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SOUTH LOUISIANA ITINERARY
DAY 1 - LAKE CHARLES TO JEFF DAVIS PARISH
Overnight: Lake Charles
MORNING
• Creole Nature Trail scenic drive for wildlife & Gulf views. Grab quick photo stops; download the free trail map/app before you roll.
Visit Lake Charles
• Charpentier Historic District drive/slow walk to see 19th–20th c. gingerbread-trim homes (bus-friendly streets). Visit Lake Charles
LUNCH
• Luna Bar & Grill (downtown favorite; good for groups). Pair with a local pint later at Crying Eagle Brewing. cryingeagle.com
AFTERNOON - Jennings (Jeff Davis Parish)
• Gator Chateau (safe, educational alligator encounter; great for groups). Jeff Davis Parish
• Zigler Art Museum or the quirky W.H. Tupper Museum (early-20th-century “general store” time capsule). Zigler Art Museum
SNACK STOP
• LeBleu’s Landing for boudin & Cajun specialties to sample on the coach.
DINNER & EVENING
• Back in Lake Charles for Crying Eagle Brewing beer hall food or local seafood. Facebook
DAY 2 - LAFAYETTE Overnight: Lafayette
MORNING
• Vermilionville Living History Museum & Folklife Park - (23-acre village interpreting Acadian, Creole & Native cultures; ask for a
guided group program). bayouvermiliondistrict.org
LUNCH
• Prejean’s (classic Cajun—group-friendly) OR po-boys at Olde Tyme Grocery if you want fast & casual. prejeans.com
AFTERNOON
• Choice A: LARC’s Acadian Village (historic homes; group tours available). acadianvillage.org
• Choice B: Atchafalaya Basin Landing swamp/airboat tour (Henderson; can handle large parties). Basin Landing Airboat &
Swamp Tour
EVENING
• Free time for downtown Lafayette music & cafés, then rest up.
Airboat Tour French Quarter
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