A Spicy Easter Tradition
In the small, Southeast Louisiana town of Slidell, located on Lake Pontchartrain about 20 miles northeast of New Orleans, I discovered an Easter tradition unique to this region , , ,
On Mardi Gras Beads and Love
I like to say Mardi Gras is about love. It sounds trite but what else could it be? It’s history, yes. It’s tradition. It’s pageantry, nonsense, blasphemy and religion. It’s food, drink, art, music, dance, light, color, and, in spite of the police...
Mardi Gras 2010 Report
In past years, by this far into the New Orleans Carnival season I would have checked on the city and reported how she was doing. I would have tried to help you see and feel the cultural sea change that takes place here at this time every year...
In New Orleans, Watch the Locals
I caught up with a friend of mine last night at the New Orleans Seafood Festival on Fulton Street. He was visiting from Illinois. I don’t know how long this little to-do has been going on and I don’t care to look it up; it was modest...