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If you try to take a more direct route you will have many slow downs in north Louisiana and Arkansas since there are limited north south interstates there.

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True. If time is very important, take interstate as much as you can. However, if gas mileage is important, take the more direct route.

I drove to Little Rock via Interstate last summer and returned the more direct route through the state highways. It ended up being about 45 minutes longer of a drive but saved a lot on gas. Just watch for speed traps. All in all, it was a pleasant drive back; you see more of the state that way.

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....Most people that I know in southeastern Louisiana prefer to take I 55 to Memphis then cross Mississippi River staying on I 55 to St. Louis then across Missouri on I 70 to Kansas City then I 29 to Omaha.

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Cool. This sounds like what I'll take. Thanks.

I stopped and had lunch in Batesville last year on the way up (just happened to work out I needed gas & food at that point). My car definitely had "Omaha Bound... Geaux Tigers!" in car paint on the back, and the 3 of us were all wearing LSU apparel. & we definitely got some looks

I plan on doing it again tomorrow. We roll out of BR at 8am

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Where do you live in Des Moines??

I lived in West Des Moines from '99-'07. Not too often that you come across an LSU fan up there

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we are driving up through shreveport to fort smith then on to KC, leaving at 8am, will be in OMAHA Saturday.

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I'm leaving from BR at 6 and taking the same route.

We'll have the LSU car flag out! But we'll be a couple of hours ahead.

drive to little rock,then ft smith,then north to kc.and so on to omaha.no interstate til little rock but its fast.i made it from baton rouge to kansas city in probable 11 hours and 35 minutes.had to fill up twice.going to omaha would mean 3 fill ups i guess.

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Just don't go through Oxford. For some reason you can't get to Atlanta or Omaha from there?????

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I head back to BR each year from Des Moines and take the I55 route. I tried the other one and the interstate is a much better way to go. Some of dem highways in Arkansas suck.