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The St. Claude Avenue Main Street Association pairs with MIT urban planning students to revitalize the St. Claude Avenue commercial district. Inspired by the interest in their neighborhood, residents find a renewed sense of community and volunteerism.
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This one comes to us from D.I.'s Restaurant in Basile, Louisiana. It makes 2-3 servings from 2 catfish filets and a pound of crawfish tails, and it's a great way to butter up your sweetie on Valentine's Day.
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Mardi Gras in New Orleans provides one of the best opportunies on earth to
get great photographs. If you think you have the best Mardi Gras photo ever,
enter it into our Mardi Gras photo contest, and you just may win a free pair
of fine high-fidelity earphones.
So from no...
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Recently I have received several calls and emails concerning the song "A
Closer Walk With Thee" and in particular, which version I prefer.
There are many excellent renditions of this beautiful tune and I will mention
just two of my favorites.
One was inquired about by Peter...
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Dear Listener,
I was born and raised in New Orleans, but the city still constantly surprises
me with pockets of tradition tucked away in every neighborhood, church, bar,
social club, and krewe. And every year, we celebrate our multiple
personalities with that ultimate hom...
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World renown Lionel Loueke will be talking with us during Jazz from the
Market before his shows at Snug Harbor. Loueke is an innovative jazz
guitarist whose highly rhythmic, percussive technique adds a new dimension to
straight-ahead jazz playing.
Lionel Loueke was b...
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A late but important pointer to my Jazz Roots show this morning. Last night
as I was putting up today's entry into my This Day in Louisiana Music
History web site. I realized that today would have been Harold Dejan's 100th
birthday so we'll celebrate Harold's birthday toda...
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To get in the mood for St. Valentine's Day, listen to selections from Leroy
Jones' wonderful new album that will be officially released at Donna's on
Saturday night, February 14th.
Leroy will be in the studio to talk about his new CD "Sweeter Than A
Summer's Breeze" a...
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Carnival time is a chance for many to exercise unbridled drinking and
partaking. People from the "land of last call for alcohol" and locals alike
find themselves in cloudy states of mental depravity/bliss.
While I'm not condoning any sort of debauchery, this show is all abo...
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