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LA day trip ideas
Posted on 5/20/14 at 8:48 am
Posted on 5/20/14 at 8:48 am
I'm trying to plan some day trips with my son (12) for the summer. Looking for suggestions - short drive from BTR. Here is what I have so far:
1. Tunica Hills for hiking.
2. Old River Control Structure - not an easily accessible part of LA. Have always wanted to see it.
3. Avery Island
What else ya got?
1. Tunica Hills for hiking.
2. Old River Control Structure - not an easily accessible part of LA. Have always wanted to see it.
3. Avery Island
What else ya got?
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Posted on 5/20/14 at 8:50 am to danieltzedekah
Canoeing at Tickfaw State Park around Ponchatoula.
Posted on 5/20/14 at 8:51 am to danieltzedekah
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2. Old River Control Structure - not an easily accessible part of LA. Have always wanted to see it.
tell me more about this
Posted on 5/20/14 at 8:51 am to danieltzedekah
clarks creek falls, similar to tunica
Posted on 5/20/14 at 8:51 am to danieltzedekah
What exactly are you wanting to see at the old river control structure? It's just concrete locks that you drive over.
Posted on 5/20/14 at 8:52 am to danieltzedekah
Drive up to the ORCS
Grand Isle
Drive along the Gulf Beach Highway south of Lake Charles
Drive down to New Orleans and take highway 90 through the Rigolets and down the beach in Mississippi
Grand Isle
Drive along the Gulf Beach Highway south of Lake Charles
Drive down to New Orleans and take highway 90 through the Rigolets and down the beach in Mississippi
Posted on 5/20/14 at 8:52 am to Jack Daniel
I'm not trying to burst your bubble, I just don't want you to feel let down when you get there
Posted on 5/20/14 at 8:53 am to danieltzedekah
I thought you meant Los Angeles. Upon realizing you meant Louisiana I laughed.
Posted on 5/20/14 at 8:54 am to Geauxld Finger
ORCS -- might not actually be much to see. I have just always been intrigued about the importance of the structure and a lot of people don't know anything about it.
It was built and maintained by the Army COE and keeps the Mississippi from flipping over into the Atchafalya River and basin - which would leave BTR and NOLA high and dry.
It was built and maintained by the Army COE and keeps the Mississippi from flipping over into the Atchafalya River and basin - which would leave BTR and NOLA high and dry.
Posted on 5/20/14 at 8:54 am to Jack Daniel
quote:
What exactly are you wanting to see at the old river control structure? It's just concrete locks that you drive over.
It's an incredible structure. Plus you get to drive over Morganza on the way up there. The forebay should be full this time of year.
Posted on 5/20/14 at 8:55 am to Jack Daniel
No problem. I've never been in that part of LA and will probably drive up to Ferriday also. Again, probably not much to see - more the history angle.
Posted on 5/20/14 at 8:56 am to Jack Daniel
Lee's in Lacompte for a plate lunch and the best pies on the planet. Get one to go.
Posted on 5/20/14 at 8:56 am to danieltzedekah
Highway 15 is a neat drive. It's up on the levee most of the way south of Ferriday.
Posted on 5/20/14 at 8:56 am to danieltzedekah
You're thinking of the three rivers locks. Old river locks just prevents the levees from busting due to hight water
Posted on 5/20/14 at 8:57 am to tiddlesmcdiddles
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clarks creek falls, similar to tunica
This is really what I meant when I said Tunica.
Posted on 5/20/14 at 8:58 am to danieltzedekah
Ship Island
Posted on 5/20/14 at 8:59 am to Jack Daniel
The entire system comprised of three structures make up the ORCS. The low sill is the most important one most people think about.
Posted on 5/20/14 at 9:00 am to Jack Daniel
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You're thinking of the three rivers locks
That's it - I've just always heard it referred to as the ORCS.
Very long but interesting read on it that I read about a few years back when the MS river got so high - one of the first times (that I know about) that they had to open the valves on it.
Clarification - the article is from like 1987 but it got some bumps around the time of the flood and I read it then.
LINK
Posted on 5/20/14 at 9:01 am to pwejr88
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Ship Island
I'll google it , but tell me more about it please.
Posted on 5/20/14 at 9:04 am to danieltzedekah
I just went to the WWII museum in N.O. It was an amazing place. You can definitely plan a full day around that.
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