re: Parts of Louisiana you’ve never visited

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When I moved to New Orleans from North Louisiana after college I was shocked by how many people from the New Orleans area had never been to North Louisiana or even north of Baton Rouge in the state. It really does feel like 2 different states.

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I remember when I was at LSU in the '80s I met a guy from Shreveport. It was like meeting someone from British Columbia. An exotic, far off place I never thought about.

I've never set foot anywhere north of St. Francisville

I drove to Dallas once, so I've been through Alex and Shreveport, but didn't stop.

I remember absolutely nothing about Shreveport. All I recall about Alex (this was 15 years ago) was a huge highway cloverleaf South (I think) of town that had been built -- but there was nothing else there. No gas stations, fast food places, nothing. It was like some post-apocalyptic movie.

As kid I went to Morgan City -- or as it was known in those days, The Great Dragonfly Breeding Ground. Went to Thibodaux once in college.

Never been to Houma, probably the most notable place in S La i've never been.