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Forgive the observation, but Helena Moreno is turning out to be one of those hey look at my surname "minorities" with blonde hair and blue eyes playing in the face of a chocolate city. #NewOrleans

I just learned that because I was on the Rooted Magazine podcast, my book is on their page on Bookshop.org. I find that so cool! https://bookshop.org/lists/rooted-reading-list #Books #Bookstodon #Writing #Mississippi #NewOrleans #Fantasy #TimeTravel

Fence Posts, Lower Garden District, New Orleans. Photo by Infrogmation of New Orleans. @noladon@a.gup.pe#NOLA #NewOrleans

"But on Tuesday afternoon, as the heat index neared 110 degrees in the city, a number of those sites were closed. According to a recent announcement from the New Orleans Recreation Development Commission (NORD), eight of the city’s 13 recreation centers — which double as cooling centers during the summer — are offline for 'post summer maintenance.'" https://veritenews.org/2026/07/28/many-of-citys-cooling-centers-closed-amid-dangerous-heat/ #PublicHealth #heat #climate #CoolingCenters #NewOrleans

One side of the monument erected to race prejudice. New Orleans, Louisiana #NewOrleans #Louisiana #OGDEN #g-825041 #undefined #photography #DorotheaLange

"The New Orleans Police Department (NOPD) looked at ways to arm quadcopter drones with weapons, according to a draft version of its drone manual shared with 404 Media. A draft version of the manual, which was live on the NOPD website in June, said that the department’s drones could only be equipped with weapons with written approval from the Superintendent of Police. The current version, live as of July 1, has different language: “The sUAS shall not be equipped with weapons or hazardous materials of any kind,” referring to small Unmanned Aerial Systems, or drones. According to the NOPD, the operations manual it published to the internet with the rules for weaponized drones was an early draft. “The manual published on July 1 is the current published version of the policy. Earlier versions were draft versions that were presented for review before adoption of the current policy,” NOPD told 404 media. “NOPD has made it clear we are not and will not be equipping drones with weapons or other hazardous materials.” NOPD didn’t answer follow-up questions about how or why the draft version of the manual was published. But the publication of a police drone manual that opens the door for weaponized quadcopters is important, and comes as drone companies and police flirt with the idea of putting weapons on their drones." https://www.404media.co/new-orleans-cops-published-policy-document-allowing-weaponized-drones/ #USA #NewOrleans #PoliceState #DronePolicing

Note that most are individual buildings or groups of sculptures - but unusually, the entire city of New Orleans is now listed. "Rather than highlighting a single landmark, the nomination frames the city as an irreplaceable living cultural landscape: a place where historic neighborhoods, vernacular architecture, public traditions, water, culture and daily life are inseparable. " https://prcno.org/city-of-new-orleans-in-louisiana-named-to-world-monuments-funds-irreplaceable-america-list-spotlighting-10-u-s-heritage-sites-at-milestone-moment/ @noladon@a.gup.pe#NewOrleans #NOLA

Which US city has the nightlife scene you've been dreaming about? The answer might surprise you 🎷✨ Read more: https://flip.it/A7Ru0R #travel #northamerica #unitedstates #usa #usatravel #nightlife #louisiana #neworleans #wanderlust

Seriously messed up #Louisiana #GOP races to eliminate an elected office won by an #exonerated man A man imprisoned for nearly 30 years before being exonerated won a landmark #election in #NewOrleans promising to fix a #judicial system that failed him. Now, Louisiana Gov. Jeff Landry & the GOP-controlled Legislature are racing to eliminate his job before he can be sworn in. #law #NOLA #USpol #LApol

The New Lee Dorsey by Lee Dorsey, released on Stateside in 1966. Review by Richie Unterberger Less than a year had passed between this and Lee Dorsey's previous LP, Ride Your Pony, and Allen Toussaint was again the prime creative force, writing material and co-producing. The sound, however, had definitely taken a step in a funkier direction. It's still lighthearted, though not lightweight, soul music with a New Orleans bounce, paced by the Top Ten hit "Working in a Coal Mine" and also including the Top 30 follow-up "Holy Cow." https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fCuWUwu1Rh8&list=RDfCuWUwu1Rh8&start_radio=1 #LeeDorsey #AllenToussaint #TheMeters #NewOrleans #Funk #Soul #Music

Ride Your Pony - Get Out Of My Life Woman by Lee Dorsey, released on Amy in 1966. Irving Lee Dorsey (December 24, 1924[1] – December 1, 1986)[2] was an American pop and R&B singer during the 1960s. His biggest hits were "Ya Ya" (1961) and "Working in the Coal Mine" (1966). Much of his work was produced by Allen Toussaint, with instrumental backing provided by the Meters. - Wikipedia https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6b8YCdkuiBQ&list=OLAK5uy_mS4-mI0PtiRFHSKp0kAK5sYEn3rn8AFZ0 #LeeDorsey #AllenToussaint #ArtNeville #TheMeters #NewOrleans #Funk #Soul #Music

Let’s Play Fats Domino is the seventh studio album by American rock and roll pianist Fats Domino, released on Imperial Records. ...Stephen Thomas Erlewine wrote "maybe it's not the best Fats Domino album ever, but as it's playing it's hard to imagine listening to anything better than this" https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sze2PNx5eHc&list=PLqLObM6ZIYKdd8BKev7t9J9Hbm_s036LO&index=1 #FatsDomino #NewOrleans #RockandRoll #BoogieWoogiePiano #Music

Who wants to go for a walk in the rain and grab a beignet? ☔🌨️ (1/2) #Art #DigitalArt #NewOrleans #NOLA #FrenchQuarter #Rain #CreativeToots #MarkOnArt

Ya! Ya! by Lee Dorsey, released on Fury Records in 1962. Review by Greg Adams Lee Dorsey, the world's funkiest auto mechanic, topped the R&B charts in 1961 with "Ya Ya," a bit of bubblegum soul arranged by Allen Toussaint that exemplifies the sound of his early-'60s Fury recordings. Dorsey was an important and commercially successful product of the New Orleans R&B scene with a sound as distinctive as Fats Domino, and one look at the track list of Ya! Ya! tells you everything you need to know: "Eenie Meenie Mini Mo," "Ixie Dixie Pixie Pie," "Chin Chin," "Yum Yum" (et cetera). Uncluttered grooves, economical horn riffs, playground rhymes, and Dorsey's unmistakable voice add up to an appealingly simple formula that yielded one of the most enduring oldies of its era and its similar but lower-charting follow-up, "Do-Re-Mi." https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=k_RcbQJFDlw&list=PLNLTyTGPykYgTRaqDHBifMLwuMJT5Jjh0&index=1 #LeeDorsey #AllenToussaint #NewOrleans #Soul #Music

New Orleans on $10? Yes, really. Here's how I did it 🎺💰 Read more: https://flip.it/_EUSQH #travel #northamerica #unitedstates #usa #usatravel #louisiana #neworleans #frenchquarter #wanderlust