Everything we read told us not to go alone. They told us not to go at night. Brochures admonished to always enter with a group of people (safety in numbers). Don't wander astray! Curious warnings indeed for St Louis Cemetery No. 1 in New Orleans.

WABC Travel Show Host Erik Hastings takes you on a mule-drawn carriage ride through New Orleans’ famous French Quarter. Esplanade Ave., Jackson Square, Café Du Monde, Napoleon House, and Bourbon Street are among the places visited to learn about the landmarks, shops, restaurants, and jazz clubs of this historical area.

WABC Travel Show Host Erik Hastings visits the café’s, bistros, po-boy shops, seafood joints, steakhouses, brewpubs, oyster bars, and restaurants that make New Orleans a world-class culinary destination. Cajun, Creole, soul food, and world-famous seafood are among the types of food prepared by award-winning chefs who call New Orleans home.

WABC Travel Show Host Erik Hastings tours New Orleans, Louisiana, one of America’s most sensual destinations, rich with history, culture, architecture, cuisine, music, and 24-hour entertainment. The French Quarter, Arts District, Garden District, Riverfront, and Downtown, are open for business and going strong with great attractions and values for visitors.

Eric and Filup partake in a hot sauce chugging contest somewhere in Louisiana. Water anyone?

Eric and Filup explore Acadian Village in Lafayette Louisiana while on their Chevy Aveo cross-country road trip. They see the first cotton gin and explore relics from an old French town.

This video tour of Decatur Street (part 1) in the New Orleans French Quarter was shot on March 22, 2007. See more video tours of the French Quarter at http://www.french-quarter-alive.com/videos.html

Video of the New Orleans French Quarter. Filmed 04-01-07

Bobby and Eric make it to Louisiana just in time for Fat Tuesday and the festivities of the French Quarter. They are pleasently surprised to find another area of Mardis Gras in the Upper ninth ward they never knew existed.