In December I set out one night on a drive to Houma going south on LA 1 and going through Donaldsonville, Plaquemine, Thibodaux. Night is a peaceful time to drive in Louisiana but not necessarily quiet. The night shift people are driving to and from the plants and the steam and smoke from the plants was luminous on this cold and crisp night.
The photo above was taken near Plaquemine. I could see the huge clouds of steam from a distance and suddenly I was under them. They covered the road and the businesses across the street from the plant. I drove as far as I could onto the private road and sat listening to the sounds, watching the trucks and the cranes work, letting the billowing white pillows envelope my car. I have always thought that these industrial sites had an incredible beauty especially at night.
Near Napoleanville
In Thibodaux there was a lot of activity in old downtown along the numbered streets. Lots of little bars and restaurants full of activity around 1 am.
After Schriever I went south on 24. The plantation houses sleeping quietly to the west on 311 will have to wait for another trip.
Canal Street Bridge in Thibodaux
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