We did a similar trip back in 2003. We were really lucky to find our itinerary and Lu’s meshed and we were in New Orleans at the same time as she was playing there at House of Blues. We got our tickets through the magic of the internet well in advance but were amazed to find out on the night of the show that it wasn’t sold out.
I live in North Mississippi but grew up in South Mississippi near Louisiana. Currently, I live 10 minutes outside of Tupelo, not too terribly far from Greenville. And have been to Birmingham, Memphis, Lake Charles, Lafayette, New Orleans, etc.