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From a recent road trip around the Sabine Wildlife Refuge in Louisiana – 2016<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n

In honor of my little sister moving to Louisiana, I am writing this post about taking an amazing Louisiana road trip for, as always, DIRT CHEAP. \u00a0We found some unbelievably reasonable\u00a0airfare from California on Google Flights<\/a>, and just had to plan a little road trip loop around mostly Louisiana and Mississippi. \u00a0We went in March, but we came back in August and checked out Northern Louisiana as well. \u00a0 Get ready for some amazing Louisiana (with some Mississippi on the side) style adventures. \u00a0Here we go.<\/p>\n

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Trip Overview<\/h2>\n

Louisiana is fantastic. \u00a0The weather in the spring was especially enjoyable. \u00a0Plus,\u00a0the local cuisine and culture are out of this world. \u00a0Another amazing part of this trip is the exciting things you get to experience for an affordable price. Can you say alligators galore??? \u00a0Let’s dive right in, shall we?!<\/p>\n

Trip Itinerary<\/h2>\n

We road tripped around Louisiana and Mississippi for for 12 nights and 13 days. \u00a0We then took and additional 2 night \/ 3 day trip in August which I will include the details in this post. \u00a0Take a look at how we did it below.
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\n<\/span>Day 1: Flew for Los Angeles to Houston, Texas. \u00a0We flew in to Texas because we only paid $86 a ticket ROUND TRIP with taxes and fees. Houston is only a short drive from Louisiana. \u00a0We came in late, so we took a hotel shuttle to a local hotel in Houston and stayed there the first night.
\nDay 2-4: Went and picked up the rental car, checked out of our Houston hotel, and drove to to Baton Rouge Louisiana. \u00a0We stayed there for two nights.<\/p>\n

Day 4-7: Continued our road trip and stayed in the New Orleans area for a few nights.
\nDay 7-9:Drove along the Louisiana coast and entered Mississippi. \u00a0We stayed in Gulfport for a couple days. We also took a day trip to Alabama, just so we could hit another state.<\/p>\n

MVP (My Vacation Pants Tip: If you are near another state, region, or country, especially one you have never been to, why not put the pedal to the metal and hit one more state, city, area on your trip. \u00a0You won’t regret earning those bragging rights. \u00a0We always try to get a meal over the border and take in the area through food. \u00a0Heck, we once drove to Canada for a couple hours, ate poutine at a Dairy Queen, and drove back over the border. \u00a0Make memories you will never forget.<\/em><\/p>\n

Eating at Sam’s Burger in Alabama, because it doesn’t count unless you eat there.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

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Day 10-12: \u00a0We headed back into Louisiana and stayed in New Iberia, so we could go to Avery Island, home of the Tabasco Factory.<\/p>\n

Day 12-13: \u00a0Road tripped back to Texas to fly home. \u00a0We drove along the deltas and even took a ferry across at\u00a0one spot. \u00a0We stayed in Houston by the airport since our flight left early the next morning. Back to California we go!<\/p>\n

Later in the year we spent 2 nights, and 3 days in Shreveport, Louisiana.<\/p>\n

Trip Budget<\/h2>\n