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Touring Louisiana's Great River Road
The Mississippi from Angola North to Venice South

[ Up ] [ Introduction ] [ Contents ] [ Contributors ] [ Excerpt: Donaldsonville ]

Caroline Senter, Noah Robert, Mary Gehman, Lynn Wilder

Mary Gehman is a New Orleans historian, tour guide and college teacher. She has authored the books Women and New Orleans (1988) and The Free People of Color of New Orleans (1994) and published poetry, articles and short stories. She wrote the exploring section of Fodor's New Orleans for 12 years (1989-2001). She holds degrees in English from Loyola University and the University of New Orleans and teaches English at Delgado Community College.

Lynn Wilder is an artist and tour guide residing in New Orleans. She is a graduate of Howard University with an architecture degree.

Caroline Senter is a researcher whose family has lived along the Mississippi since the 1 840s. A New Orleans native, she was  educated at Barnard College, Antioch University and the University of California at San Diego.

Noah Robert is a tour guide specializing on the River Road. He was born on the Clark Plantation, one of the Houmas plantations in Burnside, Louisiana. After 40 years of residence in New Orleans, he has recently returned to his birthplace.