Thanks, Katrina

Friday, February 24, 2012

The Giving Hearts of NOLA and Beyond

NOLA Blogger and writer Amy Mueller took her autistic daughter to Muses parade last week and had to leave early due to a drunken, disgusting close-minded college kid harassing Amy and her daughter and then using the ultimate insult. Amy's post is here. When I read it I cried and became very, very angry.

As of Friday evening there are over 600 responses to Amy's post, all illustrating how wonderfully caring and generous people can be. Read through them, it'll made you feel good about mankind.

Then today around lunchtime the Krewe of Muses, an all women krewe, opened their den to Emily, showered her with bags of parade goodies and let her climb on a float.

Also on hand were the 610 Stompers (ordinary men with extraordinary moves)

The Krewe of Rolling Elvi

photos from Gambit.

New Orleanians are angels.

Sunday, February 19, 2012

Coster to Whitney

Saturday, February 18, 2012

Krewe of Lafcadio

An new Krewe has appeared on the Mardi Gras scene....the Krewe of Lafcadio

Friday, February 17, 2012

Leave Your Cares & Your Watch Behind!

For those of you afraid to attend parades, (and I don't know why you would be) read this article by WWL radio's Tommy Tucker

Sunday, February 12, 2012

Beautiful Song

Friday, February 03, 2012

Drew Brees!

Sunday, January 29, 2012

Tet Fest 2012

Tucked away in New Orleans East is Mary Queen of Vietnam Church, just a stones throw from the NASA Michoud Assembly Facility.

Every year this close knit community of Vietnamese people celebrate their New Year by holding Tet Festival on the Church grounds. Tet is an abbreviation for Tet Nguyen Dan, meaning "first day." This is the most important festival of the year, signifying both the beginning of the year and of spring. And the weather cooperated nicely, making it feel like spring with temperatures in the low 70's and clear blue skies.

We visited the festival for the first time and enjoyed both the food and the people watching.

The Vietnamese community in "The East" brought themselves back after Katrina. In the 6+ years since the storm, they have welcomed the Hispanics who helped rebuild the city into their area. It's really very interesting to visit the businesses along Alcee Fortier Boulevard.
There are grocery stores (both Vietnamese and Hispanic), cafes, restaurants, bakeries, pharmacies, etc. One of my favorite bakeries is Dong Phuong where they make THE BEST assortment of breads and desserts. And their prices can't be beat.

So if you're looking for a culinary adventure, take a ride out the The East and explore what it has to offer.

On a side note, Andrew Zimmermann from Bizarre Foods visited the east. check this out.