[Lnc-business] New Orleans - early arrival for a River tour?

[Jay Estrada]

I'll give a tentative yes to this. Sounds like a fantastic opportunity.

Jay Estrada
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On Thu, Aug 7, 2014 at 10:40 AM, Wes Benedict <wes.benedict at lp.org> wrote:

>  Count me as a maybe. If it will help turnout, a probably. I'm biased,
> but I think New Orleans is one of the best places to visit. Chill on a boat
> ride, have some warm coffee or drink a hurricane. The best food in the
> world: breakfast, lunch and dinner. Start dieting now so you can bulk back
> up in New Orleans. Awesome fun places any time of day. If none of that
> works for you, it's usually warm enough for a great day of golf. In case of
> rain, stay in bar all day or go to casino or the aquarium.
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> Bump me up to "quite likely."
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> Wes Benedict, Executive Director
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>  On 8/7/2014 11:24 AM, Scott L. wrote:
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> I am currently talking to our Louisiana LNC members to see if it is
> possible to arrange a trip to Port Eads.
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> Where the heck is Port Eads?
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> Go to  http://mapcarta.com/21021362
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> And then zoom out enough so that you can see where it is in relationship
> to New Orleans.
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> Because you need a boat to get there, if we pull this off it is going to
> be a full day trip.   It would probably have to happen on the Thursday
> before our probable LNC Session in New Orleans.  The bad news is that it
> means arriving in New Orleans on Wednesday.  The good news is that you
> would have all day on Friday to tour New Orleans.
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> The attraction of this trip would be
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> 1.      Getting to see a section of the Mississippi River that very few
> tourists ever get to see.
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> 2.      You would probably get to see a few alligators
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> You can read about the destination here      http://www.porteads.com/
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> Our negotiations with the various vendors are very preliminary right now.
> I am going to try to get the transportation cost from New Orleans to Port
> Eads and back down to the $100 to $200 per person range.  (1)  I know that
> sounds steep, but remember that this would be a full day trip – probably
> leaving New Orleans at 7am and returning around 6pm.
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> At this point, I just want to let you know we are working on this, in case
> it piques your interest.
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> Needless to say, this trip would also be open to any LP of Louisiana
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>   Scott Lieberman
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> 1.  The price I have been quoted is $650 round trip for a boat.   And that
> is from the end of the road in Venice, LA to Port Eads, and back.  But –
> if we can get enough people to attend, I hope we can knock the per person
> price down to $100 or so.
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