Looking for Southern Fried Advice

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I'm meeting up with my wife next month in DC where she is facilitating a conference. I've always wanted to show her the part of the South that I love the best. So, my plan is to fly down to Pensacola Florida and drive the I-10 west through Mobile, New Orleans and on to Lake Charles, then drive back to New Orleans and fly home from there. The feedback I'm looking for is twofold:
1. Where would be good places to stop and play low limit hold em'?
2. What would be good places to see / experience along the I -10?

Oh yeah, I've never played B&M poker. Will I get an edge if I let my Boston accent rip at the tables down there? [img]/images/graemlins/grin.gif[/img]

Thanks in advance for feedback,

/M