Day 50: We Leave Texas and Drive into Louisana

Friday brought better weather so we packed up early and hit the road to the east.  We crossed into Louisiana east of the Town of Beaumont, Texas as we traveled along Interstate 10.

Near Lake Charles we started seeing large refineries like this.

The swamps in Louisiana are numerous and huge.

We came to the Mississippi River near Baton Rouge.

 

The bridge was six lanes and very busy.

Here is a ship being loaded on the Mississippi River

Here you can see barges on the right.  The river was very wide down here.

 

Our destination was Hammond, LA and we made it to our campground before dark.