LOUISIANA PLAN - Route and schedule information.

COMING TO CAMP: FOR THE JUNE & MAIN SESSIONS:  The plan is to leave from Baton Rouge by approximately 7:00 PM the day before camp begins.  Be a half hour early.  We will meet at the same location as last year, the Cici's Pizza, 5260 Corporate Blvd. (see below, also special pizza deal).  We will stop in Mandeville at about 8:15 PM at the Holiday Square Shopping Center at I-12 and 190.  If there are campers to board in another city along the way, we might be able to arrange that (You must contact us with a specific easy-on/easy-off exit and fool-proof instructions).  The campers will stop for breakfast before arriving at camp the morning of opening day, probably around 8:00 AM.

CLOSING DAY - RETURNING HOME - Motorcoach leaves camp for Louisiana at approx 7:30 AM

We find these motor coaches are somewhat unpredictable due to traffic, weather, meals, road construction, etc.  The motor coaches can run later than the estimates.   On departure day we put adjusted arrival time information here on this website (See red letter sample below) to make your pick-up easier.

ARRIVE HOME in COVINGTON/MANDEVILLE AT THE SAME  LOCATION AS DEPARTURE - HOLIDAY SQUARE SHOPPING CENTER AT APPROXIMATELY 7:00 PM - Again see this webpage for regular updates on arrival times.

ARRIVE HOME in BATON ROUGE AT THE SAME CICI'S PIZZA (CiCi's Pizza, 5260 Corporate Blvd. (225) 201-0611 (in the Esplanade Mall) near the corner of Corporate Blvd & College.)  PARKING LOT APPROXIMATELY 8:15 PM

Rules are on the Bus Page (hit your back button).
Luggage information is on the Bus Page (hit your back button).

Route:

DIRECTIONS:

BATON ROUGE - CICI'S PIZZA (CiCi's Pizza, 5260 Corporate Blvd. (225) 201-0611 (in the Esplanade Mall) near the corner of Corporate Blvd & College.)  By the way, Damon the manager offered us a flat rate pizza deal of $5.00 for drink, salad and pizza!  Just mention your camp's name.  Don't forget to say thanks.

MANDEVILLE - VIA I-12. Causeway/190 exit from 1-12 go North. The Holiday Square Shopping Center is on your immediate left.

MANDEVILLE - VIA NEW ORLEANS.  Stay on 190, go beneath the I-12 overpass and enter the Holiday Square Shopping Center at your immediate left.

This is the page where the return trip information will be posted... probably at the top of page - THIS IS A SAMPLE:

SAMPLE  -

MOTOR COACH to Louisiana UPDATE June Session 2007
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1) The LOUISIANA coach left at 7:30 this morning Eastern Time.  All was smooth!  We had a really wonderful June Session.
2) 12:15 Central Time..  The Coach had pulled out of LaGrange, GA. after having lunch.  ETA Covington, LA 5:30PM, Baton Rouge 6:45PM.
3) Alabama, I-85, Mile Marker 70, 12:34 Central Time:  ETA Covington, LA 5:30PM, Baton Rouge 6:45PM
4) 1:10 PM Central Time.   I-85, Mile Marker 20 nearly to Montgomery, AL.  ETA Covington 5:30 PM, Baton Rouge 6:45
5) 2:07 PM Central Time, I-65, Mile Marker 129, Greenville, AL, We expect a 20 min fuel stop.  ETA Covington 5:50 PM, Baton Rouge 7:15
6) 3:06 PM Central Time, I-65, Mile Marker 65 We expect a 20 min fuel stop.  ETA Covington 5:50 PM, Baton Rouge 7:15
7) 3:46 PM Central Time, Stopping in Mobile for fuel break.
8) 4:39 PM Fuel Break Over, They took extra time separating the busses for Baton Rouge and Covington. This will expedite things later.  Mile marker 9 on I-10 Alabama.  Almost in Mississippi.  ETA Covington 6:10 PM, Baton Rouge 6:55 PM.
10) 6:06 CDT 10 min to Covington.
11) 6:48 CDT I-12, MM 35, Covington Delivered and ETA Baton Rouge 7:15.   Thanks and God Bless you!