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Nola Who Works The Rivers Draws Record Participation

November 29, 2019

RiverWorks Discovery hosted a Who Works the Rivers maritime career discovery day November 20 in New Orleans, with a record number 210 local high school students participating. The event was… Read More

Mardi Gras On The Mississippi The packets J.E. Trudeau (left) and Parlor City at New Orleans for the 1900 Mardi Gras.

Mardi Gras On The Mississippi

March 1, 2019

Laissez les bon temps rouler! Let the good times roll! With Mardi Gras being celebrated in New Orleans tomorrow (March 5) you can be sure that a festive atmosphere pervades… Read More

Two Lower Miss Locations Carry The Name ‘Mardi Gras’ Detail of a c. 1752 French map of Louisiana showing Bayouc du Mardi-gras as well as “Piaquemines” Bend. The map also labels the delta in French as the “mouths of the Saint Louis River.” The spelling “Bayouc” is apparently archaic French.

Detail of a c. 1752 French map of Louisiana showing Bayouc du Mardi-gras as well as “Piaquemines” Bend. The map also labels the delta in French as the “mouths of the Saint Louis River.” The spelling “Bayouc” is apparently archaic French.

Two Lower Miss Locations Carry The Name ‘Mardi Gras’

February 25, 2019

Top photo (click photo to enlarge): Detail of a c. 1752 French map of Louisiana showing Bayouc du Mardi-gras as well as “Piaquemines” Bend. The map also labels the delta… Read More