Louisiana aka: LA

I’ve lived here for 23 years. Been all over the place and love it all. Louisiana is extraordinary and full of life.

I’ll be driving through the entire northern portion of the state next week on my way from TX to FL to see the in-laws for the holidays. I’ve lived in both TX and FL, but have never made the drive between the two, so this’ll be interesting. :)

I remember flying over here a few weeks ago. This is where a large part of my family lives. I had viseted there as a child and loved being there again.

It was very green compared to Arizona!

Louisiana is a pretty groovy place – I’ve been there quite a few times but never have done the whole Mardi Gras thing, now that I think of it…Love the above-ground cemeteries and the fresh seafood.

I went to New Orleans, LA on a mission trip with my youth group. It was part of missionlab.com. Each day we did a different activity in the morning and in the afternoon. Monday and Tuesday morning we volunteered at Mattie’s Day Care and played with the kids and worked at the church next door painting and chipping the paint. Monday afternoon we split up into two groups and went to pull insulation and toilets out of a house and to grout tile in another house. Tuesday afternoon we went to tent city to give stuff to the homeless people and talk with them. Wednesday morning we went to city park and laid mulch around the trees. Wednesday afternoon we went to Baldwin, LA to tour the UMCOR facilities. We also went to Riverwalk and Deanie’s seafood for dinner and walked around downtown. Thursday we went to a church and helped set up for their vacation bible school. Friday morning we did yard work. About halfway through the work a man with a bushwacking tractor helped us out by mowing the lawn. However, he hit a gas pipe and gas started to fill the neighborhood. He fled the scene and we had to stop working and call the fire department. Friday afternoon we went to a neighborhood and did a prayer walk.Friday night we went downtown to hit the shops, which most were closed. We also went to Cafe Du Monde for benets! It was so much fun and a great experience!