Glad to have you visit our little spot on the planet! What time of year will you be coming through? If it is fall, there are some fishing guides available and the swamp tours are pretty good. A must do anytime of year is a restaurant called Pat's of Henderson. You will see the signs on the highway. Check the Lafayette, La website for events. They sometimes have music festivals downtown on the weekends. There is a gas station, don't remember the name or exactly where but it is in that area, I think west of Henderson, that has good boudin balls. What a treat! Worth the stop and is an easy fuel stop. If you will be traveling through the Baton Rouge area Knottaway Plantation in Donaldsonville is very much worth the few miles out of the way. Grapevine restaurant in Donaldsonville is very good. Henderson is on the north end of the spillway, and a good day trip is south toward Bayou Pigeon and Morgan City. In Morgan City, if you are there at the right time of year, you can get shrimp fresh off the boat. You can camp at the parish RV park which is real nice. If you come around Mardi Gras, check out the parades in Eunice, Breaux (pronounced Bro)Bridge, Ville Platte or Mamou. They are all very family friendly. They do Mardi Gras the original way and you have never seen so many muddy little kids in one place at a time. Get some crayfish(pronounced crawfish, not cray) in the spring, the locals will be glad to show you what to do with them. Anyway, glad to have you and hope you have fun!!!
