Driving East to Rayville, Louisiana

Eric & I continue east on

Interstate 20.

East Texas' gently rolling terrain

Welcome to Louisiana

Bienvenue en Louisiane

Keep Louisiana Beautiful

Louisiana was discovered by the French in 1682.   The first permanent settlement was at Fort St. Jean Baptiste (Natchitoches) in 1715.  The state proudly maintains its French culture.

A highway side Water Park

There's Shreveport...

Eric & I detour to Gibsland to visit The Bonnie & Clyde Museum & drive country roads to the site where they were ambushed on May 23, 1934..

We return to Interstate 20 East.

The Ruston Water Tower

The Ouachita River

I get in some drive time.

I continue east on Interstate 20

toward Vicksburg.

Felipe Enrique Neri, Baron

de Bastop founded the city.

We are spending the night in

the Walmart parking lot in

Rayville.

We spend another night

with the tractor-trailers