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On St. Joseph’s Day We “Take the Cannoli”

You may remember this command. It is considered to be one of the best...

The Mayor and The Keys: Some Suggestions

Mayors frequently award a “key to the city” to those deemed worthy; never, that...

Are Plastic Mardi Gras Beads on the Way Out?

There was a time when New Orleans kids were the best educated people in...

Edgar Chase: A Prince Named Dooky III

If someone from the citizenry was to be selected to be a symbol of...

Carnival was Great! But, Like the City’s Streets, There Were a...

Of all the Carnival parades, no krewe has a bigger burden to be on...

The Wild West At The Time Of Rex

  Feb. 13, 1872 – New Orleans For George Armstrong Custer the occasion of the first...
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Harry Connick: Rhapsody of a D.A.

Early in his career, Harry Connick was having a campaign event at a restaurant...

Coleen Salley: The Lady in the Shopping Cart

It was a Mardi Gras Day. I was walking through the French Quarter when...

All That Glitters: Mid-City at 90

A friend of mine tells the story about the first night she spent in...

John Bel Edwards: How About Making the Big Jump?

During the 1991 gubernatorial campaign against Klansman David Duke, Edwin Edwards said of the...

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