My wife and I are planning a road trip from New Orleans in the summer, I have a convention to attend in July 15 and we wanted to make a roundtrip road trip from here, we were thinking on go from here to Virginia Beach VA, but I have concerns about security (taking a road that put us in the wrong place at the wrong time). Where were thinking like go from NO to Atlanta, then to Charlotte, then Raleigh, then Norfolk and Finally to Virginia beach and back to NO.

Do you guys think that it's crazy or complicated?
Do you have a plan B suggestion for a better roadtrip from NO?
Any advice?