THE FAIR GROUNDS' MARVELS OF YESTERYEAR
If you plan to hit up Jazz Fest this weekend, you may be interested to learn about a few noteworthy events that have taken place at the...
THE HISTORIC OSSORNO HOUSE
In a post last fall, in which I documented my trek along the modern-day path of the historic Bayou Road portage route, I mentioned the...
BRILLIANT ASSEMBLIES OF LADIES
Did you know that where the Pitot House and Desmare Playground sit now was once a 19th century pleasure garden called "the Tivoli"?...
A PICTORIAL TOUR OF THE LAFITTE GREENWAY
If you didn't get a chance to make it out to the 10th annual Lafitte Greenway hike last Saturday, well have no fear! I took lots of...
AN INTERSECTION'S ANCIENT ENERGY Pt. 2
A couple weeks ago, I posted on my favorite New Orleans intersection: where N. Dorgenois, Bell, DeSoto, Kerlerec, and Bayou Road come...
ANCIENT AND ODD-ANGLED: THE ROAD TO BAYOU ST. JOHN
Since moving to my new address on N. Dorgenois Street, my fascination with the charming and disorienting formation of streets between...
NEW ORLEANS' FIRST CARNIVAL MASQUERADE
Imagine this: the year is 1730. You’re a 22-year-old clerk for the French Company of the Indies, and you’ve recently been sent from Paris...
LOAFING ROWDIES AND GOOSE RACES
This past New Year’s Eve, there was no shortage of conflict between revelers and police along Bayou St. John. I personally witnessed a...
THE SPANISH FORT AND ITS MANY HATS
In learning recently of a 2013 archaeological dig at the colloquially termed “Spanish Fort” site on Bayou St. John, my fascination with...
A LOVE LETTER TO LAKE PONTCHARTRAIN
Lake Pontchartrain, I’ve underestimated you. Or at least largely ignored you while I’ve lived in New Orleans—and you know what, it’s my...
