Dan's Diary: Baton Rouge

Hello, beautiful! The Holiday Inn Baton Rouge was superb. Cushy digs makes for a happy Dan.

Dave Price gets friendly with a small gator in Baton Route, La., on July 26, 2006.

This handsome fellow disappeared before I could catch his name, as did the trainer of the affectionate nutria, a large, semi-aquatic rodent, in Baton Rouge on July 26.

Citizen Dave rouses the Baton Rouge crowd on July 26 with a Roosevelt-like presence. The destroyer USS Kidd serves as a dramatic background.

Under the direction of Andy Fontenot of the Jambalaya Shop in Baton Rouge, La., Dave Price stirs a pot of some sensational jambalaya on July 26.

The Early Show's Dave Price stopped in Baton Rouge to surprise Becky and Keith Frey with a "Great American Vacation" on July 26, 2006. Their friend Lee Pittman, right, nominated the couple because of their generosity to others during and after Hurricane Katrina.

The wonderful folks at the new Prescott Middle School came to show their support.

Baton Rouge Mayor Kip Holden declared July 26, 2006, "Dave Price Day." I'm not kidding.

Say hello to the Southern University Marching Band, better known as "The Human Jukebox."

What's wrong with this picture? Dave Price tries to fit in with the Southern University Marching Band as they perform on July 26 in Baton Rouge, La.

Dave Price trails the band and shakes his moneymaker for Baton Rouge on July 26 during The Early Show's "Great American Vacation" giveaway festivities.