Our first Little Side Trip

Was just off of Highway 14 in Louisiana. We were on the way home to Mom and Dad's from Avery Island. Michelle began to read about a fabulous little bridge that was old and very historic. In fact, it was listed on the top 10 "most endangered" historic places in La. It had been closed to traffic some years ago and some folks began to fight to keep it from being torn down. It was touted as being the most photographed, most written about, most painted bridge scene in the state. We thought we should just go over and see it in case it was torn down if the fight was lost.

As we got nearer, I began to smell creosote (the petroleum by-product used to preserve new wood, such as the type used to build bridges). When we arrived, we realized that within the last year the bridge had been rebuilt/refurbished. We didn't see the oldest bridge in La.; we saw what I like to call the newest, old bridge in La.