The land of Jazz musicals, blues music, French Quarter, Bourbon Street, Cajun cuisine, charbroiled oysters, Café du Monde, beignets, Aberta Amber (local beer), Andy Gator (local beer), serpentine Mississippi river, bayou, alligators, sugar cane plantation... This mystical, cultured-rich southeastern region drawn us to her for a four-day excursion. The weather is very ideal this time of the year with about 10% humidity. Summer months can be intolerable for us from the west coast due to very high humidity level (80 - 90%) and scorching sun. Katrina (hurricane) was here in 2005. Gas price was $1.89/gal.