Baton Rouge is 75 miles north of New Orleans, the two cities connected by Interstate 10. Airlines serving Baton Rouge include Delta, American, Northwest and Continental. The New Orleans airport, with more carriers, is just over an hour's drive from Baton Rouge. Summer weather starts in May and lasts well into October with temperatures by June climbing into the high 90s. The humidity generally matches the temperature.
Winters are very mild.
Several antebellum homes within an hour's drive have been converted to bed and breakfast inns. Cajun cuisine such as gumbos, jambalaya, spicy seafoods and pork. If you want one of the best samples of what the locals eat, drive 40 minutes from Baton Rouge to Hymel's. Located on the River Road at Convent, Hymel's draws customers from throughout southeast Louisiana. Dress is casual, table clothes are butcher's paper and on Thursday, Friday and Saturday evenings, be prepared to wait for a table.