Lafitte

Lafitte not only warned American authorities; he and his crew proved crucial in defending New Orleans.

The couple’s time in southwest France also gives them a chance to see vineyards and to taste the region’s famous wines, including a planned stop at Bordeaux’s Chateau Smith Haut Lafitte, a vineyard and winemaker.

In January, the service’s inaugural project began: to plug 10 wells spread throughout a labyrinth of bayou canals in Jean Lafitte National Historical Park and Preserve in southern Louisiana.

Grayline offers the full experience, including a relatively comfortable bus out to Jean Lafitte National Historical Park-Barataria Preserve, and then the boat tour itself.

And the chef has yet to find a reliable crab purveyor to replace Higgins Seafood, which hasn’t reopened since Ida poured mud into its headquarters in Lafitte.