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| Louisiana
- Marshall
Say what you will about Texas. It does serve one important function, and that is to look better than Louisiana. The US-80 speed limit plummets, so that every excruciating inch of the state is revealed slowly enough that the ugliness may be examined and reflected upon at length. Hellooooo, interstate! |
 At this point, you might think I'm kidding, but no. |
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Shreveport This port city and its environs are known for producing NFL-caliber quarterbacks. Undeniably a southern town, it nonetheless shares a special feature with many larger northern cities. Specifically, it looks like somebody dropped a big bomb on it thirty years back and no one bothered to tidy up. Approaching downtown from the west, you pass block after block of boarded up shops and wasted homes, until you reach the city center, and another staple of faded east coast urbanity: the almost pointless 'Family Fun Zone Discovery Science Super Area.' Not that this needs to be said, but they have an IMAX! |
| Gibsland In a final twist of fate, famed folk criminals Bonnie and Clyde met their demise just minutes outside of this tiny railroad village, only miles from its very own Bonnie and Clyde museum. Coincidence? Take a look at the memorabilia sold here, each bearing the names and likenesses of Bonnie and Clyde, before you decide for sure! You can also visit a monument, erected by parish police, that stands on the very spot where the infamous pair careened into a ditch and ate hot lead. The marker reminds us that teenagers like to stand near pieces of rock, write shit all over them and beat the crap out of them, while drinking beer.
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Destination:
Awesome