Yes, there are alligators in Louisiana.  Also, Creoles, Cajuns and Acadians.   How are alligators different from crocodiles?  Snout and jawline shape, Alligators have a wider, or U-shaped snout, while crocodiles are V-shaped. When looking at an alligator, only the top teeth are visible.  Both up and down can be seen when crocodiles close their mouth, Crocodiles can grow to 19 feet long.  Alligators only to 14 feet.  In fact, according to Google AI: Saltwater crocodiles are significantly larger than any alligator species . Saltwater crocodiles can reach lengths of over 20–23 feet and weigh over 2,000 lbs, while the largest American alligators rarely exceed 15–17 feet and weigh closer to 1,000 lbs Crocodiles are lighter in color, sort of light tan or olive, compared to the black and gray alligators. Alligators are relatively more timid, and will mostly try to escape rather than attack.  But will strike back if provoked or while defending their young...

But first: President   Donald Trump   escalated his threat to target   Iran’s infrastructure , warning a "whole civilization" will die, "never to be brought back again," if Iranian officials miss his deadline to make a deal to end the war. Emphasizing the Tuesday night deadline, Trump referred to the upcoming crossroads as “one of most important moments in the long and complex history of the world.” Speaking of the Iranian regime, he added that “47 years of extortion, corruption, and death, will finally end.” Vice President J.D. Vance, during a joint press conference with Hungarian Prime Minister Viktor Orbán, with whom he is currently visiting,   said   the U.S. is confident it will get a response from Iran before the 8 p.m. E.T. deadline passes . However: Iran rejected a   cease-fire   draft on Monday and submitted its own counterproposal. "They made a proposal, and it's a significant proposal. It's a significant step. It's not good enough," ...

Our cruise continues.  Today, one of our tours.  It can be confusing, because there are various kinds of blues museums.   Go across the country, and the majority of Blues museums is in the Mississippi Delta. There was the Blues Hall of Fame Museum in Memphis. The Delta Blues Museum in Clarksdale, Mississippi. B.B. King Museum and Delta Interpretive Center in Indianola, Mississippi. Plack Prairie Blue Museum, West Point, Mississippi. Ole Miss Blues Archive, Oxford, Mississippi. Knee Deep Blues Museum, St. Louis, Missouri. National Blues Museum, St. Louis, Missouri....but this one permanently closed just this month. One more, and maybe the best, is the Gateway to the Blues Museum in Tunica County, Mississippi. Located in a rustic train depot going back to 1895. Tells how the Blues was born, and role Tunica played. Some photos. Lots of guitars. Starts with videos.  There are two steel guitars you can try to play.  The exhibition links life in the age of slaver...