Apr 16, 2013 - Still in Cajun Country and history lesson

Tuesday, April 16, 2013 Still hangin in Louisiana. Been getting calls and photos from “back home” and everyone says: “Don’t come home, you’d be crazy if you did!” Damn. The snow is up to their butts and nobody back home is happy. No sign of spring. Blizzards, ice on the lake is still 3 feet deep, would have a hell of a time even getting the cabin plowed out. Sheesh. So we are moving slowly. Headed west out of N’ Awlins to New Iberia, not too many miles away, and met up with friends Beth and Mike from northern Wisconsin. We spent 5 fun days...

Dec 19, 2011 - Opelousas, LA

Overnighting here in the City Park. Long day of driving through FL, AL, MS, nd LA today. Trying to time drive from Gainesville to Wichita on Thursday hoping the roads will be clear by then. Dad is cold here tonight -- it's only 69F inside. He wanted to turn the heater on. I wouldn't let him because we have a cooler of shrimp and oysters sitting here with ice on it. Why run the heater and melt the ice? So we found a blankie for him to wrap up snuggly warm. I'm afraid he may be catching a cold. :( Scooter is guarding the sink and watching...

Apr 18, 2008 - St. Landry Parish & No Cooperation From Mother Nature

From Cajun Palms RV Resort – Breaux Bridge, Louisiana St. Landry Parish was our destination of the day. We began in Opelousas at the Le Vieux Village de Poste des Opelousas – The Old Village of the Opelousas Poste. In 1988 using donated buildings that had been moved to this site over previous years from various places within St. Landry Parish, the Opelousas Tourism Committee formed this little village representative of the past. The LeVieux Village has everything a village could need – from a 2 room schoolhouse, to a store, a church,...

Apr 1, 2002 - Le Vieux Village de Poste Des Opelousas

Today I became a regular tourist as I headed down through the middle of Louisiana. I had not been to this part of the state. The only cities I had visited were New Orleans and Baton Rouge. My first stop was at Le Vieux Village de Poste Des Opelousas. It is located at the east entrance to Opelousas. This little village was created in 1988 by the Opelousas Tourism and Activities Committee.  Many of its structures were donated by families from the area.