L’Auberge Casino and Hotel Baton Rouge

Nov17

For dinner tonight, I went to the Bon Temps Buffet at the L’Auberge Casino. This is a super clean, Las Vegas style casino on the Mississippi River in Baton Rouge, Louisiana. Check out the buffet sometime if you are in the area.

San Francisco Plantation

Nov17

Wow! The colors, the architecture, and the history. The grounds are tiny, but the Plantation House is magnificent. Not to mention the sunsets on the balcony.

Evergreen Plantation – Oak Alley

Nov17

The other reason to visit the Evergreen Plantation is for the Oak Alley. The oak trees are covered with Spanish Moss and it makes for some great photos.

Evergreen Plantation – Slave Cabins

Nov17

The main reason to visit the Evergreen Plantation is for the 22 slave cabins. This plantation has two awesome oak alleys in the back, and one of the oak alleys throws shade over the multiple slave quarters. These buildings are in various states of repair and are majestic to behold.

Evergreen Plantation – Big House

Nov17

The Evergreen Plantation was on my list for today. It is a privately owned, working sugarcane plantation, so you must stick to the tour and don’t have as much free access as at other plantations. The walk into the home is beautiful, and it is a special treat to climb the front stairway.

Gramercy Bridge

Nov17

So how do you get across the Mississippi River, you might ask? Well, this is how I have been doing it for the past few days. 🙂

The Chimes

Nov17

This place is busy, efficient, and awesome. My dinner tonight – a cup of seafood gumbo, a plate of crawfish étouffée, and cheesecake for dessert. I’m glad I skipped lunch today so I would have room for all that goodness.

Cabela’s

Nov16

If you are going to build a Cabela’s store in Gonzales, Louisiana, why not hang a replica of an airplane along with some stuffed alligators, nutria, mountain lions, polar bears, and other random critters?