"Keeweechic's Sorrento" Sorrento by keeweechic

Sorrento Travel Guide: 12 reviews and 14 photos

Sorrento is a small little town of only about 1119 people which is located in Ascension Parish . The Parish is in southeast portion of Louisiana between Baton Rouge and New Orleans on U.S. Highway 61 near Gonzales and is in the heart of the plantation country. Within the region are sprawling sugar cane fields and beautiful cypress swamp lands which Louisiana is known for.

Our only reason for stopping in Sorrento was to visit the Arcadian village and the little shops within. Unfortunately because of the tropical storm which had hit New Orleans area the night before (which had made us turn back to Baton Rouge for the night), the little shops were still shop (other than the coffee shop) and if you got to close to the edges of the village, you were treading water that was coming up from the swamp areas. Still it was an interesting little diversion off I-10 and very handy to Baton Rouge (30 minutes) and New Orleans (45 minutes) if you want to take a short trip.

Photos which are taken by myself and all headings are copyright and digitally marked. Please do not use them without permission. Thanks.© keeweechic 2001-2006 (copyright)

Last visit to Sorrento: Sep 2002
Intro Updated Jul 31, 2006
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Reviews (12)

Getting There Transportation (1)

By Road : A nice diversion between New Orleans and Baton Rouge. Just take I-10, then 1 Block off of I-10 at Exit #182 in... more travel advice

Lunch for the Gators Things to Do (11)

There is a gator pen down a path where they have two of these fellas called "Big Guy" and "Nubbie". Apparently they call... more travel advice

The Schexnayder House Things to Do (11)

This house was built in 1830 and moved from the west bank of the Mississippi River (3 miles downriver from Sunshine... more travel advice

The Old Fire Engine Things to Do (11)

There was an old fire truck in one of the sheds. Reminising the years of hard work of fighting fires in the area. . more travel advice

Comments (5)

bugalugs May 12, 2007 at 3:20 PM Report Abuse

A lovely page, thank goodness old buildings like these are preserved. I just heard from someone in the states who said their partnher had eaten alligaotr, hope it wasnt "big guy" or "Nubbie"!!!!!!!
BuickMackane May 29, 2004 at 9:58 AM Report Abuse

I stopped here on the way home from New Orleans and discovered this lovely surprise, too. The Coffee House is an adorable little restaurant!
b1bob Jul 9, 2003 at 8:51 PM Report Abuse

Nice job!
Helga67 Nov 30, 2002 at 9:11 AM Report Abuse

What a lovely cajun village. I must note it down for my trip
Sweetberry1 Nov 12, 2002 at 8:29 PM Report Abuse

This sure is a unique little village.. Shame about the storm at the time you were there. You got some great photos of it ;-))