Thanks Clifford, we will be in N O in a day or two. Still in Lafayette. We went to the Blue Dog Cafe tonight. Had crab cakes, crab stuffed mushrooms, and sea food gumbo. Oh so good! The pecan pie is good too... Went to the Tabasco factory on Avery Island, saw the gardens there too. Then Jefferson Island. All those swamps and bayous are sure different country... The Acadian culture is also very interesting, especially for a french guy like me. To think they went from France to Nova Scotia, then were chased away by the British, so they came here to la Louisiane 300 years ago. Then were sold by Napoleon to the Americans (the Louisiana purchase, 1803, for $15 million). They don't speak much french anymore, but their taste for good food has endured over the generations. Amazing!
JC