Trespassing is Trespassing. This was uptown, near the upstream end of the Garden District. Originally published Dec2008
Katrina & Flood
It was just enough water to get in and screw everything up. If I were these shrubs, I would take this very personally. The Live Oaks did just fine, but massive Magnolias, Crepe Myrtles by the score and anything submerged[…]↓ Read the rest of this entry…
Down South, what we in Ohio call Laundromats are called Washaterias. Not concerned with anyone’s dignity, Katrina has turned this one into scatological humor. Or maybe the title to one of those weird Hentai movies. Any way you look at[…]↓ Read the rest of this entry…
You may have seen pictures of the post-Katrina “Refrigerator Graveyard” or “Appliance Graveyard”. Most of these appliances had messages painted on them. Like the “warning, we will shoot” messages on some of the houses, it got lots of press. I’ve[…]↓ Read the rest of this entry…
Not all was gloom and doom after the storm. I bet MC Hammer could’ve used a few bucks for use of this. Originally published Jan2009
Before re-opening after Katrina, all food service-type places had to be given certification by the Department of Health & Hospitals. This one was given to Le Crepe Nanou, which is my favorite restaurant anywhere. It’s just a modest neighborhood crepe[…]↓ Read the rest of this entry…