And I live in a city that's named after a lake that's really more like a pond.
The area I am in is also named after a lake that is only 1800 feet long at its longest ends. But it's depth makes it a lake. There is also a city nearby named after a lake and a mountain that doesn't even have either in it.
Not bad actually, the northern half of the state is basically just southern Arkansas rather than northern Louisiana in geography, so there is a break without having to go too far. Plus the food is awesome, if it exists in Louisiana there is a recipe for how to cook or fry it. Especially the latter.
Edited by InnocentOfCrime on January 30, 2017 3:36PM
It reminds me of a trip my parents took a long time ago when they were thinking of buying some land in the Carolinas for retirement.
They were getting "the tour" by some local who was obviously steering them away from an area in particular. My father asked the guy what was over there... and the guide reluctantly replied "swampland" and then caught himself and said "oh they prefer we call it wetlands".