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<div class="moz-cite-prefix">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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On 8/7/2014 11:24 AM, Scott L. wrote:<br>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><font face="Verdana" size="2"><span
style="font-size:10.0pt;
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Louisiana LNC members to see
if it is possible to arrange a trip to Port Eads.<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><font face="Verdana" size="2"><span
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<p class="MsoNormal"><font face="Verdana" size="2"><span
style="font-size:10.0pt;
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<p class="MsoNormal"><font face="Verdana" size="2"><span
style="font-size:10.0pt;
font-family:Verdana">Go to <a
moz-do-not-send="true"
href="http://mapcarta.com/21021362">http://mapcarta.com/21021362</a><o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><font face="Verdana" size="2"><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 <st1:city w:st="on"><st1:place
w:st="on">New Orleans</st1:place></st1:city>.<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><font face="Verdana" size="2"><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 <st1:city
w:st="on"><st1:place w:st="on">New Orleans</st1:place></st1:city>.
The bad news is that it means
arriving in <st1:city w:st="on"><st1:place
w:st="on">New Orleans</st1:place></st1:city>
on Wednesday. The good news is that you would have
all day on Friday to
tour <st1:city w:st="on"><st1:place w:st="on">New
Orleans</st1:place></st1:city>.<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
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style="font-size:10.0pt;
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<p class="MsoNormal"><font face="Verdana" size="2"><span
style="font-size:10.0pt;
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would be <o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
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face="Verdana" size="2"><span
style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Verdana">Getting
to see a section of the <st1:place w:st="on">Mississippi
River</st1:place> that
very few tourists ever get to see.<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
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style="font-size:10.0pt;
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face="Verdana" size="2"><span
style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Verdana">You
would probably get to see a few alligators<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><font face="Verdana" size="2"><span
style="font-size:10.0pt;
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destination here
<a moz-do-not-send="true"
href="http://www.porteads.com/">http://www.porteads.com/</a><o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><font face="Verdana" size="2"><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 <st1:city w:st="on"><st1:place w:st="on">New
Orleans</st1:place></st1:city>
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 <st1:city w:st="on"><st1:place
w:st="on">New Orleans</st1:place></st1:city>
at 7am and returning around 6pm.<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><font face="Verdana" size="2"><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.<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
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style="font-size:10.0pt;
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<p class="MsoNormal"><font face="Verdana" size="2"><span
style="font-size:10.0pt;
font-family:Verdana">Needless to say, this trip
would also be open to any LP of
Louisiana members.<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><font face="Verdana" size="2"><span
style="font-size:10.0pt;
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Scott Lieberman<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><font face="Verdana" size="2"><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 <st1:place w:st="on"><st1:city w:st="on">Venice</st1:city>,
<st1:state w:st="on">LA</st1:state></st1:place>
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.<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
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