New Orleans is a city full of traditions and mysterious ways. Mardi Gras in New Orleans can be overwhelming. It is nothing like you imagine. It is nothing like you see on TV. Mardi Gras is a family holiday, a community holiday; the whole city pitches in and celebrates life. When you live in New […]
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If you live in New Orleans the name Evangeline will conjure all sorts of pictures in your mind. Evangeline was a Cajun. A Cajun is not a Creole. The difference between Creole and Cajun isn’t overly complicated but it does have some nuance. Has New Orleans always been the way it is now? Pretty much.
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If you watch YouTube videos, I encourage you to subscribe to the New Orleans State of Mind Channel. I started this channel a few months ago but didn’t really have anything I wanted to do with it until last week. As a New Orleans goodwill ambassador, I am busier than I seem to be. I am
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My heart knows what the wild goose knows and my heart goes where the wild goose goes. Wild goose, brother goose, which is best? A wandering fool or a heart at rest? You can go wild in New Orleans but you can also rest easy in the Big Easy. Set yourself free. Sleep the sleep
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Summer in New Orleans. It’s hurricane season, which doesn’t bother New Orleanians much. We are used to it. We live here. Despite what you see on the Weather Channel, the streets flood here 2-3 times a year. We take it in stride. It’s raining in New Orleans. In summer it rains just about every day,
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If you haven’t been to New Orleans before, you should visit. Why? Because a life without even a little bit of New Orleans in it is a life without flavor. I’m not exaggerating. New Orleans is tasty, not just in a culinary sense but in a spiritual sense, too. Get your head screwed on straight
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Don’t just get your self to New Orleans. Use your better intuition and get your good self down to New Orleans. You’ll find magic and the scent of crawfish in the air. There will be music in the air. I walk out my front door every Saturday night and I can hear one or two
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In a New Orleans state of mind, even angels dream of spending a few nights on Esplanade Avenue in the bright orange house with blue shutters. Who can blame them? If there is anywhere on earth that is close to Heaven, it is New Orleans. The best part of New Orleans can be found in
You’ve got your regular gothic and then you’ve got your steamboat gothic. The Steamboat Gothic houses in New Orleans aren’t in our neighborhood but they are a short bike ride away. Here is a picture of La Belle Esplanade: We live on a beautiful street with unique architecture, to be sure, and La Belle Esplanade
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La Belle Esplanade has been open for business for seven years. 7. Lucky 7. We rolled the dice and here we are. Rated the #1 place to stay in New Orleans since April 2014. Let the good times roll. Laissez les bon temps roulez. Welcome to the New Orleans state of mind. This blog has
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