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| Louisiana May 2021 | Alabama
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| Baton Rouge New Orleans Biloxi |
Part of my cross-country road trip from Arizona to Florida.
Baton Rouge
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| The mighty Mississippi |
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| The mighty Mississippi |
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| Old State Capitol |
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| Old State Capitol |
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| Capture of Baton Rouge in 1779 Spain, a US ally, seized Baton Rouge from the British in 1779. |
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| Old Governor's Mansion |
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| Louisiana State Capitol (1932) |
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| Huey Long statue |
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| Some rather loaded symbolism in the doorway bas-reliefs Notice who is doing what. |
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New Orleans
Beignets
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| Cafe Beignet HQ |
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| Cafe Beignet beignets Plus an excellent chocolate eclair for dessert. |
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| Beignets buried in sugar At a Cafe du Monde outpost |
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| Cafe du Monde |
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| Cafe du Monde beignets |
Jackson Square
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| Jackson Square |
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| Jackson Square |
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| Major general Jackson |
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| Major general Jackson |
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| St Louis Cathedral |
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| St Louis cathedral interior |
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| King St Louis blessing his knights |
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| Cabildo Museum |
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| The Battle of New Orleans (1815) |
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| Jackson head |
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| Presbytere Museum: Carnival |
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| Presbytere Museum: Carnival |
Around New Orleans
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| The Mighty Mississippi |
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| Joan of Arc statue The Maid of Orleans |
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| Unexpected Churchill statue |
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| Small but loud pro-Palestinian demo |
Biloxi, Mississippi
A very quick stop at Biloxi, Mississippi, on I10 East towards Mobile.
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Texas
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