Riding cross country for Red Cross

More than 75 cyclists are riding from Houston to New Orleans this week to raise awareness and money for the American Red Cross along the disaster-prone Gulf Coast. On Wednesday, several cyclists in the Tour du Rouge group came down the Long-Allen La. 182 Bridge in Morgan City headed to end their day at the Morgan City Holiday Inn. The cyclists began riding on May 3 and will be riding 533 miles in six days. The tour will end Friday in New Orleans.