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Storm flings barge lids into Bollinger security guard building at Algiers Point Share Updated: 12:56 PM CDT May 12, 2021 The latest breaking updates, delivered straight to your email inbox. Share Updated: 12:56 PM CDT May 12, 2021 A strong storm flung barge lids into a building at Bollinger in Algiers Point Wednesday. A total of four barge lids were scattered across the property. A security guard was in the building at the time one of the lids hit the building. No injuries were reported. NEW ORLEANS — A total of four barge lids were scattered across the property. ...

My New Orleans 04/12/2021   NEW ORLEANS (press release) – For nearly 70 years, sculptor Enrique Alférez helped shape the visual landscape of New Orleans. His figurative sculptures, monuments, fountains and architectural friezes, bas-reliefs and carvings grace dozens of spaces and structures from City Park to the Central Business District, and from Algiers Point to Lakefront Airport.It’s difficult to drive even a few miles around the Crescent City without encountering Alférez’s striking creations. For the first time, the life and work of this preeminent artist has been celebrated in b...

The Great River Road has been designated as an "All American Road" by the Federal Highway Administration.  The Great River Road makes it way through 8 states starting in Minnesota and following the Mississippi River all the way to Louisiana.  Anne Lewis is the Pilot for the Mississippi River Parkway Commission.  The Minnesota native joined me on WJON.  She says the Great River Road begins at Itasca State Park in Minnesota and is identified on signs along the roadway by a paddle in Minnesota.  Listen to my conversation with Anne Lewis below.   photo courtesy of Anne Lewis Lewis says the ...

My New Orleans 03/01/2021 An assortment of chips + dips, tacos and fresh margaritas from Barracuda The Mexican and Central American immigrants who came to our aid in rebuilding our shattered region after the Big Bath in 2005 brought their culinary traditions and, in some cases, their taco trucks with them. In doing so they radically elevated the standards by which we regard tacos. Our demand for the fresh little hand-held meals has grown ever since, seemingly ever more so throughout this unwelcome pandemic. The Poncho’s all-you-can-eat Mexican buffets of our childhoods wouldn’t cut it any...

In A Year Without Parades, Mardi Gras In New Orleans Is All About House Floats Update RequiredTo play audio, update browser or Flash plugin. Just because the Mardi Gras parades are canceled, it hasn't stopped people's creativity. The "Little Shop of 2020 Horrors" house float is in the Algiers Point neighborhood of New Orleans. Phoebe Jones / WWNO When Crissy Whalin and her 12-year-old son, Zephyr Cooke, settled in the New Orleans neighborhood of Algiers Point in 2020, the last thing they expected was a front-row seat to the city's Mardi Gras comeback. Their neighborhood has eme...