisiana. Several communities in these parishes are notorious as speed traps. Maybe I ve been too distracted looking for radar guns to see the flowers and smell the boudin. On this tour we re gonna s l o w down and pass a good time .
Bring danc n shoes and your squeezebox.  Riverside Limousine Service will be your designated driver because with all the adventure you re gonna be tired chere . And we ll put an ice chest in the luggage closet cause you re gonna want to bring some food home.
While this parish is close enough to visit for a day, there is so much to see, do, eat, drink and hear you really need to make it an overnight(s) road trip. To personalize your tour and see as much as possible we ll sit down with you and help plan your group s itinerary.  We ll j oin the  Boudin  Trail in St Landry cheap airline tickets to florida Parish Krotz Springs.  This is gonna be a Cajun immersion!
From Baton Rouge we re going to take Hwy 190 and cross into St. Landry Parish at Krotz Springs our first stop. We ll get boudin for breakfast. The boudin at Kartchner s Grocery rates an A+. Several sausage makers in St. Landry Parish have this high distinction in common.
Our next stop will be Bourque s Superstore on Saizan Ave in Port Barre another A+ Boudin maker. We can get some and also pick up Jalapeno Sausage Cheese Bread for our picnic lunch later in Arnaudville. Before we get back on the road we ll drive by the mouth of Bayou Teche.
In route to Bayou Teche Brewery we ll swing through Grand Coteau. It s known for it s spiritual retreat center. It also hosts the annual Sweet Dough Pie Festival. 2ooo years ago this long ridge was the western bank of the Mississippi River. Perhaps we can find some of those pies before we leave!
From there we ll go to Arnaudville for a beer from Bayou Teche. With the refreshments collected earlier we ll have a picnic lunch and visit local shops like Tom s Fiddle and Bow, Little BIG Cup  and museums like the NUNU Collective. This is one of the oldest towns in the state.
Once  this tiny town was  the second busiest port in the state. 80% of the town is on the National Historic Registry. For our evening a trolley is available and perhaps the local tourism director will give us a tour. For supper we can choose from places like the Steamboat Warehouse and Cafe Opera.
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