Spent the morning looking around the capital building. It`s got a wonderful balcony on the 27th floor which gives a panoramic view over Baton Rouge. The city feels very relaxed, not at all like it`s the capital of a state. This afternoon I followed the river, though plantations galore, into New Orleans, which has a much edgier feel. Hotel is right in the centre of the city. It doesn`t seem possible that only 14 months ago it was all under water.