<div dir="ltr">I'll give a tentative yes to this. Sounds like a fantastic opportunity.<div><br></div><div>Jay Estrada</div><div>432-934-2099</div><div><a href="mailto:estrada00claudio@gmail.com">estrada00claudio@gmail.com</a></div>
</div><div class="gmail_extra"><br><br><div class="gmail_quote">On Thu, Aug 7, 2014 at 10:40 AM, Wes Benedict <span dir="ltr"><<a href="mailto:wes.benedict@lp.org" target="_blank">wes.benedict@lp.org</a>></span> wrote:<br>
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    <div>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.<br>
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      Bump me up to "quite likely."<br>
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      <div>Wes Benedict, Executive Director<br>
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      On 8/7/2014 11:24 AM, Scott L. wrote:<br>
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              <p class="MsoNormal"><font face="Verdana"><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Verdana">I am currently talking to our
                    Louisiana LNC members to see
                    if it is possible to arrange a trip to Port Eads.<u></u><u></u></span></font></p>
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              <p class="MsoNormal"><font face="Verdana"><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Verdana">Where the heck is Port Eads?<u></u><u></u></span></font></p>
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              <p class="MsoNormal"><font face="Verdana"><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Verdana">Go to  <a href="http://mapcarta.com/21021362" target="_blank">http://mapcarta.com/21021362</a><u></u><u></u></span></font></p>

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              <p class="MsoNormal"><font face="Verdana"><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Verdana">And then zoom out enough so
                    that you can see where it is
                    in relationship to <u></u><u></u>New Orleans<u></u><u></u>.<u></u><u></u></span></font></p>
              <p class="MsoNormal"><font face="Verdana"><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Verdana"><u></u> <u></u></span></font></p>
              <p class="MsoNormal"><font face="Verdana"><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Verdana"><u></u> <u></u></span></font></p>
              <p class="MsoNormal"><font face="Verdana"><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Verdana"><u></u> <u></u></span></font></p>
              <p class="MsoNormal"><font face="Verdana"><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Verdana">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 <u></u><u></u>New Orleans<u></u><u></u>. 
                    The bad news is that it means
                    arriving in <u></u><u></u>New Orleans<u></u><u></u>
                    on Wednesday.  The good news is that you would have
                    all day on Friday to
                    tour <u></u><u></u>New
                        Orleans<u></u><u></u>.<u></u><u></u></span></font></p>
              <p class="MsoNormal"><font face="Verdana"><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Verdana"><u></u> <u></u></span></font></p>
              <p class="MsoNormal"><font face="Verdana"><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Verdana">The attraction of this trip
                    would be <u></u><u></u></span></font></p>
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              <p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left:36.75pt"><font face="Verdana"><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Verdana"><span>1.<font face="Times New
                        Roman" size="1"><span style="font:7.0pt "Times New Roman"">      </span></font></span></span></font><font face="Verdana"><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Verdana">Getting
                    to see a section of the <u></u>Mississippi
                      River<u></u> that
                    very few tourists ever get to see.<u></u><u></u></span></font></p>
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              <p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left:36.75pt"><font face="Verdana"><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Verdana"><span>2.<font face="Times New
                        Roman" size="1"><span style="font:7.0pt "Times New Roman"">      </span></font></span></span></font><font face="Verdana"><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Verdana">You
                    would probably get to see a few alligators<u></u><u></u></span></font></p>
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              <p class="MsoNormal"><font face="Verdana"><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Verdana">You can read about the
                    destination here     
                    <a href="http://www.porteads.com/" target="_blank">http://www.porteads.com/</a><u></u><u></u></span></font></p>
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              <p class="MsoNormal"><font face="Verdana"><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Verdana">Our negotiations with the
                    various vendors are very
                    preliminary right now.  I am going to try to get the
                    transportation cost
                    from <u></u><u></u>New
                        Orleans<u></u><u></u>
                    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 <u></u><u></u>New Orleans<u></u><u></u>
                    at 7am and returning around 6pm.<u></u><u></u></span></font></p>
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              <p class="MsoNormal"><font face="Verdana"><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Verdana">At this point, I just want to
                    let you know we are working
                    on this, in case it piques your interest.<u></u><u></u></span></font></p>
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              <p class="MsoNormal"><font face="Verdana"><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Verdana">Needless to say, this trip
                    would also be open to any LP of
                    Louisiana members.<u></u><u></u></span></font></p>
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                      Scott Lieberman<u></u><u></u></span></font></p>
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              <p class="MsoNormal"><font face="Verdana"><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Verdana">1.  The price I have been
                    quoted is $650 round trip
                    for a boat.   And that is from the end of the road
                    in <u></u><u></u>Venice<u></u>,
                      <u></u>LA<u></u><u></u>
                    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.<u></u><u></u></span></font></p>
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