Exit 27 from I-10 might be any exit from almost any interstate - a curving ramp, gas stations and stores, people hurrying here and there tending to everyday life. But you will soon realize that it is not an exit at all.

It is a gateway to adventure in Louisiana's rugged southwest corner - once the domain of nomadic Indians, the legendary pirate Jean Lafitte, Civil War soldiers and a host of colorful characters who came to find their fortunes in a fertile land, rich in untapped natural resources and boundless opportunity.

We call it Louisiana's Outback, the untamed wilderness you encounter along the Creole Nature Trail All-American Road.