Big Fish, Big River, Big Hopes

Forty years ago today the New Orleans riverfront was overwhelmed with activity as the race continued to prepare the site for the fair which would be known as the Louisiana World Exposition. Opening day the following yeart, May 12, 1984, though long anticipated, suddenly seemed all too soon. I have said of New Orleans that […]

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