Louisiana: An Outdoor Experience
Whether you like to party or you love history, you will find an attraction you like in Louisiana. One destination you can’t pass up when you go to Louisiana is New Orleans, especially if you are traveling during Mardi Gras when you can experience the excitement of the parades, parties and live music. New Orleans has a variety of events that are worth exploring. In Lafayette you can visit different swamps and take a unique swamp tour or have a unique fishing experience. The capital at Baton Rouge offers a variety of museums and historical sights. For gaming options there is Shreveport and Bossier City in the northern part of Louisiana. No matter where you go in Louisiana you are bound to find a historic plantation and most of them have public tours available to travelers.
New Orleans is most known for their blend of history and culture that you can experience through a variety of events, restaurants and cultural events. There is plenty to do in New Orleans including visiting a live theater, shopping in a unique gallery or boutiques and visiting one of the many festivals. Thousands of visitors come to New Orleans each year for Mardi Gras which has large parades, street parties and costume balls. You can’t visit New Orleans without touring the French Quarter which is the best cultural center of the city. There are a number of live music clubs with everything from jazz to country available in this part of the city along with a variety of restaurants from Cajun, Creole, Southern and French cuisine. You can even opt to take a guided tour that will show you the area’s culture and historic sites.
The capital of Louisiana is Baton Rouge. This is a very culturally diverse city to visit that is very popular with tourists. A number of festivals can always be found along the riverfront entertainment district along with the cities port which is one of the largest in the United States. You can choose to tour the Louisiana State University and Southern University. The area around the city has several plantations that you can visit and tour with the two most popular being the Magnolia Mound Plantation and Mt. Hope Plantation.
Staying in Louisiana almost always means finding a bed and breakfast to stay at. The Louisiana Bed and Breakfast Association at http://www.louisianabandb.com is an excellent way to look at all your options and find the best one for your traveling needs. One new option is the L’Auberge du Lac which is a 750 room casino and gaming resort. A new Hilton was built at the former Capitol House Hotel in Baton Rouge in 2006 which now has a fitness center, pool and salons. Some of the rooms at this hotel come with beautiful views of the Mississippi River.
G. Chadwick
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Does anyone have any experience with like-linen disposable tablecloths?
I’m having an outdoor wedding in SC and some friends from Louisiana (where I grew up) are volunteering to make cajun food for the reception (including gumbo). Gumbo has a bad tendency to stain linen so I’d like to use something disposable so I don’t have to rent and then have to pay extra because the linens were stained. I found a website that offers a "like linen" paper alternative. I was wondering if anybody has used these. If so, was the quality actually decent and how bad were the creases from folding? (I’m assuming they can’t be ironed.)
http://www.mypapershop.com/210436.html
I’d like to get two for each table, an ivory and a brown and layer them, but as you have to buy them by a case I’d rather not make a purchase without knowing what I’m working with.
I did something similar for my sister. She had a black & white color sceme so I went to a fabric store bought black linens for the bottom layer & wen’t to a local party store called ”Party City” & bought the white disposable ones for the top layer. It look really nice & with everything it only cost me about $60. Also it didn’t look cheap.
HOPE THIS HELPS, GOOD LUCK & CONGRATS ON FINDING THAT SPECIAL SOMEONE TO SPEND THE REST OF YOUR LIFE WITH!!!
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All the linen like means is that they have the look of a woven texture to them, they aren’t cloth, they are plastic with a pattern stamped on to them. Personally I think I’d call a craft or party store and ask if they carry these type of tablecloths and then purchase one to see for yourself if it is something you’d be happy with. Also find out what kind of price they would give you on purchasing a bulk amount – it may be better than online with the shipping, etc.
Check in to places that sell ‘aisle runners’ which are nothing more than the same plastic that is used for disposable tablecloths, but on a roll. There are runners that come in a ‘lace’ pattern and others that may have a ‘linen’ look weave. The lace one especially would work nicely if you want to put a darker color underneath.
Another option would be to visit your local fabric store to see if they have something that would be suitable, and inexpensive so that if you need to just pitch it it’s not that big of a deal, while still getting the ‘fabric feel’ to it. If you ask, they will know of someone who would be willing to sew some seams and hems for you.
Good Luck and Congratulations.
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