Louisiana Welcome Center – I-10

Very clean and room to walk the dog. Nicely landscaped and new. They also have a wide range of snacks in their vending machines. The getting back on the highway ramp is pretty short in my opinion so be careful merging.

The stop is one of the cleanest in Louisiana. Needless to say, it still smells like someone left their mess in a toilet for 10 days and did not flush.
Other than that, it’s clean. As clean as you are getting this side of a Buc-​ees.
Stop exterior is clean. Updated recently?
It has vending machines on the north side of the visitor building. They have a touch less system in the restrooms, which is great for the germaphobes like me.
Took pics to take a gander.

I was driving from Orlando, FL to move to California and I wanted to stop in here for some information on New Orleans. I left here with more than expected going in! That is a marvelous thing! Let me explain…
The staff members in here were the most attentive, polite, professional, and understanding people I have ever met. They made me feel welcomed into the state for sure. I told the lady I was visiting New Orleans and I wanted some information. She told me that hotels in the area send a fax about deals at their hotels. This is how I scored an awesome deal at the Château Hotel that morning/​evening. I got a lot of coupons, brochures, and other booklets of the city. They also have tasty free coffee.
I would highly recommend stopping in here for sure! Thank you again.

I was on a road trip and on my way home to Houston from Florida. So I was going Westbound on I-​10 driving through Alabama, Mississippi, and obviously Louisiana. I made a point to stop at every Welcome Center in every state I was passing through, at least to take a picture with the «Welcome to XXX» sign that they usually have (but surprisingly, I didn’t see one in Texas).
This particular Welcome Center is located a few miles West of the Louisiana/​Mississippi state line and they have clean bathrooms just like everybody else is saying, and also friendly staff. I wanted to go to Café Du Monde and Acme Oyster House to show my dad and sister (both had never been to New Orleans) and the staff was very helpful in telling me which exit to take and where to look for parking so we could be in close proximity of the two places.
They also offer free Louisiana coffee to give you a little kick after those long hours of driving.
In short, if you’re traveling West on I-​10 and passing through here. Stop, take a break, stretch, drink some coffee, use the restroom, and freshen up before you get out on the road. Driving sleepy is as bad as driving drunk, you know? Just saying.

Clean bathrooms and free Community Coffee! Community coffee is a must when in Louisiana, it’s based in Baton Rouge and all the people here love it.
They even have a guard station that’s open 24 hours a day. They parking spots are nice and give you ample room.

Driving through Mississippi this is always a welcoming sight when crossing into Louisiana on I-​10 westbound. Clean restrooms, lots of historic exhibits to look at while enjoying some fresh complimentary Community Coffee. This welcoming center is always staffed by friendly folks promoting the State of Louisiana. Don’t forget to sign the guest book…

This is the welcome center to Louisiana approaching from the east, and soon after crossing the state line from the skinny portion of Mississippi which gives that state a front row seat to the Gulf. It’s interesting how some states with large populations and, theoretically many resources (read: money), have lukewarm visitors’ centers at their state lines and then smaller states have rather impressive ones. Looking at it this way, the Louisiana Welcome Center on I-​10, near the city of Slidell, LA, has a better than average (inter)state visitor’s center.
The building is nicely maintained, though it doesn’t harken to New Orleans in the slightest bit, the bathrooms are clean, there is plenty of parking, and the interior information areas are spacious. Additionally, with the signage indicating round the clock security and even the presence of a state trooper car during this pit stop, people driving along I-​10 and getting off the interstate at this visitors’ center can feel safe. Not only that, with many presumably headed to «the Big Easy,» they all seemed to be in a good mood!
However, I’m going to ratchet up the Louisiana I-​10 Welcome Center’s rating into solid 4 star category, to «fan» status instead of merely «a-​ok,» because the lady at the information counter who was helping me was energetic, helpful, knowledgeable, and very humorous. That sort of reception makes one feel welcomed, or «bienvenue au Louisiane,» the inscription found under «Welcome to Louisiana» at the state line. While Louisiana is not Quebec, I found this to be «cultured,» in good taste, and an attention getter.