louisiana – The Travelin' Gringo

Chasing the Chicken: Adventures at Cajun Mardi Gras

Mardi Gras in Acadiana – south-central Louisiana’s Cajun country – is a feast for all the senses.There’s music – usually Zydeco[…]

Mamou, LA — So you think you know Mardi Gras? Boobs, beads, and Bourbon Street, right? Deep within south-central Louisiana’s[…]

He survived Katrina and numerous tropical torments large and small. But Isaac proved too much for Metairie’s Big Man statue,[…]

[Lafayette, LA] — Louisiana’s state HOG rally (April 19-21 in Lafayette, LA) marked the start of a busy rally season[…]

In southern Louisiana, along the banks of the lower Mississippi, it’s always been about the cane and the ‘tane –[…]

[New Orleans, LA] — On a lazy Sunday afternoon in New Orleans, you can’t do much better than a doggie[…]

Everyone in New Orleans knows Miss Linda. If you’ve ever been to a festival, a parade, or a concert in[…]

[New Orleans, LA] — “Super Sunday” in New Orleans refers not to a well-known football game or a political primary, but[…]

[New Orleans, LA] — Wanted: “Extras with motorcycles – available tomorrow,” read the Craigslist ad. The job was for a[…]

Mardi Gras 2012. It’s over. The fat lady has sung (or barfed, more likely). Beads were thrown, enormous quantities of[…]

[New Orleans, LA] — You’ve gotta love a parade whose king rides in a toilet bowl. Or more precisely, on a[…]

[New Orleans, LA] — With Mardi Gras breathing down our throats here in NOLA — Fat Tuesday is next week[…]

[New Orleans, LA] — Note to Krewe of Rex: I don’t think anyone is likely to confuse the ‘tit Rəx Parade[…]

Every dog has its day, as the saying goes, and Sunday afternoon, the Mystic Krewe of Barkus took to the[…]

As urban icons go, Muffler Man isn’t quite up there with Preservation Hall or the Cabildo. He presides majestically –[…]