Austin to New Orleans leg of road trip- where to stop?

Hi,

I posted this in the Texas forum but thought that I should post in the Louisiana forum as well. Hope that is ok!

Hi!

Any ideas of where to stop for a night when traveling from Austin to New Orleans?

Thank you!

Austin to New Orleans leg of road trip- where to stop?

What day(s) of the week will you be traveling?

Austin to New Orleans leg of road trip- where to stop?

It looks like we will be leaving Austin on a Monday and we would like to spend a night on the way to New Orelans. I have been reading about the Lafayette area and it sounds very interesting. We will have time to toodle around the next day. I would like to see some of the more interesting towns.

Any recommendations of places to stay? Or little towns that I should research?

Could you suggest some twons and places that would be fun to see?

We will be traveling the first week of August or the end of July. I am assuming that it will be Hot. Will we need to worry about mosquitos?

Thank you so much in advance!