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St. Joseph’s night, New Orleans–a battle between the Mardi Gras Indian tribes

While sitting on a couch in West Virginia last month, steadily sifting through festival dead ends, broken Google links, outdated news articles, and 404 File Not Found messages, Ross stumbled upon an image of a black man in a blue full body Indian headdress.  The photograph was taken in New Orleans and it was part [...]

A lesson in veggie oil, N’orlans style.

From the road – New Orleans, Baton Rouge, and Texas

BATON ROUGE, LOUISIANA

Matt and I spent a few days in Baton Rouge, LA with my old high school friend Austin.  He showed us a really great time.  We enjoyed an epic tailgating party at LSU, where the Oceanography department serves up steaming pots of shrimp, potatoes, corn, green beans, and pineapple.  Oh man!

Doughnut stop.

Austin took [...]

More from New Orleans: Day of the Dead parade

I was fortunate enough to stumble upon the Day of the Dead parade in New Orleans.  About 100 people took part in a somewhat impromptu parade.  Skeletons on bikes rolled up on a dark corner just east of the French District.  Ornate, white buffaloes slumbered down the street.  A ghostly band slowly formed.  A crowd [...]

Halloween, New Orleans style.

Friends, it has been a while since the last post.  A lot has transpired since.  Travels in the deep South; trampin’ the swamps of Louisiana; a prison rodeo; a long drive to Texas; and Halloween celebrations in New Orleans.  For now, I share with you the pictures from Halloween.
Our friend Grass was a great host [...]