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Myth-Information
Here in New Orleans, watch out when someone says “The story goes…” That’s usually prelude to a myth. I tend to be a myth buster. I don’t mean to be, but that’s how it is. The information that people have access to has changed thanks to television, movies, the internet and, yes, even guidebooks. Much information has become terribly distorted and too many people glean from these ...
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Understanding Katrina
Friday, August 26th, 2005 was my birthday. A tropical depression that began on Monday, August 22 had developed into a serious storm named Katrina. By Friday it had passed over Miami and was now out in the Gulf of Mexico off Florida's western coast. There was no prediction that it would head to New Orleans. As of August 26th, the charts from the National Weather Service and ...
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Outside The Box
New Orleans has so much to offer but many people don't look beyond what they see on television, in movies and guidebooks. Our city is very rich in culture and history. Here are a few ideas for something special and well off the beaten track.LITERARY. New Orleans' contribution to American literature is significant. Tennessee Williams and his immortal A Streetcar Named ...
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What is CREOLE?
One of the most common misconceptions about the word “CREOLE” is that it means a person of mixed French, Spanish, African and Native American ancestry. Well, let’s look at a cosmopolitan city such as New York; in New York City would it be impossible today for a child to be born of that same cultural makeup? Of course not. So, why is that child not called “Creole?” It is because that ...
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