tough ride through the north end of Baton Rouge to start the day. Got to the river, and rode a nice path on top of the levee through downtown BR, past LSU. Nice campus, right along the river. Huge football stadium! Long stretch on the river road, some on top of the levee, some on the road. River has lots of "squiggles" in it here. Very industrial stretch - lots of petrochemical plants, interspersed with quiet Cajun communities.