When I was growing up we celebrated St. Patrick’s Day by pinching anyone who forgot to wear green. In college, a lot of people drank green beer. But what about now? Are there fun things to do as a family? Yes! Here are a few great ways to celebrate St….
You will have to drive a little over an hour to get there but one tiny little town located west of New Orleans makes some of the best sausage in all of south Louisiana. That’s impressive because the sausage in south Louisiana is pretty dang good. But when we are…
As we’ve covered previously, Mardi Gras is very different this year. Parades as we know them are canceled and now it sounds like most of the bars in New Orleans will be as well. Some organizations are up to the challenge, however, and Dionysus of Slidell is one of them!…
Are you missing parades? Missing the thrill of coming home with the perfect throw? If so, than the Krewe of Eve has exactly what you need this year. Friday, February 5th, thirty-five glittering apples will be placed along the Eve Parade route. Why thirty-five eggs? Because this is the 35th…
You’ve probably heard about That’s Amore Pizzeria but have you been inside yet? That’s Amore is not your average pizza place. It offers Chicago and New York style pizza. I, personally, have never seen this type of pizza in the New Orleans area before. It looks almost like pie? That’s…
South Louisiana is known for a wide variety of delicious food: muffalettas, boiled crawfish, grilled oysters, po boys of all varieties, and more. This time of year, however, we are generally focused on just one of our favorites: king cake! (we will soon flip over to crawfish). Long-time, family-owned grocery…
Have you been yet? Tchefuncte’s in Madisonville has only been open a few months but it quickly established itself as one of the best places to spend a nice night out. Located in the old Friends building, the place has been completely renovated–you won’t recognize the interior! It does still…
By now most of us have heard the news that parades are cancelled on both the north and south shores this year and I think a lot of us are bummed about that. I’m bummed and I only attend 1-3 parades a year! But then I started hearing things about…
If you are like me, you’ve driven around downtown Covington and have seen one of two of the light displays with a prominent number. It didn’t take me long to figure out that these represented the twelve days of Christmas but I didn’t know where all twelve days were (I’m…
Abita Springs is well known for a few events each year–their large Halloween Carnival, the City-wide Garage Sale, and the Push-Mow Mardi Gras parade. This year, however, they are adding one more event to the list to help liven things up for the Christmas season. On December 11th there will…