Abandoned Louisiana - Off To The Races Near Welsh
If you have traveled east from Lake Charles towards Lafayette, Louisiana on Interstate 10 you have undoubtedly seen this old yellow farm house just off the highway. I travel that route quite frequently and it has always caught my attention and sparked my curiosity. You see, it's not so much the house that I always notice, it's the set of horse racing starting gates in the front yard that my wheels turning. An abandoned farm house in southern Louisiana is not hard to find, but one with it's own horse track, now that's something different. Fueled by my curiosity I worked my way off the highway and took several streets in Welsh before I found the one that led onto the frontage road that passes by the home. Trust me it's not as easy as you may think. I'm not suggesting that the residents of this old house used to hold their own horse races - at least I really don't think they did - but, it makes you wonder how those starting gates ended up here? The house ...