We stayed in the French Quarter just a couple blocks from Canal Street. We walked everywhere or took public transportation. The day we visited the plantations and the swamp was part of a day tour and a shuttle drove us to our destinations. We learned a ton from our driver. She took us through some residential areas that were still abandoned after Hurricane Katrina. She was staying in a FEMA trailer herself.
The way of life is so different and the historical way of life is so different. I learned so much about the land and the reasons of the South's way of life. Living in the Midwest, I've grown up learning about life on the prairie so the trip to NOLA was a learning experience.
Here are some pictures.
FRENCH QUARTER
^Jackson Square 
^French Quarter balcony
^Voodoo MuseumSWAMP TOUR
^Spanish Moss
^Alligator sunning on a log
^Me holding a snapping turtle
LAYFAYETTE CEMETARY
PLANTATIONS
^San Fransisco Plantation
^Laura Plantation
^Slave Cabin at Laura
^Destraun Plantation (used in "Interview With a Vampire")
^Oak Alley Plantation
^St. Joseph Plantation
^Houmas House
^Nottoway Plantation
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