if your new to saltwater fishing or fishing in general id say hopedale , it takes me 1.5 hrs to get the from br i just dont see how it takes you2.5hrs to get to delacroix maybe you drive like ASR from this site
anyways hopedale would be the closest and easiest to fish for a beginner. you can also hit the bridges in pontchatrain right now ...just forget anything you have learned about shallow water trout fishing and pretend you are deep water bass fishing with a plastic worm slow slow slow feel anything set the hook