Across Louisiana, gas for 3.33 a gallon in Alex., then to Natchez, Miss., then we found America's best kept secret, the Natchez Trace Parkway, 444 miles of nothing but trees, not one billboard, trucks not allowed, like heaven for us!  We have been on it for two days, leaving it  this mornng as it nears Nashville! None of those big cities on the way home! 
Found our five for 19.99 meat stores, Trish put it in Zip-locks, looks like 14 meals for us for under 20 bucks!  Did we mention, there was free camping, three different places on the Parkway!  The only negative was heat and hornets when we stopped, really short smoke breaks for Trish. The State park we stayed in to catch up on showers and power our camper battery only costs $13.00!  We rave about the prices down here because the cost of living is one half what it is at home!  Wake up in Mississippi, drive through Alabama, then Tennesee, and sleep in Kentucky!