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Where did red beans and rice come from? The origins of the popular New Orleans dish span literal millenia. Here's its history.

A brass band played “Down by the Riverside” and soap bubbles floated in the clear afternoon sky as the Queer Beans, a new parading group, marched along Royal Street in

It all started when a group of LGBTQ+ women marched in the Feijao and Green Beans parade on the Monday before Mardi Gras 2023. The Feijao (Portuguese for beans) and

The Krewe of Red Beans has long been known for celebrating the Monday before Mardi Gras with a foot parade honoring New Orleans’ traditional Monday meal, red beans and rice.

That way if and when another hurricane knocks out power, they can serve as a community hub.

"I heard the big boom and I felt the whole house shake and the next thing I know I started smelling smoke," she said.

The idea is to make the select restaurants "community hubs" after storms where people can cool down, charge phones and get something to eat.

Today on Louisiana Considered, we revisit an idea for a solar power recovery system for New Orleans neighborhoods. Then, we learn why Baton Rouge’s two reform Jewish synagogues decided to unify.

Today on Louisiana Considered, we revisit an idea for a solar power recovery system for New Orleans neighborhoods. Then, we learn why Baton Rouge’s two reform Jewish synagogues decided to unify.

EPISODE 482 We check back with New Orleans hero Devin De Wulf, who we met last year through his efforts of Feed the Front Line. He catches us up on his teams’ year of activism and new efforts. EPISODE 481 Snacky Tunes: Music is the Main Ingredient, Chefs and Their Music (Phaidon). EPISODE 480 EPISODE 479 The Mediterranean Dish is the leading online resource for cooking spanning the breadth of the Mediterranean region, from South of Europ...