Well, we're not going to LA after all. There's too much paperwork (student permission slips, picture release forms, vehicle rental forms, hotel reservations, all the PO's for paying things, and the submission for the trip which would have to be in Friday) to get done in time. If LA were a week or 2 later we could do it, but there's just not enough time.
Next year we'll be smart enough to sign up for 2 regionals BEFORE the season starts. Hope you have better luck than we did!