I-10 or I-40

[groo]

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And if you take I-10, you'll be in Texas for 879 miles.

On the other hand, when you get to West Texas you may see this sign:



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Well, I'll be driving a U-haul so I'm not sure 80 MPH will even be possible, or prudent, lol. At this point (at any point actually) TX sounds like a good place to avoid. Good rooms in OK and NM sound like good diversions [img]/images/graemlins/smile.gif[/img]

Thanks again everybody for your help. Look for a trip report in a couple of weeks.

[zuluking]

Try this:

Take I-10 into Mississippi and play there. Then onto N.O. to play at Harrah's. Next, take I-10 out of N.O. and take I-310 south to Hwy 90. Go west on 90 for about 1 hour to LA Hwy 83 (The Baldwin Exit) and go 5 miles to Cypress Bayou Casino.

Get back on Hwy 90 and head into Lafayette, call me and I'll take you to some local bar games. Next, take I-49 north out of Lafayette to Exit 53, the Bunkie exit. Follow the signs for 25 minutes to Paragon Casino.

After Paragon, continue north on I-49 to Shreveport and spend some time playing there. Take I-20 to Dallas, then north on I-35 into Oklahoma...etc.

Have fun!

[groo]

The current (yet tentative) itinerary, looks something like this: Rome, GA to N.O., have a look see and play some poker, then north to Tupelo for some golf, over to Tunica and Memphis, then west on I-40 with some stops in OK and NM for some poker. South on I-17 and maybe one last stop at Cliff Castle and on to Phoenix.


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Get back on Hwy 90 and head into Lafayette, call me and I'll take you to some local bar games.

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How far from N.O. to Lafayette? Is Harrah's the best place to play in N.O.?

[zuluking]

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How far from N.O. to Lafayette? Is Harrah's the best place to play in N.O.?

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2 1/2 hours. Its the only place in N.O.

[Guthrie]

The poker action has been covered, but here are a couple of additional points to consider, especially if you're leaving right away.

The southern route, I-10, will take you through hundreds of miles of brutal heat. When traveling between Texas and Los Angeles I always take I-10 in the winter and I-40 in the summer.

U-Haul's quoted rate is based on a fairly direct route from point to point. If you go hundreds of miles out of the way to play poker, be prepared to pay a LOT of additional money when you arrive.

[kurokitty]

I'd go to Tunica first. It's way more donkish than N.O. or Biloxi, although the Beau Rivage's new poker room is fantastic.

There is another poker room near New Orleans, Boomtown Casino, which is in Harvey, La., about a 15-20 minute drive from Harrah's.